98 Amendments of Dario TAMBURRANO related to 2018/0236(COD)
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The space sector’s development has historically been linked to security. In many cases, the equipment, components and instruments used in the space sector are dual-use goods. The possibilities that space and autonomous access to space offers for the security and geopolitical independence of the Union and its Member States should therefore be exploited.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union has been developing its own space initiatives and programmes since the end of the 1990s, namely the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) and then Galileo and Copernicus, which respond to the needs of Union citizens and the requirements of public policies. Not only should the continuity of those initiatives be ensured but they must also be improved, so that they remain at the forefront in view of new technology development and the transformations in the digital and information and communications technology domains, meet the new needs of users and are able to meet political priorities such as climate change, including monitoring changes in the Artic, cultural heritage, security and defence.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The current and future well-being and security of European citizens, as well as the prosperity of the EU’s industrial base can be considerably improved by the best and widest possible use of space- based services and applications; it is therefore crucial for the Programme to promote and to foster their use so that all Member States and their citizens can fully reap the benefits of the Space Programme.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union needs to ensure its freedom of action and autonomy to have access to space and be able to use it safely. It is therefore essential that it maintains autonomous, reliable and cost-effective access to space, especially as regards critical infrastructure and technology, public security and the security of the Union and its Member States. The Commission should therefore have the possibility to aggregate launch services at European level, both for its own needs and, at their request, for those of other entities, including Member States, in conformity with the provisions of Article 189(2) of the Treaty. The Union and the Member States should give priority to the use of European manufactured launch vehicles for their own programmes. It is also crucial that the Union continues to have modern, efficient and flexible launch infrastructure facilities. In addition to measures taken by Member States and the European Space Agency, the Commission should consider ways to support such facilities. In particular, where space ground infrastructure necessary to perform launches in line with the needs of the Programme is to be maintained or upgraded, it should be possible to partially fund such adaptations under the Programme, in line with the Financial Regulation and where a clear EU value added can be established, with the view of achieving a better cost efficiency for the Programme.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) As space systems have become a critical element underpinning the Union’s security, prosperity and the everyday well- being of its citizens, the threat of potential cyber-attacks on space infrastructures and services has also dramatically increased, to such extent that a successful attack would bring catastrophic consequences upon the Union’s critical services, networks and economy. In order to avert such consequences, it is essential to devote a specific task, funded accordingly and coordinated by a single body, which could guarantee the maximum protection and safety of the Space Programme’s assets against any cyber-physical threat, creating synergies between its different components and economies of scale.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) It is imperative that the continuity, sustainability, safety and future availability of the services provided by the Galileo and EGNOS systems be ensured. In a changing environment and rapidly developing market, their development should also continue and new generations of these systems should be prepared.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) Copernicus should ensure an autonomous access to environmental knowledge and key technologies for Earth observation and geo-information services, thereby enabling the Union to achieve independent decision-making and actions in the fields of the environment, climate change, civil protection, securityincluding agriculture, forestry, rural development and fishery, climate change, cultural heritage, civil protection, security, including of infrastructures, as well as the digital economy, among others.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47 a (new)
Recital 47 a (new)
(47a) The Programme’s components should pursue the European autonomy with respect to key technologies related to digital economy, stimulating their application in space systems, data and service distribution and downstream development.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) As part of the data and information processing function, Copernicus should ensure the long-term sustainability and further development of the core Copernicus services, providing information in order to satisfy public sector needs and those arising from the Union’s international commitments, and to maximise opportunities for commercial exploitation. In particular, Copernicus should deliver, at the local, national, European and global scale, information on the state of the atmosphere, including air quality; information on the state of the oceans; information in support of land monitoring supporting the implementation of local, national and Union policies; information in support of climate change adaptation and mitigation; geospatial information in support of emergency management, including through prevention activities, environmental compliance assurance, as well as civil security including support for the Union's external action. The Commission should identify appropriate contractual arrangements fostering the sustainability of service provision.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) The implementation of the Copernicus services should facilitate the public uptake of services as users would be able to anticipate the availability and evolution of services as well as cooperation with Member States and other parties. To this end, the Commission and its entrusted entities providing services should engage closely with different user communities across Europe in further developing the Copernicus services and information portfolio to ensure that evolving public sector and policy needs are met and thus the uptake of Earth observation data can be maximised in the interest of the European citizens. The Commission and Member States should work together to develop the in-situ component of Copernicus and to facilitate the integration of in-situ datasets with space datasets for upgraded Copernicus services.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) GOVSATCOM is a user-centric programme with a strong security dimension. The use-cases may be analysed for three main families: crisis management, which may include civilian and military Common Security and Defence missions and operations, natural and man-made disasters, humanitarian crises, and maritime emergencies; surveillance, which may include border surveillance, pre- frontier surveillance sea-border surveillance, maritime surveillance, surveillance of illegal trafficking; and key infrastructures, which may include diplomatic network, police communications, digital infrastructure (e.g. data centres, servers), critical infrastructures (e.g. energy, transport, water barriers such as dams) and space infrastructures.
