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Regulation (EU) No 423/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 adjusting with effect from 1 July            2012 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied            thereto         

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# Regulation (EU) No 423/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

# of 16 April 2014

# adjusting with effect from 1 July 2012 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union                        and the correction coefficients applied thereto                     

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’) and the Conditions of                           Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (‘the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants’), laid down in Council                           Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), and in particular Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations,                        

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice(2),                        

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors(3),                        

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure(4),                        

Whereas:

(1)In its judgment in Case C-63/12, *Commission v Council*, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘the Court of Justice’) clarified that the institutions are obliged to decide                              each year on the adjustment of remuneration, either by undertaking a ‘mathematical’ adjustment according to the method laid                              down in Article 3 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, or by setting aside that ‘mathematical’ calculation in accordance                              with Article 10 thereof.

(2)The purpose of Article 19 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations, as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013                              of the European Parliament and of the Council(5), is to enable the institutions to take the necessary measures to settle their disputes concerning the 2011 and 2012 adjustments                              of remuneration and pensions in compliance with a judgment of the Court of Justice, taking due account of the legitimate expectation                              of staff that the institutions are to decide each year on the adjustment of their remuneration and pensions.

(3)In order to comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-63/12, where the Council establishes that there is                              a serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation within the Union, the Commission is to submit a proposal                              under the procedure laid down in Article 336 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in order to involve                              the European Parliament in the legislative process. On 25 October 2012, the Council stated that the Commission's assessment                              as presented in its report on the exception clause did not reflect the serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and                              social situation in the Union in 2012, as the publicly available objective economic data suggested. The Council thus requested                              the Commission to submit, in accordance with Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, an appropriate proposal for                              the salary adjustment for 2012.

(4)The Court of Justice has confirmed that, under the exception clause, the European Parliament and the Council have a wide margin                              of discretion as regards the adjustment of remuneration and pensions. Economic and social data for the period from 1 July                              2011 to 31 December 2012, such as the aftermath of the economic downturn in autumn 2011 resulting in economic recession in                              the Union and a deteriorating social situation, as well as the continuing high levels of unemployment and of public deficit                              and debt in the Union, make it appropriate to set the adjustment of remuneration and pensions in Belgium and Luxembourg to                              0,8 % for 2012. That adjustment is part of a global approach to settle the disputes regarding the 2011 and 2012 adjustments                              of remuneration and pensions, which also involves an adjustment of 0 % for 2011.

(5)Consequently, during a period of five years (2010-2014) the adjustment of remuneration and pensions of officials and other                              servants of the European Union is as follows: in 2010, the application of the method laid down in Article 3 of Annex XI to                              the Staff Regulations resulted in an adjustment of 0,1 %. For 2011 and 2012 the result of the global approach to settle the                              disputes regarding the 2011 and 2012 adjustments of remuneration and pensions leads to an adjustment of 0 % and 0,8 %, respectively.                              Furthermore, as part of the political compromise on the reform of the Staff Regulations and of the Conditions of Employment                              of Other Servants, it was decided to freeze remuneration and pensions for the years 2013 and 2014,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the date ‘1 July 2011’ in the second paragraph of Article 63 of the Staff Regulations shall                     be replaced by ‘1 July 2012’.                  

# Article 2U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations applicable for the                     purposes of calculating remuneration and pensions shall be replaced by the following:                  

# Article 3U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the correction coefficients applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants under                     Article 64 of the Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 2 of the following table.                  

With effect from 1 January 2013, the correction coefficients applicable under Article 17(3) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations                     to transfers by officials and other servants shall be as indicated in column 3 of the following table.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the correction coefficients applicable to pensions under Article 20(1) of Annex XIII to the                     Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 4 of the following table.                  

With effect from 16 May 2012, the correction coefficients applicable to pensions under Article 20(1) of Annex XIII to the                     Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 5 of the following table. The effective date for the annual adjustment for                     those Member States shall be 16 May 2012.                  

# Article 4U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the parental leave allowance referred to in the second and third paragraphs of                     Article 42a of the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 919,02, and shall be EUR 1225,36 for single parents.                  

