Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 856/2004 of 29 April 2004 fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients applying to the pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities
Date: 2004-04-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, pension scheme, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU)

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 856/2004 

of 29 April 2004 

fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients 

applying to the pensions of officials and other servants 

of the European Communities 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having regard to the Protocol on the privileges and immunities of the European Communities, and 

in particular Article 13 thereof, 

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials and the Conditions of Employment of other 
servants, as laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 1, as last amended by 
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 2, and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a, 82 of and 

Annexes XI and XIII to those Regulations and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of 

those Conditions of Employment, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

1 

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OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. 
OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
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Whereas: 

(1)  Application of Article 20(1) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations requires correction 

coefficients for the pensions paid in the Member States to be fixed. 

(2)  These correction coefficients are to apply immediately to the transfers mentioned in Article 17 

of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations. 

(3)  Application of Article 20(2) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations requires a weighted 

average composed as to 20% by these correction coefficients and as to 80% by the correction 

coefficients applicable to the remuneration paid to officials in the capitals of the Member 

States, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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Article 1 

1.   With effect from 1 May 2004, pursuant to Article 17(3) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, 

the correction coefficients applicable to transfers by officials and other servants to one of the 

following States shall be as follows: 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Portugal 

Finland 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Estonia 

Hungary 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Malta 

Poland 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

130,1 

102,1 

89,5 

94,5 

106,3 

112,1 

103,5 

103,8 

107,1 

89,8 

115,0 

109,0 

112,6 

94,8 

69,3 

65,9 

60,2 

59,3 

64,0 

82,1 

59,6 

80,1 

66,4. 

 
 
 
 
 
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2.   With effect from 1 May 2004, the correction coefficients applicable pursuant to Article 20(2) of 

Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as follows: 

Denmark 

Germany 

Greece 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Italy 

Netherlands 

Austria 

Portugal 

Finland 

Sweden 

United Kingdom 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Estonia 

Hungary 

Latvia 

Lithuania 

Malta 

Poland 

Slovenia 

Slovakia 

134,6 

101,8 

100,0 

100,0 

116,5 

121,1 

106,2 

112,8 

107,0 

100,0 

119,5 

115,2 

134,2 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0 

100,0. 

 
 
 
 
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Article 2 

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

Journal of the European Union. 

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

Done at Luxembourg, 29 April 2004. 

For the Council 

The President 

      M. McDOWELL