Article 4 The EGNOS exploitation phase

The EGNOS exploitation phase mainly comprises:

1. (a)

   the management, maintenance, continuous improvement, evolution and protection of the space-based infrastructure, including replenishment and obsolescence management;

2. (b)

   the management, maintenance, continuous improvement, evolution and protection of the ground-based infrastructure, in particular networks, sites and support facilities, including replenishment and obsolescence management;

3. (c)

   the development of future generations of the system and the evolution of the services referred to in Article 2(5);

4. (d)

   certification and standardisation operations associated with the programme;

5. (e)

   the provision and marketing of the services referred to in Article 2(5);

6. (f)

   all elements justifying the reliability of the system and its exploitation;

7. (g)

   coordination activities relating to the completion of the specific objectives pursuant to the second and third subparagraphs of Article 2(5).