Report from the Commission to the Council on the application of Annex X to the Staff Regulations - (Council Regulation No 3019/1987 of 5 October 1987) - Year 2005
Date: 2007-02-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, paid leave, regulations for civil servants, remuneration of work, rights of civil servants, servant (EU), third country, working conditions

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 6.2.2007 
COM(2007) 45 final 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

on the application of Annex X to the Staff Regulations 
(Council Regulation No 3019/1987 of 5 October 1987) 
Year 2005 

EN 

   EN 

 
 
 
  
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

on the application of Annex X to the Staff Regulations 
(Council Regulation No 3019/1987 of 5 October 1987) 
Year 2005 

INTRODUCTION 

In  accordance  with  Article  101a  of  the  Staff  Regulations,  Annex  X  determines,  without 
prejudice  to  the  other  provisions  of  the  Staff  Regulations,  the  special  and  exceptional 
provisions  applicable  to  officials  of  the  European  Communities  serving  in  non-member 
countries. 

Article 14 of Annex X requires the Commission to “submit an annual report to the Council on 
the application of this Annex and in particular on the fixing of the rate of the allowance for 
living conditions as provided for in Article 10”. 

The  Commission  has  prepared  fifteen  such  reports  since  1  January  1988.  They  cover  the 
following periods: October 1987-December 1988, 1989, 1990-1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 
1996, 1997-1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. 

CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS 

ARTICLE 1: RECRUITMENT 

On  31  December  2005,  there  were  1021  officials/temporary  staff  members  in 
delegations1 (compared to 1008 on 31 December 2004). By the same date, 26 posts 
for contract staff had been created. 

In 2005 these staffing levels were increased as follows: 

•  3 posts to be allocated in 2005; 8 additional posts made available by other DGs. 

On  31  December  2005  966  of  these  posts  were  occupied  in  delegations.  The  55 
vacant posts accounted for 5.5% of posts compared to 11.11% (112 vacant posts) in 
2004. 

1 

The posts for officials/temporary agents in delegations break down as follows: a) the formal allocation 
of  the  External  Service  (984  posts  on  31  December  2005);  b)  posts  lent  for  specific,  ad  hoc  actions; 
c) posts made available by DGs from outside the RELEX family. These posts remain assigned to their 
parent DG’s establishment plan but are financed wholly or in part by the External Service budget. 

EN 

2 

   EN 

 
                                                 
ARTICLE 2: MOBILITY 

Rotation 

The  rotation  exercise  for  2005  covered  170  officials  on  the  list  (196  in  2004),  of 
whom: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

54 moved between delegations (60 in 2004); 

89 moved from delegations to headquarters (89 in 2004); 

12 terminated their service (15 in 2004); 

19 remained in post (32 in 2004). 

The principle of alternate postings in delegations and at headquarters resulted in: 

– 

– 

89 moves from delegations to headquarters (89 in 2004); 

82 moves from headquarters to the delegations (94 in 2004). 

In  all,  237  officials  moved  under  the  2005  rotation  exercise  (compared  to  258  in 
2004). 

Redeployment 

Eight posts were redeployed: 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

– 

1 A post: India to Sri Lanka (delegation upgrade). 

1 A post: Russia to Moldova. 

1 B post: Russia to Moldova. 

1 C post: Japan to Sri Lanka. 

1 C post: Ghana to Ethiopia. 

1 A post: Nicaragua to Honduras. 

1 A post: Nicaragua to El Salvador. 

1 A post: Mauritania to Kenya (Special envoy for Somalia). 

ARTICLE 3: RETRAINING 

In  2005  decisions  were  made  to  retrain  58  External  Service  officials  who  were 
reassigned to headquarters in one of the Directorates-General of the Relex family as 
part of the rotation policy. 

EN 

3 

   EN 

 
CHAPTER 2: OBLIGATIONS 

ARTICLE 4: CARRYING OUT DUTIES AT PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT 

Nothing to report. 

ARTICLE 5: ACCOMMODATION 

In late 2005 DG Relex completed its work on housing standards in third countries. 
Since then, all delegations have had standards for rental accommodation in the host 
country. At the same time, responsibility for  administrative matters was transferred 
to the delegations. 

