Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL Establishing a space surveillance and tracking support programme
Date: 2013-02-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU programme, European Union Satellite Centre, exchange of information, space navigation, space research, waste, waste management

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 28.2.2013  
COM(2013) 107 final 

2013/0064 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

Establishing a space surveillance and tracking support programme 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

Space-based systems enable a wide spectrum of applications which play a fundamental role in 
our everyday life (TV, Internet or geopositioning), are critical to key areas of the economy, 
and help ensuring our security. Space-based applications and derived services as well as space 
research  have  become  critical  for  the  implementation  of  EU  policies,  such  as  environment, 
climate change, martime policies, development, agriculture, security related policies including 
the CFSP/CSDP, as well as the furthering of technical progress and industrial innovation and 
competitiveness. 

increasing  dependance  on  space-based  services, 

With 
to  protect  space 
infrastructure  has  become  essential  to  our  society.  Any  shutdown  of  even  a  part  of  space 
infrastructures  could  have  significant  consequences  for  the  well-functioning  of  economic 
activities and our citizens' safety, and would impair the provision of emergency services. 

the  ability 

However,  space  infrastructures  are  increasingly  threatened  by  the  risk  of  collision  between 
spacecraft  and  more  importantly,  between  spacecraft  and  space  debris.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
space  debris  has  become  the  most  serious  threat  to  the  sustainability  of  certain  space 
activities. 

In order to mitigate the risk of collision it is necessary to identify and monitor satellites and 
space  debris,  catalogue  their  positions,  and  track  their  movements  (trajectory)  when  a 
potential risk of collision has been identified, so that satellite operators can be alerted to move 
their satellites. This activity is known as space surveillance and tracking (SST), and is today 
mostly based on ground-based sensors such as telescopes and radars. 

There  are  other  actions  to  mitigate  the  risk  from  collisions  or  their  consequences.  These 
include research efforts to better protect the satellites against the impacts of collisions and to 
develop  technologies  to  remove  space  debris  from  orbits.  Furthermore,  there  are  several 
initiatives  that  seek  to  ensure  the  commitment  of  space-faring  nations  to  reducing  the 
production of space debris when conducting space activities through international level. The 
international Code of Conduct on Outer Space Activities proposed by the Union and currently 
under  negotiation  with  space-faring  nations  has  received  wide  international  support  so  far. 
However,  important  as  these  instruments  may  be  if  their  provisions  are  implemented,  they 
will  not  eliminate  the  problem  that  existing  and  future  space  debris  poses,  they  will  just 
reduce  the  exponential  growth  of  space  debris  in  the  future.  The  only  solution  today  is  to 
avoid collisions and monitor uncontrolled re-entry of spacecraft or their debris in the Earth's 
athmosphere. 

However,  in  Europe  there  are  today  limited  capacities  to  monitor  and  survey  satellites  and 
space  debris  as  well  as  re-entry  of  space  objects  into  the  Earth's  atmosphere.  Furthermore, 
there are no proper services to issue collision warnings for satellite operators . 

The  Commission's  Communication  "Towards  a  space  strategy  for  the  European  Union" 
(COM(2011)152)  recognising  both  the  importance  of  space  infrastructures  and  derived 
services as well as the need to ensure their protection, underlines that the Union should define 
the  organisation  and  governance  of  a  European  system  for  surveillance  and  tracking  of 
spacecraft  taking  into  account  its  dual  nature  and  the  need  to  ensure  its  sustainable 
exploitation as highlighted in the Industrial Policy Communication adopted in October 2010. 

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EU  action  in  this  domain  is  justified  with  the  entry  into  force  of  the  Treaty  of  Lisbon  on 
1.12.2009  which  expands  the  EU's  competences  in  space.  Article  189  of  the  Treaty  on  the 
Functioning  of  the  European  Union  empowers  the  EU  to  promote  joint  initiatives,  support 
research and technological development and coordinate the efforts needed for the exploration 
and exploitation of space in the context of a European Space Policy. 

The  need  for  EU  action  in  the  domain  has  been  supported  by  Member  States  in  several 
Council  Resolutions  and  Conclusions1.  In  2008,  the  fifth  Space  Council  meeting  confirmed 
that  Europe  must  "develop  a  European  capability  for  the  monitoring  and  surveillance  of  its 
space infrastructure and of space debris"2. It also confirmed that the Union needs to play an 
active  role  in  the  implementation  of  the  SSA  system  and  its  governance  mechanisms.  Most 
recently,  the  May  2011  Council  conclusions  on  the  EU  space  strategy  Communication 
reiterate  the  need  for  a  European  SST  capability  to  enhance  the  safety  of  European  space 
assets  and  their  launches.  It  stipulates  that  to  this  end,  "the  Union  should  make  the  widest 
possible use of assets, competences and skills that are already existing or being developed in 
Member States, at European level and as appropriate internationally". The Resolution called 
on the EU [European Commission and EEAS], in close cooperation with ESA and Member 
States,  to  come  forward  with  proposals  for  a  governance  scheme  and  a  data  policy  which 
takes care of the high sensitivity of SST data. These views are also shared by the European 
Parliament in its report on the space strategy for the EU adopted on 30 November 20113. 

Progress on two flagship European programmes, Galileo and Copernicus (the new name for 
GMES,  the  Global  Monitoring  for  Environment  and  Security  programme)  has  also  raised 
awareness of the need to protect EU space infrastructure. Galileo is the first EU space flagship 
project and will remain one of the major building blocks of the EU intervention in space and 
Copernicus  has  a  major  space-based  component  (the  Sentinel  satellites).  Born  as  a  R&D 
project, Copernicus has recently entered its initial operational phase. 

In  line  with  the  above,  the  current  proposal  for  a  Decision  concerns  the  establishment  of  a 
European  service  which  will  seek  to  prevent  collisions  between  spacecraft  or  between 
spacecraft  and  debris  and  monitor  uncontrolled  re-entry  of  complete  spacecraft  or  parts 
thereof. In technical terms this service is referred to as a European SST service. 

Following  the  approach  envisaged  in  the  Commission  Communication  "Towards  a  space 
strategy for the European Union that benefits its citizens" of 20114, this Decision allows for 
the definition of a partnership, whereby Member States will contribute with their existing and 

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See  Council  of  the  European  Union,  Resolution  on  the  European  Space  Policy,  Brussels,  25  May 
2007,10037/07  which  launched  the  European  Space  Policy;  Council  Resolution  "Taking  forward  the 
European Space Policy" of 26 September 2008 (Council document 13569/08); Council Resolution on 
"The contribution of space to innovation and competitiveness in the context of the European Economic 
Recovery Plan, and further steps of 29 May 2009 (10500/09); Council Resolution "Global challenges: 
Taking full benefit of European space systems" of 25 November 2010 (16864/10); Council conclusions 
"Towards  a  space  strategy  for  the  EU  that  benefits  its  citizens"  of  31  May  2011;  and  the  Council 
Resolution "Orientations concerning the added value and benefits of space for the security of European 
citizens" of 6 December 2011 (18232/11). 
Council of the European Union, Resolution on "Taking forward the European Space Policy", Brussels, 
26 September 2008, 13569/08. 
European Parliament report on the Commission Communication on a space strategy for the European 
Union that benefits citizens (2011/2148(INI)). 
Communication  from  the  Commission  to  the  Council,  the  European  Parliament,  the  European 
Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: "Towards a space strategy for the 
European Union that benefits its citizens", COM(2011) 152 final of 4.4.2011. 

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future  assets  to  the  SST  capability  at  European  level  and  the  Union  will  provide  a  legal 
framework  and  a  financial  contribution  to  the  implementation  of  the  actions  defined.  The 
legal  framework  defines  the  governance  scheme  and  the  data  policy  in  accordance  with  the 
relevant Council conclusions. 

Last, but not least, the proposed European SST services accommodate an essential objective 
of the space industrial policy of the EU (indentified in the Commission's Communication on 
Elements  for  an  EU  Space  Industrial  Policy  to  be  released  in  2013),  namely  to  achieve 
European  technological  non-dependence  in  critical  domains,  and  to  maintain  independent 
access to space. 

2. 

RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

The  proposal  follows  an  extensive  consultation  with  stakeholders  and  the  public.  It  is 
accompanied by an impact assessment. 

