Satellite Data Security Act

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Title: Law to protect against endangerment of the security of the Federal Republic of Germany through the dissemination of high-quality earth remote sensing data
Short title: Satellite Data Security Act
Abbreviation: SatDSiG
Type: Federal law
Scope: Federal Republic of Germany
Legal matter: Commercial administrative law , state security
References : 700-6
Issued on: November 23, 2007
( BGBl. I p. 2590 )
Entry into force on: November 29, 2007
and December 1, 2007
Last change by: Art. 2 G of 10 July 2020
( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1637, 1641 )
Effective date of the
last change: 		July 17, 2020
(Art. 4 G of July 10, 2020)
GESTA : E042
Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The Satellite Data Security Act (SatDSiG) is a German federal law of November 23, 2007. It is intended to ensure that earth observation data from German satellites or those operated from ground stations on German soil do not endanger the security of the Federal Republic of Germany or that of its allies. The level of risk is based on which data is already freely available worldwide. Inquiries that go beyond this, for example for current high-resolution satellite photos or radar data, must be questioned critically by the distributor. If in doubt, he must obtain approval from the competent authority. In addition, the law allows providers of such data to be prohibited from taking over data if, in the opinion of the competent authority, the takeover would endanger the Federal Republic's essential security interests. The inspection of people in security-relevant areas of these companies is carried out by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in accordance with the Security Review Act .

Germany is the first country in Europe to have such a regulation.

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