# Article 5U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the basic amount of the household allowance referred to in Article 1(1) of Annex VII to the                     Staff Regulations shall be EUR 171,88.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the dependent child allowance referred to in Article 2(1) of Annex VII to the                     Staff Regulations shall be EUR 375,59.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the education allowance referred to in Article 3(1) of Annex VII to the Staff                     Regulations shall be EUR 254,83.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the education allowance referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex VII to the Staff                     Regulations shall be EUR 91,75.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the minimum amount of the expatriation allowance referred to in Article 69 of the Staff Regulations                     and in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Annex VII thereto shall be EUR 509,43.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the expatriation allowance referred to in Article 134 of the Conditions of Employment of Other                     Servants shall be EUR 366,22.                  

# Article 6U.K.

With effect from 1 January 2013, the kilometric allowance referred to in Article 8(2) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations                     shall be adjusted as follows:                  

To the above kilometric allowance a flat-rate supplement shall be added, amounting to:
          -  EUR 191,00 if the distance by train between the place of employment and the place of origin is between 725 km and 1 450 km; 
          -  EUR 381,96 if the distance by train between the place of employment and the place of origin is greater than 1 450 km. 

# Article 7U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the daily subsistence allowance referred to in Article 10(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations                     shall be:                  
          -  EUR 39,48 for an official who is entitled to the household allowance; 
          -  EUR 31,83 for an official who is not entitled to the household allowance. 

# Article 8U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the lower limit for the installation allowance referred to in Article 24(3) of the Conditions                     of Employment of Other Servants shall be:                  
          -  EUR 1 123,91 for a servant who is entitled to the household allowance; 
          -  EUR 668,27 for a servant who is not entitled to the household allowance. 

# Article 9U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the unemployment allowance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 28a(3) of the                     Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 1 347,89 and the upper limit shall be EUR 2 695,79.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the standard allowance referred to in Article 28a(7) of the Conditions of Employment of Other                     Servants shall be EUR 1 225,36.                  

# Article 10U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 93 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants                     shall be replaced by the following:                  

# Article 11U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the lower limit for the installation allowance referred to in Article 94 of the Conditions of                     Employment of Other Servants shall be:                  
          -  EUR 845,37 for a servant who is entitled to the household allowance; 
          -  EUR 501,20 for a servant who is not entitled to the household allowance. 

# Article 12U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the unemployment allowance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 96(3) of the                     Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 1 010,92 and the upper limit shall be EUR 2 021,83.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, the standard allowance referred to in Article 96(7) of the Conditions of Employment of Other                     Servants shall be EUR 919,02.                  

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the unemployment allowance referred to in Article 136 of the Conditions of Employment of                     Other Servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 889,39 and the upper limit shall be EUR 2 092,68.                  

# Article 13U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the allowances for shiftwork laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Council                     Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76(6) shall be EUR 385,23, EUR 581,45, EUR 635,74 and EUR 866,72.                  

# Article 14U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amounts referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68(7) shall be subject to a coefficient of 5,5609.                  

# Article 15U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the table in Article 8(2) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following:

# Article 16U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the application of Article 18(1) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations, the amount of the                     fixed allowance mentioned in the former Article 4a of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations in force before 1 May 2004 shall                     be:                  
          -  EUR 132,89 per month for officials in Grade C4 or C5; 
          -  EUR 203,76 per month for officials in Grade C1, C2 or C3. 

# Article 17U.K.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the scale for basic monthly salaries in Article 133 of the Conditions of Employment of Other                     Servants shall be replaced by the following:                  

# Article 18U.K.

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 16 April 2014.

*For the European Parliament*                            

*The President*                            

M. Schulz                            

*For the Council*                            

*The President*                            

D. Kourkoulas                            

1

Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials                              and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and instituting special measures temporarily                              applicable to officials of the Commission (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1).                           

2

Opinion of 4 March 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

3

Opinion of 3 March 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

4

Position of the European Parliament of 11 March 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal)] and decision of the Council                              of 14 April 2014.                           

5

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff                              Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 15).                           

6

Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76 of 9 February 1976 determining the categories of officials entitled to allowances                              for shiftwork, and the rates and conditions thereof (OJ L 38, 13.2.1976, p. 1). Regulation as supplemented by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1307/87 (OJ L 124, 13.5.1987, p. 6).                           

7

Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and procedure for                              applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8).