Decision of the Management Board of Europol of 16 November 1999 agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol
Date: 1999-11-16
Institutions: Europol
Subjects: European official, Europol, board of directors, tax on employment income

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DECISION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF EUROPOL

of 16 November 1999

agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol regarding taxes applicable to
salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol

(2001/C 65/02)

THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF EUROPOL,

Article 2

Having regard to the Protocol drawn up, on the basis of
Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 41(3)
of the Europol Convention, on the privileges and immunities
of Europol, the members of its organs, the deputy directors
and employees of Europol (1), and in particular Article 10
thereof,

Having regard to its proposal to the Council for adjustment of
the remuneration and allowances of the staff members of
Europol of 7 June 1999,

Whereas:

(1) The tax applicable to Europol staff members should be
amended to reflect any adjustment decided upon in due
course by the Council.

(2)

For the sake of clarity, it is desirable to re-establish the
conditions and procedures for applying the tax to salaries
and emoluments paid by Europol
to Europol Staff
members, excluding local staff, in accordance with the
abovementioned Article 10 of the Protocol,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

With effect from 1 July 1999, the conditions and procedures
for applying the tax to salaries and emoluments paid by
Europol to Europol Staff members, excluding local staff, as
laid down by Europol and included in the Annex to this
Decision, are hereby agreed.

Subsequent to the Council Decision of 2 December 1999
adjusting the remuneration and allowances applicable to
Europol employees (2) as of 1 July 1999, the Director of
Europol shall effect an increase in the amounts mentioned in
the Annex to this Decision with the same
Article 4 of
percentage, with effect from 1 July 1999.

Article 3

Subsequent to the said Council Decision of 2 December 1999,
the Director of Europol shall also effect the conversion into
euro of the amounts referred to in Article 4 of the Annex to
this Decision on the basis of Council Regulation (EC)
No 2866/98 of 31 December 1998 on the conversion between
the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the
euro(3).

Article 4

The values established in accordance with Articles 3 and 4
shall be published in the Official
the European
Communities.

Journal of

Article 5

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

Article 6

This Decision shall enter into force the day following its
adoption by the Management Board.

Done at The Hague, 16 November 1999.

For the Management Board of Europol

The President
K. RANTAMA

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(1) OJ C 221, 19.7.1997, p. 2.

(2) OJ C 364, 17.12.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Article 1

The tax on salaries, wages and emoluments paid by Europol to its staff, indicated by Article 10 of the Protocol on
the Privileges and Immunities of Europol, shall be determined under the conditions and collected according to the
procedure laid down in this Annex.

The following shall be liable to the tax:

Article 2

(a)

persons coming under Article 10(2) of the Protocol on Privileges and Immunities, but excluding local staff;

(b)

recipients of the compensation on termination of service provided for in Article 77 of the Staff Regulations,
laid down by the Council Act of 3 December 1998( (1));

(c)

those entitled to unemployment benefit under Article 59 of the said Staff Regulations.

Article 3

1.

The tax shall be payable each month on salaries, wages and emoluments paid by Europol to each person liable.

However, moneys and allowances, whether lump sums or not, which represent compensation for expenses

2.
incurred in the performance of official duties, shall be excluded from the basic taxable amount.

3.

The family allowance and social benefits listed below shall be deducted from the basic taxable amount:

(a)

household allowance;

(b)

dependent child’s allowance;

(c)

education allowance;

(d)

allowance on the birth of a child;

(e)

housing allowance;

(f)

social assistance;

(g)

allowances paid on account of occupational disease or accident;

(h)

that part of any payment which represents family allowances.

An abatement of 10 % for occupational and personal expenses shall be made from the amount obtained by

4.
applying the preceding provisions.

An additional abatement equivalent to twice the amount of the allowance for a dependent child shall be made for
each dependent child of the person liable as well as for each person treated as a dependent child within the meaning
of Article 2(4) of Appendix 5 to the said Staff Regulations.

Deductions from remuneration of persons liable on account of pensions and retirement allowances or of social

5.
security shall be deducted from the basic taxable amount.

(1) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 23.

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Article 4

The tax shall be calculated on the taxable amount obtained by applying Article 3 and disregarding any amount not
exceeding NLG 183 and by applying the rate of:

8 %

to amounts between

NLG

184

and NLG 3 241

10 % to amounts between

NLG 3 242

and NLG 4 464

12,50 % to amounts between

NLG 4 465

and NLG 5 116

15 % to amounts between

NLG 5 117

and NLG 5 810

17,50 % to amounts between

NLG 5 811

and NLG 6 462

20 % to amounts between

NLG 6 463

and NLG 7 094

22,50 % to amounts between

NLG 7 095

and NLG 7 746

25 % to amounts between

NLG 7 747

and NLG 8 378

27,50 % to amounts between

NLG 8 379

and NLG 9 030

30 % to amounts between

NLG 9 031

and NLG 9 662

32,50 % to amounts between

NLG 9 663

and NLG 10 314

35 % to amounts between

NLG 10 315

and NLG 10 947

40 % to amounts between

NLG 10 948

and NLG 11 599

45 % to amounts above

NLG 11 599.

1.

By way of derogation from the provisions of Articles 3 and 4:

Article 5

(a)

(b)

the sums paid as compensation for overtime shall be assessed for purposes of the tax at the rate which, in the
month preceding that of payment, was applied to the highest taxable amount of the official’s remuneration;

payments made on account of termination of service shall be taxed, after applying the abatements laid down in
Article 3(4), at a rate equal to two thirds of the ratio existing at the time of last salary payment, between:

— the amount of tax payable,

and

— the basic taxable amount as defined in Article 3.

2.
The application of this Annex shall not have the effect of reducing salaries, wages and emoluments of any kind
paid by Europol to an amount less than the minimum subsistence rate as defined in Article 5 of Appendix 6 to the
said Staff Regulations.

Article 6

When the taxable payment covers a period of less than one month, the rate of the tax shall be that which is applicable
to the corresponding monthly payment.

When the taxable payment covers a period of more than one month the tax shall be calculated as if this payment
had been spread evenly over the months to which it relates.

Corrective payments not related to the month during which they are paid shall be subject to the tax to which they
would have been subject had they been made at the proper time.