1. Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument Mariana ARIAS Institution Building, TAIEX, Twinning DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations

2. 1/ MISSION STATEMENT TAIEX SUPPORTS BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES IN: ● UNDERSTANDING● DRAFTING● IMPLEMENTING & ENFORCING EU POLICIES, LEGISLATION, RULES – THE ACQUIS

3. 2/ BENEFICIARIES (ENI/IPA)

4. 3/ FORMS OF ASSISTANCE CLASSIC TAIEX ASSISTANCE DELIVERED THROUGH: COMPLEMENTARY FORMS OF ASSISTANCE: SINGLE OR MULTI-BENEFICIARY WORKSHOPS EXPERT MISSIONS STUDY VISITS

5. 4/ MAIN AREAS COVERED JUSTICE HOME AFFAIRS INTERNAL MARKET CUSTOMS EMPLOYMENT SOCIAL POLICY AGRICULTURE FOOD SAFETY ENVIRONMENT ENERGY TRANSPORT TELECOMMUNICATIONS

6. 5/ TAIEX: A SUCCESS STORY ● DEMAND DRIVEN ADAPTED TO YOUR NEEDS ● GAP-FILLING TARGETED AND COMPLEMENTARY TO OTHER EU ASSISTANCE ● QUICK STRAIGHTFORWARD APPLICATION AND FAST DELIVERY ● SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE, LONG TERM EFFECT ● Every year 5.000 EU Member State public experts reach (exchange expertise with) 30.000 counterparts in beneficiaries' administrations ● PEER-TO-PEER - MOBILISING EXPERTISE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR - NETWORKING BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND BENEFICIARY OFFICIALS

7. HOW TO APPLY FOR TAIEX ASSISTANCE https://webgate.ec.europa.e u/TMSWebRestrict/applicati onFormhttps://webgate.ec.europa.e u/TMSWebRestrict/applicati onForm 6/ Enter your e-mail address – a confirmation e-mail will be sent to you with a link via which you can access your e-application

8. Fill in and submit the e- application HOW TO APPLY FOR TAIEX ASSISTANCE 6/

9. Beneficiary institution Definition of the content Title, objective, target audience Person submitting the application & person authorising the request Brief summary of the current situation on this topic Details of the contact person appointed KEY INFORMATION NEEDED IN THE APPLICATION

10. 7/ TAIEX CYCLE 4 PLANNING, EXPERT IDENTIFICATION 3 APPROVAL 2 CONSULTATION PROCESS 1 SUBMISSION REQUEST 6 EVALUATION 5 IMPLEMENTATION

11.  Lack of relevant information  Audience from private sector  Topics fall outside the scope of TAIEX assistance (EU acquis) – ex. training on national legislation  Repeated study visits or enrolment of participants not involved in the requested area  Area already covered by Twinning or other technical assistance REASONS FOR REJECTION OF APPLICATIONS

12. STATISTICS 8/

13. Between January 2014 and October 2015, TAIEX organised more than 40 events in the field of Statistics (Chapter 18 of the acquis) EXAMPLES Multi-country Workshop on Road Freight Statistics, 26-28 January 2015, Brussels, experts from Sweden, Italy, Luxembourg Multi-Country Workshop on Improving Business Statistics and SME Policy Monitoring, 31 March – 1 April 2015, experts from United Kingdom, Bulgaria and Slovenia Expert Mission on National Education Accounts, 5-9 April 2015, expert from Ireland Study Visit on Trade Data Preparation, 6-7 October 2015, host institution: Statistics Austria TAIEX EVENTS IN THE FIELD OF STATISTICS

14. NUMBER OF EVENTS ORGANISED PER SECTOR IN 2014

15. EVENTS BREAKDOWN - ENI SOUTH BENEFICIARIES IN 2014

16. FEEDBACK AND IMPACT EVALUATION 9/

17. FEEDBACK OF THE BENEFICIARIES ON THE QUALITY OF THE EXPERTS IN 2014

18. Did the TAIEX assistance enable you to improve your knowledge about EU legislation?

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