The TAIEX Instrument of the European Commission Technical Assistance Information Exchange Instrument

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The TAIEX Instrumentof the European
Commission(Technical Assistance Information
Exchange Instrument)Workshop on Public
Procurement (INT MARKT 32345)Beograd
(Belgrade), 27 March 2009
Agata Berdys, IBU, DG Enlargement
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Mission Statement

• support beneficiary countries in understanding,
  transposing, implementing and applying EU
  policies, legislation, rules the acquis

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Beneficiaries

• Post-accession assistance Bulgaria and Romania
• Pre-accession assistance Candidate countries
  Western Balkans
• Turkish Cypriot community
• Countries covered by the European Neighbourhood
  and Partnership Instrument(ENPI) including
  Russia

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Beneficiary Groups

• Central Administrations
• Parliament
• Judiciary/Law Enforcement bodies
• Private Sector Associations
• Social Partners

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Main forms of assistance

• Seminars/Workshops
• Expert Missions
• Study Visits

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Expertise

• Mobilised experts are almost exclusively Member
  States public-sector officials
• Commissions and other EU Institutions officials
  often involved

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How to apply

• Application forms available via the web-site
• http//taiex.ec.europa.eu
• Letter, fax, e-mail (under the condition that the
  basic information requested in the application
  form is provided)

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Who decides?

• All applications are submitted for opinion to the
  National Contact Point, the EC Delegation and the
  competent Commission services
• The Institution Building Unit of DG Enlargement,
  managing the TAIEX instrument, takes the final
  decision

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How long does it take?

• TAIEX can quickly deliver the requested
  assistance
• From the submission of the application, a minimum
  of 4-5 weeks for the dispatching of an expert and
  of about 8 weeks for the organisation of a
  seminar

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How much would it cost ?

• TAIEX covers all the costs related to the
  provision of its assistance
• TAIEX can consider the opportunity to co-organise
  events together with Institutional stakeholders
  and/or other donors

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Examples of current events

• Seminar on TAIEX workshop on accounting and
  financial reporting in the public sector,
  implementation of the International Accounting
  and Reporting Standards (IARS)    (26-27/03/2009,
  Kiev)
• Planning
• Workshop on energy efficiency in transport  (6
  April 2009, Ankara)

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TAIEX actions since 2002
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Experts/Speakers at TAIEX activities
5047
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Participants at TAIEX activities
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Total N of TAIEX events - Serbia
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Total N of TAIEX participants - Serbia
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Thank you.

• For further information please visit our web-site
  at
• http//taiex.ec.europa.eu
• or
• write to elarg-taiex_at_ec.europa.eu

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• European CommissionDirectorate General
  EnlargementInstitution Building Unit TAIEX
  Instrument
• CHAR 03/149, B - 1049 Brussels
• Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
  40
• e-mail elarg-taiex_at_ec.europa.eu
• http//taiex.ec.europa.eu