The EU Space Act: ‘Foreign’ Space Service Providers, Equivalence, and Registration

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The draft EU Space Act applies to non-EU entities that provide space-based data or services with a substantial connection to the EU internal market, including those operating from outside the Union.
Non-Union space operators must undergo a registration and certificate process to access the EU market, which may require navigating detailed application and compliance requirements.
Other service providers, including space-based data providers and collision avoidance providers, may not be subject to specific application processes, but do have ongoing compliance obligations.

The European Commission’s (Commission) draft EU Space Act (draft Act or Act), released in June 2025, would impose supranational regulation on space services providers seeking to provide space-based data or service in the Union’s internal market. Previous GT Alerts provide background on the publication and path forward for the draft Act and address the scope and process for European space operator authorization. This GT Alert examines the broad reach of the EU Space Act and process for non-Union space service providers to serve the EU market.

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