Decreto n.º 22/2007, de 17 de Outubro de 2007
MINISTÉRIO DOS NEGÓCIOS ESTRANGEIROS Decreto n.º 22/2007 de 17 de Outubro Tendo em conta que os Estados Unidos exploram um sis- tema de navegação por satélite, conhecido pela designação Global Positioning System (GPS), com dupla utilização e que fornece sinais de cronometria de precisão, navega- ção e determinação da posição para fins civis e militares; Atendendo a que a Comunidade Europeia está a de- senvolver e planeia explorar um sistema civil mundial de navegação, cronometria e determinação da posição por satélite denominado GALILEO, que será compatível com o GPS em termos de radiofrequências e interoperável com os serviços GPS civis ao nível do utilizador; Considerando que o GPS e o GALILEO civis são com- patíveis em termos de radiofrequências e interoperáveis a nível do utilizador e poderão aumentar o número de satélites visíveis de qualquer local da Terra e melhorar a acessibilidade a sinais de navegação para os utilizadores civis em todo o mundo; Considerando que a conclusão de um Acordo entre a Comunidade Europeia e os seus Estados membros, por um lado, e os Estados Unidos da América, por outro, constitui a oportunidade de estabelecer um quadro para a cooperação em matéria de promoção, oferta e utilização de sinais e serviços civis de navegação e cronometria GPS e GALI- LEO, serviços de valor acrescentado, dispositivos com- plementares e mercadorias na área de navegação mundial e de cronometria: Assim: Nos termos da alínea
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do n.º 1 do artigo 197.º da Cons- tituição, o Governo aprova o Acordo para a Promoção, a Oferta e a Utilização dos Sistemas de Navegação por Satélite GALILEO e GPS e Aplicações Conexas, incluindo o anexo, assinado em Dromoland Castle, County Clare, em 26 de Junho de 2004, cujos textos, nas versões autenticadas nas línguas inglesa e portuguesa, se publicam em anexo.
Visto e aprovado em Conselho de Ministros de 12 de Julho de 2007. -- José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sou- sa -- João Titterington Gomes Cravinho -- Henrique Nuno Pires Severiano Teixeira -- Manuel António Gomes de Al- meida de Pinho -- Mário Lino Soares Correia -- Manuel Frederico Tojal de Valsassina Heitor.
Assinado em 20 de Setembro de 2007. Publique -se.
O Presidente da República, A NÍBAL C AVACO S ILVA . Referendado em 21 de Setembro de 2007. O Primeiro -Ministro, José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa.
AGREEMENT ON THE PROMOTION, PROVISION AND USE OF GALILEO AND GPS SATELLITE -BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED APPLICATIONS The United States of America, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Re- public of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Repub- lic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Finland, the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Contracting Parties to the Treaty establishing the European Community, hereinafter referred to as the «Member States», and the European Community, of the other part: Recognising that the United States operates a satellite- -based navigation system known as the Global Positioning System, a dual use system that provides precision timing, navigation and position location signals for civil and mi- litary purposes; Recognising that the United States is currently providing the GPS Standard Positioning Service for peaceful civil, commercial and scientific use on a continuous, worldwide basis, free of direct user fees and noting that the United States intends to continue providing it, and similar future civil services under the same conditions; Recognising that the European Community is develop- ing and plans to operate a civil global satellite navigation, timing and positioning system, GALILEO, which would be radio frequency compatible with GPS and interoperable with civil GPS services at the user level; Recognising that GPS signals are used worldwide for satellite -based navigation services including augmenta- tions; Recognising that civil GPS and GALILEO, if radio frequency compatible and interoperable at the user level, could increase the number of satellites visible from any location on the Earth and aid accessibility to navigation signals for civil users worldwide; Recognising that the International Civil Aviation Or- ganisation (ICAO) establishes international standards and recommended practices and other guidance applicable to the use of global satellite-based navigation systems for civil aviation, that the International Maritime Organisa- tion (IMO) establishes international standards and other guidance applicable to the use of global satellite-based navigation systems for maritime navigation, and that the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) establishes multilateral regulations and procedures applicable to the operation of global radio-navigation systems, as well as to other radio communication systems; Desiring to provide satellite navigation users and equip- ment providers with a broader range of services and ca- pabilities, leading to increased user applications, while