5. Acknowledges in addition the Court of Auditors’ observations that, following the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo), most of the activities and assets related to the EGNOS and Galileo programmes were transferred to the Commission in December 2009 but at 31 December 2010 the status of EUR 2 000 000 held by the Agency in respect of technical support from the European Space Agency had still to be determined; notes from the Agency that the transfer of EUR 2 000 000 was ...[+++] finalised on 3 October 2011;

5. Acknowledges in addition the Court of Auditors' observations that, following the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 683/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on the further implementation of the European satellite navigation programmes (EGNOS and Galileo) , most of the activities and assets related to the EGNOS and Galileo programmes were transferred to the Commission in December 2009 but at 31 December 2010 the status of EUR 2 000 000 held by the Agency in respect of technical support from the European Space Agency had still to be determined; notes from the Agency that the transfer of EUR 2 000 000 wa ...[+++]s finalised on 3 October 2011;

In accordance with the Action Plan, the Agency is to play an active role in developing a centralised satellite imagery service for surveillance, the early detection of pollution and identification of the ships responsible.

The Galileo global component, comprising the constellation of 27 active satellites + 3 spare satellites in Medium Earth Orbit and its associated ground segment, will broadcast the Signal in Space required to achieve the satellite-only services.

It is thus important to encourage service providers in all possible areas of EGNOS application, above all civil aviation, to take the necessary steps immediately to introduce satellite radio navigation in Europe.

Industry has been active mainly through the DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting consortium), - which comprises more than 200 organisations including (public and private) broadcasters, manufacturers of consumer and professional equipment, operators of satellite, cable and terrestrial networks, and regulators - and with which the Commission is in permanent contact.