# 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), Division 3.8: Developments aiming at modernising the Copernicus Space Component

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

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:
(a) upgrade processing and dissemination infrastructure to increase performance;
(b) production of new products based on existing capacities;
(c) procurement of new datasets based on existing third party missions.
Short-term updates of the Copernicus Space Component shall follow a change management process including the following generic steps:
(1) identification of needed changes;
(2) initiation of the Change Request by either the Commission, ESA or EUMETSAT;
(3) analysis of the Change Request, including an analysis of impact (technical, cost, schedule);
(4) agreement by the Commission on the implementation of the proposed changes;
(5) implementation of the changes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/621/annex/division/3/division/3.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-621/annex/division-3/division-3.8
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