Amendment 164 #
(14) ‘Copernicus third-party data’ means data licensed and provided for use bywithin Copernicus activities which originate from sources other than the Sentinels;
Amendment 165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
(14a) 'Copernicus third-party- information' means information licensed and provided for use within Copernicus activities which originate from sources other than Copernicus Sentinels;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 b (new)
(14b) 'SST core users' means all the Member States, the EEAS, the Commission, the Council, public and private spacecraft owners and operators and public authorities concerned with civil protection established in the Union.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 c (new)
(14c) ‘SST non-core users’ means public and private entities, other than SST core users, established in the Union that may have access to one of the SST’s services.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
(22a) 'User Forum' means a working group that shall guarantee a continuous and effective involvement of users, particularly regarding the definition and validation of the operational services' requirements for each Programme component;
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of environmental, cultural heritage, civil protection, safety, including of infrastructures, or security policies;
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
'Copernicus core services' means the operational services clustered in the data and information processing component or service component, which are of general and common interest of the Member States and the Union;
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2 b (new)
'Downstream services' means all the services benefiting from data and information offered by one or more of the Space Programme components;
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Additionally, the Programme shall include measures for ensuring efficientautonomous access to space for the Programme andthrough the European launchers family (Ariane and Vega), for fostering an innovative space sector and for tackling cyber threats.
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme shall have the following general objectives:
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, includingnotably as regards climate change and security, including cyber security, and defence;
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) enhance the security and safety of the Union and its Member States, its freedom of action and its strategic autonomy, in particular in terms of technologies and evidence-based decision- making;
Amendment 210 #
(da) enhance the safety of the Union and its Member States in various fields, such as building and monitoring of infrastructure, with particular attention to aging infrastructure, land and subsidence monitoring, environment and transport (aviation, rail, maritime, road, autonomous driving).
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for Galileo and EGNOS: to provide oflong-term state-of-the-art and, where appropriate, secure positioning, navigation and timing services; also aimed at improving safety levels, such as signal integrity monitoring or Safety-of Life services;
Amendment 215 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: to deliver accurate and reliable Earth Observation data and information, supplied on a regular and long-term basis, to support the implementation and monitoring of the Union and its Member States' policies, especially in the fields of the environment, climate change, agriculture and rural development, cultural heritage, civil protection, safety and security, including of infrastructures, as well as the digital economy;
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to contribute, where this is required for the needs of the Programme, to an autonomous, secure and cost-efficient capability to access to space;
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provision of aggregated launching services for the needs of the ProgrammeProgramme and other European entities, with a view of strengthening the competitiveness of European launchers in the global market;
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) development activities linked to autonomous, reliable and cost-efficient access to space, including innovative and alternative technologies;
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) where this is required for the needs of the Programme, the necessary adaptations to the spacmaintenance, adaptations and developments of the ground infrastructure.
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) design, testing, implementation and development of interoperable space solutions for EU level public services in order to use the data and services for the benefit of the European citizens and businesses in different areas such as health, education, transport, energy, environment, cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) cooperation between undertakings in the form of space hubs bringing together, at regional and national levels, actors from the space and digital sectors, as well as users, enhancing the synergies in the downstream sector of all the components of the Programme and providing support to citizens and companies to foster entrepreneurship and skills;
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) provision of education and training activities, in particular for students, graduates and young professionals;
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) development of advanced space skills in areas supported by this Programme, through the design and delivery of long-term trainings and courses for students and professionals;
Amendment 302 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR [16,7] billion in current prices.
