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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(76)190final.
Brussels,3May197^.
Proposaifora
COUNCILREGULATION
/
determining thecategoriesofofficialsentitled ,
to.andtheconditionsandratesof,allowancesforregularstandby­
duty.
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COMC76)190final.

EXPLANATORY MEMORAKDUM
1.Regulation(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No1601/75of24June1975
theCouncilamendedArticle5^bandthethirdparagraphof
Article55oftheStaffRegulations,deletingthephrasewhich
restrictedstandbydutyandtheallowancesforthisworkto
officialspaidfromappropriations intheresearchandinvestment ..
budgetandemployedinanestablishment oftheJointResearchCentre
oronindirectaction.
TheamendedtextofArticle56bretirestheCouncil,actingona
proposalfromtheCommission,presentedafterconsultingtheStaff
RegulationsCommittee,todeterminethecategoriesofofficials
entitledto,andtheconditionsandratesof,allowancesfor
standbyduty. -
2.TheCommissionproposalisattached.Ittakesaccountofthe
needforcertainstaffwhoareemployedoutsidetheJointResearch
Centretorunandsupervisetechnicalinstallations orworkinthe
medicalserviceorasdrivers,toremainatthedisposaloftheir
institutionattheplaceofemploymentorathome,outsideandin
additiontonormalworkinghours.
Theconditionsandratesoftheproposedallowancesarethesameas
thoselaiddownforresearchstaffinCouncilRegulation(Euratom)No1371/72
of27June1972.
However,tocompensatetosomeextentforthedisruptiontofamily
andsociallifecausedbystandbyduty,itisproposedtogrant
oneday'sleaveinsomecases,forinstancefollowingsevendays'
continuousstandbydutyathomeorstandbydutyattheplaceof
employmentonSaturdays,Sundaysorpublicholidays.

3.Astherepresentatives oftheStaffCommitteesrefusedto
attendmeetingsoftheStaffRegulations Committeedulyconvened
bytheChairsincethebeginningofFebruary,theStaffRegulations
CommitteecouldnotgiveanopinionontheCommission'sproposal,
whichitreceivedinSeptember1975»
IntheabsenceofanopinionfromtheStaffRegulations Committee
theCommissionhasadoptedtheattachedproposalpursuantto
Article10aoftheStaffRegulations.
AgreementwasreachedontheCommissionproposalasaresultof
consultation withstaffrepresentatives beforetheproposalwas
presentedtotheStaffRegulations Committee.

Proposaifor
CouncilRegulation(ECSC,Euratom,EEC)Noof
determiningthecategoriesofofficialsentitledto,andtheconditions
andratesof,allowancesforregularstandbyduty
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsandtheConditionsof
EmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunitieslaiddownin
Regulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/681,aslastamended "by
2RegulationNo,andinparticularthesecondparagraphof
Article56boftheStaffRégulations ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
WhereasitisfortheCouncil,actingonaproposalfromtheCommission,
todétermina
thecategoriesofofficialsentitledto,andtheconditions .andratesof­
f •
allowanceswhichmayhegrantedtoofficialswhoareregularlyrequiredto
heatthedisposaloftheinstitutionattheplaceofemploymentorat
homeoutsidenormalworkinghours,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Officialspaidfromappropriations intheresearchandinvestment
budgetandemployedinanestablishment oftheJointResearchCentreor
onindirectaction,orpaidfromappropriations intheoperatingbudget
andemployedtorunorsupervisetechnicalinstallations ortoworkinthe
medicalserviceorasdrivers,whoareregularlyrequiredtocarryout
standbydutyinaccordancewithArticle56boftheStaffRegulations,shall
beentitledtoanallowancedeterminedasfollows:
20JNoL56,4March1968»p.1.
OJNo ,,p.

(a)Theallowance shall "beexpressed inpoints .Apoint shall be
equal to0.032$ ofthebasic salary ofanoffioial inGrade D4»
Step 1.Such allowance shall beadjusted bytheweighting .
applicable totheremuneration oftheofficial ;
(b)Thenumber ofpoints perhour ofactual standby duty shall be:
(i)forstandby duty attheplace ofemployments 11forworking
days and 22forSaturdays ,Sundays andpublic holidays ;
(ii)forstandby duty athome :2.15 forworking days and4*3for -.
Saturdays ,Sundays andpublic holidays .
2.Noallowance shall begranted forstandby duty athome ifthe
actual period ofduty isless than 14hours .
t•
3.Anofficial whocanshow that foraperiod notexceeding onemonth
hewasprevented from doing stand tyduty attheplace ofemployment as
aresult ofillness oraccident orbecause hewas onannual leave shall
retain hisentitlement totheallowance .Ifheisprevented from 'doing
standby duty formore than onemonth owing tosickness oraccident ,his
entitlement totheallowance shall besuspended atthe endofthat month
until heresumes work .
ι
Fortheperiod referred tointheprevious subparagraph ,theofficial
shall beentitled toanallowance of42points foreach dayofabsence
because ofsickness ,forwhich hehasamedical certificate ,orforeach
dayofannual leave .
Article 2
Theofficials referred toinArticle 1(1)shall also beentitled to:
(i)onedayofleave foreach period ofstandby duty athome involving
atleast 7consecutive days ,inoluding absences forsickness oron
leave ;

(ii)onedayofleave foreach Saturday ,Sunday orpublic holiday -
onwhich they areactually required tocarry outstandby duty
attheplace ofemployment . .
Article 3
This Regulation shall apply "byanalogy totemporary ,auxiliary and
establishment staff .
Article 4
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Council Regulation (Euratom )No1371/72ishereby repealed . .
Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force onthethird dayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .However the
provisions ofthefirst ,second andthird articles take effect onthe1st .July 1975 •
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
For the Council