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layingdownthestaffregulationsapplicabletoEuropolemployees
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►M1Council Decision of 2 December 1999 C364 1 17.12.1999
►M2Council Decision of 2 December 1999 C364 3 17.12.1999
►M3Council Act of 15 March2001 C112 1 12.4.2001
►M4Council Decision of 15 March2001 C112 7 12.4.2001
►M5Council Decision of 28 May 2001 C165 1 8.6.2001
►M6Council Decision of 13 June 2002 C150 2 22.6.2002
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COUNCILACT
of3December 1998
layingdownthestaffregulationsapplicabletoEuropolemployees
(1999/C 26/07)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Convention based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on
European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office(Europol Convention) (
1), and in particular Article 30(3) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board,Whereas it is for the Council, acting unanimously, to lay down detailed
arrangements applicable to Europol employees,
HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING STAFF REGULATIONS:1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 2
(1) OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 1.
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StaffRegulationsapplicabletoEuropolemployees1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 3
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CONTENTS
TITLE I: General provisions
TITLE II: Europol staff
Chapter 1: General provisionsChapter 2: Rights and obligationsChapter 3: Conditions of engagementChapter 4: Working conditionsChapter 5: Remuneration and expensesChapter 6: Social security benefits
Section A: Sickness and accident insurance, other benefitsSection B: Insurance against invalidity and deathSection C: Retirement pension and severance grantSection D: Funding of the invalidity and life assurance
scheme and of the pension scheme
Section E: Settlement of claimsSection F: Payment of benefitsSection G: Subrogation in favour of Europol
Chapter 7: Overpayments and underpaymentsChapter 8: Disciplinary measuresChapter 9: AppealsChapter 10: Termination of employment
TITLE III: Local staffTITLE IV: Transitional provisionsTITLE V: Entry into force
LISTOFAPPENDICES
Appendix 1: Europol posts
Appendix 2: Selection procedures
Appendix 3: Compensatory leave and remuneration for overtime
Appendix 4: Leave
Appendix 5: Remuneration and reimbursement of expenses
Appendix 6: Pension scheme
Appendix 7: Composition and procedure of the Staff Committee, the
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TITLE I
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 1
1. These Staff Regulations shall apply to all employees engaged
under contract by Europol. Suchemployees sh all be:
— Europol staff, consisting of staff engaged only from the competent
authorities as mentioned in Article 2(4) of the Europol Convention,and staff who may be engaged either from these authorities or fromoutside these authorities;
— local staff, where they are explicitly mentioned in these Staff Regu-
lations.
2. The Staff Regulations shall also apply to the Director and Deputy
Directors of Europol, without prejudice to the Europol Convention.
Article 2
1. For the purposes of these Staff Regulations, ‘Europol staff’ means
staff engaged to fill a post which is included in the list of posts in
Appendix 1, withth e exception of posts marked as local staff.
For each of these posts it shall be established which can be filled only
by staff engaged from the competent authorities as mentioned inArticle 2(4) of the Europol Convention, and which posts can be filledby other staff as well.
Staff recruited to a post which can be filled only by staff engaged from
the competent authorities, may be offered a temporary contract for that
post only, in accordance withArticle 6.
2. Posts shall be evaluated by Europol, subject to the approval of the
Management Board of Europol, according to the nature and importanceof the tasks connected with them as well as taking into considerationthe required level of skills and relevant experience.
Eachyear, th e number and rank of posts will be laid down in an
Appendix to the budget.
Article 3
For the purposes of these Staff Regulations, ‘local staff’ means staff
engaged according to local law for manual or service duties, assigned
to a post marked as suchin th e list of posts in Appendix 1.
Article 4
Within Europol, a Staff Committee shall be set up to perform the func-
tions assigned to it by these Staff Regulations. The composition andprocedure of the Staff Committee shall be as established in Appendix7.
All officials shall be entitled to vote in elections and stand for election
to the Staff Committee.
Article 5
Officials shall be entitled to exercise the right of association; they may
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TITLE II
EUROPOLSTAFF
CHAPTER 1
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 6
All Europol staff shall initially be engaged for a fixed period of
between one and four years. First contracts may be renewed as follows:
— for a period which makes, in addition to the length of the first
contract, a maximum period of six years, for staff assigned to apost which can be filled only by staff engaged from the competentauthorities referred to in Article 2(4) of the Europol Convention,
— for a period which makes, in addition to the length of the first
contract, a maximum period of six years, for staff subject tonational provisions for secondment, special leave or temporaryoutplacement, assigned to a post not restricted to staff engaged
from the competent authorities referred to in Article 2(4) of the
Europol Convention,
— for a period which makes, in addition to the length of the first
contract, a maximum period of eight years, in all other cases.
Only staff covered by the second and third indents may be engaged for
an indefinite period after serving two contracts for a fixed period satis-
factorily.
The Management Board of Europol shall give its consent on a yearly
basis in so far as the Director of Europol intends to grant contracts ofindefinite duration. The Management Board may fix ceilings for thetotal number of suchcontracts to be granted.
Article 7
1. The Director shall, acting solely in the interests of the service,
without regard to nationality, and without prejudice to Article 24(1),assign eachofficial by appointment to a post. An official may apply
for a transfer within Europol.
2. An official may be called upon to occupy temporarily a post in a
higher salary scale than his substantive salary scale. From the begin-ning of the fourth month of such temporary posting, he shall receive adifferential allowance equal to the difference between the remunerationcarried by his substantive scale and incremental point, and the remu-neration he would receive in respect of the incremental point at which
he would be classified in the salary scale of his temporary posting.
Article 8
1. The salary scale and incremental point at which Europol staff are
engaged shall be stated in their contract.
2. Assignment of Europol staff to a post carrying a higher salary
scale than that at which they were engaged shall be recorded in an
agreement supplementary to their contract.
CHAPTER 2
RIGHTSANDOBLIGATIONS
Article 9
An official shall carry out his duties for Europol and conduct himself
solely with the interests of Europol in mind; he shall neither seek nortake instructions from any government, authority, organisation orperson outside Europol, in accordance withArticle 30(1) of th eEuropol Convention.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 6
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An official shall not, without the permission of the Director, accept
from any government or from any other source outside Europol anyhonour, decoration, favour, gift or payment of any kind whatever,
except for services rendered either before his appointment or during
special leave for military or other national service and in respect ofsuchservice.
Article 10
An official shall be bound by the provisions on discretion and confi-
dentiality as established by Articles 31 and 32 of the EuropolConvention, and any regulations based thereon.
An official wishing to engage in an outside activity, whether gainful or
not, or to carry out any assignment outside Europol shall obtainpermission from the Director. Permission shall be refused if the activityor assignment is suchas to impair th e official's independence or to be
detrimental to the work of Europol.
Article 11
An official of Europol shall conduct his private life so as not to inter-
fere withh is official duties or bring discredit upon Europol.
Article 12
Any official who in the performance of his duties is called upon to
decide on a matter in the handling or outcome of which he has apersonal interest shall inform the Director.
Article 13
An official who is a candidate for elective public office shall apply for
leave on personal grounds for a period not exceeding three months.
The Director shall consider the case of any official elected to such
office. The Director shall, having regard to the importance of the officeand the duties it entails for the holder, decide whether the official
should continue in active employment or should apply for leave on
personal grounds. In the latter case, the duration of the leave shall beequal to the term for which the official has been elected. If the personconcerned holds a contract for a fixed period, the duration of leaveshall be limited to the remainder of the term of the contract.
Article 14
An official shall not, whether alone or together with others, publish or
cause to be published without the permission of the Director, anymatter dealing with the work of Europol. Permission shall be refusedonly where the proposed publication is liable to prejudice the interests
of Europol.
Article 15
All rights in any writings or other work done by any official in the
performance of his duties shall be the property of Europol.
Article 16
An official shall reside either in the place where he is employed or at a
distance therefrom no greater than is compatible with the proper perfor-mance of his duties.
Article 17
An official, whatever his rank, shall assist and tender advice to his
superiors; he shall be responsible for the performance of the dutiesassigned to him.
An official in charge of any branch of the service shall be responsible
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carrying out of instructions given by him. The responsibility of his
subordinates shall in no way release him from his own responsibility.
An official who receives instructions which he considers to be irregular
or likely to give rise to serious difficulties shall inform his immediate
superior thereof, if necessary in writing. If the official then receives
written confirmation of his instructions from his superior, he shall carrythem out unless they constitute a breach of criminal law or of the rele-vant safety standards. He may also submit a request for decision on theissue to the Director, in accordance with Article 22.
An official who is charged with a criminal offence shall immediately
inform the Director.
Article 18
An official may be required to make good, in whole or in part, any
damage suffered by Europol as a result of serious misconduct on his
part in the course of or in connection with the performance of hisduties.
A reasoned decision shall be given by the Director in accordance with
the procedure referred to in Article 96.
The Court of Justice of the European Communities shall have unlim-
ited jurisdiction in disputes arising under this provision.
Article 19
The privileges and immunities enjoyed by officials shall be accorded
solely in the interests of Europol. Subject to the Headquarters Agree-ment and the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities, officials shall
not be exempt from fulfilling their private obligations or from
complying withth e laws and police regulations in force.
When privileges and immunities are in dispute, the official concerned
shall immediately inform the Director.
Article 20
Europol shall assist any official, in particular in proceedings against
any person perpetrating threats, insulting or defamatory acts or utter-ances, or any attack on person or property to which he or a memberof his family is subjected by reason of his position or duties.
Europol shall compensate the official for damage suffered in such
cases, insofar as the official did not either intentionally or through
grave negligence cause the damage and has been unable to obtain
compensation from the person who did cause it.
Article 21
Europol shall promote such further training and instruction for officials
as is compatible with the proper functioning of the service and is inaccordance withits own interests.
Suchtraining and instruction sh all be taken into account for purposes
of promotion.
Article 22
Officials may submit requests to the Director of Europol.Any decision relating to a specific individual which is taken under
these Staff Regulations shall at once be communicated in writing tothe official concerned. Any decision adversely affecting an officialshall state the grounds on which it is based.
Article 23
The personal file of an official shall contain:
(a) all documents concerning his status and all reports relating to his
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(b) any comments by the official on such documents.
Documents shall be registered, numbered and filed in serial order; the
documents referred to in (a) may not be used or cited by Europolagainst an official unless they were communicated to him before theywere filed.
A document shall be deemed to have been communicated to an official
where the official's signature has been obtained, or failing that, thedocument has been sent to him by registered letter.
There shall be only one personal file for each official. An official shall
have the right, even after leaving the service, to acquaint himself withall the documents in his file.
The personal file shall be confidential and may be consulted only in the
offices of the administration. It shall, however, be forwarded to theCourt of Justice of the European Communities if an action concerning
the official is brought before the Court.
Acting on a proposal of the Director, submitted after consultation with
the Staff Committee, the Management Board shall lay down detailed
rules on the management, content and access to the personal file,
taking account of the principles established in the Council of EuropeConvention of 28 January 1981.
CHAPTER 3
CONDITIONSOFENGAGEMENT
Article 24
1. Engagement of Europol staff shall be directed to securing for the
institution the services of persons of the highest standard of ability,efficiency and integrity. In selecting Europol staff, in addition tohaving regard to personal suitability and professional qualifications,account shall be taken of the need to ensure the adequate representation
of nationals of all Member States and of the official languages of the
European Union. Europol is committed to a policy of equal opportu-nity.
2. A member of the Europol staff may be engaged only in accor-
dance withArticle 2(1), and on condition th at:
(a) he is a national of one of the Member States of the European
Union, and enjoys his full rights as a citizen;
(b) he has fulfilled any obligations imposed on him by the laws
concerning military service;
(c) he produces the appropriate character references as to his suitability
for the performance of his duties;
(d) he is physically fit to perform his duties, and
(e) he produces evidence of a thorough knowledge of one of the offi-
cial languages of the European Union and of a satisfactory
knowledge of another such language to the extent necessary for
the performance of his duties.
3. A candidate for a Europol post may, before he can be appointed
to the post, be subject to a prior national approval procedure to ensure
that his posting will be in conformity with national provisions forsecondment, special leave or temporary outplacement. The MemberState concerned shall define the details of this procedure.►
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arrangements with that Member State on the administrative cooperation
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4. The selection procedures to be followed in engaging Europol staff
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Article 25
Before the end of the first month of the probationary period and on
renewal of his/her contract, a member of the Europol staff shall be
medically examined by a medical officer appointed by Europol in order
that Europol may be satisfied that he/she fulfils or continues to fulfilthe requirements of Article 24(2)(d).
The opportunity to undergo the medical examination before taking up
the Europol contract shall be offered to candidates provided they makethemselves available at their own expense.
Where a negative medical opinion is given as a result of the medical
examination provided for in the first subparagraph, the candidate may,within 20 days of being notified of this opinion by Europol, requestthat his/her case be submitted for final decision to the InvalidityCommittee. The medical officer responsible for the initial negativemedical opinion shall be heard by the Invalidity Committee. The candi-
date may refer the opinion of a doctor of his/her choice to the
Invalidity Committee.
Article 26
A member of the Europol staff may be required to serve a probationary
period not exceeding six months. A probationary period may not bestipulated when a contract is renewed in accordance with Article 6.
Where during his probationary period a member of the Europol staff is
prevented, by sickness or accident, from performing his duties for onemonth or more, the Director may extend his probationary period by thecorresponding lengthof time.
Not less than one month before the expiry of the probationary period, a
report shall be made on the ability of the member of the Europol staff
to perform the duties pertaining to his post and also on his conduct and
efficiency in the service. This report shall be communicated to theperson concerned, who shall have the right to submit his comments inwriting. A member of the Europol staff whose performance has notproved adequate to justify retention in his post shall be dismissed.
A report on the probationary member of the Europol staff may be made
at any time during the probationary period if his performance is
obviously proving inadequate. The report shall be communicated tothe person concerned, who shall have the right to submit his commentsin writing. On the basis of the report, the Director may decide todismiss the member of the Europol staff before the end of the proba-tionary period by giving him one month's notice; the period of service
may not, however, exceed the normal probationary period.
A probationary member of the Europol staff who is dismissed shall be
entitled to compensation equal to one third of his basic salary permonthof probation completed.
Article 27
Europol staff shall be engaged at the first incremental point of the
salary scale determined for the post. However, the Director may, taking
account of the conditions on the labour market in respect of the postconcerned, or the training and special experience of the successfulcandidate for the post, decide to place the successful candidate up tothe fifth incremental point of the appropriate salary scale.
Where a contract held by an official is renewed, and the official is
appointed in the same salary scale he held under his previous contract,he shall at least retain the incremental point acquired under his firstcontract. If the official is appointed to a higher salary scale, he shallbe put on the next highest incremental point in that salary scale.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 10
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Article 28
The ability, efficiency and conduct in the service of each official, with
the exception of the Director and Deputy Directors, shall be the subjectof a periodical report made at least once every year.
The report shall be communicated to the official. He shall be entitled to
make any comments thereon which he considers relevant.
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Article 29
The Director may award a maximum of two incremental points every
two years, on the basis of an assessment, taking into account the
performance of the official concerned. Teaching duties under thefurther training and instruction scheme provided for in Article 21, shallbe taken into account of this assessment. Further details on the assess-ment procedure shall be laid down by the Management Board, actingon a proposal from the Director, submitted after consulting the Staff
Committee.
Where an increment is not awarded for reasons of inefficiency of the
official concerned, the official may apply for a review of this decision
six months after it was taken.
CHAPTER 4
WORKINGCONDITIONS
Article 30
Officials in active employment shall at all times be at the disposal of
Europol.
However, the normal working week shall be 40 hours, the hours of the
working day to be determined by the Director. Within the same limitsthe Director may, after consulting the Staff Committee, determine thehours and pattern to be worked by certain groups of officials engagedon particular duties.
An official may, moreover, be required because of the exigencies of
the service or safety rules to remain on standby duty at his place ofwork or at home outside normal working hours. Europol shall lay
down detailed rules for the application of this paragraph after
consulting the Staff Committee.
