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On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union.
Document IMCO-PA-779484 · COM(2025)0335 – C100128/2025 – 2025/0335(COD)
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- Opinion parliamentary committee draft IMCO-PA-779484
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- 14 November 2025
- Committee
- Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
- Rapporteur
- François Kalfon
- Dossier
- 2025-0335
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The Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee's draft opinion proposes amendments to the Commission's proposed regulation on the safety, resilience and sustainability of space activities in the Union. It seeks a harmonised European space market where all operators selling services in the EU follow the same rules, with derogations and exemptions limited to fundamental research, crises and essential-resource shortages. It asks the Commission to support small and medium-sized enterprises through a one-stop shop and to fund the EU space programme through the European Competitiveness Fund. It proposes limiting equivalence decisions for third-country operators to a transitional period, tied to negotiating mutual recognition agreements and opening markets for EU operators. The amendments also add rules on space situational awareness certification, critical dependencies, foreign investment screening, and a Union space label.
Position. The rapporteur proposes amendments to harmonise the regulation, remove most derogations and exemptions, support small and medium-sized enterprises through a one-stop shop, limit equivalence for third-country operators to a transitional period, and add rules on space situational awareness, critical dependencies and foreign investment screening.
Key points
- The rapporteur proposes harmonising the regulation's content so that all operators selling services on the EU market abide by the same rules.
- Derogations and exemptions should be used only for fundamental research and clearly identifiable situations such as a crisis or a shortage of an essential resource.
- The Commission is asked to provide financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises through a one-stop shop.
- The regulation's objectives require sustained long-term investment in the EU space programme under the European Competitiveness Fund.
- Recognition of equivalence for third-country operators should be limited to a transitional period for negotiating bilateral agreements on cooperation and mutual recognition of standards.
- Importing space services into the EU market should be contingent on opening new markets for EU operators.
- The EU should recognise its liability for its space operations under the 1974 Convention on international liability for damage caused by space objects.
- Launch derogations for third-country operators should be granted only where no operational alternative exists, for a single launch attempt, and only for government or EU missions.
- The Commission should establish a certification framework for space situational awareness and collision avoidance service providers, and operators should have access to certified European providers.
- EU space operators should inventory critical assets of non-European origin, assess dependencies and report them to national authorities.
- EU space operators should inform national authorities and the Agency of foreign investments, and the Agency should assist in investment screening.
- The Union space label should be developed with Member States, the ESA and stakeholder groups, and used as an incentive for access to Union funding.
Who is affected
- Space operators selling services in the EU, including third-country operators, who must follow the same rules.
- Small and medium-sized enterprises, which would receive support services through a one-stop shop.
- Third-country launch operators, who could receive derogations only for a single launch attempt where no EU alternative exists.
- Member States, which would notify qualified technical bodies and could refer equivalence concerns to the Commission.
- EU space operators, which must inventory critical non-European assets and report foreign investments.
Figures and deadlines
- Equivalence decisions valid for a period not exceeding three years, during which the Commission shall endeavour to negotiate a mutual recognition agreement.
- Equivalence decisions valid for a period not exceeding one year, renewable twice.
- Withdrawal of registration no later than 12 months from the date of adoption of the withdrawal decision.
- Research spacecraft exemption for orbits below 400 km.
- Commission shall repeal an equivalence decision within two months if a Member State reports an imbalance or risk to technological sovereignty.
- Delegated powers conferred on the Commission from 1 January 2027.
- Commission report on constellation thresholds no later than 1 January 2032, and every two years thereafter.
Legal basis. Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Short justification
The rapporteur sees the utility and need to create a European space market and to lay down clear and fair rules for all operators. This opinion from the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection includes a proposal to harmonise the content of the text in order to facilitate its application.
The rapporteur wishes to take account of the conclusions of Mario Draghi’s report on competitiveness, which highlights the fragmentation of space governance and the lack of coordination between Member States and the various European players. Space is indeed a strategic sector for ensuring the EU’s technological sovereignty and protecting it against geopolitical and climate risks. Supporting the competitiveness of this sector is therefore an objective in both economic and sovereignty-related terms.
If we want the single market for space to support the competitiveness of the sector, it must be harmonised and able to protect itself. That is why the rapporteur is proposing a series of amendments aimed at removing a number of derogations and exemptions. Theses should be used exclusively to support fundamental research and to address certain clearly identifiable situations, such as a crisis requiring exceptional measures (see Article 21) or a shortage of a resource essential for the deployment of a strategic space programme (see Article 19).
The amendments tabled are based on a simple principle: all operators selling services on the EU market must be abide by the same rules.
In order to meet the draft regulation’s lofty ambitions, the Commission is asked to provide financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises. This support will be provided by means of a one-stop shop.
Indeed, the draft regulation’s objectives will prove meaningless if the regulation on the European Competitiveness Fund does not provide for sustained and long-term investment in the EU space programme.
The amendments tabled herewith aim to ensure that the fact of opening up the European space market to operators from third countries does not undermine the competitiveness of European operators. While this Regulation aims to set some of the highest standards in the world for European operators, the procedure for the recognition of equivalence referred to in Article 105 risks engendering unfair competition for European operators. Furthermore, this is a unilateral measure proposed by the Commission that does not necessarily require reciprocity. The rapporteur proposes that this recognition of equivalence be limited to a transitional period necessary for the negotiation of bilateral agreements on cooperation and the mutual recognition of applicable standards, provided that this does not destabilise the EU market.
