2008/451/EC: Council Decision of 16 June 2008 adjusting the allowances provided for in Decision 2003/479/EC and Decision 2007/829/EC concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council
Date: 2008-06-16
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Council of the European Union, allowances and expenses, military personnel, public administration, secretariat of an Institution, self-employed person, staff regulations (EU)

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(Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is not obligatory)

II

DECISIONS

COUNCIL

COUNCIL DECISION

of 16 June 2008

adjusting the allowances provided for in Decision 2003/479/EC and Decision 2007/829/EC
concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the
General Secretariat of the Council

(2008/451/EC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Union,
and in particular Article 28(1) thereof,

1 July 2007 the remuneration and pensions of officials
and other servants of the European Communities (3) and
the correction coefficients applied thereto, adopted an
adjustment of 1,4 % to the remuneration and pensions
of Community officials,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community, and in particular Article 207(2) thereof,

establishing the European

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Having regard to Decision 2003/479/EC (1), and in particular
Article 15(7) thereof,

Having regard to Decision 2007/829/EC (2), and in particular
Article 15(6) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Article 15(7) of Decision 2003/479/EC and Article 15(6)
of Decision 2007/829/EC provide that
the daily and
monthly allowances shall be adjusted each year without
retroactive effect on the basis of the adaptation of the
basic salaries of Community officials in Brussels and
Luxembourg.

(2)

through Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
The Council,
420/2008 of 14 May 2008 adjusting with effect from

(1) Council Decision 2003/479/EC of 16 June 2003 concerning the
rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment
to the General Secretariat of the Council
(OJ L 160, 28.6.2003,
p. 72). Decision as repealed by Decision 2007/829/EC.

(2) Council Decision 2007/829/EC of 5 December 2007 concerning the
rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment
to the General Secretariat of the Council (OJ L 327, 13.12.2007,
p. 10).

In Article

2003/479/EC and
1.
15(1)
Article 15(1) of Decision 2007/829/EC,
the amounts EUR
29,44 and EUR 117,74 shall be replaced by EUR 29,85 and
EUR 119,39 respectively.

of Decision

2.
In Article 15(2) of Decision 2003/479/EC and in
Article 15(2) of Decision 2007/829/EC the table shall be
replaced by the following:

‘Distance between place of recruitment and
place of secondment
(in km)

Amount in EUR

0-150

> 150

> 300

> 500

> 800

> 1 300

> 2 000

(3) OJ L 127, 15.5.2008, p. 1.

0,00

76,74

136,42

221,71

358,14

562,80

673,67’

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3.

In Article 15(4) of Decision 2003/479/EC the amount EUR 29,44 shall be replaced by EUR 29,85.

This Decision shall take effect on the first day of the month following that of its adoption.

Article 2

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 2008.

For the Council
The President

D. RUPEL