Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 31/2005 of 20 December 2004 adjusting, with effect from 1 July 2004, the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the correction coefficients applied thereto
Date: 2004-12-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, pay, pension scheme, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU)

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 31/2005

of 20 December 2004

adjusting, with effect from 1 July 2004, the remuneration and pensions of officials and other
servants of the European Communities and the correction coefficients applied thereto

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 of
the European Communities, 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 and 82 of the Staff
Regulations and Annexes VII, XI and XIII thereto, and Article 20(1), Article 64 and Article 92 of the
Conditions of employment of other servants,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas,

in order to guarantee that the purchasing power of officials and other servants of the European Commu-
nities develops in parallel with that of national civil servants in the Member States, the remuneration and
pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities should be adjusted under the 2004
annual review,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1
With effect from 1 July 2004, the date ‘1 July 2003’ in the second subparagraph of Article 63 of the Staff
Regulations shall be replaced by ‘1 July 2004’.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations shall
be replaced by the following:

Article 2

1.7.2004

Grades

16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8

1

2

14 926,62
13 192,64
11 660,09
10 305,57
9 108,40
8 050,31
7 115,13
6 288,58
5 558,06

15 553,86
13 747,01
12 150,06
10 738,63
9 491,15
8 388,59
7 414,12
6 552,84
5 791,62

Steps

3

16 207,45
14 324,68
12 660,62
11 189,88
9 889,98
8 741,09
7 725,67
6 828,20
6 034,99

4

5

14 723,21
13 012,86
11 501,20
10 165,14
8 984,28
7 940,61
7 018,17
6 202,89

14 926,62
13 192,64
11 660,09
10 305,57
9 108,40
8 050,31
7 115,13
6 288,58

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1.

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1.7.2004

Grades

7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1

4 912,40
4 341,74
3 837,37
3 391,59
2 997,60
2 649,38
2 341,61

2

5 118,82
4 524,18
3 998,62
3 534,11
3 123,57
2 760,71
2 440,01

Steps

3

5 333,92
4 714,29
4 166,65
3 682,62
3 254,82
2 876,72
2 542,54

4

5 482,32
4 845,45
4 282,57
3 785,08
3 345,38
2 956,75
2 613,28

5

5 558,06
4 912,40
4 341,74
3 837,37
3 391,59
2 997,60
2 649,38

With effect from 1 July 2004, the weightings applicable under Article 64 of the Staff Regulations to the
remuneration of officials and other servants shall be as indicated in column 2 of the following table.

Article 3

With effect from 1 January 2005, the correction coefficients applicable under Article 17(3) of Annex VII to
the Staff Regulations to transfers by officials and other servants shall be as indicated in column 3 of the
following table.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the correction coefficients applicable to pensions under Article 20(2) of
Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 4 of the following table.

With effect from 1 May 2005, the correction coefficients applicable to pensions under Article 20(2) of
Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 5 of the following table:

Country/place

Remuneration
1.7.2004

Czech Republic
Denmark
Germany

Estonia
Greece
Spain
France
Ireland
Italy

Cyprus
Latvia
Lithuania
Hungary
Malta
Netherlands
Austria
Poland
Portugal
Slovenia
Slovakia
Finland
Sweden
United Kingdom

Bonn
Karlsruhe
Munich

Varese

Culham

87,1
136,7
101,2
96,2
95,4
107,3
79,5
93,5
100,6
120,2
122,3
109,8
100,6
90,4
77,9
78,6
88,3
89,9
110,5
108,0
72,0
91,8
84,4
90,9
119,4
117,4
142,7
115,4

Transfer
1.1.2005

74,8
131,6
102,0

76,1
92,5
95,5
106,9
115,6
106,0

94,0
74,5
75,2
70,8
83,8
103,6
108,0
65,0
91,4
81,3
79,5
114,4
111,0
116,5

Pension
1.7.2004

100,0
135,7
101,4

100,0
100,0
100,0
117,5
121,0
109,0

100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
109,1
108,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
118,4
116,1
137,5

Pension
1.5.2005

100,0
134,7
101,5

100,0
100,0
100,0
114,9
119,6
108,3

100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
107,7
108,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
100,0
117,4
114,8
132,2

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With effect from 1 July 2004, the amount of the parental leave allowance referred to in Article 42a of the
Staff Regulations shall be EUR 804,36 and EUR 1 072,48 for single parents.

