REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on the use made in 2021 by the institutions of Council Regulations No 495/77, last amended by Regulation No 1945/2006 (on standby duty), No 858/2004 (on particularly arduous working conditions), and No 300/76, last amended by Regulation No 1873/2006 (on shift work)
Date: 2023-06-05
Institutions: Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security, European Commission
Subjects: European official, allowances and expenses, application of EU law, continuous working day, servant (EU), shift work, staff regulations (EU), working conditions

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   EUROPEAN COMMISSION  Brussels, 5.6.2023  COM(2023) 290 final  REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT on the use made in 2021 by the institutions of Council Regulations No 495/77, last amended by Regulation No 1945/2006 (on standby duty), No 858/2004 (on particularly arduous working conditions), and No 300/76, last amended by Regulation No 1873/2006 (on shift work)  
 
 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT 

on the use made in 2021 by the institutions of Council Regulations No 495/77, last 
amended by Regulation No 1945/2006 (on standby duty), No 858/2004 (on particularly 
arduous working conditions), and No 300/76, last amended by Regulation No 1873/2006 
(on shift work) 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

The  Council  Regulations  on  standby  duty  (No 495/77)  and  on  particularly  arduous  working 
conditions (No 858/2004) require the Commission to submit an annual report to the Council 
on  the  number  of  officials  and  other  servants  in  each  category  receiving  the  allowances 
referred to in the respective Regulations and on the total related expenditure. 

This report is based on the latest full-year figures available at the time of its preparation and 
refers to 2021. It covers all the institutions. To be complete, this report also contains the same 
type of information on the use of shift work (Council Regulation No 300/76). 

2. 

STANDBY DUTY ALLOWANCE 

The  legal  bases  for  this  allowance  are  Articles 55  and  56b  of  the  Staff  Regulations  and 
Council Regulation No 495/77 of 8 March 1977, as amended. 

Payment  of  the  allowance  is  limited  to  officials  and  other  servants  paid  from  research 
appropriations and employed in: 

– 
– 

an establishment of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), or  
indirect action, or 

paid from operating appropriations and employed in: 

– 
– 
– 
– 

– 

the running or supervision of technical installations, 
a safety and security department, 
an information and communication technology (ICT) services department, 
a department  providing  support for the Common Foreign  and Security Policy 
(CFSP)/European Security  and Defence Policy  (ESDP) or for emergency and 
crisis coordination arrangements, or 
a  mechanism  established  to  provide  assistance  to  Member  States  24 hours  a 
day,  7 days  a  week  (MS 24/7),  for  emergency  and  crisis  coordination 
arrangements or services where there is a confirmed necessity for the execution 
of  tasks  in  order  to  guarantee  a  mechanism  for  providing  assistance  to 
Member States. 

The  standby  duty  allowance  is  expressed  in  points.  The  number  of  points  granted  for  each 
hour of actual standby duty is fixed as follows: 

– 
– 
– 
– 

standby duty at home, working day: 2.15 points; 
standby duty at home, weekend and public holidays: 4.3 points; 
standby duty at the place of work, working day: 11 points; 
standby duty at the place of work, weekend and public holidays: 22 points. 

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Each point is equal to 0.032% of the basic salary of an official in grade 1, step 1 (= EUR 0.98 
in 2021). 

The following figures indicate the number of allowances granted by each institution for 2021. 

2.1.  Number of beneficiaries (officials/temporary staff and contract staff) 

AC 

FG II  FG III  FG IV 
0 
0 
12 

0 
0 
11 

0 
1 
16 

Total 

0 
98 
476 

0 

2 

7 

152 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 

1 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 

27 
19 
2 
4 
22 
0 
0 

11 

19 

14 

648 

Institution 

AD 

AST 

FG I 

Parliament 
Council 
Commission 
- of which JRC: 
Court of Justice 
Court of Auditors 
EESC 
CoR 
EEAS 
Ombudsman 
EDPS 

0 
14 
136 

0 
80 
253 

46 

79 

18 

11 
0 
0 
0 
14 
0 
0 

14 
3 
1 
3 
7 
0 
0 

Total 

175 

361 

0 
3 
48 

1 
16 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

68 

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2.2.  Number of beneficiaries per type of standby duty 