Article 31
The Director may, on receipt of an application setting out the reasons
therefor, authorise an official to work part-time. Such authorisation
shall be refused if he considers that authorisation for part-time work
would be detrimental to the interests of Europol.
An official authorised to work part-time shall in each month, in the
manner provided for by the Director, work the proportion of the normalworking time agreed upon.
Article 32
The authorisation referred to in Article 31 shall be granted on applica-
tion by the official for a maximum of one year. The authorisation may,however, be renewed on the same conditions. An application forrenewal shall be made by the official at least one month before theexpiry of the period for which the authorisation was granted.
If the reasons for which the authorisation was granted no longer apply,
the Director may withdraw the authorisation before expiry of the periodfor which it was granted, giving one month's notice.
The Director may likewise withdraw the authorisation if the official
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The official shall be entitled, during the period for which he is
authorised to work part-time, to the corresponding percentage of hisremuneration. He/she shall, however, continue to receive the full
dependent-child allowance and the full education allowance. Contribu-
tions to the sickness insurance scheme, the insurance scheme foraccident and occupational disease, the unemployment fund and thepension scheme shall be calculated by reference to the total basicsalary the official would have received had he/she worked full-time.
The annual leave of an official who is authorised to work part-time
shall, for as long as he is so authorised, be reduced pro rata. Portions
of days to be deducted shall be disregarded.
Article 33
An official may not be required to work overtime except in cases of
urgency or exceptional pressure of work; night work and all work on
Sundays or public holidays may be authorised only in accordancewith the procedure laid down by the Director. The total overtime whichan official may be asked to work shall not exceed 150 hours in any sixmonths. This figure may be derogated from by decision of the Director,
after consulting the Staff Committee, depending on whether compensa-
tion is given by way of remuneration or compensatory leave.
As provided for in Appendix 3, overtime worked by officials shall
entitle them either to compensatory leave or to remuneration wherethe requirements of the service do not allow compensatory leave duringthe two months following that in which the overtime was worked.
Article 34
An official who is regularly expected to work at night, on Saturdays,
Sundays or public holidays, shall be entitled to special allowanceswhen doing shift-work which is required by Europol because of theexigencies of the service or safety rules and which is regarded by itas a regular and permanent feature.
Acting on a proposal from the Director submitted after consulting the
Staff Committee, the Management Board shall determine the categoriesof officials entitled to suchallowances, and th e rates and conditionsthereof.
The normal working hours of an official on shiftwork must not exceed
the annual total of normal working hours.
Article 35
An official shall be entitled to special compensation when required to
remain on standby duty outside normal working hours in accordancewith a decision taken by the Director because of the exigencies of theservice or safety rules.
Acting on a proposal from the Director submitted after consulting the
Staff Committee, the Management Board shall determine the categories
of officials entitled to suchcompensation, and th e rates and conditionsthereof.
Article 36
Officials shall be entitled to annual leave of 30 working days per
calendar year.
Apart from this annual leave an official may, exceptionally on applica-
tion, be granted special leave. The rules relating to such leave are laiddown in Appendix 4.
Article 37
Pregnant women shall, in addition to the leave provided for in Article
36, be entitled on production of a medical certificate to maternity leavenot starting earlier than six weeks before the expected date of confine-1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 12
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ment shown in the certificate and ending 10 weeks after the date of
confinement; however, such leave shall in no case be for less than 16weeks regardless of the date of commencement.
The maternity leave must include compulsory maternity leave of at
least two weeks before and after the date of confinement.
Such pregnant women shall be entitled to take time off, without loss of
pay, in order to attend pre-natal examinations, if suchexaminations
have to take place during working hours.
Article 38
1. An official who provides evidence of incapacity to perform his
duties because of sickness or accident shall automatically be entitled
to sick leave. The sick leave shall not exceed three months or the
time worked by the official, whichever is the longer. The leave shallnot extend beyond the term of his contract.
The official concerned shall notify Europol of his incapacity as soon as
possible and at the same time state his current address. He may then be
required to undergo a medical examination arranged by Europol.
The Director may refer to the Invalidity Committee the case of any
official whose sick leave totals more than 12 months in any period ofthree years.
2. An official may be required to take leave after examination by a
medical officer appointed by Europol if his state of health so requiresor if a member of his household is suffering from a contagious disease.
3. On expiry of the time limits mentioned in paragraph 1, the case
of an official whose contract is not terminated, despite being unableto resume his/her duties, shall be put to the Invalidity Committee foradvice. He/she shall continue to receive his/her full remunerationthroughout the period during which he/she is incapable of working
until such time as the Director has decided to award an invalidity
pension under Article 65 or terminate his/her contract.
Article 39
Except in case of sickness or accident, an official may not be absent
without prior permission from his immediate superior. Notwithstandingany disciplinary measures that may apply, any unauthorised absencewhich is duly established shall be deducted from the annual leave of
the official concerned.
Article 40
A list of public holidays shall be established by the Management
Board, acting on a proposal from the Director submitted afterconsulting the Staff Committee.
Article 41
In exceptional circumstances a member of the Europol staff may at his
own request be granted unpaid leave on compelling personal grounds.The Director shall determine the length of such leave, which shall notexceed one quarter of the length of time already worked by the official
and in any event not more than:
— three months if the official's seniority is less than four years,
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While a member of the Europol staff is on unpaid leave his member-
ship of the social security scheme provided for in Article 56 shall besuspended.
However, a member of the Europol staff who provides evidence that he
cannot be covered by any other public scheme of insurance against therisks referred to in Article 56 may, not later than one month followingthat in which unpaid leave begins, apply to continue to be covered in
accordance with that Article, provided that he bears half the cost of the
contributions required to cover the risks referred to in Article 56 for theduration of his leave; the contribution shall be calculated by referenceto his last basic salary.
Moreover, a member of the Europol staff who proves that he cannot
acquire pension rights under another pension scheme may apply to
continue to acquire further pension rights throughout the period ofunpaid leave, provided that he bears the cost of a contribution equalto three times the rate laid down in Article 78; the contributions shallbe calculated by reference to the basic salary for his scale and incre-mental point.
Article 42
A member of the Europol staff who is called up for military service,
alternative service or reserve training or who is recalled to serve inthe armed forces shall be assigned leave for national service; forEuropol staff engaged for a fixed period suchleave may in no circum-
stances exceed the duration of the contract.
A member of the Europol staff who is called up for military service or
alternative service shall cease to receive his remuneration. He shallretain his right to retirement pension if, after completing his militaryservice or alternative service, he pays off his pension contributions
retroactively.
A member of the Europol staff who is called up for reserve training or
who is recalled to service in the armed forces shall, during the periodof training or recall, continue to receive his remuneration subject todeduction of an amount equal to his service pay.
CHAPTER 5
REMUNERATIONANDEXPENSES
Article 43
The remuneration of Europol staff shall comprise basic salary, family
allowances and, if appropriate, other allowances. It shall be expressedand paid in the currency of the country where the official is stationed.
Article 44
The Management Board shall each year review the remuneration of the
officials of Europol. During this review the Management Board shall
consider whether, as a consequence of changes in the cost of living in
the Netherlands, the remuneration should be adjusted. Particularaccount should be taken of any changes in salaries in the public servicein the Member States and the needs of recruitment to Europol.
On the basis of the yearly review of the remuneration, the basic salaries
and allowances may be adjusted. This decision shall be taken by theCouncil unanimously in accordance withth e procedure of Title VI ofthe Treaty on European Union, based on the proposal of the Manage-
ment Board.
Article 45
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1 13 488,38
2 12 112,003 8 313,25 8 527,96 8 742,68 8 973,91 9 205,14 9 447,36 9 688,50 9 942,86 10 198,87 10 468,64 10 735,64
4 7 239,67 7 432,38 7 622,31 7 823,26 8 024,21 8 236,17 8 445,37 8 668,35 8 891,31 9 125,31 9 359,29
5 5 965,17 6 122,07 6 276,22 6 441,39 6 606,55 6 782,73 6 956,15 7 140,58 7 322,27 7 514,95 7 707,656 5 111,84 5 246,70 5 381,59 5 524,74 5 665,11 5 813,76 5 962,42 6 119,32 6 276,22 6 441,39 6 606,557 4 261,23 4 374,09 4 484,20 4 602,56 4 720,93 4 844,81 4 968,68 5 100,81 5 230,19 5 367,83 5 505,468 3 622,59 3 718,95 3 812,53 3 914,38 4 013,47 4 118,09 4 222,69 4 335,56 4 445,66 4 564,03 4 679,64
9 3 193,17 3 278,51 3 363,84 3 451,92 3 540,01 3 633,60 3 727,19 3 826,29 3 922,66 4 027,25 4 129,10
10 2 769,24 2 843,58 2 915,14 2 992,21 3 066,55 3 149,12 3 231,70 3 317,04 3 399,62 3 490,47 3 578,5511 2 683,93 2 755,49 2 824,29 2 898,62 2 972,95 3 052,78 3 129,85 3 212,44 3 295,02 3 383,11 3 468,4312 2 130,62 2 188,42 2 243,46 2 301,28 2 359,09 2 422,40 2 485,72 2 551,78 2 615,09 2 683,93 2 752,74
13 1 830,56 1 880,11 1 926,91 1 979,22 2 028,77 2 083,81 2 136,12 2 193,92 2 248,99 2 309,55 2 367,35
Article 46
1. Family allowances shall comprise:
(a) household allowance;
(b) dependent child allowance;
(c) education allowance.
2. Officials in receipt of family allowances specified in this Article
shall declare allowances of like nature paid from other sources; suchlatter allowances shall be deducted from those paid under Articles 1,2 and 3 of Appendix 5.
3. The dependent child allowance may be doubled by special
reasoned decision of the Director based on medical documents estab-lishing that the child concerned is suffering from a mental or physicalhandicap which involves the official in heavy expenditure.
4. Where, by virtue of Articles 1, 2 and 3 of Appendix 5, such
family allowances are paid to a person other than the official, para-graphs 2 and 3 of this Article shall apply to such a person.
Article 47
The expatriation allowance shall be a fixed allowance to which the
official is entitled for the duration of his fixed term contract(s), estab-lished per category of posts as laid down in Appendix 5. After thisperiod, this allowance shall be reduced by 10 % of the initial allowanceannually.
Article 48
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The period mentioned above shall be extended to 12 months in the case
where the official died as a consequence of one of the acts mentionedunder the second subparagraph of Article 65(1).
In the event of the death of a person entitled to a pension, the above
provisions shall apply in respect of the deceased's pension.
Article 49
Family allowances, expatriation allowance, and other fixed allowances,
shall be as established in Appendix 5.
Article 50
Subject to Articles 51 to 54 an official shall be entitled, in accordance
withAppendix 5, to reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred byhim on taking up appointment, transfer or leaving the service, and alsoto reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in the course of or inconnection with the performance of his duties.
Article 51
A member of the Europol staff shall, as provided for in Appendix 5, be
entitled to reimbursement of his removal expenses. This reimbursement
shall also be granted when the contract is terminated during the proba-
tionary period, except where this termionation was due to conductdeemed improper for a member of the Europol staff.
Article 52
A rent allowance shall be payable as provided for in Appendix 5.
Article 53
Reasonable expenses incurred by an official on taking up an appoint-
ment withEuropol sh all be reimbursed in accordance withth e termslaid down in Appendix 5.
Article 54
Payment of travel expenses from place of employment to place of
origin, shall be as provided for in Appendix 5.
Article 55
1. Payment of remuneration to officials shall be made on the 15th
day of each month for the month then current. The amount of remu-neration shall be rounded up to the nearest whole monetary unit.
2. Where remuneration is not due in respect of a complete month,
the amount shall be divided into thirtieths, and
(a) where the actual number of days payable is 15 or less, the number
of thirtieths due shall equal the actual number of days payable;
(b) where the actual number of days payable is more than 15, the
number of thirtieths due shall equal the difference between theactual number of days not payable and 30.
3. Where entitlement to family allowances and expatriation allow-
ances commences after the date of entering the service, the officialshall receive these from the first day of the month in which such enti-tlement commences. On cessation of suchentitlements, th e officialshall receive the sum due up to the last day of the month in which enti-tlement ceases.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 16
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CHAPTER 6
SOCIALSECURITYBENEFITS
Section A
Sicknessandaccident insurance,otherbenefits
Article 56
1. An official, his spouse, where such spouse is not eligible for
benefits of the same nature and of the same level by virtue of any otherlegal provision or regulations, his children and other dependants within
the meaning of Article 2 of Appendix 5 are insured against sickness up
to 80 % of the expenditure incurred subject to rules drawn up by theManagement Board, acting on a proposal from the Director, submittedafter consulting the Staff committee. This rate shall be increased to85 % for the following services: consultations and visits, surgical
operations, hospitalisation, pharmaceutical products, radiology,
analyses, laboratory tests and prostheses on medical prescription withthe exception of dental prostheses. It shall be increased to 100 % incases of tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, cancer, mental illness and otherillnesses recognised by the Director as of comparable seriousness, andfor early detection screening and in cases of confinement. However,
reimbursement at 100 % shall not apply in the case of occupational
disease or accident having given rise to the application of Article 57.
One third of the contribution required to meet such insurance cover
shall be charged to the official but so that the amount charged to him
shall not exceed 2 % of his basic salary.
2. An official whose service terminates and who provides evidence
that he cannot be covered by any other public scheme of sickness
insurance may, not later than one month following that in which hisservice terminates apply to continue, for a maximum of six monthsafter termination of service, to be insured against sickness as providedfor in paragraph 1. The contribution referred to in the previous para-graph shall be calculated by reference to the last basic salary received
by the official, half the contribution being borne by him.
By decision of the Director taken after consulting a medical officer
appointed by Europol, the period of one month for making application
and the six months' limit specified in the preceding subparagraph shall
not apply where the person concerned is suffering from a serious orprotracted illness which he contracted before leaving the service andof which he notified the institution before the end of the six months'period specified in the preceding subparagraph, provided that theperson concerned undergoes a medical examination arranged by
Europol.
3. Where the ex-spouse of an official, a child who ceases to be an
official's dependant or a person who ceases to be treated as a dependent
child within the meaning of Article 2 of Appendix 5 can provide
evidence that they cannot be covered by any other public scheme ofsickness insurance, they may continue for a maximum of one year tobe insured against sickness as provided for in paragraph1, in th eircapacity as insured persons covered under that official's insurance;this cover shall not give rise to the levy of a contribution. This one-
year period shall commence on the date of the decree absolute of
divorce or of the loss of status of dependent child or of person treatedas a dependent child.
4. An official who has remained in the service of Europol until the
age of 62 years or who is in receipt of an invalidity pension shall beentitled to the benefits provided for in paragraph 1 after he has leftthe service. The amount of contribution shall be calculated by referenceto the amount of pension.
Those benefits shall also apply to the person entitled to survivor's
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amount of contribution shall be calculated by reference to the amount
of his pension.
5. The following shall likewise be entitled to the benefits provided
for in paragraph 1, provided that they cannot obtain cover under anyother public scheme of sickness insurance:
(a) former officials entitled to retirement pensions who left the service
of Europol before the age of 62 years;
(b) persons entitled to survivor's pension as a result of the death of a
former official who left the service of Europol before the age of
62 years.
The contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by refer-
ence to the pension of a former official, half the contribution beingborne by the person entitled. However, a person entitled to orphan'spension shall not be entitled to the benefits provided for in paragraph
1, except on request. The contribution shall be calculated by reference
to the orphan's pension.
6. Where the total expenditure not reimbursed for any period of 12
months exceeds half the official's basic monthly salary or pension,special reimbursement shall be allowed by the Director, account being
taken of the family circumstances of the person concerned, in the
manner provided for in the rules referred to in paragraph 1.
7. Persons entitled to the foregoing benefits shall declare the amount
of any reimbursements paid or which they can claim under any othersickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation for them-
selves or for persons covered by their insurance.
Where the total which they would receive by way of reimbursement
exceeds the sum of the reimbursements provided for in paragraph 1,the difference shall be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed
pursuant to paragraph1, withth e exception of reimbursements obtained
under a private supplementary sickness insurance scheme covering thatpart of the expenditure which is not reimbursable by the sickness insur-ance scheme of Europol.