CHAPTER 3: WORKING CONDITIONS 

ARTICLES 6, 7 AND 9: ANNUAL LEAVE 

Officials  serving  in  third  countries  are  continuing  to  make  an  effort  to  use  their 
entitlement and reduce excessive carryover of leave, in line with the recommendation 
from  headquarters.  Despite  an 
levels,  administrative 
increase 
decentralisation  has  increased  the  workload,  which  to  some  extent  has  prevented 
officials from taking the desired amount of leave. 

in  staffing 

The  table  below  shows  that  out  of  912  officials  and  contract  staff,  a  majority 
(54.84%) carry over less than 14 days of annual leave. The percentage of carryovers 
of  more  than  14  days  has  fallen  in  comparison  with  the  previous  year 
(45.16% compared  with  47.12%).  Carryovers  of  between  36  and  50  days  rose 
slightly  (5.92%  compared  with  5.89%).  There  was  a  clear  fall  in  carryovers  of 
between 50 and 70 days, with 2.3% in 2005 compared with 3.44% in 2004. 

Annual leave carryovers 

Number of officials 

Fewer than 14 days 

More than 14 days 

14 to 35 days 

36 to 49 days 

50 to 70 days 

More than 70 days 

Total for officials and contract staff 

Carryovers 2003/2004 
431 
52.88% 
384 
47.12% 
298 
36.56% 
48 
5.89% 
28 
3.44% 
10 
1.23% 
815 

Carryovers 2005/2006 
500 
54.84% 
412 
45.16% 
323 
35.42% 
54 
5.92% 
21 
2.3% 
14 
1.53% 
912 

EN 

4 

   EN 

 
ARTICLES 8 AND 9(2): EXCEPTIONAL GRANTING OF REST LEAVE 

On  28  April  2004  the  Commission  decided  to  transfer  the  exercise  of  the  powers 
conferred by the Staff Regulations on the appointing authority and of those conferred 
by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the authority responsible for 
concluding contracts of employment (the Director-General of RELEX). 

Since the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations on 1 May 2004, exceptional 
granting of rest leave also applies to contract staff serving in third countries. 

Under its regular annual exercise, the appointing authority decided on 8 April 2005 
to  grant  rest  leave  for  the  year  2005,  by  way  of  exception,  only  for  places  of 
employment where living conditions were considered “particularly difficult”, on the 
basis of the parameters used to fix the living-conditions allowance each year, and for 
places declared to be in crisis. 

Strict  application  of  the  conditions  set  out  in  Article  8  of  Annex  X  resulted  in  this 
entitlement  being  accorded  for  32  places  of  employment  in  2005  (see  Annex  I), 
compared with 30 in 2004. For places in a state of emergency, entitlement is granted 
in proportion to the actual duration of the crisis. 

CHAPTER 4: PAY AND SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS 

SECTION 1 EMOLUMENTS AND FAMILY ALLOWANCES 

ARTICLE 10(1): LIVING CONDITIONS ALLOWANCE 

On  28  April  2004  the  Commission  decided  to  transfer  the  exercise  of  the  powers 
conferred by the Staff Regulations on the appointing authority and of those conferred 
by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the authority responsible for 
concluding contracts of employment (the Director-General of RELEX). 

Since  the  entry  into  force  of  the  new  Staff  Regulations  on  1  May  2004,  the  living 
conditions allowance also applies to contract staff serving in third countries. 

On 20 December 2004 the appointing authority fixed the living conditions allowance 
rates for 2005 as shown in the table in Annex II: 

–  1 increase (from 15% to 20%): Jamaica. 

–  2 increases (from 30% to 35%): Laos and Pakistan. 

–  1 decrease (from 20% to 15%): Romania. 

–  1 decrease (from 30% to 25%): Cape Verde. 

–  2 decreases (from 35% to 30%): Algeria and Serbia and Montenegro/Kosovo. 

EN 

5 

   EN 

 
A  mid-year  exercise  took  effect  on  1  July  2005  (appointing  authority  decision  of 
21 September 2005) for the following places of employment: 

–  1 increase (from 15% to 20%): South Africa. 

–  1 decrease (from 20% to 15%): Bulgaria. 

–  3  abolitions  (from  10%  to  0%):  Australia,  Croatia  and  New  Zealand,  since  the 
departments concerned consider the living conditions in these countries equivalent 
to  those  usual  in  the  25-member  Community  (see  second  subparagraph  of 
Article 10(1) of Annex X to the Staff Regulations).  