Over  the  past  years,  DG  Enterprise  and  Industry  consulted  different  parties  interested  and 
involved  in  space  affairs  on  various  areas  of  potential  future  EU  activities  in  space  and 
notably  on  the  development  of  a  European  Space  Surveillance  and  Tracking  (SST)  service. 
The  development  of  such  service  has  also  been  the  subject  of  political  debate  among  EU 
Ministers responsible for space. 

The main conclusions of these consultations can be summarised as follows: 

–  There is a consensus among EU and ESA Member States Ministers responsible for space 
that  the  development  of  a  European  SST  service  is  to  be  led  by  the  EU  and  not  by  the 
European  Space  Agency  (ESA).  This  consensus  is  reflected  in  the  Council  Resolutions 
mentioned  above.  The  underlying  reason  for  this  emerged  in  numerous  discussions:  The 
European SST service has a security dimension (it allows gathering intelligence on States' 
civil and military space infrastructure and operations) which the EU, unlike ESA, has the 
competence  and  is  equipped  to  deal  with.  The  TFEU  grants  the  EU  the  competence  to 
coordinate  the  exploitation  of  space  systems  and  has  also  the  competence  and  the 
mechanisms in place to deal with the security dimension of such a service; Member States 
consider that ESA should support the EU in this endeavour (and it is doing so through its 
SSA preparatory programme) but, as an R&D organisation, does not have the competence 
and the mechanisms necessary to set up and run a European SST service on its own. 

–  In  particular,  Member  States  ask  the  EU  to  define  the  governance  and  data  policy  for  a 
European SST service, to play an active role in the setting up of the service, and to make 
best  use  of  existing  sensors  and  expertise.  Member  States  are  also  explicit  as  to  how 
security concerns should be taken into account: SST sensors need to remain under national 
control.  Confidentiality  of  SST  information  has  been  defined  as  a  key  principle  for  SST 
data policy. SST information should only be declassified on a case by case basis when the 
need arises. 

–  There  is  a  consensus  among  EU  and  ESA  Member  States  and  experts  that  a  future 
European SST service should capitalise and build on existing sensor assets which should 
be  linked  and  operated  as  a  network.  There  is  also  convergence  regarding  the  fact  that 
current  assets  are  insufficient  to  ensure  a  desirable  level  of  performance.  To  reach  a 
desirable level new assets (such as tracking and surveillance radars and telescopes) would 

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have  to  be  built  and  integrated  in  a  European  SST  system.  Member  States  possessing 
sensor capacity and those willing to develop it should play a key role in the setting up of 
the European SST service. 

–  There is also consensus among Member States and experts in the field that in order to set 

up and operate a European SST service, it is necessary as a minimum to: 

•  Link  the  limited  existing  assets  (mostly  ground-based  telescopes  and  radars  to 
capture information of the position of satellites) and increase these capacities by 
building and linking new assets (sensor function); 

•  To develop a processing function which merges and analyses SST data captured 

(processing function);  

•  Set  up  a  24/7  front  desk  that  forms  the  link  to  the  users  and  issues  alerts  on 
collision risks and re-entries to satellite operators and relevant public authorities. 

–  Throughout years-long discussions, Member States owning assets relevant for SST insisted 
on  one  crucial  governance  aspect:  Due  to  security  concerns,  the  sensor  and  processing 
functions of a future European SST system must remain under the control of the national 
competent authorities (in some cases military authorities). The majority of Member States 
support the idea that, for the purpose of setting up a European SST service, those Member 
States owning existing or new assets could form a consortium to run, as a network, both 
the sensor and processing function. Member States are also of the view that the front desk 
function  should  be  run  either  by  the  consortium  itself  of  by  another  body  with  adequate 
security  credentials,  such  as  the  European  Union  Satellite  Center.  At  the  same  time,  for 
reasons  of  national  security,  Member  States  made  clear  that  they  would  not  collaborate 
with a commercial actor in this domain. 

–  There is a consensus that the development of a European SST service should be done in 

close cooperation with the United States of America. 

–  Member States are willing to make their assets available for the setting up of the European 
SST  service.  They  are  of  the  view  that,  in  return,  the  development  of  the  service  should 
involve  EU  funding  and  should,  as  a  minimum,  cover  operations  directly  linked  to  the 
setting up  of the service. In addition to making their assets  available, Member States are 
open to contributing to it financially. 

The  consultation  also  showed  that  the  public  opinion  is  aware  of  and  supports  the  need  to 
protect space infrastructure. 

3. 

LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

The legal basis for the Commission proposal is Article 189(2) TFUE. 

The  proposal  adopts  the  form  of  a  Decision  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council, 
acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure. The text has a general scope and 
its  content  is  to  be  directly  applicable  to  all  Member  States,  although  participation  in  the 
establishment and operation of the European SST system is not mandatory. 

The  proposal  defines  the  objectives  of  the  proposed  action,  namely,  the  provision  of  Space 

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Surveillance and Tracking services, the scope of the services to be provided, the governance 
aspects,  as  well  as  the  budgetary  resources.  The  main  text  is  supplemented  by  an  annex  on 
SST data policy principles that forms an integral part of it. 

The proposal complies with the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. The objective of 
the  proposal,  namely  support  the  setting  up  of  European  SST  services  by  means  of  the 
federation  of  existing  national  assets  exceeds  the  financial  and  technical  capacities  of  a 
Member State acting alone and can only be achieved in a satisfactory manner at Union level. 
As far as proportionality is concerned, the Union action does not go beyond what is necessary 
to  achieve  the  objective  of  the  proposal  insofar  as  the  planned  budget  corresponds  to  costs 
estimated following extensive analyses and where the governance model used appears to be 
the most suitable. 

4. 

BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The  SST  programme  remains  within  the  overall  EU  budget  envelope  proposed  by  the 
Commission  for  the  next  MFF.  No  funding  requests  beyond  the  MFF  proposal  are  made. 
Article 11(1) of the proposal specifies that funding for the SST support programme shall be 
drawn from other relevant programmes in full compatibility with their legal base.  

The Union will support activities by means of grants (including lump sums). The beneficiaries 
of  such  grants  will  be  participating  Member  States  contributing  with  national  assets  to  the 
European SST system as well as the EUSC where it cooperates with the participating Member 
States in the establishment and operation of the SST service function as referred to in Article 
3(c)  functioning  as  EU  "Front  Desk".  The  indicative  Union  overall  contribution  to  the 
implementation of the support programme is EUR 70 million over the period from 2014-2020 
at current prices. However, this overall contribution depends on the outcome of the ongoing 
co-decision process on the MFF and the MFF related programmes from which funding should 
be  drawn  for  the  SST  support  programme.  Furthermore,  it  will  depend  on  decisions  to  be 
made under each of the relevant programmes concerning the use of funding for the activities 
to be co-financed by the SST support programme. 

The  estimated  costs  of  the  programmes  are  the  result  of  extensive  analyses  and  discussions 
with experts, in particular from the space agencies or similar bodies from Member States and 
from ESA. 

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2013/0064 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

Establishing a space surveillance and tracking support programme 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 189(2) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee5,  

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions6, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

In its Communication entitled "Towards a space strategy for the European Union that 
benefits  its  citizens"7  the  Commission  underlined  that  the  shared  competence  in  the 
field  of  space  conferred  upon  the  Union  by  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the 
European  Union  (TFEU)  goes  hand  in  hand  with  a  reinforced  partnership  with  the 
Member States. The Commission also emphasised that all new actions must be based 
on existing resources and on identifying jointly where new resources are needed. 

In its Resolution of 26 September 2008, 'Taking forward the European space policy'8, 
the Council recalls that space assets have become indispensable for our economy and 
that their security must be ensured. It underlined the 'need for Europe […] to develop a 
capability  for  the  monitoring  and  surveillance  of  its  space  infrastructure  and  space 
debris,  initially  based  on  existing  national  and  European  assets,  taking  benefit  of 
relationships  which  may  be  established  with  other  partner  nations  and  their 
capabilities'. 

(3) 

In its Resolution 'Global challenges: taking full benefit of European space systems'9 of 
25  November  2010,  the  Council  recognises  the  need  for  a  future  space  situational 

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COM (2011) 152 of 4 April 2011. 
CS 13569/08, 29.09.2008. 
CS 16864/10, 26.11.2010. 

