Council Joint Action 2006/998/CFSP of 21 December 2006 amending Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of a European Union Satellite Centre
Date: 2006-12-21
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU office or agency, common foreign and security policy, cooperation policy, international organisation, satellite communications

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COUNCIL JOINT ACTION 2006/998/CFSP 

of 21 December 2006 

amending Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP 

on the establishment of a European Union Satellite Centre 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof, 

 
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Whereas: 

(1) 

On 20 July 2001 the Council adopted Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP on the establishment of 
a European Union Satellite Centre1. 

(2) 

On 28 July 2006 the Secretary-General/High Representative, pursuant to Article 22 of that 

Joint Action presented a report on the implementation of the Joint Action with a view to its 

possible review. 

(3) 

On 22 September 2006 the Political and Security Committee (PSC), in its role of 

exercising political supervision over the activities of the Centre, noted that report and 

recommended that the Council amend the Joint Action as appropriate in the light of the 

report. 

(4) 

Therefore Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP should be amended accordingly, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS JOINT ACTION: 

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Article 1 

Joint Action 2001/555/CFSP is hereby amended as follows: 

1) 

Article 2 shall be replaced by the following: 

"Article 2 

Mission 

1. 

The Centre shall, in coherence with the European Security Strategy1, support the 

decision-making of the European Union in the field of the CFSP, in particular of the 

ESDP, including European Union crisis management operations, by providing, as 

appropriate, products resulting from the analysis of satellite imagery and collateral 

data, including aerial imagery, and related services, in accordance with Articles 3 

and 4. 

2. 

In the framework of this mission, the Secretary-General/High Representative, will, 

upon a corresponding request and if the capacity of the Centre so allows, direct the 

Centre to provide products or services to:  

(i) 

a Member State or the Commission; 

(ii) 

third states having agreed to the provisions set out in the Annex on the 

association with the Centre's activities; 

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A Secure Europe in a Better World – the European Security Strategy, approved by the 
European Council, Brussels, 12 December 2003. 

 
                                                 
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if the request is relevant in the field of the CFSP, in particular of the ESDP, 

international organisations such as the United Nations (UN), the Organisation 

for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the North Atlantic Treaty 

Organisation (NATO)."; 

2) 

Article 8(2) shall be replaced by the following: 

"2.  The Director shall appoint the Deputy Director of the Centre after approval by the 

Board. The Deputy Director shall be appointed for three years, with the possible 

extension of one three-year term. The Director shall be responsible for recruiting all 

other staff of the Centre."; 

3) 

Article 11 shall be replaced by the following: 

"Article 11 

Work programme 

1. 

The Director shall establish by 30 September each year a draft work programme for 

the following year accompanied by a draft long-term work programme containing 

indicative perspectives for two additional years, and shall submit it to the Board. 

2. 

The Board shall approve the annual and long-term work programme by 

30 November of each year."; 

 
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4) 

Article 12(3) shall be replaced by the following: 

"3.  The income of the Centre shall consist of contributions from the Member States 

except Denmark according to the gross national income (GNI) scale, payments made 

in remuneration for services rendered and miscellaneous income."; 

5) 

Article 12(4) shall be replaced by the following: 

"4.  Task requests made in accordance with Articles 2(2), (3) and (4) may be subject to 

cost recovery charges pursuant to the guidelines laid down in the Centre's Financial 

Rules referred to in Article 15."; 

6) 

Article 13 shall be replaced by the following: 

"Article 13 

Budgetary procedure 

1. 

The Director shall submit to the Board by 30 September each year an annual draft 

budget for the Centre covering administrative expenditure, operational expenditure 

and expected income for the following financial year as well as long-term indicative 

estimates on expenditure and income in view of the draft long-term work 

programme. 

2. 

The Board shall adopt the annual budget of the Centre by unanimity of the 

representatives of Member States by 30 November of each year. 

 
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3. 

In the case of unavoidable, exceptional or unforeseen circumstances, the Director 

may propose a draft amending budget to the Board. The Board, with due regard to 

the urgency, shall adopt the amending budget by unanimity of the representatives of 

Member States."; 

7) 

Article 17 shall be replaced by the following: 

"Article 17 

Secondment 

1. 

In agreement with the Director, experts from Member States and officials from 

European Union institutions or agencies may be seconded to the Centre for a fixed 

period either to posts within the Centre's organisational structure and/or for specific 

tasks and projects. 

2. 

In the event of a crisis, the Centre may be reinforced by specialist staff, seconded by 

the Member States, the Commission or the General Secretariat of the Council. The 

need for, and the length of, such secondments shall be determined by the 

Secretary-General/High Representative in consultation with the Director of the 

Centre. 

3. 

The provisions relating to secondment shall be adopted by the Board on a proposal 

from the Director. 

 
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4. 

Staff members may be seconded for a fixed period in the interest of the service to a 

post outside the Centre, in accordance with the provisions relating to the staff of the 

Centre."; 

8) 

The following Article shall be inserted: 

"Article 20a 

Association of the Commission 

The Commission shall be fully associated with the work of the Centre. The Centre shall 

establish the necessary administrative arrangements and working relations with the 

Commission, with a view to maximising synergies and avoiding unnecessary duplication 

by exchanging expertise and advice in those areas where the activities of the Community 

have a bearing on the Centre's mission and where the activities of the Centre are relevant to 

those of the Community."; 

9) 

Article 22 shall be replaced by the following: 

"Article 22 

Reporting 

By 31 July 2011, the Secretary-General/High Representative shall present a report to the 

Council on the functioning of the Centre accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate 

recommendations with a view to its further development."; 

 
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10) 

Articles 1(3), the second sentence of Article 9(1) and Articles 12(5) and 23(1), (2), (4), (5) 

and (6) shall be deleted.  

This Joint Action shall enter into force on the day of its adoption. 

Article 2 

Article 3 

This Joint Action shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006. 

For the Council 

The President 

J. KORKEAOJA