Article 57
1. An official is insured, from the date of his entering the service,
against the risk of occupational disease and of accident subject to rulesdrawn up by the Management Board after consulting the StaffCommittee. He shall contribute to the cost of insuring against non-occupational risks up to 0,1 % of his basic salary. Such rules shallspecify which risks are not covered.
2. The benefits payable shall be as follows:
(a) in the event of death:
Payment to the persons listed below of a lump sum equal to five
times the deceased's annual basic salary calculated by reference tothe monthly amounts of salary received during the 12 monthsbefore the accident:
— to the deceased official's spouse and children in accordance
with the law of succession governing the official's estate; theamount payable to the spouse shall not, however, be less than
25 % of the lump sum,
— where there are no persons of the category above, to the other
descendants in accordance withth e law of succession governingthe official's estate,
— where there are no persons of either of the two categories
above, to the relatives in the ascending line in accordance withthe law of succession governing the official's estate,
— where there are no persons of any of the three categories above,
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Payment to the official of a lump sum equal to eight times his
annual basic salary calculated on the basis of the monthly amountsof salary received during the 12 months before the accident.
(c) in the event of partial permanent invalidity:
Payment to the official of a proportion of the sum provided for in
(b), calculated by reference to the scale laid down in the rulesreferred to in paragraph1.
The benefits listed above may be paid in addition to the benefits
provided for under the pension scheme.
3. The following shall also be covered in manner provided for in the
rules referred to in paragraph 1: medical, pharmaceutical, hospital,
surgical, prosthesis, radiography, massage, orthopaedic, clinical andtransport expenses and any other similar expenditure incurred as aresult of the accident or occupational disease.
Reimbursement shall, however, only be made where the amount paid to
the official under Article 56 does not fully cover the expenditureincurred.
Article 58
Articles 56 and 57 shall apply during the period of employment, during
sick leave and during the periods of unpaid leave referred to in Articles
38 and 41 in accordance withconditions laid down th erein.
Article 56 shall apply to Europol staff in receipt of invalidity pension,
to recipients of a survivor's pension and to staff who are in receipt of a
retirement pension.
Article 59
1. A former member of the Europol staff who is unemployed when
his service with Europol has been terminated:
— who is not in receipt of a retirement or invalidity pension from
Europol,
— whose service is not terminated by resignation, by cancellation of
the contract for disciplinary reasons, or during the period of proba-tion,
— who has completed a minimum of six months' service,
— and who is resident in a Member State of the European Union,
shall be eligible for a monthly unemployment allowance under the
conditions laid down below.
Where he is entitled to unemployment benefits under a national
scheme, he shall be obliged to declare this to Europol. In such cases,
the amount of those benefits will be deducted from the allowance paidunder paragraph3.
2. To be eligible for this unemployment allowance, a former
member of the Europol staff shall:
(a) be registered, at his own request, as seeking employment with the
employment authorities of the Member State in which he estab-
lishes his residence;
(b) fulfil the obligations laid down by the law of that Member State for
persons in receipt of unemployment benefits under that law;
(c) forward every monthto Europol a certificate issued by th e compe-
tent national employment authority stating whether or not he hasfulfilled the obligations and conditions referred to in (a) and (b).
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as being similar or where the competent national authority has given a
dispensation from those obligations.
The Management Board shall lay down such provisions as it deems
necessary for applying this Article.
3. The unemployment allowance shall be fixed with reference to the
basic salary reached by the former member of the Europol staff at thetime of the termination of his service. This allowance shall be fixed at:
— 60 % of the basic salary for an initial period of 12 months,
— 45 % of the basic salary from the 13th until the 18th month,— 30 % of the basic salary from the 19th until the 24th month.
The amounts thus calculated shall be no less than
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The minimum and maximum amounts referred to above may be exam-
ined annually by the Management Board.
4. The unemployment allowance shall be paid to the former member
of the Europol staff for a maximum of 24 months from the date oftermination of service. If, however, during that period the formermember of the Europol staff ceases to fulfil the conditions laid downin paragraphs 1 and 2, payment of the unemployment allowance shall
be suspended. Payment shall be resumed if before the expiry of that
period the former member of the Europol staff again fulfils the saidconditions and has not acquired the right to national unemploymentbenefit.
5. A former member of the Europol staff who is eligible for the
unemployment allowance shall be entitled to the family allowances
provided for in Article 46. The household allowance shall be calculated
on the basis of the unemployment allowance under the conditions laiddown in Article 1 of Appendix 5.
The person concerned shall be obliged to declare any allowances of the
same kind paid from other sources to himself or to his spouse; suchallowances shall be deducted from those to be paid on the basis of
this Article.
A former member of the Europol staff who is eligible for the unem-
ployment allowance shall be entitled, as provided for in Article 56, toinsurance cover against sickness without having to make any contribu-tion.
6. A member of the Europol staff shall contribute a third of the
financing of the unemployment insurance scheme. That contribution
shall be fixed at 0,4 % of the basic salary of the person concerned.
The contribution shall be deducted monthly from the salary of theperson concerned and paid, together with the remaining two thirds tobe borne by Europol, into a Special Unemployment Fund.
Europol shall pay its contributions to this Fund each month, no later
than eight days after the payment of remuneration.
7. The unemployment allowances paid to a former member of the
Europol staff who is unemployed shall be subject to the same condi-tions and procedure for applying tax as the remuneration of Europolofficials is.
8. The national departments with responsibility for employment and
unemployment, acting in accordance withth eir national legislation, and
Europol shall cooperate with each other in an effective manner in order
to ensure that this Article is properly applied.
9. The detailed arrangements for applying this Article shall be the
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Article 60
1. On the birth of a child to an official, the person who has actual
care of the child shall receive a grant of ►M6EUR 242,24 ◄.
The same grant shall be paid to an official who adopts a child who is
less than five years of age and is a dependant within the meaning ofArticle 2 of Appendix 5.
2. This grant shall also be payable in the event of termination of
pregnancy after not less than 28 weeks, on the production of a medical
certificate to that effect.
3. The recipient of a grant on the birth of a child shall declare any
grants of the same nature received from other sources for the samechild; such grants shall be deducted from the grant provided for above.Where both parents are officials of Europol, the grant shall be paidonce only.
Article 61
In the event of the death of an official, an official's spouse or depen-
dent child, or any other dependent person within the meaning ofArticle 2 of Appendix 5 who lived as part of the official's household,Europol shall reimburse the costs involved in transporting the bodyfrom the official's place of employment to his place of origin.
However, in the event of an official's death during a mission, Europol
shall bear the costs involved in transporting the body from the place
where death occurs to the official's place of origin.
Article 62
Gifts, loans or advances may be made by the Director to officials,
former officials or where an official has died, to those entitled underhim, who are in a particularly difficult position as a result of serious
or protracted illness or where, as a result of an accident sustained
during his employment, the official is incapable of working and provesthat such illness or accident is not covered by another social securityscheme.
Section B
Insuranceagainstinvalidityanddeath
Article 63
Europol staff are insured in accordance withth e following provisions
against the risk of death and of invalidity occurring during their
employment.
The payments and benefits provided for in this Section shall be
suspended if the remuneration which a member of the staff receives inrespect of his employment is suspended pursuant to these Staff Regula-tions.
Article 64
Where the medical examination made before an official is engaged
shows that he is suffering from sickness or invalidity, the Directormay, insofar as risks arising from suchsickness or invalidity areconcerned, decide to admit him to guaranteed benefits in respect ofinvalidity or deathonly after a period of four years from th e date of
his entering the service of Europol.
The official may appeal against this decision to the Invalidity
Committee, which shall be established in accordance with Appendix 7.
Article 65
1. An official suffering from total invalidity who is obliged for that
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Where the invalidity arises from an accident in the course of or in
connection with the performance of his duties, from an occupationaldisease, from a public-spirited act or from risking his life to save
another human being, the invalidity pension shall be 90 % of the final
basic salary of the official.
Where the invalidity is due to some other cause, the invalidity pension,
calculated by reference to the final basic salary of the official, shall beequal to 2 % for each year between the date of his entering the serviceand the date on which he reaches the age of 62 years; this rate shall be
increased by 2 % for each year of pensionable service with which he
has been credited under Article 9(2) and (3) of Appendix 6, but sothat the total shall not exceed 70 % of his final basic salary.
The invalidity pension shall not be less than 120 % of the minimum
subsistence figure defined in Article 5 of Appendix 6.
In the case of invalidity deliberately brought about by the official, the
Director may decide that he will receive only the grant provided for in
Article 77.
Persons entitled to an invalidity pension shall also be entitled to the
family allowances provided for in these Staff Regulations, in accor-dance with Appendix 6; household allowance shall be determined onthe basis of the recipient's pension.
2. Invalidity shall be established by the Invalidity Committee.3. Entitlement to an invalidity pension shall take effect on the day
following that on which the official's engagement with Europol is
terminated in accordance withArticlesw 94 and 95.
4. Europol may at any time require proof that the recipient of an
invalidity pension still fulfils the conditions for payment of thatpension. Entitlement to pension shall cease if the Invalidity Committeefinds that those conditions are no longer fulfilled.
If an official is not re-engaged by the Director, after a finding of the
Invalidity Committee that the conditions for payment of the pension
are no longer fulfilled, he shall be entitled, at his own option:
— either to the severance grant provided for in Article 77 calculated
on the basis of the actual length of service,
— or, where he has reached the age of at least 50, to a retirement
pension in accordance with Section C of this Chapter.
The time during which he received invalidity pension shall be included
for the purpose of calculating his retirement pension, without payment
by him of arrears of contributions.
5. Where an official is entitled to an invalidity pension under a
national scheme, or obtains gainful employment, he shall be obligedto declare this to Europol. In such cases, the amount of those benefitsor his salary for this employment after deduction of any taxes thereon,shall be deducted from the invalidity pension paid under this Article.
Article 66
The persons entitled under a deceased official as defined in Chapter 4
of Appendix 6 shall be entitled to the survivor's pension as provided for
in Articles 67 to 70.
In the event of the death of a former official in receipt of an invalidity
pension or in receipt of a retirement pension or who left the servicebefore reaching the age of 62 years and requested that his retirementpension be deferred until the first day of the calendar month followingthat during which he reached the age of 62 years, the persons entitled
under the deceased official, as defined in Chapter 4 of Appendix 6,
shall be entitled to the survivor's pension as provided for in thatAppendix.
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before he reached the age 62 and who has requested that his retirement
pension be deferred until the first day of the calendar month followingthat in which he reaches the age of 62, are unknown for more than one
year, the provisions of Chapters 5 and 6 of Appendix 6 shall apply by
analogy to his spouse and to persons recognised as his dependants.
Article 67
The right to receive payment of pension shall have effect from the first
day of the month following that in which death occurred or, where
applicable, on the first day of the month following the period duringwhich the surviving spouse, orphans or dependants receive the decea-sed's remuneration under Article 48.
Article 68
The widow of an official who died in the active service of Europol
shall be entitled to a widow's pension in accordance with Article 15of Appendix 6. The amount of the widow's pension shall be 60 % ofthe retirement pension which the official would have been paid if hehad qualified, irrespective of length of service or of age, for such
pensions at the time of his death.
The amount specified above shall be 80 % in the case where the offi-
cial died as a consequence of one of the acts referred to in Article65(1), second subparagraph.
The amount of the survivor's pension payable shall be neither less than
the minimum subsistence figure, nor less than 35 % of the last basicsalary of the official.
The amount shall not be less than 42 % of the final basic salary
received by the official where death is due to one of the circumstancesset out in the second subparagraph of Article 65(1).
Article 69
Where an official or person entitled to a retirement or invalidity
pension dies leaving no spouse entitled to a survivor's pension, the chil-dren deemed to be dependent on him shall be entitled to an orphan's
pension in accordance withArticle 20 of Appendix 6.
The same entitlement shall apply to children who fulfil the foregoing
conditions in the event of death or remarriage of a spouse who isentitled to a survivor's pension.
Where an official or person entitled to a retirement or invalidity
pension dies but the conditions set out in the first paragraph are notsatisfied, the children deemed to be dependent on him shall be entitledto an orphan's pension in accordance with Article 20 of Appendix 6;the pension shall, however, be equal to half the pension calculated in
accordance withth at Article.
In the event of the death of a former member of the Europol staff who
left the service before reaching the age of 62 and requested that hisretirement pension be deferred until the first day of the calendar monthfollowing that in which he reached the age of 62, children deemed tobe dependent on him shall be entitled to an orphan's pension on thesame conditions as those set out respectively in the foregoing para-
graphs.
Where the spouse, not being an official of Europol, of a member of the
Europol staff or of a former member of the Europol staff in receipt of aretirement or invalidity pension dies, children dependent on thesurviving spouse within the meaning of Article 2 of Appendix 5 shallbe entitled to an orphan's pension fixed in accordance with the firstparagraph.
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Article 70
In the case of divorce or where there is more than one category of
survivor who qualifies to claim survivor's pension, such pension shall
be apportioned in the manner provided for in Chapter 4 of Appendix 6.
Article 71
1. Notwithstanding any other provisions, notably those concerning
the minimum amounts payable to persons entitled to a survivor'spension, the total amount payable by way of survivor's pension plusfamily allowances less tax and other compulsory deductions to thewidow and other entitled persons may not exceed the following:
(a) in the event of the death of an official in the service of Europol, the
amount of remuneration which the official would have received onthe same scale and incremental point if he had still been in theservice, plus any family allowances received by him in that caseand less tax and other compulsory deductions;
(b) for the period following the date on which the official referred to in
(a) above would have reached the age of 62, the amount of theretirement pension to which he would have been entitled thereafter,had he been alive, based on the same scale and incremental point at
the time of death, plus any family allowances which he would have
received, less tax and other compulsory deductions;
(c) in the event of the death of a former official entitled to a retirement
pension or to an invalidity pension, the amount of the pension to
which he would have been entitled, had he been alive, subject to
the allowances and deductions referred to in (b);
(d) in the event of the death of a former official who left the service
before reaching the age of 62 and requested that his retirement
pension be deferred until the first day of the calendar month
following the one in which he reached the age of 62, the amountof retirement pension to which he would have been entitled at theage of 62, had he been alive, subject to the allowances and deduc-tions referred to under (b).
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, weightings which could affect
the various amounts in question shall be disregarded.
3. The maximum amount as defined in paragraph 1(a) to (d) shall be
apportioned among the persons entitled to a survivor's pension inproportion to their respective entitlements, paragraph 1 being disre-garded for this purpose.
Section C
Retirement pensionandseverance grant
Article 72
On leaving the service, an official who has completed at least 10 years'
service shall be entitled to a retirement pension. He shall, however, be
entitled to suchpension irrespective of lengthof service if h e is over62 years.
The maximum retirement pension shall be 70 % of the final basic
salary carried by the last post in which the official was employed for
at least one year. It shall be payable to an official who has completed
35 years' service reckoned in accordance withArticle 3 of Appendix 6.Where the number of years of service is less than 35, the abovemaximum shall be reduced proportionally.
The amount of the retirement pension must not be less than 4 % of the
minimum subsistence figure per year of service.
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Article 73
The widow of a former official referred to in Articles 16, 17 or 18 of
Appendix 6 shall, in the manner provided for in those Articles, beentitled to a survivor's pension.
The amount specified above shall be 80 % in the case where the offi-
cial died as a consequence of one of the acts referred to in Article
65(1), second subparagraph.
The amount of the survivor's pension payable in these cases shall be
neither less than the minimum subsistence figure, nor less than 35 %of the last basic salary of the former official.
The amount shall not be less than 42 % of the final basic salary
received by the former official where death is due to one of the circum-
stances set out in the second subparagraph of Article 65(1).
Article 74
The provisions of Article 68 and 73 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the
widower of an official or of a former official.
Article 75
A person entitled to a retirement pension payable at the age of 62 years
or later, or to an invalidity pension, or to a survivor's pension shall be
entitled, under the conditions laid down in Appendix 5 to the family
allowances specified in Article 46; the household allowance shall becalculated by reference to the pension of the recipient.
