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COMMISSION 
Proposal  for  a Council  Regulation  amending  the  Staff  Regulations  of Officials  and 
the Conditions  of Employment  of Other  Servants  of the  European  Communities 
(Submitted  to  the  Council  by  the  Commission  on  13 June  1974) 
THE  COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN 
COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard  to the  Treaty  establishing  a Single 
Council  and  a Single  Commission  of the  European 
Communities,  and  in particular  Article  24 thereof; 
Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the Commission, 
made  after  consulting  the  Staff  Regulations  Com-
mittee  ; 
Having  regard  to the  Opinion  of the  European 
Parliament; 
Having  regard  to the Opinion  of the Court  of Justice; 
Whereas  Article  2 of Council  Regulation  (EEC, 
Euratom,  ECSC)  No  259/68  (x) of 29 February  1968, 
as last  amended  by  Regulation  (EEC,  Euratom, 
ECSC)  No  2/74  (2), lays  down  the  Staff  Regulations 
of Officials  of the  European  Communities  and 
Article  3, the  Conditions  of Employment  of Other 
Servants  of the  European  Communities;  whereas  it 
is for the Council,  acting  by a qualified  majority  on 
a proposal  from  the Commission  and  after  consulting 
the other  institutions  concerned,  to amend  the  Staff 
Regulations  and  the  Conditions  of Employment; 
"Whereas,  in the light  of experience  gained  in applying 
the said  Staff  Regulations  and  the said  Conditions  of 
Employment  and  of relevant  developments  within 
the Member  States,  it is appropriate  to amend  certain 
provisions  thereof, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 
CHAPTER  I 
Amendments  to the  Staff  Regulations  of Officials  of 
the European  Communities 
Article  1 
The following  sentence  is added  to the last  paragraph 
of Article  15: 'However,  an official  who  is a candidate  for 
elective  public  office  at parliamentary  level  may 
upon  request  be granted  special  leave  as provided 
in Annex  V.' 
Article  2 
The following  words  are added  at the end  of the last 
paragraph  of Article  21: 
'or of the  relevant  safety  standards.' 
Article  3 
The following  is added  to the  third  paragraph  of 
Article  23: 
'They  may  also,  by special  decision  of the appoint-
ing authority,  be  issued  to officials  in other 
grades  where  this  is in the interests  of the service.' 
Article  4 
The following  new  Article  24 b is inserted  after 
Article  24 a: 
'Article  24b 
1. Officials  shall  have  the right  to strike,  subject 
to the  following  provisions. 
2. Members  of the staff  who  choose  to take  part 
in the strike  shall  be free  to do so without  let or 
hindrance. 
3. All  property  and  all persons  who  do not  take 
part in the strike  shall  be respected. 
Q) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968,  p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 2, 3. 1. 1974,  p. 1. 4. There  shall  be a period  of notice  before  the 
strike  begins. 
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5. The  remuneration,  other  than  family  allow-
ances,  of an official  who  is absent  from  work  by 
reason  of a strike  shall,  save  as otherwise  decided 
by the institution,  be reduced  proportionately. 
6. On  the basis  of the foregoing  provisions  each 
institution  shall  conclude  implementing  agreements 
with  the staff  representatives,  after  consulting  the 
Staff  Regulations  Committee.' 
Article  5 
The last  phrase  of the second  paragraph  of Article  32 
is amended  to read  as follows: 
'this shall  not  exceed  72 months.' 
Article  6 
The following  second  paragraph  is added  to Article 
33: 
'If the  candidate  disagrees  with  the result  of this 
examination,  he may  request  the  institution  to 
submit  his  case  for  a decision  by the  Medical 
Board.  He may  be represented  by the doctor  of his 
choice.' 
Article  7 
The following  second  subparagraph  is added  to 
Article  34 (1): 
'Where  during  his probationary  period  an official 
is prevented,  by sickness  or accident,  from  per-
forming  his duties  for  one  month  or more,  the 
appointing  authority  may  extend  his probationary 
period  by the corresponding  length  of time.' 
