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Brussels, 11.3.2008

SEC(2008) 323

COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT accompanying the

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL European agencies – The way forward

{COM(2008) 135 final}

Annex to the Communication

"European Agencies – The way forward"

1. Regulatory agencies

Agencies created under 1st pillar

EUROFOUND Dublin/IE European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26th May 1975 | Budget total 2008: 21,200 | EC Subsidy: 20,000 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 101 | - Contributes to the planning and establishment of better living and working conditions in Europe. - Provides findings, knowledge and advice from independent and comparative research, to governments, employers, trade unions and the European Commission. | - Last retrospective evaluation : 2007 |

ETF Turin/IT European Training Foundation Council Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 of 7th May 1990 | Budget total 2008: 17,984 | EC Subsidy: 17,984 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 96 | - Helps transition and developing countries to harness the potential of their human resources through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU’s external relations policies. - Promotes effective cooperation between the Community and the 29 eligible countries in the field of vocational education and training. | - Last retrospective evaluations concluded in 2006 |

EMEA London/UK European Medicines Agency Regulation (EEC) No 2309/93 of 22nd July 1993 repealed by Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of 31st March 2004 | Budget total 2008: 164,480 | EC Subsidy: 38,000 Of which EUR 6 million provided as a special contribution for orphan medicinal products | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 475 | - The European Medicines Agency is the European Union body responsible for coordinating the existing scientific resources put at its disposal by Member States for the evaluation, supervision and pharmacovigilance of medicinal products. - The Agency provides the Member States and the institutions of the EU the best-possible scientific advice on any question relating to the evaluation of the quality, safety and efficacy of medicinal products for human or veterinary use referred to it in accordance with the provisions of EU legislation relating to medicinal products. | - Discharge 2005 asks for evaluation by 1 January 2010 and every 5 years afterwards. Evaluation planned in accordance with discharge. |

EU-OSHA Bilbao/ES European Agency for Occupational Safety and Health Council Regulation (EC) No 2062/94 of 18th July 1994 | Budget total 2008: 14,697 | EC Subsidy: 14,400 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 44 | -Provides the Community bodies, the Member States, the social partners and those involved in the field with the technical, scientific and economic information of use in the field of safety and health at work. - Provides the Commission with the technical, scientific and economic information it requires to fulfil its tasks of identifying, preparing and evaluating legislation and measures in the area of the protection of the safety and health of workers. - Act as a catalyst for developing, analysing and disseminating information that improves occupational safety and health in Europe. | - Last retrospective evaluation was concluded in 2007. |

CDT Luxembourg/LU Translation Centre for the bodies of the EU Council Regulation (EC) No 2965/94 of 28th November 1994 as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1645/2003 of 18 June 2003 | Budget total 2008: 42,252 | EC Subsidy: - | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 233 | - Provides the translation services required by the various decentralised Community agencies, bodies and institutions. - Participates in the Interinstitutional Committee for Translation and Interpretation (CITI). This interinstitutional cooperation has the objective of rationalising working methods, of harmonising procedures and of making overall savings in the field of Community translation. | -Last retrospective evaluation concluded in 2001 |

EFSA Parma/IT European Food Safety Authority Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of 28th January 2002 | Budget total 2008: 63,5 | EC Subsidy: 63,5 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 335 | -Provides independent scientific advice and scientific and technical support on all matters with a direct or indirect impact on food safety. - Provides scientific opinions which will serve as the scientific basis for the drafting and adoption of Community measures in the fields falling within its mission. | - Last retrospective evaluation concluded in 2005 - Constituent Act requires evaluation every 6 years (Agency). |

EASA Köln/DE European Aviation Safety Agency Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 of 15th July 2002 as last amended by Commission regulation (EC) No 334/2007 of 28th March 2007 | Budget total 2008: 85,330 | EC Subsidy: 30,000 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 452 | - Provides the Commission with direct technical and scientific assistance in the field of aviation safety. - Adopts individual decisions, with binding legal effects vis-à-vis third parties. | - Evaluation in accordance with Constituent Act will be finalised in 2008 (Agency) |

ECDC Stockholm/SE European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of 21st April 2004 | Budget total 2008: 39,100 | EC Subsidy: 39,100 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 130 | - Identifies, assesses and communicates current and emerging threats to human health from communicable diseases. -Build up European Surveillance and epidemic intelligence system for the detection of health treats. - Provides scientific opinions and scientific and technical assistance including training. - Enhances preparedness and a coordinated approach to response. -Share best practices in prevention. | - Tendering of external evaluation in accordance with Constituent act has started (Agency) |

European GNSS Supervisory Authority GSA (seat not decided yet) Council Regulation (EC) No 1321/2004 of 12th July 2004 | Budget total 2008: 10,560 | EC Subsidy: 10,560 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 50 | - Provides the Commission with the direct technical and scientific assistance. - Licence authority for the GALILEO concession plan (signature and supervision of the concession contract). - Develops the European systems GNSS, including the frequency and important financial management aspects (1 billion euros). - Ensures safety and certification. - Manages the EGNOS agreement. |

Fundamental Rights Agency Vienna/AT Council Regulation (EC) N° 168/2007 of 15 February 2007 | Budget total 2008: 15,000 | EC Subsidy: 15,000 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 49 | - Collects, records, analyses and disseminates relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information and data. - Formulates conclusions and opinions on general subjects, for the Union institutions and the Member States when implementing Community law. | - Retrospective evaluation (Evaluation of the European Monitoring Centre on racism and Xenophobia) concluded in 2002 -Ex post evaluation of activities of the EU monitoring centre for racism and xenophobia will be finalised in 2008 (Commission - JLS) |

