Activities of Christelle LETARD-LECHEVALIER related to 2018/0236(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the space programme of the Union and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013, (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision 541/2014/EU PDF (1 MB) DOC (301 KB)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Following the example of other world space powers and in response to justified demands by European manufacturers, it is necessary for Europe to adopt a 'Buy European Act' so as to ensure that satellites belonging to European institutions and Member States are put into orbit by European launchers.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Owing to its coverage and its potential to help resolve global challenges, the space programme of the Union ('Programme') has a strong international dimension. The Commission should therefore be enabled to manage, on behalf of the Union, and coordinate activitiesrepresent exclusively, as an observer, the interests of Galileo and Copernicus exclusively on the international scene on behalf of the Union, in particular to defend the interests of the Union and its Member Statboth programmes in international fora, including in the area of frequencies, to promote the Union's technology and industry, and to encourage cooperation in the field of training, bearing in mind the need toat this is a necessary condition for ensureing the reciprocity of the rights and obligations of the parties. It is particularly important that the Union be represented as an observer by the Commission in the bodies of the International Cospas-Sarsat Programme or in relevant sectoral UN bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organisation, as well as the World Meteorological Organisation.
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Commission should promote, alongside the Member States and the High Representative, responsible behaviour in space and outer space and explore the possibility for accession to the relevant UN Conventions.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Given that the European Space Agency has experience and expertise that the GSA does not share, it is essential that the lion's share of the technical analysis be delegated to the former and that the Commission be given a primarily political rather than a technical role. In particular, and in line with the areas of expertise of each of the bodies, the Agency should be responsible for the technical evaluation of the infrastructural operations in place, while ESA would be responsible for the technical evaluation of new infrastructure designs.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) As promoter of the Union’s general interest, it falls to the Commission to implement the Programme, assume overall responsibility and promote their use. In order to optimise the resources and competences of the various stakeholders, the Commission should be able to delegate certain tasks. Moreover the Commission is the best placed to determwill be required to collaborate with the European Space agency regardineg the main technical and operational specifications necessary to implement systems and services evolution.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(4a) In order to support Europeans sovereignty in geolocation, it is necessary to equip with Galileo systems all geolocation devices distributed in the European Union.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
Recital 68
(68) SST, space weather and NEO should have regard to cooperation with all international partners, in particular the United States of America, international organisations and other third parties, particularly to avoid collisions in space, to prevent the proliferation of space debris and to increase preparedness to effects of extreme space weather events and near- Earth objects.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Extreme and major space weather events may threaten the safety of citizens and disrupt the operations of space-based and ground-based infrastructure. A sSpace weather funccooperation should therefore be established as part the Programme with an aim ofwith the European Space Agency, which has the necessary skills and tools, for example through the Space Weather Coordination Centre. The objective will be to assessing the space weather risks and corresponding user needs, raising the awareness of space weather risks, ensuring the delivery of user-driven space weather services, and improving Member Stares capabilities to produce space weather service. The Commission should prioritise the sectors to which the operational space weather services are to be provided taking into account the user needs, risks and technological readiness. In the long term, the needs of other sectors may be addressed. The delivery of services at Union level according to the users' needs will require targeted, coordinated and continued research and development activities to support space weather services evolution. The delivery of the space weather services should build on the existing national and UnionEuropean Space Agency capabilities and enable a broad participation of Member States and involvement of the private sector.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a space surveillance and tracking system aiming to improve, operate and provide data, information and services related to the surveillance and tracking of active and inactive spacecraft, discarded launchers stages, debris and debris fragments that orbit around the Earth and complemented by observational parameters related to space weather events and the risk of near earth objects ('NEOs') approaching earth monitoring (‘SST’);
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) for Space Situational Awareness ('SSA'): to enhance SST capabilities to monitor, track and identify space objects, to monitor space weather and to map and network Member States NEO capacities;
Amendment 254 #
Institutional and governmental satellite launches commissioned by the Member States or by the Union shall be carried out by European launchers, provided that they can meet the specifications for placing them in orbit.
Amendment 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) for SSAT/GOVSATCOMovsatcom: EUR [0,5] billion.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall, within three months of the adoption of this Regulation, fix the final budget allocation on the basis of a crossover study establishing its own needs and those of the GSA and ESA. The study shall detail the items of expenditure and shall be made public.
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall managedelegate the management of those components of the Pprogramme where such management is not entrusted to another entityto the ESA for which the Commission does not have sufficient expertise.
Amendment 367 #
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 implementing 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 the European Space Agency, 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 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide technical expertise to the Commission. for existing infrastructure operations,
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The European Space Agency mayshall be entrusted with the following tasks:
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 a (new)
Article 47 a (new)
Rule 47a Requirement to use Galileo on European territory All products offering a geolocation function and distributed within the European Union shall be equipped with a geolocation system using at least the services offered by Galileo.
Amendment 565 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 8 – chapter 1 – section 2
Title 8 – chapter 1 – section 2
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1
Article 73 – paragraph 1
1. The Administrative Board shall be composed of one representative from each Member State, and four representatives ofll with voting rights, and one observer from the Commission, all without voting rights. The Administrative Board shall also include one member designated by the European Parliament, with no voting rights.