ARTICLE 10(2): ADDITIONAL ALLOWANCE 

On  28  April  2004  the  Commission  decided  to  transfer  the  exercise  of  the  powers 
conferred by the Staff Regulations on the appointing authority and of those conferred 
by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the authority responsible for 
concluding contracts of employment to the Director-General of RELEX. 

Since the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations on 1 May 2004, the additional 
allowance also applies to contract staff serving in third countries. 

No  new  additional  allowances  were  granted  in  2005.  Additional  allowances  were 
lowered for the following postings: 

Delegation 

Date of effect 

Allowance 
(%) 

Number of officials 
concerned 

Côte d’Ivoire 
(Abidjan) 

7.11.2004 
from 8.11.2004 
from 1.6.2005 

5 
10 
5 

8 

ARTICLES 11 AND 12: PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION 

The currency in which remuneration to officials and contract staff was paid in 2005 
breaks down as follows in percentage terms: 

–  72% opted to have their salaries paid in euros under Article 11 of Annex X to the 

Staff Regulations; 

–  25%  requested  payment  of  part  of  their  salary  in  local  currency.  Of  these,  48% 
asked for the maximum allowed by the internal directives relating to Article 12 of 
Annex X (80%) and the remainder opted for percentages varying between 7% and 
78%; 

–  under the second paragraph of Article 12 of Annex X, 14% requested payment of 
part  of  their  remuneration  in  a  currency  other  than  that  of  their  place  of 
employment (Angola, Kazakhstan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Ukraine), 
on the basis of the necessary supporting documents. 

EN 

6 

   EN 

 
 
ARTICLE 13: WEIGHTING 

Since the new Staff Regulations entered into force on 1 May 2004,  

–  weightings also apply to contract staff serving in third countries; 

–  Article 13 of Annex X to the new Staff Regulations now requires the Council to 

set the weightings applicable in third countries annually. 

Article 33(4) of the Treaty on the accession of the ten new Member States created a 
legal basis for extending the application of Annex X of the Staff Regulations (rules 
applicable to staff working outside the Community) to officials remaining in post in 
the  new  Member  States  for  a  maximum  period  of  fifteen  months  after  accession. 
Therefore,  weightings  should  be  set  for  these  new  Member  States  not  only  in 
accordance  with  Annex  XI  but  also  in  accordance  with  Annex  X  to  the  Staff 
Regulations. 

On 27 February 2006 the Council adopted Regulation No 351/20062 laying down the 
weightings  applicable  from  1  July  2005  to  the  remuneration  of  officials,  contract 
staff and temporary staff of the European Communities serving in third countries. 

The  Commission  also  approved  on  18  July  20053  the  Decision  adjusting  the 
weightings  applicable  from  1  August,  1  September,  1  October,  1  November, 
1 December  2004,  and  1  January  2005,  and  on  16  January  20064  the  Decision 
adjusting the weightings  applicable from  1  February,  1  March,  1  April,  1  May  and 
1 June 2005 to the remuneration of officials, contract staff and temporary staff of the 
European Communities serving in third countries. 

In 2005 the Working Party on Article 64 of the Staff Regulations looked for the first 
time  at  the  possibility  of  increased  coordination  between  the  main  public  bodies 
active in this area, with a view to improving the statistical quality of the weightings 
and the convergence between the results of such bodies. 

ARTICLE 15: EDUCATION ALLOWANCES 

A  total  of  EUR 3 818 180.64  was  paid  in  education  allowances  in  the  year 
2004/2005.  The  system  of  granting  advances  to  officials  whose  school  fees  were 
particularly high was maintained. All the advances granted for the 2004/2005 school 
year were settled within the prescribed deadlines. 

Following an overall increase in school expenses for some delegations, particularly 
in  Japan,  Washington  and  New  York,  the  Commission  allowed  fee  ceilings  to  be 
exceeded. 

2 
3 
4 

OJ L 59, 1.3.2006, p. 1. 
OJ L 190, 22.7.2005, p. 29. 
OJ L 21, 25.1.2006, p. 17. 

EN 

7 

   EN 

 
                                                 
Such  authorisations  were,  however,  exceptional  and  covered  children  receiving 
instruction at the place of employment in an international school awarding European 
or  international  baccalaureates.  The  aim  was  to  allow  children  to  continue  in  their 
current school. In another case of applying the principle of continuity with regard to 
studies, 17 officials in retraining, covered by Annex X, also received school expenses 
exceeding the ceilings for the 2004/2005 school year. The total amount paid over and 
above the maximum for the 2004/2005 school year came to EUR 181 987.43. 

