5 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2010/0282(COD)
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Council has stated on several occasions that the system resulting from the Galileo programme is a civilian system under civilian control, that is, it was created in accordance with civilian standards based on civilian requirements and under the control of the European Union institutions. Is concerned about the fact that the European Commission now indicates that the defence sector will be the sector using by far the most volume of PRS receivers and that, except for the United Kingdom and Germany, all member states plan PRS applications within their national defence sector; regrets the fact that the dominance of the military use of PRS has been denied by both Council and Commission for many years but now seems to become reality.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3 b) It is important to note that the services offered by PRS might play an important role for different weapon systems, especially when it comes to navigation and guidance and it is therefore important that the European Commission, the Council, the European External Action Service and EU member states act in accordance with the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and that EU member states and the European External Action Service increase their efforts regarding the possible revision of the international legal framework or, alternatively, regarding a new treaty which takes into account the technological progress since the 1960s and effectively prevents an arms race outer space.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Of the various services offered by European satellite navigation systems, the PRS is both the most secure and the most sensitive. It must ensure service continuity for its participants, even in the most serious crisis situations. This is only possible if one can technically prevent that no major players in the field of space and navigation like the United States of America or the People's Republic of China are able to modify, disrupt or even destroy Galileo or its components. The consequences of infringing the security rules when using this service are not restricted to the user concerned, but could potentially extend to other users. Use and management of the PRS is therefore the joint responsibility of Member States in order to protect the security of the European Union and their own security. Consequently, access to the PRS must be strictly limited to certain categories of user which are subject to continuous monitoring.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Council is also called upon to play a role in managing the PRS, both through the application of 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 Union8 , and through the approval of international agreements authorising a non-member country or an international organisation to use the PRS. It must be noted that the security governance remains unclear in the event of an immediate attack by a hostile state or non state actor against the European Union, its member states or partner countries using PRS or other Galileo services. Joint Action 2004/552/CFSP needs to be modified in order to be more detailed on the question whether the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice- President of the Commission has the right to disrupt or significantly modify the service without further consultation in the event of an immediate threat.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
- The non-member country or international organisation respects all eight criteria of the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Export set out in Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP of 8 December 2008 defining common rules governing control of exports of military technology and equipment 1, and ___________ 1 OJ L 335, 13.12.2008, p. 99.