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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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PROPOSALFORAREGULATION/,r.-"A
INTRODUCING SPECIALANDTEMPORARY MEASURES TOTERMINATE THE
SERVICEOPOFFICIALS OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES HTCONSE-*
QUENCEOFTHEACCESSION "OFNEWMEMBERSTATES
(Presented "bytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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EXPLANATORY tfSYORANDUM
I.Thepurposeofthepresentproposal ^istointroducespecialearly
retirecentarrangements forCommunitystaffforalimitedperiq#!inorder
-tofacilitatetherecruitment ofnationalsofnewMemberStateswhile
obviatingtheneedforradicalchangesindepartmentalstructure
–tohelptoestablishamorebalancedcareerprofileforAofficials.
II#Ihepresentstaffstructure(agestructureandstructurebygrade)
isvirtuallyblockedforthenextfivetosixyears;themainfeatureis
asteadyincreaseinaverageageatall.levelsdueinthemaintoinadequate
promotionoutlets.
ToremedythissituationandtoallownationalsofnewMemberStatestobe
integratedate.11levelswithoutincreasingthenumberofadministrative units
artificially oraggravatingtheexistingimbalancebycreatingnewpostsor
convertingexistingposts,A3andA4officialssatisfyingcertainconditions
-shouldbeencouragedtoretireearly.Thesemeasures,whichwouldapply
until1;heendof1986,shouldgraduallyhelptorestoreasatisfactory balance
tostaffstructure. •
-III.ContrarytotheCommission'sproposalof13June1979(OJC191/9of
30Juty1979)whichencouragesallofficialstoapplyforretirementoncethey
reachtheageof60(or50intheeventofnewMemberStatesjoiningtheCommunity),
thepresentproposalisconfinedtoA3andMofficialswhohavebeenonthe
higheststepintheirgradeforatleasttwoyears.Iheproposalisthatthese
officialsshouldtakeearlyretirementonamonthlyallowanceequalto70$.
oftheirlastbasiosalary. -

,TV.Asregards thnallrvance itself ,allthings considered thepresent
proposal isl3~3 generous than thearrangements applied tostaff who .
retired followiiig themerger (Chapter IIofRegulation 259/68of
2fFebruary 1968 ,OJL^6of4March 1968 )andthe1973 enlargement
(^hapter IIofRegulation 2530/72of4December 1972 ,OJL272of
5'.December 1972 ).
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Asregards theother benefits offered ,notably in .thematter offamily
allowances and social security ,itsprovisions are toallintents and
purposes identical with those contained inthe1968 and1972 regulations .
V.Thenumber ofofficials towhom these early retirement arrangements
maybeapplied would bedetermined each year inthe .light ofappropriations
earmarked forthis purpose inthebudget .

PROPOSAL FOR AREGULATION
INTRODUCING SPECIAL AND TEMPORARY MEASURES TOTERMINATE TKE SERVICE OFOFFICIALS
OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES INCONSEQUENCE OFTHEACCESSION OFNEWKEMEER STATES
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TEE ^COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .
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Having regard fotheTreaty establishing asingle Council andasingle Commission
ofthiejpuropean Communities ,and inparticular Article 24thereof ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission made after consulting the
Staff '|Regulat ions Committee ;
Having -regard totheOpinion oftheEuropean Parliament ; -
Having ;regard tothe Cjpinion ofthe Court ofJustice , ■
Whereas ,inconsequence inter alia oftheaccession ofnewMember States
andtheneed tpestablish amore balanced career profile forAofficials ,
special termination ofservice measures should beadopted foralimited
period ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Article 1
1.Intheinterestsoftheserviceandmordertomeetrequirements
resultingfromtheaccess -i.cntotheEuropeanCommunitiesofnewKemper
Statesandtohelptoestablishamorebalancedcareerprofilethe'
institutions 'oftheEuropeanCommunitiesareauthorizeduntil31December19£6
*I !to^adoptforofficialsingradesA3andA4whohavebeeninthehigheststep
intheirgradeforatlea^ttwoyearsandareover55yearsofagemeasures
'4 ■terminatingtheirservicewithinthemeaningofArticle47oftheStaff
Regulationsundertheconditionssetouthereinafter.
2.^henumberofofficialstowhomthemeasuresprovidedforinparagraph 1
maybeappliedshallbefiicedannuallybythebudgetaryauthorities.
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3.Theinstitution ,afterconsultingtheJointCommittee,shalldrawupa
listoftheofficialstobeaffectedbysuchmeasurestakingintoaccountthe
official's;ability,efficiency,conductintheservice,familycircumstances
andseniority.
Anofficialwhosenameappearsonsuchalistmayoptforterminationof
serviceas;providedforinparagraph 1orfornon-activestatus.Ifthe
latter,Article41(3).(4)and(5)oftheStaffRegulationsshallapply.
Anofficialwhoproposestooptfornon-activestatusshalldeclarehis
choicewithin1;w<;monthsfromthedateonwhichhewasinformedthathewas
tobeallowed1jobenefitfromthemeasuresprovidedforinparagraph 1;in
default,heshallforegotherighttoopt.

