COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(93) 619 final 
Brussels, 1 December 1993 
REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF THE RENT ALLOWANCE 
(Council Regulation No 150/91 of 21 January 1991) 
PROPOSAL FOR A 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EC) No /93 
amending Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 150/91 
with regard to rent allowance 
(presented by the Commission) 
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CONTENTS 
KJsiiM 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 3 
1. Background 5 
1.1. Regulation No 121/66 5 
1.2. Extension of the rent allowance to officials 
posted elsewhere in the Community 
(Regulation No 150/91) 5 
2. Application of the Regulation 6 
2.1. Eligibility 5 
2.2. Calculation of the rent allowance 6 
2.3. Practical effects (1991-93) 7 
3. The present situation 8 
3.1. The increasing responsibilities of the Offices 8 
3.2. The staff of the Offices 9 
3.3. The rotat ion system 9 
4. Conclusions 11 
Annex 1: Regulations 12 
Annex 2: Statistics 16 
Proposal for a Regulation 19 
Annex 3: Financial statement 21 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
1. In 1966 the Council, acting on the basis of Article 14a of Annex VII to 
the Staff Regulations, adopted an implementing Regulation granting a 
rent allowance to officials in certain places of employment. At the 
outset, this allowance covered only a few places in Germany, France, 
the United Kingdom and Switzerland. 
2. In January 1991 the Council adopted Regulation No 150/91, which amended 
the 1966 Regulation and extended the allowance to staff posted to 
places in the Member States under the rotation system. 
3. This report has been drawn up in accordance with Article 2 of 
Regulation No 150/91, which lays down that the Commission must report 
to the Council on its application before 31 December 1993. 
4. Article 2 also lays down that the Regulation is applicable from 
1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993 and that the Council may decide to 
extend it, on a proposal from the Commission. 
5. The report concludes that the rules in question have been applied with 
the necessary rigour and that the circumstances which warranted the 
amendment of the 1966 Regulation still prevail. 
6. The Commission therefore proposes that the Council extend the 
application of Regulation No 150/91 for a further five years. 
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REPORT ON THE APPLICATION OF THE RENT ALLOWANCE 
(Council Regulation No 150/91 of 21 January 1991) 
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CHAPTER 1 - BACKGROUND 
1.1, Regulation No 121/66 
Under Article 14a of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations an allowance may be 
granted to officials employed in a place where the problem of accommodation 
is recognized as being particularly difficult. 
The same Article provides for the Council to lay down the implementing 
arrangements, in particular the maximum amount of the allowance and the 
rules for granting it, which it duly did for the first time in Regulation 
No 6/66/Euratom, 121/66/EEC of 28 July 1966. 
However, under the 1966 Regulation the allowance could not exceed 5% of 
emoluments and could be granted only to officials employed in a very limited 
number of places in four countries. 
Hence the Council's decision to amend the original Regulation by adopting 
Regulation No 150/91. 
1.2. Extension of the rent allowance to officials posted elsewhere in the 
Community (Regulation No 150/91) 
This Regulation was designed to make good the shortcomings of the 1966 
Regulation (its limited geographical coverage and inadequate financial 
provisions - 5% of remuneration), which in practice made it virtually 
inoperable. 
Regulation No 150/91 took into account the problems experienced by officials 
posted to certain European cities under the rotation system (in particular 
nationals of another Member State). Because of the limited duration of 
their posting, such officials sometimes have to spend a larger proportion of 
their salary on rent than officials who are established for a longer period 
at one of the seats of the institutions. This is because mobility under the 
rotation system makes them more exposed to the trends in the market for 
rented accommodation than their colleagues at headquarters. 
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CHAPTER II - APPLICATION OF THE REGULATION 
2.1. EligibiIity 
The allowance may be granted only to officials posted to a Commission Office 
in the Community under the rotation system. Moreover, it may not be granted 
for more than six years from the date on which the official takes up duty. 
The official's application is considered by the Head of Office, who is in a 
position to judge whether the proposed accommodation is commensurate with 
the official's family circumstances, grade and duties. 