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awareness (hereinafter referred to as 'SSA') capability as an activity at European level 
to  develop  and  exploit  existing  national  and  European  civil  and  military  assets,  and 
invites  the  European  Commission  and  the  Council  to  propose  a  governance  scheme 
and data policy that will allow Member States to contribute with their relevant national 
capabilities  in  accordance  with  applicable  security  requirements  and  regulations.  It 
further invites 'all European institutional actors to explore appropriate measures' which 
would  build  on  defined  civil  and  military  user  requirements,  make  use  of  relevant 
assets in accordance with applicable security requirements, and take into account the 
early  developments  from  the  SSA  preparatory  programme  of  the  European  Space 
Agency (ESA). 

The Council conclusions of 31 May 2011 on the Communication of the Commission 
'Towards a space strategy for the European Union that benefits its citizens'10 and the 
Council  resolution  of  6  December  2011  'Orientations  concerning  added  value  and 
benefits  of  space  for  the  security  of  European  citizens'11  reiterated  the  'need  for  an 
effective  SSA  capability  at  European  level',  and  called  on  the  Union  to  make  'the 
widest possible use of assets, competences and skills that are already existing or being 
developed in Member States, at European level and as appropriate, international level'. 
Recognising  the  dual  use  nature  of  such  a  system  and  taking  account  its  particular 
security dimension, the Council called on the Commission 'in close cooperation with 
the  High  Representative  [of  the  Union  for  Foreign  Affairs  and  Security  Policy],  in 
close  cooperation  with  ESA  and  Member  States,  which  own  such  assets  and  have 
capacities,  and  in  consultation  with  all  actors  involved,  to  come  forward  with 
proposals to fully exploit and build on these assets and capacities in order to develop a 
SSA  capability  as  an  activity  at  European  level,  and  in  that  context,  to  define  an 
appropriate  governance  and  data  policy  taking  care  of  the  high  sensitivity  of  SSA 
data'. 

Space  debris  has  become  the  most  serious  threat  to  the  sustainability  of  space 
activities. A space surveillance and tracking (hereinafter referred to as 'SST') support 
programme should therefore be established with the aim to support the setting up and 
operation of services consisting of monitoring and surveying space objects with a view 
to  preventing  damage  to  spacecraft  resulting  from  collisions,  as  well  as  to  prevent 
damage  to  ground  infrastructure  or  human  population  as  a  result  of  uncontrolled  re-
entries of entire spacecraft or space debris thereof into the Earth's atmosphere. 

The provision of SST services will benefit all public and private operators of space-
based  infrastructures,  including  the  Union  in  view  of  its  responsibilities  for  its  EU 
space  programmes  –  European  Geostationary  Navigation  Overlay  Service  (EGNOS) 
and  Galileo  being  implemented  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  683/2008  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  9  July  2008  on  the  further  implementation  of  the 
European 
and 
Copernicus/GMES  established  by  Regulation  (EU)  No  911/2010  Of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  22  September  2010  on  the  European  Earth 

satellite  navigation  programmes 

and  Galileo)12 

(EGNOS 

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CS 10901/11, 31.05.2011. 
OJ C 377, 23.12.2011, p. 1. 
OJ L 196, 27.4.2008, p.1. 

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monitoring  programme  (GMES)  and  its  initial  operations  (2011  to  2013)13.  Re-entry 
warnings will also benefit national public authorities concerned with civil protection. 

The  SST  services  should  be  complementary  to  research  activities  related  to  the 
protection  of  space-based  infrastructure  carried  out  under  the  Horizon  2020 
programme  established  by  [reference  to  Horizon  2020  Regulation  to  be  added  once 
adopted], as well as to the European Space Agency's activities in this domain. 

The  SST  support  programme  should  also  be  complementary  to  existing  mitigation 
measures  such  as  the  United  Nations  (UN)  guidelines  for  space  debris  mitigation  or 
other initiatives, such as the Union proposal for an international Code of Conduct on 
outer space activities. 

Civil-military SSA  user requirements  were defined in  the Commission staff working 
paper 
'European  space  situational  awareness  high-level  civil-military  user 
requirements'14  endorsed  by  the  Member  States  in  the  Political  and  Security 
Committee  of  the  Council  on  18  November  201115.  The  provision  of  SST  services 
should  serve  only  civilian  purposes.  Purely  military  requirements  should  not  be 
addressed by this Decision. 

(10)  The  operation  of  SST  services  should  be  based  on  a  partnership  between  the  Union 
and the Member States and use existing as well as future national expertise and assets, 
such  as  mathematical  analysis  and  modelling  know-how,  ground-based  radars  or 
telescopes made available by participating Member States. The Member States retain 
ownership  and  control  over  their  assets  and  remain  responsible  for  their  operations, 
maintenance and renewal. 

(11)  The European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC), an agency of the Union established by 
Council  Joint  Action  of  20  July  2001  on  the  establishment  of  a  European  Union 
Satellite  Centre  (2001/555/CFSP)16  which  provides  geospatial  imagery  information 
services and products with various levels of classification to civil and military users, 
could be responsible for the operation and provision of SST services. Its expertise in 
handling  confidential  information  in  a  secure  environment  and  its  tight  institutional 
links with the Member States is an asset facilitating the provision of SST services. A 
pre-condition  for  the  EUSC  participation  in  the  SST  support  programme  is  the 
amendment  of  the  Council  Joint  Action  which  does  currently  not  provide  for  EUSC 
action in the field of SST. 

(12)  Precise information on the nature, specifications and location of certain space objects 
may affect the security of the European Union or its Member States. Adequate security 
considerations  should  therefore  be  taken  into  account  in  the  establishment  and 
operation of the network of SST sensors, the capacity to process and analyse SST data 
and  the  provision  of  SST  services.  It  is  therefore  necessary  to  lay  down  general 
provisions on the use and secure exchange of SST data and information between the 
Member  States,  the  EUSC  and  the  recipients  of  SST  services  in  this  Decision. 
Furthermore,  the  European  Commission  and  the  European  External  Action  Service 

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OJ L 276, 20.10.2010, p. 1. 
SEC(2011) 1247 final, 12.10.2011. 
Council document 15715/11, 24.10.2011. 
OJ L 200, 25.7.2001, p.5. 

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should  define  the  coordination  mechanisms  needed  to  address  matters  related  to  the 
security of the SST support programme. 

(13)  Participating Member States and the EUSC should be responsible for the negotiation 
and implementation of the provisions on the use and secure exchange of SST data and 
information. The provisions on the use and exchange of SST data and information set 
out in this Decision and in the agreement between the participating Member States and 
the  EUSC  should  take  into  account  the  recommendations  on  SST  data  security 
endorsed by the Security Committee of the Council. 17 

(14)  The  Security  Committee  of  the  Council  recommended  the  creation  of  a  risk 
management structure to ensure that data security issues are duly taken into account in 
the implementation of the SST support programme. For that purpose, the appropriate 
risk management structures and procedures should be established by the participating 
Member States and the EUSC. 

(15)  The  SST  support  programme  should  be  financed  by  the  Union  in  accordance  with 
Regulation  (EU,  Euratom)  No  966/2012  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of 
the  Union18.  Union  funding  for  the  SST  support  programme  should  be  drawn  from 
relevant  programmes  provided  for  in  the  multiannual  financial  framework  for  2014-
2020. 

(16)  The  financial  interests  of  the  Union  should  be  protected  through  proportionate 
measures  throughout  the  expenditure  cycle,  including  the  prevention,  detection  and 
investigation of irregularities, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly 
used and, where appropriate, penalties. 

(17) 

In  order  to  ensure  uniform  conditions  for  the  implementation  of  this  Decision  as 
regards  the  adoption  of  a  multiannual  work  programme  and  the  compliance  by 
Member States with the criteria for their participation in the SST support programme, 
implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should 
be  exercised  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EU)  No  182/2011  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general 
principles  concerning  mechanisms  for  control  by  the  Member  States  of  the 
Commission's exercise of implementing powers19. 

(18)  Since  the  objectives  of  this  Decision,  namely  to  support  actions  aimed  at  the 
establishment  and  operation  of  the  network  of  sensors,  the  establishment  of  the 
capacity to process and analyse SST data, and the establishment and operation of SST 
services,  cannot  be  sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States  because  they  exceed 
the financial and technical capacities of Member States acting alone, and therefore, by 
reason  of  the  scale  of  the  Decision,  be  better  achieved  at  the  level  of  the  Union,  the 
Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out 
in Article 5 of the Treaty of the European Union. 

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OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. 
OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13. 

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HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

Establishment of the programme 

A  space  surveillance  and  tracking  (hereinafter  referred  to  as  'SST')  support  programme  is 
established for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020. 

