agencies

agencies (in general) can be either:

• the >40 decentralised organisations ^[1] with seats throughout the EU which are created by a specific legislative act and charged with a particular task’ e.g. Europol, the EMCDDA , the  European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Frontex.
• the 6 Brussels-based Executive Agencies ^[2] which are ‘legal entities established … with a view to being entrusted with certain tasks relating to the management of one or more European Union programmes. These agencies are set up for a fixed period.’ They are CINEA, EACEA, HADEA, Eismea, ERCEA and REA.

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• the >40 decentralised organisations ^[1] with seats throughout the EU which are created by a specific legislative act and charged with a particular task\' e.g. Europol, the EMCDDA , the  European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and Frontex.


• the 6 Brussels-based Executive Agencies ^[2] which are \'legal entities established ... with a view to being entrusted with certain tasks relating to the management of one or more European Union programmes. These agencies are set up for a fixed period.\' They are CINEA, EACEA, HADEA, Eismea, ERCEA and REA.

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