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The Parties to this Declaration:
1. Invite the Agency to ensure that the provisions of this Declaration are complied with and applied and that their rights are safeguarded and to monitor that the activities performed by the launch service provider and industry during the exploitation phase do not put into question the qualification of the launch systems, including the related facilities;
2. Invite the Agency to agree, through a Council decision, to the mandate given to it under the terms of this Declaration in conformity with Article V.2 of the ESA Convention;
3. Invite the Agency to conclude specific arrangements with the launch service provider as foreseen in section III below in accordance with the principles contained in the present Declaration;
4. Invite the Agency to agree that the reporting to the Parties on matters relevant to the mandate entrusted to it through this Declaration is made at the occasion of the meetings of the Council of the Agency or of its subordinate body entrusted with launcher related matters; such reporting activities will take place at least once a year and will include in particular: a) reports on the financial needs and funding of the CSG;
b) reports by the Agency Director General or his representative on the world launch services market and associated critical analysis;
c) detailed reports by the Agency Director General or his representative on the overall geographical distribution of work related to exploitation among the Parties to this Declaration;
d) reports by the Agency Director General on the distribution of industrial work related to exploitation;
e) detailed reports by the Agency Director General on the basis of the data acquired pursuant to the provisions of section III.1.n) below and reports on the annual business plan presented by the representative of the launch service provider on its activities. On that occasion, the Council or its subordinate body may make any recommendation to the launch service provider that it considers useful for attaining the objectives of this Declaration. It may request the launch service provider to supply it with further reports;
f) reports by the Agency Director General on the launch service provider's activities, including any development in the structure and/or the composition of the shareholdings of the launch service provider's company and its group;
g) reports by the chairman of the Sales Control Committee;
a) reports on the financial needs and funding of the CSG;
b) reports by the Agency Director General or his representative on the world launch services market and associated critical analysis;
c) detailed reports by the Agency Director General or his representative on the overall geographical distribution of work related to exploitation among the Parties to this Declaration;
d) reports by the Agency Director General on the distribution of industrial work related to exploitation;
e) detailed reports by the Agency Director General on the basis of the data acquired pursuant to the provisions of section III.1.n) below and reports on the annual business plan presented by the representative of the launch service provider on its activities. On that occasion, the Council or its subordinate body may make any recommendation to the launch service provider that it considers useful for attaining the objectives of this Declaration. It may request the launch service provider to supply it with further reports;
f) reports by the Agency Director General on the launch service provider's activities, including any development in the structure and/or the composition of the shareholdings of the launch service provider's company and its group;
g) reports by the chairman of the Sales Control Committee;
5. Invite the Agency to treat the reports and information referred to above, which may be of a confidential nature, as such;
6. Provide that the representatives of the Parties to this Declaration take the occasion of meetings of the Council of the Agency or of its subordinate body entrusted with launcher related matters to reach agreement on any matters relating to implementation of this Declaration;
7. Invite the Council of the Agency to authorise the Director General of the Agency to exercise the duties of depositary of this Declaration and those described in section V below;
8. Invite the Agency to assist the launch service provider in the promotion of the launcher export activities, in particular in approaching international organisations;
9. Invite the Agency to provide the launch service provider with the assistance required with regard to industrial quality surveillance and price surveys.