Article 2 

Definitions 

For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions apply: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

'Space object' means any man-made or natural object in outer space. 

'Spacecraft' means any man-made space object serving a specific purpose, including 
artificial satellites; 

'Space  debris'  means  spacecraft  or  parts  thereof  that  no  longer  serve  any  specific 
purpose  including  parts  of  rockets  or  artificial  satellites,  or  inactive  artificial 
satellites; 

'SST sensor' means a device or a combination of devices, such as ground- or space-
based  radars  and  telescopes,  that  is  able  to  measure  physical  parameters  related  to 
space objects, such as size, location and speed; 

'SST data' means physical parameters of space objects acquired by SST sensors. 

'SST information' is processed SST data which is readily meaningful to the recipient. 

Article 3 

Objectives of the SST support programme 

The  objectives  of  the  SST  Support  Programme  shall  be  to  support  actions  aimed  at 
establishing a SST capability and, in particular: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

the  establishment  and  operation  of  a  sensor  function  consisting  of  a  network  of 
ground-based  or  space-based  existing  national  sensors  to  survey  and  track  space 
objects; 

the establishment and operation of a processing function to process and analyse the 
SST data captured by the sensors, including the capacity to detect and identify space 
objects and to build and maintain a catalogue thereof;  

the  setting  up  and  operation  of  a  service  function  to  provide  SST  services  to 
spacecraft operators and public authorities. 

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Article 4 

SST services 

1. 

The services referred to in point (c) of Article 3 shall comprise of the following: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

the risk assessment of a collision between spacecraft or between spacecraft and 
space debris and the generation of collision avoidance alerts during the launch 
and in-orbit operation of spacecrafts; 

the  detection  and  risk  assessment  of  on-orbit  explosions  or  break-ups  or 
collisions; 

the  risk  assessment  of  and  alerts  related  to  the  re-entry  of  space  objects  and 
space  debris  into  the  Earth's  atmosphere  and  the  prediction  of  the  time  and 
location of impact. 

SST services shall be provided to Member States, the Council, the Commission, the 
EEAS, public and private spacecraft operators, and public authorities concerned with 
civil  protection.  The  SST  services  shall  be  provided  in  compliance  with  the 
provisions on the use and exchange of SST data and information set out in Article 9. 

Participating Member States, the EUSC, and the Commission shall not be held liable 
for  any  damage  resulting  from  the  lack  or  interruption  of  the  provision  of  SST 
services,  a  delay  in  the  provision  thereof  or  the  inaccuracy  of  the  information 
provided through the SST services. 

Article 5 

Actions to be supported by the programme 

The SST support programme shall provide support for the actions aimed at achieving 
the objectives set out in Article 3, provided for in the work programme referred to in 
Article 6(2) and under the specific conditions referred to in Article 7. 

The SST Support Programme shall not provide support for the development of new 
SST sensors. 

The  Union  shall  co-finance  the  actions  referred  to  in  paragraph  1,  including  by 
means of grants in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/2012. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Article 6 

Role of the European Commission 

1. 

The Commission shall: 

(a)  manage the funds to be drawn to the SST  support programme and ensure the 

implementation of the SST support programme; 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

(b) 

(c) 

take  the  measures  necessary  to  identify,  control,  mitigate  and  monitor  risks 
associated with the programme; 

establish,  in  cooperation  with  the  European  External  Action  Service,  the 
necessary coordination mechanisms to ensure the security of the programme. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  implementing  acts  establishing  a  multiannual  work 
programme for the SST support programme complementing, as appropriate, the work 
programmes  foreseen  under  the  programmes  referred  to  article  11(1).  The  work 
programme shall specify the objectives pursued, the expected results, the actions to 
be  financed,  the  timetable  for  the  implementation  of  these  actions,  the  method  of 
implementation,  the  maximum  rate  of  Union  co-financing,  and  the  specific 
conditions  applicable  to  Union  grants  under  the  SST  support  programme.  Those 
implementing  acts  shall  be  adopted  in  accordance  with  the  examination  procedure 
referred to in Article 14(2). 

Article 7 

Participation of Member States 

Member States wishing to participate in the implementation of the objectives set out 
in Article 3 shall submit an application to the Commission demonstrating compliance 
with the following criteria: 

(a)  ownership  of  SST  sensors  and  adequate  technical  and  human  resources  to 

operate them or data processing capacities; 

(b) 

establishment of an action plan for the implementation of the objectives set out 
in Article 3. 

The  Commission  shall  adopt  implementing  decisions  regarding  compliance  of  the 
Member States with the criteria set out in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall 
be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2). 

The  Member  States  which  comply  with  the  criteria  set  out  in  paragraph  1  shall 
conclude the agreement referred to in Article 10. 

The Member States which comply with the criteria set out in paragraph 1 and which 
are  parties  to  the  agreement  referred  to  in  Article  10  shall  be  eligible  for  financial 
contribution  from  the  SST  support  programme.  The  Commission  shall  publish  and 
update on its website the list of Member States. 

Article 8 

Participation of the European Union Satellite Centre 

The  European  Union  Satellite  Centre  (EUSC)  shall  participate  in  the  implementation  of  the 
objective set out in point (c) of Article 3 and shall be eligible for financial contribution from 
the SST support programme subject to the conclusion of the agreement referred to in Article 
10. 

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Article 9 

Use and exchange of SST data and information 

The use and exchange of SST data and information for the purposes of the implementation of 
the objectives referred to in Article 3 shall be subject to the following rules: 

(d) 

(e) 

(f) 

Unauthorised  disclosure  of  data  and  information  shall  be  prevented  while  allowing 
efficient operations and maximising the use of the generated information; 

SST data security shall be ensured; 

Information  generated  in  the  framework  of  the  SST  support  programme  shall  be 
made  available  on  a  need-to-know  basis,  in  accordance  with  the  instructions  and 
security  rules  of  the  originator  of  the  information  and  of  the  owner  of  the  space 
object concerned. 

Article 10 

Coordination of operational activities 

The Member States which comply with the criteria set out in Article 7(1) and the EUSC shall 
conclude  an  agreement  laying  down  the  rules  and  mechanisms  for  their  cooperation  in  the 
implementation  of  the  objectives  set  out  in  Article  3.  In  particular,  that  agreement  shall 
include provisions on the following: 

(a) 

(b) 

the  use  and  exchange  of  SST  data  and  information  taking  into  account  the 
recommendations  'Space  Situational  Awareness  data  policy  –  recommendations  on 
security aspects' endorsed by the Security Committee of the Council20; 

the establishment of a risk management structure to ensure the implementation of the 
provisions on the use and secure exchange of SST data and information. 

Article 11 

Financing of the SST support programme 

1. 

Union  funding  for  the  SST  support  programme  shall  be  drawn  from  other 
programmes  provided  for  in  the  multiannual  financial  framework  for  2014-2020  in 
full compatibility with their legal base.  

The  relevant  programmes  from  which  funding  could  be  drawn  include  the 
programmes established by the following acts: 

(a)  Regulation  (EU)  No  […]  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  on  the 
implementation  and  exploitation  of  European  satellite  navigation  systems21, 
Articles 1, 3 (c) and (d) and 4; 

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(b)  Council  Decision No […]  establishing the Specific Programme implementing 
Horizon 202022, Article 2(2)(b) and (c), annex part II, point 1.6.2 (d) and annex 
part III, point 6.3.4; 

(c)  Regulation  (EU)  No  […]  of  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council 
establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial 
support  for  police  cooperation,  preventing  and  combating  crime,  and  crisis 
management23, Article 3(2)(b) and (3)(e). 

The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the 
limits foreseen for this activity under the programmes from which funding has been 
drawn. 

Article 12 

Protection of the financial interests of the Union 

The  Commission  shall  take  appropriate  measures  to  ensure  that,  when  actions 
financed under this Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are 
protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any 
other illegal activities, by effective checks and, if irregularities are detected, by the 
recovery  of  the  amounts  wrongly  paid  and,  where  appropriate,  by  effective, 
proportionate and deterrent penalties. 

The  Commission  or  its  representatives  and  the  Court  of  Auditors  shall  have  the 
power  of  audit,  on  the  basis  of  documents  and  on-the-spot  checks,  over  all 
beneficiaries,  contractors  and  subcontractors  who  have  received  Union  funds  under 
the Programme. 