Agencies (2nd pillar) - Within the Council’s competence

AGENCIES (Chronological order - date of constituent act) | BUDGET (Mio €) | STAFF | MAIN TASKS of the Agency |

European Institute for Security Studies Paris/FR Council Joint Action of 20 July 2001 | 2008: 3,8 | 2008: Approx. 26 | - Helps 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 specialists. - Provides data analysis and recommendations necessary for EU policy-making. |

European Union Satellite Centre Torrejón de Ardoz/ES Council Joint Action of 20 July 2001 | 2008: Approx.14,5 | 2008: 99 | - Dedicated to the exploitation and production of information deriving from the analysis of earth observation space imagery. - Aims at supporting EU’s decision-making in the field of Common Foreign and Security Policy (CSFP). |

European Defence Agency Bruxelles/BE Council Joint Action 2004/551/CFSP of 12 July 2004 | 2008: Approx. 27 + optional budget 8. | 2008: Approx 120 | - Supports the Council and the Member States in their effort to improve the EU's defence capabilities in the field of crisis management and to sustain the ESDP as it stands now and develops in the future. |

Agencies (3rd pillar)

Within the Council’s competence:

EUROJUST The Hague/NL 2002/187/JHA: Council Decision of 28 February 2002 | Budget total 2008: 20 | EC Subsidy: 20 | 2008 (authorised under Community Budget): 175 | - Enhances the effectiveness of the competent authorities within Member States when they are dealing with serious cross-border and organised crime. - Stimulates and improves the coordination of investigations and prosecutions and also supports the Member States in order to render their investigations and prosecutions more effective. | - |

Agencies proposed

Agencies | BUDGET (Mio €) | STAFF | MAIN TASKS of the Agency |

Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators Seat not yet decided COM (2007) 530 final of 19/09/2007 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators | The Agency would complement at European level the regulatory tasks performed at national level by the regulatory authorities by: -Providing a framework for national regulators to cooperate. -Regulatory oversight of the cooperation between transmission system operators -Individual decision powers. (exemption requests concerning infrastructure assets of European interest and decisions on the regulatory regime applicable to infrastructure within the territory of more than one Member State). -General advisory role vis-à-vis the Commission | - |

Agencies | BUDGET (Mio €) | STAFF | MAIN TASKS of the Agency |

European Electronic Communications Market Authority Seat not yet decided COM (2007)699 of 13.11.2007 Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Electronic Communications Market Authority | The Authority would complement at European level, the regulatory tasks performed at national level by the regulatory authorities by: - Providing a framework for national regulators to cooperate - Regulatory oversight of market definition, analysis and the implementation of remedies (opinions of the Commission). - Recommendation to the Commission on definition of trans-national markets - Advice on radio frequency harmonisation - Decision powers on numbering administration and advice on number portability - Network and information security. (The Authority will subsume the tasks of the existing European Network and Information Security Agency) - General informational and advisory function | - |

2. Executive agencies

AGENCIES (Chronological order - date of constituent act) | BUDGET 2008 (Mio €) | STAFF |

EACI Brussels / BE Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation Programme - (DG TREN, ENTR, ENV) [Formerly Intelligent Energy Executive Agency (IEEA) (DG TREN)] 2004/20/EC: Commission decision – 23 December 2003 2007/372/EC: Commission decision - 31 May 2007 Term of the Agency: 31/12/2015 | 15.3 | 2008 Establishment plan posts authorised under the Community budget: 36 |

PHEA Luxembourg / LUX Executive Agency for the Public Health Programme - (DG SANCO) 2004/858/EC: Commission decision 15 December 2004 Term of the Agency : 01/01/2005 until 31/12/2010 | 5.8 | 2008 Establishment plan posts authorised under the Community budget: 9 |

AGENCIES (Chronological order - date of constituent act) | BUDGET 2008 (Mio €) | STAFF |

EACEA Brussels / BE Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency - (DGs EAC, INFSO, AIDCO) 2005/56/EC: Commission decision 14 January 2005 and 2007/114/EC: Commission Decision of 8 February 2007 amending Commission Decision 2005/56/EC Term of the Agency: 01/01/2005 until 31/12/2008 - Extended until 31/12/2015 | 41.9 | 2008 Establishment plan posts authorised under the Community budget: 91 |

TEN-TEA Brussels / BE Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency) - (DG TREN) 2007/60/EC: Commission decision 26 October 2006 Term of the Agency: 01/11/2006 until 31/12/2008 | 10.2 | 2008 Establishment plan posts authorised under the Community budget: 40 |

AGENCIES (Chronological order - date of constituent act) | Preliminary draft amending budget no 1 to the budget for 2008 - COM(2008) 15 final (Mio €) |

ERC Brussels / BE European Research Council Executive Agency (DG RTD) 2008/37/EC: Commission decision 14 December 2007 Term of the Agency: 01/01/2008 until 31/12/2017 | 20 (PDAB n°1) |

REA Brussels / BE Research Executive Agency – (DG RTD and other research DGs) 2008/46/EC: Commission decision 14 December 2007 Term of the Agency: 01/01/2008 until 31/12/2017 | 14.6 (PDAB n°1) |

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