Public consultation on applications of EU satellite navigation programmes (Galileo and EGNOS)
Related topics
Single market and standards Industry Entrepreneurship and SMEs Electrical engineering Access to finance for SMEs Aeronautics industries Automotive Defence industries Maritime industries SpaceDeadline: 14/07/2013
Policy Field
Enterprise, Industrial competitiveness, Space
Target group(s)
Citizens, enterprises and organisations are welcome to contribute to this consultation. Anyone who directly or indirectly uses or plans to use GNSS services in the provision of services or production of goods or has a particular interest in GNSS services is strongly encouraged to participate.
Period of consultation
From 22.04.2013 to 14.07.2013. This consultation is now closed
Objective of the consultation
The objective of this public consultation is to obtain input and a broader range of views on the way the European Commission should maximise and ensure the market uptake of GNSS downstream applications and of the European GNSS downstream applications in particular.
How to submit your contribution
You are invited to comment on the questions raised on the consultation document (71 kB) by sending your contribution to the e-mail address corresponding to your type of organisation:
- For public institutions/governments: GROW-GNSS-consultation-pub@ec.europa.eu
- For businesses: GROW-GNSS-consultation-org@ec.europa.eu
- For citizens: GROW-GNSS-consultation-cit@ec.europa.eu
Please submit your response to this public consultation at the latest by 14 July 2013.
It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.
In the interests of transparency, organisations (including, for example, NGOs, trade associations and commercial enterprises) are invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Transparency Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct.
The Commission asks organisations who wish to submit comments in the context of public consultations to provide the Commission and the public at large with information about whom and what they represent. If an organisation decides not to provide this information, it is the Commission's stated policy to list the contribution as part of the individual contributions. (Consultation Standards, see COM (2002) 704, and Communication on ETI Follow-up, see COM (2007) 127 of 21/03/2007). |
View the consultation document (questionnaire)
Contact details
responsible service | European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry, Unit H3 – EU Satellite Navigation Applications and International Affairs |
GROW-EU-SAT-NAV-APPL-INTL-AFFAIRS@ec.europa.eu | |
postal address | European Commission, BREY 07/335 B-1049 Brussels |
View the contributions
- Contributions from private individuals
(374 kB)
- Contributions from businesses
(7 MB)
Results of consultation and next steps
All received contributions will be published on the website of DG Enterprise as well as a summary report with an overview of the received contributions.
Based on the information gathered through the public consultation, the Commission will identify more precisely the issues to address and will draw conclusions as to the set of actions to take to maximize the market uptake of GNSS applications.
Reference documents
- Regulation (EC) No 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)
- Commission Staff Working Paper Impact Assessment accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (2014-2020); SEC(2011)1446 final
- Commission staff working document - Summary of the impact assessment - Accompanying document to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Action Plan on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Applications {COM(2010)308} {SEC(2010)717}
- Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Action Plan on Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Applications SEC(2010)716 SEC(2010)717
- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and the Council; COM(2011) 451 final
- 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 protection