The  European  Anti-fraud  Office  (OLAF)  may  carry  out  on-the-spot  checks  and 
inspections on economic operators concerned directly or indirectly by such funding 
in  accordance  with  the  procedures  laid down  in  Council  Regulation  (Euratom,  EC) 
No 2185/9624 with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or 
any  other  illegal  activity  affecting  the  financial  interests  of  the  European  Union  in 
connection with a grant agreement or grant decision or a contract concerning Union 
funding. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  first  and  second  subparagraphs,  cooperation  agreements 
with  third  countries  and  international  organisations  and  grant  agreements,  grant 
decisions  and  contracts  resulting  from  the  implementation  of  this  Decision  shall 
expressly  empower  the  Commission,  the  Court  of  Auditors  and  OLAF  to  conduct 
such audits, on-the-spot checks and inspections. 

The beneficiary of financial support for the actions referred to in Article 3 shall keep 
available to the Commission, for a period of five years following the last payment in 

COM(2011) 814 final, 31.11.2011. Reference to be updated after adoption. 
COM(2011) 811 final, 30.11.2011. Reference to be updated after adoption. 
COM(2011) 753 final, 15.11.2011. Reference to be updated after adoption. 
OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

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respect  of  any  action,  all  supporting  documents  regarding  the  expenditure  on  that 
action. 

Article 13 

Monitoring and evaluation 

The Commission shall monitor the implementation of the SST Support Programme.  

By  1  July  2018,  the  Commission  shall  submit  an  evaluation  report  on  the 
implementation of the SST Support Programme to the European Parliament and the 
Council. That report shall include recommendations on the renewal, modification or 
suspension  of  the  actions  supported  by  the  SST  Support  Programme  taking  into 
account the following: 

(a) 

achievement of the objectives of the SST Support Programme, from the point 
of  view  of  both  results  and  impacts  of  the  actions  supported  by  the  SST 
Support Programme; 

(b) 

effectiveness of the use of resources. 

Article 14 

Committee Procedure 

The  Commission  shall  be  assisted  by  a  committee.  That  committee  shall  be  a 
committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 

Where  a  reference  is  made  to  this  paragraph,  Article  5  of  Regulation  (EU)  No 
182/2011 shall apply. 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

Article 15 

Entry into force 

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1.  Title of the proposal/initiative  

1.2.  Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure 

1.3.  Nature of the proposal/initiative  

1.4.  Objective(s)  

1.5.  Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.6.  Duration and financial impact  

1.7.  Management method(s) envisaged  

2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1.  Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

3.2.  Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.2. Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

3.2.3. Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.4. Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework 

3.2.5. Third-party participation in financing  

3.3.  Estimated impact on revenue

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LEGISLATIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR PROPOSALS 

1. 

FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

1.1. 

Title of the proposal/initiative  

Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a space surveillance 
and tracking (SST) support programme 

1.2. 

Policy area(s) concerned in the ABM/ABB structure25  

Title XX – Administrative expenditure 
Title 02 – Enterprise and Industry 
Title 18 – Home Affairs 

1.3. 

Nature of the proposal/initiative  

(cid:58) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to a new action following a pilot project/preparatory action26  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to the extension of an existing action  

(cid:133) The proposal/initiative relates to an action redirected towards a new action  

1.4. 

Objectives 

1.4.1.  The Commission's multiannual strategic objective(s) targeted by the proposal/initiative  

The  objective  of  the  proposal  is  to  set  up  the  framework  for  the  establishment  of  the 
structures  needed  to  safeguard  the  long-term  availability  and  security  of  European  and 
national  space  infrastructures  and  services  essential  for  the  smooth  running  of  Europe’s 
economies  and  societies  and  for  European  citizens’  security  through  the  delivery  of  a 
'space surveillance and tracking' (SST) service.  

More specifically, the established structure aims at increasing the EU’s capacity to 

i) Reduce the risks related to the launch of European spacecrafts; 

ii) Assess and reduce the risks to in-orbit operations of  European spacecrafts in terms of 
collisions,  and  to  enable  spacecraft  operators  to  more  efficiently  plan  and  carry  out 
mitigation  measures  (e.g.  more  accurate  collision  avoidance  manoeuvres;  avoidance  of 
unnecessary manoeuvres which are risky in itself and reduce a satellite’s lifetime); 

iii) Survey uncontrolled re-entries of spacecraft or their debris into the Earth’s atmosphere 
and  provide  more  accurate  and  efficient  early  warnings  to  national  security  and  civil 
protection/disaster management administrations with the aim to reduce the potential risks 
to  the  security  and  health  of  European  citizens  and  mitigate  potential  damage  to  critical 
terrestrial infrastructure. 

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ABM: Activity-Based Management – ABB: Activity-Based Budgeting. 
As referred to in Article 49(6)(a) or (b) of the Financial Regulation. 

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Hence,  this  proposal  contributes  to  ensuring  the  success  of  the  EU  flagship  programmes 
Galileo,  EGNOS  and  Copernicus/GMES  which  form  integral  part  of  the  Europe  2020 
Strategy and policies for sustainable growth. 

1.4.2. 

Specific objective(s) and ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned  

Specific objective No 1 

Establish  the  regulatory  framework  for  the  setting-up  and  operation  of  an  SST  sensor 
function (network of SST sensors owned by Member States), and of a processing function 

Specific objective No 2 

Establish  the  regulatory  framework  for  the  setting-up  and  operation  of  SST  services  to 
public and private spacecraft operators and public authorities users 

ABM/ABB activity(ies) concerned 

Chapter XX 01 – Administrative expenditure allocated to policy areas 

1.4.3.  Expected result(s) and impact 

Specify the effects which the proposal/initiative should have on the beneficiaries/groups targeted. 

It is expected that, as a consequence of the proposal, effective and timely services will be 
provided to public and private spacecraft operators as well as to Member States which will 
enable them to avoid the economic, social and environmental impact resulting from:  

i)  damages  or  destruction  of  spacecrafts  due  to  collisions  between  spacecrafts  and  other 
space objects, as well as uncontrolled re-entries;  

ii)  costs  due  to  unnecessary  mitigation  or  collision  avoidance  manoeuvres  due  to 
uncertainty of risk assessments (each collision avoidance manoeuvres shortens the lifetime 
of the satellite); 

iii) damages or destructions on Earth due to uncontrolled re-entries of spacecrafts or their 
debris. 

1.4.4. 

Indicators of results and impact  

Specify the indicators for monitoring implementation of the proposal/initiative. 

The result and impact indicators of the programmes from which funding will be drawn for 
the  SST  support  programme  will  apply  as  appropriate.  Where  these  are  not  sufficiently 
specific  to  monitor  the  implementation  of  the  proposal  the  indicators  below  may  be 
applied: 

According  to  the  regulatory  framework  set  by  this  proposal,  a  grouping  of  participating 
Member States which have relevant capabilities is to take action to implement the support 
programme's  objectives  set  out  in  Article  3  (a)  and  (b),  meaning  the  establishment  and 
operation  of  the  SST  sensor  function  and  the  SST  processing  function  according  to  an 
appropriate governance structure.  

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Specific objective No 1: 

Result indicators related to the setting up and operation of the SST sensor and processing 
function: 

The list of participating Member States is established in accordance with Article 7 of 

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the Decision by end of 2014; 

SST  sensor  function  (based  on  sensors  owned  and  made  available  by  participating 

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Member States): launch of initial operational phase by end of 2015; 

Processing  function  based  on  existing  MS  capacities  (e.g.  existing  data  centres): 

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launch of initial operational phase by end of 2015; 

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A catalogue of space objects is established by end of 2015; 

Sensor and processing function: Launch of full operational phase by end of 2016; 

Specific objective No 2: 

According  to  the  regulatory  framework  set  by  this  proposal,  actual  SST  services  are 
delivered  in  an  effective  and  timely  manner  to  a  widespread  number  of  European  and 
national  public  and  private/commercial  actors  in  need  of  SST  information.  To  this  end, 
participating  Member  States  referred  to  in  Article  7,  and  the  European  Union  Satellite 
Centre  as  referred  to  in  Article  8,  are  to  take  action  to  implement  the  programme's 
objective set out in Article 3 (c), meaning the setting up and operation of the SST service 
function. 

