Reference documents

Legislation

Programme implementation

• 2011 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems [249 KB]
• 2008 - Regulation (EC) n° 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo)

European GNSS Agency

• 2013 - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 912/2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency
• 2010 - Regulation (EU) N° 912/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 setting up the European GNSS Agency, repealing Council Regulation (EC) N° 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio navigation programmes and amending Regulation (EC) n° 683/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council.

Public Regulated Service

• 2011 - Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the rules for access to the public regulated service provided by the global navigation satellite system established under the Galileo programme

Security

• 2004 - Council Joint Action 2004/552/CFSP of 12 July 2004 on aspects of the operation of the European satellite radio-navigation system affecting the security of the European Union

Commission Expert Groups

• 2010 - Commission Decision of 6 October 2010 setting up the group of experts on the mission evolution of the European navigation satellite systems, the 'Mission Evolution Advisory Group'
• 2009 - Commission Decision of 20 April 2009 establishing an expert group on the security of the European GNSS systems

Background

Mid-term review of the GNSS programmes implementation

• 2011 - Report from the Commission: Mid-term review of the European satellite radio navigation programmes

GNSS Applications

• 2010 - Commission action plan on GNSS applications

Re-profiling

• 2007 - Political go-ahead for Galileo - Transport Council [15 KB]
• 2007 - Council Resolution on Galileo [128 KB]
• 2007 - Communication from the Commission: Progressing Galileo: re-profiling the European GNSS Programmes
• 2007 - Communication from the Commission: Galileo at a cross-road: the implementation of the European GNSS programmes

Initial set up

• 2006 - Council Regulation (EC) 1942/2006 amending Regulation (EC) 1321 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes
• 2006 - Council Regulation (EC) 1943/2006 amending Regulation (EC) 876/2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking
• 2004 - Council Regulation (EC) 1321/2004 on the establishment of structures for the management of the European satellite radio-navigation programmes
• 2002 - Council Regulation (EC) 876/2002 setting up the Galileo Joint Undertaking

 

• 2004 - Commission Communication: Progress report on the Galileo research programme as at the beginning of 2004
• 2004 - Conclusion of the Transport Council 2004 [343 KB]
• 2003 - Commission Communication: Integration of the EGNOS programme in the Galileo programme
• 2002 - Council conclusions on Galileo [77 KB] (December)
• 2002 - Council conclusions on Galileo [212 KB] (March)
• 2002 - Commission Communication: State of progress of the Galileo programme
• 2001 - Commission working document: Progress report on the Galileo programme [77 KB]
• 2000 - Commission Communication: Galileo
• 1999 - Commission Communication: Galileo - Involving Europe in a new Generation of Satellite Navigation Services

International

• 2013 - first Interim Report of the EU-U.S. Technical Subgroup on ARAIM: "EU-U.S. Cooperation on Satellite Navigation, Working Group C, ARAIM Technical Subgroup, Interim Report Issue 1.0, December 19, 2012 [945 KB] ."
• 2010 - Cooperation agreement with Norway
• 2004 - Agreement with the USA [127 KB] . See also: Combined performances for open GPS/Galileo receivers [5 MB]
• 2004 - Framework Agreement with the European Space Agency