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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM (84) 505 final 
Brussels, 21 September 1984
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
on award of bonuses for exceptional service for 1983
COM (84) 505 final

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REPORT_ TO THE __COUNCIL
In
 accordance with the provisions of Article 99 of the Staff Regulations, 
the appointing authority has granted, for 1983, bonuses for exceptional 
service to certain officials and temporary, staff who occupy a post in the 
field of nuclear science calling for scientific or technical qualifications 
and who are paid from research and investment appropriations. The bonus 
unit is Bfrs 50 000.
The recipients have been selected on the following criteria.
(a) outstanding work, usually published (excluding patented and exploited 
inventions, which are covered by Article 94 of the Staff Regulations);
(b) high-level performance (sustained efforts in connection with experiments 
and various studies);
(c) special behaviour under particular circumstances (industrial accident, 
fire, contamination).
The figures in the three tables attached specify:
Annex I
The amount, total number and number by grade of recipient of the bonuses 
awarded, giving a breakdown by establishment and department.
Annex II
1. The amount of the bonuses paid out, compared with basic salaries paid 
in 1983.
2. The number of officials and temporary staff classed as scientific or 
technical staff at 31 Nay 1983 and the number of officials and temporary 
staff who have received bonuses.
3. The above two items expressed as percentages.'
Annex III
Number of recipients of bonuses, by category and selection criterion.
The Commission draws particular attention to the fact that it has kept 
within the limits fixed in the Staff Regulations for the aggregate amount_  
and for the individual amount of the bonuses awarded. The regulation limit 
for the aggregate amount is 3% of total basic salaries paid to scientific 
and technical staff, and the actual figure for 1983 is 0.1861/», the 
limit for unit value is three times the amount of the basic monthly 
salary.

Annex I
Summary ta b le  of e x c e p tio n a l- s e r v ic e  bonuses awarded fo r 1983
ESTABLISHMENTBonuses awarded 
Amount (Bfrs) NumberGrade of recipients
Directorate-General for Science, 
Research and Development 
JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE 
Tspra Establishment 
Site Directorate
· . ;  s and manufacture
Denarirent A 
:  C n c , · · ,  i  s t r /
Informatics
;  Information analysis and 
process ing 
E l.ect noni cs
Engineering 
Department B
i^.'it .transfer and fluid mechanics
Essor
Laboratory for intermediate - 
level activity
Department C
?hysi cs
Applied mechanics 
Materials
TOTAL700 000 13AAA5A60182038A85ClC2 -
1 2 8*2
350 000 
50 0003**1
—*1
1■  ----— —*1
—
1
50 000 1 1
700 000 
350 000
250 0003 1 1* 1
6 1*11 11
1—
11
1
.. .  511
100 000 
A00.0002 .
—.  1* *1
13 11 1 1 3
150 000 
200" 000 ~1• **1
A2 _________ —  _ —2
20
0 000 A
2%
*
21
91
A1 1
5 16 8
3 000 000 51 A1
j.One two-unit bonus.
One three-unit bonus.

Annex I (cont'd)
Summary table of exceptional-service bonuses awarded for 1983
ESTABLISHMENTBonuses awarded Grade of recipients
Amount (Bfrs) Number AAA5 A681B283BA85ClC2
JRC carried forward 3 000 000 51 2A 1 29A 5 168
Geel Establishment 850 000 12★
3* *+11*
33 1
Karls, ~uhe establishment 550 000 9★ *1 2* * *1 1 11
Petten Establishment 600 000 9H U
3*
51
TC~AL JRC 5 000 000 81 28 331A11 11 1710
Ocher activities
Dir. XII/F .250 000 5 23
Fusi or 350 000 7 1A 1 1 •
TOTAL OTHER ACTIVITIES 600 000 12 37 1 1
GRAND TOTAL
(JRC AND OTHER ACTIVITIES} 5 600 000 93 515 A
k31511 1111710
★
One twc-u.nit bonus.
One three-unit bonus.
'fc'r r - k
Two bonuses for two different types of performance
****

ANNEX ri
STATISTICS
1. The basic salaries paid to scientific and technical staff for 1983 amounted to approximately 
Bfrs 3 C07 738 823.
The bonuses awarded for exceptional services totalled Bfrs 5 600 000 (budget allocation: 122 000 ECU,
o r Bfrs 3 oCo 120 at November 1983 rate).
2. 2 015 officials and temporary staff were classed as scientific or technical staff on 31 May 1983.
92 bonuses were awarded (of which 76 were one-unit bonuses, 11 were two-unit, A were three-unit 
and one was a double bonus).
3. The above figures show that:
'  \
4.62% of the staff were awarded the exceptional-service bonus;
the bonuses awarded represent 0^1861% of the total basic salaries paid during the year.

Annex III
Award of bonuses in recognition of exceptional services for 1933
1(
1  ■  CRITERIONCATEGORY OF RECIPIENT 1  TOTAL
number of recipients by 
criterion A B C
1  (a) Outstanding work, usually published 
•  (excluc’rg patented or exploited 
|  inventions, which are covered by
Article 74 of the Staff Regulations)
i17 10 2 29
1
j  (b) High-level oerformance (sustained efforts 
i  in connection with experiments and various 
1  studies)
l4 19 18 41
!  Ceteris (a) and (b)\1 7 2 10
i
j  Ic) Special behaviour under particular 
‘ circumstances (industrial accident, 
fire, contamination)2 3 4 ' 9
Criteria (b) and (c) 2 1 3
TOTAL number of recipients by category 24 41 27 92