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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)308 final .
Bruseels .5June 1981 .
SALARIES
C0M(81 )308final .

SALARIES
The Council isagreed asfollows .
1.Theprinciple ofparallelism isreaffirmed .
2.Annual adjustment ofsalaries istobeeffected byamethod
ofimplementing Article 65oftheStaff Regulations based
onconsideration ofthe following factors s
(a)specific indicators (movement upordown ofthepurchasing
power ofnational civil servants ),
(b)common index (cost ofliving ),ashitherto ;
(c)intermediate adjustments toensure that' thepurchasing
powers ofEuropean officials isequivalent irrespective
oftheir place ofemployment (Article 65(2 )).
3*Theparticular difficulties ofthe economic and social
situation ,appraised inthe light ofobjeptive data supplied
bytheCommission ,are tobetaken into consideration for
aninitial period offive years beginning on1July 1981
bytheestablishment ofalevy (see bbelow )onsalaries
adjusted asabove .
km (a)Thebasis ofassessment ofthelevy istobe,ineach
grade and step ,thenet salary ofanofficial inresidence *
unmarried andwithout dependents ,less theminimum subsistence
figure within themeaning oftheStaff Regulations .
(b)Thelevy istobepayable byofficials inactive employment
oronsecondment and ,with alevy-free allowance oftwice
theminimum subsistence figure ,former officials drawing
Community pensions and termination ofservice allowances <,

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(c)Th$rats ofthelevy istcrise each year byone-fifth ,
at1July 1985 reaching 12.7^*representing aneffective
charge of10% onthenet salary ofunmarried officials
inresidence without dependants ingrade A1/6,and 0^
onthat ofofficials ingrade D^/1.
5oSis months before the end ofthe fifth year the Commission
ietosubmit areport tothe Council onthe movement cfthe
economic and social situation ,showing inparticular the
moveiBent ofthe data serving asthe basis for the calculation
ofthe levy and the extent towhich that movement has been
taken into account inthe salaries ofnational civil servants .
Onthe strength ofthis report the Council ssay ,upon aproposal
frota the Commission ,adjust the rate ofthe levy upward or
downward .U&less itdoes so,the levy will continue tobe
charged attherate obtaining at1July 1985 *
6.Should theapplication ofthelevy ,and insome places of
employment and some grades theapplication ofthe Method ,
result inareduction innominal salaries ,the adverse
fcalaaee istobecarried over tothe following year ,and so
on .
7.The Method and thelevy mechanisa are tooperate for ten
years with effect from 1July 1981 .
II.The Council requests the Commission ,inline with Iabove ,
sothat itmay take acomprehensive decision incompliance with
theprocedures laid down by1November 1981 :
.tosubmit toitaformal proposal for adecision under Article
65adopting theMethod ;
.tosubffiit toitsuch prcposals for theamendment ofthe Staff
Regulations asmay benecessary ,
III .Tue Council undertakes toact within the fcinse laid down inArticle
65C2)oftheStaff Regulations ,andinaccordance with thearrange­
ments followed sisss 19?^..upon ik*Coamiseion'a proposal of?Far
i.

8„Should this benecessitated byrecruitment requirements ,
th«Comraiaeioe iotosubmit appropriate proposals tothe
Council .