The TAIEX Instrument of the European Commission Technical

The TAIEX Instrument of 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 European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Mission Statement support beneficiary countries in understanding, transposing, implementing and applying EU policies, legislation, rules – the acquis European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Beneficiaries n Post-accession assistance: Bulgaria and Romania n Pre-accession assistance: Candidate countries; Western Balkans n Turkish Cypriot community n Countries covered by the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) including Russia European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Beneficiary Groups n n n Central Administrations Parliament Judiciary/Law Enforcement bodies Private Sector Associations Social Partners European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Main forms of assistance n Seminars/Workshops n Expert Missions n Study Visits European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Expertise n Mobilised experts are almost exclusively Member States’ public-sector officials n Commission’s and other EU Institutions’ officials often involved European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

How to apply n Application forms available via the web-site http: //taiex. ec. europa. eu n Letter, fax, e-mail (under the condition that the basic information requested in the application form is provided) European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

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

How long does it take? n TAIEX can quickly deliver the requested assistance n 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 European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

How much would it cost ? n TAIEX covers all the costs related to the provision of its assistance n TAIEX can consider the opportunity to co-organise events together with Institutional stakeholders and/or other donors European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Examples of current events n 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: n Workshop on energy efficiency in transport (6 April 2009, Ankara) European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

TAIEX actions since 2002 European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Experts/Speakers at TAIEX activities 5047 European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Participants at TAIEX activities European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Total N° of TAIEX events - Serbia European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Total N° of TAIEX participants - Serbia European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

Thank you. For further information please visit our web-site at http: //taiex. ec. europa. eu or write to elarg-taiex@ec. europa. eu European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit

European Commission Directorate General Enlargement Institution Building Unit TAIEX Instrument CHAR 03/149, B - 1049 Brussels Telephone: (+32 -2) 296 73 07 Fax: (+32 -2) 296 68 40 e-mail: elarg-taiex@ec. europa. eu http: //taiex. ec. europa. eu European Commission DG Enlargement Institution Building Unit