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4.Iftheinterestsortheservicepermit,theinstitutionshallgive
prioritytoofficialswhorequestthattheirservice "beterminated ,under
paragraph 1. *
However,requestsforterminationofservicemade"byofficialsover
60yearsofagoshallbegrantedautomatically .
*5.Themeasuresprovidedforintheprecedingparagraphsareinnoway
disciplinary.
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6.Until31December1986,butwithoutprejudicetoparagraph3»the
institutionshalltakenodecisionplacingtheofficialsreferredtoin
paragraph 1onnon-^activestatusundertheconditionssetoutinArticle41
oftheStaffRegulations *
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Article2
1.Aformeroil^iz.s.aff-)c;ed -bythemeasuresprovidedforinArticle,!
shallIseentif.dtoamonthly -allowanceequalto10%ofthebasicsalary
forthegradeandstepxieldatthetimeofdeparture,determined "byreference
tothesalaryscalesinforceonthefirstdayofthemonth,forwhichthe
allowanceispayable.
2.Entitlementtothe"allowanceshallceasenotlaterthanthelastdayof
themonthinwhichtheformerofficialattainstheageof65and'inanyevent
assoonastheformerofficialiseligibleforthemaximumretirementpension
withoutthereductionprovidedforinArticle9ofAnnexVIII.totheStaff
Regulations .
Atthatpointtheformerofficialshallautomatically receivearetirement
pension,whichshalltakeeffectonthefirstdayofthecalendarmonth
followingthemonthinwhichtheallowancewaspaidforthelasttime.
3.Theallowanceprovidedforinparagraph 1shallbeadjustedbytheweighting
filed,onthebasisofArticles64and65(2)oftheStaffRegulations,forthe
countryinwhichtherecipientshowsthatheisresident.
Iftherecipientoftheallowanceresidesinacountryforwhichnoweighting
hasbeenfixecl,theweightingtobeappliedtotheallowanceshallbethat
validforBelgium.
TheallowanceshallbeexpressedinBelgianfrancs.Itshallbepaidin
thecurrencyofthecountryofresidenceoftherecipient.However,ifit
issubjecttotheweightingvalidforBelgiumunderthesecondsubparagraph
itshallbepaidinBelgianfrancs. '*
TheallowancepaidinacurrencyotherthantheBelgianfrancshallbe
calculatedonthebasisoftheexchangeratesspecifiedinthesecond
paragraphof^irticle63of'theStaffRegulations.

4.Gross income accruing totheofficial concerned from anynewemployment
shall pededucted from theallowance provided forinparagraph 1,insofar
asthat income plus that allowance exceeds thetotal gross ■remuneration -,
last received bytheofficial ,determined byreference tothesalary scales .
inforce anthefirst dayofthemonth forwhich theallowance ispayable . [
Thatremuneration shall "beweighted asprovided forinparagraph 3* . ■j
Gross income andtotal gross remuneration last received ,asreferred to i
above ,mean sums paid after deduction of'social security contributions .
but before deduction oftax . 1
Theofficial concerned shall provide anywritten proof which maybe .
required andshall notify theinstitution ofanyfactor which mayaffect '
hisright topayment ." ' ' .i.
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5.Under theconditions setoutinArticle 67oftheStaff Regulations j
andArticles 1,2 and 3ofAnnex VIItotheStaff Regulations family !
allowances shall remain payable : • :
–.torecipients oftheallowance provided forinparagraph 1;thehousehold
allowance shall becalculated byreference tothesalary foractive employment
•carried byhisgrade andstep ;
–notwithstanding Article 81oftheStaff Regulations ,totheformer
official eligible under this Regulation forthemaximum retirement \
pension before theageof60.
6.Recipients oftheallowance shall beentitled ^inrespect ofthemselves and
persons !covered bytheir insurance ,tobenefits under thesickness insurance
scheme provided forbyArticle 72oftheStaff Regulations ,provided theypaythe
relevant contribution ,calculated onthebasis oftheallowance provided for
inpars-graph 1,andarenotcovered try-another scheme .

