CELEX: 51985PC0177
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Date: 1985-04-12
Title: AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) AMENDING THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF OTHER SERVANTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (Presented by the Commission to the Council)

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COM (85) 177
Vol. 1985/0084
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                                                            COPK85) 177 f i n a l
                                                            B r u s s e ls , 12 A p r i l 1985
                        AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR COUNCIL REGULATION
                        (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) AMENDING THE CONDITIONS
                        OF EMPLOYMENT OF OTHER SERVANTS OF THE
                                    EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                       (P re se nte d by th e Commission t o th e C o u n c il)
 COM(85) 177 f i n a l
 ---pagebreak---                                                   AMENDED PROPOSAL FOR
                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) NO . . .                    OF . . .
                     AMENDING THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF OTHER SERVANTS
                                          OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having re g a rd t o th e T re a ty e s t a b l i s h i n g a S in g le C o u n c il and a S in g le
Commission o f th e European Communities, and i n p a r t i c u l a r A r t i c l e 24
th e re o f,
Having re g a rd t o th e p ro p o s a l from th e Commission, s u b m itte d a f t e r
c o n s u l t i n g th e S t a f f R e g u la tio n s Committee,
Having re g a rd t o th e O p in io n o f th e European P a r lia m e n t ,
 Having re g a rd t o th e O p in io n o f th e Court o f J u s t i c e ,
 Whereas A r t i c l e      2 and A r t i c l e 3 o f C o u n cil R e g u la tio n (EEC, Euratom, ECSC)
 No 2 5 9 /6 8 1, as l a s t amended by R e g u la tio n
                                                          2
                                                             ,   la y down the
 S t a f f R e g u la tio n s o f O f f i c i a l s and the C o n d itio n s o f Employment o f Other
 S e rv a n ts o f th e European Communities r e s p e c t i v e l y ;             whereas i t  i s f o r the
 C o u n c il, a c t i n g by a q u a l i f i e d m a j o r i t y on a p ro p o s a l from th e Commission
 and a f t e r c o n s u l t i n g th e o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s concerned, t o amend th e S t a f f
 R e g u la tio n s and th e C o n d it io n s o f Employment;
 Whereas, in th e l i g h t o f e x p e rie n c e g ained in a p p ly in g th e s a id S t a f f
 R e g u la t io n s and th e s a id C o n d itio n s o f Employment, c e r t a i n p r o v is io n s o f
 th e C o n d it io n s o f Employment sh o u ld be amended, n o t a b ly in re sp e ct o f
 re s e a rc h s t a f f ,
  'OJ No L 56, 4 . 3 . 1 9 6 8 , p . 1 .
  ^OJ No L
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
A rtic le    1
The C o n d it io n s o f Employment o f O ther S e rv a n ts o f th e European Communities
are hereby amended as f o l l o w s :
1.    The f o l l o w i n g parag ra ph i s added t o A r t i c l e 8:
      "The c o n t r a c t s o f te m p o ra ry s t a f f t o whom A r t i c l e         2 (a ) o r A r t i c l e 2 (d )
        a p p l i e s who are engaged f o r a f i x e d p e r io d may be renewed n o t more th a n
        once f o r a f i x e d p e r i o d .       Any f u r t h e r renewal s h a l l be f o r an i n d e f i n i t e
        p e r io d ."
