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COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 
COMC83) 164 final 
Brussels,  30 March 1983 
Proposal  for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION  (Euratom,  ECSC, EEC) 
adjusting  certain  daily subsistence  allowance  rates for 
officials  on mission  laid down in Article 13 of 
Annex VII to the  Staff Regulations  of 
Officials  of the  European Communities 
(submitted  to the  Council  by the  Commission) 
COM(83) 164 final 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 
The rates  of daily subsistence allowance  for officials  on mission  laid down in 
Article  13 of Annex VII to the  Staff Regulations  were last revised  by Council 
Regulation  (Euratom,  ECSC, EEC) No  2780/81  of 22 September  198lF with  effect 
from 23 September  1981. 
This general  revision  was based on a price survey  carried  out in  June I98O in 
the Member  States and daily subsistence allowances  were fixed as follows: 
(Bfrs) 
I II III 
Grades  A1 to 
A3 and LA3 Grades  A4 to  A8, 
LA4 to  LA8 and 
Category B Other 
grades 
Belgium 1400 2150 1990 
Denmark 1650 2150 1990 
Oemany 1350 2150 1990 
Greece 900 1550 H30 
F ranee 1550 2650 2450 
Ireland 1430 2000 1850 
Italy 1110 1900 1760 
Luxembourg 1300 2010 1850 
Netherlands 1300 2250 2080 
United Kingdom 1350 2650 2450 

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These allowances  were calculated in  aooordanoe  with a survey  method 
previously  agreed with the Council  Staff Regulations  Working  Party. 
The oriteria  used were as follows: 
1. Hotels + 
Single room with bath in a  first-class  (not luxury) hotel for  grade A1-A3 
and LAß offioials  and in a second-class hotel for  officials  of other grades. 
The first-class  (not luxury) category corresponds to a "top  class"  or "very 
comfortable"  classification  in the Miohelin  Quide. 
The Becond-claBS  category corresponds to the  "good average"  classification 
in the Michelin  Guide (hotels  classified  as "fairly  comfortable" are too 
uncomfortable  and often do not  have enough rooms with bathrooms). 
2. Meals 
(a) breakfast 
(b) a simple  meal 
(c) a  full meal 
The prioes of these  meals are those  charged  in the following establishments: 
- for grade A1-A3 officials:  in the restaurants of the reference hotels 
and in a few restaurants equivalent to  "fairly  comfortable" restaurants 
in the Miohelin  Guide  classification; 
- for offioials  of other grades: in the restaurants of the reference hotels 
and in a few restaurants equivalent to  "plain  but good" restaurants in the 
Miohelin  Guide  classification. 
The following  criteria  have, however,  been observed in respect of the  main 
places of mission  where there are restaurants or  canteens  run by the 
institutions  whioh charge  fairly  low prioes and are  open to officials  on 
mission: 
- prioe of a  meal (with a drink and coffee) in a restaurant run by the 
institutions; 
- price of a simple  meal (menu of the day or business lunch with a drink 
and coffee) in the reference hotels; 

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- price of two  full meals (a la  oarte - average  prioes  with a drink and 
coffee) in the same  hotels. 
The total prioe of the  four meals divided  by two  gives the part of the 
allowance  covering  two meals. 
3. Breakdown  of the  allowance 
In accordance  with the method, the fixed allowance  covering all mission 
expenses  (Article  13(6) of Annex VII to the  Staff Regulations)  may be  broken 
down aB follows: 
Grades A1-A3/LA3 
Allowance  .  100% + maximum  hotel prioe 
( Two meals . 80%" 
( Breakfast  .  IO56 
( Sundry expenses  « 10%" 
Other Grades ... . 
Allowance  .  100% 
( Hotel + breakfast  _ 55$ 
( Two meals * 40$ 
( Sundry expenses  o 556 
Sundry expenses  are calculated  by taking one ninth of the  total oost of the 
meals. They are supposed  to oover the cost of four journeys  by public 
transport  and two  local telephone  calls. 
New daily subsistence rates using  updated  figures  now need to be fixed on 
the basis  of this method and for this purpose  a survey  along the lines of 
that carried  out in  June  I98O was made in  July 1982.  The annexed  proposal 
reflects  its findings. 

Proposal for Council Regulation  (Euratom,  ECSC, EEC) 
adjusting  certain  daily subsistence allowance 
rates for officials  on mission  laid down in Article  13 of Annex VII to 
the Staff Regulations of  Officials  of the  European  Communities 
THE COUNCIL  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty  establishing  a Single Council and a Single 
Commission  of the  European  Communities, 
Having regard to the  Staff Regulations of  Officials  and the Conditions of 
Employment  of Other Servants of the  European  Communities  laid down by 
Council  Regulation (EEC,  Euratom,  ECSC) No 259/68',  as last amended  by 
Regulation  (ECSC,  EEC, Euratom)  No 3139/82  , and in  particular  Article  13 
of Annex VII to the  Staff Regulations and  Articles  22 and 67 of the Conditions 
of Employment, 
Having regard to the proposal  from the Commission, 
Whereas,  in view of the increased costs recorded in the  different  places 
of employment  in the Member  States, the rates of  daily subsistence allowance 
for officials  on mission should be adjusted, 
HAS ADOPTED  THIS REGULATION: 
Article  1 
Article  13 of Annex VII to the  Staff Regulations is  amended  as follows: 
1. The scale in paragraph 1(a) is replaced by the following: 
loJ L  56,  4.3.1968,  p.1. 
OJ L 331,  26.11.1982,  p.1. 

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I II III 
Grades  A1 to A3 
and LA3 Grades A4 to A8, 
LA4 to LA8 and 
Category  B Other 
grades 
Belgium 1560 2335 2160 
Denmark 2145 2865 2650 
Germany 1955 3205 2965 
Greece 1050 1650 1525 
Prance i860 2990 2765 
Ireland 2010 3060 2830 
Italy 1615 2570 2380 
Luxembourg 1615 2500 2315 
Netherlands 1775 3060 2830 
United Kingdom 2225 4120 3810 
2. The first sentence  of paragraph  2 is amended to  read as follows: 
"2. In addition  to the  rates set out in Column I of the  foregoing scale, 
the hotel  bill covering  room,  service  and taxes, but excluding breakfast 
shall be reimbursed  up to a  maximum  of Bfrs  1175 for  Greece,  Bfrs  14-70 
for Luxembourg,  Bfrs  1700 for  Belgium,  Bfrs  1970 for  France,  Bfrs  2045 
for the Netherlands,  Bfrs  2075 for Germany, Denmark and  Italy, 
Bfrs  2545 for the  United Kingdom and  Bfrs  2720 for  Ireland". 
Article  2 
This Regulation  shall  enter into force  on the day  following its publication 
in the Official  Journal  of the  European  Communities. 
This Regulation  shall be binding  in its entirety  and directly  applicable 
in all Member  States. 
Done at  Brussels For the Council 
The President