Institution 

At home 

At home and 
at the place of 
work 

At the place 
of work 

Total 

Parliament 
Council 
Commission 
- of which JRC: 
Court of Justice 
Court of Auditors 
EESC 
CoR 
EEAS 
Ombudsman 
EDPS 

Total 

0 
98 
461 

138 

6 

27 
19 
0 
0 
22 
0 
0 

8 

0 
0 
6 

0 
0 
2 
4 
0 
0 
0 

627 

12 

152 

0 
0 
9 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

9 

0 
98 
476 

27 
19 
2 
4 
22 
0 
0 

648 

2.3. 

Number of beneficiaries per type of employment 

Institution 

JRC 

Indirect 
action 

Parliament 
Council 
Commission 
- of which 
JRC: 
Court of 
Justice 
Court of 
Auditors 
EESC 
CoR 
EEAS 
Ombudsman 
EDPS 

0 
0 
152 

152 

0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

Total 

152 

0 
0 
2 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2 

Technical 
installations 
0 
0 
59 

Safety/ 
Security 
0 
28 
108 

ICT 

0 
56 
113 

CFSP/
ESDP 
0 
14 
0 

MS 
24/7 
0 
0 
42 

Total 

0 
98 
476 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

152 

16 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

11 

19 

2 
4 
4 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
7 
0 
0 

75 

176 

176 

0 

0 

0 
0 
11 
0 
0 

25 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

27 

19 

2 
4 
22 
0 
0 

42 

648 

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3. 

ALLOWANCE FOR PARTICULARLY ARDUOUS WORKING CONDITIONS 

The  legal  bases  for 
this  allowance  are  Article 56c  of  the  Staff  Regulations  and 
Council Regulation No 858/2004 of 29 April 2004, as amended. The allowance is granted to 
compensate  for  particularly  arduous  working  conditions  relating  to  (i)  ‘safety  of  the 
individual’  (wearing  of  particularly  uncomfortable  special  clothing,  partial  protection),  (ii) 
‘place  of  work’  (confined,  noisy  and  dangerous  places)  and  (iii)  ‘nature  of  work’  (for 
example, handling of corrosive substances, work with explosives)1.  

The  allowance  is  expressed  in  terms  of  points  granted  for  each  hour  of  actual  work.  The 
number of points varies between 2, e.g. for an average sound level exceeding 85 decibels, and 
an upper limit of 50 in the case of an official wearing a self-contained protective suit against 
fire.  Each  point  is  equal  to  0.032%  of  the  basic  salary  of  an  official  in  grade 1,  step 1 
(= EUR 0.98 in 2021). 

3.1. 

Number of beneficiaries (officials/temporary staff and contract staff) 

Institution 

AD 

AST 

AC 

FG I 

FG II 

FG III 

FG IV 

Total 

Parliament 
Council 
Commission 
- of which JRC:  18 
Court of Justice 
Court of 
Auditors 
EESC 
CoR 
EEAS 
Ombudsman 
EDPS 

0 
0 
19 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
112 

0 
0 
25 

109 

15 

0 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

Total 

19 

112 

25 

2 

0 
0 
0 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

7 

0 
0 
2 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2 

151 

0 
0 
7 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

7 

0 
0 
165 

0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

165 

1 Article 3 of Council Regulation No 858/2004. 

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4. 

SHIFT WORK ALLOWANCE 

The  legal  bases  for 
Council Regulation No 300/76 of 9 February 1976, as amended. 

this  allowance  are  Article 56a  of  the  Staff  Regulations  and 

Payment  of  the  allowance  is  limited  to  officials  and  other  servants  paid  from  research 
appropriations and employed in: 

–  an establishment of the JRC, or 
– 

indirect action, or  

paid from operating appropriations and employed in: 

–  an information and communication technology (ICT) services department, 
–  a safety and security department, 
–  a telephone switchboard/information service or on a reception desk, 
–  a  department  providing  support  for  the  Common  Foreign  and  Security  Policy 
(CFSP)/European  Security  and  Defence  Policy  (ESDP)  or  for  emergency  and  crisis 
coordination arrangements, 

–  a service providing support for emergency or crisis coordination arrangements, or 
– 

the running or supervision of technical installations. 