The amount of the dependent child allowance payable to the person
entitled to the survivor's pension shall, however, be twice the amountof the allowance provided for in Article 46(1)(b).
Article 76
Where the official is entitled to a retirement pension, his pension rights
shall be reduced in proportion to the amounts paid in pursuance of
Article 79.
Article 77
An official aged less than 62 years whose service terminates otherwise
than by reason of death or invalidity and who is not entitled to a retire-
ment pension and cannot benefit from the provisions of Article 9 ofAppendix 6 shall be entitled on leaving the service to the payment ofa severance grant calculated in accordance withArticle 10 of Appendix6.
This grant shall be reduced by the amounts paid in pursuance of Article
79.
Section D
Funding of the invalidity and life assurance scheme and of the
pensionscheme
Article 78
1. Benefits paid under the social security scheme provided for in
sections B and C shall be charged to the Europol pension fund referred
to in Article 37 of Appendix 6.
2. Officials shall contribute one third of the costs of financing this
social security scheme. The contribution shall be 8,25 % of the offi-cial's basic salary. It shall be deducted monthly from the salaries ofthe officials.
3. Salaries shall in all cases be subject to deduction of this contribu-
tion of the pension scheme.
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they shall be reimbursed without interest at the request of the official
of or those entitled under him.
Article 79
In accordance withconditions to be laid down by th e Management
Board, acting on a proposal from the Director, submitted afterconsulting the Staff Committee, an official may request Europol toeffect any payments which he is required to make in order to constitute
or maintain pension rights in his country of origin.
Such payments shall not exceed 16,5 % of his basic salary and shall be
charged to the Europol budget.
Section E
Settlementofclaims
Article 80
Europol shall be responsible for calculating the amount of retirement,
invalidity, survivor's or provisional pension. A detailed statement ofthe calculation shall be communicated to the official or to those
entitled under him and to the paying agency, at the same time as the
decision awarding the pension.
A retirement or invalidity pension shall not be paid concurrently with
the salary payable by Europol nor with the allowance payable underArticle 59.
Article 81
The amount of pension may at any time be calculated afresh if there
has been an error or omission of any kind.
Pensions shall be liable to modification or withdrawal if the award was
contrary to the provisions of these Staff Regulations or of Appendix 6.
Article 82
Where an official or former official in receipt of a retirement or inva-
lidity pension dies and those entitled under him do not apply for theirpensions within one year from the date of his death, they shall lose
their entitlement, save where force majeure is duly established.
Article 83
A former official or those entitled under him in favour of whom bene-
fits arise under the pension scheme shall furnish such written proof as
may be required and inform Europol of any facts liable to affect their
entitlement.
Article 84
Where an official has been deprived, in whole or in part, of his pension
rights under these Staff Regulations, he shall be entitled to claim reim-
bursement, in proportion to the amount by which his pension has been
reduced, of the pension contributions he has paid.
Section F
Paymentofbenefits
Article 85
Benefits under this social security scheme shall be paid monthly in
arrears. These benefits shall, on behalf of Europol, be provided by theinstitution designated by Europol; no other institution may, under anydescriptions whatsoever, pay out of its own funds benefits providedfor under this social security scheme. Article 71 shall apply by analogy.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 26
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Beneficiaries may elect to have their benefits paid in the currency
either of their country of origin or of their country of residence or in►
M2euros◄; their choice shall remain operative for at least two
years.
Section G
SubrogationinfavourofEuropol
Article 86
1. Where the death, accidental injury or sickness of a member of
Europol staff is caused by a third party, Europol shall, in respect of
the obligations incumbent upon it under the Staff Regulations conse-
quent upon the event causing such death, injury or sickness, standsubrogated to the rights, including rights of action, of the victim or ofthose entitled under him against the third party.
2. The subrogation provided for by paragraph 1 shall extend, inter
alia,to the following:
— continued payment or remuneration in accordance withArticle 38
to the official during the period when he is temporarily unfit towork,
— payments effected in accordance withArticle 48 following th e
deathof an official or of a former official entitled to a pension,
— benefits paid under Articles 56 and 57 and their implementing
rules, relating to insurance against sickness and accident,
— payment of the costs involved in transporting the body, as referred
to in Article 61,
— supplementary family allowances paid in accordance withArticle
46(3) and withArticle 2(3) of Appendix 5 in respect of a dependentchild suffering from serious illness, infirmity or handicap,
— invalidity pensions paid in the event of an accident or sickness
resulting in permanent invalidity preventing the official fromperforming his duties,
— survivor's pension paid in the event of the death of an official or of
a former official or the death of the spouse of an official or of aformer official entitled to a pension, where the spouse is not aEuropol official,
— orphan's pension paid regardless of age to the child of an official or
former official where that child is prevented by serious illness,informity or handicap from earning a livelihood after the death ofthe person on whom he was dependent.
3. However, Europol shall not be subrogated to rights of compensa-
tion in respect of purely personal damage suchas non-material injury,damages for pain and suffering or compensation for disfigurement andloss of amenity over and above the allowance granted for those head-
ings under Article 57.
4. The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 may not be a bar to
direct action by Europol.
CHAPTER 7
OVERPAYMENTSANDUNDERPAYMENTS
Article 87
Any sum overpaid under these Staff Regulations shall be recovered
from the individual concerned, for sums overpaid in the five yearspreceding the discovery of the overpayment. Sums underpaid in thefive years preceding the discovery of the underpayment shall beawarded to the individual concerned.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 27
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CHAPTER 8
DISCIPLINARYMEASURES
Article 88
1. Any failure by an official to comply withh is obligations under
these Staff Regulations or the Europol Convention, whether intention-
ally or through negligence on his part, shall make him liable todisciplinary action.
2. Disciplinary measures shall take one of the following forms:
(a) written warning;
(b) reprimand;
(c) relegation by a maximum of five incremental points in the appro-
priate salary scale for a period not exceeding six months, orreduction of his basic monthly salary up to a maximum amount of25 % not exceeding the same period;
(d) placement of the official in a salary scale one below the one he is
in at the time of the disciplinary measure;
(e) removal from post and, where appropriate, reduction or withdrawal
of entitlement to retirement pension, but the consequences of this
measure shall not affect the dependants of the official;
(f) termination of contract of officials recruited from the competent
authorities as mentioned in Article 2(4) of the Europol Convention(withrecommendation for disciplinary action).
3. In the application of disciplinary measures, due account shall be
taken of the severity of the breach of obligation, as well as of the
circumstances surrounding it, including intentionality, any possibledisruption of the normal operations of Europol, damage caused toEuropol itself, its disciplinary principles or hierarchy, and recidivismof the official concerned.
4. A single breach of obligation shall not give rise to more than one
disciplinary measure.
5. Disciplinary measures shall be applied without prejudice to crim-
inal liability incurred by an official through the breach of obligation.
6. Any official who persuades another official to breach his obliga-
tions, as well as a superior of the official who knowingly tolerated thebreach, shall be liable to the same disciplinary measures as the officialconcerned.
Article 89
A Disciplinary Board shall be set up within Europol to perform the
functions assigned to it under these Staff Regulations. The compositionand procedure of the Disciplinary Board shall be as established in
Appendix 7.
The Director shall have the right to issue a written warning or a repri-
mand without consulting the Disciplinary Board, on a proposal fromthe official's immediate superior or on his own initiative. The officialconcerned shall be informed of this in writing, and be heard beforesuchaction is taken.
Other measures shall be ordered by the Director after the disciplinary
procedure provided for in Appendix 7 has been completed. This proce-
dure shall be initiated by the Director, on a proposal from the official'simmediate superior or on his own initiative, after hearing the officialconcerned.
Article 90
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cial in writing. A breachof th e obligation of confidentiality as estab-
lished in Article 10 shall be considered to be serious misconduct.
The decision that an official be suspended shall specify whether he is
to continue to receive his remuneration during the period of suspension
or that part thereof is to be withheld: the part withheld shall be one halfof the official's basic salary.
A final decision shall be taken within six months from the date when
the decision that an official be suspended came into force. Where no
decision has been taken by the end of six months, the official shall
again receive his full remuneration.
Where no disciplinary action has been taken in respect of an official, or
no other measure than a written warning, reprimand or relegation ofincremental points in his salary scale or reduction of salary in accor-dance withArticle 88(2)(c) h as been ordered, or if no final decision
has been taken within the period specified within the preceding para-
graph, the official concerned shall be entitled to reimbursement of theamount of remuneration withheld.
Where, however, the official is prosecuted for those same acts, a final
decision shall be taken only after a final verdict has been reached bythe court hearing the case.
Article 91
An official against whom a disciplinary measure other than removal
from post or termination of contract has been ordered may each year,starting a year from the date of imposition, submit a request for thedeletion from his personal file of all reference to such measure.
The Director shall, after consulting the Disciplinary Board in cases
where the Board has taken part in the disciplinary procedure, decide
whether to grant the official's request; if he decides to do so, the fileas constituted following such deletion shall be communicated to him.
Where a disciplinary measure as mentioned in Article 88(2)(d), (e) or
(f) has been imposed on an official recruited from a competentauthority as mentioned in Article 2(4) of the Europol Convention, the
Director must inform the competent authority thereof. Where a
different disciplinary measure has been imposed, the Director willdecide whether or not to inform the competent authority.
The preceding subparagraph will apply mutatis mutandis in cases
where the reference of the disciplinary measure has been deleted fromthe personal file of the official in accordance with this Article.
CHAPTER 9
APPEALS
Article 92
1. Any person to whom these Staff Regulations apply may submit to
the Director a request that he take a decision relating to him. The
Director shall notify the person concerned of his reasoned decisionwithin four months from the date on which the request was made. Ifat the end of that period no reply to the request has been received,this shall be deemed to constitute an implied decision rejecting it,
against which a complaint may be lodged in accordance with the
following paragraphs.
2. Any person to whom these Staff Regulations apply may submit to
the Director a complaint against an act adversely affecting him, eitherwhere the Director has taken a decision or where he has failed to adopta measure prescribed by the Staff Regulations. The complaint must be
lodged within three months. The period shall start to run:
— on the date of publication of the act if it is a measure of a general
nature,
— on the date of the notification of the decision to the person
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received suchnotification, if th e measure affects a specified person;
if, however, an act affecting a specified person also contains acomplaint against another person, the period shall start to run in
respect of that other person on the date on which he recveives noti-
fication thereof but in no case later than the date of publication,
— on the date of expiry of the period prescribed for reply where the
complaint concerns an implied decision rejecting a request as
provided for in paragraph1.
The Director shall notify the person concerned of his reasoned decision
within four months from the date on which the complaint was lodged.
If at the end of that period no reply to the complaint has been received,
this shall be deemed to constitute an implied decision rejecting it,against which an appeal may be lodged under Article 93.
3. A request or a complaint by an official shall be submitted through
his immediate superior, except where it concerns that person, in whichcase it may be submitted direct to the authority next above.
Article 93
1. The Court of Justice of the European Communities shall have
jurisdiction in any dispute between Europol and any person to whomthese Staff Regulations apply regarding the legality of an act adverselyaffecting such a person within the meaning of Article 92(2). In disputes
of a financial character the Court of Justice shall have unlimited juris-
diction.
2. An appeal to the Court of Justice shall lie only if:
— the Director has previously had a complaint submitted to him
pursuant to Article 92(2) within the period prescribed therein, and,
— the complaint has been rejected by express decisions or by implied
decision.
3. Appeals under paragraph 2 shall be filed within three months.
The period shall begin:
— on the date of notification of the decision taken in response to the
complaint,
— on the date of expiry of the period prescribed for the reply where
the appeal is against an implied decision rejecting a complaint
submitted pursuant to Article 92(2); nevertheless, where acomplaint is rejected by an express decision after having beenrejected by an implied decision but before the period for lodgingan appeal has expired, the period for lodging the appeal shall start
to run afresh.
4. By way of derogation from paragraph2, th e person concerned
may, after submitting a complaint to the Director pursuant to Article92(2), immediately file an appeal withth e Court of Justice, provided
that such appeal is accompanied by an application either for a stay of
execution of the contested act or for the adoption of interim measures.The proceedings in the principal action before the Court of Justice shallthen be suspended until such time as an express or implied decisionrejecting the complaint is taken.
5. Appeals under this Article shall be investigated and heard as
provided for in the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice of theEuropean Communities.
CHAPTER 10
TERMINATIONOFEMPLOYMENT
Article 94
Aprat from cessation on death, the employment of Europol staff shall
cease:
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(b) at the end of the period of notice specified in the contract, where
the latter contains a clause giving the official or Europol theoption to terminate earlier. Suchperiod of notice sh all be not
more than three months nor less than one month. For Europol
staff whose contracts have been renewed, the said period ofnotice shall not be less than one month per year of service,witha minimum of one monthand a maximum of six month s;
(c) at the end of the month in which the official reaches the age of
65 years.
If Europol terminates the contract, the official shall be entitled to
compensation equal to one third of his basic salary for the period
between the date when his duties end and the date when his contractexpires.
2. Where the contract is for an indefinite period:
(a) at the end of the period of notice stipulated in the contract; the
length of the period of notice shall not be less than one monthfor eachcompleted year of service, subject to a minimum ofthree months and a maximum of 10 months. The period ofnotice shall not, however, commence to run during maternity
leave or sick leave, provided suchsick leave does not exceed
three months. It shall, moreover, be suspended during maternityor sick leave subject to the limits aforesaid;
(b) at the end of the month in which the official reaches the age of
65 years.
Article 95
Employment, whether for a fixed or for an indefinite period, may be
terminated by Europol without notice:
(a) during or at the end of the probationary period in accordance with
Article 26;
(b) if the official ceases to satisfy the requirements of Article 24(2)(a)
and (d); however, if the official ceases to satisfy the requirementsof Article 24(2)(d), his contract may be terminated only in accor-dance withArticle 65;
(c) if the official is unable to resume his duties at the end of a period
of paid sick leave as provided for in Article 38. In suchcase, th eofficial shall receive an allowance equal to his basic salary, plus
family allowances at the rate of two days per month of service
completed.
Article 96
1. After the disciplinary procedure provided for in Appendix 7 has
been followed, employment may be terminated without notice on disci-plinary grounds in serious cases of intentional or negligent failure of anofficial to comply with his obligations. A reasoned decision shall be
taken by the Director, after the official concerned has been given an
opportunity of submitting his defence.
Before his employment is terminated, an official may be suspended, in
accordance withArticle 90.
2. Where employment is terminated in accordance with paragraph 1,
the Director may decide:
(a) to limit the severance grant provided for in Article 77 to repayment
of the contributon provided for in Article 78, plus compoundinterest at the rate determined in Article 10 of Appendix 6;
(b) to withhold in whole or in part the reimbursement of removal
expenses referred to in Article 8(2) of Appendix 5;
(c) to withhold in whole or in part the compensation provided for in
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Article 97
1. The employment of an official shall be terminated by Europol
without notice if the Director finds:
(a) that at the time of his engagement he deliberately furnished false
information as to either his professional ability or the requirements
of Article 24(2), and
(b) that the false information furnished was a determining factor in his
being engaged.
2. In such cases the Director shall, after hearing the official
concerned, and after the disciplinary procedure provided for in
Appendix 7 has been followed, declare that the official's employment
is terminated.
Before his employment is terminated, the official may be suspended in
accordance withArticle 90.
The provisions of Article 96(2) shall apply.
TITLE III
LOCALSTAFF
Article 98
Subject to the provisions of this Title, the conditions of employment of
local staff, in particular:
(a) the manner of their engagement and termination of their contract;
(b) their leave, and
(c) their remuneration
shall be determined by Europol in accordance with current rules and
practice in the place where they are to perform their duties.
Local staff shall be bound by the provisions on discretion and confi-
dentiality as established by Article 31 and 32 of the Europol
Convention, and any regulations based thereon.
Article 99
As regards social security, Europol shall be responsible for the
employer's share of the social security contributions under current regu-lations in the Netherlands.
Article 100
1. Any dispute between Europol and a member of the local staff
serving in a Member State shall be submitted to the competent courtin accordance with the laws in force in the place where he performshis duties.
