CELEX: 51983PC0164
Language: en
Date: 1983-03-30
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) adjusting certain daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                                                             COMC83) 164 f i n a l
                                                                             B r u s s e l s , 30 March 1983
                                            Proposal f o ra
                      COUNCIL REGULATION                ( E u r a t o m , ECSC, EEC)
         adjusting c e r t a i n d a i l y subsistence allowance rates f o r
            officials           on m i s s i o n  l a i d down i n A r t i c l e        13 o f
                       Annex V I I t o t h e S t a f f           Regulations of
                       O f f i c i a l s o f t h e European            Communities
               (submitted            t o t h e C o u n c i l by t h e Commission)
COM(83) 164 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak--- E X P L A N A T O R Y MEMORANDUM
The r a t e s o f d a i l y s u b s i s t e n c e allowance f o r o f f i c i a l s on m i s s i o n l a i d down i n
A r t i c l e 1 3 o f Annex V I I t o t h e S t a f f R e g u l a t i o n s were l a s t r e v i s e d by C o u n c i l
R e g u l a t i o n (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 2780/81 o f 22 September 1 9 8 l with e f f e c t    F
from 23 September 1 9 8 1 .
T h i s g e n e r a l r e v i s i o n was based on a p r i c e survey c a r r i e d out i n June I98O i n
t h e Member S t a t e s and d a i l y s u b s i s t e n c e allowances were f i x e d as f o l l o w s :
                                                                                               (Bfrs)
                                                    I                        II                 III
                                                                  Grades      A4 to A 8 ,
                                                                                             Other
                                          Grades     A1 t o       LA4 t o L A 8 and
                                                                                             grades
                                          A 3   and   L A 3       Category B
               Belgium                           1400                     2150                 1990
               Denmark                           1650                     2150                 1990
               Oemany                            1350                     2150                 1990
               Greece                             900                     1550                 H30
                F ranee                          1550                     2650                 2450
               Ireland                           1430                     2000                 1850
               Italy                             1110                     1900                 1760
               Luxembourg                        1300                     2010                 1850
               Netherlands                       1300                     2250                 2080
               U n i t e d Kingdom               1350                     2650                 2450
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These allowances were c a l c u l a t e d i n aooordanoe w i t h a survey method
p r e v i o u s l y agreed w i t h the C o u n c i l S t a f f R e g u l a t i o n s Working P a r t y .
The o r i t e r i a used were as f o l l o w s :
1.      Hotels           +
S i n g l e room w i t h b a t h i n a f i r s t - c l a s s (not l u x u r y ) h o t e l f o r grade A1-A3
and LAß o f f i o i a l s and i n a second-class h o t e l f o r o f f i c i a l s o f o t h e r grades.
The f i r s t - c l a s s (not l u x u r y ) c a t e g o r y corresponds t o a "top c l a s s " or                    "very
comfortable" c l a s s i f i c a t i o n i n the M i o h e l i n Quide.
The Becond-claBS c a t e g o r y corresponds t o the "good average" c l a s s i f i c a t i o n
i n t h e M i c h e l i n Guide ( h o t e l s c l a s s i f i e d as " f a i r l y c o m f o r t a b l e " a r e too
uncomfortable and o f t e n do not have enough rooms w i t h bathrooms).
2.      Meals
(a)       breakfast
(b)       a simple meal
(c)       a f u l l meal
The p r i o e s o f these meals are those charged i n t h e f o l l o w i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t s :
- f o r grade A1-A3 o f f i c i a l s : i n t h e r e s t a u r a n t s o f t h e r e f e r e n c e h o t e l s
    and i n a few r e s t a u r a n t s e q u i v a l e n t t o " f a i r l y c o m f o r t a b l e " r e s t a u r a n t s
    i n t h e M i o h e l i n Guide c l a s s i f i c a t i o n ;
- f o r o f f i o i a l s o f o t h e r grades:         i n t h e r e s t a u r a n t s o f the r e f e r e n c e h o t e l s
    and in a few r e s t a u r a n t s e q u i v a l e n t t o " p l a i n but good" r e s t a u r a n t s i n t h e
    M i o h e l i n Guide c l a s s i f i c a t i o n .
The f o l l o w i n g c r i t e r i a have, however, been observed i n r e s p e c t of t h e main
p l a c e s o f m i s s i o n where t h e r e are r e s t a u r a n t s o r canteens run by the
i n s t i t u t i o n s whioh charge f a i r l y low p r i o e s and a r e open t o o f f i c i a l s on
mission:
- p r i o e of a meal ( w i t h a d r i n k and c o f f e e ) i n a r e s t a u r a n t run by                  the
    institutions;
- p r i c e of a simple meal (menu o f t h e day o r b u s i n e s s l u n c h w i t h a d r i n k
    and c o f f e e ) i n t h e r e f e r e n c e h o t e l s ;
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 - p r i c e o f two f u l l meals (a l a o a r t e - average p r i o e s w i t h a d r i n k and
     c o f f e e ) i n t h e same h o t e l s .
The t o t a l p r i o e o f t h e f o u r meals d i v i d e d by two g i v e s t h e p a r t o f t h e
allowance c o v e r i n g two meals.
