TAIEX (Technical Assistance Information Exchange Office)
TAIEX, the Commission's technical assistance office, was created in response to a proposal in the White Paper on the preparation of the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe for integration into the Union's internal market (May 1995). This service, managed by the European Commission, was originally intended to assist and inform the countries of Central and Eastern Europe on single market legislation so as to facilitate its implementation. Since 1997 it has covered all the applicant countries and the whole of the Community acquis. TAIEX deals with the public administrations in the applicant countries and the Member States and private-sector associations. It provides the legal texts of the Community acquis and organises training seminars and visits by experts to countries which so request. It has a key role in the process of assessing whether the legislation of the applicant countries conforms with Community legislation (screening). It also assists the transposition and implementation of the acquis in the applicant countries. TAIEX supplements Phare and other aid programmes since it responds to individual requests in areas of the acquis which are not covered by those programmes. See: •Community acquis •Enlargement •Incorporation of the Community acquis •Programme of Community aid to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Phare) •Screening | ||||
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