Proposal for a Council Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities
Date: 1998-05-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community tax, euro, regulations for civil servants

19.6.98

EN

Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities

C  192/9

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  (ECSC,  EC,  Euratom)  amending  Regulation  (EEC,
Euratom,  ECSC)  No  260/68  laying  down  the  conditions  and  procedure  for  applying  the  tax  for
the  benefit  of  the  European  Communities

(98/C  192/07)

COM(1998)  324  final  -  98/0190(CNS)

(Submitted  by  the  Commission  in  accordance  with  Article  13  of  the  Protocol  on  the  Privileges  and
Immunities  of  the  European  Communities  on  20  May  1998)

THE  COUNCIL  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  UNION,

Having  regard 
the  Treaty  establishing  a  single
Council  and  a  single  Commission  of  the  European
Communities,

to 

Having  regard  to  the  Protocol  on  the  Privileges  and
Immunities  of 
in
particular  Article  13  thereof,

the  European  Communities,  and 

in 

euro,  Council  Regulation 

entitlements 
(EEC,
Euratom,  ECSC)  No  260/68(cid:216)((cid:209)),  as  last  amended  by
Regulation  (ECSC,  EEC,  Euratom)  No  .(cid:216).(cid:216).(cid:216)/98,  should
be  amended,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Article  1

In  Council  Regulation  No  260/68  the  term  "Belgian
"euro’  and  amounts
francs’ 
expressed 
their
equivalent  in  euro  units  at  the  conversion  rate.

is  replaced  by  the  term 

francs  are  replaced  by 

in  Belgian 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European
Community,  and 
in  particular  the  third  sentence  of
Article  109l(4)  and  Article  235  thereof,

The  rules  relating  to  the  rounding  of  amounts  laid  down
in  Regulation  (EC)  No  1103/97  shall  apply.

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1103/97
of  17  June  1997  on  certain  provisions  relating  to  the
introduction  of  the  euro(cid:216)(˛),

Article  8  is  amended  to  read:  "Tax  shall  be  collected  by
means  of  deduction  at  source.  The  amount  shall  be
rounded  down  to  one  100th  of  a  euro’.

Article  2

Having  regard  to  Regulation  (EC)  No  .(cid:216).(cid:216)./98(cid:216)(ˇ)  on  the
introduction  of  the  euro,

Having  regard  to  the  proposal  from  the  Commission,

Whereas,  having  regard 
to  Council  Regulation  No
.(cid:216).(cid:216)./98  amending  Regulation  (EEC,  Euratom,  ECSC)
No  259/68(cid:216)(—)  laying  down  the  Staff  Regulations  of
Officials  and  the  Conditions  of  Employment  of  Other
Servants  of  the  European  Communities  and  the  other
Regulations  applicable  to  them  with  regard  to  the  estab(cid:220)
lishment  of  remuneration,  pensions  and  other  financial

(˛)(cid:217)OJ  L  162,  19.6.1997,  p.  1.
(ˇ)(cid:217)European  Council  Resolution  of  7  July  1997  (OJ  C  236,

2.8.1997,  p.  7).

(—)(cid:217)OJ  L  56,  4.3.1968,  p.  1.

Article  3

On  1  January  1999,  pursuant  to  this  Regulation,  the
Commission  shall  effect  the  conversion  into  euro  of  the
amounts  in  Belgian  francs  in  Regulation  (EEC,  Euratom,
ECSC)  No  260/68;  these  values  shall  be  published  in  the
Official  Journal  of  the  European  Communities  in  January
1999.

Article  4

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on(cid:216).(cid:216).(cid:216).

It  shall  be  applicable  from  1  January  1999.

This  Regulation  shall  be  binding 
directly  applicable  in  all  Member  States.

in 

its  entirety  and

((cid:209))(cid:217)OJ  L  56,  4.3.1968,  p.  8.