Agencies

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The EU can establish different agencies to deal with specific topics For an overall introduction to agencies:  http://europa.eu/agencies/community_agencies/index_en.htm 

The following agencies are now run by the EU:

- CdT - Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union – Luxembourg: http://www.cdt.europa.eu/

- CEDEFOP - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training – Thessaloniki (Greece): http://www.cedefop.europa.eu

- CPVO - Community Plant Variety Office – Angers (France): http://www.cpvo.eu.int

- EAR - European Agency for Reconstruction – Thessaloniki (Greece): http://www.ear.eu.int

- EASA - European Aviation Safety Agency (operational by September 2003)
http://www.easa.eu.int/

- EEA - European Environment Agency – Copenhagen (Denmark): http://www.eea.eu.int/ 

- EFSA - European Food Safety Authority – Temporary seat in Brussels (Belgium): http://www.efsa.eu.int/ 

- EMCDDA - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs Addiction - Lisbon (Portugal): http://www.emcdda.europa.eu/

- EMEA - European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products – London (UK): http://www.emea.eu.int

- EMSA - European Maritime Safety Agency http://www.emsa.europa.eu/

- ETF - European Training Foundation- Turin (Italy): http://www.etf.eu.int

- EUMC - European Monitoring Centre on racism and Xenophobia – Vienna (Austria): http://www.eumc.eu.int

- EUROFOUND - European Foundation for the Improvement of the Living and Working Conditions – Dublin (Ireland): http://www.eurofound.eu.int

- OHIM - Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Marks and Designs) Alicante (Spain): http://oami.europa.eu/

- OSHA - European Agency for Safety and Health at work- Bilbao (Spain): http://osha.europa.eu/OSHA/