The importing of space services into the EU market must be made contingent upon the opening of new markets for EU operators.
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection hereby submits the following to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, as the committee responsible:
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| (6a) In line with creating a European space market and developing its space activities, the EU should recognise its liability for its space operations under the 1974 Convention (No 13810) on the international liability for damage caused by space objects. |
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| (18) Only in limited cases, considering the strategic importance for the Union or Member States to have access to certain space services, the Commission should grant a derogation from the requirements laid down in this Regulation for launch services where this is justified by a public interest. Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to grant a derogation to the respective third-country launch operator where the public interest condition is met. | (18) Only in limited cases where there is no operational alternative whatsoever, and considering the strategic importance for the Union or Member States to have access to certain space services, the Commission should grant a derogation from the requirements laid down in this Regulation for launch services where this is justified by a public interest. Implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to grant a derogation to the respective third-country launch operator where the public interest condition is met. |
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| (28) In these cases, a mechanism of equivalence is to ensure the recognition of a level of protection comparable to what is required under this Regulation. Thus, where an assessment has been carried out by the Commission, in relation to the applicable legal framework of a third country and the legally binding rules applicable in that third country, deemed to be equivalent to the requirements laid down in this Regulation, the compliance of the space services providers established in that third country should be established on that basis. Such space services providers should be able to provide space-based data and space services in the Union based on an equivalence decision to be adopted by the Commission. | (28) In these cases, a mechanism of equivalence is to ensure the recognition of a level of protection comparable to what is required under this Regulation. Thus, where an assessment has been carried out by the Commission, in relation to the applicable legal framework of a third country and the legally binding rules applicable in that third country, deemed to be equivalent to the requirements laid down in this Regulation, the compliance of the space services providers established in that third country should be established on that basis. Such space services providers should be able to provide space-based data and space services in the Union based on an equivalence decision to be adopted by the Commission for a period not exceeding three years, during which the Commission shall endeavour to negotiate a mutual recognition agreement with the third country. |
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| (29) Space services providers established in a third country for which an equivalence decision has not been adopted should be required to undergo checks to establish compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation. To promote convergence of supervisory approaches, the Agency should carry out the technical assessments needed for the Commission to establish compliance and allowing the Commission to decide, based on technical assessments, on the registration of space service providers in the Union and on any supervisory measures. For this purpose, a Register should be set-up at Union level. | (29) Space services providers established in a third country for which no equivalence decision or mutual recognition agreement has been adopted should be required to undergo checks to establish compliance with the requirements laid down in this Regulation. To promote convergence of supervisory approaches, the Agency should carry out the technical assessments needed for the Commission to establish compliance and allowing the Commission to decide, based on technical assessments, on the registration of space service providers in the Union and on any supervisory measures. For this purpose, a Register should be set-up at Union level. |
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| (43) The competent authorities of a Member State should accept and recognise the authorisations issued by the competent authorities of other Member States, as regards the matters which are covered by this Regulation. At the same time, full transparency of national requirements that may be laid down by Member States should be ensured, including for stricter requirements that may be necessary to safeguarding the safety, resilience or environmental sustainability of an operation or a launch carried out on their territories in respect to a space mission carried out by space operators authorised in their own Member State of establishment. Such information should be provided through a common Information Portal. | (43) The competent authorities of a Member State should accept and recognise the authorisations issued by the competent authorities of other Member States, as regards the matters which are covered by this Regulation. At the same time, full transparency of national requirements that may be laid down by Member States should be ensured, including for stricter requirements that may be necessary to safeguarding the safety, resilience or environmental sustainability of an operation or a launch carried out on their territories in respect to a space mission carried out by space operators authorised in their own Member State of establishment. Such information should be provided through a one-stop shop. |
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| (45) Conformity of space objects with the requirements of this Regulation should be presumed both for space services providers established in the Union, since such conformity has been verified by the national competent authorities when issuing the authorisation, and for space service providers established in a third country for which a decision of equivalence has been granted by the Commission. | (45) Conformity of space objects with the requirements of this Regulation should be presumed both for space services providers established in the Union, since such conformity has been verified by the national competent authorities when issuing the authorisation, and for space service providers established in a third country for which a decision of equivalence has been granted by the Commission or with which it has signed a mutual recognition agreement. |
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| (51) Space operators should benefit from dedicated exemptions from the rules laid down in the different areas covered by this Regulation. When carrying out research space missions, they should be exempted from certain rules on safety. Similarly, space operators that qualify as small-sized enterprises or are research or education institutions should apply a simplified risk management focusing on critical assets and addressing main risks. In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) space missions should also be exempted from the calculation of the environmental footprint (EF) of space activities. | (51) Space operators should benefit from dedicated exemptions from the rules laid down in the different areas covered by this Regulation. When carrying out research space missions, they should be exempted from certain rules on safety. Similarly, space operators that are research or education institutions should apply a simplified risk management focusing on critical assets and addressing main risks. In-Orbit Demonstration and Validation (IOD/IOV) space missions should also be exempted from the calculation of the environmental footprint (EF) of space activities. |
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| (58a) Under the European Cooperation for Space Standardisation (ECSS) charter, the European space sector shall be organised in such a way as to develop, adopt and apply ECSS standards for the design, development and manufacture of space systems. The ECSS standardisation system provides a common framework through which the supplier industry and institutional customers shall set common standards that mitigate contractual and programmatic risks for all parties. The standardisation and development activities referred to in this act must, therefore, be carried out in coordination with the ECSS. |
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| (62a) Space situational awareness (SSA) is an essential component of the EU space programme. Union space situational awareness service providers play a strategic role in ensuring the security, resilience and sustainability of space activities. Their orbital-tracking, collision-avoidance and risk-mitigation capabilities help ensure the smooth functioning of the EU’s space ecosystem. |
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| (62b) The Commission should establish a certification framework for SSA and in-space collision avoidance (CA) service providers, enabling their formal recognition and integration into the EU space safety ecosystem. |
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| (97a) In order to capitalise on the parallel work carried out by the ESA on lifecycle analysis and by the Commission on standards relating to the environmental footprint of space products, a correspondence matrix should be established jointly by the ESA and the Commission between the two methodologies. |
This proposes linking the environmental footprint calculation methodologies developed by the Commission and the European Space Agency by means of a correspondence matrix.