In  2004/2005  the  Commission  also  launched  Education  allowance  A.  This 
allowance,  which  concerns  children  who  are  under  8  and  not  in  their  first  year  of 
primary school, was brought in by the administrative reform of 1 May 2004. Under 
Article  15  of  Annex  X,  the  Commission  was  able  to  make  a  contribution  to  the 
pre-school  expenses  of  officials  serving  in  third  countries.  There  were  35 
authorisations  to  exceed  the  ceiling,  totalling  EUR  79  900,  and  65  applications  for 
reimbursement below the ceiling were paid, totalling EUR 27 042.64.  

ARTICLE 16: INSTALLATION AND RESETTLEMENT ALLOWANCES 

In 2005  allowances paid for installation (for officials transferred  from headquarters 
to a delegation or from one delegation to another) and resettlement (for officials in a 
delegation definitively ceasing their functions) totalled EUR 3 176 424.63 (compared 
with EUR 2 440 382.86 in 2004). 

The amount breaks down as follows: 

–  Installation allowances 

•  EUR 2 544 183.03 for payments made in Belgium, directly by the PAIE. 

•  EUR 346 645.77  for  payments  in  local  currency  in  the  official's  place  of 
employment,  with  application  of  economic  parity  (weighting  and  associated 
exchange rate). 

–  Resettlement allowances 

•  EUR 55 206.19 for resettlements in Belgium; and 

•  EUR 230 389.64  for  payments  in  local  currency  in  the  country  to  which  the 

officials resettled, with application of economic parity. 

SECTION 2: RULES RELATING TO THE REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

ARTICLE  17:  REIMBURSEMENT  OF  EXPENSES  INCURRED  IN  RESPECT  OF  REMOVAL  OF 
FURNITURE  AND  ACTUAL  INSTALLATION  ALLOWANCES  FOR  OFFICIALS  NOT  IN 
FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTION 

This article was not applied in 2005. 

EN 

8 

   EN 

 
ARTICLE 18: TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION 

1645  decisions  authorising  temporary  accommodation  were  taken  in  2005  (versus 
187 in 1998, 163 in 1999, 195 in 2000, 184 in 2001, 318 in 2002, 270 in 2003 and 
284 in 2004). 

ARTICLE 19: SERVICE CARS/MILEAGE ALLOWANCE 

This article was not applied in 2005. 

ARTICLE 20: TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR REST LEAVE 

Travel  expenses  for  rest  leave  were  reimbursed  based  on  the  distance  between  the 
place of employment and the place of leave determined by the Commission. Where 
the  place  of  rest  leave  was  disregarded,  reimbursement  could  be  claimed  up  to  the 
same amount. Expenditure in 2005 was EUR 700 000. 

ARTICLE  21:  REIMBURSEMENT  OF  THE  COST  OF  TRANSPORTING  PERSONAL  EFFECTS, 

REMOVALS AND STORAGE 

There were 324 removals in 2005 (compared with 266 in 1998, 237 in 1999, 278 in 
2000, 324 in 2001, 358 in 2002, 331 in 2003 and 415 in 2004) under the rules for the 
removal of personal effects, which were updated in 1997 and implemented in 1998. 

ARTICLE  23:  REIMBURSEMENT  OF  RENT  WHERE  THE  OFFICIAL  IS  NOT  PROVIDED  WITH 

ACCOMMODATION BY THE INSTITUTION 

In 20056 Article 23 was applied in 134 cases, 48 involving officials and 86 contract 
staff (compared to 10 cases in 1999, 8 in 2000, 7 in 2001, 31 in 2002, 40 in 2003 and 
31 in 2004).  

SECTION 3: SOCIAL SECURITY 

ARTICLE 24(3): REPATRIATION IN THE EVENT OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY OR AN EXTREME 

MEDICAL EMERGENCY 

The  Medical  Service  authorised  77  repatriations  in  2005,  58  of  them  for  a  medical 
emergency  (total  repatriations  of  this  type  numbered  75,  because  some  persons 
requiring  individual  follow-up  were  evacuated  on  multiple  occasions)  and  2  for  an 
extreme medical emergency. 

The SOS Air Ambulance annual premium cost EUR 16 905 in 2005. 

