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THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

Contracting Parties to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as "Member States", of the one part,

and

the SWISS CONFEDERATION, hereinafter referred to as "Switzerland", of the other part,

hereinafter referred to as "Party" or "Parties",

CONSIDERING the common interest in the development of a global navigation satellite system (hereinafter referred to as "GNSS") specifically designed for civilian purposes,

RECOGNISING the importance of the European GNSS programmes as a contribution to navigation and information infrastructure in the European Union and Switzerland,

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