The following figures indicate the number of allowances granted by each institution for 2021. 

4.1. 

Number of beneficiaries (officials/temporary staff and contract staff) 

Institution 

AD 

AST 

Total 

Parliament 
Council 
Commission 
- of which JRC: 
Court of Justice 
Court of Auditors 
EESC 
CoR 
EEAS 
Ombudsman 
EDPS 

Total 

0 

2 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

2 

17 

87 
74 
98 

0 
1 
1 
3 
31 
0 
0 

AC 

FG I 

506 
0 
21 

FG II 
9 
5 
8 

FG III  FG IV 
2 
0 
1 

21 
0 
25 

10 

0 

0 

0 

27 

0 
16 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
0 
0 

0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
0 
0 

295 

543 

23 

48 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

3 

627 
79 
153 

0 
17 
2 
4 
32 
0 
0 

914 

Four different rates of the monthly allowance are provided for (2021 figures): 
– 
– 

rate 1: work involving two shifts, excluding weekends and public holidays: EUR 440.26; 
rate 2:  work  involving  two  shifts,  including  nights,  weekends  and  public  holidays: 
EUR 664.51; 
rate 3: 24 hours a day, excluding weekends and public holidays: EUR 726.56; 
rate 4: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: EUR 990.54. 

– 
– 

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4.2. 

Number of beneficiaries per rate  

Institution 

Parliament 
Council 
Commission 
- of which JRC: 
Court of Justice 
Court of Auditors 
EESC 
CoR 
EEAS 
Ombudsman 
EDPS 

Total 

Rate 1 
432.05 

Rate 2 
652.12 

Rate 3 
713.01 

Rate 4 
972.07 

Total 

0 

80 
23 
14 

0 
0 
2 
4 
21 
0 
0 

319 
0 
0 

0 

8 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

144 

319 

0 
0 
8 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

8 

228 
56 
131 

19 

27 

0 
17 
0 
0 
11 
0 
0 

627 
79 
153 

0 
17 
2 
4 
32 
0 
0 

443 

914 

4.3.  Number of beneficiaries per type of employment  

Institution 

JRC 

Crisis/ 
emerg. 
Coord. 

ICT 

Safety/ 
Security 

CFSP/  
ESDP 

Ind. 
action 

Switch
board/ 
Recep-
tion 

38 
0 
0 

0 
0 
27 

0 
0 
22 

0 
0 
14 

560 
79 
90 

27 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

Tech-
nical 
install
ations 
29 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

29 

0 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
11 
0 
0 

11 

Total 

627 
79 
153 

27 

0 

17 

2 
4 
32 
0 
0 

914 

0 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

Parliament 
Council 
Commission 
- of which 
JRC: 
Court of 
Justice 
Court of 
Auditors 
EESC 
CoR 
EEAS 
Ombudsman 
EDPS 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

Total 

27 

22 

0 

0 

0 
0 
12 
0 
0 

26 

0 

17 

2 
4 
9 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

761 

38 

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5. 

SERVICES CONCERNED AND REASONS 

The  European  Parliament, 
the  Court  of  Justice, 
the Court of Auditors,  both  Committees  and  the  EEAS,  use  standby  duty  and/or  shift work 
and pay the allowances provided for by the legislation. 

the  Commission, 

the  Council, 

The  Commission  is  still  the  only  institution  that  pays  allowances  for  particularly  arduous 
working conditions. These allowances are paid to beneficiaries working at the JRC, the Office 
for  Infrastructure  and  Logistics  in  Brussels  (OIB)  and  the  Directorate-General  for  Energy 
(DG ENER). 

For the year 2021, two of the ten institutions and bodies indicated that the COVID-19 health 
crisis  still  had  an  impact  on  the  number  of  beneficiaries.  More  staff  are  teleworking  than 
before the crisis, some buildings were still closed or had restricted access, and sometimes it 
was difficult to replace staff who had contracted COVID-19. The specific impact is indicated 
in the explanations provided by the institution concerned.  

5.1. 