The appointing authority then decides whether to grant the allowance, on the 
basis of this opinion and of any other assessment it deems necessary. 
2.2. Calculation of the rent allowance 
An official whose rent exceeds a certain threshold may claim a rent 
allowance equal to a given percentage of the difference between the two. 
The threshold is expressed as a percentage of the official's emoluments, 
which varies according to grade. The amount of the allowance also varies, 
not according to grade but according to family circumstances. 
Emoluments Basic salary + expatriation allowance and household 
a Ilowance 
- taxes, pension and sickness and accident insurance 
contributions and temporary contribution, 
adjusted by the weighting for the place of employment 
and converted into the currency of the country of 
employment at the same rate as for salaries 
Threshold Percentage of emoluments: 
18% for officials in grades below B1 
20% for officials in grades B1 to A4 
22% for officials in grades above A4 
AIlowance - Rent - threshold, percentage of differential paid by 
instItut ion: 
50% for officials with no dependants 
55% for officials with one dependant 
60% for officials with more than one dependant. 
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2.3. Practical effects (1991-93) 
The practical effects of the Regulation for the period 1991-93 are summed up 
in the following table: 
Table A 
Number of officials 
Year Total Allowance 
2 Total 
Offices 
1 Annual expenditure on staff 
(ECU thousand) 
Total Allowance % 
Offices 
4 5 6 
1 - total number of Community officials posted to Offices in the Member 
States 
2 - number of officials receiving rent allowance 
3 - 2/1 as a percentage 
4 - annual expenditure on Office staff (including rent allowance) in 
ECU thousand 
5 - total annual amount of allowance in ECU thousand 
6 » 5/4 as a percentage 
The table shows that the number of recipients and the overall cost to the 
budget are low compared with the total number of officials and expenditure 
on staff posted to Offices in the Community. 
The situation for each place of employment in 1991, 1992 and 1993 is shown 
in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in Annex 2. 
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CHAPTER III - THE PRESENT SITUATION 
3.1. The increasing responsibilities of the Offices 
The traditional task of the Commission Offices in the Member States was to 
disseminate information on the Community to the general public and certain 
specialized groups. However, their role gradually developed over the years 
in line with progress towards European integration, prompting the Commission 
to redefine their responsibilities in its decision of 26 April 1989. 
Given the increase in their workload and the wide range of new 
responsibilities now facing them, the Commission formally defined their new 
tasks, reflecting: 
the Commission's need for more information on the public mood and 
politleal trends; 
the increased Commission demands on the Offices to fulfil certain 
representational functions and provide practical assistance in the 
Member States; 
a marked increase in the demand for information from the general public 
and specialized groups and the need to adapt structures and resources 
accordingly; 
closer cooperation between the Community institutions and between the 
Commission and the Member States in the field of information and 
communicat ion. 
The Offices were also restructured to help them implement these new 
guidelines and carry out their new tasks. In the course of this operation 
the importance of ensuring the systematic rotation of administrative staff 
and, where possible, a mix of nationalities in each Office became apparent. 
The Commission was also obliged to consider the secondment for limited 
periods of officials from DGs other than DG X1 (e.g. the Translation 
Service) to perform specific duties in the Offices. 
1 Audiovisual Media, Information, Communication and Culture 
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3.2. The staff of the Offices 
It has often proved difficult to find candidates with the necessary 
qualities to take up a post in the Commission Offices in the Community. 
Office staff require not only to have a command of the country's language 
but also, at least in the case of A officials, to have an intimate knowledge 
of the workings of its political institutions, its social and economic 
forces, and the mentality and preoccupations of its inhabitants. 
By enabling the institution to bear at least part of the heavy cost of 
accommodation in places which are particularly problematic, the rent 
allowance has helped increase the number of potential candidates for posts 
in Offices in the Community. The average number of candidates for each post 
rose from 6 in 1990 to 9 in 1993. 
