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NoL149/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 1.7.72
REGULATION (EURATOM )No1371/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of27June1972
determiningtheratesandconditionsofthespecialallowanceswhichmaybegranted
toofficialsorservantswhoarepaidfromappropriations intheresearchandinvestment
budgetandemployedinanestablishmentoftheJointResearchCentreoronindirect
action,forcertainservicesofaspecialnature
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulationsofOfficials
andtheConditionsofEmploymentofOtherServants
oftheEuropeanCommunities laiddownin
Regulation (EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68,1as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC,Euratom,ECSC)
No1369/72,2andinparticularArticles56aand56b
oftheStaffRegulations ;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission
submittedafterconsultingtheStaffRegulations
Committee ;
WhereasitisfortheCouncil,actingonaproposal
fromtheCommissionsubmittedafterconsultingthe
StaffRegulationsCommittee,todeterminetherates
andconditionsofthespecialallowanceswhichmay
begrantedtoofficialsandservantswhoarepaid
fromappropriations intheresearchandinvestment
budgetandemployedinanestablishmentoftheJoint
ResearchCentreoronindirectactionforcertain
servicesofaspecialnature;(b)Thenumberofpointsperhourofactualwork
shallbe:
—9fornightworkbetween22.00hrsand07.00
hrsfromMondaytoFriday,and
—18fordayornightworkonSaturdays,
Sundaysorpublicholidays.
(c)Anallowanceshallbegrantedonlyiftheperiod
ofshiftworkexceedsthreeconsecutivedaysina
thirty-dayperiod.
(d)Anofficialorservantwhocanprovethatfora
periodnotexceedingonemonthhewas
preventedfromdoingshiftworkongroundsof
illness,accident,plantstoppage,leavefor
attendanceattrainingcoursesorannualleave
shallretainhisentitlementtotheallowance .Ifhe
ispreventedfromdoingsuchworkformorethan
amonth,hisentitlementtotheallowanceshall
besuspendedattheendofthatmonthuntil
resumptionofwork.
(e)Forperiodsreferredtounder(d),anofficialor
servantshallbeentitledtoanallowanceof42
pointsforeachdayofdulycertifiedabsence.The
monthlytotalofallowancesthusobtainedmust
notexceedtheamountwhichtheofficialor
servantwouldhavereceivedifhehadbeen
workingnormally.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article2Anofficialorservantemployedonshiftwork,in
accordancewithArticle56aoftheStaffRegulations
ofOfficials,shallbeentitledtoaspecialallowance
determinedasfollows:
(a)Theallowanceshallbeexpressedinpoints.A
pointshallbeequalto0-032%ofthebasicsalary
ofanofficialinGradeD4,firststep.Such
allowanceshallbeadjustedbytheweighting
applicabletotheremunerationofofficials.AnofficialorservantwhoinaccordancewithArticle
56boftheStaffRegulationsisrequiredatregular
intervalstobeonstandbydutyshallbeentitledtoa
specialallowancedeterminedasfollows:
(a)Theallowanceshallbeexpressedinpoints.A
pointshallbeequalto0-032%ofthebasicsalary
ofanofficialinGradeD4,firststep.Such
allowanceshallbeadjustedbytheweighting
applicabletotheremunerationofofficials.1OJNoL56,4.3.1968,p.1.
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specialallowancesreferredtointhisRegulationorin
RegulationNo4/63/Euratom1;thereportshall
includeabreakdownofsuchallowancespaidineach
installationoftheResearchCentreandastatementof
thetotalexpenditurerelatingtoeachcategoryofthe
allowances .
Article4(b)Thenumberofpointsperhourofactualstandby
dutyshallbe:
—forstandbydutyatplaceofwork,11for
workingdaysand22forSaturdays,Sundays
orpublicholidays.
—forstandbydutyathome,2.15onworking
daysand4.3onSaturdays,Sundaysorpublic
holidays.
(c)Anallowanceforstandbydutyathomeshallbe
grantedonlyiftheactualperiodofsuchduty
exceedsfourteenhours.
(d)Anofficialorservantwhocanprovethatfora
periodnotexceedingonemonthhewasunable
tobeonstandbydutyathisplaceofworkon
groundsofillness,accidentorannualleaveshall
retainhisentitlementtotheallowance .Incases
ofabsenceformorethanamonthasaresultof
illnessoraccident,hisentitlementtothe
allowanceshallbesuspendedattheendofthat
monthuntilresumptionofwork.
(e)Forperiodsreferredtounder(d),anofficialor
servantshallbeentitledtoanallowanceof42
pointsforeachdayofdulycertifiedabsenceon
groundsofillness,orforeachdayofleave.Article6ofRegulationNo4/63/Euratomshallbe
repealedonthedayonwhichthisRegulationenters
intoforce.
Anofficialorservantwhoisentitledtopaymentof
thespecialallowancesprovidedforinArticle1of
thisRegulationmayreceivetheallowancesfor
particularlyarduousworkprovidedforinArticle100
oftheStaffRegulationsonlyuptoamaximumof
600pointscalculatedinaccordancewithRegulation
No4/63/Euratom.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallapplybyanalogytotemporary,
auxiliaryandestablishmentstaff.
Article3 Article6
InAprileachyeartheCommissionshallsubmitto
theCouncilareportonthenumberofofficialsand
servantsineachcategorywhohavereceivedtheThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,27June1972.
Forthe'Council
ThePresident
G.THORN
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