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| (128) The Union Space Labelling Schemes should bridge the current gaps resulting from the coexistence of different standards or undeveloped practices, thereby helping to building a common approach. A Union Space Labelling Scheme should be developed with the involvement of Member States, the Union Space Label Group (EUSLG) and the Stakeholder Space Label Group (SSLG), under the lead of the Commission, supported by the Agency. The EUSLG should consist of representatives of competent authorities in the space sector and other relevant national authorities while the SSLG should consist of representatives from industry organisations and academia. | (128) The Union Space Labelling Schemes should bridge the current gaps resulting from the coexistence of different standards or undeveloped practices, thereby helping to building a common approach. A Union Space Labelling Scheme should be developed with the involvement of Member States, the ESA, the Union Space Label Group (EUSLG) and the Stakeholder Space Label Group (SSLG), under the lead of the Commission, supported by the Agency. The EUSLG should consist of representatives of competent authorities in the space sector and other relevant national authorities while the SSLG should consist of representatives from industry organisations and academia. |
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| (131a) With a view to enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to fulfil the requirements laid down in this Regulation, the Commission should set up a one-stop shop to provide them with resilience maturity assessment services, assistance in drafting upgrade action plans, audits and regular threat simulation exercises. |
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| (135) To ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to grant, on the basis of a detailed assessment, equivalence decisions, to grant derogations for launchers where a public interest condition is met, to allow a third country public entity to provide space services or space-based data in the Union until the conclusion of international agreements, to develop measures for launch collision avoidance, casualty risk at launch and re-entry, launcher space debris mitigation, spacecraft trackability, orbital traffic rules, spacecraft positioning in orbit, spacecraft space debris mitigation, spacecraft constellations, to specify the content and templates for reporting of significant incidents, to specify the method of calculation and verification of the EF of space activities and the templates and content for the reporting as regards the Environmental Footprint Declaration, to specify the design principles for SSIs and Composable and Exchangeable Functional Satellite Modules for ISOS, to lay down the common specifications covering the technical requirements for the e-certificate and for the dark and quiet skies, to lay down templates for the Union Space Label Schemes and to adopt new or amended Union Space Labelling Schemes. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 . | (135) To ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to grant, on the basis of a detailed assessment, equivalence decisions, to grant exceptional derogations for launchers where no operational alternative is available and where public interest conditions are met, to allow a third country public entity to provide space services or space-based data in the Union until the conclusion of international agreements, to develop measures for launch collision avoidance, casualty risk at launch and re-entry, launcher space debris mitigation, spacecraft trackability, orbital traffic rules, spacecraft positioning in orbit, spacecraft space debris mitigation, spacecraft constellations, to specify the content and templates for reporting of significant incidents, to specify the method of calculation and verification of the EF of space activities and the templates and content for the reporting as regards the Environmental Footprint Declaration, to specify the design principles for SSIs and Composable and Exchangeable Functional Satellite Modules for ISOS, to lay down the common specifications covering the technical requirements for the e-certificate and for the dark and quiet skies, to lay down templates for the Union Space Label Schemes and to adopt new or amended Union Space Labelling Schemes. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council17 . |
| 17 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 Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj). | 17 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 Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/182/oj). |
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| (139a) The Union should help meet this Regulation’s objectives on security, resilience, environmental sustainability, the competitiveness of European space services and support for small and medium-sized enterprises by means of a long-term increase in the budget allocated to the Union space programme under the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the European Competitiveness Fund (2025/0555(COD)), in accordance with Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. |
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| 3. Member States shall provide all the relevant information regarding the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 through the Information Portal established in accordance with Article 110. | 3. Member States shall provide all the relevant information regarding the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 through the one-stop shop established in accordance with Article 110. |
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| (3) ‘constellation’ means a group of space objects consisting of at least 10 operational spacecraft, but not more than 99 of those spacecraft, working together for a common space mission, subject to a predefined orbital deployment plan; | (3) ‘constellation’ ‘constellation’ means a group of space objects on a mission and working together for a common space mission, subject to a predefined orbital deployment plan; |
This serves, firstly, to remove the minimum requirement of 10 objects for constellations, as it is arbitrary. What is more, the minimum threshold included in the definition of a mega-constellation means that there is no need for a maximum threshold here. Lastly, the amendment aims to exclude satellites that are in the process of being placed into or out of orbit from calculations.
