Ground facilities of European GNSS
Article 5
1. Norway shall take all practicable measures to facilitate the deployment, maintenance and replacement of ground facilities of European GNSS (‘ground facilities’) in the territories under its jurisdiction. 2. Norway shall take all practicable measures to ensure the protection and the continuous and undisturbed operation of ground facilities in its territories, including, where appropriate, by mobilising its law enforcement authorities. Norway shall take all means practicable to maintain the facilities free from local radio interference, hacking and eavesdropping attempts. 3. The contractual relationships regarding the ground facilities will be agreed upon between the European Commission and the holder of the property rights. The Norwegian authorities will fully respect the special status of the ground facilities and seek prior agreement with the European Commission, whenever possible, before any action concerning ground facilities is taken. 4. Norway shall allow continuous and unhindered access to the ground facilities to all persons designated or otherwise authorised by the European Union. For this purpose, Norway shall establish a contact point that shall receive information on persons travelling to the ground facilities and otherwise facilitate the movements and operations of such persons in practice. 5. The archives and equipment of the ground facilities and documents in transit, whatever their form, under official seal or marking shall not be subject to inspections by customs or police. 6. In the case of a threat or compromise against the security of ground facilities or their operation, Norway and the European Commission shall, without delay, inform each other of the event and steps to remedy the situation. The European Commission may designate another trusted entity to act as the contact point with Norway for such information. 7. The Parties will establish more detailed procedures concerning the issues in paragraphs 1 to 6 in a separate arrangement. Such procedures should cover, inter alia, clarifications concerning inspections, duties of the contact points, requirements for couriers and on measures against local radio frequency interference and hostile attempts.