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Type of Agencies

A Community Agency is a body governed by European public law; set up to accomplish a very specific technical, scientific or managerial task, in the framework of the European Union’s “first pillar”. Type of Agencies. Regulatory: specific technical and/or scientific tasks

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Type of Agencies

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  1. A Community Agency is a body governed by European public law; set up to accomplish a very specific technical, scientific or managerial task, in the framework of the European Union’s “first pillar”.

  2. Type of Agencies • Regulatory: specific technical and/or scientific tasks • Executive: help to manage Community Programmes They are: - Independent bodies with own legal personality. - Funded by the EU budget and in some cases also by fees or payments.

  3. Type of Agencies • Adopting individual binding decisions • Providing technical/scientific advice and/or inspection • Gathering, analysing and forwarding objective, reliable and easy-to-understand information/networking • Providing services to other agencies and institutions • Carry out operational activities

  4. Type of Agencies Adopting individual binding decisions: • Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO), • Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM), • European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), • European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

  5. Type of Agencies Providing technical/scientific advice and/or inspection: • European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) • European Railway Agency (ERA) • European Medicines Agency (EMEA)

  6. Type of Agencies Gathering, analysing, forwarding objective, reliable, easy-to-understand information / networking: • European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) • European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND) • European Enviroment Agency (EEA) • European Training Foundation (ETF) • European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCCDA) • European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) • European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) • European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) • Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) • European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGI)

  7. Type of Agencies Providing services to other agencies and institutions: • Centre de Traduction (CDT) Carry out operational activities: • European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) • GALILEO Supervisory Authority (GSA) • Common Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA)

  8. Agenciespre-accession full participation allowed • EEA(European Environment Agency) • EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction) • EU-OSHA (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work) • ETF (European Training Foundation) – actions target 3rd countries, incl. CCs and PCCs • European GNSS SupervisoryAuthority (GALILEO)

  9. Agenciesno references on pre-accession participation • CPVO(Community Plant Variety Office) • CdT (Centre de Traduction)

  10. Agenciespre-accession participation linked to acquis • EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) • ECDC(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control) • EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) • EIGI(European Institute for Gender Equality) • EMSA(European Maritime Safety Agency) • ENISA(European Network and Information Security Agency) – • ERA (European Railway Agency)

  11. Agenciespre-accession participation conditional • ECHA(European Chemicals Agency) • EUROFOUND (European Foundation for the Improvement Living and Working Conditions) • FRA(European Agency for Fundamental Rights)

  12. AgenciesNO pre-accession participation – but inclusion in actions • CEDEFOP (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) • EMEA (European Medicines Agency) • OHIM (Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market) • CFCA (Community Fisheries Control Agency)

  13. Participation in Community Agencies The Commission will seek to offer further participation possibilities, including observer status for all enlargement countries in the meeting of the management boards or expert groups. The EU could co-finance up to 90% of the country contribution to a Community programme or Agency in the first year of participation through IPA. In the following years, that contribution would decrease, in percentage or in real amounts. [1]COM (2008)674 final of 05/11/2008

  14. Regional Programmes Preparatory Measures for participation in Community Agencies Launched in 2001 Average grant per Agency per year: 80,000 euro Total nr. of Agencies benefitting:16

  15. Regional Programmes Preparatory Measures for participation in Community Agencies Agencies strengthen administrative capacity Agencies support Acquis Agencies bring EU closer to the citizens

  16. IPA - Regional Programme Preparatory Measures for participation in Community Agencies Objective Make the most of participation in Agencies Purpose Support the Agencies in preparing counterparts in the countries to participate in (activities of) the Agencies

  17. AgenciesNOT involved in the Programme • OHIM – via EPO • Cedefop on its own request • ENISA – under reorganisation • CdT– too early • CFCA– in start up phase • European GNSS Supervisory Authority – too early • EIGI – in start up phase • FRONTEX – too early

  18. Expected results and measurable indicators Expected Results • Strengthen ties (countries and agencies) • Increase understanding on • role and functioning (Beneficiaries and agencies) • participation requirements (Beneficiaries and agencies) Measurable Indicators • Internal (re-)organisation (Beneficiary & Agency) • Degree of participation of Beneficiary in Agency actions • Involvement of other stakeholders

  19. Planned activities Agencies to carry out: • Awareness raising / information events • Fact finding missions • Data collection and reporting • Specific training activities • Workshops and Conferences • Outreach actions • Translation/printing of publications/manuals

  20. Assumptions • Determination of the Beneficiary to (eventually) join the Agency and of the Agency to open up to the Beneficiary • Provision of sufficient resources and time • Exchange of information and understanding • Letter of intent • Alternative: staged approach to allow both sides to analyse the added value for joining the Agency + timing

  21. Implementation and Financing

  22. Complimentairy measures Community Programmes = Programmes to achieve objectives set by EU and its Member States Support EU’s internal policies

  23. Sectors / Areas Innovation & Growth: RTD & Innovation, ICT, education, enterprises, transport Exchange: culture, citizenship, youth, values, acquis Protect: environment, consumers, citizens, finances • Eg:Public Health;Consumer action programme

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