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| (f) operations that entail the monitoring of space debris; | (f) operations that entail the monitoring of the entire space environment, including active objects; |
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| (14a) ‘Union SSA service provider’ shall mean any entity which is recognised by the Agency and established in a Member State and offers data or services aimed at enhancing space safety in connection with the detection, tracking and classification of space objects, collision avoidance, orbital data analysis, fragmentation and re-entry of space objects into the atmosphere, space weather events and near-Earth objects; |
The objective is for the Regulation to recognise all SSA services with a view to fostering their development within the Union.
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| (25) ‘research and education institution’ means a space services provider which carries out space activities for experimental purposes, whether or not exploiting the results of that research for commercial purposes; | (25) ‘research and education institution’ means a space service provider which carries out either space activities for the exclusive purposes of experimental scientific research, or educational activities that also encompass scientific research work |
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| (28) ‘entities applying a simplified risk management’ means space operators that are small enterprises or research or education institutions and apply the simplified risk management referred in Article 10(3) and in Article 15(2); | (28) ‘entities applying a simplified risk management’ means space operators that are research or education institutions and apply the simplified risk management referred in Article 10(3) and in Article 15(2); |
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| (31) ‘launch service’ means a service intended to place a space object in orbit, including launch attempts; | (31) ‘launch service’ means a service intended to place a space object in orbit, including launch attempts, re-entry, recovery and reuse of stages; |
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| (32) ‘launch site’ means a location on Earth, that is part of the ground segment of space infrastructure, from which the launch of a space object takes place; | (32) ‘launch site’ means a location on Earth, that is part of the ground segment of space infrastructure, from which the launch or landing of a space object takes place; |
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| An authorisation shall be issued by the competent authority of the Member State in which the applicant is established and, as applicable, by the competent authority of the Member State where that applicant intends to operate or respectively launch, if different from the Member State of establishment. | An authorisation shall be issued by the competent authority of the Member State in which the applicant is established and by the competent authority of the Member State where that applicant intends to launch. |
Aims to streamline authorisation arrangements while retaining the authorisation issued by the launching states, whose citizens’ lives may be jeopardised as part of the space operations.
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| Member States that intend to make use of the system referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall ensure that qualified technical bodies for space activities are established on their territory. | Member States that intend to make use of the system referred to in paragraph 1, point (a), shall ensure that the qualified technical bodies for space activities are established on EU territory. |
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| For the purposes of carrying out technical assessments on any matters covered by Title IV, Chapters I to V, Member States shall use qualified technical bodies for space activities established in their territory. | For the purposes of carrying out technical assessments on any matters covered by Title IV, Chapters I to V, Member States shall use qualified technical bodies for space activities established on their territory or designated by another Member State on its territory. |
Aims to enable Member States to call upon the technical body of another Member State as part of enhanced bilateral cooperation between two states.
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| Where the Union space operator intends to carry out a space mission that entails the launch of a satellite constellation, it shall submit to the competent authority an application for a single authorisation covering the launch or, as applicable, the launch and operation, in respect to all satellites that are part of the constellation, provided that all of the following conditions are met: | Where the Union space operator intends to carry out a space mission that entails the launch of a satellite constellation, it shall submit to the competent authority an application for a single authorisation covering the launch or, as applicable, the launch and operation, in respect to all satellites that are part of the constellation, provided all satellites due to be launched as part of the space mission in question are similar and perform the same tasks. |
Aims to simplify the conditions for obtaining authorisation for a constellation, without requiring a single launch site and dispensing with the need to make a new application for each minor change to the design of the satellite.
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| (a) all satellites planned to be launched under the respective space mission are identical and perform the same tasks in the same manner; | deleted |
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| (b) the launch of all satellites is planned to be carried out through the same launch vehicle and from the same launch site. | deleted |
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| Third country spacecraft operators shall be subject to the requirements applicable to the Union spacecraft operators laid down in Articles 62, 66, 67, 69 to 73, 75 to 92, and 96 to 100. | Third country spacecraft operators shall be subject to the requirements applicable to Union spacecraft operators. |
The principle laid down in this proposal for a regulation is that operators from third countries must abide by the same rules as EU operators.
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| (a) subscribe to a public or commercial collision avoidance space services provider; | (a) subscribe to a certified public or commercial collision avoidance space services provider; |
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| 2. Third country launch operators and third country launch site operators shall be subject to the requirements applicable to the Union launch operators and launch site operators laid down in Articles 61, 75 to 92, and 96 to 100. | 2. Third country launch operators and third country launch site operators shall be subject to the requirements applicable to Union launch operators and launch site operators. |
The principle laid down in this proposal for a regulation is that operators from third countries must abide by the same rules as EU operators.
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| 3. Third country ISOS providers shall be subject to the requirements applicable to the Union ISOS providers laid down in Article 101. | 3. Third country ISOS providers shall be subject to the requirements applicable to Union ISOS providers. |
The principle laid down in this proposal for a regulation is that operators from third countries must abide by the same rules as EU operators.
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| 4. Third country collision avoidance space services providers shall be subject to the requirements applicable to the Union collision avoidance space services providers laid down in Articles 102 and 103. | 4. Third country collision avoidance space services providers shall be subject to the requirements applicable to Union collision avoidance space services providers. |
The principle laid down in this proposal for a regulation is that operators from third countries must abide by the same rules as EU operators.
