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

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• 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 Unions first pillar.

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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.

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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Agenciesno references on pre-accession
participation

• CPVO (Community Plant Variety Office)
• CdT (Centre de Traduction)

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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)

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Agenciespre-accession participation conditional

• ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)
• EUROFOUND (European Foundation for the
  Improvement Living and Working Conditions)
• FRA (European Agency for Fundamental Rights)

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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)

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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.
• 1COM (2008)674 final of 05/11/2008

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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

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Regional Programmes Preparatory Measures for
participation in Community Agencies

• Agencies strengthen administrative capacity
• Agencies support Acquis
• Agencies bring EU closer to the citizens

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Implementation and Financing
CPVO - 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
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Complimentairy measures

• Community Programmes Programmes to achieve
  objectives set by EU and its Member States
• Support EUs internal policies

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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