Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY AND SPACE

Space Policy, Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation

The Director

Brussels DEFIS.D.2.002/AP/rrm/ARES(2026)7629145

Permanent Representation of

Estonia to the European Union

Ramo Kure

Competent PRS Authority of Estonia

State Infocommunication

Foundation

Ädala 29, 10614

Tallinn, Estonia

Subject: Request for a language waiver for the “Commission Implementing

Decision on setting out the rules, including the measures, technical

requirements and guidelines, for the use of the Galileo Public Regulated

Service (PRS) by Member States at Initial Operational Capability

pursuant to Article 8(3) of Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council” (PRS CONOPS)

Dear Ambassador, dear Competent PRS Authority (CPA),

Within the activities of the Space Programme, the Commission and the CPA of Member

States have drafted the Decision in subject that represents the Concept of Operations of

Galileo’s Public Regulated Service (PRS) (1), and that is of paramount importance since it

describes the modalities for the access by the different Member States to the common pool

of PRS resources, which has considerable security and operational implications.

Following the successful conclusion of the Inter Service Consultation and of the positive

vote in the Space Programme Committee in Security Configuration, the draft Decision in

subject is ready to be translated in the languages of the Member States that have established

a CPA and, subsequently, to be submitted to the Cabinet for adoption.

Unfortunately, the Commission services have clarified the impossibility of translating the

draft Decision, which includes some n.36 pages classified RESTREINT UE/EU

RESTRICTED and n.57 pages classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL, in

(1) Of the various services offered by the European satellite navigation systems, the is both the most secure

and the most sensitive and is suitable for services where robustness and complete reliability must be

ensured. It must ensure service continuity for its participants, even in the most crisis situations.

2

the foreseeable future (2). The Council services, which the Commission has consulted on

an extraordinary basis, have also stated the impossibility to meet this need. The

Commission understands that ensuring the availability of the Decision to the Member

States in the shortest possible timeframe is paramount in view of the ongoing PRS uptake

efforts by the Member States, and of the upcoming PRS Initial Operational Capability

(IOC) milestone.

In this context, since the Decision will entry into force by notification to the Member States

and that all translations would have to be available before the submission of the text to the

Cabinet for adoption, the Commission is hereby asking the Estonian government to agree

exceptionally to waive its rights deriving from Article 342 TFEU in conjunction with

Article 3 of the EC Regulation 1/1958 to have the full document translated in Estonian,

and to limit the translation only to the actual Decision (i.e. 3 pages) while leaving its annex

and appendixes (i.e. the technical document itself) adopted and notified to Member

States pursuant to Article 297 of the Treaty only in English.

The language waiver will be considered valid only if agreed by all the Member States to

whom the Decision is addressed.

I would be grateful to receive your written confirmation by 31 August.

Yours sincerely,

Christoph KAUTZ

Contact: C. Morand ([email protected]), J. Perez-Bartolome

([email protected]), A. Piccirillo

([email protected])

(2) While translating the RUE part may be considered an ordinary translation effort (even if RUE Decisions

are normally much slimmer), translating the CUE part will require a substantial logistical effort aimed

at ensuring availability in Brussels of both secure areas and of vetted translators.

Electronically signed

Electronically signed on 05/08/2026 09:00 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121

Commission européenne/Europese Commissie, 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel, BELGIQUE/BELGIË – Tel. +32 22991111

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR DEFENCE INDUSTRY AND SPACE

Space Policy, Satellite Navigation and Earth Observation

The Director

Brussels DEFIS.D.2.002/AP/rrm/ARES(2026)7629145

Permanent Representation of

Estonia to the European Union

Ramo Kure

Competent PRS Authority of Estonia

State Infocommunication

Foundation

Ädala 29, 10614

Tallinn, Estonia

Subject: Request for a language waiver for the “Commission Implementing

Decision on setting out the rules, including the measures, technical

requirements and guidelines, for the use of the Galileo Public Regulated

Service (PRS) by Member States at Initial Operational Capability

pursuant to Article 8(3) of Decision No 1104/2011/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council” (PRS CONOPS)

Dear Ambassador, dear Competent PRS Authority (CPA),

Within the activities of the Space Programme, the Commission and the CPA of Member

States have drafted the Decision in subject that represents the Concept of Operations of

Galileo’s Public Regulated Service (PRS) (1), and that is of paramount importance since it

describes the modalities for the access by the different Member States to the common pool

of PRS resources, which has considerable security and operational implications.

Following the successful conclusion of the Inter Service Consultation and of the positive

vote in the Space Programme Committee in Security Configuration, the draft Decision in

subject is ready to be translated in the languages of the Member States that have established

a CPA and, subsequently, to be submitted to the Cabinet for adoption.

Unfortunately, the Commission services have clarified the impossibility of translating the

draft Decision, which includes some n.36 pages classified RESTREINT UE/EU

RESTRICTED and n.57 pages classified CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL, in

(1) Of the various services offered by the European satellite navigation systems, the is both the most secure

and the most sensitive and is suitable for services where robustness and complete reliability must be

ensured. It must ensure service continuity for its participants, even in the most crisis situations.

2

the foreseeable future (2). The Council services, which the Commission has consulted on

an extraordinary basis, have also stated the impossibility to meet this need. The

Commission understands that ensuring the availability of the Decision to the Member

States in the shortest possible timeframe is paramount in view of the ongoing PRS uptake

efforts by the Member States, and of the upcoming PRS Initial Operational Capability

(IOC) milestone.

In this context, since the Decision will entry into force by notification to the Member States

and that all translations would have to be available before the submission of the text to the

Cabinet for adoption, the Commission is hereby asking the Estonian government to agree

exceptionally to waive its rights deriving from Article 342 TFEU in conjunction with

Article 3 of the EC Regulation 1/1958 to have the full document translated in Estonian,

and to limit the translation only to the actual Decision (i.e. 3 pages) while leaving its annex

and appendixes (i.e. the technical document itself) adopted and notified to Member

States pursuant to Article 297 of the Treaty only in English.

The language waiver will be considered valid only if agreed by all the Member States to

whom the Decision is addressed.

I would be grateful to receive your written confirmation by 31 August.

Yours sincerely,

Christoph KAUTZ

Contact: C. Morand ([email protected]), J. Perez-Bartolome

([email protected]), A. Piccirillo

([email protected])

(2) While translating the RUE part may be considered an ordinary translation effort (even if RUE Decisions

are normally much slimmer), translating the CUE part will require a substantial logistical effort aimed

at ensuring availability in Brussels of both secure areas and of vetted translators.

Electronically signed

Electronically signed on 05/08/2026 09:00 (UTC+02) in accordance with Article 11 of Commission Decision (EU) 2021/2121