Result indicators related to the setting up and operation of the SST service function: 

The  capacities  needed  to  set  up  and  operate  the  SST  service  function  and  the  SST 

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services are formally defined and agreed by end of 2014; 

The agreement laying down the rules and mechanisms for the cooperation between 

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Member States and the European Union Satellite Centre is in place by end of 2014; 

Quality standards and mechanisms to collect feedback from operators on the quality 

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of the SST services are established by end of 2014; 

SST  services:  Start  of  initial  operational  phase  at  the  end  of  2015  and  final 

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operational phase at the end of 2016; 

Impact indicators for objectives 1 and 2 may include: 

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The absence of collisions; 

The  absence  of  disruptions  of  satellite  or  launch  operations  due  to  difficulties  or 

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uncertainties in the risk analysis; 

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Impact  indicators  may  include  the  positive  feedback  received  from  operators  and 
public  authorities  regarding  the  information  provided  through  the  SST  services  and  the 
collision mitigation actions carried out on the basis of the SST information provided. 

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Grounds for the proposal/initiative  

1.5.1.  Requirement(s) to be met in the short or long term  

The space sector is a strategic sector for Europe. The EU's economy, society, security and 
political independence heavily rely on space-based systems and infrastructures. This is the 
reason  why  the  EU  has  engaged  in  costly  large-scale  space  projects  such  as  Galileo, 
EGNOS  and  Copernicus.  These  systems  and  infrastructures  need  to  be  protected  against 
damage or destruction due to collisions or uncontrolled re-entries in order to ensure their 
actual operation and services delivery. Such protection is a permanent requirement. 

1.5.2.  Added value of EU involvement 

From discussions with stakeholders over the past years, it became clear that the setting up 
of operational European SST services will require the intervention of the EU. 

There is a consensus among EU and European Space Agency (ESA) Ministers responsible 
for space that the development of this service is to be led by the EU and not by ESA. This 
consensus is reflected in several Space Council Resolutions (Space Council resolution of 
26  Nov.  2010,  pt.  24;  Competitiveness  Council  conclusions  of  31  May  2011,  pt.  14-15; 
Space Council resolution of 6 Dec. 2011, chap. II). In particular, Member States asked the 
EU to define the governance and data policy for a European SST service, to play an active 
role in the setting up of the European service, and to make best use of sensors and expertise 
that already exists at national and European level. Member States were also very explicit as 
to how security concerns should be taken into account: SST sensors need to remain under 
national control. Confidentiality of SST information was defined  as the  key principle for 
the SST data policy (e.g. all information is to be classified and to be declassified on a case 
by case basis only). 

The  reason  for  such  position  is  not  formally  recorded  but  emerged  in  numerous 
discussions:  European  SST  service  has  a  security  dimension  (it  allows  gathering 
intelligence on States' civil and military space infrastructure and operations) which the EU, 
unlike  ESA,  has  competence  and  is  equipped  to  deal  with.  The  TFEU  grants  the  EU 
competence to coordinate the exploitation of space activities and the TEU confers the EU 
competence over security issues such as those that arise in the context of SST. The EU has 
the necessary legislative capacity to put in place governance mechanisms and a data policy 
for SST. 

ESA, on the other hand, is a world-class R&D agency designed to define and implement 
scientific,  technology  and  space  application  development  programmes.  ESA  is  neither 
conceived to do the sort of complex policy and legislative work necessary to set up an SST 
system  where  assets  are  largely  in  the  hands  of  the  military,  nor  has  it  been  designed  to 
operate space-based services (a fact which ESA itself underlines in its policy documents). 

Arguably,  Member  States  could  set  up  a  new  organisation  to  deal  with  SSA.  Such 
organisation would have to have many of the features that the EU already has. Therefore 
such  new  organisation  would  generate  duplications  and  inefficiency.  In  addition,  some 
Member States have expressed concerns that any solution outside the EU framework may 
be  dominated  by  those  Member  States  that  already  possess  today  some  sensor  capacity 
preventing others from developing their own in the framework of a truly European service. 

Finally, the EU does not seek to replace initiatives taken by Member States individually or 
in the framework of ESA. It seeks to complement actions taken at their level and reinforce 
coordination where such coordination is necessary to achieve common objectives. 

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The  EU  involvement  is  necessary  to  aggregate  the  investment  required  to  fund  certain 
space projects, set in place governance arrangements, define a data policy and ensure that 
existing  and  future  capacities  are  brought  to  work  in  a  coordinated  and  efficient  manner 
ensuring a robust and interoperable system benefiting all relevant European stakeholders. 

Furthermore,  the  proposed  EU  action  does  not  seek  to  replace  or  duplicate  existing 
mitigation  measures  at  international  or  multi-lateral  level,  such  as  the  UN  guidelines  for 
space debris mitigation or the EU proposal for an international Code of Conduct on outer 
space  activities.  These  measures  will  not  solve  the  problem  at  hand,  but  will  reduce  the 
growth of space debris in the long-term. 

1.5.3.  Lessons learned from similar experiences in the past 

There is no  previous experience  in  this  area. However,  wherever  information  and  data  is 
shared, the added value is undeniable. 

1.5.4.  Coherence and possible synergy with other relevant instruments 

The  proposal  COM(2011)  814  final  for  a  regulation  on  the  implementation  and 
exploitation  of  European  satellite  navigation  systems  mentions  the  need  to  protect  the 
system  through  an  SSA  system  (recital  15,  article  3c)  and  foresees  funding  for  such 
activities (article 7.1a), without prejudging the outcome of the legislative procedure and of 
the next MFF. 

The space segment of Copernicus has similar protection needs. Hence, Copernicus might 
contribute to the funding of SST activities depending on the outcome of the next MFF. 

Furthermore,  this  proposal  is  coherent  and  will  create  synergies  with  the  objectives  for 
space  and  security  research  under  the  proposed  'Horizon  2020'  framework  (COM(2011) 
809  final),  as  well  as  with  those  on  critical  infrastructure  protection  under  the  proposed 
'Internal  Security  Fund'  (COM(2011)753  final).  Under  both  instruments  funding  is 
available  for  SST  activities,  without  prejudging  the  outcome  of  the  legislative  procedure 
and of the next MFF. 

1.6. 

Duration and financial impact  

(cid:58) Proposal/initiative of limited duration  

–  (cid:58)  Proposal/initiative in effect from 01/01/2014 to 31/12/2020 

–  (cid:58)  Financial impact from 2014 to 2020 

(cid:133) Proposal/initiative of unlimited duration 

–  Implementation with a start-up period from YYYY to YYYY, 

–  followed by full-scale operation. 

1.7.  Management mode(s) envisaged27  

(cid:58) Centralised direct management by the Commission  

27 

Details of management modes and references to the Financial Regulation may be found on the BudgWeb site: 
http://www.cc.cec/budg/man/budgmanag/budgmanag_en.html 

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(cid:133) Centralised indirect management with the delegation of implementation tasks to: 

–  (cid:133)  executive agencies  

–  (cid:133)  bodies set up by the Communities28  

–  (cid:133)  national public-sector bodies/bodies with public-service mission  

–  (cid:133)  persons entrusted with the implementation of specific actions pursuant to Title V of 
the  Treaty  on  European  Union  and  identified  in  the  relevant  basic  act  within  the 
meaning of Article 49 of the Financial Regulation  

(cid:133) Shared management with the Member States  

(cid:133) Decentralised management with third countries  

(cid:133) Joint management with international organisations (to be specified) 

If more than one management mode is indicated, please provide details in the "Comments" section. 

Comments  

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2. 

MANAGEMENT MEASURES  

2.1.  Monitoring and reporting rules  

Specify frequency and conditions. 

Union  funding  for  the  SST  support  programme  will  be  drawn  from  other  relevant 
programmes  foreseen  in  the  next  MFF  in  full  compatibility  with  their  legal  base.  The 
relevant  programmes  may  include  Galileo,  Horizon  2020  and  the  EU  Internal  Security 
Fund. Monitoring and reporting requirements of these programmes will apply. 

Irrespective  of  the  monitoring  and  reporting  requirements  of  the  programmes  providing 
funding  for  the  SST  programme,  a  specific  monitoring  system  will  be  put  in  place  to 
ensure the highest quality outputs and most efficient use of resources. Monitoring will run 
throughout the life of the programme. It will be based on feedback about the programme 
from the beneficiaries. 

An  extended  impact  assessment  integrating  ex-ante  evaluation  requirements  has  been 
undertaken.  Following  a  comparative  assessment  of  the  available  policy  options,  the 
preferred  policy  option  was  identified  and  the  associated  impact,  risks,  assumptions  and 
cost-effectiveness were assessed. This proposal is fully consistent with the conclusions of 
the assessment. 

