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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM (79)344 final
Brussels ,1stJuly 1979
PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
AMENDING REGULATION (ECSC ,EEC.ÉURATOM )N°300/76
DETERMINING THE CATEGORIES
OFOFFICIALS ENTITLED TOALLOWANCES FORSHIFTWORK ,
AND THE RATES AND CONDITIONS THEREOF
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM (79)344 final

♦EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Article 56aofthe Staff Regulations provides forthegrant ofallowances
toofficials required todoshiftwork . Italso provides that theCouncil
shall determine thecategories ofofficials entitled tosuch allowances ,and
the rates and conditions thereof .
Council Regulation (ECSC ,EEC,Euratom )No300/76of9February 1976
determined thecategories ofoffioials entitled asbeing ,forthepurposes
ofstaff paid from theadministrative budget ,offioials employed ina
oomputer centre orasecurity department .
2.The Commission 'stelex staff also works shifts and has asked toreceive
theallowance provided forbyRegulation No300/76.
Having considered various other ways oforganizing thetelex service ,we
have concluded that shiftwork isthemost efficient system andthemost
closely adapted tothe operating requirements ofthe service . Ithasalso
been found that shift work istheoheapest system interms ofboth personnel
and equipment .
3.TheCommission accordingly decided togrant the shiftwork allowance to
telex staff with effect from 1April 1977 •MrTugendhat informed the
Council ofthis byletter dated 12February 1977 andthematter was
discussed bytheCouncil 'sStaff Regulations Working Party on
25and 26July 1977 .
TheWorking Party considered that Regulation No300/76should beinterpreted
restrictively andthematter wasreconsidered byCoreper ,which suggested
that theCommission table aproposal foramendment ofRegulation No300/76
tocover telex staff (meetings on7and8September 1977 )*
4.On7December 1978 theCommission accordingly decided toconsult the
Staff Regulations Committee onadraft regulation extending
Regulation No300/76totelecommunications staff andtocertain
photocomposition staff inthePublications Qffioe where thesame problems
ofprofitability arise .
5.TheStaff Regulations Committee ,towhich thedraft regulation was
referred byletter from MrBrunner dated 7December 1978 ,meton
2February 1979 andissued anopinion endorsing thepart ofthedraft
extending Regulation No300/76totelecommunications staff# Technical
consideration will begiven later totheseoond part ofthedraft ,
concerning shiftwork byphotocomposition staff *

6.ThepresentdraftregulationthusextendsRegulation No300/76only
totelecommunications staff,whereasituationthathasexistedsince
1April1977mustnow,assuggestedbyCoreper.beregularized .

Proposalfora
CouncilRegulation
amenchngRégulation (ECSC,EEC,Euratom)n°300/76.
determiningthecategoriesofofficialsentitledtoallowancesfor
shiftwork/andtheratesandconditionsthereof
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES/
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC/Euratom/ECSC)n°259/68
<layingdowntheStaffRegulations ofOfficialsandConditionsof
EmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunities (1)/aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC/Euratom/ECSC)No3085/78(2),andin
particularthesecondparagraphofArticle56aoftheStaff
Regulations/
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission/submittedafter
consultingtheStaffRegulations Committee/
WhereasitisfortheCouncil/actingonaproposalfromtheCommission
submittedafterconsultingtheStaffRegulations Committee/todetermine
t/iecategoriesofofficialsentitledtoallowancesforshiftwork/and
t^ieratesandconditionsthereof;
Whereasstaffemployedincertaintelecommunications servicesdoshiftwork
withinthemeaningofArticle56aoftheStaffRegulations;whereas
CpuncilRegulation(ECSC,EEC/Euratom)No300/76shouldthereforebe
apended/
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article 1
ThefirstpartofthefirstsubparagraphofArticle1(1)-ofRegulation
(ECSC/EEC/Euratom)No300/76isreptacedbythe^following :
<J)OJN°L56/4March1968/p.1.
(2)0JN°L369/29December1978/p.6.
(ï)0JNoL38/13February1976/p.1.

1.Anofficialpaidfromappropriations intheresearchand
investmentbudgetandemployedinanestablishment oftheJointResearch
Centreoronindirectaction,orpaidfromoperatingappropriations
andemployedinacomputercentre,asecuritydepartmentoratelecommu­
nicationsservice,whoisengagedinshiftworkwithinthemeaning
ofArticle56aoftheStaffRegulations,shallbeentitledtoan
allowanceofs"
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceenthedayfollowingits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCoiTtiriur.itlas:
ItshallapplyfromthefirstdaycfthesonthfcItewingthatInwlricli
itentersintoforce.
ThisRegulationshallbsbindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,