Amendment 321 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) for SSA/GOVSATCOM: EUR [0,56] billion.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) for SSA: EUR [0,6] billion.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Cross-cutting activities as foreseen by Article 3, 5 and 6 shall be financed under the Programme's components.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. To encourage new entrants, in particular small and medium enterprises and start-ups, and to offer the widest possible geographic coverage while protecting the Union's strategic autonomy, the contracting authority mayshall endeavour request that the tenderer subcontract part of the contract by competitive tendering at the appropriate levels of subcontracting to companies other than those which belong to the tenderer's group.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
In the case of a joint call, joint procedures shall be established for selection and evaluation of proposals. The procedures must involve a balanced group of independent experts appointed by each party without conflict of interest with the matters they evaluate, advise or assist on.
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) systematic consideration of the needs of users of the services provided by the Programme's components, as well as of scientific and technological evolutions relatingthrough the consultation of the advisory user fora dedicated to those servicesingle component;
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) User fora shall be consulted in order to provide guidance and recommendations to the committee, both for the current status and the future actions and evolutions of the components and for user requirements identification and validation;
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) Periodic consideration of scientific and technological evolutions related to the services provided by the Programme's components, through the consultation of ad hoc Expert Advisory Groups;
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Taking into account that Space Programme’s components are user-driven and therefore require the continuous, effective involvement of users’ representatives, through advisory User Fora, Member States shall actively pursue a proactive, coordinated and systematic consultation of end-users communities at national level, for public and private sectors.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States and Commission shall work together in order to develop partnerships in core service development and user uptake initiatives.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
When necessary for the smooth functioning of the Programme and the smooth provision of the services provided by the Programme's components, the Commission shall, by means of implementingdelegated acts, determine the technical and operational specifications required for the implementation of and evolution of those components and of the services they provide after having consulted users and all the other relevant stakeholders. When determining those technical and operational specifications, the Commission shall avoid reducing the general security level and to meet a backward compatibility imperative.
Amendment 372 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 107(3).
Amendment 378 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) coordinate the cyber security of the Programme;
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) managing the exploitation of EGNOS and Galileo, as referred to in And developing, at international level, standardisations and certifications, to support the downstream sector, as indicated in article 43(d);
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) act as unique EGNOS and Galileo Service provider;
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) as regards Galileo and EGNOS: ensure systems evolution, development of the ground segment and the design and development of satellites;
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a c (new)
(ac) as regards Copernicus: ensure development, design and construction of the Copernicus space infrastructure, including the operations of that infrastructure;
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a d (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a d (new)
(ad) managing the Data Access and Distribution component and in particular the exploitation of Copernicus data and information, as referred to in Articles 51;
Amendment 404 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a e (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a e (new)
(ae) managing the Copernicus user uptake and market development component, according to Article 4(1);
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a f (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a f (new)
(af) managing the Copernicus third party data acquisition component;
Amendment 414 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. The tasks referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 shall be entrusted by the Commission by means of a contribution agreement in accordance with [Article 2(18)] and [Title VI] of the Financial Regulation and shall be reviewed in accordance with Article 102.
Amendment 421 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) as regards Copernicus: technical support to the Agency in the execution and achievement of its delegated tasks under Article 30 and, when so provided in specific agreements concluded between the Agency and the European Space Agency pursuant to the financial framework partnership agreement under paragraph 2, procurement in the name and on behalf of the Union of development, design and construction of the Copernicus space infrastructure, including the operations of that infrastructureve management of the Copernicus Sentinels data acquisition component;
Amendment 426 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as regards Galileo and EGNOS: technical support to the Agency in the execution and agreement of its delegated tasks under article 30 and, when so provided in specific agreements concluded between the Agency and the European Space Agency pursuant to the financial framework partnership agreement under paragraph 2, procurement in the name and on behalf of the Union of systems evolution, development of the ground segment and the design and development of satellites;
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the implementation of the Copernicus services component or parts thereof to relevant agencies, bodies or organisationssites operating in the European Union territory of the relevant agencies, bodies or organisations, managing also the relevant third party information acquisition.
Amendment 457 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The security of the Programme shouldall be based on the following principles:
Amendment 459 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to take into account the experience gained in the operation of the Programme components Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus, considering their different contexts and requirements.
