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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-621/annex/division-3/division-3.8",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/621",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/621 of 20 April 2018 on the technical specifications for the Copernicus space component pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 377/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-621",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/3.8",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.8",
  "heading": "Developments aiming at modernising the Copernicus Space Component",
  "text": "Changes (excluding policy changes that are agreed on a political level) in response to new or evolving user requirements that could be addressed through an incremental evolution of the current Copernicus Space Component Infrastructure may include:\n(a) upgrade processing and dissemination infrastructure to increase performance;\n(b) production of new products based on existing capacities;\n(c) procurement of new datasets based on existing third party missions.\nShort-term updates of the Copernicus Space Component shall follow a change management process including the following generic steps:\n(1) identification of needed changes;\n(2) initiation of the Change Request by either the Commission, ESA or EUMETSAT;\n(3) analysis of the Change Request, including an analysis of impact (technical, cost, schedule);\n(4) agreement by the Commission on the implementation of the proposed changes;\n(5) implementation of the changes.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/621/annex/division/3/division/3.8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:07.904759+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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