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| 24.12.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 435/6 |
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24.12.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 435/6

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DECISION OF THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

of 14 December 2015

amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament

(2015/C 435/03)

THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,

having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 223(2) thereof,

having regard to the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (1),

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having regard to Rules 10 and 25 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure,

Whereas:

| (1) | Pursuant to Article 69(2) of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2) (‘the Implementing Measures’), the maximum amount of parliamentary assistance costs defrayable in respect of the personal staff referred to in Article 33(4) of those measures is, where appropriate, index-linked annually on the basis of data established pursuant to Article 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3). |
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Pursuant to Article 69(2) of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2) (‘the Implementing Measures’), the maximum amount of parliamentary assistance costs defrayable in respect of the personal staff referred to in Article 33(4) of those measures is, where appropriate, index-linked annually on the basis of data established pursuant to Article 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3).

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| (2) | In that connection, the Commission has fixed the adjustment rate for 2015 at 2,4 %. Accordingly, the maximum monthly amount defrayable for parliamentary assistance expenses should be increased to EUR 21 892 with effect from 1 July 2015. In the light of the Bureau decision of 26 October 2015 (4), that amount should be increased to EUR 23 392 with effect from 1 January 2016, |
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In that connection, the Commission has fixed the adjustment rate for 2015 at 2,4 %. Accordingly, the maximum monthly amount defrayable for parliamentary assistance expenses should be increased to EUR 21 892 with effect from 1 July 2015. In the light of the Bureau decision of 26 October 2015 (4), that amount should be increased to EUR 23 392 with effect from 1 January 2016,

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HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In Article 33 of the Implementing Measures, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.   The maximum monthly amount defrayable in respect of all the personal staff referred to in Article 34 shall be EUR 21 892 for the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015. With effect from 1 January 2016, that amount shall be EUR 23 392.’

Article 2

1.   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Official Journal of the European Union

2.   This Decision shall apply from 1 July 2015.

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(1)  Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ L 262, 7.10.2005, p. 1).

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(2)  Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 19 May and 9 July 2008 concerning implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ C 159, 13.7.2009, p. 1).

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(3)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

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(4)  Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 26 October 2015 amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ C 397, 28.11.2015, p. 2).

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