There has also been an increase in the number of non-nationals (up from 10% 
in 1990 to 15% in 1993). Beforehand, without the promise of financial 
compensation afforded by the allowance, the bulk of candidates were 
nationals of the country concerned. This is a very positive development in 
terms of the image of the Offices vis-à-vis their target public -
politicians, trade unions, industry and the general public - as it reflects 
the true dimensions of the Community and reproduces in the Offices the same 
international and multicultural environment found at the headquarters. 
3.3. The rotat ion system 
The rotation system helps to ensure the mobility of officials posted to the 
Offices which is vital if the Offices are to have the benefit of 
highly-qualified staff specialized in the main fields of Commission 
act ivity. 
The system also serves to provide new blood, ensuring that routine does not 
set In and making it easier to implement new approaches and methods and to 
adjust to events as they happen. 
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For these reasons the Commission decided that the period of rotation should 
not exceed six years. In this respect the allowance has made It easier to 
implement the rotation system as it too is granted for a maximum of six 
years. 
Moreover, there has been an increase in mobility since its introduction, 
with the number of transfers rising from 26 in the period 1988-90 to 36 in 
the period 1991-93. 
That said, mobility can cause particular difficulties for the officials 
concerned, in particular as regards expenditure on accommodation, which may 
account for a larger proportion of their income than was previously the 
case. 
It is to help remedy this problem that the rent allowance, which has become 
a vital administrative tool for the smooth running of the Offices, is still 
needed. 
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CHAPTER IV - CONCLUSIONS 
The following conclusions may be drawn from the report: 
the circumstances which led the Commission to propose the adoption of 
Regulation 150/91 still prevail; 
the Regulation is properly and rigorously applied by the Commission; 
the financial impact is minimal in absolute terms and is justified when 
set against the results achieved; 
the application of the rent allowance has produced an increase not only 
in the number of candidates for posts in the Offices but also in the 
number of non-nationals; 
the sudden withdrawal of the allowance would cause major problems for 
the staff who currently receive it and would impair the smooth running 
of the Offices in both the short and the longer term; 
for these reasons, it must be concluded that the effects of the rent 
allowance as applied under Regulation 150/91 are positive. 
The Commission is therefore proposing that the above Regulation be extended 
for a further five years. 
The new Regulation authorizing this extension would also provide for a 
review at the end of the five-year period, with the possibility of further 
extension on a proposal from the Commission. 
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Officiai Journal of the European Communities Annex 1 
No L 18/1 
I 
(Ails whose publication is obligatory) 
COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) No 150/91 
of 21 January 1991 
amending Regulation No 6/66/Euratom, 121/66/EEC with regard to rent 
allowance 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the 
European Communities and the Conditions of Employ­
ment of Other Servants of those Communities laid down 
by Regulation (EEC. Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 ('), as 
last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 
3736/90 ('), and in particular Article 14a of Annex VII 
thereto. 
Having regard to Regulation No 6/66/Euratom, 121/ 
66/EEC of the Councils of 28 July 1966 laying down the 
list of places for which a rent allowance may be granted, 
the maximum amount of that allowance and the rules for 
granting it(l). 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the officials posted, under a rotation system, to 
places of employment other than the seats of the institu­
tions may be faced with a particularly difficult accommo­
dation situation because of the limited duration of the 
posting ; 
Whereas this situation is liable to impair the mobility of 
the officials in question and the smooth operation of the 
departments located in those places of employment ; 
whereas consequently Regulation No 6/66/Euratom, 
121/66/EEC should be amended. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 
Art nit I 
The following Article shall be inserted into Regulation 
6/66/Euratom, 121/66/EEC: 
'A ni tie 6ei 
By way of derogation from Articles 1 and 6. officials 
posted under the rotation system to places of employ­
ment within the Community, other than the seats ot 
the institutions, may be granted a rent allowance in 
accordance with the conditions set out in Articles 4 
and 5. 
This allowance may not be combined with the allo­
wance referred to in the second subparagraph of 
Article 14 (I) ot Annex VII to the Staff Regulations. It 
shall be limned to the duration of the official's 
posting and shall not be paid for more than six years 
after the date on which he takes up duty' 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­
wing that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
Eu roped H Com m u n it tes. 
