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Implementing the European Space Policy: A coherent European procurement law and policy for the Space Sector towards a third way
Start date:2009-08-01
End date:2010-10-31
Project Acronym:SP4ESP
Project status:Completed
Coordinator
| Organization name:UNIVERSITAET ZU KOELN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Claudia |
ALBERTUS-MAGNUS-PLATZ - KOELN DEUTSCHLAND Region:NORDRHEIN-WESTFALEN KÖLN Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-221-4706319 | |
| Fax:+49-221-4705279 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.uni-koeln.de | Organization Type:Education |
Description
Objective:
The main objective of the SP4ESP project is to develop a new approach for the procurement of joint ESA/ EU space programmes. It will constitute the first ever attempt for a concentrated, creative and coherent study in this field. The one year project will elaborate a set of mandatory and facultative criteria for a new European procurement regulation. It will solve the intrinsic conflict of the respective procurement rules. EC rules based on fair competition collide with ESA rules based on the principle of geographic return.
This conflict is the main obstacle to the implementation of the ESA/ EU cooperation and their European Space Policy (ESP). Its solution will not only facilitate further programme collaboration. Leading eventually to a third way, also the political cooperation will be fostered.
The study is divided into three main parts. Firstly, the current regulatory state of the above mentioned procurement rules for EU and ESA financed programs will be assessed. The experience of new EU and ESA Member States in the transition to procurement rules will provide practical impetus. Secondly, the space market industry will be analysed. Together with proponent opinions of stakeholders this will provide the necessary factual background for the development of a space industry specific procurement law. Thirdly, based on the findings of the first and second part, a third way will be developed.
This third way will be based on comprehensive comparisons with similar industries and should account for proponent benefits of both procurement types. At the end, a set of modules will be formulated. With these, the relevant organs will be enabled to formulate a single common approach.
This approach will be specifically designed for the space industry. The pragmatic solution of the biggest legal conflict will give the ESP fresh impetus for future collaborative projects to come.
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Project Details
Start date:2009-08-01
End date:2010-10-31
Duration:15 months
Project Reference:242286
Project cost:345760 EURO
Project Funding:309711 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:European Space Policy Studies
Contract type:Support actions
URL:http://www.sp4esp.eu/
Subject index:Space & satellite research, Policies
Other Indexes:European Space Policy,procurement law,ESA procurement rules,geographic return,EC Competition law,ESA-EU cooperation
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Documents for this Project
Other participants
| Organization name:KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Maria |
Oude Markt LEUVEN BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:VLAAMS GEWEST VLAAMS BRABANT Leuven |
| Tel:+32-163-26504 | |
| Fax:+32-163-26515 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.kuleuven.be | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:UNIVERZITA KARLOVA V PRAZE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Katerina |
Ovocny trh PRAHA 1 CESKA REPUBLIKA Region:CESKA REPUBLIKA PRAHA |
| Tel:+420-221005223 | |
| Fax:+420-221005348 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.cuni.cz | Organization Type: |
Record control number:92379
