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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC,  EURATOM) No 856/2004 
of 29 April 2004 
 
fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients 
applying to the pensions of officials and other servants 
of the European Communities 
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,  Having regard to the Treaty esta blishing the European Community, 
 Having regard to the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and 
in particular Article 13 thereof,  Having regard to the Staff Regula tions of officials and the Cond itions of Employment of other 
servants, as laid down by Regula tion (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 
1, as last amended by 
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 2, and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a, 82 of and 
Annexes XI and XIII to those Regulations and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of 
those Conditions of Employment,  Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,  
                                                
 
1 OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. 
2 OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1. 
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Whereas: 
 (1) Application of Article 20(1) of Annex X III to the Staff Regulations requires correction 
coefficients for the pensions paid in the Member States to be fixed. 
 (2) These correction coefficients are to apply immediately to the transfers mentioned in Article 17 
of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations. 
 (3) Application of Article 20(2 ) of Annex XIII to the Staff Re gulations requires a weighted 
average composed as to 20% by these correction coefficients a nd as to 80% by the correction 
coefficients applicable to the remuneration paid  to officials in the capitals of the Member 
States, 
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
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Article 1  
 1.   With effect from 1 May 2004, pursuant to Arti cle 17(3) of Annex VII to  the Staff Regulations, 
the correction coefficients appli cable to transfers by officials a nd other servants to one of the 
following States shall be as follows:  
Denmark 130,1 Germany 102,1 Greece 89,5 Spain 94,5 France 106,3 Ireland 112,1 Italy 103,5 Netherlands 103,8 Austria 107,1 Portugal 89,8 Finland 115,0 Sweden 109,0 United Kingdom 112,6 Cyprus 94,8 Czech Republic 69,3 Estonia 65,9 Hungary 60,2 Latvia 59,3 Lithuania 64,0 Malta 82,1 Poland 59,6 Slovenia 80,1 Slovakia 66,4. 
 
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2.   With effect from 1 May 2004, th e correction coefficients applicab le pursuant to Article 20(2) of 
Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as follows:  
Denmark 134,6 Germany 101,8 Greece 100,0 Spain 100,0 France 116,5 Ireland 121,1 Italy 106,2 Netherlands 112,8 Austria 107,0 Portugal 100,0 Finland 119,5 Sweden 115,2 United Kingdom 134,2 Cyprus 100,0 Czech Republic 100,0 Estonia 100,0 Hungary 100,0 Latvia 100,0 Lithuania 100,0 Malta 100,0 Poland 100,0 Slovenia 100,0 Slovakia 100,0. 
 
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Article 2  
 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publi cation in the Official 
Journal of the European Union.    This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
 Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004.   For the Council  The President                  M. McDOWELL