Article 14 The role of the European GNSS Agency
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In accordance with the guidelines laid down by the Commission, the European GNSS Agency shall:
ensure, with regard to the security of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes, and without prejudice to Articles 13 and 16:
- (i)
through its Security Accreditation Board, the security accreditation in accordance with Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 912/2010; accordingly, it shall initiate and monitor the implementation of security procedures and perform system security audits;
- (ii)
the operation of the Galileo Security Monitoring Centre, as referred to in Article 6(d) of Regulation (EU) No 912/2010, in accordance with the standards and requirements referred to in Article 13 of this Regulation and the instructions pursuant to Joint Action 2004/552/CFSP;
perform the tasks provided for in Article 5 of Decision No 1104/2011/EU, and assist the Commission in accordance with Article 8(6) of that Decision;
contribute, in the context of the deployment and exploitation phases of the Galileo programme and the exploitation phase of the EGNOS programme, to the promotion and marketing of the services referred to in Article 2(4) and (5), including by carrying out the necessary market analysis, in particular through the market report produced annually by the European GNSS Agency on the market for applications and services, by establishing close contacts with users and potential users of the systems with a view to collecting information on their needs, by following developments in satellite navigation downstream markets, and by drawing up an action plan for the uptake by user community of the services referred to in Article 2(4) and (5), comprising in particular relevant actions relating to standardisation and certification.
The European GNSS Agency shall also perform other tasks relating to the implementation of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes, including programme management tasks, and shall be accountable for them. Those tasks shall be entrusted to it by the Commission by means of a delegation agreement adopted on the basis of a delegation decision, in accordance with Article 58(1)(c) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 and shall include:
operational activities including systems infrastructure management, maintenance and continuous improvement of the systems, certification and standardisation operations and provision of the services referred to in Article 2(4) and (5);
development and deployment activities for the evolution and future generations of the systems, and contribution to the definition of service evolutions, including procurement;
promoting the development of applications and services based on the systems, as well as raising awareness of such applications and services, including identifying, connecting and coordinating the network of European centres of excellence in GNSS applications and services, drawing on public and private sector expertise, and evaluating measures relating to such promotion and awareness-raising;
promoting the development of fundamental elements, such as Galileo-enabled chipsets and receivers.
The delegation agreement referred to in paragraph 2 shall confer an appropriate level of autonomy and authority on the European GNSS Agency, with particular reference to the contracting authority, within the framework of Article 58(1)(c) and Article 60 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. In addition, it shall lay down general conditions for the management of the funds entrusted to the European GNSS Agency and, in particular, the actions to be implemented, the relevant financing, management procedures, monitoring and control measures, the measures applicable in the event of inadequate implementation of contracts in terms of costs, schedule and performance, as well as the rules regarding ownership of all tangible and intangible assets.
The monitoring and control measures shall, in particular, provide for a provisional cost forecast system, for systematic information to the Commission on costs and schedule, and, in the event of a discrepancy between the planned budgets, performance and schedule, for corrective action ensuring the implementation of the infrastructures within the limits of the budgets allocated.
The European GNSS Agency shall enter into the working arrangements with ESA that are necessary for the fulfilment of their respective tasks under this Regulation for the exploitation phase of the Galileo and EGNOS programmes. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of such working arrangements concluded by the European GNSS Agency and any changes thereto. Whenever appropriate, the European GNSS Agency may also consider having recourse to other public or private sector entities.
In addition to the tasks referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 and within the scope of its mission, the European GNSS Agency shall provide the Commission with its technical expertise and supply any information necessary for the performance of its tasks under this Regulation, including for the assessment of the possibility of promoting and ensuring the use of the systems referred to in point (e) of Article 12(2).
The Committee shall be consulted on the delegation decision referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article, in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 36(2). The European Parliament, the Council and the Committee shall be informed in advance of the delegation agreements to be concluded by the Union, as represented by the Commission, and the European GNSS Agency.
The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the Committee of the interim and final results of the evaluation of any procurement tenders and of any contracts with private sector entities, including the information relating to subcontracting.