Decentralised EU Agencies Distinct from the EU institutions, the agencies of the European Union are specialist bodies set up to advise the Institutions and Member States in areas that affect everyone living in the Union. Their offices are located in member states across the EU, providing services, information, and know-how. Note that most report to the European commission, the EU Executive Body. Official name Abbreviation Location Member state Est. Members and observers European Agency for Safety and Health at Work EU-OSHA Bilbao Spain 1994 members: EU states, European Commission^[4] European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training Cedefop Thessaloniki Greece 1975 members: EU states observers: Iceland, Norway^[5] European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions EUROFOUND Dublin Ireland 1975 members: EU states, European Commission observers: EFTA^[6] European Environment Agency EEA Copenhagen Denmark 1994 members: EU states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey^[7] co-operating: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia European Institute of Innovation and Technology EIT Budapest Hungary 2010 members: EU states European Training Foundation ETF Turin Italy 1994 members: EU states, European Commission^[8] European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction EMCDDA Lisbon Portugal 1993 members: EU states, European Commission, European Parliament, Norway observers: Turkey^[9] European Medicines Agency EMA Amsterdam (since 2019) London (1995–2019)^[a] Netherlands (UK till 2019)^[a] 1995 members: EU states, European Commission, European Parliament observers: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway^[11] European Union Intellectual Property Office^[12] EUIPO^[13] Alicante Spain 1994 members: EU states, European Commission^[14] Community Plant Variety Office CPVO Angers France 1994 members: EU states, European Commission^[15] Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union CdT Luxembourg City Luxembourg 1994 members: EU states, European Commission^[16] European Food Safety Authority EFSA Parma Italy 2002 members: EU states observers European Commission, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland European Maritime Safety Agency EMSA Lisbon Portugal 2002 members: EU states, European Commission, Iceland, Norway^[17] European Aviation Safety Agency EASA Cologne Germany 2003 members: EU states, European Commission, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland^[18] observers: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, UNMIK^[19] European Union Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA Athens Greece 2005 members: EU states^[20] European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC Stockholm Sweden 2005 members: EU states, European Commission, European Parliament observers: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway^[21] European Union Agency for the Space Programme EUSPA Prague Czechia 2021^[22] members: EU states, European Commission observers: Norway, European Space Agency^[23] European Railway Agency ERA Valenciennes and Lille France 2004 members: EU states, European Commission, Norway^[24] European Fisheries Control Agency EFCA Vigo Spain 2005 members: EU states, European Commission^[25] European Chemicals Agency ECHA Helsinki Finland 2007 members: EU states, European Commission, European Parliament observers: Iceland, Norway^[26] European Institute for Gender Equality EIGE Vilnius Lithuania 2007 members: EU states^[27] European Defence Agency EDA Brussels Belgium 2004 members: EU states without Denmark; European Commission participant: Norway European Institute for Security Studies EUISS Paris France 2001 European Union Satellite Centre SatCen Torrejón de Ardoz Spain 2002 The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training CEPOL Budapest (since 2014) Bramshill (2005–2014) Hungary (UK till 2014) 2005 members: EU states without Denmark associates: Iceland, Norway, Switzerland^[28] European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation Europol The Hague Netherlands 1998 members: EU states European body for the enhancement of judicial co-operation Eurojust The Hague Netherlands 2002 members: EU states Fundamental Rights Agency FRA Vienna Austria 2007 members: EU states, European Commission, Council of Europe^[29] Body of European Regulators of Electronic Communications BEREC Riga Latvia 2010 members: EU states, European Commission^[30] European Systemic Risk Board ESRB Frankfurt Germany 2010 ^[31] Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators ACER Ljubljana Slovenia 2009 European Banking Authority EBA Paris (since 2019) London (2011–2019)^[a] France (UK till 2019)^[a] 2011 ^[32] European Securities and Markets Authority ESMA Paris France 2011 ^[33] European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority EIOPA Frankfurt Germany 2011 ^[34] European Asylum Support Office EASO Valletta Malta 2011^[35] European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT Systems in the area of freedom, security and justice^[36]^[35] eu-LISA^[37] Tallinn^[38] Estonia 2012 European Border and Coast Guard Agency Frontex Warsaw Poland 2016^[39] members: EU states, except Ireland, Schengen Area states not members of the EU European Labour Authority ELA Bratislava Slovakia 2019 members: EU states, European Commission, European Parliament^[40]^[41] Regulatory