A  mid-term  evaluation  of  the  programme  will  be  undertaken  in  the  fifth  year  of  its 
implementation,  hence  in  due  time  for  the  preparation  of  the  following  multiannual 
financial framework. The evaluation will focus on the results achieved and the qualitative 
aspects  of  implementation  of  the  programme.  An  ex-post  evaluation  will  also  be  carried 
out. 

2.2.  Management and control system  

2.2.1.  Risk(s) identified  

Implementation of the grant agreements signed with the participating Member States and 
the  EUSC:  The  level  of  risk  is  considered  low,  since  the  beneficiaries  are  public 
administrations. 

2.2.2.  Control method(s) envisaged  

As  funding  for  the  implementation  of  the  SST  support  programme  will  be  drawn  from 
existing  programmes  under  the  next  MFF,  the  control  mechanisms  foreseen  under  these 
programmes will apply. Irrespective of these mechanisms, the grant agreement signed with 
the  beneficiaries  of  the  support  programme  (public  administrations  of  the  participating 
Member States and the EUSC) defines the conditions applying to the financing of activities 
resorting  under  the  grant,  including  a  chapter  on  control  methods.  All  participating 
administrations  engage 
financial  and 
administrative rules on expenses. 

the  Commission's 

themselves 

respect 

to 

For  the  Commission  the  provisions  of  the  Financial  Regulation  apply  concerning  the  ex-
ante verification of commitments and payments by the financial unit, as well as the written 
declarations to be given by the AOSD. Administrative monitoring of the grants and related 
payments will be the responsibility of the central Commission services. Particular attention 

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will be paid to the nature of expenditure (eligibility) and to verifying supporting documents 
and relevant documentation. 

2.3.  Measures to prevent fraud and irregularities  

Specify existing or envisaged prevention and protection measures. 

As  funding  for  the  implementation  of  the  SST  support  programme  will  be  drawn  from 
existing programmes under the next MFF, the measures to prevent fraud and irregularities 
foreseen  under  these  programmes  will  be  applied  as  appropriate.  Irrespective  of  these 
measures, the agreements resulting from this Decision foresee the follow-up and financial 
control by the Commission or any empowered representative, as well as audits undertaken 
by the Court of Auditors or OLAF, if need be on the spot. 

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3. 

ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL/INITIATIVE  

3.1. 

Heading(s)  of  the  multiannual  financial  framework  and  expenditure  budget  line(s) 
affected  

•  Existing expenditure budget lines (not applicable) 

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line 

Type of 
expenditure

Contribution  

Number  
[Heading……………………………………..] 

Diff./non-
diff. 

from 
EFTA 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

[XX.YY.YY.YY] 

YES/NO  YES/NO  YES/NO 

YES/NO 

•  New budget lines requested 

In order of multiannual financial framework headings and budget lines. 

Budget line * 

Type of  
expenditure

Contribution  

Number  
[Description………………………...……….] 

Diff./non-
diff 
(29) 

from 
EFTA30 
countries 

from 
candidate 
countries31 

from third 
countries 

within the meaning 
of Article 18(1)(aa) 
of the Financial 
Regulation  

02.04.01.01 [02.02.02.01] 

Space research 

02.04.01.02 [02.02.03.02] 

Security research 

02.05.01 

European  satellite  navigation  programmes 
(EGNOS and Galileo) 

02.01.05.03 

Other management expenditure for research 

02.01.04.05 

European  satellite  navigation  programmes 
(EGNOS  and  Galileo)  –  expenditure  on 
administrative management 

18.05.08 

Prevention,  preparedness  and  consequence 
management of terrorism 

Diff. 

YES 

NO 

YES 

NO 

Diff. 

YES 

NO 

YES 

NO 

Diff. 

YES 

NO 

YES 

NO 

Non-diff. 

YES 

NO 

YES 

NO 

Non-diff. 

YES 

NO 

YES 

NO 

Diff. 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

Heading of 
multiannual 
financial 
framework 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

3.1 

29 
30 
31 

Diff. = Differentiated appropriations / Non-Diff. = Non-differentiated appropriations 
EFTA: European Free Trade Association.  
Candidate countries and, where applicable, potential candidate countries from the Western Balkans. 

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5 

5 

5 

5 

XX.01.01.01 

Expenditure 
employment working with the institution 

related 

staff 

to 

in  active 

XX.01.02.01 

External staff working with the institution 

XX.01.02.11 

Other  management  expenditure  of 
institution 

the 

XX.01.03.01 

Expenditure  related  to  equipment,  furniture 
and services of the Commission 

Non-diff. 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Non-diff 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Non-diff 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

Non-diff 

YES 

NO 

NO 

NO 

* 
The  budget  lines  are  indicated  according  to  the  current  multiannual  financial  framework 
2007-2013  and  without  prejudice  to  the  upcoming  multiannual  financial  framework  2014-2020. 
Furthermore,  nomenclature  budget  lines  are  indicated  according  to  the  legislative  proposals  on 
Horizon 2020, Galileo and the Internal Security Fund and they might change to the equivalent ones 
subject to the final budget nomenclature. 

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3.2. 

Estimated impact on expenditure  

3.2.1. 

Summary of estimated impact on expenditure  

Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

1.1 

"Smart and Inclusive Growth" 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: ENTR * 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

02.04.01.01 [02.02.02.01] 

02.04.01.02 [02.02.03.02] 

02.05.01 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

(1) 

(2) 

(1) 

(2) 

0,640 
0,640 
0,480 
0,480 
2,880 
2,880 

0,960 
0,960 
0,720 
0,720 
4,320 
4,320 

1,280 
1,280 
0,960 
0,960 
5,760 
5,760 

1,600 
1,600 
1,200 
1,200 
7,200 
7,200 

1,760 
1,760 
1,320 
1,320 
7,920 
7,920 

1,920 
1,920 
1,440 
1,440 
8,640 
8,640 

1,920 
1,920 
1,440 
1,440 
8,640 
8,640 

of 

administrative 
Appropriations 
from the envelope for specific programmes32** 
02.01.05.03 

an 

nature 

financed 

(3) 

0,072 

0,072 

0,072 

0,072 

0,072 

0,072 

0,072 

02.01.04.05 

0,028 

0,028 

0,028 

0,028 

0,028 

0,028 

0,028 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG ENTR 

Commitments 

Payments 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

4,100 

6,100 

8,100 

10,100 

11,100 

12,100 

12,100 

4,100 

6,100 

8,100 

10,100 

11,100 

12,100 

12,100 

63,700 

10,080 
10,080 
7,560 
7,560 
45,360 
45,360 

0,504 

0,196 

63,700 

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Technical and/or administrative assistance and expenditure in support of the implementation of EU programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct 
research. 

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* The table indicates the funding for the SST support programme to be drawn from the relevant programmes foreseen in the next MFF. These figures are indicative and without 
prejudice to the final agreement on the distribution of the funds within the Horizon 2020 research areas and activities. No reprogramming is envisaged. The yearly amounts indicated 
for each budget line result from a repartition of the total yearly amounts required for this proposal. The repartition is based on the relative weight of each programme in respect to 
the total amount foreseen in the respective Commission proposals (Galileo 72 %, space research 16 %, security research 12 %). However, all amounts are indicative. They might 
have to be adjusted according to the final outcome of the legislative procedure on the relevant programmes and the discussions on the next MFF. In the same line, funding may also 
be drawn from the Copernicus programme depending on the final outcome of the MFF discussions. 

** Breakdown between budget lines: 72% 02.01.05.03 and 28 % 02.01.04.05. 

Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

3.1 

"Freedom, security and justice" 

DG: HOME * 

(cid:121) Operational appropriations  

18.05.08 

of 

Appropriations 
administrative 
from the envelope for specific programmes33  
Number of budget line 

an 

TOTAL appropriations 
for DG HOME 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

Commitments 

Payments 

(1) 

(2) 

1,000 
1,000 

1,000 
1,000 

1,000 
1,000 

1,000 
1,000 

1,000 
1,000 

1,000 
1,000 

1,000 
1,000 

nature 

financed 

Commitments 

Payments 

(3) 

=1+1a 
+3 

=2+2a 

+3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

7,000 
7,000 

0 

7,000 

7,000 

* The Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing 'as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support 
for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management' (COM(2011) 753 final of 15.11.2011) foresees funding for critical infrastructure protection. Hence, 
funding for the SST support programme could also be drawn from the ISF. No reprogramming is envisaged. Furthermore, the amounts are only indicative. They might have to be 
adjusted, in close liaison with DG HOME, in view of the final outcome of the legislative procedure on the programme and the discussion on the next MFF.  