 2.   The first paragraph of Article                       11    is replaced       by   the following.
      "A rtic le s      11 t o 26 o f t h e S t a f f R e g u la t io n s , c o n c e rn in g th e r i g h t s and
        o b lig a tio n s o f o f f i c i a l s ,  s h a l l a p p ly by a n a lo g y .       However, where a
        member o f th e te m p o ra ry s t a f f h o ld s a c o n t r a c t f o r a f i x e d p e r i o d , th e
        d u r a t i o n o f le ave on p e r s o n a l grounds r e f e r r e d t o i n th e second parag ra ph
        of A rtic le       15 o f th e S t a f f R e g u la tio n s s h a l l be l i m i t e d t o t h e rem a in de r
        o f th e term o f th e c o n t r a c t . "
 3.    The t h i r d p arag ra ph o f A r t i c l e         14 i s   re p la c e d by th e f o l l o w i n g :
       "N ot le s s th a n one month b e f o r e t h e e x p i r y o f th e p r o b a t i o n a r y p e r i o d ,
         a r e p o r t s h a l l be made on th e a b i l i t y          o f th e member o f th e te m p o ra ry
         s t a f f t o p e rfo rm th e d u t i e s p e r t a i n i n g t o h is p o s t and a ls o on h is
         conduct and e f f i c i e n c y       i n th e s e r v i c e .     T h is r e p o r t s h a l l be communicated
         t o th e p erson co n c e rn e d , who s h a l l have th e r i g h t t o su bm it h is comments
         in w r it in g .      A member o f th e te m p o ra ry s t a f f whose work has n o t p roved
         adequate t o j u s t i f y       h i s r e t e n t i o n i n h i s p o s t s h a l l be d is m is s e d .
         A r e p o r t on th e p r o b a t i o n a r y member o f te m p o ra ry s t a f f may be made
         a t any tim e d u r in g th e p r o b a t i o n a r y p e r io d i f         h is work i s p r o v in g
         o b v io u s ly in a d e q u a te .   The r e p o r t s h a l l be communicated t o th e person
          co n ce rn e d , who s h a l l have th e r i g h t t o su b m it h is comments i n w r i t i n g .
 ---pagebreak---  On th e b a s is o f th e r e p o r t th e a u t h o r i t y a u t h o r iz e d t o conclude
 c o n t r a c t s o f engagement may d ecid e t o d is m is s th e member o f th e
 te m p o ra ry s t a f f b e fo re th e end o f th e p r o b a t io n a r y p e r i o d , by g i v i n g
 him one m o n th 's n o t i c e ;                 th e p e r io d o f s e r v ic e may n o t , however,
 exceed th e normal p r o b a t io n a r y p e r io d .
 A d is m is s e d member o f th e tem po ra ry s t a f f s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o
 compensation e qual t o one t h i r d o f h is b a s ic s a l a r y per month o f
 p r o b a t io n c o m p le te d ."
In A r t ic le         17:
  (a)      The second sentence i n th e f i r s t p aragraph i s                           re p la c e d by th e
          fo llo w in g :
          "The a u t h o r i t y       r e f e r r e d t o i n th e f i r s t paragraph o f A r t i c l e 6
            s h a l l d e te rm in e th e le n g th o f such le a v e , which s h a l l n ot exceed
            one q u a r t e r o f th e le n g th o f tim e a lr e a d y worked by th e s e rv a n t o r :
            - t h r e e months i f             th e s e r v a n t 's s e n i o r i t y i s le s s than f o u r y e a r s ;
            - s i x months i n a l l o th e r c a s e s ."
  (b)      The f o l l o w i n g parag ra ph s are added:
            "W h ile a member o f th e tem po ra ry s t a f f i s on u npaid le ave h is
              membership o f th e s o c i a l s e c u r i t y scheme p ro v id e d f o r in
               A rtic le       28 s h a l l be suspended.
               However, a member o f th e tem po ra ry s t a f f who p ro v id e s evidence
               t h a t he cannot be covered by any o th e r p u b l i c scheme o f in s u ra n c e
               a g a in s t th e r i s k s r e f e r r e d t o in A r t i c l e 28 may, n o t l a t e r than
               one month f o l l o w i n g t h a t i n which u npaid le ave b e g in s , a p p ly t o
               c o n tin u e t o be covered i n accordance w it h t h a t A r t i c l e , p ro v id e d
                t h a t he bears h a l f th e c o s t o f th e c o n t r i b u t i o n s r e q u ir e d t o
                cover th e r i s k s r e f e r r e d t o in A r t i c l e 28 f o r th e d u r a t i o n o f
                h is     le a v e ;   th e c o n t r i b u t i o n s s h a l l be c a l c u l a t e d by r e fe r e n c e
                t o h is l a s t b a s ic s a l a r y .