Authorities in Individual European Countries The Essential List of Regulatory Authorities in Europe This is a list of drug and medical device regulators in individual European countries. It is presented as an example. For most of the “Decentralized (EU) Agencies” listed above, there are comparable agencies at the individual country level. The list is organized by regional affiliation with the European Union (EU), European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and other European countries. Country Drug Regulatory Authority Medical Devices Regulatory Authority Ministry of Health European Union (EU) Austria Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) Federal Office for Safety in Health Care (BASG) Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection Belgium Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products (FAMHP) Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment Bulgaria Bulgarian Drug Agency (BDA) Bulgarian Drug Agency (BDA) Ministry of Health Croatia Agency for medicinal products and medical devices of Croatia (HALMED) Agency for medicinal products and medical devices of Croatia (HALMED) Ministry of Health Cyprus Ministry of Health – Pharmaceutical Services Ministry of Health – Medical & Public Health Services, Cyprus Medical Devices Competent Authority Ministry of Health Czech Republic State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic Denmark Danish Medicines Agency Danish Medicines Agency Ministry of Health Estonia Agency of Medicines Health Board, Medical Devices Ministry of Social Affairs Finland Finnish Medicines Agency (FIMEA) Finnish Medicines Agency (FIMEA) Ministry of Social Affairs and Health France National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM) Ministry for Solidarity and Health Germany Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI) Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) Federal Ministry of Health Greece National Organization for Medicines National Organization for Medicines Ministry of Health Hungary National Institute of Pharmacy and Nutrition Department for Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmacy Ministry of Human Capacities Ireland Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Department of Health Italy Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) Directorate-General for Medical Devices and Pharmaceutical Service Ministry of Health Latvia State Agency of Medicines State Agency of Medicines Ministry of Health of the Republic of Latvia Lithuania State Medicines Control Agency State Health Care Accreditation Agency Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuana Luxembourg Ministry of Health Ministry of Health Ministry of Health Malta Medicines Authority Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority Ministry for Health Netherlands Medicines Evaluation Board, Farmatec Farmatec Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport Poland Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices and Biocidal Products Ministry of Health Portugal Infarmed Infarmed Ministry of Health Romania The National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (NAMMD) The National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (NAMMD) Ministry of Health Slovakia State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) State Institute for Drug Control (SUKL) Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic Slovenia Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (JAZMP) Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (JAZMP) Ministry of Health Spain Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Products (AEMPS) Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Products (AEMPS) Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Welfare Sweden Medical Products Agency Medical Products Agency Ministry of Health and Social Affairs United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Department of Health and Social Care European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Iceland Icelandic Medicines Agency Icelandic Medicines Agency Ministry of Health Liechtenstein Office of Health Office of Health Office of Health Norway Norwegian Medicines Agency Norwegian Medicines Agency Ministry of Health and Care Services Switzerland Swissmedic Swissmedic Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) Other Countries Albania Ministry of Health Andorra Ministry of Health Belarus Center for Expertise and Testing in Healthcare Center for Expertise and Testing in Healthcare Ministry of Health Bosnia and Herzegovina The Agency for Medicinal Product and Medical Devices The Agency for Medicinal Product and Medical Devices Federal Ministry of Health Macedonia Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices Ministry of Health Moldova Medicines and Medical Devices Agency Medicines and Medical Devices Agency Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection Montenegro Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Montenegro Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Montenegro Ministry of Health San Marino Ministry of Health and Social Security Serbia Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia Medicines and Medical Devices Agency of Serbia Ministry of Health Ukraine State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drug Control State Service of Ukraine on Medicines and Drug Control Ministry of Health