Article  8 
Article  40 (3) is amended  to read  as follows: 
'3. During  leave,  an official  shall  not  be entitled 
to advancement  to a higher  step  or promotion  in 
grade. 
An official  who  is on leave  on personal  grounds 
shall  continue  to pay  pension  contributions  based 
on the salary  for active  employment  carried  by his 
grade  and  step  in the  institution  to which  he 
belongs.' 
Article  9 
1. In the second  paragraph  of Article  55, the words 
'42 hours'  are replaced  by '40 hours'. 
2. The  words  'paid  from  appropriations  in the 
research  and  investment  budget  and  employed  in an establishment  of the  Joint  Research  Centre  or on 
indirect  action'  are deleted  from  the third  paragraph 
of Article  55. 
Article  10 
1. In the  first  paragraph  of Article  56,  the  words 
'150 hours'  in the last  sentence  are replaced  by '175 
hours';  and  the following  sentence  is added: 
'However,  as regards  certain  posts  of clerical 
officer  and  messenger,  up to a number  of posts 
determined  in advance  by the budgetary  authority, 
a total  of not  more  than  200  hours  of overtime 
may be worked  in any  period  of six months  where 
this is necessary  for safety  or security  reasons.' 
2. The  following  sentence  is added  to the  second 
paragraph  of Article  56: 
'However,  any  official  in Category  B who  is 
required  to work  overtime  between  10 p.m.  and 
7 a.m.  may,  by special  decision  of the appointing 
authority,  be  granted  compensatory  leave  or 
remuneration  for overtime  worked  between  those 
hours.' 
3. The  words  'and  officials  in Category  B covered 
by the  preceding  paragraph'  are  inserted  after  the 
words  'officials  in Categories  C and  D' in the third 
paragraph  of Article  56. 
Article  11 
The words  'paid  from  appropriations  in the research 
and investment  budget  and  employed  in an estab-
lishment  of the Joint  Research  Centre  or on indirect 
action'  are deleted  from  the first  paragraph  of Article 
56a. 
Article  12 
The words  'paid  from  appropriations  in the research 
and investment  budget  and  employed  in an establish-
ment  of the  Joint  Research  Centre  or on indirect 
action'  are deleted  from  the first  paragraph  of Article 
56b. 
Article  13 
In Article  58 the words  'eight  weeks'  and  '14 weeks' 
are replaced  by '12 weeks'  and  '18 weeks'  respectively. 
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Article  14 
Article  67 (1) (a) is amended  to read  as follows: 
'(a) household  allowance  equal  to 5%  of the 
official's  basic  salary  or 5%  of the  basic  salary 
of an official  in the  highest  step  of Grade  B 2, 
whichever  is the greater;' 
Article  15 
The following  new  Article  70a is inserted  after  Article 
70 in Title  V: 
'Article  70a 
Officials  assigned  by the appointing  authority  to 
teaching  duties  under  the  staff  training  scheme 
provided  for in the third  paragraph  of Article  24 
may qualify  for an allowance  payable  in manner 
provided  in Article  4b of Annex  VII.' 
Article  16 
The following  paragraph  is added  to Article  73: Article  18 
The words  'with  the exception  of leave  on personal 
grounds'  are  deleted  from  the second  paragraph  of 
Article  79. 
Article  19 
The following  new  Article  79a is inserted  after  Article 
79 in Title  V: 
'Article  79a 
Article  79 shall  apply  by analogy  to the widower 
of an official  or former  official.' 
Article  20 
1. Article  86 (2) (f) is amended  to read  as follows: 
'(f) removal  from  post  and,  where  appropriate, 
reduction  of entitlement  to retirement  pension;'. 
2. Article  86 (2) (g) is amended  to read  as follows: 
'(g) where  the official  has left  the service,  where 
appropriate,  withdrawal  in part,  either  temporarily 
or permanently,  of entitlement  to retirement 
pension;  this  provision  shall  not  apply  so as to 
affect  those  entitled  under  him.' 
