Article
I
Definitions
For the purpose of this Convention:
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a)
“Convention” means the Convention establishing the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization “EUTELSAT” including its Preamble and its Annexes, opened for signature by Governments at Paris on 15 July 1982 as subsequently amended:
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b)
“Provisional Agreement” means the Agreement on the Constitution of a Provisional European Telecommunications Satellite Organization “INTERIM EUTELSAT”, done at Paris on 13 May 1977 between Administrations or Recognized Private Operating Agencies and deposited with the French Administration;
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c)
“ECS Agreement” means the Supplementary Agreement to the Provisional Agreement relating to the space segment of the Satellite Telecommunications System for Fixed Service (ECS), done at Paris on 10 March 1978;
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d)
“Party” means a State for which the Convention has entered into force or has been provisionally applied;
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e)
“The Director General of EUTELSAT” means the head of the executive organ of EUTELSAT;
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“The Executive Secretary of EUTELSAT” means the head of the Secretariat of EUTELSAT;
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“The Company Eutelsat S.A.” means a corporate entity established under the laws of one of the Parties; it will initially be located in France;
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h)
“Space Segment” means a set of telecommunications satellites, and the tracking, telemetering, command, control, monitoring and related facilities and equipment for the operational support of those satellites;
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“Satellite system” means the unit formed by a space segment and the earth stations having access to that space segment;
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“Telecommunications” means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images and sounds or intelligence of any nature, by wire, radio, optical or other electromagnetic systems;
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“The Basic Principles” means the principles referred to in Article III a) of the Convention;
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“The Arrangement” means the Arrangement between EUTELSAT and the Company Eutelsat S.A. having as its purposes to define the relationship between EUTELSAT and the Company Eutelsat S.A. and their respective obligations and in particular to provide the framework that will enable EUTELSAT to oversee and ensure the observance by the Company Eutelsat S.A. of the Basic Principles.