Article 14 Specific rules for the implementation of the Galileo programme

Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Decision, in order to ensure that the system established under the Galileo programme functions smoothly, access to PRS technology and the ownership or use of PRS receivers shall be authorised, subject to compliance with the principles laid down in Article 8 and the Annex, as regards the following:

1. (a)

   the Commission, when acting as manager of the Galileo programme;

2. (b)

   operators of the system established under the Galileo programme, strictly for the purposes of complying with their remit, as laid down in a specific arrangement with the Commission;

3. (c)

   the European GNSS Agency, in order to enable it to perform the tasks entrusted to it, as laid down in a specific arrangement with the Commission;

4. (d)

   the European Space Agency, strictly for the purposes of research, development and infrastructure roll–out, as laid down in a specific arrangement with the Commission.