'4. Where  an accident  causing  the  death  of or 
injury  to an official  or a person  covered  by his 
insurance  is caused  by a third  party,  the  rights 
of action  of the official  or of those  entitled  under 
him against  the third  party  shall,  within  the limits 
of their  obligations  under  Articles  72, 73 (3) and 
75, vest  in the Communities.' Article  21 
In Annex  IA, the entries  under  the heading  'Language 
service'  are amended  to read  as follows: 
'L/A2  Director  of Translation  or Interpre-
tation  Directorate. 
Article  17 L/A3  Head  of Translation  or Interpretation 
Division. 
1. Article  74 (1) is amended  to read  as follows: 
'1. On  the birth  of a child  to an official,  the person 
actually  looking  after  the  child  shall  receive  a 
grant  equal  to 50%  of the  basic  salary  of an 
official  in Grade  D 4, step  4, weighted  at the rate 
for the  country  where  the  official  is employed. 
The same  grant  shall  be payable  to an official 
who adopts  a child  in respect  of whom  he qualifies 
for dependent  child  allowance.' 
2. In Article  74 (3) the words  'an  official  receiving' 
are replaced  by 'the  recipient  of',  the words  'which 
he or his spouse  receive'  by 'received'  and  the words 
'to the mother  only'  by 'once  only'. L/A 4 
L/A 4 
L/A 5 
L/A 6 
L/A 7 
L/A 8 Head  of Translation  or Interpretation 
Group. 
Principal  reviser. 
Reviser. 
Principal  translator. 
Principal  interpreter. 
Translator. 
Interpreter. 
Assistant  translator. 
Assistant  interpreter.' 
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Article  22 
The following  third  paragraph  is added  to Article  7 
of Annex  II: 
'In the  event  of failure  to agree  on a third  doctor 
within  two  months  of the  appointment  of the 
second  doctor,  the  third  shall  be appointed  by 
the President  of the  Court  of Justice  of the  Euro-
pean  Communities  at the  request  of one  of the 
parties  concerned.' 'Where  an official's  travel  expenses  are reimbursed 
under  the  second  subparagraph  of Article  8 (2) of 
Annex  VII,  the travelling  time  based  on the distance 
by rail  between  the  place  of leave  and  the  place 
of employment  shall  be as follows: 
— up to 900  km:  one  day  for  the  outward-and-
return  journey 
— more  than  900  km:  two  days  for the outward-
and-return  journey.' 
Article  23 
The following  new  paragraph  is added  after  paragraph 
1 of the  sole  Article  in Annex  IV: 
'la. The  official  shall  be entitled,  in respect  of 
himself  and  persons  covered  by his insurance,  to 
benefits  under  the  sickness  insurance  scheme 
provided  in Article  72 of the  Staff  Regulations,  on 
condition  that  the  official  pays  the  appropriate 
contribution  calculated  by reference  either  to his 
basic  salary  or to the  percentage  thereof  specified 
in paragraph  1 and  that  he cannot  be covered  by 
any other  public  scheme  against  the  same  risks. 
When  the  official's  entitlement  to the  allowance 
ceases,  his  contribution  shall  be calculated  by 
reference  to the  monthly  allowance  last  received. 
Where  the  official  has  started  to draw  a pension 
under  the  pension  scheme  provided  in the  Staff 
Regulations  of Officials  of the  European  Com-
munities,  he shall  for  purposes  of Article  72 be 
treated  in the  same  way  as an official  who  has 
remained  in the service  until  the age  of 60 years.' 
Article  24 
1. The  second  sentence  of Article  6 of Annex  V is 
amended  to read  as follows: 
'In particular,  the  following  events  shall  give 
entitlement  to special  leave  as shown:' 
2. The  following  second  paragraph  is added  to 
Article  6 of Annex  V: 
'The  same  shall  apply  in the  following  cases: 
— candidature  for  elective  public  office  at 
parliamentary  level:  up to two  months; 
— staff  training:  within  the  limits  set by the staff 
training  programme  operated  by the institution.' 
