TAIEX is the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument of the Institution Building unit of Directorate-General Enlargement of the European Commission. In operation since 1996, TAIEX provides centrally managed short-term technical assistance in the field of approximation, application and enforcement of legislation. Its services are complementary to the several alternative assistance programmes the European Commission offers to new Member States, acceding states, candidate countries, the countries of the Western Balkans and those countries under the European Neighbourhood Policy, as well as Russia.
TAIEX application forms:
Application_form_ENP_for_TAIEX_Study_Visit
Application_form_ENP_for_TAIEX_Expert_Mission
Application_form_ENP_for_TAIEX_Workshop
The role of TAIEX is that of a catalyst, channelling requests for assistance as well as that of a facilitator acting as a broker between the concerned institutions and European Union Member States for the delivery of appropriate tailor-made expertise to address problems at short notice.
TAIEX is demand driven in that most of the assistance provided is in response to requests from the beneficiary Countries, the Commission Services and Member States. TAIEX is also strategy driven in that requests are addressed in accordance with the priorities identified by the Commission. The strategic approach is also evident in the large number of TAIEX’ own initiatives.
TAIEX’ main tasks are:
· To provide technical assistance and advice on the transposition of the Acquis Communautaire into the national legislation of beneficiary countries and on the subsequent administration, implementation and enforcement of such legislation.
· To provide technical training and peer assistance to the officials of the administrations of the 10 Member States, who remain beneficiaries of TAIEX assistance.
· To provide programmed technical assistance to the countries of the Western Balkans.
· To be an information broker by gathering and making available information on the Community Acquis.
· To provide database tools for facilitating and monitoring the approximation progress as well as to identify further technical assistance needs.
The services currently provided by TAIEX are:
· Experts sent to a beneficiary country to advise on legislative acts and interpretation of the acquis, or to provide guidance on administrative arrangements for its implementation and enforcement.
· Study visits providing opportunities for officials of beneficiary countries to understand how Member States deal with practical issues related to the implementation and enforcement of the acquis and issues related to the interaction with stakeholders.
· Seminars and Workshops to present and explain issues related to the acquis to a wider audience. Such assistance can be focussed on the needs of an individual country or of a group of countries facing similar challenges. The multi-country format also provides a valuable opportunity to network and to exchange experience between beneficiary countries.
· Training to provide necessary technical skills to inspectors in administrations.
· Monitoring and analysis of progress through Peer Reviews which inter-alia help to refine strategies and targeting of further assistance.
· Database and information products providing an efficient and cost effective means of supplying and receiving uniform information on the acquis including the monitoring of the alignment of national legislation.
· Translation – guidance on the organisation of the translation of the acquis by beneficiary countries but also, as necessary, translation of documents for beneficiary countries or Commission services.
The beneficiaries of TAIEX assistance includes those sectors, both public and private, who have a role to play in the beneficiary countries in the transposition, implementation and enforcement of EU legislation. The main target groups are:
· civil servants working in public administrations;
· civil servants working in administrations at sub-national level and in associations of local authorities;
· Members of Parliaments and civil servants working in Parliaments and Legislative Councils;
· professional and commercial associations representing social partners, as well as representatives of trade unions and employers’ associations;
· the Judiciary and Law Enforcement authorities;
· interpreters, revisers and translators of legislative texts.
TAIEX does not provide direct support to private citizens, or to individual companies.
TAIEX events initiated by Ukraine (forecast):
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September 2008 |
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17 |
Workshop on EU experience of Technogenic accidents (Civil protection) |
UA Kiev |
Civil servants - Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Emergencies and Population Protection (Chernobyl), Foreign Affairs |
Infrastructure |
INFRA 26765 |
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