Reasons for standby duty 

Council:  The  Council  paid  allowances  for  standby  duty  to  98 members  of  its  staff  in  2021 
(97 in 2020).  

The  standby  services  have  been  set  up  to  cover  the  following  areas:  (i)  Information  and 
Communication Technologies (ICT), to guarantee the protection and proper functioning of the 
IT  and  communications  networks,  to  provide  support  for  the  unforeseen  activities  of  the 
European Council, the Council and their preparatory bodies, and to cover urgent needs of the 
European  Council,  the  Council  and  the  General  Secretariat,  in  terms  of  managing  the 
EU’s classified  information  and  support  for  the  activities  of  the  President  and  the 
Secretary-General  as  part  of  external  policy;  (ii)  Safety/Security,  to  respond  immediately  to 
any incident that could affect the staff of the European Council, the Council and the activities 
of  the  General  Secretariat,  and  to  provide  24/7  support  to  security  officers  on  mission; 
(iii) swift  action  to  draft,  publish  on  the  internet  and  disseminate  immediate  and  urgent 
statements  by 
the 
European Council  in  the  context  of  the  CFSP/ESDP,  and  support  for  the  activities  of  the 
President of the European Council and the Secretary-General as part of external policy.  

the  rotating  Presidency  of 

the  Council  and 

the  President  of 

In 2021, standby duty was performed exclusively at home.   

Commission: In 2021, the Commission paid allowances for standby duty to 476 members of 
its staff, representing an increase of  13% compared to 2020 (421 beneficiaries). This increase 
is mainly due to an extra 65 beneficiaries in DG HR, due to an increase in the number of posts 
allocated  to  the  close  protection  service  in  order  to  guarantee  compliance  with  health  and 
safety requirements. 

Almost  32%  of  the  beneficiaries  (152)  work  at  one  of  the  Commission’s  Joint  Research 
Centres.  Compared  to  last  year  there  were  four  extra  beneficiaries  in  JRC,  due  to  the 

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substitution of staff on leave and the creation of a new service to comply with the host state’s 
legislation. Most of the standby duty at the JRC is carried out at home, with the exception of 
the JRC in Ispra, where the duties are undertaken at the place of work or at home owing to the 
specific nature of the tasks to be performed. 

In  the  Commission’s  other  Directorates-General,  the  number  of  beneficiaries  has  decreased 
slightly for DG DIGIT (-4) and DG ECHO (-9) due to change of function, end of contract or 
retirement. For the other services, there was little to no change compared to 2020.  

Court of Justice: In 2021, the Court of Justice paid allowances for standby services at home 
to  27 members  of  its  staff  (26  in  2021).  All  the  beneficiaries  work  in  the  Directorate  for 
Buildings  and  Security  in  the  Directorate-General  for  Administration.  The  units  where  the 
beneficiaries  work  are  responsible  for  the  Court’s  development  projects  and  for  managing 
buildings and security. 

Court of Auditors: In 2021, the monthly planning of the Security and Safety service includes 
the need for standby duties at home for 19 staff members (17 in 2020). They ensure the safety 
of buildings and their occupants round the clock throughout the year. 

EESC-CoR: The EESC and the CoR have a joint standby service within the security service 
to ensure that security staff can be reached and are ready to react at all times should incidents 
requiring action arise when the institution is closed. In 2021, the standby service (at home and 
at the place of work) was performed by two EESC staff (3 in 2020) and four CoR staff (same 
as in 2020). 

EEAS:  In  2021,  the  EEAS  paid  allowances  for  standby  duty  to  22  members  of  its  staff 
(28 staff in 2020). This  decrease is mainly due to the end of the standby duty regime in the 
Strategic Communication Division and the replacement of the former Secretary General and 
her  team.  No  new  standby  duty  system  was  established  for  the  team  of  the  new  Secretary 
General  in  2021.  Nevertheless,  a  new  standby  duty  regime  was  established  for  the  Special 
Envoy for Space and the  Space Task Force of which the work fall under the Galileo Threat 
Response Architecture.  

