Explanatory Memorandum to COM(2011)124 - Conclusion of the Agreement on the promotion, provision and use of GALILEO and GPS satellite based navigation systems and related applications with the USA

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dossier COM(2011)124 - Conclusion of the Agreement on the promotion, provision and use of GALILEO and GPS satellite based navigation systems and ...
source COM(2011)124 EN
date 17-03-2011
The Council, on the basis of a Commission proposal of 14 July 1999, authorised the Commission on 30 September 1999 to open negotiation with the United States of America for the conclusion of an agreement concerning the development of a Civil Global Navigation System.

These negotiations have been successfully completed and the Council has authorised the signature of the agreement by Decision of 22 June 2004.

The agreement on the promotion, provision and use of GALILEO and GPS satellite-based navigation systems and related applications between the United States of America, of the one part, and the European Communities and its Member States, of the other part has been signed in Dromoland Castle, Ireland, on 26 June 2004 and entered provisionally in application on 1 November 2008.

The signatory Member States of the European Union have completed their respective internal procedures related to the entry into force of the agreement.

Bulgaria and Romania are to become parties to the agreement by the conclusion of a protocol in accordance with Art 6(2) of the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania and the adjustments to the treaties on which the European Union is founded.

The Council is requested to adopt the following proposal for a Decision on the conclusion of the agreement on behalf of the European Union after the approval of the European Parliament.