5 
6 

Based on 121 responses received from delegations. 
Based on 121 responses received from delegations. 

EN 

9 

   EN 

 
                                                 
ARTICLE 25: ACCIDENT COVER FOR DEPENDANTS OF OFFICIALS 

There were 5 claims in 2005 under the accident cover for officials’ dependants. 

EN 

10 

   EN 

 
ANNEX I 

DETERMINATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO REST LEAVE 
(Article 8 of Annex X) 
Date of effect: 1 January 2005 
LIVING CONDITIONS ALLOWANCES 
Place of employment 

Place of rest leave 

Number of days and periods 

9 working days 
in up to 3 instalments 
(living conditions allowance ≥ 
12 points) 

6 working days 
in up to 2 instalments 
(living conditions allowance = 
11 points) 

3 working days 
in no more than 1 instalment 
(living conditions allowance = 
10 points) 

Afghanistan 
Bangladesh 
Liberia 
Papua New Guinea 
Central African Republic 
Sierra Leone 
Sudan 
Chad 

Brussels (Belgium) 
Phuket (Thailand) 
Dakar (Senegal) 
Darwin (Australia) 
Libreville (Gabon) 
Dakar (Senegal) 
Mombassa (Kenya) 
Dakar (Senegal) 

Angola 
Armenia 
Burundi 
Congo 
Georgia 
Guinea 
Mauritania 
Niger 
Pakistan 
Democratic Republic of the Congo 

Windhoek (Namibia) 
Vienna (Austria) 
Mombassa (Kenya) 
Libreville (Gabon) 
Vienna (Austria) 
Dakar (Senegal) 
Casablanca (Morocco) 
Libreville (Gabon) 
Delhi (India) 
Libreville (Gabon) 

Cameroon 
Côte d’Ivoire 
Guinea-Bissau 
Guyana 
Haiti 

Solomon Islands 
Kazakhstan 
Kyrgyzstan 
Laos 
Nigeria 
Rwanda 
Tajikistan 
Togo 
Yemen 

(Dominican 

Mombassa (Kenya) 
Dakar (Senegal) 
Dakar (Senegal) 
Cayenne (French Guyana) 
Santo Domingo 
Republic) 
Brisbane (Australia) 
Frankfurt (Germany) 
Frankfurt (Germany) 
Phuket (Thailand) 
Libreville (Gabon) 
Mombassa (Kenya) 
Frankfurt (Germany) 
Libreville (Gabon) 
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 

Number of days and periods 
9 working days 
in up to 3 instalments 

3 working days 
in no more than 1 instalment 

ALLOWANCES FOR STATES OF EMERGENCY IN 2004 
Place of employment 

Place of rest leave 

Serbia and Montenegro (Pristina) 
(living conditions allowance = 8 points; 
emergency = 12 months in 2004) 
Saudi Arabia 
(living conditions allowance = 7 points; 
emergency = 5.5 months in 2004) 

Vienna (Austria) 

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) 

EN 

11 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX II 

PLACES OF POSTINGAND LIVING CONDITIONS ALLOWANCE RATES 
(Article 10 of Annex X) 
Date of effect: 1 January 2005 

40% 

35% 
Afghanistan  Angola 

30% 
Albania 

25% 

Saudi 
Arabia 

Bangladesh  Armenia 

Algeria 

Benin 

Liberia 

Burundi 

Burkina Faso  Bolivia 

20% 

Former 
Yugoslav 
Rep. of 
Macedonia 
Bosnia 
and 
Herzegovina 
Bulgaria 

Papua  New 
Guinea 
Central 
African 
Republic 
Sierra Leone  Côte 

Congo 

d’Ivoire 
Georgia 

Sudan 

Chad 

Djibouti 

Ethiopia 

India 

China 
(Beijing) 

Cuba 

West  Bank 
– Gaza Strip 
Colombia 

Gabon 

Israel 

Cameroon 

Cambodia 

Cape Verde 

South Korea 

Chile 

Croatia 

15% 

South 
Africa 

10% 
Australia 

No allowance
Canada 

United  States 
(New York) 
United  States 
(Washington) 
Norway 

Switzerland 

Argentina  Barbados 

Botswana  Brazil 

Morocco 

China 
(Hong 
Kong) 
Costa 
Rica 
El 
Salvador 
Honduras  New 

Mauritius 

Namibia 

Zealand 
Dominican 
Republic 
Trinidad 
and 
Tobago 
Tunisia 
Uruguay 

Guinea 

Indonesia 

Egypt 

Jamaica 

Guinea-
Bissau 
Guyana 

Haiti 
Solomon 
Islands 

Kazakhstan 
Kyrgyzstan 
Laos 

Mauritania 
Niger 
Nigeria 
Pakistan 
Democratic 
Republic  of 
Congo 
Rwanda 
Tajikistan 
Togo 
Yemen 

