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

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.

Type of AgenciesAdopting individual binding decisionsProviding technical/scientific advice and/or inspectionGathering, analysing and forwarding objective, reliable and easy-to-understand information/networkingProviding services to other agencies and institutionsCarry out operational activities

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)

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)

Type of AgenciesGathering, 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)

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)

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 Supervisory Authority (GALILEO)

Agenciesno references on pre-accession participation

CPVO (Community Plant Variety Office)

CdT (Centre de Traduction)

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)

Agenciespre-accession participation conditional

ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)

EUROFOUND (European Foundation for the Improvement Living and Working Conditions)

FRA (European Agency for Fundamental Rights)

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)

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.

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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

Regional Programmes Preparatory Measures for

participation in Community Agencies

Agencies strengthen administrative capacity

Agencies support Acquis

Agencies bring EU closer to the citizens

IPA - Regional Programme Preparatory Measures for

participation in Community Agencies

ObjectiveMake the most of participation in Agencies

PurposeSupport the Agencies in preparing counterparts in the countries to participate in (activities of) the Agencies

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

Expected results and measurable indicators

Expected Results1. Strengthen ties (countries and agencies)2. Increase understanding on

– role and functioning (Beneficiaries and agencies)– participation requirements (Beneficiaries and agencies)

Measurable Indicators1. Internal (re-)organisation (Beneficiary & Agency)2. Degree of participation of Beneficiary in Agency actions3. Involvement of other stakeholders

Planned activitiesAgencies 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

Assumptions

1.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

2.Alternative: staged approach to allow both sides to analyse the added value for joining the Agency + timing

Implementation and FinancingCPVO - 400,000 EMCDDA - 900,000

EASA - 700,000 EMSA - 300,000

ECDC - 400,000 ERA - 200,000

ECHA - 200,000 EU-OSHA - 900,000

EEA – 1,200,000 EUROFOUND - 700,000

EFSA - 1,000,000 EMEA - 900,000

Complimentairy measures

Community Programmes = Programmes to achieve objectives set by EU and its Member States

Support EU’s internal policies

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