Article  25 
The following  new  paragraph  is inserted  after  the 
first paragraph  of Article  7 of Annex  V: Article  26 
1. In the  first  sentence  of Article  1 of Annex  VI the 
words  'or by an official  in Category  B as specified  in 
Article  56 of the  Staff  Regulations'  are  inserted  after 
the words  'Category  C or D'. 
2. In Article  1 (a) of Annex  VI,  the words  'one  hour' 
are replaced  by 'one  hour  and  a half'  and  the  words 
'one hour  and  a half'  are replaced  by 'two  hours'. 
3. In Article  1 (b) of Annex  VI '0-72%'  is replaced  by 
'0-9%'. 
4. In Article  3 of Annex  VI,  the words  'and  officials 
in Category  B specified  in Article  56 of the  Staff 
Regulations'  are  inserted  after  the words  'Categories 
C and  D'. 
Article  27 
1. In Article  1 (3) of Annex  VII  'Bfrs  250  000'  is 
replaced  by 'the  basic  annual  salary  of an official  in 
Grade  C 3, step  3, weighted  at the rate  for the country 
where  the  spouse  is employed'. 
2. The  following  paragraph  is added  to Article  1 of 
Annex  VII: 
'5. An  official  who  is not  and  has  never  been  a 
national  of the  State  in whose  territory  he is 
employed  but  does  not  qualify  for  expatriation 
allowance  under  Article  4 shall  be entitled  to 
household  allowance. 
Where  such  official  is entitled  to household 
allowance  by virtue  of the  preceding  paragraphs, 
the amount  of the  allowance  payable  to him  shall 
be twice  the  amount  specified  in paragraph  1.' 
Article  28 
1. In the second  paragraph  of Article  3 of Annex  VII 
the word  'primary'  is deleted  and  'a' is replaced  by 
'an'. 
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2. The  third  paragraph  of Article  3 of Annex  VII  is 
amended  to read  as follows: 
'The  maximum  prescribed  in the  first  paragraph 
shall  be doubled  for: 
— an official  whose  place  of employment  is at 
least  50 km  from  a European  school  or an 
educational  establishment  working  in  his 
language,  provided  that  the  child  actually 
attends  an educational  establishment  at least 
50 km from  the place  of employment;  and 
— an official  whose  place  of employment  is at 
least  50 km from  an educational  establishment 
of post-secondary  level  in the country  of which 
he is a national  or working  in his  language, 
provided  that  the  child  actually  attends  an 
educational  establishment  of post-secondary 
level  at least  50 km from  the place  of employ-
ment.' 
Article  19 
1. The  word  'European'  is deleted  from  Article  4 (a) 
of Annex  VII. 
2. The  following  paragraph  is added  to Article  4 of 
Annex  VII: 
'2. For  purposes  of the  preceding  paragraph,  an 
official  who  by marriage  automatically  acquires 
the nationality  of the  State  in whose  territory  he 
or she is employed  shall  be treated  in the same  way 
as an official  covered  by the  first  indent  of para-
graph  1 (a). 
Article  30 
1. The  word  'temporary'  is deleted  from  the  first 
sentence  of Article  4a of Annex  VII. 
2. The  second  sentence  of Article  4a of Annex  VII 
is amended  to read  as follows: 
'The  amount  of the allowance  shall  be determined 
by the  Council  in accordance  with  the  procedure 
laid down  in Article  65 (3) of the Staff  Regulations.' 
