# Regulation (EU) No 1285/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the implementation and exploitation of European satellite navigation systems and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 876/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 4: The EGNOS exploitation phase

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

The EGNOS exploitation phase mainly comprises:
(a) the management, maintenance, continuous improvement, evolution and protection of the space-based infrastructure, including replenishment and obsolescence management;
(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;
(c) the development of future generations of the system and the evolution of the services referred to in Article 2(5);
(d) certification and standardisation operations associated with the programme;
(e) the provision and marketing of the services referred to in Article 2(5);
(f) all elements justifying the reliability of the system and its exploitation;
(g) coordination activities relating to the completion of the specific objectives pursuant to the second and third subparagraphs of Article 2(5).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/1285/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-1285/article-4
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