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| 8a. For third-country space operators registered with URSO, the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access to enable the authorising officer responsible, OLAF and the Court of Auditors to exercise their respective powers in full. As for OLAF, such rights shall include the right to carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections as provided for in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013. |
Aims to ensure OLAF and the Court of Auditors may exercise their rights to investigate third-country operators participating in Union programmes, in line with EU on the Union space programme and the ‘Secure Connectivity’ Regulation.
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| A Member State may request the Commission to adopt a decision allowing the Agency to register a third country launch operator which does not comply with one or more of the conditions referred to in Article 15(2), if the public interest conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are met. | A Member State may request the Commission to adopt a decision exempting a third country launch operator which does not comply with one or more of the conditions referred to in Article 15(2) from the obligation to register with URSO in order to allow it to make a single launch attempt, if the public interest conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are met. |
These amendments aim to limit the use of launch operators that do not comply with the standards set by this Regulation to situations where no alternative is available within the Union or using operators registered with URSO, for missions that are essential to government or EU space programmes. The exceptional nature of this derogation justifies its limitation to a single launch. The wording proposed by the Commission could also encourage Member States to make use of these derogations.
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| For Union-owned assets, the Commission shall, on its own initiative, assess whether the public interest condition referred to in paragraph 2 is met. | For Union-owned assets, the Commission shall assess and consult with Member States at the Council to determine whether the public interest conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are met, in a manner in compliance with the requirements of Regulation 2021/696, Regulation 2023/588 and the [Regulation on the European Competitiveness Fund]. |
The aims is for Member States to be able to give their opinion on exemptions granted as part of the EU space programme. As such, the definition of the public interest condition should be based on the rules governing the EU space programme.
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| 2. As regards launch services, a Member State shall demonstrate that the launch services provided by a third country launch operator facilitate the access to, and the use of, space, when the following cumulative conditions are met: | 2. As regards launch services, a Member State shall demonstrate that the launch services provided by a third country launch operator are essential for the access to, and the use of, space, when the following cumulative conditions are met: |
The aim is to limit the use of launch operators that do not comply with the standards set by this Regulation to situations where no alternative is available within the Union or using operators registered with URSO, for missions that are essential to government or EU space programmes.
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| (a) no readily available substitute or realistic alternative exist in the Union to the launch services provided by the respective third country launch operator; | (a) no available substitute exists in the Union to the launch services provided by the respective third country launch operator to carry out the relevant launch attempt; |
The aim is to limit the use of launch operators that do not comply with the standards set by this Regulation to situations where no alternative is available within the Union or using operators registered with URSO, for missions that are essential to government or EU space programmes.
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| (b) the launch services provided by the respective third country launch operator promote the technological capabilities of strategic importance for the Union or Member States. | (b) the launch services provided by the respective third country launch operator promote the technological capabilities of strategic importance for the Union or Member States; |
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| (ba) the launch services provided by the respective third country launch operator are necessary for the operation of government or EU services. |
The aim is to limit the use of launch operators that do not comply with the standards set by this Regulation to situations where no alternative is available within the Union or using operators registered with URSO, for missions that are essential to government or EU space programmes.
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| The application regarding a third country launch operator shall propose, where possible, alternative mitigating measures to ensure that the objectives pursued by the requirements referred to in Article 15(2), for which a derogation is requested, are achieved or are at least partially achieved. | The application regarding a third country launch operator shall propose alternative mitigating measures to ensure that the objectives pursued by the requirements referred to in Article 15(2), for which a derogation is requested, are achieved or are at least partially achieved. |
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| Within 2 months from the receipt of the technical assessment issued by the Agency pursuant to paragraph 4, the Commission shall, on the basis of that technical assessment, either adopt a decision granting a derogation to the respective third country launch operator, where the Commission concludes that the public interest condition referred to in paragraph 2 is met, or a decision refusing to grant such a derogation where it concludes that that public interest condition is not met. | Within 2 months from the receipt of the technical assessment issued by the Agency pursuant to paragraph 4, the Commission shall, on the basis of that technical assessment, either adopt a decision granting a derogation to the respective third country launch operator, where the Commission concludes that the public interest conditions referred to in paragraph 2 are met, or a decision refusing to grant such a derogation where it concludes that these public interest conditions are not met. |
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| 5a. The decisions referred to in paragraph 5 shall be valid for a single space mission. |
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| 6. When the Commission grants, pursuant to paragraph 5, first subparagraph, a derogation to a third country launch operator, it shall in parallel grant a derogation to the Union space operator using the launch services of the respective third country launch operator. | deleted |
The wording proposed by the Commission implies that the exemptions granted to launch services also apply to the payload. It is therefore proposed that this paragraph be deleted, as such exemptions for satellites are in no way justified.
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| The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall apply until the date when an international agreement concluded with the respective third country takes effect, governing the conditions for a third country public entity to provide space services or space-based data in the Union, or until the date where the Commission has adopted an equivalence decision as regards that third country, whichever is the earliest. | The decision referred to in the first subparagraph shall apply until the date when an international agreement concluded with the respective third country takes effect, governing the conditions for a third country public entity to provide space services or space-based data in the Union, or is suspended until the date where the Commission has adopted an equivalence decision as regards that third country for the duration of that decision, whichever is the earliest. |
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| Depending on the complexity of the contractual adaptations that may be required, the date of withdrawal of registration shall be no later than 16 months from the date of adoption of the decision of withdrawal. | Depending on the complexity of the contractual adaptations that may be required, the date of withdrawal of registration shall be no later than 12 months from the date of adoption of the decision of withdrawal. |
A period of 12 months is largely sufficient, given the predictability of the law permitted by this Regulation and the procedure referred to in this Article.