2. Any dispute between Europol and a member of the local staff
serving in a third country shall be submitted to an arbitration board
under the conditions defined in the arbitration clause contained in his
contract.
TITLE IV
TRANSITIONALPROVISIONS
Article 101
1. Officials who are posted to the Europol Drugs Unit (EDU) in
accordance withArticle 5(2) of th e Joint Action of 10 March1995
(OJ L 62, 20.3.1995, p. 1), and who have fulfilled their tasks satisfac-
torily as laid down in a written assessment by the EDU management,shall be offered a new contract by the Europol Director in accordancewith these Staff Regulations, within six months of the time the regula-tions enter into force.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 32
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2. Sucha contract sh all be an initial contract for a fixed term
between one and four years as Europol staff in accordance withArticle6, or an indefinite contract as local staff in accordance withArticle 98.
3. In the framework of the transition plan mentioned under para-
graph 5, the duration of the fixed-term contract shall be adjusteddownward by the Director in conformity with the preferences expressedby the Member State concerned.
4. The job description in the contract to be offered shall take
account of the tasks and functions the official has fulfilled during hisposting to the EDU, and his qualifications and experience for the post
for which the contract is offered. The contract shall take effect within
six months of the date on which these Staff Regulations enter intoforce.
5. In offering the contracts mentioned above, the Director shall act
in accordance witha transition plan, to be submitted by h im before-hand to the Management Board for approval. The plan must take
account of the rotation provided for in Article 6, the necessary conti-
nuity of the organisation in the framework of the new budget, thenumber of years of service with EDU, the interest of the MemberStates and their adequate representation within Europol, the interestsof the host State, and the interests of the individuals concerned. In thetransition plan, eachdifferent post sh all be considered separately.
6. The posting of an official who refuses an offer or whose service
during the EDU-period has not been considered satisfactory, will be
considered to have ended at the date of refusal or the date that the offi-cial receives the message that no contract will be offered.
Article 102
The pay scales given in Article 45 shall be reviewed in accordance
with Article 44 on the entry into force of these regulations.
Article 103
Officials seconded to the EDU by the Member States, with the excep-
tion of liaison officers, may be offered a contract in accordance withArticle 101 with the approval of their seconding authorities.
TITLE V
ENTRYINTOFORCE
Article 104
These Staff Regulations shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 1998.
For the Council
The President
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APPENDIX 1
Europolposts
1. Subject to paragraph 3, the following posts shall in particular be Europol
posts:
Director
Deputy directors
Assistantdirectors
Headof Cooperation with third States and interna-
tionalorganisations
Operationalandtechnical supportCentralaffairsAnalysis
Development
IntelligenceandspecialisedknowledgeTerrorism
Opensourcesanddocumentation
InformationandcommunicationtechnologyHumanresourcesPublicrelations
Security
Financialcrime andforgeryofmoneyPlanning
Head of Finance
Legal affairsConference, travel and relocation
General services
Research
Firstofficers Specialisedlawenforcementareas
InvestigationsupportOperationalandtechnical support
Development
AnalysisHumanresources—recruitmentPressandpublicrelations
Research
First officers Open sources and documentation
ICT
Central affairsPlanningLegal affairs
Data protection
CTRFinance
General services
Human resources — salary and allowance
administration
Human resources — internal training
[Security] (
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Operationalandtechnical support
Development
Analysis
Research
Second officers Open sources and documentation
ICTCentral affairsPlanning
Legal affairs
Data protectionHuman resourcesFinance
CTR
General servicesPress and public relations
[Security] (
1)
Directorate assistants Assistants to the Director and to the deputy
directors
Assistants Administrative assistants (all relevant depart-
ments and units)
Technical assistants *
Assistants AnalyticalassistantsOther personnel Specialised drivers *
Drivers *[Security officers] (
1)*
Operators *
Qualified workers *
(1) Security personnel will continue to be paid according to local conditions for as long as
this category is paid for predominantly by the Dutch Government. To indicate this,these posts are put in square brackets.
This list can be modified by unanimous decision of the Management Board.
2. The posts listed in boldmay only be filled by personnel engaged from the
competent national authorities, in accordance with Articles 2 and 6 of the StaffRegulations. The competent national authorities means all public bodies existing
in the Member States which are responsible under national law for preventing
and combating criminal offences. The Member State concerned shall inform
Europol whether or not it considers a candidate for a Europol post listed in
bold as being employed by one of their competent national authorities.
3. The Management Board of Europol shall, in accordance with Article
28(1)(15) of the Europol Convention, take part in the drawing up of the budget
and the establishment plan. In that context, it shall propose to the Council the
extent to which the posts listed in this Appendix may be filled or combined.
The Council shall decide, in accordance with Article 35 of the Europol Conven-
tion, on the budget of the organisation.
4. If, in the context of drawing up the establishment plan and budget, the
Management Board decides that a particular post in a category listed in bold
should be suject to open recruitment, the post may be filled by open competi-
tion. In suchcases, th e contract to be offered may only be a temporary one
with the possibility of one renewald in accordance with Article 6 of the Staff
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5. Posts marked withan asterisk (*) sh all be regarded as posts to be filled by
local staff as mentioned in Article 3 of the Staff Regulations. However, the
Council, acting on a proposal submitted by the Management Board, initiated
by the Director of Europol, shall within two years after the entry into force of
the Europol Convention, decide whether or not these posts continue to be
regarded as posts to be filled by local staff.
6. The following scales, as established in Article 45 of the Staff Regulations,
shall be attached to the posts mentioned in paragraph 1:
Scale Post
1 Director
2 Deputy director
3 Assistant director4 to 5 Head of unit
5 to 7 First officer
6 to 10 Directorate assistant7 to 10 Second officer, assistant
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APPENDIX 2
Selectionprocedures
Article 1
Selection for an Europol post will be based on personal suitability and profes-
sional qualifications. A balanced representation of women and men is important
just as an adequate representation of nationals of all Member States and of the
official languages of the European Union.
Europol is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff, regardless of
ethnic origin, religious belief, or any other irrelevant factor.
Recruitment for Europol posts shall take place in accordance with Chapter 3 of
the Staff Regulations and the following provisions.
Article 2
1. A selection board shall be set up by the Europol Director. It shall advise
the Director on the candidates' suitability, and shall endeavour to list the candi-
dates in order of merit, taking into account Article 1, as well as the Director's
obligation under Article 30(2) of the Europol Convention to take account of the
need to ensure adequate representation of nationals of all Member States and of
the official languages of the European Union.
2. The composition of the selection board shall vary according to the cate-
gory of post to be filled.
3. For the posts of assistant director, the selection board shall consist of the
director or his delegate, chairman of the board, a deputy director and the head of
the human resources unit. Furthermore, three Member States, including the
Presidency, may, if they so wish, assign a representative to serve as a member
of the selection board.
4. For posts in scales 4 to 6 and the first officer posts in scale 7 of Article 45
and Appendix 1 of the Staff Regulations, the selection board shall consist of a
deputy director, chairman of the board, the head of the human resources unit,
and the head of unit concerned. Furthermore, two Member States, including
the Presidency, may, if they so wish, assign a representative to serve as a
member of the selection board.
5. Each Presidency shall determine at the beginning of its six-month period
of office, by drawing lots, which other Member States may be represented on
the selection board during the Presidency in accordance with paragraphs 3 and
4.
6. For posts in scales 7 (first officer posts excluded) to 13 of Article 45 and
Appendix 1 of the Staff Regulations, the selection board shall consist of a
deputy director or his delegate, the chairman of the board, a representative of
the human resources unit and the head of unit concerned. Furthermore the Presi-
dency, may, if it so wishes, assign a representative to serve as a member of the
selection board.
7. The Selection Board shall decide whether an external expert should be
appointed by the Director to the Selection Board for a specific vacancy to deal
withtech nical questions.
8. Where a member of the Selection Board appears to have a personal rela-
tionship with one of the applicants for a Europol post, he shall not participate in
the selection process. In such cases, the Selection Board shall propose his repla-
cement to the Director.
9. In the case of a draw in a vote in the Selection Board the vote of the
Chairman will be decisive.
10. The Staff Committee shall be informed of all vacancies and selection
procedures.
11. The secretariat of the Selection Board, and other administrative functions
associated with the selection procedures, shall be the responsibility of the
Personnel Unit.
Article 3
1. For eachvacant post, an advertisement sh all be drawn up by Europol
describing in detail the nature of the post, including remuneration, the duties to
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The advertisement shall state specifically that candidates submit their applica-
tions in writing, accompanied by a curriculum vitae.
The advertisement shall also provide information on the security screening the
successful applicant will be required to go through in compliance with the confi-
dentiality regulations based on Article 31 of the Europol Convention.
2. A vacancy for Europol staff shall be advertised in all Member States.Europol shall inform the Europol National Units of all vacancies for Europol
posts. The National Units shall inform the relevant agencies within their
Member State of the vacancy. The competent national authorities shall be
responsible for ensuring that the vacancy is brought to the attention of the agen-
cies and all the personnel concerned.
In the case of a vacancy for a post which may also be filled by a person not
engaged from the competent national authorities as defined in Article 2(4) of
the Europol Convention, the vacancies shall also be advertised by Europol
directly, using the Official Journal of the European Communities and suchoth er
media as to ensure maximum exposure in all the Member States.
3. For all vacant posts, bothinternal and external applications sh all be
considered.
Article 4
Applicants shall be requested to submit their applications to Europol within 60
days after the date of publishing of the official advertisement. Europol shall
send an acknowledgment of receipt to the applicants.
Article 5
On the basis of qualifications, experience, the profile sought, and any pre-selec-
tion as provided for in Article 24 of the Staff Regulations, the Selection Board
will make an initial selection from the applications received.
In the cases mentioned in Article 2(6), the Selection Board may decide to leave
the initial selection to one or more of its members.
A minimum of five, if possible, and a maximum of 20 applicants per post to be
filled may be selected and shall be invited to undergo a specific post related
written or any other test procedure. The Selection Board will decide on the
specific necessities.
Article 6
The test(s) shall be prepared by the Director of Europol in consultation with the
Selection Board in order to appraise the specific qualifications and expertise of
the applicants for the post concerned. The results of the test(s) shall be marked
— on the basis of anonymity — by the Selection Board.
Article 7
The Selection Board shall interview all applicants who passed the test(s). These
interviews may also be used to test the applicants' knowledge of the official
languages of the European Union with reference to Article 30(2) of the Europol
Convention and Article 24 of the Staff Regulations.
The questions put to the applicants shall not relate in any way to the occupation
of the applicants' family members or social background.
Article 8
The tests and interviews shall be held in The Hague. Travel expenses and any
subsistence and hotel accommodation expenses shall be reimbursed to the appli-
cants in accordance withth e rules laid down in Appendix 5.
Article 9
Once the interviews have been completed, the Selection Board shall draw up a
list of the successful applicants in order of merit; this list shall be forwarded to
the Director as soon as possible.
Should the selection board come to the conclusion that none of the applicants is
suited for the post, it shall inform the Director, who shall reissue the advertise-
ment for the post as soon as possible. In such cases the deadlines may be set at
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Article 10
The Director shall decide as soon as possible after receiving the advice of the
Selection Board. He shall inform the members of the Selection Board of his
decision.
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APPENDIX 3
Compensatoryleaveandremunerationforovertime
Article 1
Within the limits laid down in Article 33 of the Staff Regulations, overtime
worked by an official in scales 11 to 13 of Article 45 of the Staff Regulations
shall entitle him to compensatory leave or to remuneration as follows:
(a) For each hour of overtime, he shall be entitled to one hour and a half off as
compensatory leave; if the hour of overtime is worked between 10 p.m. and
7 a.m. or on a Sunday or on a public holiday, the entitlement to compensa-tory leave shall be two hours; in the granting of compensatory leave,
account shall be taken of the requirements of the service and the preference
of the official concerned;
(b) Where the requirements of the service do not permit compensatory leave to
be taken during the two months following that during which the overtime
was worked, the Director shall authorise remuneration for uncompensated
hours of overtime at the rate of 0,578 % of the monthly basic salary for
each hour of overtime on the basis set out in subparagraph (a);
(c) To qualify for compensatory leave or remuneration for one hour's overtime,
the extra time worked must have been more than 30 minutes.
Article 2
If an official is travelling on mission, the time taken to reach the place of
assignment and to travel back shall not be treated as overtime for the purposes
of this Appendix. As regards hours worked at the place of assignment in excess
of the normal number of working hours, compensatory leave or remuneration, as
the case may be, may be allowed by decision of the Director.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 40
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APPENDIX 4
Leave
CONTENTS
Articles
SECTION 1: Annual leave 1 — 5
SECTION 2: Special leave 6
SECTION 3: Travelling time 7
SECTION 1
Annualleave
Article 1
In the year in which an official enters or leaves the service, he shall be entitled
to two and a half working days' leave per complete month of service, to two
working days for an incomplete monthconsisting of more th an 15 days and to
one working day for an incomplete monthof 15 days or less.
Article 2
Annual leave may be taken all at once or in several periods as desired by the
official and according to the requirements of the service. It shall, however,
include at least one period of two consecutive weeks. An official entering the
service shall be granted annual leave only after completing three months' duty;
leave may be granted earlier by the Director in exceptional cases for reasons
duly substantiated.
Article 3
If, during annual leave, an official contracts an illness which would have
prevented him from attending for duty if he had not been on leave, his annual
leave shall be extended by the duration of his incapacity, subject to production
of a medical certificate.
Article 4
Where an official, for reasons other than the requirements of the service, has not
used up all his annual leave before the end of the current calendar year, the
amount of leave which may be carried over to the following year shall not
exceed 12 days. This amount of leave shall be used up in the following year.
Article 5
Where an official is recalled to duty for service reasons while on annual leave
or has had his leave cancelled, any extra costs incurred by him shall be reim-
bursed, subject to production of appropriate evidence, and travelling time shall
be granted afresh.
SECTION 2
Specialleave
Article 6
1. In addition to annual leave, an official may, on application, be granted
special leave. In particular, in the following cases special leave shall be granted
as shown:
(a) marriage of the official: five days;
(b) change of residence of the official: up to two days;
(c) birthor marriage of a ch ild: two days;
(d) deathof spouse: five days;
(e) deathof a ch ild: five days;
(f) death of father or mother, or of the father or mother of spouse: three days;
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(h) serious illness of a child: up to two days.
2. In the cases mentioned in paragraph 1(d) to (h), the Director may extend
the special leave up to a maximum of 10 days.
SECTION 3
Travellingtime
Article 7
1. To the period of leave provided for in Section 1 above shall be added a
maximum of four days of travelling time for the outward and return journey
based on the normal time needed to travel directly by train or, where this is
not possible, by air, between the place of leave and the place of employment if
the distance between the two places is more than 350 km by rail. For the
purposes of this Article, the place of leave in respect of annual leave shall be
the place of origin as determined in accordance with Article 6(3) of Appendix 5.
2. Where special leave is granted in pursuance of Section 2 above, any
travelling time shall be fixed by special decision of the Director taking into
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APPENDIX 5
Remunerationandreimbursementofexpenses
CONTENTS
Article
SECTION 1: Family allowances 1 to 3
SECTION 2: Expatriation allowance 4
SECTION 3: Reimbursement of expenses
A. Rent allowance 5B. Travel expenses 6 to 7
C. Removal expenses 8
D. Mission expenses 9 to 14E. Fixed reimbursement of expenses 15
SECTION 1
Familyallowances
Article 1
1. The household allowance shall be fixed at 5 % of the basic salary of an
official. It shall not exceed 5 % of the amount specified for the last incremental
point of scale 6 of Article 45 of the Staff Regulations and shall not be less than
5 % of the amount specified for the last incremental point of scale 11.
2. The household allowance shall be granted to:
(a) a married official;
(b) an official who has one or more dependent children within the meaning of
Article 2(2) and (3) below;
(c) by special reasoned decision of the Director based on supporting documents,
an official who, while not fulfilling the conditions laid down in (a) and (b),
nevertheless actually assumes family responsibilities.