3. The  following  paragraph  is added  to Article  4a 
of Annex  VII: 
'2. An  official  who,  by reason  of appointment  as 
senior  secretarial  assistant  or secretarial  assistant, 
suffers  a reduction  in his  net  remuneration  by 
losing  his  entitlement  to the  fixed  allowance 
provided  for  in paragraph  1 shall  receive  a com-
pensatory  allowance. This  allowance  shall  each  month  be equal  to the 
difference  between: 
— the  last  remuneration  received  by the  official 
in his  former  grade,  less  his contributions  to 
the pension,  sickness  insurance  and  accident 
and occupational  disease  insurance  schemes  and 
Community  tax;  and 
— the  remuneration  which  he receives  in his new 
grade,  less  his  contributions  to the  pension, 
sickness  insurance  and  accident  and  occupa-
tional  disease  insurance  schemes  and Community 
tax.' 
Article  31 
After  Section  2a of Annex  VII  a new  Section  2b is 
inserted,  entitled  'Teaching  allowance',  containing 
the following  new  Article  4b: 
'Section  2b 
Article  4b 
The appointing  authority  may  grant  to an official 
as referred  to in Article  70a of the Staff  Regulations 
an allowance  equal  to 0-45%  and  0-90%  of his 
monthly  basic  salary  in respect  of each  hour  of 
instruction  given,  according  as the  instruction  is 
given  during  or out  of normal  working  hours. 
The allowance  shall  be paid  together  with  the 
remuneration  for  one  of the  months  following 
that in which  the  instruction  was  given.' 
Article  32 
1. The  following  sentence  is added  to the  second 
indent  of the  first  subparagraph  of Article  7 (2) of 
Annex  VII: 
'However,  if the  outward-and-return  journey 
covers  a distance  of 725  km  or more,  officials  in 
Categories  C and  D shall  be reimbursed  the  first-
class  fare.' 
2. The  following  new  subparagraph  is inserted  after 
the first  subparagraph  of Article  7 (2) of Annex  VII: 
'Where  the  route  specified  in the  first  indent  of 
the preceding  subparagraph  is longer  than  250  km, 
the official  concerned  shall  be  entitled,  on 
production  of the  tickets,  to reimbursement  of 
the cost  of travelling  by air in the class  immediately 
below  luxury  class  or first  class.' 
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3. In the last  subparagraph  of Article  7 (2) of Annex 
VII the words  'that  mentioned  above'  are replaced  by 
'those  mentioned  above'. 
Article  33 
1. The  following  is inserted  after  the first  sentence  of 
Article  8 (2) of Annex  VII: 
'However,  if the  distance  of the  outward-and-
return  journey  is 725  km  or more,  then  payment 
for officials  in Categories  C and  D shall  be based 
on the cost  of a first-class  ticket.' 
2. The  following  second  subparagraph  is added  to 
Article  8 (2) of Annex  VII: 
'Where  the  distance  by rail  between  the  official's 
place  of employment  and  his  place  of origin 
exceeds  250  km,  he shall  be entitled,  on production 
of the  tickets,  to reimbursement  of the  cost  of 
travelling  by air in the  class  immediately  below 
luxury  class  or first  class.' 
Article  34 
In the table  in Article  10 (1) of Annex  VII: 
— £A4  to A8 and  L/A4  to L/A8,  Category  B' is repla-
ced by 'Other  grades'; 
— the  third  line  is deleted. 
Article  35 
1. In the second  and  third  subparagraphs  of Article 
12 (1) of Annex  VII,  '800  km'  is replaced  by '725  km'. 
2. The  second  sentence  of the  first  subparagraph  of 
Article  12 (2) of Annex  VII  is amended  to read  as 
follows: 
'In such  case  reimbursement  shall  be made  against 
production  of tickets  for  the  class  immediately 
below  luxury  class  or first  class.' 
3. The  second  subparagraph  of Article  12 (2)  of 
Annex  VII  is amended  to read  as follows: 
'By decision  of the  appointing  authority,  officials 
accompanying  a member  of the  institution  on a 
given  mission  may,  on production  of tickets,  be 
reimbursed  the  cost  of the  journey  in the  same 
class  as that  used  by the member  for that  journey.' 