assuring radio frequency compatibility with systems and equipment already in use; Desiring to promote open markets and to facilitate growth in trade with respect to commerce in global navi- gation and timing goods, value -added services and aug- mentations; Convinced of the need to prevent and protect against the misuse of global satellite -based navigation and timing services without unduly disrupting or degrading signals available for civilian uses; Convinced of the need to cooperate so that the benefits of this important technology are fully achieved for all relevant applications; Recognising that consultations are desirable for the purpose of avoiding or resolving any disputes that may arise under this Agreement, including those relating to the way in which the Parties discharge their respective responsibilities for the obligations within their areas of competence; have agreed as follows: Article 1 Objectives 1 -- The objective of this Agreement is to provide a framework for cooperation between the Parties in the pro- motion, provision and use of civil GPS and GALILEO navigation and timing signals and services, value -added services, augmentations, and global navigation and ti- ming goods.
The Parties intend to work together, both bilaterally and in multilateral fora, as provided herein, to promote and facilitate the use of these signals, services and equipment for peaceful civil, commercial and scientific uses, consistent with and in furtherance of mutual security interests.
This Agreement is intended to complement and facilitate agreements in force, or which may be negotiated in the future, between the Parties related to the design and implementation of civil satellite -based navigation and ti- ming signals and services, augmentations, or value -added services. 2 -- Nothing in this Agreement shall supersede, modify or derogate from standards, procedures, rules, regulations and recommended practices adopted in ICAO, or IMO. The Parties confirm their intent to act in a manner consistent with these bodies' regulatory framework and processes. 3 -- Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under the Marrakech Agree- ment Establishing the World Trade Organisation (herein- after «the WTO Agreements»). Article 2 Definitions For the purposes of this Agreement, the following defi- nitions shall apply:
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«Augmentation» means civil mechanisms, which provide the users of satellite -based navigation and timing signals with input information, extra to that derived from the main constellation(s) in use, and additional range/ pseudo -range inputs or corrections to, or enhancements of, existing pseudo -range inputs.
These mechanisms enable users to obtain enhanced performance, such as increased accuracy, availability, integrity, and reliability;
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«Civil satellite -based navigation and timing serv- ice» means the civil satellite -based navigation or timing service provided by GPS or GALILEO, including secured governmental service;
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«Civil satellite -based navigation and timing service provider» means any government or other entity that pro- vides civil satellite -based navigation or timing service;
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«Civil satellite -based navigation and timing signals» means the civil satellite -based navigation or timing signals provided by GPS or GALILEO, including secured gov- ernmental service signals;
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«Civil satellite -based navigation and timing signals provider» means any government or other entity that sup- plies GPS and or GALILEO signals or augmentations;
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«Classified information» means official information that requires protection in the interests of national defense or foreign relations of the Parties and is classified in ac- cordance with applicable laws and regulations;
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«GALILEO» means an autonomous civil European global satellite -based navigation and timing system under civil control, developed by the European Community, its Member States, the European Space Agency and other entities.
GALILEO includes an open service and one or more other services, such as a safety of life, commercial and a secured governmental service, such as the Public Regulated Service («PRS»), and any augmentations pro- vided by the European Community, its Member States or other entities;
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«Global navigation and timing equipment» means any civil end user equipment designed to transmit, receive or process satellite -based navigation and timing signals, to provide value-added services, or to operate with an augmentation;
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«GNSS» means Global Navigation Satellite System;
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«GPS» means the Global Positioning System...
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