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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The Agency, located in Helsinki, Finland will manage the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction
processes for chemical substances to ensure consistency across the European Union. These REACH processes are designed
to provide additional information on chemicals, to ensure their safe use, and to ensure competitiveness of the European
industry.
In its... |
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The European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the
European Union was established by Council Regulation (EC) 2007/2004/ (26.10.2004, OJ L 349/25.11.2004).
FRONTEX coordinates operational cooperation between Member States in the field of management of external borders;
assists Member States in the training of... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) is the hub of drug-related information in the
European Union. Its role is to gather, analyse and disseminate ‘objective, reliable and comparable information’ on
drugs and drug addiction and, in so doing, provide its audiences with a sound and evidence-based picture of the drug
phenomenon at European... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA) was created by the European Commission to implement the Intelligent
Energy – Europe (IEE) programme. The remit of the IEEA is to *manage the projects and events organised under the IEE
Programme; *disseminate the know-how and best practices which result; *foster exchange and co-ordination between all
players involved, and with... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
Europol, the European Police Office, was set up in 1992 to handle Europe-wide criminal intelligence. It is based in
The Hague of the Netherlands, and its staff includes representatives of the national law enforcement agencies (police,
customs, immigration services, etc.).
Europol's aim is to help the EU member states co-operate more closely and effectively in preventing and... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
CEPOL was established by the Council of Ministers (Decision of 22 December 2000). Its aim is to help cross-border
training of senior police officers by optimising and reinforcing co-operation between relevant national institutes and
organisations. CEPOL also aims at supporting and developing an integrated EU approach on the cross-border problems
faced by its Member States in... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The European Railway Agency has the mission of reinforcing safety and interoperability of railways throughout Europe.
As part of its common transport policy, the Community has adopted legislation to pave the way for gradual
establishment of an integrated European railway area - both legally and technically. That involves the development and
implementation of Technical... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The European Defence Agency was established under a Joint Action of the Council of Ministers on 12 July, 2004 in order
*improve the EU's defence capabilities especially in the field of crisis management; *promote EU armaments
cooperation; *strengthen the EU defence industrial and technological base and create a competitive European defence
equipment market; *promote... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The Centre was established by European Parliament and Council Regulation 851/2004 of 21 April 2004. It became
operational on 20 May 2005.
Its mission is to help strengthen Europe’s defences against infectious diseases, such as influenza, SARS and
HIV/AIDS. It has a small core staff but an extended network of partners across the EU and the EEA/EFTA Member States.
The ECDC... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The European Union Institute for Security Studies (ISS) was set up in 2002 based on a Council Joint Action on 20th of
July 2001, ( OJ L 200, 25th July 2001 ).
Its aim is to help create a common European security culture, to support the strategic debate by providing the best
possible interface between European decision-makers and the diverse circles of non-official... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
Our lives with mobile phones, Internet banking, computers at home and at work, almost everywhere in the Information
Society of today, makes it vital that the systems of our Digital Economy functions. For this purpose, ENISA serves as a
centre of expertise for both Member States and EU Institutions, to seek advice in Network and Information Security
matters.
As such, ENISA... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC) was set up in 2002, based on a Council Joint Action on 20th of July 2001, (
OJ L 200, 25th July 2001 ) and became operational in January 2002. It is an Agency of the Council of the European
Union dedicated to the exploitation and production of information deriving from the analysis of earth observation space
imagery. It aims at... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The European Agency for Reconstruction is responsible for the management of the main EU assistance programmes in
Serbia and Montenegro (Republic of Serbia, Republic of Montenegro, UN-administered Kosovo) and FYR of Macedonia.
It was established in February 2000 and has its headquarters in Greece at Thessaloniki, and operational centres in
Belgrade, Podgorica, Pristina and... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The primary objective of the Vienna-based European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC) is to provide the
Community and its Member States with objective, reliable and comparable information and data on racism, xenophobia and
anti-Semitism in the EU in order to help the EU and its Member States undertake measures or formulate courses of action
against racism and... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994, established a system of Community plant variety rights as the sole
and exclusive form of Community industrial property rights for new plant varieties. The system is administered by the
Community Plant Variety Offi ce (CPVO).
The CPVO is a self-fi nancing Community body with legal personality which came into being on 27... |
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Decentralised bodies of the European Union (agencies)
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) provides independent scientific advice on all matters with a direct or
indirect impact on food safety — including animal health and welfare and plant protection. EFSA is also consulted on
nutrition in relation to Community legislation. The Authority communicates to the public in an open and transparent way
on all matters within its... |
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