 3.      Breakdown o f t h e allowance
In accordance w i t h t h e method, t h e f i x e d allowance c o v e r i n g a l l m i s s i o n
expenses ( A r t i c l e 1 3 ( 6 ) o f Annex V I I t o t h e S t a f f R e g u l a t i o n s ) may be broken
down aB f o l l o w s :
Grades         A1-A3/LA3
                               Allowance                       . 1 0 0 % + maximum h o t e l p r i o e
                                 ( Two m e a l s                . 80%"
                                 ( Breakfast                    . IO56
                                 ( Sundry expenses              « 10%"
Other Grades                   ...                                      .
                              Allowance                        . 100%
                                 ( Hotel + breakfast            _ 55$
                                 ( Two m e a l s                * 40$
                                 ( Sundry expenses              o 556
Sundry expenses a r e c a l c u l a t e d by t a k i n g one n i n t h o f t h e t o t a l oost o f t h e
meals.            They a r e supposed t o oover t h e cost o f f o u r journeys by p u b l i c
t r a n s p o r t and two l o c a l telephone c a l l s .
New d a i l y s u b s i s t e n c e r a t e s u s i n g updated f i g u r e s now need t o be f i x e d on
the b a s i s o f t h i s method and f o r t h i s purpose a survey a l o n g t h e l i n e s o f
that c a r r i e d out i n June I 9 8 O was made i n J u l y 1 9 8 2 .             The annexed p r o p o s a l
reflects i t s findings.
 ---pagebreak--- Proposal f o r C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n (Euratom, ECSC,             EEC)
                                           adjusting c e r t a i n d a i l y subsistence         allowance
r a t e s f o r o f f i c i a l s on m i s s i o n l a i d down i n A r t i c l e 13 o f Annex V I I to
the S t a f f R e g u l a t i o n s o f O f f i c i a l s of the European Communities
THE     COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having r e g a r d t o the T r e a t y e s t a b l i s h i n g a S i n g l e C o u n c i l and a S i n g l e
Commission o f the European Communities,
Having r e g a r d t o the S t a f f R e g u l a t i o n s o f O f f i c i a l s and the C o n d i t i o n s of
Employment o f Other Servants of the European Communities l a i d down by
C o u n c i l R e g u l a t i o n (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2 5 9 / 6 8 ' , as l a s t amended by
R e g u l a t i o n (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3139/82 , and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 13
o f Annex V I I t o the S t a f f R e g u l a t i o n s and A r t i c l e s 22 and 67 o f the C o n d i t i o n s
o f Employment,
Having r e g a r d t o the p r o p o s a l from the Commission,
Whereas, i n view of the i n c r e a s e d c o s t s r e c o r d e d i n the d i f f e r e n t p l a c e s
o f employment i n the Member S t a t e s , the r a t e s o f d a i l y s u b s i s t e n c e allowance
f o r o f f i c i a l s on m i s s i o n should be a d j u s t e d ,
HAS     ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
A r t i c l e 13 o f Annex V I I t o the S t a f f R e g u l a t i o n s i s amended as f o l l o w s :
1.      The     s c a l e i n paragraph      1(a) i s r e p l a c e d by the f o l l o w i n g :
loJ L 56, 4 . 3 . 1 9 6 8 , p . 1 .
  OJ L 331, 2 6 . 1 1 . 1 9 8 2 , p . 1 .
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                                                I                                II                      III
                                                                   Grades A4 t o A 8 ,
                                   Grades A1 t o A3                LA4 t o L A 8 and                    Other
                                           and L A 3                     Category B                     grades
     Belgium                                  1560                           2335                       2160
     Denmark                                 2145                            2865                       2650
     Germany                                  1955                           3205                       2965
     Greece                                   1050                           1650                       1525
     Prance                                   i860                           2990                       2765
     Ireland                                 2010                            3060                       2830
     Italy                                   1615                            2570                       2380
     Luxembourg                              1615                            2500                       2315
     Netherlands                             1775                            3060                       2830
     U n i t e d Kingdom                     2225                            4120                       3810
 2.      The f i r s t     sentence o f paragraph 2 i s amended t o read as f o l l o w s :
 "2.       I n a d d i t i o n t o the r a t e s s e t out i n Column I o f t h e f o r e g o i n g s c a l e ,
           the h o t e l b i l l c o v e r i n g room, s e r v i c e and taxes, but e x c l u d i n g b r e a k f a s t
           s h a l l be reimbursed up t o a maximum o f B f r s 1175 f o r Greece, B f r s 14-70
           f o r Luxembourg, B f r s 1700 f o r Belgium, B f r s 1970 f o r France, B f r s 2045
           f o r t h e N e t h e r l a n d s , B f r s 2075 f o r Germany, Denmark and I t a l y ,
           B f r s 2545 f o r t h e U n i t e d Kingdom and B f r s 2720 f o r I r e l a n d " .
Article          2
T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l enter i n t o f o r c e on t h e day f o l l o w i n g i t s p u b l i c a t i o n
i n t h e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f t h e European Communities.
T h i s R e g u l a t i o n s h a l l be b i n d i n g   i n i t s e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y applicable
i n a l l Member S t a t e s .
Done a t B r u s s e l s                                                                   For t h e C o u n c i l
                                                                                           The P r e s i d e n t