It shall apply from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993. 
Before 31 December 1993, the Commission shall report 
to the Council on the application of this Regulation. 
The Council may decide, on a proposal from the 
Commission, to extend this Regulation. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at Brussels, 21 January 1991 
l'or the Council 
The President 
R. STE1CHEN 
(') OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p I. 
0 OJ No L 360. 22. 12 1990. p. 1 
(') OJ No 150, 12. 8. 1966, p. 2749/66 
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90 OTHER REGULATIONS 
REGULATION No 6/66/EURATOM, 121/66/EEC OF THE COUNCILS 
of 28 July 1966 
laying down the list of places for which a rent allowance may be granted, the maximum amount 
of that allowance and the rules for granting it 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ATOMIC 
ENERGY COMMUNITY, 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY, 
Having regard to Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC), 
on the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions 
of Employment of Other Servants of the European 
Economic Community and the European Atomic 
Energy Community and in particular Article 14a of 
Annex VII to those Staff Regulations and Articles 22 
and 67 of those Conditions of Employment; 
Having regard to the proposals from the Commission 
of the European Atomic Energy Community and the 
Commission of the European Economic Community; 
Whereas it is for the Councils, acting in accordance 
with the procedure referred to in Article 65 (3) of the 
Staff Regulations to lay down the list of places for 
which a rent allowance may be granted, the maximum 
amount of that allowance and the rules for granting it; 
HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article I 
An official employed in a place where the problem of 
accomodation is recognized as being particularly 
difficult may be given a rent allowance under the 
conditions set out below. 
Article 2 
I The places of employment for which the allowance 
referred to in Article 1 may be granted shall be: 
Germany 
Karlsruhe 
Garching 
Geesthacht 
France 
Paris 
Departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-St-Denis, 
Val-de-Marne, Essonne, Yvelines, Val-d'Oise. 
Cadarache 
Grenoble 
United Kingdom 
London 
Switzerland 
Geneva. 2. In addition to the places referred to in paragraph 
1, a rent allowance may also be granted in respect of 
places where there are not more than three officials. In 
this case, the Commissions shall notify the Councils 
and tî.e list submitted shall be deemed to have been 
approved if within six weeks no delegation has 
expressed a wish to contest the granting of a rent 
allowance in respect of those places. 
Article 3 
Before granting any allowance, the appointing 
authority shall see whether the accomodation is 
suitable for the requirements of the official, having 
regard to his duties and his family circumstances, and 
the number of dependants actually living under his 
roof. Where appropriate, it may set a limit on the 
amount of rent taken into account for calculating the 
accommodation allowance. 
Article 4 
Subject to provisions of Article 3, a rent allowance 
shall be granted to an official whose monthly rent 
excluding, where appropriate, the cost of utilities such 
as heating, water, gas, electricity and maintenance 
services, amounts to more than: 
18 % for officials up to and including Grade B 2, 
20 % for officials from Grade B 1 to Grade A 4, 
22 % for officials above Grade A 4, 
of his total emoluments as determined below. 
Total emoluments shall comprise basic salary plus 
expatriation allowance and head of household allow­
ance, less the compulsory deductions referred to in 
Article 64 of the Staff Regulations and Community tax. 
The amount thus obtained shall lx- adjusted by the 
corrective factor applicable at the place of employment 
of the official concerned. 
Article 5 
The institution shall be responsible for that part of 
the rent which exceeds the percentages indicated in the 
first paragraph of Article 4 to the extent of: 
50 % for an unmarried official and an official who is a 
head of household without dependants; 
55 % for an official who is a head of household with 
one dependant; 
60% for an official who is a head of household with 
more than one dependant; 
where the expression 'dependant* has the meaning 
defined in Article 2 of Annex VIII to the Staff 
Regulations. 
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OTHER REGULATIONS 91 
Article 6 Article 7 
Rent allowances shall in no case exceed 5 % of the This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 
total emoluments indicated in the second paragraph of 1966. 
Article 4. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1966. 