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research. 

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(cid:121) TOTAL operational appropriations  

Commitments 

Payments 

(cid:121)  TOTAL  appropriations  of  an  administrative  nature 
financed from the envelope for specific programmes  

(4) 

(5) 

(6) 

5,000 

5,000 

7,000 

7,000 

9,000 

11,000 

12,000 

13,000 

13,000 

9,000 

11,000 

12,000 

13,000 

13,000 

0,100 

0,100 

0,100 

0,100 

0,100 

0,100 

0,100 

Commitments 

=4+ 6 

5,100 

7,100 

9,100 

11,100 

12,100 

13,100 

13,100 

70,000 

70,000 

0,700 

70,700 

Payments 

=5+ 6 

5,100 

7,100 

9,100 

11,100 

12,100 

13,100 

13,100 

70,700 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 4 
of the multiannual financial framework 
(Reference amount) 

Heading of multiannual financial 
framework:  

5 

" Administrative expenditure " 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018  

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

DG: ENTR 

(cid:121) Human resources  
(cid:121) Other administrative expenditure  

0.096 

0.059 

0.191 

0.0191 

0.0191 

0.0191 

0.0191 

0.0191 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

TOTAL DG ENTR 

Appropriations  

0.155 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

1.242 

1.061 

2.303 

TOTAL appropriations 
under HEADING 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

(Total 
= Total payments) 

commitments 

0.155 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

2.303 

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2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

TOTAL appropriations  
under HEADINGS 1 to 5 
of the multiannual financial framework  

Commitments 

5.255 

7.458 

9.458 

11.458 

12.458 

13.458 

13.458 

Payments 

5.255 

7.458 

9.458 

11.458 

12.458 

13.458 

13.458 

73.003 

73.003 

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3.2.2.  Estimated impact on operational appropriations  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of operational appropriations  

–  (cid:58)  The proposal/initiative requires the use of operational appropriations, as explained below: 

Indicate 
objectives and 
outputs  

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

OUTPUTS 

Type 
of 
output 

Avera
ge 
cost  
of the 
output 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

(cid:216) 

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

r
e
b
m
u
N

s
t
u
p
t
u
o

f
o

Cost 

Total 
number 
of 
outputs 

Total  
cost 

Commitment appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 1 

Set up and operate network of 
sensors and a processing function 

- sensor function

Product 

- process data 

Service 

Sub-total for specific objective N°1 

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE No 2 

Set up and operate SST services 

4,000 

5,500 

7,000 

9,000 

9,500 

10,000 

10,000 

55,000 

- Deliver 
services 

Service 

1,000 

1,500 

2,000 

2,000 

2,500 

3,000 

3,000 

15,000 

Sub-total for specific objective N°2 

TOTAL COST 

5,000 

7,000 

9,000 

11,000

12,000

13,000 

13,000 

70,000 

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3.2.3.  Estimated impact on appropriations of an administrative nature 

3.2.3.1.  Summary  

–  (cid:133)  The  proposal/initiative  does  not 

require 

the  use  of  administrative 

appropriations  

–  (cid:58)  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  administrative  appropriations,  as 

explained below: 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020 

TOTAL 

HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework 

Human resources  

0.096 

0.191 

0.191 

0.191 

0.191 

0.191 

0.191 

1.242 

0.059 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

0.167 

1.061 

0.155 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

2.303 

Other administrative 
expenditure  

Subtotal HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Outside HEADING 534 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

Human resources  

Other expenditure  
of an administrative 
nature 

Subtotal  
outside HEADING 5 
of the multiannual 
financial framework  

TOTAL 

0.155 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

0.358 

2.303

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Technical  and/or  administrative  assistance  and  expenditure  in  support  of  the  implementation  of  EU 
programmes and/or actions (former "BA" lines), indirect research, direct research. 

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3.2.3.2.  Estimated requirements of human resources  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not require the use of human resources  

–  (cid:58)  The  proposal/initiative  requires  the  use  of  human  resources,  as  explained 

below: 

Estimate to be expressed in full amounts (or at most to one decimal place) 

2014  2015 

2016 

2017 

2018  2019  2020 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

(cid:121) Establishment plan posts (officials and temporary agents) 

XX 01 01 01 (Headquarters and 
Commission’s Representation Offices) 

1 

1 

1 

XX 01 01 02 (Delegations) 

XX 01 05 01 (Indirect research) 

10 01 05 01 (Direct research) 

(cid:121) External personnel (in Full Time Equivalent unit: FTE)35 

1 

1 

1 

XX 01 02 01 (CA, INT, SNE from the 
"global envelope") 

XX 01 02 02 (CA, INT, JED, LA and SNE 
in the delegations) 

XX 01 04 yy 36 

- at Headquarters37 

- in delegations  

XX 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Indirect 
research) 

10 01 05 02 (CA, INT, SNE - Direct 
research) 

Other budget lines (specify) 

TOTAL 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

XX is the policy area or budget title concerned. 

The  human  resources  required  will  be  met  by  staff  from  the  DG  who  are  already  assigned  to 
management of the action and/or have been redeployed within the DG, together if necessary with any 
additional allocation which may be granted to the managing DG under the annual allocation procedure 
and in the light of budgetary constraints. 

Description of tasks to be carried out: 

Officials and temporary agents 

One AD official to manage the functions of the Commission in the programme such as 
providing the secretariat of the two committees (including preparing the documents to 
be  adopted),  preparing  the  annual  work  programme  and  budget,  running  the  annual 
subsidy procedure, take care of international relations. 

External personnel 

One contract agent to provide the necessary support to the AD official. 

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37 

CA= Contract Agent; INT= agency staff ("Intérimaire"); JED= "Jeune Expert en Délégation" (Young 
Experts in Delegations); LA= Local Agent; SNE= Seconded National Expert;  
Under the ceiling for external personnel from operational appropriations (former "BA" lines). 
Essentially  for  Structural  Funds,  European  Agricultural  Fund  for  Rural  Development  (EAFRD)  and 
European Fisheries Fund (EFF). 

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3.2.4.  Compatibility with the current multiannual financial framework  

–  (cid:58)  Proposal/initiative is compatible the current multiannual financial framework. 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative  will  entail  reprogramming  of  the  relevant  heading  in  the 

multiannual financial framework. 

Explain  what  reprogramming  is  required,  specifying  the  budget  lines  concerned  and  the  corresponding 
amounts. 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative requires application of the flexibility instrument or revision of the 

multiannual financial framework38. 

Explain what is required, specifying the headings and budget lines concerned and the corresponding amounts. 

3.2.5.  Third-party contributions  

–  (cid:133)  The proposal/initiative does not provide for co-financing by third parties  

–  (cid:58)  The proposal/initiative provides for the co-financing estimated below: 

The  SST  support  programme  foresees  co-financing  by  Member  States  including  in-kind 
contributions.  The  exact  amounts  depend  on  the  participating  Member  States  and  will  have  to  be 
defined at a later stage. 

Appropriations in EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… enter as many years as 
necessary to show the duration 
of the impact (see point 1.6) 

Total 

Specify  the  co-financing 
body  

TOTAL appropriations 
cofinanced  

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See points 19 and 24 of the Interinstitutional Agreement. 

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3.3. 

Estimated impact on revenue  

–  (cid:58)  Proposal/initiative has no financial impact on revenue. 

–  (cid:133)  Proposal/initiative has the following financial impact: 

– 

– 

(cid:133) 

(cid:133) 

on own resources  

on miscellaneous revenue  

Appropriations 
available for the 
ongoing budget 
year 

Budget revenue line: 

Article …………. 

EUR million (to 3 decimal places) 

Impact of the proposal/initiative39 

Year 
N 

Year 
N+1 

Year 
N+2 

Year 
N+3 

… insert as many columns as necessary 
in order to reflect the duration of the 
impact (see point 1.6) 

For miscellaneous assigned revenue, specify the budget expenditure line(s) affected. 

Specify the method for calculating the impact on revenue. 

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As  regards  traditional  own  resources  (customs  duties,  sugar  levies),  the  amounts  indicated  must  be  net 
amounts, i.e. gross amounts after deduction of 25% for collection costs. 

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