Division OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE COPERNICUS SECURITY SERVICE

The Copernicus security service are designed to ensure the provision of relevant and adequate data and information to enable the Union to respond to civil security challenges, and improve crisis prevention, preparedness and response capacities, in particular through enhanced border and maritime surveillance, and Copernicus support for the Union's external action. The Copernicus security service shall be structured in the following components:

1. (a)

   border surveillance component, operated under delegation by Frontex as an entrusted entity;

2. (b)

   maritime surveillance component, operated under delegation by EMSA as an entrusted entity;

3. (c)

   support to Union External Action component, operated under delegation by SATCEN as an entrusted entity.

The integration of the different observational capacities of the three Entrusted entities shall result in a synchronized range of products, developed at a minimum cost, as allowed by the operational synergies.