3. If the spouse of an official is gainfully employed, with an annual income,
before deduction of tax, of more than the basic annual salary of an official in
the 11th incremental point of scale 12, the official entitled to the household
allowance shall not receive this allowance, save by special decision of the
Director. The official shall, however, be entitled to the allowance where the
couple have one or more dependent children.
4. In cases where, under the foregoing provisions, an official and his spouse
employed in the service of Europol are both entitled to a household allowance,
this shall be payable only to the person whose basic salary is the higher.
5. If the official is entitled to the household allowance only by virtue of para-
graph 2(b) and a person other than the official has by law or by an order of
court or of the competent administrative authority been given custody of all his
dependent children within the meaning of Articles 2(2) and (3) below, the
household allowance shall be paid to that other person in the name and on
behalf of the official. This condition shall be deemed to be fulfilled in the case
of dependent children who have reached their majority if such children have
their normal residence with the other parent.
If, however, the official's children are in the care of several different persons,
the household allowance shall be divided among them according to the number
of children in their care.
If the person eligible by virtue of the foregoing to receive the household allow-
ance paid in the official's name is also eligible to receive this allowance by
reason of his or her own status as official or other member of staff, that person
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Article 2
1. An official who has one or more dependent children shall, in accordance
withparagraph s 2 and 3 below, receive an allowance of ►M6EUR 253,25 ◄
per monthfor eachdependent ch ild.
2. ‘Dependent child’ means the legitimate, natural or adopted child of an
official, or of his spouse, who is actually being maintained by the official.
The same shall apply to a child for whom an application for adoption has been
lodged and the adoption procedure started.
3. The allowance shall be granted:
(a) automatically for children under 18 years of age;
(b) on application, with supporting evidence, by the official for children
between 18 and 21 who are receiving educational or vocational training.
4. Any person whom the official has a legal responsibility to maintain and
whose maintenance involves heavy expenditure may, exceptionally, be treated
as if he were a dependent child by special reasoned decision of the Director,
based on supporting documents.
5. Payment of the allowance in respect of a child prevented by serious illness
or invalidity from earning a livelihood shall continue throughout the period of
that illness or invalidity, irrespective of age.
6. Not more than one dependent child allowance shall be paid in respect of
any one dependent child within the meaning of this Article.
7. If custody of the dependent child within the meaning of paragraphs 2 and
3 has been entrusted by law or by an order of court or of the competent admin-
istrative authority to another person, the dependent child allowance shall be paid
to that person in the name and on behalf of the official.
Article 3
1. An official in receipt of an expatriation allowance shall receive an educa-
tion allowance equal to 75 % of the actual education costs incurred by him, for
actual education costs which do not exceed a maximum of
►M6EUR 11010,92 ◄per year for each dependent child, within the
meaning of Article 2(2) above, who is in regular full-time attendance at an
educational establishment for primary or secondary education.
The education allowance shall be ►M62 477,46 ◄per year for all officials, if
the child is in regular full-time attendance at an educational establishment for
tertiary education.
Entitlement to this allowance commences on the first day of the month in which
the child begins to attend a primary educational establishment and shall cease at
the end of the month in which the child reaches the age of 21.
2. The maximum amount mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be
►M6EUR 14864,74 ◄per year, in the case where the child is disabled and
requires special teaching or training to overcome the disability or to prepare for
integration into society. The limitation of the education allowance specified in
the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall not apply in such cases.
3. In cases where the child attends an educational institution situated further
than 50 km away from The Hague, board costs shall also be included in the
admissible expenses under this Article, up to the maximum amount specified
in paragraphs 1 and 2.
4. If custody of the child in respect of whom the education allowance is paid
has been entrusted by law or by an order of court or of the competent adminis-
trative authority to another person, the educationallowance shall be paid to that
person in the name and on behalf of the official. In such case, the distance of at
least 50 km referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated from the
place of residence of the person having custody of the child.
5. This Article shall be revised if a European school is opened in The Hague.
SECTION 2
Expatriationallowance
Article 4
1. An expatriation allowance shall be paid each month in accordance with
Article 47 of the Staff Regulations, as follows:
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(b) for officials in scales 4, 5 and 6, an amount of ►M6EUR 825,83 ◄;
(c) for officials in scales 7, 8 and 9, an amount of ►M6EUR 550,54 ◄;
(d) for officials in scales 10, 11, 12 and 13, an amount of
►M6EUR 440,43 ◄.
2. The expatriation allowance shall be payable
(a) to officials:
— who are not and have never been nationals of the State in whose terri-
tory the place where they are employed is situated, and
— who during the five years ending six months before they entered the
service did not habitually reside or carry on their main occupation within
the European territory of that State. For the purposes of this provision,
circumstances arising from work done for another State or for an inter-
national organisation or for the Europol Drugs Unit shall not be taken
into account;
(b) to officials who are or have been nationals of the State in whose territory
the place where they are employed is situated but who during the 10 years
ending at the date of their entering the service habitually resided outside the
territory of the Member States of the European Union for reasons other than
the performance of duties in the service of a State or of an international
organisation.
3. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2, an official who has, by marriage,
automatically acquired, without the possibility of renouncing it, the nationality
of the State in whose territory his or her place of employment is situated, shall
be treated in the same way as an official covered by the first indent of paragraph
2(a).
SECTION 3
Reimbursementofexpenses
A. Rent allowance
Article 5
1. An official serving a contract of limited duration who is in receipt of an
expatriation allowance shall be entitled to a rent allowance if the actual rent
costs exceed 15 % of the net monthly salary in cases where he has one or
more dependent children within the meaning of Article 2(2), if the actual rent
costs exceed 17 % of the net monthly salary where he qualifies for a household
allowance, or exceed 20 % of the net monthly salary in other cases. Net monthly
salary within the context of this provision shall mean the net amount paid out
monthly to the official, including all allowances where applicable (except the
rent allowance itself).
2. The rent allowance shall be 80 % of the actual rent costs exceeding the
amounts mentioned in paragraph 1 during the first four years of the contract.
After the first four years, the rent allowance shall be reduced by 20 % per year
of the sum paid out during the fourth year. Where any change of accommoda-
tion occurs after the first four years, the allowance shall be calculated on the
basis of this Article, and then reduced with the percentage arrived at from the
application of this paragraph. Actual rent costs exceeding the reasonable
maximum rent costs shall not be taken into account for the purposes of this
calculation.
3. The reasonable maximum rent costs shall be ►M6EUR 1 553,86 ◄for
a single official, ►M6EUR 2 071,82 ◄for an official sharing the accommo-
dation with his spouse and/or up to two dependent children within the meaning
of Article 2(2), and ►M6EUR 2589,77 ◄for a staff member sharing the
accommodation with his spouse and/or three or more dependent children within
the meaning of Article 2(2).
4. Officials shall, when applying for the rent allowance, inform Europol of
their actual living arrangements, including information on whether or not they
share their accommodation with their spouse and/or children. Where no such
information is supplied, the reasonable maximum rent costs shall be set at the
rate applicable for a single official.
5. For the purpose of calculating the rent allowance, only the net rent will be
taken into consideration, excluding furniture, taxes and any other charges.
6. The rent allowance shall under no circumstances be more than 40 % of the
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7. In cases where, under paragraphs 1 to 6, an official and his spouse
employed in the service of Europol are both entitled to a rent allowance, they
shall each be entitled to 50 % of the rent allowance due to each of them indivi-
dually.
8. The percentages mentioned in paragraph 1, as well as the reasonable
maximum rent costs, shall be reviewed each year within the context of the deci-
sion on adaptation of the salaries on the basis of Article 44 of the Staff
Regulations, taking account of the development of the rental market in The
Hague.
B. Travel expenses
Article 6
1. An official shall be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses for
himself, his spouse and his dependants actually living in his household:
(a) on taking up his appointment, from the place where he was recruited to the
place where he is employed;
(b) on termination of service within the meaning of Articles 94 and 97 of the
Staff Regulations, from the place where he is employed to the place of
origin as defined in paragraph3 below;
(c) on any transfer involving a change in the place where he is employed.
In the event of the death of an official, the widow, widower and dependants
shall be entitled to reimbursement of travel expenses under the same conditions.
Travel expenses shall also include the cost of seat reservations, transport of
luggage and, where applicable, hotel expenses necessarily incurred.
2. The basis for the calculation of reimbursement shall be:
— the shortest and most economical standard route by rail between the place of
employment and the place of recruitment or origin,
— first-class fare for officials in scales 1 to 6 of Article 45 of the Staff Regula-
tions, second-class for other officials. However, if the outward-and-return
journey covers a distance of 800 km or more, officials in other scales shall
also be reimbursed the first-class fare,
— where the journey includes not less than six hours of night travel between 10
p.m. and 7 a.m., sleeping accommodation up to the cost of tourist class or
couchette, on production of the relevant ticket.
Where the route referred to in the first indent of the first subparagraph exceeds
500 km and in cases where the usual route includes a sea crossing, the official
concerned shall be entitled, on production of the tickets, to reimbursement of the
cost of travel by air in the most economical way.
Where a means of transport other than those mentioned above is used, calcula-
tion of reimbursement shall be based on the cost by rail in the appropriate class,
excluding sleeping accommodation. Where calculation on this basis is not
possible, the terms of reimbursement shall be determined by special decision
of the Director.
3. An official's place of origin shall be determined when he takes up his
appointment, account being taken of where he was engaged or the centre of his
interests. The place of origin as so determined may by special decision of the
Director be changed while the official is in service or when he leaves the
service. While he is in the service, however, such decision shall be taken only
exceptionally and on production by the official of appropriate supporting
evidence.
Article 7
1. An official shall be entitled to be paid once each calendar year a sum
equivalent to the actual costs of travel incurred by him from the place where
he is employed to his place of origin as defined in Article 6(3) for himself
and, if he is entitled to the household allowance, for his spouse and dependants
within the meaning of Article 2, if the distance by rail between the place of
employment and the place of origin is more than 350 km.
Where an official and his spouse are both officials of Europol, each has the right
in respect of himself or herself and in respect of dependants to the payment of
travel expenses, in accordance with the above provisions; each dependant shall
be entitled to one payment only. The payment in respect of dependent children
is fixed at the request of either spouse, on the basis of the place of origin of one
or other of them.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 46
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2. The reimbursement shall, on production of the ticket(s), be based on the
cost of a first-class return ticket by rail in the case of officials in scales 1 to 6
and of a second-class return ticket in the case of other officials. However, if the
distance of the outward-and-return journey is 800 km or more, payment for offi-
cials in other scales shall also be based on the cost of a first-class ticket. Where
calculation on these bases is not possible, the terms of payment shall be fixed by
special decision of the Director.
Where the distance by rail between the official's place of employment and his
place of origin exceeds 500 km and in cases where the usual route includes a
sea crossing, he shall be entitled, on production of the tickets, to reimbursement
of the cost of travel by air in the most economical way.
3. Where the official uses his private car for the purposes outlined in this
Article, he shall be reimbursed ►M5EUR 0,22 ◄per kilometre travelled,
but never more than the costs would have been had he travelled using public
transport.
4. The preceding provisions shall apply to officials whose place of employ-
ment and place of origin are in the territory of a Member State of the
European Union. An official whose place of employment and/or place of origin
are outside that territory shall be entitled for himself and, if he is entitled to
receive the household allowance, for his spouse and other dependants within
the meaning of Article 2, in each calendar year, subject to the submission of
supporting documents, to repayment of the actual travel expenses to his place
of origin, or to repayment of travel expenses to another place not exceeding
the expenses of travel to his place of origin.
However, if the spouse and the persons referred to in Article 2(2) do not live
with the official at his place of employment, they shall be entitled once in
eachcalendar year, subject to th e submission of supporting documents, to repay-
ment of travel expenses from the place of origin to the place of employment or
to repayment of actual travel expenses to another place not exceeding the costs
of the former journey.
C. Removal expenses
Article 8
1. The expenses incurred in respect of removal of furniture and personal
effects, including the cost of insurance against ordinary risks (breakage, theft,
fire), shall be reimbursed to an official who is obliged to change his place of
residence in order to comply with Article 16 of the Staff Regulations and who
has not been reimbursed in respect of the same expenses from another source.
Such reimbursement shall not exceed the amount of a quotation approved in
advance. Not less than two quotations shall be submitted to the appropriate
departments of Europol, which may, if they consider the quotation to be exces-
sive, select another removal firm. In the latter case, entitlement to
reimbursement may be limited to the amount of that firm's quotation.
Reasonable expenses, other than removal costs, incurred by an official on taking
up appointment, being transferred or leaving the service with Europol shall, on
the basis of supporting documents, be reimbursed by special decision of the
Director.
2. On termination of service or on the death of an official, the expenses
incurred in respect of removal from the place where he was employed to his
place of origin shall be reimbursed under the same procedure.
Where the deceased official had no spouse, the expenses shall be reimbursed to
those entitled under him.
3. Removal shall be effected within one year of the end of the probationary
period. On termination of service, removal shall be effected within three years.
Removal expenses arising after the expiry of the time-limits set out above shall
be reimbursed only in exceptional cases by special decision of the Director.
D. Mission expenses
Article 9
1. An official travelling on official business (hereinafter referred to as
‘mission’) and holding an appropriate authorisation shall be entitled to reimbur-
sement of travel expenses, to costs of accommodation and to daily subsistence
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2. The authorisation shall state the probable duration of the mission, on the
basis of which shall be calculated any advance which the official may draw
against subsistence allowance and travel costs. Save where a special decision is
taken, no advance shall be payable where the misson is not expected to involve
an absence of more than 24 hours and is to be carried out in a country using the
same currency as that used in the place where the official is employed.
Article 10
1. Travel expenses for officials on mission shall cover the costs of first class
rail transport by the shortest route.
Travel expenses shall also include:
— transport to and from the station, harbour or airport — both on the onward
and the return journey,
— the cost of seat reservations and transport of necessary luggage,
— supplements for sleeping accommodation (reimbursed against production of
sleeper tickets) where the journey includes not less than six hours of night
travel between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.,
— in a single sleeper or, if not available, special sleeper for the Director as
well as for the Deputy Director or Assistant Directors,
— in a double sleeper for other officials,
— where the train to be taken does not have sleeping accommodation of the
category specified for the officials, reimbursement shall be made on the
basis of the next highest available category.
2. An official may be authorised to travel by air, in the most economical
way. In that case reimbursement shall be made against production of tickets
for business class for officials in scales 1 to 4, and economy class for other offi-
cials.
By decision of the Director, officials accompanying an official in scale 1 to 4 on
a given mission may, on production of tickets, be reimbursed the cost of the
journey in the same class as that used by the member for that journey.
Under the conditions laid down in rules adopted by the Management Board,
officials who travel on mission under particularly tiring conditions may, by deci-
sion of the Director, be reimbursed the cost of the journey in the class used, on
production of tickets.
3. For journeys by sea, the class of travel shall be determined in each case by
the Director.
4. An official may be authorised to use his own car on a given mission,
provided that the duration of the mission is not thereby significantly increased.
Reimbursement of travel expenses shall in that case be calculated on the stan-
dard basis prescribed in paragraph1.
In the case of an official travelling regularly on mission in special circum-
stances, however, the Director may decide to grant that official an allowance
per kilometre covered instead of reimbursement or rail fares, if theuse of public
transport and reimbursement of travel expenses on the normal basis involve
definite disadvantages.
An official authorised to use his own car shall remain fully liable for any acci-
dents to his car or to third parties; he must be in possession of an insurance
policy covering civil liability up to an amount considered adequate by the
Director.
5. The costs of hired transport or a taxi shall be fully reimbursed if deemed
necessary in the interests of the mission by a duly authorised Europol official.
Article 11
Any reimbursement received from third parties for expenditures provided for in
this section shall be deducted from the reimbursement to which the staff
member concerned is entitled. Should the European Commission's community
reimbursement scheme for travel and accommodation expenses apply to the staff
member concerned, he shall not be entitled to any reimbursement on the basis of
these regulations.
