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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 )699 final .
Brussels . .January 1975
Proposai for a
COUNCIL REGULAT IOH
laying down "theConditions ofEmployment ofStaff
of "theEuropean Centre fortheDevelopment ofVocational
Training
i
s Proposai for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
laying down theConditions ofEmployment ofStaff
oftheEuropean Foundation fortheImprovement ofLiving
andWorking Conditions
(presented totheCouncil bytheCommission )
C0M(75 )699 final .

EXPLAMTORY ÏCTDRAÏÏDOM
I*ByRegulations No337/75of10February 1975 and -No1365/75
26May1975 respectively ,theCouncil decided tosetupaEuropean
Centre fortheDevelopment ofVocational Training andaEuropean
Foundation fortheImprovement ofLiving andWorking Conditiens .
Both Regulations specify that provisions governing thestaff ofthe
Centre andtheFoundation areto "beadopted bytheCouncil ,acting
onaproposal from theCommission .
Forobvious reasons ,theCommission considers that theConditions of
Employment ofstaff ofthese twoagencies andanyother similar bodies
that maybeestablished should bethesame asfaraspossible .
TheCommission therefore proposes identical Conditions ofEmployment
for the staff ofthe Centre and the Foundation .
II.Three types ofpersonnel areinvolved :
(A)Thestaff properly socalled ,whose Conditions ofEmployment are
based largely ontheprovisions applying totemporary staff ofthe
European Communities .Itislogical that staff who ,inlimited
numbers ,aretoberecruited onasbroad ageographical basis as
possible should beoffered material conditions comparable tothose
applying toCommunity staff members ,i.e. they must beidentical
whatever theplace ofemployment andsuch aswill encourage suitable
people toleave their jobintheir owncountry inexchange fora
contractual (therefore highly terminable )position inoneofthese
agencies .
■s
However ,there aretwoexceptions tothis general principle :
(i)thesocial security arrangements should permit staff toremain
affiliated totheir existing social security scheme ;staff
should notbeobliged toleave their national social security
scheme fortheperiod ,ofwhatever length ,oftheir employment
ineither ofthese agencies .Itisforthis reason that the
Commission proposal takes over thearrangements forauxiliary
staff intheConditions ofEmployment ofOther Servants :

(ii;thelength ofcontract ;itisessential that thecontract
can "beconcluded foranindefinite period where this isin
the interests ofthe Centre orthe Foundation .
(B)Local staff engaged toperform manual orservice duties will "be
subject tothe conditions laid down forlocal staff ofthe
Commission inthe same place ofemployment .
(C)TheDirector andDeputy Director ofthese agencies aretobe
engaged onconditions determined bytheAdministrative Board or
Management Board .Obviously ,account will have tobetaken ofthe
personal situation ofthose concerned asfarasispossible andas
farasisessential forrecruiting persons with theabilites
required forthese difficult posts .(ii

PROPOSAL
FORAREGULATION (EEC,ECSC ,EURATOM )NO...OFTHECOUNCIL
of
laying down theConditions ofEmployment ofStaff ofthe
1European Centre fortheDevelopment ofvocational Training
(presented totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation No337/75 (2),of10February
1975 establishing aEuropean Centre for theDevelopment ofVoca­
tional Training andinparticular Article 13therof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas itisfortheCouncil ,acting onaproposal from theCommission ,
toadopt provisions governing thestaff ofthis Centre :
HASADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1
Theproposal concerning theEuropean Foundation fortheImprovement of
Living andWorking Conditions isworded inthesame manner asthis
proposal ,except that "Foundation "issubstituted for"Centre "and
"Administrative Board "for"Management Board "(Regulation No1365/75
of26May1975-OJNoL139,30May1975 ,P.1).
OJNoL39»13February 1975 ,p.1•

TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
These Conditions ofEmployment shall apply toallstaff engaged tinder
contract "bythe Centre .
Thestaff shall comprise thefollowing
-staff
-local staff
-Director anddeputy Director ofthe Centre .
Staff employed tooccupy apost comprised intheannexed table ofthe
establishment within theCentre 'sbudget shall beconsidered asstaff of
theCentre forthepurpose ofthese present conditions .
Staff employed ,.inconformity with local Conditions ofEmployment toexercise
manual duties ortooccupy apost notcomprised intheannexed table ofthe
Centre 'sbudget andpaid from thetotal appropriations provided tothis
effect inthebudget shall beconsidered aslocal staff forthepurpose of
these present conditions .
TheDirector oftheCentre nominated bytheCommission oftheEuropean
Communities isengaged inapost comprised intheannexed table ofthe
establishment forthebudget oftheCentre forthepurpose ofexercising
thefunctions provided forinArticle 7ofRegulation No337/75ofthe
Council which made provision fortheformation ofaEuropean Centre for
theDevelopment ofVocational Training .

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ThedeputyDirectoroftheCentrenominated ,"bytheCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesisengagedinapostcomprisedintheannexedtable
oftheestablishment forthebudgetoftheCentrebothtoassisttheDirector'
oftheCentreandtoreplacehimshouldhebeabsentorotherwiseprevented
fromperforminghisfunctions.
5.TheDirectoroftheCentrehasauthoritytoconcludecontractsofemployment
with-thestaffcomprisedinparagraphs 3and4above.
TheChairmanoftheAdministrative CounciloftheCentrehasauthorityto
signthecontractsofemploymentwiththeDirectoranddeputyDirectorof"
theCentre.
TITLEII
THESTAFFOPTHECENTRE
CHAPTERI
Article2
Staffmaybeengagedforafixedorindefiniteperiod.
Article3
Staffshallnotbeengagedforanypurposeotherthanthatoffilling,
inaccordancewiththisChapter,vacantpostsincludedinthelistof
postsappendedtotheCentre*sbudget#Everyvacantpostwhichisto
befilledshallbedulyadvertised.
Artide4
Staffshallbeclassifiedinfourcategories,eachsubdividedinto
grades,accordingtotheirfunctions#
Theyshallbegradedaccordingtotheirqualifications andexperience.
Thefollowingtableshowsthecorresponding gradeforeachfunction:

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Category Grades Functions
A M-5Head,ofoneparticularsectorofactivity
inaDivision
Headofaspecialized department
Qualifiedstaffmemberengagedinplanning
advisoryorsupervisorydutiesinone
sectorofactivity
A6-7Staffmemberengagedinplanning,advisory
andsupervisorydutiesonthebasisof
generaldirectives.Whereappropriate,
assistsdirectlythepersoninchargeof
onesectorofactivityinaDivision
A8 Newlyappointedstaffmemberengagedin
planningandadvisoryduties
B
••-Ï?B1 Staffmember:
-inchargeofanadministrative unit
-engagedincarryingoutorsupervising a
bodyofoperations
-engagedincarryingoutspeciallydifficult
andcomplextasksinthelightofgeneral
directives
B2-3Staffmember:
-inchargeofasectionofanadministrative
unit
-engagedinadministrative tasksinvolving,
whereappropriate ,theinterpretation of
regulations andgeneralinstructions
-engagedincarryingoutdifficultand
complextasksinthelightofgeneral
directives
-assiststheprogrammerinelaborating
machineprogrammesforelectroniccomputers

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Category\Grades Ponctions
B B4-5Staffmemberwhocarriesoutgeneraloffice
workundersupervision
C C1 Staffmemberengagedincarryingouttasksof
amainlyadministrative natureforwhich
initiative and'responsibility arenecessary
Staffmemberwhopossessesthebackground
andprofessional andtechnicalqualifications
required,andwhoincarryingouthisduties
mustdisplayacertaindegreeofinitiative
byreasonofthespecialnatureofhiswork
ortheresponsibilities laiduponhim
C2-3Staffmemberengagedintheexecutionof
workofatechnicalnaturenecessitating a
vocationalbackground andqualification
generallysupportedbyacertificate of
vocationalaptitudeoracquiredthrough
practicalexperience
C4-5Carriesoutofficeortechnical work
necessitating onlyvocationalspecialization
orbasicskills
D, D1 Supervisesandcoordinates theworkofa
smallteamundertheauthorityofastaff
memberinahighercategory
D2-3Staffmemberengagedinelementaryorroutine
work
D4 Unskilledemployée

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Article5
Thegradeandstepatwhichstaffareengagedshall"bestatedintheir
contract.
Assignmentofstafftoapostcarryingahighergradethanthatatwhich
theywereengagedshall"berecordedinanagreementsupplementary to
theircontractofservice.
Article6
1.Thereshall "beaStaffCommitteewhichshallperformthefunctions
assignedtoitbytheseConditionsofEmployment.
2.Thecomposition andprocedureoftheCommitteeshall "bedetermined
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofAnnexI.
3.TheStaffCommitteeshallrepresenttheinterestsofthestaff.,
vis-5,-vistheCentreandmaintaincontinuouscontact "betweentheCentre
andthestaff.Itshallcontributetothesmoothrunningofthe
Centre "byprovidingachannelfortheexpressionofopinion "bythestaff*
Itshall "bringtothenoticeoftheDirectoranydifficultyhaving
generalimplications concerningtheinterpretation andapplicationof
theseConditionsofEmployment.Itmaybeconsultedonanydifficulty
ofthiskind.
TheCommitteeshallsubmittotheDirectorsuggestions concerningthe
organization andoperationoftheCentreandproposalsfortheimprovement
•ofstaffworkingconditionsorgenerallivingconditions.
4.Everystaffmemberwithacontractofmorethanoneyear'sduration
orofindefinitedurationshallbeentitledtovoteandtostandfor
election.
Astaffmemberwithacontractoflessthanoneyear'sdurationshallbe
entitledtovoteifhehasbeenemployedbytheCentreforatleastsixmonths*

CHAFTERII
RIGHTSMDOBLIGATIONS
Article7
Staffshallcarryouttheirdutiesandconductthemselvessolelywith
theinterestsoftheCentreinmind;theyshallneitherseeknortake
instructions fromanygovernment,authority,organization orperson
outsidetheCentre.
TheyshallnotwithoutthepermissionoftheDirectoracceptfromany
governmentorfromanyothersourceoutsidetheCentreanyhonour,
decoration,favour,giftorpaymentofanykindwhatever,exceptfor
servicesrenderedeitherbeforeappointmentorduringspecialleavefor
militaryorothernationalserviceandinrespectofsuchservice.
Article8
Staffshallabstainfromanyactionand,inparticular,anypublic
expressionofopinionwhichmayreflectontheirposition.
Theymaynotengageinanoutsideactivity,whethergainfulornot.
Article9
Ifthespouseofastaffmemberisingainfulemployment,themember
shallinformtheDirector.
Shouldthenatureoftheemploymentprovetobeincompatible withthat
ofthestaffmemberandifthelatterisunabletogiveanundertaking
thatitwillceasewithinaspecifiedperiod,theDirectorshalldecide
whetherheshallcontinueinhispost.

