# Commission Implementing Decision of 23 February 2012 establishing a list of key decision points to evaluate the implementation of the Galileo programme with regard to the ground-based centres and stations to be created as part of the programme development and deployment (2012/117/EU), Annex

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The key decision points for evaluation of progress made in the implementation of the Galileo programme with regard to the development of the stations and centres to be created under the various development and deployment phases of the programme outlined in Article 3(b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 683/2008:
Date
Key decision-making point
Measures
2009-2016
Creation of ground-based centres
2009-2014
Creation of two ground-based control centres (GCCs)
A control centre is being developed at Oberpfaffenhofen (Germany). Work started in 2009 and will be completed in 2014.
A control centre is being developed at Fucino (Italy). Work started in 2009 and will be completed in 2014.
2013-2015
Creation of the Galileo Security Centre (GSMC)
The two-site Security Centre will be developed in stages in France and in the United Kingdom. Work is planned to start in 2013 and is expected to be completed in 2015. This work will be the subject of agreements between France and the United Kingdom to be signed during 2012.
2011-2016
Development of a GNSS service centre (GSC)
The GNSS service centre is being developed in Madrid (Spain). Work started in 2011 and is expected to be completed in 2016. It is the subject of an agreement signed with Spain on 17 March 2011.
2012-2014
Development of a Search and Rescue (SaR) centre
The SAR service centre is to be set up in Toulouse (France). Work is planned to start in 2012 and is expected to be completed in 2014. It will be the subject of an agreement signed with France.
2013-2014
Development of a Galileo performance centre
The Galileo performance centre should be developed in stages in a Member State and at a location to be determined. Work is planned to start in 2013 and is expected to be completed in 2014. It will be the subject of an agreement signed with the Member State concerned.
2010
Development of an in-orbit-testing station
The in-orbit-testing station was set up in 2010 in Redu (Belgium). This is an integral part of the contract concluded on 25 October 2010 between the Commission and the company Spaceopal for provision of the ‘Operations’ lot of the Galileo programme’s deployment phase.
2009-2014
Creation of remote ground-based centres
2010-2014
Creation of TTC stations
TTC stations were set up in 2010 and 2011 in Kiruna (Sweden) and Kourou (France).
Further such stations are planned between 2012 and 2014 in Tahiti (French Polynesia), La Réunion (France), and Nouméa (New Caledonia).
The setting-up of these TTC stations is the subject of contracts concluded between the European Space Agency and service providers.
2009-2014
Creation of GSS stations
GSS stations were set up between 2009 and 2011 in Fucino (Italy), Svalbard (Norway), Redu (Belgium), La Réunion (France), Kourou (France), Nouméa (New Caledonia), Troll (Norway) and Papeete (French Polynesia).
GSS stations are planned between 2012 and 2014 in Kiruna (Sweden), Jan Mayen (Norway), the Azores (Portugal), the Canaries (Spain), Madeira (Portugal), Kerguelen, Terre Adélie, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Wallis, Ascension, Diego Garcia and the Falkland Islands.
The setting-up of these GSS stations is the subject of contracts concluded between the European Space Agency and service providers.
2009-2011
Creation of ULS stations
ULS stations are planned between 2009 and 2011 in Tahiti (French Polynesia), Kourou (France), La Réunion (France), New Caledonia and Svalbard (Norway).
The setting-up of these ULS stations is the subject of contracts concluded between the European Space Agency and the service providers.
2012-2013
Creation of SaR stations
SaR stations are to be set up in 2012 and 2013 in Svalbard (Norway), Toulouse (France), Makarios (Cyprus) and Maspalomas (Spain).
The setting-up of these SaR stations will be the subject of contracts between the European Space Agency and service providers for the Svalbard and Maspalomas stations, an agreement between the Commission and Cyprus for the Makarios station and a contract between the Commission and a service provider for the Toulouse station.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2012/117/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-117/annex
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