Contracting for Space: Contract Practice in the European Space Sector PDF
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ContraCting for SpaCe This page has been left blank intentionally Contracting for Space Contract practice in the european Space Sector Edited by LeSLey Jane Smith Leuphana University Lueneburg and Weber-Steinhaus & Smith, Bremen, Germany ingo Baumann BHO Legal, Cologne, Germany First published 2011 by Ashgate Publishing Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright © 2011 Lesley Jane Smith and ingo Baumann Lesley Jane Smith and ingo Baumann have asserted their right under the Copyright, Designs and patents act, 1988, to be identified as the editors of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Contracting for space : contract practice in the european space sector. 1. Space law--european union countries. 2. Space vehicle construction contracts--european union countries. 3. Space industrialization--Law and legislation--european union countries. 4. Artificial satellites in telecommunication-- Law and legislation--european union countries. 5. astronautics and state--european union countries. i. Smith, Lesley Jane. ii. Baumann, ingo. 343.2'40786294-dc22 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Smith, Lesley Jane. Contracting for space : contract practice in the european space sector / by Lesley Jane Smith and ingo Baumann. p. cm. includes index. ISBN 978-1-4094-1923-5 (hardback) 1. Space law--europe. 2. astronautics and state--europe. 3. aeronautics--Law and legislation--europe. 4. outer space--exploration--government policy--europe. 5. research and development contracts--eu- rope. i. Baumann, ingo. ii. title. KJC6925.S65 2011 341.4'7094--dc22 2011009549 ISBN 9781409419235 (hbk) ISBN 9781315574073 (ebk) Contents List of Figures and Tables ix List of Contributors xi Foreword by Sir Martin Sweeting xix List of Abbreviations xxi 1 Introduction 1 Lesley Jane Smith and Ingo Baumann Part I: IntroductIon 2 The Impact of the European Space Policy on Space Commerce 7 Kai-Uwe Schrogl and Christophe Venet 3 The Relationship between the EU and ESA within the Framework of European Space Policy and its Consequences for Space Industry Contracts 25 Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd 4 Toward a European Space-Specific Procurement Policy? 35 Jean-Jacques Tortora Part II: the LegaL Framework For SPace ProjectS In euroPe 5 The Principles of International Space Law and their Relevance to Space Industry Contracts 45 Lesley Jane Smith 6 The Impact of National Space Legislation on Space Industry Contracts 59 Michael Gerhard and Kamlesh Gungaphul-Brocard 7 The Legal Framework for EU Activities in the Space Sector, with a Particular Focus on GMES 69 Leopold Mantl and Sylvia Kainz-Huber 8 The Geographical Return Principle and its Future within the European Space Policy 85 Bernhard Schmidt-Tedd 9 Regulatory Framework for Authorising Satellite Applications: The Case of Telecommunications 99 Philippe Achilleas and Romain Loubeyre vi Contracting for Space 10 Reforming National Licensing and Agency Structures: A Current Overview of the UK Space Agenda 111 Richard Tremayne-Smith 11 Consequences of the French Space Law on Space Operations (FSOA) on CNES’s Mission as a Contracting Space Agency 117 Philippe Clerc 12 The Complexities of International Space Industry Contracts 133 Cristian Bank 13 Developing Space Markets in Small Jurisdictions: The Case of the Isle of Man 151 Timiebi U. Aganaba Part III: generaL aSPectS oF SPace InduStry contractS 14 Typology of Contracts in the Space Sector 161 Laurence Ravillon 15 Space Contracting within the Framework of the European Space Agency 169 Gunilla Stjernevi and Eleni Katsampani 16 Procurement in the Space Sector 183 Oliver Heinrich 17 Economics of the Procurement Process 205 Vasilis Zervos 18 Security Rights over Satellites: An Overview of the Proposed Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Space Assets 221 Dietrich Weber-Steinhaus and Deirdre Ní Chearbhaill 19 Research and Development Contracts 233 Martin J. Mittelbach 20 Contract Management 243 Mustapha Elriz and Peter Newman Contents vii Part IV: SPecIFIc aSPectS oF SPace InduStry contractS 21 Performance and Warranty Articles in Space Industry Contracts 257 Ines Scharlach 22 Cost Overruns in Space Contracts: Mitigation Methods and Strategies 267 Walter Peeters 23 Space Insurance 283 Philippe Montpert 24 Export Control Issues in Space Contracts 291 Matthias Creydt and Kay-Uwe Hörl 25 The Use of Service Level Agreements in Space Projects 303 Ingo Baumann 26 Space Contracts: The Legal and Financial Liability Regime under the New French Space Legislation 319 Mireille Couston 27 Intellectual Property Issues in the Use and Distribution of Remote Sensing Data 337 Lesley Jane Smith and Catherine Doldirina 28 Negotiating the Security Aspects of Satellite Communications Services Contracts 349 Tare C. Brisibe 29 The Legal Framework for Space Projects in Europe: Aspects of Applicable Law and Dispute Resolution 357 Frans von der Dunk 30 The ITU Filing of Satellite Systems 367 Ingo Baumann and Hans Dodel Part V: SPecIFIc aSPectS oF SateLLIte SerVIceS contractS 31 Specific Clauses of Launch Services Agreements 385 Claude-Alain du Parquet 32 Specific Aspects and Characteristics of Satellite Capacity Agreements in the Satellite Communications Business 393 Oliver Huth and Rafaël Roelandt 33 ESA Earth Observation Data Policies: Principles, Current Status and Reforms 401 Gisela Süß viii Contracting for Space Part VI: concLuSIonS and outLook 34 Conclusions and Outlook 417 Lesley Jane Smith and Ingo Baumann Index 423 List of Figures and Tables Figures 17.1 Project price and cost relationships 210 17.2 Augmented earned value management system with price (EVMS-P) 213 17.3 NASA’s percentage distribution of competitive contracts through time 214 17.4 NASA’s percentage distribution of contract types through time 215 22.1 Commitment of life cycle cost per phase (Peeters and Madauss 2008) 275 22.2 Earned value method (EVM 2010) 279 22.3 Risk matrix principle 280 30.1 The ITU regions, (1) Europe incl. Russia, the Middle East, Africa, (2) the Americas and (3) the Rest of the World 371 30.2 Frequency allocations for MSS, BSS, FSS from P-Band to 1 THz (↑ = uplink, Earth to space, ↓ = downlink, space to Earth) 372 30.3 Priorities of radio systems 373 30.4 The chronological sequence of events of an ITU filing 376 Tables 12.1 Typical duration of export licensing procedures 140 17.1 NASA overruns in astronomy and astrophysics 215 22.1 Comparison of cost evaluation methods 274 22.2 Appropriate choice of contract type 278 26.1 The liability regime 334 26.2 The mechanisms of action for indemnity and state guarantee 335 30.1 Planned bands for Broadcasting Satellite Services (BSS) 374 30.2 Planned bands for Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) 374 30.3 System parameters required for application 378
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