Article 12
If a staff member can demonstrate that he incurred expenses on mission due to
some illness or accident, he may be granted some amount of reimbursement to
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If a staff member can demonstrate that he incurred expenses arising from loss or
theft of or damage to luggage that he needed on mission, he may be granted
some reimbursement, which amount shall be limited to the relevant maximum
amount established by the Director.
Article 13
1. Costs of accommodation shall be reimbursed in accordance with the rules
determined by the Management Board.
Reimbursement shall not be provided for the costs of accommodation connected
to:
(a) a mission of less than four hours;
(b) any segment of a mission of less than four hours, which segment takes place
in the Netherlands and immediately follows or precedes travel by air or sea.
2. A staff member who is entitled to reimbursement for overnight accommo-
dation shall be reimbursed for the expenses he incurs for such accommodation.
3. Reimbursement for meals shall not be granted if the staff members
concerned had the opportunity during his mission to receive meals provided
(either at a cost or free of charge), unless he can demonstrate that he was unable
to use those provisions.
4. The amount of reimbursement provided for under paragraph 1 may be
reduced by the Director if he finds that the nature of the activities or conditions
of travel of the staff member concerned justify such action and if that staff
member is obliged to undertake numerous missions.
5. The Director may grant an official partial or full entitlement to reimburse-
ment over and above that which is provided for under this Article if, due to
unusual circumstances, those provisions for reimbursement are not sufficient to
cover that staff member's accommodation costs and he can provide all the docu-
mentation required.
Article 14
The details of the daily subsistence allowance and costs of accommodation to be
reimbursed shall be as laid down in the rules determined by the Management
Board.
E. Fixed reimbursement of expenses
Article 15
1. The Director and Deputy Directors who, by reason of their duties, incur
representation expenses may be granted a fixed rate allowance by the Manage-
ment Board, which shall determine the amount thereof in relation to actual
costs.
2. In the case of officials who, as a result of special instructions, occasionally
incur representation expenses for official purposes, the amount of the represen-
tation expenses to be reimbursed shall be determined by the Director, based
upon appropriate receipts.
F. General provision
Article 16
An official shall be obliged, when taking up his service with Europol, to inform
Europol of all circumstances affecting his entitlements to allowances under the
Staff Regulations. He shall also be obliged to inform Europol without undue
delay of any subsequent changes to these circumstances.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 49
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APPENDIX 6
Pensionscheme
CONTENTS
Article
CHAPTER 1: General provisions 1
CHAPTER 2: Retirement pension and severance grant
Section 1: Retirement pension 2—9
Section 2: Severance grant 10
CHAPTER 3: Invalidity pension 11—14CHAPTER 4: Survivor's pension 15—27CHAPTER 5: Provisional pensions 28—31
CHAPTER 6: Allowances 32—33
CHAPTER 7: Contributions and payment of benefits 34—37
CHAPTER 1
GENERALPROVISIONS
Article 1
1. Where the medical examination made before an official takes up his duties
shows that he is suffering from sickness or invalidity, the Director, insofar as
risks arising from suchsickness or invalidity are concerned, may decide to
admit that official to guaranteed benefits in respect of invalidity or death only
after a period of four years from the date of his entering the service of Europol.
2. An official on leave for national service as defined in Article 42 of the
Staff Regulations shall cease to benefit from the guarantees in respect of inva-
lidity or deatharising directly from an accident sustained, or sickness
contracted, by reason of such service. The foregoing provisions shall not affect
the entitlement of survivors to pension on the basis of rights acquired by the
official on the date when he is placed on such leave.
3. Where in this Appendix a widow or divorced wife is mentioned, it shall
equally apply to a widower or divorced husband.
CHAPTER 2
RETIREMENTPENSIONANDSEVERANCEGRANT
Section 1
Retirementpension
Article 2
A retirement pension shall be payable on the basis of the total number of years
of pensionable service acquired by the official. Each year of service reckoned as
provided for in Article 3 shall entitle him to one year of pensionable service and
eachcomplete monthto one twelfthof a year of pensionable service.
The maximum number of years of pensionable service which may be taken into
account for the calculation of retirement pension rights shall be 35.
Article 3
For the purpose of calculating years of pensionable service within the meaning
of Article 2, the following shall be taken into account:
(a) the period of service as an official of Europol in accordance with the Staff
Regulations;
(b) a period of personal leave taken in accordance withArticle 41 of th e Staff
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provided that the official concerned has paid his share of the pension contribu-
tion in respect of suchperiods of service.
Article 4
An official who having previously completed a period of activity in the service
of Europol as an official resumes active employment withEuropol sh all acquire
further pension rights. He may request that, for the purpose of calculating his
pension rights, the whole of the period of service as an official for which contri-
butions have been paid be taken into account, subject to his repaying any sums
paid to him pursuant to Article 10 of this Appendix or to Article 77 of the Staff
Regulations or received by him by way of retirement pension, plus compound
interest at the rate of 3,5 % per annum.
Where the official, being entitled to a retirement pension, does not repay the
sums referred to in the first paragraph, a capital sum representing the actuarial
equivalent of his retirement pension as at the date on which such pension ceased
to be paid to him, plus compound interest at the rate of 3,5 % per annum, shall
be paid to him in the form of a deferred retirement pension payable at the age
when he ceases to perform his duties.
Where an official, on terminating his service, is entitled to a severance grant,
this grant shall be reduced by the amount of the payments made under Article
79 of the Staff Regulations increased with compound interest at the rate of 3,5 %
per annum; where he is entitled to a retirement pension, his pension rights shall
be reduced in proportion to the payments made under that Article.
Article 5
The minimum subsistence figure for the purpose of calculating pension benefits
shall correspond to the gross basic salary of scale 13, first incremental point,
provided that the person concerned has no pension rights from other sources.
Article 6
‘Actuarial equivalent of the retirement pension’ means the capital value of the
benefits accruing to the official, calculated by reference to the latest mortality
tables compiled by the budgetary authorities of the European Communities in
accordance withArticle 35, th e rate of interest applicable being 3,5 % per
annum.
Article 7
An official leaving the service before reaching the age of 62 years may request
that his retirement pension:
— be deferred until the first day of the calendar month following that in which
he reaches the age of 62, or
— be paid immediately, provided that he is not less than 52 years of age. In
this case, the retirement pension shall be reduced by an amount calculated
by reference to the official's age when he starts to draw his pension, as
shown in the following table:
Pension payable on early retirement expressed in terms of the pension
payableonretirement atage62
Retirement at age Coefficient
52 0,50678
53 0,53834
54 0,57266
55 0,61009
56 0,65582
57 0,69582
58 0,74508
59 0,79936
60 0,85937
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Article 8
The right to receive payment of retirement pension shall have effect from the
first day of the calendar month following that in which the official, whether
automatically or at his own request, becomes eligible for that pension; he shall
continue to receive his remuneration unteil his pension becomes payable.
Article 9
1. An official who leaves the service of Europol to:
— enter the service of a government administration or a national or interna-
tional organisation which has concluded an agreement with Europol,
— pursue an activity in an employed or self-employed capacity, by virtue of
which he acquires pension rights under a scheme whose administrative
bodies have concluded an agreement with Europol,
shall be entitled to have the actuarial equivalent of his retirement pension rights
in Europol transferred to the pension fund of that administration or organisation
or to the pension fund under which he acquires retirement pension rights by
virtue of the activity pursued in an employed or self-employed capacity.
2. An official who enters the service of Europol after:
— leaving the service of a government administration or of a national or inter-
national organisation, or
— pursuing an activity in an employed or self-employed capacity,
shall be entitled upon establishment to have paid to the Europol fund mentioned
in Article 37 either the actuarial equivalent or the flat-rate redemption value of
retirement pension rights acquired by virtue of such service or activities.
In such case Europol shall, taking into account his salary scale on establishment,
determine the number of years of pensionable service with which he shall be
credited under its own pension scheme in respect of the former period of
service, on the basis of the amount of the actuarial equivalent of sums repaid
as aforesaid.
3. Paragraph 2 shall also apply to an official who is reinstated after a period
of leave on personal grounds under Article 41 of the Staff Regulations.
Section 2
Severancegrant
Article 10
An official aged less than 62 years whose service terminates otherwise than by
reason of deathor invalidity and wh o is not entitled to a retirement pension and
cannot benefit from the provisions of Article 9(1) shall be entitled on leaving
the service to payment of:
(a) the aggregate amount deducted from his basic salary in respect of his
pension contributions, plus compound interest at the rate of 3,5 % per
annum;
(b) provided that his contract has not been terminated for disciplinary reasons as
specified in Article 88 of the Staff Regulations, a severance grant propor-
tionate to his actual length of service, calculated on the basis of one month
for eachyear of service of th e last basic salary before deductions. In cases
covered by Article 9(2), the period of former service shall likewise be
deemed to be actual service, to the extent of the number of years of
pensionable service which Europol credited to him in accordance with the
second subparagraphof Article 9(2);
(c) the total sum paid to the Europol fund mentioned in Article 37, in accor-
dance withArticle 9(2), plus compound interest at th e rate of 3,5 % per
annum.
CHAPTER 3
INVALIDITYPENSION
Article 11
Subject to the provisions of Article 1(1), an official aged less than 65 years who
at any time during the period in which he is acquiring pension rights is recog-
nised by the Invalidity Committee to be suffering from total permanent
invalidity preventing him from performing the duties corresponding to a post
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Europol shall be entitled, for so long as such incapacity persists, to invalidity
pension as provided for in Article 65 of the Staff Regulations.
Invalidity pension and retirement pension shall not be paid concurrently.
Article 12
The right to receive payment of invalidity pension shall have effect from the
first day of the calendar month following the official's retirement under Article
65 of the Staff Regulations.
When the former official ceases to satisfy the requirements for payment of the
pension he must be reinstated in the first post corresponding to his salary scale
which falls vacant in his type of post, provided that he satisfies the requirements
for that post. If he declines the post offered to him, he shall retain his right to
reinstatement when the next vacancy corresponding to his salary scale occurs in
his type of post subject to the same proviso; if he declines a second time, he
may be required to resign.
Where a former official in receipt of invalidity pension dies, entitlement to
pension shall cease at the end of the calendar month during which he died.
Article 13
While a former official drawing invalidity pension is aged less than 62 years,
Europol may have him medically examined periodically to ascertain that he still
satisfies the requirements for payment of the pension.
In case of invalidity of an official on a fixed-term contract, the seconding
national authority may on the date that the contract would have expired also
have a national medical examination to determine whether the official can be
deemed suitable for reintegration into that authority.
If an official entitled to a Europol invalidity pension is receiving an invalidity
pension from a separate national scheme for employees, on the basis of the
same situation for which he is receiving a Europol invalidity pension, or is
receiving professional income, the Europol invalidity pension shall be reduced
so that the total amount of net income received does not exceed the maximum
permissible entitlements under Article 65(1) of the Staff Regulations.
Article 14
Where a former official who has been drawing invalidity pension is reinstated in
Europol, the time during which he received invalidity pension shall be included
for the purpose of calculating his retirement pension, without payment by him of
arrears of contributions.
CHAPTER 4
SURVIVOR'SPENSION
Article 15
Where an official dies while in the active service of Europol or on personal
leave in accordance with the Staff Regulations, his widow shall be entitled,
provided that she has been married to him for at least one year at the time of
his death and subject to the provisions of Articles 1(1) and 21, to a widow's
pension equal to 60 % of the retirement pension which the official would have
been paid if he had qualified, irrespective of length of service or of age, for such
pension at the time of death.
The duration of the marriage shall not be taken into account if there are one or
more children of the marriage or of a previous marriage of the official provided
that the widow maintains or has maintained those children, or if the official's
death resulted either from physical disability or sickness contracted in the
performance of his duties or from accident.
Article 16
Where a former official was in receipt of retirement pension his widow shall be
entitled, provided that she had been married to him for at least one year when
he left the service of Europol, and subject to the provisions of Article 21, to a
widow's pension equal to 60 % of the retirement pension which he was
receiving at the time of his death. The minimum widow's pension shall be 35 %
of the last basic salary; the amount of the widow's pension shall in no case,
however, exceed the amount of the retirement pension which her husband was
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The duration of the marriage shall not be taken into account if there are one or
more children of a marriage contracted by the official before he left the service,
provided that the widow maintains or has maintained those children.
Article 17
The widow of a former official who left the service before reaching the age of
62 years and requested that his retirement pension be deferred until the first day
of the calendar month following that during which he reached the age of 62
years shall be entitled, provided that she has been married to him for at least
one year when he left the service of Europol, and subject to the provisions of
Article 21, to a widow's pension equal to 60 % of the retirement pension which
would have been payable to her husband at the age of 62 years. The minimum
widow's pension shall be 35 % of the last basic salary; the amount of the
widow's pension shall in no case, however, exceed the amount of the retirement
pension to which the official would have been entitled at the age of 62 years.
The duration of the marriage shall not be taken into account if there are one or
more children of a marriage contracted by the former official before he left the
service provided that the widow maintains or has maintained those children.
Article 18
Where a former official was in receipt of an invalidity pension, his widow shall
be entitled, subject to the provisions of Article 21, provided that she was
married to him when he became eligible for the pension, to a widow's pension
equal to 60 % of the invalidity pension which he was receiving at the time of
his death or would have been receiving but for commutation.
The minimum widow's pension shall be 35 % of the final basic salary; the
amount of the widow's pension shall in no case, however, exceed the amount
of the invalidity pension which her husband was entitled to at the time of his
death;
Article 19
For the purpose of Articles 15, 16 and 17, the duration of the marriage shall not
be taken into account where the marriage, though contracted after termination of
the official's service, has lasted at least five years.
Article 20
1. The orphan's pension provided for in the first, second and third subpara-
graphs of Article 69 of the Staff Regulations shall for the first orphan be equal
to eight tenths of the survivor's pension to which the widow of an official or
former official in receipt of a retirement or invalidity pension would have been
entitled, the reductions set out in Article 23 of this Appendix being disregarded.
It shall not be less than the minimum subsistence figure, subject to the provi-
sions of Article 21 of this Appendix.
2. The pension shall be increased, for each dependent child after the first, by
an amount equal to twice the dependent child allowance.
Orphans shall be entitled to education allowance in accordance with Article 3 of
Appendix 5.
3. The total amount of pension and allowance calculated in this way shall be
divided equally among the orphans entitled.
Article 21
Where an official leaves a widow and also orphans of a previous marriage or
other persons entitled under him, the total pension, calculated as if for a widow
having all these persons dependent on her, shall be apportioned among the
various persons concerned in proportion to the pensions which would have
been payable to eachcategory of th em if treated separately.
Where an official leaves orphans of different marraiges, the total pension, calcu-
lated as though all the children were of the same marriage, shall be apportioned
among the various persons concerned in proportion to the pensions which would
have been payable to each category of them if treated separately.
For the purposes of calculating this apportionment, children of a previous
marriage of either spouse, who are recognised as dependants within the meaning
of Article 2 of Appendix 5 shall be included in the category of children of the
marriage to the official or former official in receipt of a retirement or invalidity
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In the case envisaged in the second paragraph, ascendants who are recognised as
being dependants as provided for in Article 2 of Appendix 5 shall be treated in
the same way as dependent children and, for the purpose of calculating the
apportionment, included in the category of descendants.
Article 22
The right to receive payment of survivor's pension shall have effect from the
first day of the calendar month following that in which the official or former
official in receipt of a retirement or invalidity pension died.However, where
the payment provided for in Article 48 of the Staff Regulations is made on the
death of the official or of the person entitled to a pension, such right shall take
effect on the first day of the fourth month following that in which death
occurred.
The right to receive payment of survivor's pension shall cease at the end of the
calendar month in which the recipient of the pensions dies or ceases to satisfy
the requirements for payment of the pension.
Article 23
Where the difference in age between the deceased official or former official in
receipt of a retirement or invalidity pension and his surviving spouse, less the
length of time they have been married, is more than 10 years, the survivor's
pension, calculated in accordance with the preceding provisions, shall be subject
to a reduction, per full year of difference, amounting to:
— 1 % for between 10 and 20 years,
— 2 % for between 20 and 24 years,— 3 % for between 25 and 29 years,
— 4 % for between 30 and 34 years,
— 5 % from 35 years.
