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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)460 final
Brussels -29th July 1981
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending thestaff regulations ofofficials and the conditions
ofemployment ofother servants oftheEuropean Communities
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheattachedproposalforaCouncilRegulationamending "theStaff
RegulationsofOfficialsandtheConditionsofEmploymentofOther
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ServantsoftheEuropeanCommunitiesisafollow-uptotheCouncil
Resolutionof23June1981onstaffremuneration,andinparticular .
topoints4and5thereof*Itmakesprovisionforincorporation
ofanewArticle66aintroducingaspecialcrisislevy*
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COUNCILREGULATION()No
amendingtheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsandtheConditions
ofEmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunities
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingle.
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities,andinparticularArticle24
thereof,
Havingregardtotheproposal'fromtheCommissionpresentedafter-
consultingtheStaffRegulations Committee,
HavingregardtotheOpinionofParliament,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheCourtofJustice,
Afterconsultation withthe-tradeunionsandstaffassociations
representing thestaffoftheCommunities ;
•
Whereasthespecificdifficulties oftheeconomicandsocialsituation
necessitatetheintroduction ofaspecialcrisislevyonsalaries,pensions
andtermination-of-serviceallowancespaidbytheCommunities ,assessedin
the'lightofobjectivedataprovidedforthispurposebytheCommission ;
WhereasthisRegulationshouldenterintoforceatthesametimeasthe
CouncilDecisionamendingthemethodforadjustingtheremuneration of
officialsandotherservantsoftheCommunities,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :

CHAPTER 1
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AmendmentstotheStaffRegulations ofOfficialsoftheEuropeanCommunities
Article 1
ThefollowingArticle66aisinsertedafterArticle66oftheStaff
Regulations :
"Article66a
1,Aspecialtemporarycrisislevyshallheappliedforaperiodexpiring
notlaterthan1July1991"tosalaries,pensionsandtermination-of-service
allowances ;itshallbe"basedoneconomicdatareflectingtheaveragegaps
recordedintheMemberStatesbetweenthetrendinrealpercapitawagesand
salariesandthetrendin:
.totalproductivity (GDPinvolumetermsperpersonemployed);
>,productivity availablefordistribution ,i.e.productivity correctedfor
thetermsoftrade;
•productivity permemberoftheactivepopulation,i.e.includingpersons
inemploymentandtheunemployed.
2.(a)Duringthefirstfiveyearsthelevyratesshallprogressasfollows:
•2.54$ofthebasisduringthefirstyear;
•5.08$ofthebasisduringthesecondyear;
•ofthebasisduringthethirdyear;
•10.16$ofthebasisduringthefourthyear;and
•12.7$ofthebasisduringthefifthyear.
(b)Therateof12.7$forthefifthyearshallcontinuetoapplyduring
subsequentyearsunlesstheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromthe
CommissionbythequalifiedmajorityreferredtoinArticle65(3)*
decidesotherwise.
TheCommissionproposalreferredtointheforegoingsubparagraph ,
whichshallbepresentedsixmonthsbeforetheendofthefifthyear,
shallbebasedondevelopments intheeconomicdatareferredtoin
paragraph 1.

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3.(a)Forofficialsinactiveemployment,onsecondmentoronleave
formilitaryservicethebasisofthelevyshall "bethebasic
salaryforthegradeandstepusedtocalculateremuneration ,
minus: -
socialsecurityandpensioncontributions andthetax
payablebyanunmarriedofficialinthesamegradeand
step;and
thebasicsalaryofanofficialinGradeD4»step1.
(b)Forpensionersandpersonsinreceiptofanallowanceunder
Articles4tand50oftheStaffRegulations ,Article3of
Regulation(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No2530/72orRegulation
(ECSC,EEC,Euratom)No1543/73»thebasisofthelevyshall
betheamountofthepensionorallowance,minus:
socialsecurityandpensioncontributions andthetax
#payablebyanunmarriedpersoninthesamesituation;and
twicethebasicsalaryofanofficialinGradeD4»step1.
(c)Thecomponentsusedto.determinethebasisofthelevyshall
beexpressedinBelgianfrancsandweightedat100.
4*Thelevyshallnotbeappliedateachoftheaboveratesifit
wouldbringsalaries,termination-of-serviceallowancesor
pensionsbelowthenetamountspaidpriortoitsapplication.

Theportionbfthelevynotappliedduringagivenyearaaaresultof
theforegoingprovisionshallbeaddedtotheVateforthefollowingyear.
5.Whereaparentsubjecttolevyrelatestoaperiodoflessthan
onemonth,thelevyshallbecalculatedproratatemporis.
Inhereapaymentrelatestoaperiodofmorethanonemonth,thelevy
shallbecalculatedasifthepaymenthadbeenevenlydistributed
overthemonthstowhichitrelates.
;
Notwithstanding theprovisionsofparagraph6belowconcerningtherate
oflevyapplicabletocertainarrearsofremuneration ,corrective
paymentswhichdonotrelatetothemonthinwhichtheyaremadeshall
besubjecttothelevyapplicable ontheduedate.
6.EachnewrateoflevyshallnotbeintroducedunlessaCouncil
decisionistakeninconjunction withthedecisionontheannualadjustment
ofremuneration pursuanttoCouncilDecision onthemethod;itshall
beappliedtoarrearsresultingfromtheadjustment.
7.Thelevy,expressedinEelgianfrancs,shallbedeductedmonthlyat
sourceandtheproceedsenteredasrevenueintheCommunitybudget;
CHAPTER2
AmerorientstotheConditionsofEmployment ofOtherServantsofthe
EuropeanComnunitie3
Article2
1.Thefollowingsubparagraphisinsertedbetweenthesecondandthird
subparagraphs ofArticle20oftheConditionsofEmployment :

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"Article 66koftheStaff Regulations relating tothespecial crisis levy -
shall apply byanalogy totemporary staff ,toYormer members oftemporary
staff inreceipt ofapension ,andtodependants inreceipt ofa
survivor 'spension ."
I
2,Thefollov:ing Article 63aisinserted after Article 63ofthe
Conditions ofEmployment :
"Article 66aoftheStaff Regulations shall apply byanalogy ."
CHAPTER 3 ' '
Final provisions
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
S
Itshall take effect onentry into force ofCouncil Decision
amending themethod foradjusting theremuneration ofofficials and
other servants ofthe Communities . ■ ■
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Bone atBrussels . For the Council
The President