Amendment 469 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 34 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) take measures which are at least equivalent to those necessary for the protection of European critical infrastructures within the meaning of Council Directive 2008/114/EC of 8 December 2008 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection29 and to those necessary for the protection of their own national critical infrastructures in order to ensure the protection of the ground infrastructure on the ground, including the launchers manufacturing and test facilities, which form an integral part of the Programme and which are located on their territory; _________________ 29 OJ L 345, 23.12.2008, p. 75–82.
Amendment 480 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the development and evolution of fundamental elements, such as Galileo- enabled chipsets and receivers
Amendment 481 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) supporting the certification and standardisation of GNSS services to foster the exploitation of the systems and the application development;
Amendment 483 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) all elements substantiating the reliability of the system and its exploitation, as instruments, facilities and Key Performance Indicators for the monitoring of the system performances, as defined in the Mission Requirements Documents;
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a public regulated service (PRS), which shall be restricted to government- authorised users regulated in accordance with Decision 1104/2011/EU, for sensitive applications which require a high level of service continuity, including in the area of security and defence, using strong, encrypted signals;. The European Defence Agency should play the role of interface between the Commission and Member States in order to define the military user policy of the Galileo PRS of interest of Defence users.
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a safety-of-life (SoL) service, which shall be free of direct user charges and shall provide positioning and synchronisation information with a high level of safety obtained through integrity, continuity, availability and accuracy, including an integrity message alerting users to any failure in, or out-of- tolerance signals emitted by, Galileo and other GNSSs which it augments in the coverage area, intended mainly for users for whom safety is essential, in particular in the sector of civil aviation for the purpose of air navigation services.
Amendment 496 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Galileo and EGNOS, and the services which they provide, shall be fully compatible and interoperable from a technical point of view at the level of user segment.
Amendment 498 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Galileo and EGNOS shall be fully in compliance with international standards and certifications; in particular the competent authorities shall cooperate to lay down a certification system dedicated to the railway transport sector, in order to support the standardisation of interoperable integrated systems in ERTMS.
Amendment 501 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Galileo and EGNOS and the services which they provide, shall be fully compatible with certain transport infrastructure receivers, considering also strategic future sectors such as self- driving and connected cars and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Amendment 518 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 519 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48 a (new)
Article 48a Copernicus Users 1. Copernicus Core Users benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information, third party data and in-situ data. They assess the status of the program and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus. Core users shall comprise the Union institutions and bodies and national and regional public bodies of Member States, entrusted by law with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of environmental, civil protection, safety or security policies. Copernicus Core Users shall be represented within the Copernicus User Forum. 2. Other Copernicus users are public and private entities (non-core users), in particular research and education organisations, commercial and private bodies, charities, non-governmental organisations, and international organisations. They shall benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information. Other Copernicus Users shall be represented within the Copernicus User Forum.
Amendment 520 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 b (new)
Article 48 b (new)
Article 48b Member States Participation 1. In order to pursue the task referred to in Article 107, the Member States shall be represented within the Copernicus committee and advised by Copernicus User Forum. They shall ensure a proactive, coordinated and systematic assistance to the Commission, along with a permanent and continuous consultation of user communities at national level, to promote and collect assessments and input in particular concerning users' needs and requirements and to share with them information and points of view about Copernicus. 2. Member States shall promote the use of Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) to integrate in Copernicus national data and information. 3. The availability of national data and information for Copernicus as third party elements shall be regulated by public-public partnerships.
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) actions to provide continuity of existing Sentinel missions and to develop, launch, maintain and operate further Sentinels expanding the observation scope, giving priority to: observation capacities for monitoring anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, allowing for polar coverage, supporting environmental compliance as well as statutory environmental monitoring and reporting, including subsidence monitoring, and enabling innovative environmental applications in agriculture, forest and water management domains;
Amendment 527 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Copernicus shall include actions in support of the following core services:
Amendment 530 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
– monitoring the subsidence in all European regions, especially in areas where fluids are extracted from underground soil (water, hydrocarbons, geothermal fluids) and in areas destabilised by anthropogenic activity;
Amendment 531 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
– climate monitoring change to provide information on anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, concentration of other pollutants of which the Union performs inventory actions pursuant to EU and international obligations (e.g. ammonia, NMVOC, nitrogen oxide, SO2, PM2,5, sulphur, nitrogen, heavy metals, VOCs, persistent organic pollutants of the CLRTAP convention), essential climate variables, climate reanalyses, seasonal forecasts, climate projections and attribution, as well as indicators at relevant temporal and spatial scales;
Amendment 533 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) EU policy implementation monitoring supporting the public authority concerned covering: (a) the common agricultural policy; (b) the EU forest strategy; (c) the common fisheries policy;
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) mapping, monitoring and reporting of the cultural heritage for its conservation and protection;
Amendment 535 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) mapping, monitoring and reporting on the potential of renewable energy sources deployment in the EU to provide information on suitable areas for their installation, including decentralised solar and wind units, to help reaching the objective set out by the [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016)767].
