Ch.4 EU Agencies Article
Question
Are EU agencies 'institutions' of the Union?
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Answer
No — Article 13 TEU lists the institutions; agencies are decentralised bodies created by secondary legislation.
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Most have legal personality (contracts, budgets, staff) but no general legislative authority.
Consolidated TEU (EUR-Lex) — eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:12016M/TXT
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