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Article 10
Anystaff member whointheperformance ofhisduties iscalled upon to
decide onamatter inthehandling oroutcome ofwhich hehasapersonal
interest such astoimpair hisindependence shall inform theDirector .
Article 11
Astaff member who isacandidate forparliamentary election shall apply
forunpaid leave foraperiod notexceeding three months .
TheDirector shall consider thecase ofanystaff member soelected .The
Director shall ,having regard totheimportance oftheposition towhich
thestaff member hasbeen elected andtheduties itentails ,decide
whether the staff member should continue inactive employment orshould
apply forunpaid leave .Inthelatter case ,theduration oftheLeave
shall beequal totheterm forwhich the staff member hasbeen elected .
Article 12
Staff shall ,after leaving the Centre ,continue tobebound bytheduty
tobehave with integrity anddiscretion asregards theacceptance of
certain appointments orbenefits .
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Article 13 i
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Staff shall exercise thegreatest discretion with regard toallfacts
andinformation coming totheir knowledge inthecourse oforin
connection with theperformance oftheir duties ;they shall not inany
manner whatsoever disclose toanyunauthorized person anydocument or
information notalready made public .They shall continue tobebound
bythis obligation after leaving the Centre .

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Staff members shall not ,whether alone ortogether with others ,publish
orcause to "bepublished ,without thepermission oftheDirector ,any
matter dealing with thework ofthe Centre .
Permission shall berefused only where theproposed publication is
liable toprejudice theinterests ofthe Centre .
Article 14
Allrights inanywritings orother work done bystaff intheperformance
of''their duties shall betheproperty oftheCentre .
Article 15
Staff shall not ,without permission from theDirector ,disclose ^onany
grounds whatever ,inanylegal proceedings information ofwhich they
have knowledge byreason oftheir duties .Permission shall berefused
only where the interests ofthe Centre sorequire and such refusal would
not entail criminal consequences asfarasthe staff member inquestion
isconcerned .Staff shall continue tobebound bythis obligation after
leaving the Centre .
Theprovisions ofthepreceding paragraph shall notapply tostaff or
former staff giving evidence before the Court ofJustice oftheEuropean
Communities onamatter concerning staff orformer staff ofthe Centre .
Article 16 ,,
Staff shall reside either intheplace where they areemployed orat
nogreater distance therefrom asiscompatible with theproper performance
oftheir duties . ,

Article17
Astaffmember,whateverhisrank,shallassistandtenderadvicetohis
superiors;heshallberesponsiblefortheperformanceoftheduties
assignedtohim.
Astaffmemberinchargeofanybranchoftheserviceshallberesponsible
tohissuperiorsinrespectoftheauthorityconferredonhimandforthe
carrying-out ofinstructions giventryhim.Theresponsibility ofhis
subordinatesshallinnowayreleasehimfromhisownresponsibilities .
Astaffmemberwhoreceivesinstructions whichheconsiderstobe
irregularorlikelytogiverisetoseriousdifficultiesshallinformhis
immediatesuperior,ifnecessaryinwriting.Ifhethenreceives
writtenconfirmation oftheinstructions fromhissuperior,heshallcarry
themoutunlesstheyconstituteabreachofcriminallaw.
Article18
y;
Astaffmembermayberequiredtomakegood,inwholeorinpart,any
damagesufferedbytheCentreasaresultofseriousmisconduct onhis
partinthecourseoforinconnectionwiththeperformanceofhisduties.
AreasoneddecisionshallbegivenbytheDirectorinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninregardtodisciplinary matters.
TheCourtofJusticeoftheEuropeanCommunitiesshallhaveunlimited
jurisdictionindisputesarisingunderthisprovision. ,
Article19
Theprivilegesandimmunitiesenjoyedbythestaffareaccordedsolelyin.
theinterestsoftheCentre.SubjecttotheProtocolonPrivilegesand
Immunities,staffshallnotbeexemptfromfulfillingtheirprivate
obligationsorfromcomplyingwiththelawsandpoliceregulationsinforce.

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Article20
TheCentreshallassisteverystaffmember,mparticularinproceedings
againstanypersonperpetratingthreats,insultingordefamatoryactsor
utterances,oranyattacktopersonorpropertytowhichheoramember
ofhisfamilyissubjectedbyreasonofhispositionorduties.
Itshallcompensatehimfordamagesufferedinsuchcases,insofaras
thestaffmemberdidnoteitherintentionally orthroughgravenegligence
causethedamageandhasbeenunabletoobtaincompensation fromthe
personwhodidcauseit.
Itshallfacilitatesuchfurthertrainingandinstructionforstaffas
iscompatiblewiththeproperfunctioningoftheserviceandisin
accordance withitsowninterests. .<
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Article21
Staffshallbeentitledtoexercisetherightofassociation ;theymay
inparticular bemembersoftradeunionsorstaffassociations .
Article22
StaffmaysubmitrequeststotheDirector.
Anydecisionrelatingtoaspecificindividualwhichistakenunderthese
ConditionsofEmploymentshallatoncebecommunicated inwritingtothe
staffmemberconcerned.Anydecisionadverselyaffectingastaffmember
shallstatethereasonsonwhichitisbased.

CHAPTER ■>,
CONDITIONS OPENGAGEMENT
Article23
1.Theengagementofstaffshallbedirectedtosecuringforthe
Centretheservicesofpersonsofthehigheststandardofability,
efficiencyandintegrity,recruitedonthebroadestpossible
geographical basisfromamongnationalsoftheMemberStatesofthe
EuropeanCommunities.
Staffshallbeselectedwithoutreferencetorace,creedorsex.
2.Astaffmembermaybe.engagedonlyonconditionthat:
(a)heisanationalofoneoftheMemberStatesoftheEuropean
Communities ,unlessanexceptionisauthorizedbytheManagement
Board: i
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(b)hehasfulfilledanyobligationsimposedonhimbythelaws
concerningmilitaryservice; [
(c)heisofthecharacterrequiredfortheperformanceofhisduties
(d)heisphysicallyfittoperformhisduties;and
(e)heproducesevidenceofathoroughknowledgeofoneofthe
languagesoftheCommunities andofasatisfactory knowledgeof
anotherlanguageoftheCommunitiestotheextentnecessaryfor
theperformance ofhisduties.

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Article24
Before "beingengaged,astaffmembershall "bemedicallyexamined "bya
medicalofficerappointedbytheCentreinorderthattheCentremay
hesatisfiedthathefulfilstherequirementsofArticle23(2)(d).
Article25
Astaffmembermayberequiredtoserveaprobationary periodnot
exceedingsixmonths.
Onexpiryoftheprobationary period,theemploymentofastaffmember
whoseworkhasnotprovedadequateshallbeterminated.Insuchcase,
thestaffmembershallreceivecompensation equaltoonethirdofhis
basicsalaryforeachcompletemonthworkedonprobation.
CHAPTER4
WORKINGCOEDITIONS
Article26
Staffinactiveemploymentshallatalltimesbeatthedisposalofthe
Centre.
However,thenormalworkingweekshallnotexceedfortyhours,thehoursof
theworkingdaytobedeterminedbytheDirector.
Article27
Staffmaynotberequiredtoworkovertimeexceptincasesofurgencyor
exceptionalpressureofwork:nightworkandallworkonSundaysor

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public holidays may "beauthorized only inaccordance with -theprocedure
laid down "bytheDirector .
Thetotal overtime which astaff member may "beasked towork shall not
exceed 150hours inanysixmonths .
Overtime worked "bystaff inCategories AandBshall carry noright to
compensation orremuneration .
Asprovided inAnnex II,overtime worked "bystaff inCategories Cand'D
shall entitle them either tocompensatory leave ortoremuneration where
theexigencies oftheservice donotallow compensatory leave during the
month following that inwhich theovertime wasworked .
Artide 28
Staff shall heentitled toannual leave ofnotless than twenty –four
working days normore than thirty working days percalendar year ,in
accordance with rules to "belaid down "bytheManagement Board in
agreement with theCommission oftheEuropean Communities ,after
consulting theStaff Committee . ,
Apart from this annual leave ,staff mayexceptionally ,onapplication ,"be
granted special leave .Therules relating tosuch leave arelaid down
inAnnex III .
Article 29
Pregnant women shall ,inaddition ,totheleave provided forinArticle 28,
"beentitled onproduction ofamedical certificate toleave starting six
weeks before theexpected date ofconfinement shown inthecertificate and
ending eight weeks after thedate ofconfinement ;such leave shall notbe
for less than fourteen weeks .

