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European Agencies as Subjects of International Law

European Agencies as Subjects of International Law European Agencies as Subjects of International Law 163 EUROPEAN AGENCIES AS SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW G REGOR S CHUSTERSCHITZ * 1. INTRODUCTION Since the late 1950s, the European Communities have established different independent community bodies by way of regulations – namely, by a legal act of the European Communities in accordance with the Treaty of the European Communities. 1 Strictly speaking, those bodies, which were given different names such as Agency, Centre and Foundation, were set up as institutions within the framework of the European Communities. Each was given formal independence, but nonetheless remained closely linked to the Communities. According to the European Commission, these bodies are defined as follows: “A Community agency is a body governed by European public law; it is distinct from the Community Institutions (Council, Parliament, Commission, etc.) and has its own legal personality. It is set up by an act of secondary legislation in order to accomplish a very specific technical, scientific or managerial task which is specified in the relevant Community act.” 2 In the subsequent state practice, however, these independent community bodies are not merely treated as subordinate bodies of the European Communities, but – in accordance with the regulations establishing http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Organizations Law Review Brill

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Brill
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© 2004 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1572-3739
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10.1163/1572374043242367
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European Agencies as Subjects of International Law 163 EUROPEAN AGENCIES AS SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW G REGOR S CHUSTERSCHITZ * 1. INTRODUCTION Since the late 1950s, the European Communities have established different independent community bodies by way of regulations – namely, by a legal act of the European Communities in accordance with the Treaty of the European Communities. 1 Strictly speaking, those bodies, which were given different names such as Agency, Centre and Foundation, were set up as institutions within the framework of the European Communities. Each was given formal independence, but nonetheless remained closely linked to the Communities. According to the European Commission, these bodies are defined as follows: “A Community agency is a body governed by European public law; it is distinct from the Community Institutions (Council, Parliament, Commission, etc.) and has its own legal personality. It is set up by an act of secondary legislation in order to accomplish a very specific technical, scientific or managerial task which is specified in the relevant Community act.” 2 In the subsequent state practice, however, these independent community bodies are not merely treated as subordinate bodies of the European Communities, but – in accordance with the regulations establishing

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International Organizations Law Review – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2004

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