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| Provision of space services and space-based data in the Union | Provision and procurement of space services and space-based data in the Union |
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| 2a. When procuring space services or space data, contracting authorities shall verify the presence of the electronic certificate referred to in Article 25 and may only select an operator if it is subject to the effective supervision set out in this Regulation; they shall further ensure that the critical control and processing functions required are located in the Union and that the operator is not subject to legal or operational control by a third country that could impinge upon security, resilience or compliance with this Regulation. |
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| 1. Member States shall notify to the Commission all designated qualified technical bodies for space activities established on their territory. For the purpose of this notification, they shall use the New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations (NANDO) information management system. | 1. Member States shall notify to the Commission all designated qualified technical bodies for space activities established on EU territory. For the purpose of this notification, they shall use the New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations (NANDO) information management system. |
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| (ga) set out protocols for integrating SSA data from certified European industrial suppliers into public orbital traffic systems and alert mechanisms in the event of a high-interest event; |
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| (qa) Assist the national authorities afforded competence under Regulation (EU) 2019/452 in the procedures referred to in Article 95a. | |
| (An amendment may be required following the revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/452, which is currently in the process of interinstitutional negotiation.) |
Entrusts the Agency with assisting the competent authorities in the procedures and assessments provided for in the Regulation establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investment in the Union.
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| 1. Where the Commission and the Agency cannot fulfil their tasks set out in this Regulation by means of interaction with the legal representatives referred to in Article 23 of the space services providers referred to in Article 48(1), point (b), the Commission and the Agency may carry out on-site inspections at the business premises, land or property of space services providers referred to in Article 48(1), point (b), which are located outside the Union, if all the following conditions are met: | 1. Where the Commission and the Agency cannot fulfil their tasks set out in this Regulation by means of interaction with the legal representatives referred to in Article 23 of the space services providers referred to in Article 48(1), point (b), the Commission and the Agency may carry out on-site inspections at the business premises, land or property of space services providers referred to in Article 48(1), point (b), which are located outside the Union, if the competent authority in the third country has been officially notified by the Agency and has not raised any objections in this regard. |
Aims to enable the Agency and the Commission to conduct investigations without conferring veto powers on the space operators concerned.
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| (a) the concerned space services provider referred to in Article 48(1), point (b), consents to the conduct of an inspection in a third country; and | deleted |
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| (b) the relevant third country authority has been officially notified by the Agency and raised no objection thereto. | deleted |
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| (a) Article 66, for research spacecraft intended to be placed in an orbit above the limit prescribed in that Article and below 600 km, where: | (a) Article 66, for research spacecraft intended to be placed in an orbit above the limit prescribed in that Article and below 400 km, where: |
As the International Space Station is at an altitude of 400 km, exemptions to safety rules should be kept to a minimum as human lives are at stake.
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| 3a. Operators shall be granted access to certified European SSA service providers, regardless of their country of establishment, in order to ensure consistent orbital coverage and risk mitigation. |
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| Article 75a | |
| Critical dependencies and resolution | |
| 1. EU space operators shall establish an inventory of critical assets of non-European origin with a view to facilitate analysis of the space mission’s level of dependency. EU space operators shall assess their dependencies as part of their risk analysis and report on them to the competent national authority. | |
| 2. When a competent national authority grants an exemption pursuant to Article 24 of Regulation (EU) 2021/696 [or Article 69 of the proposed regulation on the European Competitiveness Fund], it shall be reported to the Agency [or the other entity responsible for consolidation], which may ascertain whether that dependency is compatible with the Union market and falls within the eligible actions provided for in Article 67 of the European Fund for Competitiveness in order to remedy that situation. | |
| (An amendment may be necessary when the Regulation on the European Competitiveness Fund is adopted.) |
Aims to foster, in line with the Regulation on the Union Space Programme and the future Regulation on the Competitiveness Fund, documentation of the Union’s critical dependencies and the systematisation of remedial measures.
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| Article 95a | |
| Oversight of foreign investment in EU space operators | |
| 1. EU space operators that are authorised by a competent national authority or that have been allocated funds by the Commission, the Agency or an entity responsible for implementing the EU space programme under Regulation (EU) 2023/588 or [the proposed Regulation on the European Competitiveness Fund] shall inform the competent national authority under Regulation (EU) 2019/452 and the Agency of any foreign investments made or planned in them. | |
| 2. Where appropriate, the Agency shall assist the competent national authority under Regulation (EU) 2019/452 and the European Commission in the investment screening procedure. |
(See the provisions resulting from adoption of the Regulation on the Competitiveness Fund and the revision of Regulation 2019/452.)
Aims to ensure consistency with the Regulation establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investment in the Union and to entrust the Agency with assisting the competent authorities in screening procedures.
