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, in the framework of the European Union’s “first pillar”.

• European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
• European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (EUROFOUND)
• European Environment Agency
• European Training Foundation (ETF)
• European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
• European Medicines Agency
• Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks)
• European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
• Community Plant Variety Office
• Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union
• European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
• European Agency for Reconstruction
• European Food Safety Authority
• European Maritime Safety Agency
• European Aviation Safety Agency
• European Network and Information Security Agency
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• European Railway Agency