TAIEX Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument of the European Commission Institution Building Unit DG Enlargement

Mission Statement Supports beneficiary countries in understanding, transposing, implementing and applying EU policies, legislation, rules – the acquis

TAIEX: a success story Ownership – demand driven Gap-filling - Focused on the EU acquis Responsiveness - Short-term and flexible instrument Peer-to-peer → Expertise from EU MS

Beneficiaries Pre-accession assistance (IPA): Candidate countries and Potential Candidates Countries covered by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and Russia Turkish Cypriot community

Beneficiary groups Central Governments, Ministries, Government bodies, Regulators National Parliaments Judiciary and Law Enforcement Bodies Social Partners and Private Sector Associations

Areas covered Agriculture and Food Safety Internal Market Environment, Transport and Telecommunications Justice and Home Affairs

Internal market

Justice and Home Affairs

Agriculture and Food Safety

Environment, Transport and Telecommunications

TAIEX events per beneficiary

Expertise Mobilised experts are almost exclusively Member States’ public-sector officials Commission’s and other EU Institutions’ officials often involved

Experts mobilised in TAIEX activities

Participants at TAIEX activities

TAIEX events since 2007

Main forms of assistance Seminars/Workshops (single or multi-beneficiary) Expert Missions Study Visits

Costs covered by TAIEX Workshops Hotel and travel costs for speakers coming from the EU Member States Meeting room rental (if in a hotel) Interpretation (including equipment) Catering (lunch, coffee)

Costs covered by TAIEX Expert Missions Limited to participants Duration of maximum one week No interpretation in principle TAIEX covers flight costs, hotel and daily allowances for EU MS expert Only experts from national administrations of the EU MSs

Costs covered by TAIEX Study Visits Limited to maximum 3 participants Duration of maximum one week Interpretation (only in exceptional cases) TAIEX covers flight costs, hotel and daily allowances for participants

Activation Requests are primarily generated by the beneficiary countries Suggestions from Commission services are also considered Suggestions from MS cannot usually be taken into consideration

How long does it take? TAIEX can quickly deliver the requested assistance From the moment the application is approved, a minimum of 6-8 weeks for the dispatching of an expert and of about 10 weeks for the organisation of a seminar

How are requests processed? All applications are submitted for opinion to the National Contact Points, the EU Delegation and the competent Commission services. Applications concerning ENPI countries are sent to the directorate general development and cooperation (devco) The Institution Building Unit of DG Enlargement, takes the final decision IMPORTANT: Quality of applications (clear, complete and pertinent to the EU acquis)

How to apply? Application forms available via the website Letter, fax, (under the condition that the basic information requested in the application form is provided) through the National Contact Point

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