Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2762/98 of 17 December 1998 adjusting with effect from 1 July 1998 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied thereto
Date: 1998-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, pay, pension scheme, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU)

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 2762/98

of 17 December 1998

adjusting with effect from 1 July 1998 the remuneration and pensions of officials
and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied
thereto

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

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

the European

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 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No
2594/98 (2) and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a and 82 of the Staff Regulations, Annex
XI to the Staff Regulations, and Article 20, first paragraph, and Article 64 of the Condi-
tions of Employment,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas a review of the remuneration of officials and other servants carried out on the
basis of a report by the Commission has shown that the remuneration and pensions of
officials and other servants of the Communities should be adjusted under the 1998 annual
review;

Whereas, in accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, the annual adjustment in
respect of 1999 will entail the establishment before 31 December 1999 of new weightings
with retroactive effect from 1 July 1999;

Whereas these new weightings could lead to retroactive adjustments to remuneration and
pensions (positive or negative) in respect of the period of 1999 for which payments have
already been made on the basis of this Regulation;

Whereas provision should therefore be made for the payment of arrears in the event of an
upward adjustment as a result of these weightings or for the recovery of sums overpaid in
the event of a downward adjustment for the period between the effective date and the date
of entry into force of the Council’s decision on the annual adjustment in respect of 1999;

Whereas provision should be made for the effects of any such recovery to be spread over a
period of not more than twelve months following the date of entry into force of the
Council’s decision on the annual adjustment in respect of 1999,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

With effect from 1 July 1998:

Article 1

(a) the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations is replaced by

the following:

(1) OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 325, 3. 12. 1998, p. 1.

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Grade

A 1
A 2
A 3 / LA 3
A 4 / LA 4
A 5 / LA 5
A 6 / LA 6
A 7 / LA 7
A 8 / LA 8
B 1
B 2
B 3
B 4
B 5
C 1
C 2
C 3
C 4
C 5
D 1
D 2
D 3
D 4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Step

442 120
392 345
324 933
272 978
225 057
194 491
167 418
148 066
194 491
168 512
141 346
122 252
109 277
124 692
108 456
101 169
91 414
84 289
95 259
86 858
80 842
76 223

465 606
414 756
344 536
288 279
238 390
205 103
175 748
154 037
205 103
176 412
147 915
127 949
113 887
129 720
113 064
105 117
95 117
87 743
99 424
90 557
84 302
79 349

489 092
437 167
364 139
303 580
251 723
215 715
184 078

215 715
184 312
154 484
133 646
118 497
134 748
117 672
109 065
98 820
91 197
103 589
94 256
87 762
82 475

512 578
459 578
383 742
318 881
265 056
226 327
192 408

226 327
192 212
161 053
139 343
123 107
139 776
122 280
113 013
102 523
94 651
107 754
97 955
91 222
85 601

536 064
481 989
403 345
334 182
278 389
236 939
200 738

236 939
200 112
167 622
145 040

144 804
126 888
116 961
106 226

111 919
101 654
94 682

559 550
504 400
422 948
349 483
291 722
247 551
209 068

247 551
208 012
174 191
150 737

149 832
131 496
120 909
109 929

116 084
105 353
98 142

442 551
364 784
305 055
258 163

258 163
215 912
180 760
156 434

154 860
136 104
124 857
113 632

120 249
109 052
101 602

462 154
380 085
318 388
268 775

268 775
223 812
187 329
162 131

159 888
140 712
128 805
117 335

124 414
112 751
105 062

(b) — in Article 1(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations BEF 6 566 shall be replaced by

BEF 6 691,

— in Article 2(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations BEF 8 456 shall be replaced by

BEF 8 617,

— in the second sentence of Article 69 of the Staff Regulations and in the second
subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Annex VII thereto BEF 15 107 shall be replaced by
BEF 15 394,

— in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations BEF 7 557

shall be replaced by BEF 7 701.

With effect from 1 July 1998, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 63 of the
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be replaced by the following:

Article 2

Category

Group

Step

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

207 576
150 655
126 602

233 288
165 335
132 242

259 000
180 015
137 882

284 712
194 695
143 522

121 618
95 529

133 524
101 826

145 430
108 123

157 336
114 420

90 855
81 318

73 499
70 782

96 204
84 085

77 828
71 768

101 553
86 852

106 902
89 619

82 157
72 754

86 486
73 740

I
II
III

IV
V

VI
VII

VIII
IX

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Article 3

With effect from 1 July 1998 the fixed allowance referred to in Article 4a of Annex VII to
the Staff Regulations shall be:

— BEF 4 016 per month for officials in Grade C4 or C5,

— BEF 6 157 per month for officials in Grade C1, C2 or C3.

Article 4

Pensions for which entitlement has accrued by 1 July 1998 shall be calculated from that
date by reference to the table of basic monthly salaries laid down in Article 66 of the Staff
Regulations, as amended by Article 1(a) of this Regulation.

Article 5

With effect from 1 July 1998, the date ‘1 July 1997' in the second paragraph of Article 63
of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by ‘1 July 1998'.

Article 6

1. With effect from 16 May 1998, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of
officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as
follows:

United Kingdom: 153,6.

2. With effect from 1 July 1998, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of
officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as
follows:

Belgium
Denmark
Germany

except:

Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy

Bonn
Karlsruhe
Munich

except:

Varese

Luxembourg
Netherlands
Austria
Portugal
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom
except:

Culham

100,0
129,3
108,2
102,2
98,8
109,0
84,3
91,0
120,0
104,2
100,8
94,7
100,0
111,5
111,2
84,9
116,6
119,7
157,5
123,4

3.
The weightings applicable to pensions shall be determined in accordance with Article
82(1) of the Staff Regulations. Articles 3 to 10 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC,
Euratom) No 2175/88 (1) shall remain in force.

(1) OJ L 191, 22. 7. 1988, p. 1.

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In accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations these weightings could be
4.
adjusted by a Council Regulation before 31 December 1999 establishing new weightings
with effect from 1 July 1999. In this event the institutions shall make the corresponding
positive or negative adjustment to the remuneration and pensions of the officials, former
officials and other persons concerned with retroactive effect for the period between the
effective date and the date of entry into force of the decision on the 1999 adjustment.

If this retroactive adjustment necessitates the recovery of sums overpaid, such recovery may
be spread over a period of not more than twelve months from the date of entry into force
of the decision on the 1999 annual adjustment.

With effect from 1 July 1998, the table in Article 10(1) of Annex VII to the Staff
Regulations shall be replaced by the following:

Article 7

Entitled to household allowance

Not entitled to household allowance

1st to 15th day

from 16th day

1st to 15th day

from 16th day

BEF per calendar day

A1-A3 and LA3
A4-A8; LA4–LA8
and category B
Other grades

2 610
2 533

2 298

1 792
1 719

1 479

1 030
897

740

1 230
1 147

1 070

Article 8

With effect from 1 July 1998, the allowances for shiftwork laid down in Article 1 of
Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76 (1) shall be BEF 11 640, BEF 17 569,
BEF 19 210 and BEF 26 189.

Article 9

With effect from 1 July 1998, the amounts in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom,
ECSC) No 260/68 (2) shall be subject to a weighting of 4,165412.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 10

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

Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.

For the Council

The President

W. MOLTERER

(1) OJ L 38, 13. 2. 1976, p. 1. Regulation as supplemented by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No
1307/87 (OJ L 124, 13. 5. 1987, p. 6) and last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No
2461/98 (OJ L 307, 17. 11. 1998, p. 5).

(2) OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom)

No 2459/98 (OJ L 307, 17. 11. 1998, p. 3).