The standby services in the EEAS cover three areas of work: (i) security services, to provide 
round-the-clock protection to EEAS staff, visitors, premises and property in Brussels and to 
protect classified information at Headquarters; (ii) support to the CFSP/ESDP by monitoring 
events around the world 24/7, respond to crises, incidents, critical events, specific situations 
or  emergencies,  provide  support  to  the  High  Representative  and  EU  actors,  facilitate  EEAS 
crisis meetings outside normal working hours and providing support to Human Resources and 
the Secretary General in their operational tasks protecting the security and essential interests 
of the Union and its member States in case of a threat to or through the Galileo system; (iii) 
the  information  and  communication  technology  service  via  the  COMCEN  (Communication 
Centre)  which  provides  services  for  the  transmission  of  classified  information  to  all  EEAS 
staff members, while also providing services to the General Secretariat of the Council in the 
operational mangement of the Central Cortesy system hub and the Cortesy Point of Presence, 
and  via  Central  EUCI  registry  ensuring  registering  of  C-UE/EU-C  and  S-UE/EU-s 
documents.  

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5.2. 

Reasons for using the allowance for particularly arduous working conditions 

Commission: As in 2020, the Commission is the only institution to have used this possibility 
in 2021. Allowances were given to staff working for the reproductions service of the Office 
for Infrastructure and Logistics in Brussels (OIB), the JRC and for DG ENER for inspections 
of  installations  at  nuclear  sites.  A  total  of  165  beneficiaries  received  the  allowance  in  2021 
(199  in  2020).  This  decrease  of  almost  17%  is  due,  among  other  things,  to  the  COVID-19 
health  crisis,  during  which  some  beneficiaries  did  not  perform  their  duties  in  particularly 
arduous  working  conditions,  and  during  which  it  was  not  necessary  to  replace  those 
beneficiaries who retired or left the service. 

In  2021,  the  total  number  of  hours  worked  under  particularly  arduous  conditions  were 
categorised as follows: 
  23 565.25 hours (25 282.64 in 2020) relating to safety of the individual (for example, the 

wearing of particularly uncomfortable protective clothing); 

  39 351.35 hours (42 379.07 in 2020) relating to the place of work (for example, high noise 

level, dangerous sites); 

  4  819.58  hours  (5 073.61  in  2020)  relating  to  the  nature  of  the  work  (for  example, 

handling of corrosive substances); 

  148.25 hours (0 in 2020) relating to the safety of the individual and to the place of work. 

The  number  of  hours  considerably  decreased  due  to  the  decrease  in  the  number  of 
beneficiaries. The COVID-19 health crisis, which has led to a greater number of teleworkers, 
explains  the  decrease  in  the  number  of  hours  worked  under  particularly  arduous  conditions 
compared to 2020.  

5.3. 

Reasons for shift work 

European Parliament: In 2021, the European Parliament paid shift work allowances to cover 
(i)  safety  and  security  services  in  the  three  places  of  work:  Brussels,  Strasbourg  and 
Luxembourg;  (ii)  services  related  to  the  reception,  security  and  control  of  visitors 
(Parlamentarium, House of European History and the Jean Monnet House, Sports Centre) and 
communication via the switchboard, which offers a variety of services in  several languages, 
including  the  transfer  of  incoming  and  outgoing  calls,  the  provision  of  contact  information 
(telephone  and  fax  numbers,  email  and  office  addresses),  information  on  meetings  and  the 
buildings  of  the  European  Parliament;  (iii)  technical  installation  services  to  supervise  and 
coordinate  external  maintenance  service  providers,  in  particular  outside  the  normal  working 
hours  and  to  take  part  in  the  upkeep  of  certain  type  of  sensitive  information,  such  as 
Parliament’s plans.  

The  set-up  consists  of:  a  two-shift  arrangement  (rate 1),  a  two-shift  arrangement  including 
nights, weekends and public holidays (rate 2), and a continuous 24-hour service (rate 4). The 
number of beneficiaries in 2021 increased considerably (627 compared to 545 in 2020). This 
increase is due to a new service for technical installation that became operational in 2021 and 
due to the reopening of buildings after their closures due to the COVID-19 crisis.   

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Council:  The  Council  has  a  system  of  shift  work  in  place  to  ensure  the  continuity  of  the 
services responsible for prevention and for the safety and security of buildings and persons in 
the two Council buildings. There was little change in the number of beneficiaries, 79 in 2021, 
compared to 78 in 2020. 