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Article 30
1.Astaff member who provid.es evidence ofincapacity toperform hisduties
because ofsickness oraccident shall automatically "beentitled topaid sick
leave .
Heshall notify theCentre ofhisincapacity assoon aspossible and atthe
same time state hispresent address . Heshall producs amedical certificate
ifheisabsent formore than three days .Hemayberequired toundergo a
medical examination arranged bythe Centre .
If,over aperiod oftwelve months ,astaff member isabsent foruptothree -
days because ofsickness foratotal ofmore than twelve days ,theDirector
shall take adecision onthe advice ofthe Centre 'smedical officer after
consulting amedical practitioner appointed bythe staff member .
Paid sick leave shall not ,however ,exceed thelength oftime ,which must in
anyevent benot less than onemonth ,worked bythestaff member . The
leave shall not extend beyond theterm ofhis contract .
Onexpiry ofthese time limits ,astaff member whose contract isnotterminated ,
notwithstanding that heisunable toresume hisduties ,shall beplaced on
unpaid leave .
However ,where astaff member contracts anoccupational disease orsustains an
accident intheperformance ofhisduties ,heshall continue toreceive his
full remuneration throughout theperiod during which heisincapable of ,
working until such time asheisawarded aninvalidity pension .
2.Staff shall undergo amedical check-up every year either bytheCentre 's
medical officer orbyamedical practitioner chosen bythem .
Inthelatter case ,thepractitioner 'sfees shall bepayable bytheCentre
uptoamaximum fixed bytheManagement Board .

Article 31
Except incase ofsickness oraccident ,astaff member maynotbeabsent
without prior permission from hisimmediate superior . Without prejudice
toanydisciplinary measures that mayapply ,any -unauthorized absence which
isduly established shall bededucted from theannual leave oftheperson
concerned .Ifhehasused uphisannual leave ,heshall forfeit his
remuneration foranequivalent period .
Ifastaff member wishes tospend sick leave elsewhere than attheplace
where heisemployed ,heshall obtain prior permission from theDirector .
Article 32
Alist ofpublic holidays shall bedrawn upbytheManagement Board in
agreement with the Commission oftheEuropean Communities after consulting
theStaff Committee . ' '
Article 33
Inexceptional circumstances astaff member mayathisownrequest begranted
unpaid leave oncompelling personal grounds . TheDirector shall determine
thelength ofsuch leave ,which shall notexceed onequarter ofthelength
oftime already worked orthree months ,whichever istheshorter .
Anyperiod ofleave granted inaccordance with thepreceding paragraph shall
notcount forpurposes oftheapplication ofthesecond paragraph of
Article 35.

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Article34
Astaffmemberwhoisrecalledtoserveinthearmedforcesshallbeplaced
onleavewithfullremuneration ,foraperiodequaltothelengthoftime
workedbyhim,uptoamaximumofthreemonths.Attheendofthisperiod
heshall,fortheremainderofhisserviceinthearmedforcesanduptoa
maximumofhalfthelengthoftimeworkedbyhim,receivecompensation ecjual
toonethirdofhisbasicsalary.Attheendofthisfurtherperiodhe
shallbeplacedonunpaidleave.
However,thepaymentsprovidedforintheprecedingparagraphshallbereduced
bytheamountofservicepayreceivedbythepersonconcernedduringthe
■relevantperiod.
CHAPTER5.
EEMJKERATION AUDEXPEKSES
Artide35
Inaccordance withAnnexIVastaffmembershallbeentitledtotheremuneration
carriedbyhisgradeandstep.
Astaffmemberwhohasbeenatonestepinhisgradefortwoyearsshall
automatically advancetothenextstepinthatgrade.
Article36
Intheeventofastaffmember1sdeath,thesurvivingspouseordependent
childrenshallreceivethedeceased'sfullremuneration untiltheendofthe
thirdmonthafterthemonthinwhichthedeathoccurred.

Article37
Staffshallbeentitled,inaccordancewithAnnexIV,toreimbursement
ofexpensesincurredontakingupappointmentorleavingtheCentre,
andalsotoreimbursement ofexpensesincurredinthecourseoforin
connectionwiththeperformanceoftheirduties.
CHAPTER6
SOCIALSECURITY BEHEFITS
Article38
1.Sothatstaffareinsuredagainstsickness,accident,invalidityand
deathandcan"builduparetirementpension,theyshall "beaffiliatedto
acompulsorysocialsecurityscheme,preferablythatofthecountryto
whoseschemetheywerelastaffiliatedorthatoftheircountryof-origin.
Thecentreshallberesponsiblefortheemployer'scontributions required
underthelegislationinforcewherethestaffmemberiscompulsorily
affiliatedtosuchasocialsecurityscheme,orfortwothirdsofthe
member'scontributions whereheremainsvoluntarilyaffiliatedtothe
nationalsocialsecurityschemeofwhichhewasamemberbeforeheentered
theserviceoftheCentreorwherehevoluntarilyjoinsanationalsocial
securityscheme.

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2.Where itisnotpossible toapply theprovisions ofparagraph 1,staff
shall beinsured against sickness ,accident ,involidity anddeath andfor
theprovision ofaretirement pension ,attheexpense oftheCentre ,for
theequivalent ofthetwo-thirds share specified inparagraph 1. Provisions
forapplying theforegoing shall belaid down bytheManagement Board after
consulting theStaff Committee .
Article 39
1.Onthebirth ofachild toastaff member ,themember shall receive
agrant ofBfrs 7000 .
2.This grant shall also bepayable intheevent oftermination of
pregnancy after not less than seven months .
3.Astaff member receiving agrant onthebirth ofachild shall declare
anygrants ofthe same nature which heorhis spouse receive from other
sources forthe same child ;such grants shall bededucted from thegrant
provided for above .
Article 40
Intheevent ofastaff member 'sdeath ,theCentre shall bear thecosts
involved intransporting thebody tohisplace oforigin .

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Article 41
Gifts ,loans oradvances maybemade "tostaff whoareinaparticularly difficult
position asaresult inter alia ofserious orprotracted illness or "byreason
offamily circumstances .
Theforegoing paragraph shall apply byanalogy toaformer staff member after
expiry ofhis contract where ,asaresult ofserious orprotracted illness
contracted ,orofanaccident sustained ,during hisemployment ,heisincapable
ofworking andproves that such illness oraccident isnotcovered byanother
social security scheme .
CHAPTER 7
.RECOVERY OPOVERPAYMENTS
Article 42
Anysumoverpaid shall berecovered iftherecipient wasaware that there was
noduereason forthepayment orifthefact oftheoverpayment waspatently
such that hecould nothave been unaware ofit.

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CHAPTER 8
/
APPEALS
Article 43
1.Anyperson towhom these Conditions ofEmployment apply maysubmit to
theDirector arequest that hetake adecision relating tohim .TheDirector
shall notify theperson concerned ofhisreasoned decision within four months
from thedate onwhich therequest was made .Ifattheendofthat period
noreply totherequest hasbeen received ,this shall bedeemed toconstitute
animplied decision rejecting it,against which acomplaint maybelodged
inaccordance with thefollowing paragraph .
2.Anyperson towhom these Conditions ofEmployment apply may submit to
theManagement Board acomplaint against anactadversely affecting him ,
either where theBoard has taken adecision orwhere ithas failed to
adopt ameasure prescribed bytheConditions ofEmployment .Thecomplaint
mast belodged within three months .Theperiod shall start torun :
–onthedate ofnotification ofthedecision totheperson concerned ,but
innocase later than thedate onwhich hebecame aware ofthedecision ,
ifthemeasure affects aspecified ,person ;if,however ,anactaffecting
aspecified person also adversely affects another person ,theperiod
shall start toruninrespect ofthat other person onthedate onwhich
hereceives notification thereof but innocase later than the date of
publication ;
-onthedate ofexpiry oftheperiod prescribed forreply where the ,
complaint concerns animplied decision rejecting arequest asprovided ;Ln
paragraph 1.. ■'

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TheBoard ,shall notify theperson concerned ofitsreasoned decision within
four months from thedate onwhich thecomplaint waslodged .Ifatthe
endofthat period noreply tothecomplaint hasbeen received ,this shall
"bedeemed toconstitute animplied decision rejecting it,against which an
appeal maybelodged under Article 44•
3.Arequest orcomplaint byastaff member shall besubmitted through
hisimmediate superior ,except where itconcerns that person ,inwhich case
itmaybesubmitted direct totheauthority next above .
Article 44
1.TheCourt ofJustice oftheEuropean Communities shall have jurisdiction
inanydispute between theCentre andanyperson towhom these Conditions of
Employment apply regarding thelegality ofanactadversely affecting such
person within themeaning ofArticle 43(2 ). Indisputes ofafinancial
character theCourt ofJustice shall have unlimited jurisdiction .
2.Anappeal totheCourt ofJustice oftheEuropean Communities shall
lieonly if:
–theManagement Board haspreviously hadacomplaint submitted toit
pursuant toArticle 43(2 )within theperiod prescribed therein ,and
–thecomplaint hasbeen rejected byexpress decision orbyimplied
decision .

