The TAIEX InstrumentThe TAIEX Instrumentand EC agenciesand EC agencies

Partners in accession Partners in accession

Paolo M. Gozzi, Institution Building Unit (IBU), Directorate-General Enlargement

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Mission StatementMission Statement

support beneficiary countries in support beneficiary countries in understanding, transposing, understanding, transposing,

implementing and applying EU implementing and applying EU policies, legislation, rules –policies, legislation, rules –the the acquis communautaireacquis communautaire

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Partner CountriesPartner Countries

Post-accession assistance: Bulgaria and Post-accession assistance: Bulgaria and Romania (phasing-out)Romania (phasing-out)

Pre-accession assistance: Candidate countries; Pre-accession assistance: Candidate countries; Western Balkans; Iceland (coming)Western Balkans; Iceland (coming)

Turkish Cypriot communityTurkish Cypriot community

Countries covered by the European Countries covered by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership InstrumentNeighbourhood and Partnership Instrument(ENPI) including Russia(ENPI) including Russia

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Beneficiary groupsBeneficiary groups

Central Governments, Ministries, Central Governments, Ministries, Government bodies, RegulatorsGovernment bodies, Regulators

National ParliamentsNational Parliaments JudiciaryJudiciary Social Partners and Private Sector Social Partners and Private Sector

AssociationsAssociations

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Main forms of assistanceMain forms of assistance

Seminars/WorkshopsSeminars/Workshops

Expert MissionsExpert Missions

Study VisitsStudy Visits

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ExpertiseExpertise

Mobilised experts are almost exclusively Mobilised experts are almost exclusively Member States’ public-sector officials Member States’ public-sector officials

Commission’s and other EU Institutions’ Commission’s and other EU Institutions’ officials often involvedofficials often involved

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ActivationActivation

Requests are primarily generated by the Requests are primarily generated by the beneficiary countries (demand-driven)beneficiary countries (demand-driven)

Suggestions from Commission services are Suggestions from Commission services are also consideredalso considered

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How to applyHow to apply

Application formsApplication forms available via the web- available via the web-sitesite

http://taiex.ec.europa.eu

Letter, fax, e-mailLetter, fax, e-mail (under the condition (under the condition that the basic information requested in the that the basic information requested in the application form is provided) application form is provided)

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Internal Market Team Free movement of goods, persons, services and capitalsFree movement of goods, persons, services and capitals Company lawCompany law CompetitionCompetition Customs and TaxationCustoms and Taxation Monetary PolicyMonetary Policy Social policySocial policy Industry and SMEsIndustry and SMEs Education and training; Culture and audiovisualEducation and training; Culture and audiovisual Consumers and health safetyConsumers and health safety Financial controlFinancial control Regional policyRegional policy

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Justice and Home Affairs Justice and Home Affairs TeamTeam

Asylum and MigrationAsylum and Migration Visa, External borders, SchengenVisa, External borders, Schengen Judicial cooperation in civil mattersJudicial cooperation in civil matters Judicial cooperation in criminal mattersJudicial cooperation in criminal matters Fight against organised crime and terrorismFight against organised crime and terrorism Police cooperationPolice cooperation Fight against trafficking in human beings, drugs Fight against trafficking in human beings, drugs

and money launderingand money laundering

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Infrastructure TeamInfrastructure Team

EnvironmentEnvironment TransportTransport EnergyEnergy

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Agriculture teamAgriculture team

Agriculture and rural developmentAgriculture and rural development Food safetyFood safety Veterinary and phytosanitary Veterinary and phytosanitary Fisheries Fisheries

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Some FiguresSome Figures

2,000 applications2,000 applications 1,600 events organised in over 50 1,600 events organised in over 50

countriescountries 40,000 participants 40,000 participants 4,000 experts4,000 experts 60 staff + external cotractor60 staff + external cotractor 25 M €/year25 M €/year

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TAIEX cooperation with EC Agencies (since 2005)

39 TAIEX actions with the participation of EC agencies 39 TAIEX actions with the participation of EC agencies 42 experts from 15 EC agencies contributed to TAIEX 42 experts from 15 EC agencies contributed to TAIEX

eventsevents 30 seminars, 6 experts missions, 3 study visits30 seminars, 6 experts missions, 3 study visits

Sectors involved:

18 events in INT MARKT 18 events in INT MARKT 7 events in INFRA 7 events in INFRA 7 events in JLS7 events in JLS 3 events in P2P3 events in P2P 2 events in ATCC2 events in ATCC 2 events in RTP2 events in RTP

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Examples of events in Examples of events in cooperation with EC cooperation with EC agencies:agencies:

Seminar on Vessel Traffic Monitoring Info System in the Seminar on Vessel Traffic Monitoring Info System in the Mediterranean, 21-22 November 2005, Brussels – Mediterranean, 21-22 November 2005, Brussels – with European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)

Seminar on Financial Crime, 25-29 June 2007, Sofia – with EUROPOL

Seminar on European Community SME Policy, 27-28 Seminar on European Community SME Policy, 27-28 February 2008, Belgrade – February 2008, Belgrade – with European Training Foundation (ETF)

Workshop on Structural Subsystems constituting the Workshop on Structural Subsystems constituting the Trans-European Conventional Rail System, 25-26 June Trans-European Conventional Rail System, 25-26 June 2009, Bucharest – 2009, Bucharest – with European Railway Agency with European Railway Agency (ERA)(ERA)

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TAIEX Cooperation with EC Agencies – state of play

Cooperation still episodic, conditioned by Cooperation still episodic, conditioned by experts availabilityexperts availability

TAIEX case-handlers consult competent TAIEX case-handlers consult competent Agency on the content of action to avoid Agency on the content of action to avoid overlapping and verify interest to be overlapping and verify interest to be involvedinvolved

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TAIEX Cooperation with EC Agencies – Possible developments

Joint conferences can be co-organisedJoint conferences can be co-organised Agencies can inform TAIEX about their priorities, work-Agencies can inform TAIEX about their priorities, work-

plans, topics/countries or regions of interestplans, topics/countries or regions of interest Experts are welcome to attend TAIEX eventsExperts are welcome to attend TAIEX events

TAIEX events are working meetings, no high level gatheringsTAIEX events are working meetings, no high level gatherings

EC agencies staff is encouraged to register in the EC agencies staff is encouraged to register in the TAIEX Expert Database: TAIEX Expert Database: http://taiex.ec.europa.eu/ExpertDatabase/

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Thank you.Thank you.For further information please visit our For further information please visit our

web-site at web-site at http://taiex.ec.europa.eu

or or write to write to elarg-taiex@ec.europa.eu

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