Article 11 Principles for governance of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes

Public governance of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes shall be based on the principles of:

1. (a)

   a strict division of tasks and responsibilities between the various entities involved, in particular the Commission, the European GNSS Agency and ESA, under the overall responsibility of the Commission;

2. (b)

   sincere cooperation between the entities referred to in point (a) and the Member States;

3. (c)

   strong control of programmes, including for strict adherence to cost and schedule by all the entities involved, within their fields of responsibility, with respect to the objectives of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes;

4. (d)

   optimisation and rationalisation of the use of existing structures, in order to avoid any duplications of technical expertise;

5. (e)

   the use of the best practice project management systems and techniques to oversee the implementation of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes, in the light of the specific requirements and with the support of experts in the field.