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3.Appeals under paragraph 2shall befiled within three months .The
period shall begin :
–onthedate ofnotification ofthedecision taken inresponse tothe
complaint ;
-onthedate ofexpiry oftheperiod prescribed forthereply where the
appeal isagainst animplied decision rejecting acomplaint submitted
pursuant toArticle 43(2 );nevertheless ,where acomplaint isrejected
byexpress decision after being rejected byimplied decision butbefore
theperiod forlodging anappeal hasexpired ,theperiod forlodging the
appeal shall start torunafresh .
4.3ywayofderogation from paragraph 2,theperson concerned may ,after
submitting acomplaint tothe ]Y&nagement Board pursuant toArticle 43(2 ),
immediately file anappeal with theCourt ofJustice ,provided that such
appeal isaccompanied byanapplication either forastay ofexecution of
thecontested actorfortheadoption ofinterim measures .Theproceedings
intheprincipal action before theCourt ofJustice shall then besuspended
until such time asanexpress orimplied decision rejecting thecomplaint
istaken .
5.Appeals under this Article shall beinvestigated andheard asprovided
intheRules ofProcedure oftheCourt ofJustice oftheEuropean Communities

CHAPTER 9
TERffiïTATION OPEMPLOYAIENT
Article 45
Apart from cessation ondeath ,employment shall cease :
1.Where thecontract isforafixed period :
(a)onthedate stated inthecontract ;
(b)attheendoftheperiod ofnotice specified inthecontract ,where
thelatter contains aclause giving thestaff member ortheCentre
theoption toterminate earlier .Such period ofnotice shall "be
notmore than three months ; „
(c)attheendofthemonth inwhich thestaff member reaches theageof
sixty-five years .
IftheCentre terminates thecontract ,thestaff member shall beentitled
tocompensation equal toonethird ofhisbasic salary for theperiod
between thedate when his duties endand thedate when his contract expires#
2.Where thecontract isforanindefinite period :
(a)attheendoftheperiod ofnotice stipulated inthecontract ; ;the
•length oftheperiod ofnotice shall notbeless than twodays foreach
completed month ofservice ,subject toaminimum offifteen days anda
'J
maximum ofthree months .Theperiod ofnotice shall not ,however ,
commence torunduring maternity leave orsick leave ,provided such
sick leave does notexceed three months .Itshall ,moreover ,be
suspended during maternity orsick leave subject tothelimit aforesaid
00 attheendofthemonth inwhich thestaff member reaches theageof
sixty-five years .

Article46
Employment,whetherforafixedorforanindefiniteperiod:
1.shallbeterminated "bytheCentrewithoutnoticeifthestaffmember
iscalledtoserveinthearmedforces;
2.maybeterminatedbytheCentrewithoutnotice:
(a)attheendoftheprobationaryperiodinaccordancewiththesecond
paragraphofArticle25;
(b)ifthestaffmemberiselectedtopublicofficeandthe
Directorconsiderssuchpublicofficetobeincompatible
withthedischargeofhisnormaldutieswiththeCentre;
(c)ifthestaffmemberceasestosatisfytherequirementsof
Article23(2)(a)and(d);
((d)ifthestaffmemberisunabletoresumehisdutiesatthe
endofaperiodofpaidsickleaveasprovidedforin
Article30.Insuchcasethestaffmembershallreceivean
allowanceequaltohisbasicsalaryplusfamilyallowances
attherateoftwodaysforeachcompletedmonthofservice.
Article47
1.Employment maybeterminatedwithoutnoticeondisciplinary grounds
inseriouscasesoffailureofstafftocomplywiththeirobligations,
whetherintentionally orthroughnegligenceontheirpart.A
reasoneddecisionshallbetakenbytheDirectoraftertheperson
concernedhashadanopportunityofsubmittinghisdefence.
2.InsuchcasestheDirectormaydecidetowithholdinwholeor
inparttheresettlement allowanceprovidedforinAnnexIV.

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Article48
i
1•Theemploymentofastaffmembershall "beterminatedbythe
Centre,withoutnoticeiftheDirectorfinds:
(a)thatatthetimeofhisengagementhedeliberatelyfurnished
falseinformation astoeitherhisprofessional abilityor
therequirementsofArticle23(2);and
(b)thatthefalseinformationfurnishedwasadeterminingfactor
inhisbeingengaged.
2.InsuchcasetheDirectorshall,afterhearingthestaffmember
concerned,declarethathisemploymentisterminated.Thestaffmember
shallthenimmediately ceasetoperformhisduties.Theprovisions
ofArticle47(2)shallapply.

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TITLSIII
THELOCALSTAFF
Article49
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisTitle,theconditionsofemploymentof
localstaff,inparticular :
(a)themanneroftheirengagementandterminationoftheircontract:
(b)theirleave:and
(c)theirrémunération
shallbedeterminedbytheCouncilofAdministration oftheCentrein
agreementwiththeCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunitiesinaccordance :1
withcurrentrulesandpracticeintheplacewheretheyaretoperform
theirduties.
Article50
Asregardssocialsecurity,theCentreshallberesponsibleforthe
employer'sshareofthesocialsecuritycontributions undercurrent
regulationsintheplacewhere'thelocalstaffistoperformhisduties.
Article51
AnydisputebetweentheCentreandamemberofthelocalstaffshallbe
submittedtothecompetentcourtinaccordancewiththelawsinforceinthe
placewherethelocalstaffperformshisduties.
Article52
Alocalstaffwhosecontractisformorethanoneyearorforanindefinite
periodshallbeentitledtovoteinelectionsandstandforelectiontothe
StaffCommittee.
Alocalstaffwhosecontractisforlessthanoneyearshallalsobeentitled
tovoteifhehadbeenemployedforatleastsixmonths.

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TITL'E IV
THE DIRECTOR AND THE DEPUTY "DIRECTOR
Article 53
1•Theconditions ofengagement oftheDirector andDeputy Director
shall hedetermined bytheManagement Board *
2*TheDeputy Director shall assist ,theDirector andtake hisplace
where heisabsent orunable toact .
Article 54
Articles 3»7|8»10,12,13f15»1®,18»19»20and 21,concerning
rights andobligations ,Articles 43and44,concerning appeals bystaff ofthe
Centre shall apply byanalogy totheDirector andtheDeputy Director ,
TITLE V
PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES
Article 55'
Articles 12to16oftheProtocol pnthePrivileges andImmunities of
theEuropean Communities shall apply tostaff oftheCentre aswell astothe
theDirector andtheDeputy Director oftheCentre .
Thelocal staff arecovered byarticle 12(a )ofthis Protocol .

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TITLEVI
TAXATION
Article56
Regulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)Ho260/68of24February1968laying
downtheconditionsandprocedureforapplyingthetaxforthe
"benefitoftheEuropeanCommunitiesshallapplybyanalogytostaff
oftheCentreaswellastotheDirectorandDeputyDirectoroftheCentre.
Taxshallhecollected "bytheCentre "bydeductionatsource.
Theproceedsshall "beenteredinthe"budgetoftheCommunities.
FINALTITLE
FINALPROVISION
Article57
GeneralprovisionsforgivingeffecttotheseConditionsof
Employmentshall "beadopted "bytheManagementBoard,withthe
agreementoftheCommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,ona
proposal "bytheDirector,afterconsultation oftheStaffCommittee.

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AMFX.I
Composition andproceedingsof"theStaffCommittee
SoleArticle
TheStaffCommitteeshallcomprisethemembersthereof,togetherwith
theiralternatesifany,whosetermofofficeshall"betwoyears.
TheCentremay,however,decidetofixashortertermofoffice,
whichmaynotbelessthanoneyear.EveryBtaffmembershallbe
entitledtovoteandstandforelection.
Theconditionsforelectiontothe;StaffCommitteeshallbelaid
downbythegeneralmeetingofthestaffinserviceattherelevant
placeofemployment.Electionshallbebysecretballot.
MembershipoftheStaffCommitteeshallbesuchastoensurethe
representation ofallcategoriesofstaff.,
ElectionstotheStaffCommitteeshallbevalidonlyiftwothirdsof
thestaffentitledtovotetakepart.However,ifthisproportion ^
isnotattained,thesecondvoteshallbevalidifthemajority
ofthoseentitledtakepart.
ThedutiesundertakenbymembersoftheStaffCommitteeandbystaff
appointedtoorganssetupbytheCentreshallbedeemedtobepart
oftheirnormalservice.Thefactofperformingsuchdutiesshallin
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AMEX II
Compensât oryleave andrémunération forovertime
Article 1
Within thelimits laid down inArticle 27oftheConditions ofEmployment ,
overtime worked byastaff member inCategory CorDshall entitle him to
compensatory leave ortoremuneration asfollows :
(a)Foreach hour ofovertime ,heshall beentitled toonehour offas
compensatory leave ;ifthehour ofovertime isworked between 2200 hours
and0700 hours oronaSunday oronapublic holiday ,theentitlement to
compensatory leave shall beonehour andahalf ;inthegranting of
compensatory leave ,account shall betaken oftheexigencies oftheservice
and thepreference ofthe staff member concerned .
(b)Where theexigencies oftheservice donotpermit compensatory leave to
betaken during themonth following that during which theovertime was
worked ,theDirector shall authorize remuneration foruncompensated
hours ofovertime attherate of0.72% ofthemonthly basic salary for
each hour ofovertime onthebasis setoutinsubparagraph (a).
(c)Toqualify forcompensatory leave orremuneration foronehour*s
overtime ,theextra time worked must have been more than thirty minutes .
Article 2
Ifastaff member istravelling onmission ,travelling time shall notbetreated
asovertime forthepurposes ofthis Annex .Asregards hours worked atthe
place ofassignment inexcess ofthenormal number ofworking hours ,compensatory
leave orremuneration ,asthecase maybe,maybeallowed bydecision ofthe
Director .
Article 3
Notwithstanding theforegoing provisions ofthis Annex ,remuneration for
overtime worked bycertain groups ofstaff inCategories CandDinspecial
conditions maybepaid intheform ofafixed allowance theamount andterms
ofwhich shall bedetermined bytheManagement Board after consulting the
Staff Committee .

