2008/785/EC: Commission Decision of 9 October 2008 amending Commission Decision 2005/56/EC setting up the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency for the management of Community action in the fields of education, audiovisual and culture in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003
Date: 2008-10-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU office or agency, action programme, audiovisual communications policy, cultural policy, education policy, higher education, vocational training

10.10.2008

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 October 2008

amending Commission Decision 2005/56/EC setting up the Education, Audiovisual and Culture
Executive Agency for the management of Community action in the fields of education,
audiovisual and culture in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003

(2008/785/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(4)

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 of
19 December 2002 laying down the statute for executive
agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management
of Community programmes (1), and in particular Article (3)(1)
thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The Education, Audiovisual
and Culture Executive
Agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) was set
up by Commission Decision 2005/56/EC (2). It manages
Community action in the fields of education, audiovisual
and culture,
including projects financed by European
external assistance policy instruments, by the ninth
European Development Fund and by certain agreements
concluded by the Community with the United States of
America and with Canada.

for higher

On 31 December 2006 the third phase of the trans-
education
European cooperation scheme
(Tempus III) (2000-06) came to an end. The Commission
decided to extend this action over the period 2007-13
(Tempus IV) and to finance it through three European
the
external
the
for Pre-Accession Assistance
Instrument
European neighbourhood and partnership instrument
and the financing instrument for development cooper­
ation.

instruments, namely
(IPA),

assistance policy

On the basis of
the initiatives undertaken by the
Community with the United States of America and
Canada,
to
strengthen cooperation in the fields of education and
youth with
high-income
countries and territories.

the Commission

industrialised

additionally

decided

other

and

(1) OJ L 11, 16.1.2003, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 24, 27.1.2005, p. 35.

An external evaluation finalised in April 2008 by the
Commission showed that using the Agency was the
best way to manage Tempus (the fourth phase and the
winding up of the third phase) and the projects financed
by the instrument of cooperation with industrialised and
territories. This
other
evaluation therefore recommended that
the Agency's
tasks be extended to include the management of these
programmes and projects.

high-income

countries

and

(5)

Decision 2005/56/EC must be amended accordingly.

(6)

The provisions set out in this Decision are in accordance
with the opinion of
the Regulatory Committee for
Executive Agencies,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

Article 4(1) of Decision 2005/56/EC is
following:

replaced by the

‘1.
The Agency is hereby entrusted with the management
of certain strands of the following Community programmes:

1. projects in the field of higher education which could be
funded under the provisions on economic aid for certain
countries of central and eastern Europe (Phare), approved
by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89 (1);

2. the programme encouraging the development and distri­
bution of European audiovisual works (MEDIA II —
Development and distribution) (1996-2000), established
by Council Decision 95/563/EC (2);

3. the

training programme

in the
European audiovisual programme industry (MEDIA II
— Training)
established by Council
Decision 95/564/EC (3);

for professionals

(1996-2000),

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4. the second phase of the Community action programme
in the field of education “Socrates” (2000-06), approved
by Decision No 253/2000/EC of
European
Parliament and of the Council (4);

the

the Government of Canada renewing a cooperation
field of higher
programme
education and
in the
training (2001-05),
approved by Council Decision
2001/197/EC (13);

5. the second phase of the Community vocational training
(2000-06),

action programme
approved by Council Decision 1999/382/EC (5);

“Leonardo da Vinci”

6. the “Youth” Community action programme (2000-06),
the
approved by Decision No 1031/2000/EC of
European Parliament and of the Council (6);

7. the “Culture 2000” programme (2000-06), approved by
Decision No 508/2000/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council (7);

8. projects in the field of higher education which could be
funded under the provisions on assistance for the partner
states of eastern Europe and central Asia (2000-06), as
provided for in Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
99/2000 (8);

9. projects in the field of higher education which could be
funded under the provisions on assistance for Albania,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav
Republic
and
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
(2000-06), approved under
Council Regulation (EC) No 2666/2000 (9);

of Macedonia, Montenegro,

Serbia

10. projects in the field of higher education which could be
funded under the provisions on financial and technical
measures to accompany the reform of economic and
the Euro-
social
Mediterranean partnership (MEDA),
approved under
Council Regulation (EC) No 2698/2000 (10);

framework of

structures

in the

14. the programme

to encourage

the development of
European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus — Develop­
(2001-06),
ment,
approved by Council Decision 2000/821/EC (14);

