Article XVI Other Space Segments (a) Any Party or Signatory which intends, or becomes aware that any person within the jurisdiction of that Party intends, individually or jointly, to establish, acquire or utilize space segment equipment separate from the EUTELSAT Space Segment in order to meet the requirements of international public telecommunications services within the EUTELSAT Space Segment service area to provide services as defined in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Article III of the Convention shall, before such establishment, acquisition or utilization, furnish all relevant information to the Assembly of Parties through the Board of Signatories which shall establish whether there is likely to be any significant economic harm to EUTELSAT. The Board of Signatories shall submit its report and conclusions to the Assembly of Parties. The Assembly of Parties shall give its views within six months from the start of the foregoing procedure. An extraordinary meeting of the Assembly of Parties may be convened for this purpose. (b) The Board of Signatories shall draft and submit to the Assembly of Parties, as a matter of priority, the guidelines to be considered by any Party or Signatory which intends, or becomes aware that any person within the jurisdiction of the Party intends, individually or jointly, to establish space segment equipment separate from the EUTELSAT Space Segment in order to meet its requirements for domestic or international public or specialized telecommunications services, to ensure technical compatibility of such separate equipment and its operation with the use of the radio frequency spectrum and orbital space by an existing or planned EUTELSAT Space Segment. (c) This Article shall not apply to the establishment, acquisition or utilization of space segment equipment separate from that of the EUTELSAT Space Segment, (i) which forms part or is intended to form part of the INTELSAT Space Segment or the INMARSAT Space Segment as defined in the INTELSAT Agreement and in the INMARSAT Convention respectively; (ii) which is established solely for national security purposes.