AÎWEXIII
Leave
Section 1
AMUALLEAVE
Article 1
IntheyearinwhichastaffmemberentersorleavestheCentre,heshallbe
entitledtotwoworkingdays'leavepercompletemonthofservice,totwo
workingdaysforanincompletemonthconsistingofmorethanfifteendaysand
tooneworkingdayforanincompletemonthoffifteendaysorless.
Article2
Annualleavemaybetakenallatonce~orinseveralperiodsasdesiredbythe
staffmemberandaccordingtotheexigenciesoftheservice.Itmust,however
includeatleastoneperiodoftwoconsecutive weeks.Staffenteringthe
Centreshallbegrantedannualleaveonlyaftercompletingthreemonths'
duty;leavemaybeapprovedearlier"thanthisinexceptional casesforreasons
dulysubstantiated . '
Article3'
If,duringannualleave,astaffmembercontractsanillnesswhichwouldhave
preventedhimfromattendingfordutyifhehadnotbeenonleave,hisannual
leaveshallbeextendedbythedurationofhisincapacity,subjectto
productionofamedicalcertificate .
Article4
Whereastaffmember,forreasonsotherthantheexigenciesoftheservice,has
notusedupallhisannualleavebeforetheendofthecurrentcalendaryear,
theamountofleavewhichmaybecarriedovertothefollowingyearshallnot
exceedtwelvedays.
WhereastaffmemberatthetimeofleavingtheCentrehasnotusedupallhis
annualleave,heshallbepaidcompensation equaltoonethirtiethofhis
monthlyremunerationatthetimeofleavingtheCentreforeachday'sleavedue
tohim.

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Asumcalculated ,inthemanner provided inthepreceding paragraph shall "be
deducted from payment duetoastaff member whoatthetime ofleaving the
Centre hasdrawn annual leave inexcess ofhis entitlement uptothat date .
Article 5
Where astaff member isrecalled toduty forservice reasons while onannual
leave orhashadhisleave cancelled ,anycosts incurred byhimshall be
reimbursed ,subject toproduction ofappropriate evidence ,andtravelling time
shall begranted afresh .
Section 2
SPECIAL LEAVE
Article 6
Inaddition toannual leave ,staff may ,onapplication ,begranted special
leave .Inparticular ,inthefollowing cases special leave shall begranted
asshown :
–marriage :four days
-change ofrésidence :uptotwodays :
-serious illness ofspouse :uptothree days ;
-death ofspouse :four days ;
-serious illness ofarelative intheascending line :uptotwodays ;
-death ofarelative intheascending line :twodays ;
-birth ormarriage ofachild :twodays ;
-serious illness ofachild :uptotwodays ;
–death ofachild :four days .
Section 3
TRAVELLING TIME
Article 7
Totheperiod ofleave provided forinSection 1above shall beadded travelling
time based onthedistance byrail between theplace ofleave andtheplace of
employment ,calculated asfollows :
–50 "to250km:onedayfortheoutward-and –return journey ;
–251to600km:twodays fortheoutward -and-return journey ;
–601to900km:three days fortheoutward -and-return journey ;
-901to 1400km:four days fortheoutward -and-return journeys

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-1401 "bo2000km:five days for the outward -and-return journey ;
-more than 2000km:sixdays for theoutward -and-return journey .
Special exceptions maybegranted onapplication "bytheperson concerned on
production ofevidence that theoutward -and-return journey cannot becompleted
inthe time allowed .
Forthepurposes ofthis Article ,theplace ofleave inrespect ofannual
leave isthestaff member 'splace oforigin .
Thepreceding provisions shall apply tostaff whose place ofemployment and
place oforigin areinEurope .Should theplace ofemployment and/ororigin
beoutside Europe ,thetravelling time shall befixed byspecial decision
taking into account particular needs .
Where special leave isgranted inpursuance ofSection 2above ,anytravelling
time shall befixed byspecial decision taking into account particular needs .

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AMEXIV
Rémunération andreimbursement ofexpenses
Section 1
Generalprovisions
Article 1
Remuneration shallcomprisebasicsalary,familyallowancesandotherallowances.
Article2
Remuneration shallbeexpressedinBelgianfrancs.
Itshallbepaidinthecurrencyoffh'6countryinwhichthestaffmember
performshisduties.
Remuneration paidinacurrencyotherthantheBelgianfrancshallbecalculated
onthebasisoftheparvaluesacceptedbytheInternational MonetaryFundwhich
wereinforceon1January1965«
Artide3
Remuneration expressedinBelgianfrancsshall,afterthecompulsorydeductions
setoutintheseConditionsofEmploymentorinanyimplementing regulations
havebeenmade,beweightedatarate"cibove,beloworequalto100$,depending
onlivingconditionsinthevariousplacesofemployment.
TheweightingsshallbethosefixedbytheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
asprovidedinArticles64and65(2)oftheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsof
theCommunities .
Article4
Theremunerations shallbethosefixedbytheCounciloftheEuropeanCommunities
asprovidedinArticle65oftheStaffRegulationsofOffioialsoftheCommunities.

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Article 5
The "basic salary foreach grade shall beassetoutinArticle 66ofthe
Staff Regulations ofOfficials oftheEuropean Communities .
Section 2
Family allowances
Article 6
1.Thehousehold allowance shall "befixed at51°°f "thebasio salary or
Bfrs 1276,whichever isthegreater .
2.Thehousehold allowance shall begranted to:
(a)amarried staff member ;
(b)astaff member whoiswidowed ,divorced ,legally separated orunmarried
andhasoneormore dependent children within themeaning ofArticle 7(2)
and (3);
(c)byspecial reasoned decision oftheDirector ,based onsupporting
documents ,astaff member who ,while notfulfilling theconditions laid
down in(a)and (b),nevertheless ,,actually assumes family responsibilities .
3.Ifthespouse ofastaff member isgainfully employed ,with anannual
income ,before deduction oftax ,ofmore than Bfrs 250000 ,thestaff member entitled
tothehousehold allowance shall notreceive this allowance save byspecial decision
oftheDirector .Thestaff member shall ,however ,beentitled totheallowance
where themarried couple have oneormore dependent children .
4.Incases where ,-under theforegoing provisions ,ahusband andwife employed
tytheCentre areboth entitled tothehousehold allowance ,this shall be
payable only totheperson whose basic salary isthehigher .

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Article 7
1.Astaff member whohasoneormore dependent children shall ,maccordance
with paragraphs 2and3"below ,receive anallowance ofBfrs 1983permonth
foreach dependent child .
2.'Dependent Tchild *means alegitimate ,natural oradopted child ofastaff
member ,orofhisspouse ,whoisactually being maintained bythestaff
member .
Thesame shall apply toachild forwhom anapplication foradoption hasbeen
lodged andtheadoption procedure started .
3.Theallowance shall begranted :
(a)automatically forchildren under eighteen years ofage ;
(b)onapplication ,with supporting evidence ,bythestaff member forchildren
between eighteen andtwenty-six whoarereceiving educational orvocational
training .
4«Anyperson whom thestaff member hasalegal responsibility tomaintain
andwhose maintenance involves heavy expenditure may ,exceptionally ,betreated
asifhewere adependent child byspecial reasoned decision oftheDirector ,
based onsupporting documents .
5.Payment oftheallowance inrespect ofachild prevented byserious illness
orinvalidity from earning alivelihood shall continue throughout theperiod
ofthat illness orinvalidity ,irrespective ofage .
Article 8
Astaff member shall receive aneducation allowance equal totheactual
education costs incurred byhimuptoamaximum ofBfrs 1772permonth for
each dependent child within themeaning ofArticle 7(2)above whoisinregular
full-time attendance ataneducational establishment .
Entitlement tothis allowance shall commence onthefirst dayofthemonth
inwhich thechild begins toattend aprimary educational establishment and
shall cease atthe endofthemonth inwhich thechild reaches theageof
twenty-six .