Oncetheformorofficialbecomeseligibleforapensionunderthepensionscheme
providedforJ,ntheStaffRegulations ,heshall,for.thepurposesofArticle72,
bq-:treatedinthesamewayasanofficialwhohasremainedinserviceuntilthe
ag^of60.
7.\Duringtheperiodforwhichheisentitledtoreceivetheallowance,the
formerofficialshallcontinuetoacquirefurtherrightstoretirementpension
bas^donthej;alaryattachingtohisgradeandstep,providedthathepaysthe
contributions providedforintheStaffRegulationsduringthatperiodand
providedthatthetotalpensiondoesnotexceedthemaximumspecifiedinthe
secondparagraphofArticle77oftheStaffRegulations.Forthepurposes
ofArticle5ofAnnexVIIItotheStaffRegulations andArticle108ofthe
RulesandRegulationsoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunity,suchperiod~
shallbeconsideredtobeaperiodofservice.
AforcerofficialaffectedbythemeasureprovidedforinArticle 1shall
receivearetirementpensionamountingto35%ofhisbasicsalaryif,when
bebecomeseligibleforapension,hispensionundertheprovisionsofthe
StaffRegulationsandthisRegulationismorethan30/obutlessthan35&
wherehispensionunder-theprovisionsoftheStaffRegulations andthis
Regulationismorethan20$butlessthan30$5,itshallbeincreasedby15$.,

Ifaformer official isreinstated inaninstitution oftheEuropean Communities
andthus acquires further pension rights heshall cease during this further period
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ofservice to "benefit from theprovisions ofthefirst subparagraph .However ,
forthat part oftheperiod referred tointhefirst subparagraph which isnot
yetcompleted atthetime ofreinstatement ,theofficial nayrequest that both >
hiscontribution tothepension scheme andhispension rights "becalculated
onthebasic salary attaching tothegrade andstep reached inhisprevious
post . '
8.Subject toArticle 22ofAnnex VIII totheStaff Regulations ,thesurviving
spouse ofaformer official whodies while .inreceipt ofthemonthly allowance
provided forinparagraph 1shall "beentitled ,provided tKat heorchehadbeen
hisorherspouse foratleast oneyear when theformer official left the
service ofaninstitution ,toasurvivor 'spension equal to60fooftheretirement
pension which ,irrespective oflength ofservice ,would have been payable tothe
former official ifhehadqualified for itatthetime ofdeath .
Theamount ofthesurvivor 'spension referred tointheprevious subparagraph
shall ,notbeless than theamounts specified inthesecond paragraph of
/
Article 79oftheStaff Regulations .However ,innocase may itexceed the
amount ofthefirst payment ofretirement pension towhich theformer official
would ,have been entitled hadhebeen granted aretirement pension when he
ceased tobeeligible fortheallowance provided forinparagraph .1.

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Thedurationofthenariia4-ochaj.lnot"betakenintoaccountifthereareone
ormorechildrent-fauarr^o^econtractedbytheofficial "beforeheorsheleft
theserviceprovidedth:-t'ihesurviving *spousemaintainsorhasmaintained
thosechildren.
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The,saneshallapplyiftheformerofficial'sdeathresultedfromoneof"
the.circumstances referredtoattheendofthesecondparagraphofArticle17
,ofAnnexVIIItotheStaffRegulations.
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9.Onthedeathofaformerofficialinreceiptoftheallowanceprovided
forinparagraph 1,dependentchildrenwithinthemeaningofArticle2of
AnnexVIItotheStaffRegulationsshall "beentitledtoanorphans*pension
undertheconditionssetoutinthefirst,secondandthirdparagraphsof
Article80oftheStaffRegulations andinArticle21ofAnnexVIIItothe
StaffRegulations.
10.Toqualifyforaresettlement allowance,theofficialconcernedshall
notberequiredtosatisfytheconditionregardinglengthofservicereferred ,
tointhefirstsubparagraphofArticle6(l)ofAnnexVIItotheStaffRegulations.
11.ForthepurposesofArticle107oftheStaffRegulations andof
Article102(2)oftheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsoftheEuropeanCoaland
SteelCommunity,anofficialaffectedbythemeasurereferredtoinArticle1
shallbetreatedasanofficialtowhomtheprovisionsofArticles41and50
ofthe.StaffRegulations havebeenapplied..
Article3 ■IV
1.Theofficialsreferredtointhelastsubparagraph ofArticle2of
Regulation(ESC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68andinArticle102(5)the
StaffRegulationstowhomthemeasuresprovidedforinArticle 1areapplied
nayrequestthattheirremuneration bedeterminedinaccordancewithArticle34
oftheStaffRegulationsoftheEuropeanCoalandSteelCommunityand

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Article50oftheRulesandRegulationsoftheEuropeanCoalandSteel.
Comnuflity. * .'*
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2.-However,theprovisionsofArticle2(3),(5)»(6)»(8)and(9)ofthis
Regulationshallcontinuetoapplytotheofficialsreferredtointhis
Articleandthoseentitledtinderthem.
Article4
ThisRegulationshalleaterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.