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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)353 final
Brussels,10August1977
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC,EURATOM'ECSC)
amendingCouncilRegulation No3177/76adjustingthe
remuneration andpensionsofofficials andotherservants
oftheEuropeanCommunities andtheweightings applied
thereto
PROPOSAL FORANAMENDMENT TOTHEMETHODOF
ADJUSTING THEREMUNERATION OFOFFICIALS AND
OTHERSERVANTS OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
(presentedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M(77)353final

EXPLANATORY KES10RA2TDUK
CouncilRegulation No3177/76of21December1976incorporateswitheffect
from1January1977the157*8weightingforBrusselsandLuxembourgintothe
basicsalaryscaleofofiicialsoftheEuropeanCommunities »
ThiswasdoneinaccordancewiththecriterialaiddownintheCouncil
Decisionof29June1976layingdownthemethodforadjustingtheremuneration
ofofficialsandotherservantsoftheCommunities ,andinparticularwiththeprovisionsofSectionII,6(c)thereof.
Asaresuloofthismethodoxincorporating' theweighting "beingused,some
servingofficialshavegainedconsiderably whereasafairlylargenumberQf
recipientsofpensionsandterminationofserviceallowancesunderthespecial
measurescontainedinRegulationsEos259/68,2530/?2andl'543/73havesufferedequallyheavylosses.
TheWorkingPartyontheStaffRegulations (nationalexperts)didconsiderthedistortiongivingrisetofinancialgains.
However,itwasnotforeseenthatincorporation wouldleadtolossesina
numberofcases.
Clearly,everyeffortshould "bemadetoarriveataformulathatwillenable
incorporation tobeeffectedwithoutdistortionineitherdirection.
TheCommissionthereforeundertakestoproposetotheCouncilbeforethenext
annualreviewaformulathatwillasfaraspossiblerendertheincorporation
measuresneutral.Beforedrawinguptheproposal,theCommissionwill
considerthemostlikelytechnicalsolutions ^includinghavingdifferentbasicsalaryscalesfordifferentfamilycircumstances orindexingtheamountsto
whichthevariousratesofCommunitytaxapply.
Meanwhilethelossessufferedbyanumberofrecipientsofpensionsand
terminationofserviceallowancesmustbeeliminated ;atnotimewerethose
lossesforeseenwhentheeffectsoftheweightingincorporation methodwere
beingstudiedbytheWorkingParty.
Itisproposed,therefore,thataprovisionbeinsertedinSectionII,6(c)
oftheDecisionlayingdownthemethodforadjustingremunerationstipulating
that,whereincorporation wouldgiverisetoanetpensionorterminationof
serviceallowancesmallerthanthattowhichthepersonconcernedwasorwould
havebeenentitledduringthemonthprecedingincorporation ,thepensionor
allowanceshallbeequaltothatdeterminedinaccordancewiththeprovisions
inforceduringthatmonth.

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Thismeasuremustalso"beincluded ,inRegulation Uo3177/76,theentryinto
forceofwhichwitheffectfrom1January1977hasrevealedunforeseen and
undesiredeffects.TheproposalforaRegulationattachedheretosatisfies
thisrequirement.

Proposalfora
COUNCILREGIJLATION (EEC,EURATOM,ECSC)lío
amendingCouncilRegulationNo3177/(6adjustingthe
remuneration andpensionsofofficialsandother
servantsoftheEuropeanCommunities andtheweightings
appliedthereto
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITi"S,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingle
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulations ofOfficialsandtheConditionsof
EmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunities aslaiddown"by
Regulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68-'-,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No1376/77^*andinparticularArticles64,65(1)and
82oftheStaffRegulations andthefirstparagraphofArticle20and
Article64oftheConditionsofEmployment „
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasCouncilRegulationNo3177/76of21December1976adjustingthe
remuneration andpensionsofofficialsshouldbeamendedtoremedythe
difficulties whichhavebecomeapparentfollowingapplicationofthatRegulation
tothepaymentofthe-pensions8mdspecialterminationofserviceallowances
ofanumberoffoimerofficials,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ?
Article1
1.Witheffectfrom1January1977»Regulation (ECSC,EEC,Euratom)
No3177/76isamendedasfollowss
AfterArticle4>thereisinsertedanArticle4awordedasfollows:
ArticleAa,
WhereapplicationofArticlesl(2)(a)and2(2)hastheeffect,afterdeduction
oftheappropriatecontributions andtax,ofmilkingapensionoranallowance
payableuponterminationofservicepursuanttoRegulationNo259/68,No2530/72
orNo1543/73smallerthanthattowhichtherecipientwasorwouldhavebeen
entitledundertheprovisionsapplyingbeforetheentryintoforceofthe
abovementioned provisions,thesaidpensionorallowanceshallbeequalto
thatdeterminedinaccordancewiththeprovisionspreviouslyinforce.
OJNoL56,4.3.1968,p.1.
20JNoL157,28.6.1977,P-1

Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshall"bebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
I
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil,
ThePresident

PROPOSAL
FORAHAMENDMENT TOTHEMETHODOFADJUSTING
THEREMUNERATION OFOFFICIAL WTOOTHERSERVANTS
OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
AfifthindentwordedasfollowsisaddedtoSection11.6(c):
"Whereincorporation wouldgiverisetoanetpensionortermination
ofserviceallowancesmallerthanthattowhichthepersonconcerned
wasorwouldhavebeenentitledduringthemonthprecedingincorporation ,
thepensionorallowanceshallheequaltothatdeterminedinaccordance
withtheprovisionsinforceduringthatmonth."