For the Councils 
The President 
S.A. POSTHUMUS 
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OTHER REGULATIONS 91 
Article 6 Article 7 
Rent allowances shall in no case exceed 5 % of the This Regulation shall enter into force on I January 
total emoluments indicated in the second paragraph of 1966. 
Article 4. 
Article 6a /-j \ 
By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 6. olfiaals 
posted under the rotation system to places of employ 
ment within the Community, other than the seats ol 
the institutions, may be granted a rent allowance in 
accordance with the conditions set out in Articles -4 
and 5. 
This allowance may not be combined with the alio 
wance referred to in the second subparagraph of 
Article 14 (I) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations It 
shall be limited to the duration of the official's 
posting and shall not be paid for more than six years 
after the date on which he takes up duty. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 28 July 1966. 
For the Councils 
The President 
S.A. POSTHUMUS 
(1) Article applicable from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993 
(see Article 2 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) 
No 150/91 of 21 January 1991: OJ No L 18, 24 January 1991, 
p.l) 
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ARTICLE 148 HP ANNFX VII ™ THE STAFF REGULATIONS 
Article 14a 
An official employed in a place where the problem of 
accommodation is recognized as being particularly 
difficult may be given a rent allowance. The list of 
places for which such allowance may be granted, the 
maximum amount of such allowance and the rules for 
granting it shall be laid down by the Council in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 65 
(3) of the Staff Regulations. 
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TABLE 1 
Officials posted to Community Offices at 1 January 1991 Annex 2 
Place 
(D 
Athens 
Barcelona 
Belfast 
BerlIn 
Bonn 
Copenhagen 
Cardiff 
The Hague 
Dublin 
Edinburgh 
Lisbon 
London 
Madrid 
Marsei1 le 
Milan 
Munich 
Paris 
Rome 
Total Nutfbe 
Tot. Offices 
(2) 
7 
2 
1 
5 
14 
14 
1 
7 
8 
1 
11 
13 
14 
4 
3 
3 
25 
28 
161 r of officials 
Allowance 
(3) 
1 
2 
2 
1 
3 
2 
5 
1 
3 
2 
22 X 
(4) 
14.3 % 
100.0 % 
14.3 X 
7.1 % 
42.9 % 
18.2 X 
35.7 % 
33.3 % 
12.0 X 
7.1 % 
13.7 X Monthly sta 
Tot. Offices 
(5) 
29084 
12996 
10647 
31664 
63853 
69164 
8063 
27466 
41617 
9651 
37335 
79725 
58034 
24422 
13856 
17035 
171328 
157744 
863684 Pf expenditure ( 
Allowance 
(6) 
118 
2282 
421 
40 
232 
806 
862 
73 
1024 
638 
6496 ECU) 
X 
(7) 
0.4 X 
17.6 X 
0.7 X 
0.1 X 
0.8 X 
2.2 X 
1.5 X 
0.4 X 
0.6 X 
0.4 X 
0.8 X 
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TABLE 2 
Officials posted to Community Offices at 1 January 1992 
Place 
(1) 
Athens 
Barcelona 
Belfast 
Berlin 
Bonn 
Copenhagen 
Cardiff 
The Hague 
Dublin 
Edinburgh 
Lisbon 
London 
Madrid 
MarselI le 
Milan 
MunIch 
Paris 
Rome 
Total Numbe 
Tot. Offices 
(2) 
7 
2 
1 
5 
15 
14 
1 
7 
8 
1 
12 
14 
15 
3 
4 
3 
24 
29 
165 r of officials 
Allowance 
(3) 
1 
2 
3 
1 
3 
1 
1 
6 
3 
1 
22 X 
(4) 
14.3 X 
100.0 X 
20.0 X 
7.1 X 
42.9 X 
8.3 X 
7.1 X 
40.0 X 
12.5 X 
3.4 X 
13.3 X Monthly sti 
Tot. Offices 
(5) 
31178 
13280 
6638 
31748 
64331 
68711 
8350 
27416 
42965 
9992 
46004 
91428 
71641 
19534 
22703 
16864 
167273 
180596 
920652 iff expenditure 
Allowance 
(6) 
66 
2046 
602 
10 
173 
421 
466 
2234 
971 
442 
7431 (ECU) 
X 
(7) 
0.2 X 
15.4 X 
0.9 X 
0.0 X 
0.6 X 
0.9 X 
0.5 X 
3.1 X 
0.6 X 
0.2 X 
0.8 X 
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TABLE 3 
Officials posted to Community Offices at 1 January 1993 
Place 
(1) 
Athens 
Barcelona 
Belfast 
Berl In 
Bonn 
Copenhagen 
Cardiff 
The Hague 
Dublin 
Edinburgh 
Lisbon 
London 
Madrid 
Marsel I le 