                 M oreover, a member o f th e tem po ra ry s t a f f t o whom A r t i c l e 2 (c )
                 or A r tic le      2 (d ) a p p lie s who proves t h a t he cannot a c q u ire pension
                 r i g h t s under a n o th e r pension scheme may a p p ly t o c o n tin u e t o
                 a c q u ir e f u r t h e r pension r i g h t s th r o u g h o u t th e p e r io d o f unpaid
                  le a v e , p ro v id e d t h a t he bears th e co st o f a c o n t r i b u t i o n equal
                 t o t h r e e tim e s th e r a t e l a i d down i n A r t i c l e 41;                 th e c o n t r i b u t i o n s
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               s h a l l be c a l c u l a t e d by r e f e r e n c e t o th e b a s ic s a l a r y f o r
               h is grade and s t e p . "
5. A rtic le      18 i s        re p la c e d by th e f o l l o w i n g :
   " A rtic le       18
     A member o f t h e te m p o ra ry s t a f f who i s c a l l e d up f o r m i l i t a r y                     s e rv ic e ,
     a lte r n a tiv e        s e r v ic e s o r re s e rv e t r a i n i n g o r who i s       r e c a l l e d t o serve
     i n th e armed f o r c e s s h a l l be a ssig n e d le a ve f o r n a t i o n a l s e r v i c e ;
     f o r te m p o ra ry s t a f f engaged f o r a f i x e d p e r io d such le ave may in
     no c irc u m s ta n c e s exceed th e d u r a t i o n o f th e c o n t r a c t .
     A member o f th e te m p o ra ry s t a f f who i s c a l l e d up f o r m i l i t a r y                      s e r v ic e
     o r a l t e r n a t i v e s e r v ic e s h a l l cease t o r e c e iv e h is re m u n e ra tio n b ut
     s h a l l r e t a i n h is r i g h t under th e s e C o n d it io n s o f Employment t o
     advancement t o a h ig h e r s t e p .                  He s h a l l a ls o r e t a i n h is r i g h t t o
     r e t ir e m e n t p e n sio n i f ,       a f t e r c o m p le tin g h is m i l i t a r y    s e r v ic e o r
     a l t e r n a t i v e s e r v i c e , he pays up h is p e n s io n c o n t r i b u t i o n s r e t r o a c t i v e l y .
     A member o f th e te m p o ra ry s t a f f who i s                     c a l l e d up f o r re s e rv e t r a i n i n g
     o r who i s          r e c a l l e d t o se rv e i n th e armed f o r c e s s h a l l , d u r in g th e
     p e r io d o f t r a i n i n g o r r e c a l l , c o n t in u e t o r e c e iv e h i s re m u n e ra tio n
     s u b je c t t o d e d u c tio n o f an amount e q u a l t o h i s s e r v i c e p a y . "
6. In A r t i c l e       2 0, th e f o u r t h p arag ra ph and th e s c a le o f b a s ic m o n th ly
   s a l a r i e s a re d e l e t e d .
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7. In A r t i c l e    2 4 ( 3 ) , th e f i g u r e o f BFR 5 000 in th e f i r s t          in d e n t i s
   re p la c e d by BFR 37 000 and th e f i g u r e o f BFR 3 000 in th e second
   in d e n t i s     re p la c e d by BFR 22 000.