Commission:  Within  the  Commission,  the  JRC  (for  reasons  relating  to  the  nature  of  the 
activities) and DG HR (safety and security department) are mainly using shift work services 
(27 and 82 persons respectively in 2021). Compared to 2020, for both the JRC and DG HR 
there was a decrease in number of beneficiaries by one beneficiary.  

As  in  2020,  in  2021,  shift  work  was  performed  in  the  other  Directorates-General  by 
44 persons in the following areas: 

– 
– 
– 

Security and prevention: 8 (OIL); 
Information and Communication Technologies: 14 (DG COMM); 
Assistance to Member States: 22 (DG ECHO). 

Rates 1, 3 and 4 are applied in the Commission, with rate 4 (continuous service) being used 
mainly in the security services. 

Court of Auditors: In 2021, the only shift work service reported by the Court of Auditors was 
a service put in place in the Human Resources, Finance and General Services Directorate to 
ensure the safety of buildings and their occupants. It is a continuous 24-hour service (rate 4) 
with 17 beneficiaries (the same as in 2020).  

EESC-CoR: The EESC and the CoR have a joint shift work service in place to meet the need 
for  continuous  presence  in  the  security  service.  The  EESC  paid  allowances  to  two 
beneficiaries  (rate 1;  three  in  2020)  and  the  CoR  to  four  beneficiaries  (rate 1;  same  as  in 
2020). 

EEAS:  In  2021,  the  EEAS  paid  shift  work  allowances  to  32  beneficiaries  (30  in  2020)  to 
provide  round-the-clock  protection  to  EEAS  staff,  visitors,  premises  and  physical  assets  in 
Brussels, to ensure the daily monitoring, assessment and flagging-up of politically significant 
events or situations on a 24/7 basis, and to provide services for the transmission of classified 
information to all EEAS staff, including to Delegations and to the General Secreteriat of the 
Council. 

Both rate 1 and 4 are applicable at the EEAS. 

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6. 

BUDGET EXPENDITURE, PER INSTITUTION AND PER ALLOWANCE (IN EUR) 

Institution 

Shift work 

Standby duty 

Particularly 
arduous 
working 
conditions 

Total 

Parliament 

Council 

Commission 

- of which JRC: 

Court of Justice 

Court of Auditors 

EESC 

CoR 

EEAS 

Ombudsman 
EDPS 

5 396 651.55 

0 

740 853.00 

325 127.00 

0 

0 

5 396 651.55   

1 065 980.00  

1 616 936.14  

1 672 011.34  

262 111.90  

3 551 059.38  

238 986.33  

647 637.89  

241 769.76  

1 128 393.98 

0 

74 965.88 

193 189.35 

21 162.47 

10 467.72 

6 530.84 

20 084.24 

12 977.34 

245 510.75 
0 
0 

84 550.22 
0 
0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 
0 
0 

74 965.88  

214 351.82  

16 998.56  

33 061.58  

330 060.97 €  
0 
0 

Total 

8 223 692.75 

2 197 325.09 

262 111.90 

10 683 129.74 

The  amount  spent  on  the  three  allowances  in  all  the  European  institutions  in  2021  was 
EUR 10 683 129.74 (EUR 10 092 450.72 in 2020).  

The  increase  in  expenditure  for  standby  duty  allowances  is  mainly  due  to  the  increase  in 
number of beneficiaries at the Commission (from 421 to 476) and the creation of new standby 
duty  teams  in  the  Council  President  and  Secretary  General’s  cabinets  and  in  SMART 
(Classified information services) at the Council at the end of 2020, which made 2021 the first 
year during which the new beneficiaries received allowances for a whole calendar year.  

Moreover, for the shiftwork allowances, the main reasons for the increase in expenditure are 
the increase in number of beneficiaries at the European Parliament (from 545 to 672) and the 
increase in posts allocated to the close protection service at the Commission in 2020, which 
made  2021  the  first  year  during  which  the  beneficiaries  recruited  in  2020  received  the 
shiftwork allowances for a whole calendar year.  

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