Article 4

Article 5

With effect from 1 July 2004, the basic amount of the household allowance referred to in Article 1(1) of
Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 150,44.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the amount of the dependent child allowance referred to in Article 2(1) of
Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 328,73.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the amount of the education allowance referred to in Article 3(1) of Annex
VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 223,05.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the amount of the education allowance referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex
VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 80,30.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the minimum amount of the expatriation allowance referred to in Article 69
of the Staff Regulations and in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Annex VII thereto shall be
EUR 445,88.

With effect from 1 January 2005, the kilometric allowance referred to in Article 8 of Annex VII to the Staff
Regulations shall be adjusted as follows:

Article 6

— EUR 0 for every km from
— EUR 0,3343 for every km from
— EUR 0,5572 for every km from
— EUR 0,3343 for every km from
— EUR 0,1114 for every km from
— EUR 0,0536 for every km from
— EUR 0 for every km over

0 to 200 km

201 to 1 000 km

1 001 to 2 000 km

2 001 to 3 000 km

3 001 to 4 000 km

4 001 to 10 000 km

10 000 km.

To the above kilometric allowance a flat-rate supplement shall be added, amounting to:

— EUR 167,16 if the distance by train between the place of employment and the place of origin is between

725 km and 1 450 km,

— EUR 334,31 if the distance by train between the place of employment and the place of origin is greater

than 1 450 km.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the daily subsistence allowance referred to in Article 10 of Annex VII to the
Staff Regulations shall be:

Article 7

— EUR 34,55 for an official who is entitled to the household allowance,

— EUR 27,86 for an official who is not entitled to the household allowance.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the lower limit for the installation allowance referred to in Article 24(3) of
the Conditions of employment of other servants shall be:

Article 8

— EUR 983,69 for a servant who is entitled to the household allowance,

— EUR 584,90 for a servant who is not entitled to the household allowance.

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With effect from 1 July 2004, for the unemployment allowance referred to in the second subparagraph of
Article 28a(3) of the Conditions of employment of other servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 1 179,72,
the upper limit shall be EUR 2 359,44 and the standard allowance shall be EUR 1 072,48.

Article 9

With effect from 1 July 2004, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 63 of the Conditions of
employment of other servants shall be replaced by the following:

Article 10

1.7.2004

Steps

Categories

Groups

1

A

B

C

D

I

II
III

IV
V

VI
VII

VIII

IX

6 012,49

4 363,77
3 667,06

3 522,70
2 767,02

2 631,63
2 355,40

2 128,92

2 050,23

3

7 502,01

5 214,21
3 993,76

4 212,42
3 131,82

2 941,49
2 515,70

2 379,68

2 107,35

4

8 246,77

5 639,43
4 157,11

4 557,28
3 314,22

3 096,42
2 595,85

2 505,06

2 135,91

2

6 757,25

4 788,99
3 830,41

3 867,56
2 949,42

2 786,56
2 435,55

2 254,30

2 078,79

Article 11

With effect from 1 July 2004, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 93 of the Conditions of
employment of other servants shall be replaced by the following:

Function
Groups

IV

III

II

I

1.7.2004

Grades

1

2

3

Steps

4

5

6

7

18

17

16
15

14

13

12

11

10
9

8

7

6

5
4

3
2

1

5 145,58

4 547,80

4 019,46
3 552,50

3 139,79

2 775,03

3 552,45

3 139,77

2 775,03
2 452,66

2 167,74

2 452,60

2 167,62

1 915,77
1 693,17

2 085,85
1 843,98

1 630,16

5 252,59

4 642,37

4 103,05
3 626,38

3 205,09

2 832,74

3 626,32

3 205,06

2 832,73
2 503,66

2 212,82

2 503,61

2 212,71

1 955,61
1 728,39

2 129,14
1 882,25

1 663,99

5 361,82

5 473,32

5 587,15

5 703,33

4 738,91

4 837,46

4 938,06

5 040,75

4 188,37
3 701,79

4 275,48
3 778,78

4 364,39
3 857,36

4 455,15
3 937,57

3 271,74

3 339,78

3 409,23

3 480,13

2 891,65

2 951,78

3 013,17

3 075,83

3 701,73

3 778,70

3 857,28

3 937,49

3 271,71

3 339,74

3 409,19

3 480,08

2 891,64
2 555,72

2 951,77
2 608,87

3 013,15
2 663,12

3 075,81
2 718,50

2 258,83

2 305,80

2 353,75

2 402,70

2 555,68

2 608,84

2 663,10

2 718,49

2 258,73

2 305,71

2 353,67

2 402,62

1 996,29
1 764,34

2 173,33
1 921,31

2 037,81
1 801,03

2 218,43
1 961,19

2 080,19
1 838,49

2 264,47
2 001,89

2 123,46
1 876,73

2 311,47
2 043,44

1 698,53

1 733,78

1 769,76

1 806,49

5 821,94

5 145,58

4 547,80
4 019,46

3 552,50

3 139,79

4 019,37

3 552,45

3 139,77
2 775,03

2 452,66

2 775,03

2 452,60

2 167,62
1 915,77

2 359,44
2 085,85

1 843,98

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With effect from 1 July 2004, the lower limit for the installation allowance referred to in Article 94 of the
Conditions of employment of other servants shall be:

Article 12

— EUR 739,90 for a servant who is entitled to the household allowance,

— EUR 438,67 for a servant who is not entitled to the household allowance.