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Themaximum prescribed in "thefirst paragraph shall hedoubled for :
-astaff member whose place ofemployment isatleast 501011from aEuropean
School oraneducational establishment working inhislanguage ,provided
that thechild actually attends aneducational establishment atleast 50tan
from theplace ofemployment ;and
–astaff member whose place ofemployment isatleast 50tailfrom an
establishment ofhigher education inthecountry ofwhich heisanational
orworking inhislanguage ,provided that thechild actually attends an
establishment ofhigher education atleast 50kmfrom theplace ofemployment
andthestaff member isentitled totheexpatriation allowance ;thelatter
condition shall notapply ifthere isnosuch establishment inthecountry
ofwhich the staff member isanational .
Article 9
1.Staff inreceipt offamily allowances specified inthis Section shall
declare allowances oflike nature paid from other sources ;such latter allowances
shall bededucted from those paid under Articles 6,7an(i8ofthis Annex .
2.Thedependent child allowance maybedoubled "byspecial reasoned decision
oftheDirector based onmedical documents establishing that thechild
concerned issuffering from amental orphysical handicap which involves the
staff member inheavy expenditure .
Section 3
EXPATRIATION ALLOWANCE
Article 110
1.Anexpatriation allowance equal to^6<ftofthetotal ofthebasic salary ,
household allowance anddependent child allowance towhich thestaff member is
entitled shall bepaid :
(a)toataff :
–whoarenotandhave never been nationals oftheState inwhose European
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–whoduring thefive years ending sixmonths before they entered the
service didnothabitually reside orcarry ontheir main occupation
within theEuropean territory ofthat State .Forthepurposes ofthis
provision ,circumstances arising from work done foranother State or
foraninternational organization shall notbetaken into account ;
(b)tostaff whoareorhave been nationals oftheState inwhose territory
theplace where they areemployed issituated butwhoduring theten
years ending atthedate oftheir entering theservice habitually
resided outside theEuropean territory ofthat State forreasons other
than theperformance ofduties intheservice ofaState orofan
international organization .
Theexpatriation allowance shall bonot less than Bfrs 3543permonth .
Section 4
TEMPORARY FIXED ALLOWAÏÏCE
Article 11
Astaff member inCategory Cemployed ascopy typist ,shorthand -typist ,telex
operator ,varitypist ,executive secretary orprincipal secretary maybepaid
atemporary fixed allowance .Theamount oftheallowance andtheperiod for
which itisgranted shall beasdetermined bytheCouncil oftheEuropean
Communities under Article 4aofAnnex VIItotheStaff Regulations ofOfficials
ofthe Communities .
Section 5
REIMBURSEMEM 1OFEXPENSES
A. Installation allowance and resettlement allowance
Article 12
1.Astaff member engaged forafixed period ofnotless than oneyear ,or
deemed bytheDirector tobeengaged foranequivalent period ifhiscontract
isforanindefinite period ,shall receive aninstallation allowance as
provided inparagraph 2ofthis Article amounting ,foranexpected period of
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oftheratelaiddownm
paragraph2(a)hereunder
2(a)Aninstallationallowanceequaltotwomonths*"basicsalaryinthecase
ofastaffmemberwhoisentitledtohouseholdallowanceorequalto
onemonth's"basicsalaryinothercasesshall "bepaidtoastaffmember
whoqualifiesforexpatriation allowanceorwhofurnishesevidenceof
havingbeenobligedtochangehisplaceofresidenceinordertocomply
withArticle16oftheConditionsofEmployment.
IncaseswhereahusbandandwifeemployedbytheCentreareboth
entitledtotheinstallation allowance,thisshallbepayableonlytothe
personwhosebasicsalaryisthehigher.
Theinstallation allowanceshallbeweightedattheratefixedforthe
placewherethestaffmemberisemployed.
(b)Aninstallationallowanceofthesameamountshallbepaidtoanystaff
memberwhoistransferredtoanewplaceofemploymentandisthereby
obligedtochangehisplaceofresidenceinordertocomplywith
Article17oftheConditionsofEmployment.
(c)Theinstallationallowanceshallbecalculatedbyreferencetothemarital
statusandsalaryofthestaffmembereitheratthetimeofhisengagement
orattheendofhisprobationary period,wherethereisaprobationary
period,oronthedateofhistransfertoanewplaceofemployment.
Theinstallation allowanceshallbepaidonproductionofdocumentsestablishing
thefactthatthestaffmember,togetherwithhisfamilyifheisentitled
tohouseholdallowance,hassettledattheplacewhereheisemployed.
anotlessthanoneyearbutlessthan
twoyears, toonethird
notlessthantwoyearsbutlessthan
threeyears, totwothirds
threeyearsormore.tothreethirds

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(d)Astaffmemberwhoisentitled ,tohouseholdallowanceanddoesnot
settlewithhisfamilyattheplacewhereheisemployedshallreceive
onlyhalftheallowancetowhichhewouldotherwisebeentitled;the
secondhalfshallbepaidwhenhisfamilysettlesattheplacewhere
heisemployed,providedthatitdoessowithintheperiodslaiddown
inArticle17(4)•Wherethestaffmemberistransferredtotheplace
wherehisfamilyresidesbeforehisfamilyhassettledattheplace
whereheisemployed,heshallnottherebybeentitledtoan
installation allowance.
(e)Astaffmemberwhohasreceivedaninstallation allowanceandwho
voluntarily leavestheserviceoftheCentrewithintwoyearsfrom
thedateofenteringitshall,onleavingtheservice,refundpart
oftheallowance,inproportiontotheunexpiredportionofthat
two-yearperiod.
(f)Astaffmemberinreceiptofinstallation allowanceshalldeclare
anyallowanceoflikenaturewhichhereceivesfromothersources;
suchlatterallowancesshallbedeductedfromtheallowance
providedforinthisArticle.
Article13
1.AstaffmemberwhosatisfiestherequirementsofArticle12(l)shall
beentitledonterminationofservicetoaresettlement allowanceequal
totwomonths*basicsalaryinthecaseofastaffmemberwhoisentitled
tohouseholdallowanceortoonemonth*sbasicsalaryinothercases,
providedthathehascompletedfouryearsofserviceanddoesnot
receiveasimilarallowanceinhisnewemployment.
IncaseswhereahusbandandwifeemployedbytheCentreareboth
entitledtotheresettlement allowance,thisshallbepayableonlytothe
personwhosebasicsalaryisthehigher.
Astaffmemberwhohascompletedmorethanoneyear'sbutlessthan
fouryears*serviceshallreceivearesettlement allowanceproportionate
tohislengthofservice,incompleteyearsbeingdisregarded.

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Periodsofunpaid,leaveshall "bedisregardedincalculatingthisperiod.
Theresettlement allowanceshall "beweightedattheratefixedforthe
placewherethestaffmemberwaslastemployed.
2.Intheeventofthedeathofastaffmember,theresettlement
allowanceshall "bepaidtothesurvivingspouseor,intheabsenceof
suchaperson,tothedependantswithinthemeaningofArticle7above,
eveniftherequirement astolengthofservicelaiddownin
paragraph 1isnotsatisfied.
3.Theresettlement allowanceshallbecalculatedbyreferencetothe
maritalstatusandsalaryofthestaffmemberatthedateoftermination
ofservice.
4*Theresettlement allowanceshallbepaidagainstevidencethatthe
staffmemberandhisfamily,or,wherethestaffmemberhasdied,his
familyonly,haveresettledataplacesituatednotlessthan70km
fromtheplacewherethestaffmemberwasemployed.
Resettlement ofastaffmemberorofthefamilyofadeceasedstaff
membershalltakeplacewithinthreeyearsofthedateoftermination
ofhisservice.
Thistimelimitshallnotapplyasagainstpersonsentitledunderhim
whocanprovethattheywereunawareoftheforegoingprovisions.
Article14
However,theinstallation allowanceprovidedforinArticle12and
theresettlement allowanceprovidedforinArticle13shallnotbe'
lessthan:
Bfrs5000forastaffmemberwhoisentitledtohousehold
allowance;and
–Bfrs3000forastaffmemberwhoisnotentitledtohousehold
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B.TRAVELEXPENSES
Article15
1»Astaffmembershall "beentitledtoreimbursement oftravelexpensesfor
himself,hisspouseandhisdependantsactuallylivinginhishousehold:
(a)ontakinguphisappointment,fromtheplacewherehewasrecruitedto
theplacewhereheisemployed;
(b)onterminationofservice,fromtheplacewhereheisemployedtothe
placeoforiginasdefinedinparagraph 3below.
Intheeventofthedeathofastaffmember,thewidowanddependantsshall
heentitledtoreimbursement oftravelexpensesunderthesameconditions.
Travelexpensesshallalsoinoludethecostofseatreservations ,transport
ofluggageand,whereapplicable,hotelexpensesnecessarilyincurred.
,I
2.Thebasisforthecalculation ofreimbursement shallbe:
–theshortestandmosteconomicalstandardroutebyrailbetweentheplace
ofemploymentandtheplaceofrecruitment ororigin;
–first-classfareforstaffinCategories AandB;second-class farefor
otherstaff;
–wherethejourneyincludesnotlessthansixhoursofnighttravelbetween
2200hoursand0700hours,sleepingaccommodation uptothecostoftourist
classorcouchette,onproductionoftherelevantticket.
Whereameansoftransportotherthanthatmentionedaboveisused,calculation
ofreimbursement shallbebasedonthecostbyrailintheappropriateclass,
excludingsleepingaccommodation .Wherecalculation onthisbasisisnot
possible,thetermsofreimbursement shallbedeterminedbyspecialdecision
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3.Theplaceoforiginofastaffmembershall "bedetermined whenhetakes
uphisappointment ,account "beingtakenofwherehewasrecruitedorthecentre
ofhisinterests.Theplaceoforiginassodetermined may"byspecialdecision
oftheDirectorbechangedwhilethestaffmemberisintheserviceorwhenhe
leavestheservice.Whileheisintheservice,however,suchdecisionshall
betakenonlyexceptionally andonproductionbythestaffmemberofappropriate
supportingevidence.
Theeffectofsuchachangeshallnot,however,besuchastorecognizeasthe
centreofthestaffmember'sinterestsaplaceoutsidetheterritoriesofthe
MemberStatesoftheCommunities orofthecountriesandterritories listedin
AnnexIVtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity.
Article16
1.Astaffmembershallbeentitledtobepaidasumequivalenttothecost
oftravelfromtheplacewhereheisemployedtohisplaceoforiginasdefined
inArticle15forhimselfand,ifheisentitledtohouseholdallowance,forhis
spouseanddependantswithinthemeaningofArticle "Ji
–onceineachcalendaryearifthedistancebyrailbetweentheplaceof
employmentandtheplaceoforiginismorethan50kmbutlessthan725km»
–twiceineachcalendaryearifthedistancebyrailbetweentheplaceof
employmentandtheplaceoforiginis725kmormore;
SuchdistancestobecalculatedaccordingtothemethodslaiddowninArticle15(2).
IncaseswhereahusbandandwifearebothemployedbytheCentre,eachhasthe
rightinrespectofhimselforherselfandinrespectofdependantstotheflat-
ratepaymentoftravellingexpenses,inaccordancewiththeaboveprovisions !
eachdependantshallbeentitledtoonepaymentonly.Thepaymentinrespect
ofdependentchildrenisfixedattherequestofthehusbandorwife,onthe
basisoftheplaceoforiginofoneorotherofthem.