4. The  words  'in Category  A of grades  below  A3 
and in the  Language  service  of grades  below  L/A3' 
are deleted  from  the  third  subparagraph  of Article 
12 (2) of Annex  VII. 5. In the  second  subparagraph  of Article  12 (3) of 
Annex  VII  'Bfrs  150'  is replaced  by 'Bfrs  250'. 
Article  36 
1. Article  13 (1) (a) of Annex  VII is amended  to read 
as follows: 
'1. (a) The  daily  subsistence  allowance  for officials 
on mission  shall  be paid  on the following  scale: 
I II 
Grades  A1 to A3 and  L/A2  and  L/A3 Other  grades 
Bfrs  940 Bfrs  1 440 
2. In Article  13 (2) of Annex  VII  'Bfrs  840'  and  'Bfrs 
360' are  replaced  by  'Bfrs  1 010'  and  'Bfrs  430' 
respectively. 
3. In Article  13 (3) of Annex  VII  'Bfrs  300'  and  'Bfrs 
270' are replaced  by 'Bfrs  360'  and  'Bfrs  320'  respective-
ly. 
4. Article  13 (8) of Annex  VII  is amended  to read  as 
follows: 
'8. Where  an official  on mission  has  a meal  or 
accommodation  provided  or reimbursed  by one 
of the  institutions  of the  Communities  or by  a 
national  or international  administration  or orga-
nization,  he shall  declare  it. 
His daily  subsistence  allowance  shall  be reduced 
by Bfrs  220  for each  meal  provided;  the allowance 
provided  for  in Column  II shall  be reduced  by 
Bfrs 500 for each  day's  accommodation  provided. 
Where  an official  on mission  has  all his meals  and 
accommodation  provided  or reimbursed  by one 
of the  institutions  of the  Communities  or by a 
national  or international  administration  or orga-
nization,  be shall  receive  an allowance  of Bfrs 
250 for each  period  of twenty-four  hours  in place 
of the  daily  subsistence  allowance  for  mission 
provided  for  above.' 
5. The  following  paragraph  is added  to Article  13 
of Annex  VII: 
'10. The  rates  given  in paragraphs  1, 2, 3, 8 
and 9 shall  be reviewed  when  remunerations  are 
reviewed  pursuant  to Article  65  of the  Staff 
Regulations.' 
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Article  37 
In the  first  paragraph  of Article  15 of Annex  VII 
'Bfrs  36 000'  is replaced  by 'Bfrs  48 000'. 
Article  38 
Article  17 (4) of Annex  VII  is amended  to read  as 
follows: 
'Transfers  provided  for  in paragraphs  2 and  3 
shall  be made  on the  basis  of the  par  values 
referred  to in the last  paragraph  of Article  63 of 
the Staff  Regulations;  the amounts  transferred  shall 
be multiplied  by a coefficient  representing  the 
difference  between  the weighting  for the country 
in whose  currency  the  transfer  is made  and  the 
weighting  for the country  in which  the official  is 
employed.' 
Article  39 
In Article  3 (a) of Annex  VIII  the words  'Article  35 (a), 
(b) and  (e) of the Staff  Regulations'  are replaced  by 
'Article  35 (a), (b), (c) and  (e) of the Staff  Regulations'. 
Article  40 
In Article  11 (2) of Annex  VIII:  still  being  considered 
(Repayment  of pension  rights). 
Article  41 
In Article  27 of Annex  VIII  the words  'provided  that 
the court  which  pronounced  the  decree  of divorce 
found  that  the  official  was  solely  to blame'  are 
deleted,  the  words  'the  divorced  wife'  are  replaced 
by 'the  divorced  spouse'  and  the  word  'husband'  is 
replaced  by 'spouse.' Article  42 
1. In Article  28 of Annex  VIII  the words  'if the court 
which  pronounced  the  decree  of divorce  found  that 
the official  was  solely  to blame'  are deleted.  ^ 
2. In Article  28 of Annex  VIII  the words  'the  divorced 
wife'  are replaced  by 'the  divorced  spouse'. 