Distribution

Promotion)

and

15. the

training programme

for professionals of

the
European audiovisual programme industry (MEDIA —
Training)
by Decision No
approved
163/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council (15);

(2001-06),

16. the multiannual programme for the effective integration
of information and communication technologies (ICT) in
education and training systems in Europe (e-Learning)
(2004-06), approved by Decision No 2318/2003/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council (16);

17. the Community action programme to promote active
(2004-06),

European citizenship (civic participation)
approved by Council Decision 2004/100/EC (17);

18. the Community action programme to promote bodies
in the field of youth (2004-
the

active at European level
06), approved by Decision No 790/2004/EC of
European Parliament and of the Council (18);

19. the Community action programme to promote bodies
active at European level and support specific activities
education and training (2004-06),
in the
approved
the
European Parliament and of the Council (19);

by Decision No 791/2004/EC of

field of

11. the third phase of

scheme for higher education (Tempus III)
approved by Council Decision 1999/311/EC (11);

the trans-European cooperation
(2000-06),

12. projects which could be funded under the provisions of
the Agreement between the European Community and
the United States of America renewing a programme of
cooperation in the field of higher education and voca­
tional education and training (2001-05), approved by
Council Decision 2001/196/EC (12);

13. projects which could be funded under the provisions of
the Agreement between the European Community and

20. the Community action programme to promote bodies
in the field of culture (2004-
the

active at European level
06), approved by Decision No 792/2004/EC of
European Parliament and of the Council (20);

21. the programme for the enhancement of quality in higher
education and the promotion of
intercultural under­
standing through cooperation with third countries
(Erasmus Mundus)
(2004-08), approved by Decision
No 2317/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council (21);

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22. projects which could be funded under the provisions of
the Agreement between the European Community and
the United States of America renewing the programme
of cooperation in the field of higher education and vo­
cational education and training (2006-13), approved by
Council Decision 2006/910/EC (22);

23. projects which could be funded under the provisions of
the Agreement between the European Community and
the Government of Canada establishing a cooperation
framework in the fields of higher education,
training
and youth (2006-13), approved by Council Decision
2006/964/EC (23);

24. the action programme in the field of lifelong learning
(2007-13), approved by Decision No 1720/2006/EC of
the European Parliament and of the Council (24);

25. the

“Culture” programme

approved by
Decision No 1855/2006/EC of the European Parliament
and of the Council (25);

(2007-13),

26. the “Europe for Citizens” programme to promote active
European citizenship (2007-13), approved by Decision
No 1904/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council (26);

27. the “Youth in Action” programme (2007-13), approved
the European

by Decision No 1719/2006/EC of
Parliament and of the Council (27);

28. the support programme for the European audiovisual
sector (MEDIA 2007) (2007-13), approved by Decision
No 1718/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of
the Council (28);

29. projects in the field of higher education which could be
funded under the provisions on aid for economic coop­
eration with the developing countries in Asia, approved
under Council Regulation (EEC) No 443/92 (29);

30. projects in the field of higher education and youth which
could be funded under the provisions of the Instrument
for
established by
Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 (30);

Pre-Accession Assistance

(IPA),

(EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of
the Council (32);

33. projects in the field of higher education and youth which
could be funded under the provisions of the financing
instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other
high-income countries and territories (ICI), established by
Council Regulation (EC) No 1934/2006 (33);

34. projects in the field of higher education which could be
financed by resources from the ninth European Develop­
ment Fund (2000-07) (34).

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(34) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 355.’

31. projects in the field of higher education which could be
funded under the provisions of
the European neigh­
bourhood and partnership instrument, created by Regu­
lation (EC) No 1638/2006 of the European Parliament
and of the Council (31);

32. projects in the field of higher education which could be
funded under the provisions of the financing instrument
for development cooperation, established by Regulation

Done at Brussels, 9 October 2008.

For the Commission
Ján FIGEĽ
Member of the Commission