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Whereastaffmembermarriesandisforthatreasonrecognizedas"beingentitled
tohouseholdallowancethetravelexpensespayableforthespouseshallbe
calculatedinproportiontotheperiodfromthedateofthemarriagetothe
endoftheyear.
Anyalterationtothebasisofcalculation whichmayarisefromchangesin
familystatusafterthedateofpaymentofthestunsinquestionshallnot
renderthestaffmemberconcernedliabletomakerepayment.
Travelexpensesforchildrenagedfourtotenyearsshallbecalculatedonthe
basisofhalffare,thechildren "beingdeemedforthepurposesofcalculation
tohavecompletedtheirfourthortenthyearon1Januaryofthecurrentyear.
2.Theflat–ratepaymentshallbebasedonthecostofafirst–classreturn
:~ ,
ticketbyrailinthecaseofstaffinCategories AandBandofasecond-class
returnticketinthecaseofotherstaff.Wherecalculation onthisbasis
isnotpossible,thetermsofpaymentshall"bedetermined "byspecialdecision
oftheDirector.
3.Astaffmemberwhoseserviceisterminatedinthecourseofacalendaryear
foranyreasonotherthandeathorwhoisonunpaidleaveduringpartofthe
yearshall,ifheisinactiveemploymentintheserviceoftheCentreforless
thanninemonthsofthatyear,beentitledonlytopartofthepaymentprovided
forinparagraph 1,calculatedinproportiontothetimespentinactive
employment.

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4.Theprecedingprovisionsshallapplytostaffwhoseplaceofemployment
andplaceoforiginareinEurope# Astaffmemberwhoseplaceofemployment
and/orplaceoforiginareoutsideEuropeshall"beentitledonceineach
calendaryear,subjecttothesubmissionofsupportingdocuments,torepayment
oftravelexpenses ■tohisplaceoforigin,ortorepaymentoftravelexpenses
toanotherplacenotexceedingtheexpenseoftraveltohisplaceoforigin.
5,OnlysuchstaffashavebeenintheserviceoftheCentreforatleast
ninemonthsshallqualifyforentitlement underthisArticle.
C.KEMOVALEXPENSES
Article17
1.Staffengagedforafixedperiodofnotlessthantwelvemonths,ordeemed
"bytheDirectortobeengagedforanequivalentperiodiftheircontractis
foranindefiniteperiod,shall,asprovided "below,heentitledtoreimbursement
ofremovalexpenses.
2.Theexpensesincurredinrespectofremovaloffurnitureandpersonaleffects,
includingthecostofinsuranceagainstordinaryrisks(breakage,theft,fire),
shallbereimbursedtoastaffmemberwhoisobligedtochangehisplaceof
residenceinordertocomplywithArticle17oftheConditionsofEmployment
andwhohasnotbeenreimbursedinrespectofthesameexpensesfromanother
source.Suchreimbursement shallnotexceedtheamountofanestimateapproved
inadvance.Notlessthantwoestimatesshallhesubmittedtotheappropriate
departmentoftheCentre,whichmay,ifitconsiderstheestimatestohe;
excessive,selectanotherremovalfirm.Inthelattercase,entitlementto
reimbursement mayhelimitedtotheamountofthatfirm'sestimate.•

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3.Onterminationofserviceoronthedeathofastaffmember,theexpenses
incurredinrespectofremovalfromtheplacewherehewasemployedtohis
placeoforiginshallbereimbursed *
Wherethedeceasedstaffmemberwasunmarried,theexpensesshallbereimbursed
tothoseentitledunderhim.
4.Removalshallbeeffectedwithinoneyearoftheendofthestaffmember's
probationary period.
Onterminationofservice,removalshallbeeffectedwithinthreeyearsas
providedinthesecondsubparagraphofArticle13(4)*
Removalexpensesarisingaftertheexpiryofthetimelimitssetoutabove
shallbereimbursedonlyinexceptional casesandbyspecialdecisionofthe
Director.
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D.DAILYSUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE
Article18
1.Whereastaffmemberfurnishesevidencethathemustchangehisplaceof
residenceinordertosatisfytherequirements ofArticle16ofthe[Conditions
ofEmployment,heshallbeentitledforaperiodspecifiedinparagraph2to
adailysubsistence allowanceasfollows:
Entitledtohousehold
allowanceNotentitledto
householdallowance
Grade1sttoI5th
dayfrom1ôth
day1stto15th
dayfroml6th
day
BelgianfrancspercalendardayI
A4toA8and
CategoryB 775 350 525 275
Othergrades 700 325 450 ;225

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IncaseswhereahusbandandwifeemployedbytheCentreare"bothentitledto
thedailysubsistenceallowance,theratesshowninthefirsttwocolumnsshall !
beapplicableonlytothepersonwhosebasicsalaryisthehigher.Therates
shownintheothertwocolumnsshallbeapplicabletotheotherperson.
TheabovescaleshallaccordwiththatlaiddownbytheCounciloftheEuropean
CommunitieseachtimeremunerationisreviewedpursuanttoArticle65ofthe
StaffRegulationsofOfficialsoftheCommunities.
2.Theperiodinrespectofwhichthedailysubsistenceallowanceisgranted-'
shallbeasfollows:
(a)inthecaseofastaffmemberwhoisnotentitledtohouseholdallowance:
;; .>
120days
-O *
(b)inthecaseofastaffmemberwhoisentitledtohouseholdallowances
180daysor,ifthestaffmemberisrequiredtoserveasix–month
probationary period,thatperiodplusonemonth.
IncaseswhereahusbandandwifeemployedbytheCentreareb6thentitledtothe
dailysubsistenceallowance,theperiodinrespectofwhichitisgranted
as,laiddownin(b)shallapplytothepersonwhosebasicsalaryisthe
higher.Theperiodlaiddownin(a)shallapplytotheotherperson.
Innocaseshallthedailysubsistenceallowancebegrantedbeyondthedateon
whichthestaffmemberremovesinordertosatisfytherequirementsofArtiole17
oftheConditionsofEmployment.

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3.Thedailysubsistence allowanceprovidedforinparagraph 1shall"bereduced
"byhalfduringanyperiodwhenthestaffmemberreceivesthedailysubsistence
allowanceforstaffonmissionprovidedforinArtiole19*
E.MISSIONEXFEHSES
Article19
1.Astaffmembertravellingonmissionandholdinganappropriatetravelorder
shall "beentitledtoreimbursement oftravelexpensesandtodailysubsistence -
allowanceinaccordancewiththefollowingprovisions.
2.Thetravelordershallstatetheprobabledurationofthemission,onthe
basisofwhichshallbecalculatedanyadvancewhichthestaffmembermaydraw
againstsubsistence allowance# Savewhereaspecialdecisionistaken,no
advanceshallbepayablewherethemissionisnotexpectedtoinvolveanabsence
ofmorethantwenty-four hoursandistobecarriedoutinacountryusingthe
samecurrencyasthatusedintheplacewherethestaffmemberisemployed.
Article20 '
1.Travelexpensesforstaffonmissionshallcoverthecostofrailtransport
bytheshortestroute,firstolassforstaffinCategories AandBandsecond-
classforotherstaff.
Whereanoutwardandreturnjourneyof800kmormoreisinvolved,staffin
Categories CandDshallbeentitledtoreimbursement ofthefirst-classrail
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Bydecisonof-theDirector,staffinCategories CandDtravellingonmission
involvinganoutward–and–returnjourneyoflessthan800kmshallheentitled
toreimbursement ofthefirst-classrailfarewhenaccompanying amemberof
theManagementBoard,theDirectororastaffmemberwhoistravellingfirst-
class*
Traveiexpensesshallalsoinclude:
–thecostofseatreservations andtransportofnecessaryluggage;
–supplementsforspecialfasttrains(reimbursedagainstproductionofspecial
ticketswheretheseareissued);
–supplementsforsleepingaccommbdation (reimbursedagainstproductionof
sleepertickets)wherethejourneyincludesnotlessthansixhoursofnight
travel "between2200and0700hours:
–inasinglesleeperor,ifnotavailable,specialsleeperfortheDeputy
Director;
–inadoublesleeperforotherstaff;
–wherethetraintobetakendoesnothavesleepingaccommodation ofthe
categoryspecifiedatthesecondindentabove,reimbursement shall,with
theconsentoftheDirector,correspondtothecategoryimmediatelyabove
ortosinglesleeperifthatistheonlycategoryofsleepingaccommodation
available *

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2.Staff maybeauthorized totravel "byair .Insuch case reimbursement
maybemade against production oftickets fortheclass immediately below
first class .
Ejydecision oftheDirector ,staff accompanying amember oftheManagement
Board ortheDirector onagiven mission may ,onproduction oftickets ,be
reimbursed thecost ofthejourney inthe same class asthat used bythe
member orthe Director .
Under theconditions laid down inrules adopted tytheManagement Board ,
staff whotravel onmission under particularly tiring conditions may ,by
decision oftheDirector ,bereimbursed thecost ofthejourney inthe
class used ,onproduction oftickets .
special decision oftheDirector ,staff maybeauthorized totake
luggage inexcess ofthefree allowance .
3.Forjourneys byseatheclass oftravel shall bedetermined ineach
case bytheDirector .
Staff travelling byseashall receive ,instead ofthedaily subsistence
allowance provided forinArticle 21,anallowance ofBfrs 225Pertwenty -
fotu>-hour period ofthejourney .

