CELEX: 51996PC0451
Language: en
Date: 1996-09-20
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM, ECSC) ADJUSTING THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE RATES FOR OFFICIALS ON MISSION WITHIN THE EUROPEAN TERRITORY OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 13 OF ANNEX VII TO THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND INTRODUCING AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE

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51996PC0451

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM, ECSC) ADJUSTING THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE RATES FOR OFFICIALS ON MISSION WITHIN THE EUROPEAN TERRITORY OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE EUROPEAN UNION LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 13 OF ANNEX VII TO THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND INTRODUCING AN ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE  /* COM/96/0451 FINAL - CNS 96/0232 */  

Official Journal C 349 , 20/11/1996 P. 0008

Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC)  adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission within the European  territory of the Member States of the European Union laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the  Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and introducing an annual adjustment  procedure (96/C  349/08) COM(96) 451 final - 96/0232(CNS)(Submitted by the Commission on 23  September 1996) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European  Communities, and in particular Article 24 thereof, Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other  servants of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68   (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2963/95  (2), and in particular Article  13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations and Articles 22 and 67 of the conditions of employment, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee   (3), Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice, Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors, Whereas the rates of daily subsistence allowance for officials on mission should be adjusted in  order to take account of the increased costs recorded since 1991 in the different places of  employment in the Member States; Whereas, in the case of missions to the seats of the Community institutions, the European  Parliament's practice of applying the same rates for officials in all grades, except grades A  1, A   2 and A  3, should be emulated; Whereas daily allowance rates should be fixed for missions to Austria Finland and Sweden; Whereas, in the interests of equal treatment, the scale of rates should be aligned on those already  applied by the European Parliament; Whereas a procedure should be introduced for the regular adjustment of daily subsistence allowance  rates for missions to take account of changes in prices and exchange rates, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations is hereby amended as  follows: 1. the scale in paragraph 1 (a) is replaced by the following: '>TABLE> ` 2. the following subparagraph (c) is added to paragraph 1: '(c) In the case of missions to one of the seats of the institutions, column II of the foregoing  scale shall apply to categories C and D.`; 3. the first sentence of paragraph 2 is replaced by the follwing: '2.  In addition to the rates set out in column I of the foregoing scale, the hotel bill covering  room, service and taxes, but excluding breakfast, shall be reimbursed up to a maximum of Belgian francs 4  547 for Belgium Belgian francs 5  589 for Denmark Belgian francs 3  863 for Germany Belgian francs 3  288 for Greece Belgian francs 5  040 for Spain Belgian francs 3  645 for France Belgian francs 4  772 for Ireland Belgian francs 5  340 for Italy Belgian francs 4  151 for Luxembourg Belgian francs 5  171 for the Netherlands Belgian francs 4  921 for Austria Belgian francs 4  611 for Portugal Belgian francs 6  150 for Finland Belgian francs 6  150 for Sweden Belgian francs 4  762 for the United Kingdom.`; 4. the following subparagraph is added to paragraph 9: 'The rates set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be adjusted by the Commission by 31 March each year  on the basis of the hotel and catering price indices published by Eurostat in November of the  preceding year and the relevant exchange rates. It shall notify the other institutions accordingly.  The decision shall take effect on the first day of the month following its adoption.` Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.(1) OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.  (2) OJ No L 310, 22. 12. 1995, p. 1.  (3) Opinion No 158/96, 3. 6. 1996.