2.   The United Kingdom or United Kingdom entities shall be eligible under the conditions laid down in Article 711, with regard to Union award procedures, which implement the budgetary commitments of the programmes and activities or parts thereof, referred to in Article 1 [Scope of United Kingdom’s participation] within the time limits set out in the first paragraph of this Article.

3.   This Protocol shall be extended and apply for the period 2026-2027 under the same terms and conditions to the successor of the Research and Training Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community, Euratom (‘Euratom Programme’), unless within 3 months of the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of that successor programme either Party notifies its decision not to extend this Protocol to that successor programme. In case of such a notification, this Protocol shall not apply as of 1 January 2026 in respect of the successor to the Euratom Programme. This shall be without prejudice to the participation of the United Kingdom in other Union programmes and activities, or parts thereof.

1.   Subject to the provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the United Kingdom and in particular of Article 711, the United Kingdom shall participate in the Copernicus component of the Space programme and benefit from Copernicus services and products in the same way as other participating countries (9).

2.   The United Kingdom shall have full access to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service. The modalities of activation and use shall be subject to a specific agreement.

Detailed rules for the access to such services shall be laid down in the respective agreement including in relation to the specific operation of Articles 718(4), 719(4) and 720(5).

3.   The United Kingdom shall have access as authorised user to the Copernicus Security Service components to the extent the cooperation between the parties in the relevant policy areas is agreed. The modalities of activation and use shall be subject to specific agreements.

Detailed rules for the access to such services shall be laid down in the respective agreements including in relation to the specific operation of Articles 718(4), 719(4) and 720(5).

4.   For the purposes of paragraph 3, negotiations between the United Kingdom or United Kingdom entities and the relevant Union body shall start as soon as possible after the participation of the United Kingdom in Copernicus has been established in this Protocol and in accordance with the provisions governing the access to such services.

Should such an agreement be substantially delayed or prove impossible, the Specialised Committee on Participation on Union Programmes shall examine how to adjust the participation of the United Kingdom in Copernicus and its financing taking into account this situation.

5.   Participation by the United Kingdom's representatives in the Security Accreditation Board meetings shall be governed by the rules and procedures for participating in this board taking into account the status of the United Kingdom as a third country.