Amendment 536 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) emergency management service to provide information in support of public authorities concerned with civil protection established in the Union, supporting civil protection and emergency response operations (improving early warning activities and crisis response capacities), and prevention and preparedness actions (risk and recovery analyses) in relation to different types of disasters (e.g. earthquakes, flooding, civil infrastructure damages);
Amendment 540 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Further monitoring, reporting and compliance assurance services, covering other thematic areas regulated by the European Union.
Amendment 541 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Copernicus shall include actions in support of the Copernicus-related downstream services, promoting: (a) institutional data and information uptake for monitoring, reporting and compliance assurance national services in support of public authorities; (b) services offered on commercial basis.
Amendment 546 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent –1 (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent –1 (new)
-1 it shall apply only to European Union users, while dedicated data policy shall be applied to other users;
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 53 – paragraph –1 (new)
-1 The SST programme aims at progressively equipping the Union with an autonomous SST capability, building upon existing national and European assets.
Amendment 551 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The SST component shall support in particular the following activities:
Amendment 555 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the establishment, development and operation of a network of ground-based and/or space-based sensors of the Union and of the Member States, including sensors developed through the European Space Agency and nationally operated Union sensors, to survey and track objects and to produce a European catalogue of space objects adapted to the needs of the users referred to in Article 55;
Amendment 562 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. All Member States which have submitted a proposal that has been found compliant by the Commission in accordance with Article 56(1) or which have been selected by the Commission pursuant to the procedure referred to in Article 56(3) shall designate a Constituting National Entity established on their territory to represent them. The National Entity must be a public authority.
Amendment 564 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58a Liability Participating Member States and the Front Desk shall not be held liable for: (a) any damage resulting from the lack of or interruption in the provision of SST services; (b) any delay in the provision of SST services; (c) any inaccuracy of the information provided through the SST services or any action undertaken in response to the provision of SST services.
Amendment 566 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The space weather function mayshall support the following activities:
Amendment 568 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The NEO function mayshall support the following activities:
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 61 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Under the GOVSATCOM component satellite communication capacities and services shall be combined into a common Union pool of satellite communication capacities and services with appropriate security requirement. This component comprises:
Amendment 576 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a natural or legal person. accredited by an EU or Member State public authority.
Amendment 592 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 77 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) adopt, by 15 November each year, the Agency’s work programme for the following year after incorporating, without any change, the section drafted by the Security Accreditation Board, in accordance with point (b) of Article 80, and after having received the Commission’s opinion. The European Parliament shall be consulted on this work programme, provided that the purpose of the consultation is an exchange of views and the outcome is not binding on the Agency;
Amendment 605 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 2
Article 102 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the programme, but no later than fourthree years after the start of the programme implementation. A specific section of this evaluation shall be dedicated to the governance of the Programme aimed at informing on whether amendments to tasks and competences entrusted to the different actors of the Programme are needed;
Amendment 608 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 102 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
The Commission shall submit a report on the evaluation of the Agency and its conclusions to the European Parliament, the Council, the Administrative Board and the Security Accreditation Board of the Agency. The findings of the evaluation shall be made public. Starting from the results of the first evaluation, the Commission may make new legislative proposals if appropriate.
Amendment 617 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 2
Article 108 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Programme, and its actions and results; special effort shall be put into advertising online platforms providing centralised access to the Programme’s data and information, with a view of informing and giving the citizens the best possible access to publicly available data and information. Financial resources allocated to the Programme shall also contribute to the corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives referred to in Article 4.