Milan 
Munich 
Paris 
Rome 
Total Numbe 
Tot. Offices 
(2) 
7 
3 
1 
5 
15 
14 
1 
5 
8 
1 
12 
14 
16 
3 
4 
4 
24 
27 
164 r of officials 
AI lowance 
(3) 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
7 
1 
5 
3 
25 X 
(4) 
14.3 X 
66.7 X 
13.3 X 
7.1 X 
20.0 X 
14.3 X 
43.8 X 
25.0 X 
20.8 X 
11.1 X 
15.2 X Monthly sta 
Tot. Offices 
(5) 
33046 
18763 
6010 
32862 
63984 
81095 
8712 
29102 
44062 
9612 
48455 
94029 
70472 
22058 
21371 
26056 
173106 
144126 
926921 -f expenditure (1 
Allowance 
(6) 
102 
1940 
315 
400 
3 
744 
2641 
324 
1412 
924 
8805 ECU) 
X 
(7) 
0.3 X 
10.3 X 
0.5 X 
0.5 X 
0.8 X 
3.7 X 
1.2 X 
0.8 X 
0.6 X 
0.9 X 
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PROPOSAL FOR A 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EC) No /93 
amending Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 150/91 
with regard to rent allowance 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EC,) No /93 
of 
amending Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 150/91 
with regard to rent allowance 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of 
Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by 
Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68,1 as last amended by Regulation 
(EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3947/92,2 and in particular Article 14a of 
Annex VII thereto, 
Having regard to Council Regulation No 6/66/Euratom, 121/66/EEC of 
28 July 1966 laying down the list of places for which a rent allowance may 
be granted, the maximum amount of that allowance and the rules for granting 
lt.3 
Having regard to Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 150/91 of 
21 January 19914 amending Regulation 6/66/Euratom, 121/66/EEC with regard 
to rent allowance, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 2 
thereof; 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
Whereas the officials posted, under a rotation system, to places of 
employment other than the seats of the institutions may be faced with a 
particularly difficult accommodation situation because of the limited 
duration of the posting; 
Whereas this situation would be liable to impair the mobility of the 
officials in question and the smooth operation of the departments located in 
those places of employment if it were not taken into account by the granting 
of an appropriate rent allowance; 
Whereas the provisions of Regulation No 150/91 should therefore be extended 
for a per iod of f ive years; 
1 0J No L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1 . 
2 OJ No L 404, 31.12.1992, p. 1. 
3 OJ No 150, 12.8.1966, p. 2749/66. 
4 0J No L 18, 24.1.1991, p. 1. 
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION 
Art icle 1 
Article 6a of Council Regulation No 6/66 Euratom, 121/66/EEC of 28 July 1966 
shall remain in force for the period between 1 January 1994 and 
31 December 1998. 
Art icle 2 
Before 31 December 1998 the Commission shall report to the Council on the 
application of this Regulation. 
The Council may decide to extend this Regulation, on a proposal from the 
Commission beyond 31 December 1998. 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in 
a I I Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the CounciI 
The President 
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Annex 3 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
Estimated effect on the budget of 
the extension of Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 150/91 
as regards the rent allowance for 1994 
Administrative budget 
Item No AO 1142/141 ECU 123 5002 
1 Item AO 1142/14 (appropriation - ECU 135 000) also includes the 
transport allowance. The estimate is for the rent allowance only 
2 Amount already included In the 1994 draft budget. 
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