Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission in Austria, Finland and Sweden laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
Date: 1999-11-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Austria, European official, Finland, Sweden, allowances and expenses

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 30.11.1999
COM(1999) 634 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM)

adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission in Austria,
Finland and Sweden laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff
Regulations of Officials of the European Communities

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

1.

BACKGROUND

(1) Under Article 13 of Annex VII the daily subsistence allowance rates1
referred to in that Article may be adjusted by the Council acting by
qualified majority on a Commission proposal.

(2) The current allowances for Austria, Finland and Sweden are still those
set by the Council on 18 January 1991 following a survey of hotel rates
and restaurant prices.

(3) On 22 March 1999 the Council adopted Regulation No 620/99 adjusting
as of 24 March 1999 the allowances for the other 12 Member States,
which had also been set in 1991.

(4)

It was not possible to adjust the allowances for Austria, Finland and
Sweden at that time because the rates had not yet been included in the
Staff Regulations. On 14 June 1999 the Council adopted Regulation No
1238/19992 including the allowances for these three countries in the
Staff Regulations, so that they can now be adjusted.

(5) The rates fixed then no longer reflect prevailing economic conditions

and therefore no longer fulfil their role.

(6) As instructed by the Council, the Commission has launched a study to
compare the arrangements for reimbursing mission expenses in the
Member States with those applied by the European Union.

(7) Without anticipating the results of that study, and in the interests of
ensuring equal treatment, there is an urgent need to adjust the daily
subsistence allowance rates and the ceilings for the reimbursement of
hotel expenses for missions to Austria, Finland and Sweden using the
same method and indexing date as for the twelve other Member States.

2.

PROPOSED DECISION

The Commission has therefore decided to present, on the basis of Article 13 of
Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, the attached proposal dealing solely with
the adjustment of the scales for Austria, Finland and Sweden (on the basis of
price trends3 and exchange rates).

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2

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For officials on mission within the European territory of the Member States of the European
Union.
OJ L150, 17.06.1999.
As reflected in the harmonised price indices for the hotel and catering industries and the
exchange rates applied in November 1997.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM)

adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission in Austria,
Finland and Sweden laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff
Regulations of Officials of the European Communities

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 Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment
of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC,
Euratom, ECSC) No 259/684, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC)
No 1238/19995, and in particular Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations and
Articles 22 and 67 of the Conditions of Employment,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the rates of the daily subsistence allowance for officials on mission should
be adjusted in order to take account of the changes in prices and exchange rates
recorded in Austria, Finland and Sweden since 1991,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations is amended as follows:

1)

The amounts for Austria, Finland and Sweden in the scale in paragraph 1(a) are
replaced by the following:

Member States

Austria
Finland
Sweden

I

II

and LA3

Grades A1 to A3 Grades A4 to A8,
LA4 to LA8 and
B grades
121,81
155,60
156,54

74,47
92,34
92,91

(in EUR)

III

Other grades

121,81
155,60
156,54

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2)

The amounts for Austria, Finland and Sweden in the first sentence in paragraph
2 are replaced by the following:

EUR 128,58 for Austria
EUR 140,98 for Finland
EUR 141,77 for Sweden

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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5

OJ L 56, 4.3.1969, p. 1.
OJ L 150, 17.6.1999.

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Calculation of the indexed daily subsistance allowance rates for Austria, Finland and Sweden

ANNEX

1991 decision amounts
in ECU

1991 decision amounts
in national currency

Indexed amounts
in national currency

Proposed amoumnts
in BEF

A1 to A3

A4 to A8
and B

Other
grades

Daily
allowance
not incl.
hotel

55
95
95

2

A
FIN
S

1

Ceiling
hotel
95
145
145

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
90
160
160

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
90
160
160

3

4

5

6

Exchange
rate
ECU 1 =

oct-90
14,4840
4,8832
7,5816

Montants en vigueur en EUR
Other
grades

A4 to A8
and B

A1 to A3

Daily
allowance
not incl.
hotel

54,64
94,37
94,37

A
FIN
S

Ceiling
hotel

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel

94,37
144,05
144,05

89,42
158,97
158,97

89,42
158,97
158,97

A
FIN
S

A1 to A3

A4 to A8
and B

Other
grades

CPI Hotel
and
catering
industries

A1 to A3

A4 to A8
and B

Other
grades

Exchange
rate
=BEF

A1 to A3

A4 to A8
and B

Other
grades

Daily
allowance
not incl.
hotel

797
464
720

7

Ceiling
hotel

1376
708
1099

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
1304
781
1213

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
1304
781
1213

Daily
allowance
not incl.
hotel

1025
543
793

Oct90-
Nov97
28,6%
17,1%
10,1%

Ceiling
hotel

1770
829
1210

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
1677
915
1336

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
1677
915
1336

Daily
allowance
not incl.
hotel

3004
3725
3748

nov-97
2,9304
6,8601
4,7265

Ceiling
hotel

5187
5687
5719

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
4914
6277
6315

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel
4914
6277
6315

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Proposed amounts in euro

A1 to A3

A4 to A8
and B

Other
grades

Daily
allowance
not incl.
hotel

74,47
92,34
92,91

Ceiling
hotel

128,58
140,98
141,77

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel

Daily
allowance
inc. hotel

121,81
155,60
156,54

121,81
155,60
156,54

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Proposed % adjustment in euro

A
FIN
S

36%
-2%
-2%

Daily mission allowances paid to officials and other staff (all grades) + hotel expenses for A1-A3

Budget headings: A701, A1040, sub-section B6, B21830, B43070 for the research budget.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Austria
Finland
Sweden

Austria
Finland
Sweden

Adaptation
36%
-2%
-2%

Commission
Operating

Commission
Research

285424
509549
354073

102753
-10191
-7081

80941
89756
163293

29139
-1795
-3266

Annual amounts in EUR

Sub-total
Commission
366365
599306
517367

Council

13332
23193
22508

Parliament
24323
23558
56436

Court of
Auditors
3957
13015
8527

Court of
Justice ESC-CoR
919
1600
1552

919
1600
1552

Total for all
institutions
409815
662272
607942

131891
-11986
-10347

Difference in EUR
4800
-464
-450

8756
-471
-1129

1425
-260
-171

331
-32
-31

331
-32
-31

147533
-13245
-12159

Total cost of adjusting the daily mission allowances for officials and other servants in EUR

122129

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