Mali 

Ecuador 

Lesotho 

Mozambique 

Eritrea 

Malaysia 

and 

Nepal 
Serbia 
Montenegro 
(Pristina) 
Sri Lanka 
Tanzania 
Vietnam 

Zambia 

Gambia 
Ghana 

and 

Mexico 
Serbia 
Montenegro 
(Belgrade) 
Swaziland 
Syria 
Thailand 

Guatemala 
Fiji 
Japan 
(Naka) 
Kenya 
Madagascar  Zimbabwe 
Malawi 
Nicaragua 
Uganda 

Vanuatu 

Japan 
(Tokyo) 
Jordan 

Lebanon 
New 
Caledonia 

Paraguay 
Romania 
Senegal 

Singapore 
Taiwan 
Turkey 

Peru 
Philippines 
Russia 
Suriname 
Ukraine 
Venezuela 

EN 

12 

   EN 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANNEX III 

PLACES OF POSTINGAND LIVING CONDITIONS ALLOWANCE RATES 
(Article 10 of Annex X) 
Date of effect: 1 July 2005 

20% 

10% 
South Africa*  Argentina  Barbados 

15% 

No allowance
Australia * 

40% 

35% 
Afghanistan  Angola 

30% 

Algeria 

Bangladesh  Armenia 

Albania 

25% 

Saudi 
Arabia 
Benin 

Liberia 

Burundi 

Burkina Faso  Bolivia 

Cameroon 

Cambodia 

Cape Verde 

of 

Former 
Yugoslav 
Rep. 
Macedonia 
Bosnia 
and 
Herzegovina 
South Korea 

Botswana  Brazil 

Canada 

Bulgaria *  Morocco 

Croatia * 

United  States 
(New York) 
United  States 
(Washington) 

Norway 

New Zealand*

Switzerland 

Chile 

Mauritius 

Namibia 

Dominican 
Republic 
Trinidad 
and 
Tobago 
Tunisia 
Uruguay 

China 
(Hong 
Kong) 
Costa 
Rica 
El 
Salvador 

Honduras 
Japan 
(Tokyo) 
Jordan 
Lebanon 
New 
Caledonia 

Paraguay 

Romania 
Senegal 

Singapore 
Taiwan 
Turkey 

Papua  New 
Guinea 
Central 
African 
Republic 
Sierra Leone  Côte 

Congo 

d’Ivoire 
Georgia 

Sudan 

Chad 

Djibouti 

Ethiopia 

India 

China 
(Beijing) 

Cuba 

West  Bank 
– Gaza Strip 
Colombia 

Gabon 

Israel 

Indonesia 
Mali 

Mozambique 
Nepal 
Serbia 
Montenegro 
(Pristina) 
Sri Lanka 

and 

Tanzania 
Vietnam 

Zambia 

Guinea 
Guinea-
Bissau 
Guyana 
Haiti 
Solomon 
Islands 

Kazakhstan 
(Almaty) 
Kyrgyzstan 
Laos 

Mauritania 
Niger 
Nigeria 
Pakistan 
Democratic 
Republic  of 
Congo 
Rwanda 
Tajikistan 
Togo 
Yemen 

Egypt 
Ecuador 

Eritrea 
Gambia 
Ghana 

Guatemala 

Jamaica 
Lesotho 

Malaysia 
Mexico 
Serbia 
Montenegro 
(Belgrade) 
Swaziland 

and 

Syria 
Thailand 

Fiji 
Japan 
(Naka) 
Kenya 
Madagascar  Zimbabwe 
Malawi 
Nicaragua 
Uganda 

Vanuatu 

Peru 
Philippines 
Russia 
Suriname 
Ukraine 
Venezuela 

*  Some  officials  remaining  in  their  post  in  the  new  Member  States  after  accession  will  receive  the  living  conditions 
allowance applicable prior to accession for a transition period of up to 15 months beginning on 1 May 2004. 

EN 

13 

   EN