Previously, the European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR) had this task. But the EAR's mandate is ending in December, and the Instrument for Preaccession (IPA) starts as of January 2007.
Ranije je ovu zadaću vršila Europska agencija za obnovu (EAR), no njen mandat ističe u prosincu, a Instrument predpristupne pomoći (IPA) pokreće se u siječnju 2007.