8. The f o l l o w i n g sentence i s added t o A r t i c l e 25:
   "However, a member o f th e tem po ra ry s t a f f who i s engaged f o r a
     f i x e d p e r io d o f le s s th a n tw e lv e months, o r who i s deemed by th e
     a u t h o r i t y r e f e r r e d t o i n th e f i r s t paragraph o f A r t i c l e 6 t o be
     engaged f o r an e q u iv a le n t p e r io d i f           h is c o n t r a c t i s f o r an i n d e f i n i t e
     p e r i o d , and who f u r n i s h e s e vide n ce t h a t he must change h is p la c e
     o f re s id e n c e s h a l l be e n t i t l e d t o th e d a i l y s u b s is te n c e a llo w a n ce
     f o r th e d u r a t i o n o f h is c o n t r a c t o r f o r a maximum o f one y e a r . "
9. The f i r s t      parag ra ph o f A r t i c l e      28 i s re p la c e d by th e f o l l o w i n g :
   " A r t i c l e s 72 and 73 o f th e S t a f f R e g u la t io n s , c o n c e rn in g s ic k n e s s
     and a c c id e n t c o v e r , s h a l l a p p ly by a na lo gy t o te m p o ra ry s t a f f d u r in g
     th e p e r io d o f employment, d u r in g s ic k le ave and d u r in g th e p e r io d s
     o f u npaid leave r e f e r r e d t o i n A r t i c l e s 11 and 17 in accordance w it h
     th e c o n d i t i o n s      l a i d down t h e r e i n ; A r t i c l e 72 o f th e S t a f f R e g u la t io n s ,
     c o n c e rn in g s ic k n e s s c o v e r , s h a l l a p p ly by a na lo gy t o tem po ra ry s t a f f
      i n r e c e i p t o f i n v a l i d i t y p en sio n and t o r e c i p i e n t s o f a s u r v i v o r ' s
     p e n s io n . "
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10.    I n A r t i c l e 4 7 ( 1 ) (b) th e sentence "F o r te m p o ra ry s t a f f whose c o n t r a c t s
      have been renewed, th e p e r io d o f n o t i c e s h a l l n o t be le s s th a n one
      month p e r y e a r o f s e r v i c e , w it h a minimum o f one month and a maximum
      o f s i x m onths" s h a l l be i n s e r t e d a f t e r th e sentence "Such p e r io d o f
      n o t i c e s h a l l be n o t more th a n t h r e e months n o r le s s th a n one m o n th ."
11.    A r t i c l e 48 i s       re p la c e d by th e f o l l o w i n g :
      " A r t i c l e 48
      Employment, w h eth e r f o r a f i x e d o r f o r an i n d e f i n i t e p e r i o d , may be
      t e r m in a t e d by th e i n s t i t u t i o n w it h o u t n o t i c e :
       (a) d u r in g o r a t th e end o f th e p r o b a t io n a r y p e r io d i n accordance
               w it h A r t i c l e    14;
       (b)     if    th e s e rv a n t ceases t o s a t i s f y th e re q u ir e m e n ts o f A r t i c l e       1 2 ( 2 ) (a)
               and ( d ) ;        however, i f         th e s e r v a n t ceases t o s a t i s f y th e re q u ire m e n ts
               of A rtic le         1 2 ( 2 ) ( d ) , h i s c o n t r a c t may be t e r m in a t e d o n ly i n accordance
               w it h A r t i c l e 33;
       (c ) i f      th e s e rv a n t i s u n a b le t o resume h i s d u t i e s a t t h e end o f a p e r io d
               o f p a id s i c k      le ave as p r o v id e d f o r i n A r t i c l e     16;      i n such case
               th e s e rv a n t s h a l l r e c e iv e an a llo w a n c e e q u a l t o h i s b a s ic s a l a r y
               p lu s f a m i l y a llo w a n c e s a t t h e r a t e o f two days p e r month o f s e r v ic e
               c o m p le t e d . "
 TRANSITIONAL PROVISION
 A rtic le 2
 The p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s       R e g u la t io n s h a l l a p p ly t o te m p o ra ry s t a f f i n s e r v ic e
 when t h i s R e g u la t io n comes i n t o f o r c e , w it h e f f e c t fro m 1 Ja nu a ry 1985.
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FINAL PROVISION
A rtic le  3
T h is R e g u la tio n s h a l l e n t e r i n t o f o r c e on th e day f o l l o w i n g i t s p u b lic a tio n
in th e O f f i c i a l J o u r n a l o f th e European Communities.
T h is R e g u la tio n s h a l l be b in d in g in i t s e n t i r e t y and d i r e c t l y a p p lic a b le
i n a l l Member S t a t e s .