Article 24
A widow's entitlement to survivor's pension shall cease on remarriage. She shall
be entitled to immediate payment of a capital sum equal to twice the annual
amount of her survivor's pension, provided that the second paragraph of Article
69 of the Staff Regulations does not apply.
Article 25
The divorced wife of an official or a former official shall be entitled to a survi-
vor's pension, as defined in this chapter, provided that, on the death of her
former husband, she can justify entitlement on her own account to receive main-
tenance from him by virtue of a court order or as a result of a settlement
between herself and her former husband.
The survivor's pension may not, however, exceed the amount of maintenance
paid at the time of her former husband's death.
The divorced wife's entitlement shall cease if she remarries before her former
husband dies. The provisions of Article 24 shall apply if she remarries after
her former husband dies.
Article 26
Where the deceased official leaves more than one divorced wife entitled to
survivor's pension or one or more divorced wives and a widow entitled to asurvivor's pension, that pension shall be divided in proportion to the respective
duration of the marriages. The provisions of the second and third subparagraphs
of Article 25 shall apply.
If any of the persons entitled to pension dies or renounces her share, her share
shall accrue to the shares of the other persons, except where there are orphans'
rights under the second paragraph of Article 69 of the Staff Regulations.
Reductions in respect of difference in age, as provided for in Article 23, shall be
applied separately to pensions divided in accordance withth is Article.
Article 27
Where, under Article 82 of the Staff Regulations, the divorced wife ceases to be
entitled to a pension, the total pension shall be payable to the widow, provided
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CHAPTER 5
PROVISIONALPENSIONS
Article 28
The spouse or persons recognised as dependants of an official in active service
to Europol or on personal leave in accordance with the Staff Regulations whosewhereabouts are unknown for more than one year provisionally receive the
survivor's pension to which they would be entitled under this Appendix.
Article 29
The spouse or persons recognised as dependants of a former official in receipt
of retirement or invalidity pension whose whereabouts are unknown for more
than one year may provisionally receive the survivor's pension to which they
would be entitled under this Appendix.
Article 30
The provisions of Article 29 shall apply to persons recognised as a dependant of
a person in receipt of or entitled to a survivor's pension whose whereabouts are
unknown for more than one year.
Article 31
Provisional pensions under Articles 28, 29 and 30 shall be converted into defi-
nitive pensions when the death of the official, former official or person entitled
to a survivor's pension has been duly confirmed or he has been legally declared
missing, presumed dead.
CHAPTER 6
ALLOWANCES
Article 32
The provisions of the second paragraph of Article 75 of the Staff Regulations
shall apply to persons in receipt of a provisional pension.
The provisions of Article 75 of the Staff Regulations shall not apply to children
born more than 300 days after the death of the official or former official in
receipt of a retirement or invalidity pension.
Article 33
The award of a retirement, invalidity or survivor's pension or of a provisional
pension shall not entitle the pensioner to expatriation allowance, nor to the rent
and education allowance. However, the survivors and the invalidated officials
shall remain entitled to the rent allowance and the education allowance, but
not for a longer term than they would have been entitled to such allowances
under active service conditions.
CHAPTER 7
CONTRIBUTIONSANDPAYMENTOFBENEFITS
Article 34
An official on leave on personal grounds who continues to acquire further
pension rights on the conditions laid down in Article 41 of the Staff Regulations
shall continue to pay the contribution referred to in Article 78 of the Staff Regu-
lations on the basis of the salary carried by his salary scale and incremental
point.
All benefits to which any such official or those entitled under him may be
entitled under this pension scheme shall be calculated on the basis of such
salary.
Article 35
1. The budgetary authorities of Europol shall after each period of five years,
after consulting one or more qualified actuaries, the Director and the Staff
Committee, lay down mortality and invalidity tables and the assumed salary
increases for use in calculating the actuarial values provided for in the Staff
Regulations and in this Appendix.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 56
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2. A reassessment of this pension scheme will take place after five years after
the entry into force of the Staff Regulations, on the basis of the abovementioned
actuarial assessments, which shall include a re-appraisal of the interest rates
mentioned in Articles 4, 6 and 10, and following decisions in other international
organisations, notably the European Union.
3. The validity of this Appendix shall cease one year after the period
mentioned in paragraph 2, and shall be renewed before that date.
Article 36
Any sums due from an official or former official in receipt of a retirement or
invalidity pension to Europol at the date when a benefit is payable under this
pension scheme shall be deducted from the amount of his benefit or from the
benefits payable to those entitled under him. The deduction may be spread
over a number of months.
Article 37
1. An independent provisional pension fund shall be established for the sole
purpose of the financing and execution of the payments under this pension
scheme. The employee contribution (8,25 %) and employer contribution
(16,5 %) shall be deposited monthly in the fund. The means available in the
fund may not be directed temporarily nor definitively to any purpose but invest-
ment for the financing and execution of the payments under this pension
scheme.
2. The fund shall be managed externally.
3. The rules governing the fund shall be laid down by the Council.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 57
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APPENDIX 7
Composition and procedure of the Staff Committee, the Invalidity
CommitteeandtheDisciplinaryBoard
SECTION 1
StaffCommittee
Article 1
A Staff Committee shall be set up, which shall represent the collective interests
of Europol staff in their relations with the Director of Europol.
The conditions for election to the Staff Committee shall be laid down by the
general assembly of the officials of Europol. Election shall be by secret ballot.
Elections to the Staff Committee shall be valid only if the majority of the offi-
cials entitled to vote take part. If this proportion is not attained, a subsequent
general assembly may validly vote by the majority of those present.
The Staff Committee shall comprise a maximum of seven members, together
with their alternates if any, whose term of office shall be two years. Europol
may, however, decide to fix a shorter term of office, which may not be less
than one year. Every official of Europol shall be entitled to vote and stand for
election. The Committee shall elect a chairman.
Membership of the Staff Committee shall be such as to ensure the representation
of all officials. The Director shall take steps to ensure the appropriate coopera-
tion between the Staff Committee and representatives of local staff.
The duties undertaken by members of the Staff Committee shall be deemed to
be part of their normal service in Europol. The fact of performing such duties
shall in no way be prejudicial to the persons concerned.
Taking into account the real workload of his task, the Chairman of the Staff
Committee could be attributed a partial working exemption by the Director.
Article 2
The Staff Committee shall meet at the request of the Director or at its own
initiative.
The proceedings of the Committee shall be valid only if the majority of the
members or, in their absence, their alternates are present.
The opinion of the Committee shall be communicated in writing to the Director
within five days of its adoption.
Any member of the Committee may require that his views be recorded in the
opinion of the Committee.
Europol shall put appropriate accommodation at the disposal of the Staff
Committee.
SECTION 2
InvalidityCommittee
Article 3
The Invalidity Committee shall consist of three doctors:
— one appointed by Europol,
— one appointed by the official concerned, and
— one appointed by agreement between the first two doctors.
Should the official concerned fail to appoint a doctor, the President of the Court
of Justice of the European Communities shall appoint one.
In the event of failure to agree on the appointment of a third doctor within two
months of the appointment of the second doctor, the third shall be appointed by
the President of the Court of Justice of the European Communities at the request
of one of the parties concerned.
Article 4
Expenses incurred in connection with the proceedings of the Invalidity
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Where the doctor appointed by the official concerned is resident elsewhere than
at the place where the official is employed, the official shall bear the costs of
the additional fees entailed, with the exception of first-class travel expenses,
which shall be refunded by Europol.
Article 5
The official may submit to the Invalidity Committee any reports or certificates
from his regular doctor or from any medical practitioners whom he may have
consulted.
The Invalidity Committee's conclusions shall be communicated to the Director
and to the official concerned.
The proceedings of the Committee will not be made public.
SECTION 3
DisciplinaryBoard
Article 6
The Disciplinary Board shall consist of a Chairman and four members. They
shall be assisted by a secretary.
Article 7
1. The Director shall each year appoint the Chairman of the Disciplinary
Board. The Chairman shall in no circumstances also be a member of the StaffCommittee.
The Director shall also draw up a list of members for the Board.The Staff Committee shall at the same time transmit a similar list to the
Director.
2. Within five days of receipt of a report initiating either disciplinary
proceedings or the procedure provided for in Article 18 of the Staff Regulations,
the Chairman of the Disciplinary Board shall, in presence of the official
concerned, draw lots from among the names in the abovementioned lists to
decide which four members shall constitute the Board, two being drawn from
eachlist.
Members of the Disciplinary Board shall not be of a lower scale than that of the
official whose case the Board is to consider. If possible, one member shall be in
the same scale as the official concerned.
The Chairman shall inform each member of the composition of the Board.3. Within five days of the formation of the Disciplinary Board, the official
charged may make an objection in respect of any of its members other than
the Chairman.
Within the same period any member of the Disciplinary Board may ask to be
excused from serving, provided he has legitimate grounds.
The Chairman of the Disciplinary Board shall, by drawing lots, fill any vacan-
cies arising.
Article 8
Members of the Disciplinary Board shall be completely independent in the
performance of their duties.
The proceedings of the Board shall not be made public.
SECTION 4
Disciplinaryproceedings
Article 9
A report shall be submitted to the Disciplinary Board by the Director, stating
clearly the facts complained of and, where appropriate, the circumstances in
which they arose.
The report shall be communicated to the Chairman of the Disciplinary Board,
who shall bring it to the attention of the members of the Board and of the offi-
cial charged.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 59
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Article 10
On receipt of the report, the official charged shall have the right to see his
complete personal file and to take copies of all documents relevant to the
proceedings.
Article 11
At the first meeting of the Disciplinary Board the Chairman shall appoint one of
its members to prepare a general report on the matter.
Article 12
The official charged shall have not less than 15 days from the date of receipt of
the report initiating disciplinary proceedings to prepare his defence.
When the official appears before the Disciplinary Board he shall have the right
to submit observations in writing or orally, to call witnesses and to be assisted
in his defence by a person of his own choice.
Article 13
Europol shall likewise have the right to call witnesses.
Article 14
If the Disciplinary Board requires further information concerning the facts
complained of or the circumstances in which they arose, it may order an inquiry
in which each side can submit its case and reply to the case of the other side.
The inquiry shall be conducted by the rapporteur. For the purpose of inquiry, the
Board may call for any documents relating to the matter before it.
Article 15
After consideration of the documents submitted and having regard to any state-
ments made orally or in writing by the official concerned and by witnesses, and
also to the results of any inquiry undertaken, the Disciplinary Board shall, by
majority vote, deliver a reasoned opinion of the disciplinary measure appropriate
to the facts complained of and transmit the opinion to the Director and to the
official concerned within one month of the date on which the matter was
referred to the Board. The time-limit shall be three months where an inquiry
has been held on the instructions of the Board.
In the event of criminal proceedings, the Disciplinary Board may decide not to
deliver its opinion until after the court has given its decision.
The Director shall take his decision within one month; he shall first hear the
official concerned.
Article 16
The Chairman of the Disciplinary Board shall not vote on matters before the
Board save on procedural questions or in case of equality of votes.
He shall ensure that the decisions of the Board are implemented and shall bring
all relevant information and documents to the attention of each of its members.
Article 17
The secretary shall keep minutes of meetings of the Disciplinary Board.
Witnesses shall sign the minute recording their depositions.
The reasoned opinion provided for in Article 15 shall be signed by all members
of the Disciplinary Board.
Article 18
Costs incurred on the initiative of an official in the course of disciplinary
proceedings, in particular fees to a person chosen for his defence, shall be borne
by the official where the disciplinary proceedings result in any of the measures
provided for under Article 88(2)(c) to (f) of the Staff Regulations.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 60
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Article 19
Where there are new facts which are supported by relevant evidence, disci-
plinary proceedings may be reopened by the Director on his own initiative or
at the request of the official concerned.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 61
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APPENDIX 8
Taxes
Article 1
The tax on salaries, wages and emoluments paid by Europol to its staff, indi-
cated by Article 10 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of
Europol, shall be determined under the conditions and collected according to
the procedure laid down in this Appendix.
Article 2
The following shall be liable to the tax:
(a) persons coming under Article 10(2) of the Protocol on Privileges and Immu-
nities, but excluding local staff;
(b) recipients of the compensation on termination of service provided for in
Article 77 of the Staff Regulations;
(c) those entitled to unemployment benefit under Article 59 of the Staff Regu-
lations.
Article 3
1. The tax shall be payable each month on salaries, wages and emoluments
paid by Europol to eachperson liable.
2. However, moneys and allowances, whether lump sums or not, which repre-
sent compensation for expenses incurred in the performance of official duties,
shall be excluded from the basic taxable amount.
3. The family allowances and social benefits listed below shall be deducted
from the basic taxable amount:
(a) household allowance;
(b) dependent child's allowance;
(c) education allowance;
(d) allowance on the birth of a child;
(e) housing allowance;
(f) social assistance;
(g) allowances paid on account of occupational disease or accident;
(h) that part of any payment which represents family allowances.
4. An abatement of 10 % for occupational and personal expenses shall be
made from the amount obtained by applying the preceding provisions.
An additional abatement equivalent to twice the amount of the allowance for a
dependent child shall be made for each dependent child of the person liable as
well as for each person treated as a dependent child within the meaning of
Article 2(4) of Appendix 5.
5. Deductions from remuneration of persons liable on account of pensions
and retirement allowances or of social security shall be made from the basic
taxable amount.
Article 4
The tax shall be calculated on the taxable amount obtained by applying Article
3 and disregarding any amount not exceeding ►M2EUR 83,04 ◄and by
applying the rate of:
8 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 83,50 ◄and►M2EUR 1 470,70 ◄
10 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 1 471,16 ◄and►M2EUR 2 025,68 ◄
12,50 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 2 026,13 ◄and►M2EUR 2 321,54 ◄
15 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 2 321,99 ◄and►M2EUR 2 636,46 ◄
17,50 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 2 636,92 ◄and►M2EUR 2 932,33 ◄
20 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 2 932,78 ◄and►M2EUR 3 219,12 ◄
22,50 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 3 219,57 ◄and►M2EUR 3 514,98 ◄
25 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 3 515,44 ◄and►M2EUR 3 801,77 ◄1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 62
▼B
27,50 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 3 802,23 ◄and►M2EUR 4 097,64 ◄
30 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 4 098,09 ◄and►M2EUR 4 384,43 ◄
32,50 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 4 384,88 ◄and►M2EUR 4 680,29 ◄
35 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 4 680,74 ◄and►M2EUR 4 967,53 ◄
40 % to amounts between ►M2EUR 4 967,99 ◄and►M2EUR 5 263,40 ◄
45 % to amounts above ►M2EUR 5 263,40 ◄.
Article 5
1. By way of derogation from the provisions of Articles 3 and 4:
(a) the sums paid as compensation for overtime shall be assessed for purposes
of the tax at the rate which, in the month preceding that of payment, was
applied to the highest taxable amount of the official's remuneration;
(b) payments made on account of termination of service shall be taxed, after
applying the abatements laid down in Article 3(4), at a rate equal to two
thirds of the ratio existing at the time of last salary payment, between:
— the amount of tax payable, and
— the basic taxable amount as defined in Article 3.
2. The application of this Appendix shall not have the effect of reducing
salaries, wages and emoluments of any kind paid by Europol to an amount less
than the minimum subsistence rate as defined in Article 5 of Appendix 6.
Article 6
When the taxable payment covers a period of less than one month, the rate of
the tax shall be that which is applicable to the corresponding monthly payment.
When the taxable payment covers a period of more than one month the tax shall
be calculated as if this payment had been spread evenly over the months to
which it relates.
Corrective payments not related to the month during which they are paid shall
be subject to the tax to which they would have been subject had they been made
at the proper time.
Article 7
Tax shall be collected by means of deduction at source. The amount shall be
rounded off at the lower unit.
Article 8
The tax proceeds shall be entered as revenue in the Europol budget.
Article 9
The Council, acting on a proposal from the Management Board, shall adopt any
provisions necessary for the application of this Appendix.1999F0130 — EN — 01.07.2001 — 003.001 — 63