Article  43 
In Article  29 of Annex  VIII  the words  'the  divorced 
wife'  are replaced  by 'the  divorced  spouse'. 
Article  44 
In the first  sentence  of the,  first  paragraph  of Article 
37 of Annex  VIII  the words  'or on leave  on personal 
grounds'  are inserted  after  'on secondment'. 
CHAPTER  II 
Amendments  to the  Conditions  of Employment  of 
Other  Servants  of the  Communities 
Article  45 
The second  paragraph  of Article  4 is replaced  by the 
following: 
'In places  of employment  outside  the Community 
countries,  staff  engaged  for duties  other  than  those 
mentioned  above  may  be treated  as local  staff 
where  it would  not  be warranted,  in the interests 
of the service,  to assign  those  duties  to an official 
or to a servant  of one  of the other  kinds  specified 
in Article  1.' 
Article  46 
The first  paragraph  of Article  11 is amended  to read 
as follows: 
'Articles  11 to 26 of the Staff  Regulations,  concern-
ing the rights  and  obligations  of officials,  shall  apply 
by analogy.  However,  the  second  paragraph  of 
Article  15,  concerning  officials  elected  to public 
office,  shall  not  apply  to staff  falling  within 
Article  2 (a) or (b).' 
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Article  47 
The following  new  paragraph  is inserted  after  the 
first paragraph  of Article  14: 
'Where  during  his probationary  period  a member 
of the  temporary  staff  is prevented,  by sickness  or 
accident,  from  performing  his  duties  for  one 
month  or more,  the  appointing  authority  may 
extend  his probationary  period  by the correspon-
ding  length  of time.' 
Article  48 
The second  paragraph  of Article  20 is amended  to 
read  as follows: 
'Articles  66,  67,  69,  70 and  70a  of  the  Staff 
Regulations,  concerning  basic  salaries,  family 
allowances,  expatriation  allowance,  payment  in 
the event  of death  and  teaching  allowance,  shall 
apply  by analogy.' 4a of Annex  VII to the Staff  Regulations,  concerning 
payment  of family,  expatriation  and  fixed  allow-
ances,  shall  apply  by analogy.' 
Article  51 
Article  80 is amended  to read  as follows: 
'The  institution  shall  determine  the social  security 
arrangements  applicable  to the  servant,  basing 
itself  upon  the  legislation  and  practice  current  in 
the place  where  he is to perform  his duties.' 
Article  52 
In Article  91 the words  'Articles  36, 40 and  42 of the 
Staff  Regulations'  are  replaced  by 'Article  36, Article 
40 (except  the  second  subparagraph  of paragraph  3) 
and Article  42 of the  staff  Regulations'. 
Article  49 
The following  new  paragraph  is inserted  after  the 
third  paragraph  of Article  37: 
'Where  the spouse,  not being  an official  or member 
of the  temporary  staff,  of a member  of  the 
temporary  staff  dies,  children  dependent  on the 
latter  within  the meaning  of Article  2 of Annex  VII 
to the Staff  Regulations  shall  be entitled  to orphan's 
pension  in accordance  with  the  last  paragraph  of 
Article  80 of the  Staff  Regulations.' 
Article  50 
Article  65 is amended  to read  as follows: 
'Article  67 (except  paragraph  1 (c)) and  Article  69 
of the  Staff  Regulations  and  Articles  1, 2, 4 and CHAPTER  III 
Final  provision 
Article  53 
This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on the  day 
following  its publication  in the Official  Journal  of the 
European  Communities,  save  that  Article  30 (3) shall 
enter  into  force  with  effect  from  1 April  1974  and 
Article  2.9 (2) with  effect  from  1 July  1972. 
This  Regulation  shall  be binding  in its entirety  and 
directly  applicable  in all Member  States. 
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