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| 1. The Commission shall make use of the disaggregated datasets referred to in Article 99, exclusively for the purposes of informing policymaking activities, of providing regulatory updates, and for the creation of derived datasets. | 1. The Commission shall make use of the disaggregated datasets referred to in Article 99, in accordance with the principle of business confidentiality and exclusively for the purposes of informing policymaking activities, of providing regulatory updates, and for the creation of derived datasets. |
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| When preparing the standardisation requests referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission may take into account existing European or international standards in place or under development, to simplify the development of standards, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. | When preparing the standardisation requests referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall take into account existing European or international standards in place or under development, to simplify the development of standards, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. |
Aims to take account of current standards upheld by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.
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| 1. The Commission may adopt, on the basis of a detailed assessment, an equivalence decision, by means of implementing acts, in accordance with Article 114(2), stating that the legal and supervisory framework of a third country ensures that the third country space operators established in that third country comply with legally binding requirements that are equivalent to the requirements laid down in this Regulation and are subject to an effective supervision and enforcement in that third country. | 1. The Commission may adopt, on the basis of a detailed assessment, an equivalence decision, by means of a delegated act, in accordance with Article 113, stating that the legal and supervisory framework of a third country ensures that the third country space operators established in that third country comply with legally binding requirements that are equivalent to the requirements laid down in this Regulation and are subject to an effective supervision and enforcement in that third country. |
| (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) |
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| 1a. The equivalence decision referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid for a period not exceeding one year. It may be renewed twice. | |
| (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) |
The aim is to impose a set validity period on equivalence decisions. Such decisions should enable the Union to effect a transition between the general regime and the negotiation of a mutual recognition agreement with the Union’s partners. The principle should be that facilities for importing space services into the Union should be accompanied by facilities for exporting space services from the Union.
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| A decision shall specify whether it is granted for a definite period. | A decision shall specify its duration and expiry date. |
For the purposes of consistency with the amendment setting a validity period for equivalence decisions.
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| Where the legal and supervisory framework of a third country ceases to be equivalent, the Commission shall repeal the equivalence decision concerned. | Where the legal and supervisory framework of a third country ceases to be equivalent or the agreements referred to in paragraph 5 are no longer complied with, the Commission shall repeal the equivalence decision concerned before the expiry date referred to in paragraph 3. |
Aims to enable the Commission to repeal an equivalence decision if the competent authorities of the third country fail to cooperate in upholding technical agreements and exchanging information with the Agency.
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| 6a. If a Member State identifies an imbalance or a risk to the EU’s technological sovereignty caused by the legal and supervisory framework of a third country that has been recognised as equivalent under paragraph 1, it shall provide a report detailing the issue and refer the matter to the Commission. | |
| The Commission shall then conduct an assessment, in cooperation with the Agency, and if necessary repeal the decision, as set out in paragraph 6, within two months. |
From an international law perspective, the space sector falls within the purview of Member States. The proposal is thus to enable Member States to appeal against an equivalence decision and refer the matter to the Commission with supporting documentation if they find that the equivalence decision causes an imbalance or represents a danger to their technological sovereignty or that of the Union. The Commission shall therefore examine the legal framework declared to be equivalent and may decide, where appropriate, to repeal the decision.
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| (a) facilitating the mutual recognition of rules on matters covered by this Regulation; | (a) mutual recognition of rules on matters covered by this Regulation; |
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| (b) facilitating the mutual recognition of technical assessments carried out by qualified technical bodies for space activities and by relevant authorities and technical bodies of third countries; | (b) mutual recognition of technical assessments carried out by qualified technical bodies for space activities and by relevant authorities and technical bodies of third countries; |
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| (c) setting out the details and procedures for the derogation for launch services referred to in Article 19; | deleted |
The mutual recognition of legal and supervisory frameworks between the two parties to such a cooperation agreement dispenses with the need for derogations under Article 19.
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| (ba) the provision of support services by means of the one-stop shop referred to in Article 110, including resilience maturity assessment services, proposals for upgrade action plans, audits and regular threat simulation exercises to assist them with correct implementation and reduce the costs incurred as a result of the requirements set out in Title IV, Chapters I and II by space operators that are small and medium-sized enterprises. |
The aim is for implementation of the Regulation to encompass support to small and medium-sized enterprises in applying the newly created security and resilience rules.
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| Information portal | One-stop shop |
The aim is to establish a one-stop shop that takes over the tasks initially entrusted to the information portal. The one-stop shop shall be set up by the Commission, but not be run by the Commission alone, or will be integrated into an existing structure. One of one-stop shop’s main tasks will be to assist SMEs in capacity-building and complying with the provisions of this Regulation, in particular with regard to its ‘security’ and ‘resilience’ pillars.
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| 1. The Commission, with the support of the Agency, shall set-up and manage an Information Portal in support of this Regulation (‘Information Portal’). | 1. The Commission, with the support of the Agency, shall set-up and manage a one-stop shop in support of this Regulation (‘one-stop shop’). |
| (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) |
The aim is to establish a one-stop shop that takes over the tasks initially entrusted to the information portal. The one-stop shop shall be set up by the Commission, but not be run by the Commission alone, or will be integrated into an existing structure. One of one-stop shop’s main tasks will be to assist SMEs in capacity-building and complying with the provisions of this Regulation, in particular with regard to its ‘security’ and ‘resilience’ pillars.