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4*Astaffmembermaybeauthorizedtousehisowncaronagivenmission,
providedthatthedurationofthemissionisnottherebyincreased.
Reimbursement oftravelexpensesshallinthatcasebecalculatedonthe
standardbasisprescribedinparagraph 1•
Inthecaseofastaffmembertravellingregularlyonmissioninspecial
circumstances ,however,theDirectormaydecidetogranthimanallowance
perkilometrecoveredinsteadofreimbursement ofrailfares,iftheuse
ofpublictransportandreimbursement oftravelexpensesonthenormal
basisinvolvedefinitedisadvantages .
Astaffmemberauthorizedtousehisowncarshallremainfullyliablefor
anyaccidentstohiscarortothirdparties;hemustbeinpossessionof
aninsurancepolicycoveringcivilliabilityuptoanamountconsidered
adequatebytheDirector.

Artide21
1.(a)Thedailysubsistenceallowanceforstaffonmissionshallhepaid
onthefollowingscale:
I
Catégories AandBII
Othercatégories
Bfrs1320 Bfrs1220
(b)InthecaseofmissionsoutsidetheEuropeanterritoryofMember
States,theDirectormaydecidetoapplyotherrates.
2.ThesubsistenceratessetoutinColumnsIandIIshallbereducedby
Bfrs330andBfrs315respectively foranyday'sabsenceonmission,reckoned
inaccordancewithparagraph4»duringwhichthestaffmemberhasincurred
sleepercostsreimbursable bytheCentre.
3.Thesamedeductionsshallbemadewherethestaffmemberhasnothad
tospendthenightawayfromtheplacewhereheisemployed.
.. " !'
4.Subjecttoparagraphs 2and3jdailysubsistenceallowanceforstaff
onmissionshallbecalculatedinaccordancewiththefollowingrules:
(a)Missionoftwenty-fourhoursorless:
-sixhoursorless:reimbursement ofactualexpensesuptoaquarter
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–twelvehoursorless,"butmorethansixhours:halfthedaily
subsistence allowance;
–twenty–fourhoursorless,butmorethantwelvehours:awhole
day'ssubsistenceallowance.
(b)Missionofmorethantwenty-fourhours:
–foreachperiodoftwenty-fourhours:awholeday'ssubsistence
allowance :
–foranyfurtherpenod
allowance;
–foranyfurtherperiodoftwelvehoursorless,butmorethansix
hours:halfthedailysubsistence allowance;
–foranyfurtherperiodofmorethantwelvehours:awholeday's
subsistence allowance.
5.Thedailysubsistence allowanceforstaffonmissionshallbeconsidered
tocoverallexpenditureincurred,includinglocaltravelattheplaceof
mission,savefortheexpensesmentionedbelow,whichshallbereimbursed
againstsupportingdocuments:
(a)costoftelegramsandinlandtrunkorinternational telephonecalls
wheremcurredforofficiaipurposes;
(b)entertainment expensesincasescoveredbyArticle22;ofsixhoursorless:nosubsistence
oftwelvehoursorless,butmorethansix
subsistence allowance;
ofmorethantwelvehours:awholeday's

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(c)exceptional expenditure necessarily incurred ,forthepurposes ofthe
mission ,either onreceipt ofspecial instructions oronaccount of
force majeure andintheinterests oftheCentre ,andresulting in
disbursement outofreasonable proportion totheallowance provided .
\
6.Where themission isexpected tolast for atleast four weeks inthe
same place andthestaff member concerned hasbeen soadvised before
departure ,subsistence rates maybereduced byonequarter .
Such reduction maybedecided onduring thecourse ofthemission ;in
such case itshall take effect notless than eight days after thestaff
member concerned hasbeen notified thereof ,provided that there remain
notless than four weeks ofmission tobecompleted ,reckoned from the
date ofnotification .
7.Where anagent onmission hasameal oraccomodation provided orreimbursed
byoneoftheinstitutions oftheCommunities orbyanational orinternational
administration ororganization ,heshall declare it.
Hisdaily subsistence allowance shall bereduced byBfrs 200foreach meal provided ,
theallowances provided forincolumns IIandIIIshall bereduced byBfrs 450and .
Bfrs 400foreach day'saccomodation provided .Where anofficial onmission has
allhismeals andaccomodation provided orreimbursed byoneoftheinstitutions
oftheCommunities orbyanational orinternational administration ororganization ,
heshall receive anallowance ofBfrs 225foreach period of24hours inplace of
thedelay subsistence allowance formissions provided forabove .
8.Therates indicated inparagraphs 1,2and7areincreased by10$when the
mission istoParis ,by5i°when themission istoBrussels ,Luxembourg orStras­
bourg andby10$forstaff ofcategories CandDwhen themission istoStrasbourg .

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F.FIXEDREIMBURSEMENT OFEXPENSES
Article22
1.Staffwho,"byreasonoftheirduties,regularlyincurentertainment
expensesmaybegrantedafixed-rateallowance "bytheDirector,whoshall
determinetheamountthereof.
Inspecialcases,theDirectormayinadditiondecidethatpartofthe
costofaccommodation forthestaffconcernedalso"be"borne"bytheCentre.
2.Inthecaseofstaffwho,asaresultofspecialinstructions ,
occasionally incurentertainment expensesforofficialpurposes,the•
amountoftheentertainment allowanceshall "bedeterminedineach
instanceonthe"basisofsupportingdocumentsandontermstobelaid
downbytheDirector..
Article23
Staffemployedinaplacewherehousingconditionsarerecognizedas
beingparticularlydifficultmaybepaidahousingallowance.The
listofplacesforwhichtheallowancemaybegranted,themaximumamount
oftheallowanceandtherulesforgrantingitshallbedeterminedbythe
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunitiesinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle65(3)oftheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsofthe
Communities .

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Article 24
Anofficial employed inaplace where transport isrecognized ,asbeing
particularly difficult andexpensive because oftheremoteness ofhousing
from theplace ofwork may bepaid atransport allowance .Thelist of
places forwhich theallowance maybegranted ,themaximum amount ofthe
allowance andtherules forgranting itshall bedetermined bytheCouncil
oftheEuropean Communities inaccordance with theprocedure laid down in
Article 65(3 )oftheStaff Regulations ofOfficials oftheCommunities .
*
Anallowance ofnotmore than Bfrs 36000ayear may ,byreasoned decision
oftheDirector ,begranted toastaff member whose duties constantly
require himtomake journeys forwhich heisauthorized tousehisowncar .
Section 6
Article 25
The rates contained insections 2to5ofthis annexe areautomatically adapted
whenever thecorresponding rates contained intheStaff Regulations applicable
toofficials oftheEuropean Communities aremodified .
Section 4
PATMENT 0PSUMS DUE
Article 26
1.Payment ofremuneration tostaff shall bemade onthefifteenth dayof
each month forthemonth then current .Theamount ofremuneration shall
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2.Whereremunerationisnotdueinrespectofacompletemonth,the
amountshallhedividedintothirtieths,and
(a)wheretheactualnumberofdayspayableisfifteenorless,thenumber
ofthirtiethsdueshallequaltheactualnumberofdayspayable;
(b)wheretheactualnumberofdayspayableismorethanfifteen,the
numberofthirtiethsdueshallequalthedifferencebetweentheactual
numberofdaysnotpayableandthirty.
3.Whereentitlementtofamilyallowancesandexpatriation allowance
commencesafterthedateofenteringtheservice,thestaffmembershall
receivethesefromthefirstdayofthemonthinwhichsuchentitlement
commences.Oncessationofsuchentitlement thestaffmembershallreceive
thesumdueuptothelastdayofthemonthinwhichentitlementceases.
Article27
1.Paymentshallbemadetoeachstaffmemberattheplaceandinthe
currencyofthecountrywherehecarriesouthisduties.
2.Astaffmembermayregularlytransferpartofhisemoluments,upto
amaximumamountequaltohisexpatriation allowance,throughtheCentre:;
–eitherinthecurrencyoftheMemberStateoftheCommunitiesofwhich
heisanational;
–orinthecurrencyoftheMember.StateoftheCommunitiesinwhicheither
hisowndomicileortheplaceofresidenceofadependentrelativeis
located.

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Regulartransfersinexcessofthemaximumstatedabovemay"beeffected
onlywheretheyareintendedtocoverexpenditurearisinginparticularout
ofcommitments provedtohavebeenregularlyenteredintobythestaff
memberoutsidethecountrywheretheCentrehasitsseatorwherehecarries
outhisduties.
3.Apartfromtheseregulartransfers,astaffmembershallnotbe
authorizedtotransfersumswhichhemaydesiretohaveavailableinthe
abovementioned currenciessaveinveryexceptional circumstances andfor
goodreasonssupportedbyevidence.
4."Transfersprovidedforinparagraphs 2and3shallbemadeatthe
officialexchangeraterulingonthedateoftransfer.
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