With effect from 1 July 2004, for the unemployment allowance referred to in the second subparagraph of
Article 96(3) of the Conditions of employment of other servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 884,79, the
upper limit shall be EUR 1 769,58 and the standard allowance shall be EUR 804,36.

Article 13

With effect from 1 July 2004, the allowances for shiftwork laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (ECSC, EEC,
Euratom) No 300/76 (1) shall be EUR 337,16, EUR 508,90, EUR 556,42 and EUR 758,58.

Article 14

With effect from 1 July 2004, the amounts in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 (2)
shall be subject to a coefficient of 4,867097.

Article 15

With effect from 1 July 2004, the table in Article 8(1) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be
replaced by the following:

Article 16

1.7.2004

Steps

Grades

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

16
15

14

13
12

11

10
9

8

7
6

5

4
3

2

1

14 926,62
13 192,64

15 553,86
13 747,01

16 207,45
14 324,68

16 207,45
14 723,21

16 207,45
14 926,62

16 207,45
15 553,86

11 660,09

12 150,06

12 660,62

13 012,86

13 192,64

13 747,01

14 324,68

14 926,62

10 305,57
9 108,40

10 738,63
9 491,15

11 189,88
9 889,98

11 501,20
10 165,14

11 660,09
10 305,57

10 738,63

11 189,88

11 660,09

8 050,31

8 388,59

8 741,09

8 984,28

9 108,40

9 491,15

9 889,98

10 305,57

7 115,13
6 288,58

7 414,12
6 552,84

7 725,67
6 828,20

7 940,61
7 018,17

8 050,31
7 115,13

8 388,59

8 741,09

9 108,40

5 558,06

5 791,62

6 034,99

6 202,89

6 288,58

6 552,84

6 828,20

7 115,13

4 912,40
4 341,74

5 118,82
4 524,18

5 333,92
4 714,29

5 482,32
4 845,45

5 558,06
4 912,40

5 791,62
5 118,82

6 034,99
5 333,92

6 288,58
5 558,06

3 837,37

3 998,62

4 166,65

4 282,57

4 341,74

4 524,18

4 714,29

4 912,40

3 391,59
2 997,60

3 534,11
3 123,57

3 682,62
3 254,82

3 785,08
3 345,38

3 837,37
3 391,59

3 998,62
3 534,11

4 166,65
3 682,62

4 341,74
3 837,37

2 649,38

2 760,71

2 876,72

2 956,75

2 997,60

3 123,57

3 254,82

3 391,59

2 341,61

2 440,01

2 542,54

2 613,28

2 649,38

(1) Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76 of 9 February 1976 determining the categories of officials
entitled to allowances for shiftwork, and the rates and conditions thereof (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).

(2) Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and
procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8). Regulation as
last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1750/2002 (OJ L 264, 2.10.2002, p. 15).

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With effect from 1 July 2004, the amount of the dependent child allowance referred to in Article 14 of
Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as follows:

Article 17

1.7.2004-31.12.2004: 262,79

1.1.2005-31.12.2005: 275,97

1.1.2006-31.12.2006: 289,16

1.1.2007-31.12.2007: 302,35

1.1.2008-31.12.2008: 315,53.

With effect from 1 July 2004, the amount of the education allowance referred to in Article 15(1) of Annex
XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as follows:

Article 18

1.7.2004-31.8.2005: 16,06

1.9.2005-31.8.2006: 32,12

1.9.2006-31.8.2007: 48,17

1.9.2007-31.8.2008: 64,24.

Article 19

With effect from 1 July 2004, for the purposes of applying Article 18 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regu-
lations, the amount of the fixed allowance mentioned in the former Article 4a of Annex VII to the Staff
Regulations in force before 1 May 2004 shall be:
— EUR 116,32 per month for officials in Grade C4 or C5,
— EUR 178,34 per month for officials in Grade C1, C2 or C3.

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

Article 20

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

Done at Brussels, 20 December 2004.

For the Council
The President

P. VAN GEEL