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| 2. The Information Portal shall carry out the following tasks: | 2. The one-stop shop shall carry out the following tasks: |
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| (a) assist space operators in the implementation of this Regulation; | (a) assist space operators in the implementation of this Regulation, with priority afforded to space operators that are small and medium-sized enterprises, by coordinating the provision of the support services referred to in Article 109(3); |
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| The Commission shall ensure the interoperability of such helpdesk portals with the Information Portal. | The Commission shall ensure the interoperability of such helpdesk portals with the one-stop shop. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 2a. For the purposes of determining the requirements set out in points (b), (c), (d) and (g) referred to in paragraph 2, the following elements shall be taken into account: | |
| (a) the most significant environmental impacts, in particular the impact on climate change, the impact on nature and biodiversity, energy and resource consumption, generation of waste, emissions to all environmental media, pollution through physical effects and use and release of hazardous substances; | |
| (b) the substitution of hazardous substances by safer substances, as such or via the use of alternative materials or designs, wherever it is technically feasible; | |
| (c) the potential to reduce environmental impacts due to durability and reusability of products; | |
| (d) the net environmental balance between the environmental benefits and burdens, including health and safety aspects, at the various life stages of the products | |
| (e) where appropriate, social and ethical aspects, e.g. by making reference to related international conventions and agreements such as relevant ILO standards and codes of conduct; |
Aims to further clarify the requirements set out in paragraph 2 by incorporating the aspects of Regulation No 66/2010 on the EU Ecolabel that are relevant to the space sector.
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| The three aforementioned levels of protection shall be determined by the Agency using technical metric criteria in an implementing act, in accordance with the lifecycle analysis and lifecycle assessment methodologies described in Chapter III. |
Aims to ask the Agency to specify clearly identified and measurable criteria defining the concepts of ‘basic’, ‘substantial’ and ‘high, in order to make these criteria more easily understandable for operators and manufacturers.
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| 3. Based on the Agency’s assessment, the Commission shall decide, by means of implementing acts, on the applications. | 3. Based on the Agency’s assessment, the Commission shall decide, by means of implementing acts, on the applications, in accordance with the criteria set out in Article 111, with a view to making the Union space label an incentive for access to Union funding. |
Aims to make the Union space label an incentive to jointly promote the objectives of sustainability and competitiveness. The long-term objective could be to make it a precondition for access to Union funding.
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| 2. The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Article 41(3), Article 44(3), Article 56(9), first subparagraph, Article 70(4), Article 78(3), Article 79(4), Article 82(4), Article 83(5), Article 84(5), Article 85(4), Article 86(4), Article 92(4), Article 93(7), second subparagraph, Article 101(4), first subparagraph, and Article 109(2), second subparagraph, shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 1 January 2027. | 2. The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to in Article 41(3), Article 44(3), Article 56(9), first subparagraph, Article 70(4), Article 78(3), Article 79(4), Article 82(4), Article 83(5), Article 84(5), Article 85(4), Article 86(4), Article 92(4), Article 93(7), second subparagraph, Article 101(4), first subparagraph, Article 105(1) and Article 109(2), second subparagraph, shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from 1 January 2027. |
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| The delegation of power referred to Article 41(3), Article 44(3), Article 56(9), first subparagraph, Article 70(4), Article 78(3), Article 79(4), Article 82(4), Article 83(5), Article 84(5), Article 85(4), Article 86(4), Article 92(4), Article 93(7), second subparagraph, Article 101(4), first subparagraph and Article 109(2), second subparagraph, may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. | The delegation of power referred to Article 41(3), Article 44(3), Article 56(9), first subparagraph, Article 70(4), Article 78(3), Article 79(4), Article 82(4), Article 83(5), Article 84(5), Article 85(4), Article 86(4), Article 92(4), Article 93(7), second subparagraph, Article 101(4), first subparagraph, Article 105(1) and Article 109(2), second subparagraph, may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 7. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 41(3), Article 44(3),Article 56(9), first subparagraph, Article 70(4), Article 78(3), Article 79(4), Article 82(4), Article 83(5), Article 84(5), Article 85(4), Article 86(4), Article 92(4), Article 93(7), second subparagraph, Article 101(4), first subparagraph and Article 109(2), second subparagraph, shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. | 7. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 41(3), Article 44(3),Article 56(9), first subparagraph, Article 70(4), Article 78(3), Article 79(4), Article 82(4), Article 83(5), Article 84(5), Article 85(4), Article 86(4), Article 92(4), Article 93(7), second subparagraph, Article 101(4), first subparagraph, Article 105(1) and Article 109(2), second subparagraph, shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of 2 months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by 2 months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council. |
| Text proposed by the Commission | Amendment |
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| 3a. No later than 1 January 2032, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the thresholds set out in Articles 5(3), (4) and (5) defining what constitutes respectively a ‘constellation’, ‘mega-constellation’ and ‘giga-constellation’ and shall, if necessary, submit a proposal to update those thresholds. |
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Annex: declaration of input 4 blocks
Pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he included in his opinion input on matters pertaining to the subject of the file that he received, in the preparation of the draft opinion, from the following interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from the following representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies:
| 1. Interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register |
| ASD-Eurospace |
| Eutelsat |
| Global Satellite Operators Association |
| ARIANEGROUP |
| OHB |
| Alliance NewSpace France |
| Agence spatiale européenne |
| 2. Representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies |
Where natural persons are identified in the list by their name, by their function or by both, the rapporteur for opinion declares that he has submitted to the natural persons concerned the European Parliament’s Data Protection Notice No 484 (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/data-protect/index.do), which sets out the conditions applicable to the processing of their personal data and the rights linked to that processing.
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