Legal Framework

Information on EUMETSAT Legal Framework.

EUMETSAT's Basic Documents, Data Policy and Council Resolutions present the legal frame in which EUMETSAT conducts its activities.

Relevant legal documents

Basic documents

Basic documents

The EUMETSAT Basic Documents publication contains all the basic legal texts which govern our operation.

Data policy

Data policy

The EUMETSAT Data Policy is a document which has been established and approved by EUMETSAT Member States.

Council Resolutions

Council Resolutions

This page contains all Resolutions adopted by the EUMETSAT Council and Declarations on Optional Programmes, excluding those that have been abolished.

Last Updated

07 April 2022

Published on

20 April 2020

About EUMETSAT

Who we are

EUMETSAT is the European operational satellite agency for monitoring weather, climate and the environment from space.

Strategy

EUMETSAT’s vision is to be the leading user-driven operational agency in Europe for Earth observation satellite programmes that fulfil the objectives of its Convention.

Governance

The Council is the supreme decision-making body of EUMETSAT to which the Director-General reports, as the Chief Executive Officer.

EUMETSAT member states

EUMETSAT is a user-governed operational organisation formed in 1986, which serves the needs of its member states.

Management

The EUMETSAT matrix organisation captures all the expertise required to deliver programmes agreed by the Council.