Decision of the Management Board of Europol of 18 April 2014 amending the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol

5.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 211/10
DECISION OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF EUROPOL
of 18 April 2014
amending the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol
(2014/C 211/05)
THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF EUROPOL
,
Having regard to the Council Decision establishing the European Police Office (Europol) of 6 April 2009 (1) (hereafter ‘Europol Decision’) and in particular Article 57(5), Article 62 and Article 63 thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 41(3) of the Europol Convention, on the privileges and immunities of Europol, the members of its organs, the Deputy Directors and employees of Europol (2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Having regard to the Management Board Decision of 16 November 1999 agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol (3),
Having regard to the Management Board Decision of 14 October 2010 amending the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol and agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol adapting the amounts mentioned in the Annex thereto (hereafter ‘the Management Board Decision’) (4),
Whereas:
(1) According to Article 57(5) of the Europol Decision, the Europol Staff Regulations (5) and other relevant instruments shall continue to apply to staff members who are not recruited in accordance with Article 57(2) of the Europol Decision.
(2) Article 57(5) of the Europol Decision provides that, by way of derogation from Chapter 5 of the Europol Staff Regulations, the percentage rate of the annual adjustment of remuneration decided by the Council in accordance with Article 65 of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities (6) shall apply to Europol staff.
(3) The annual adjustment of remuneration provided for in Article 57(5) of the Europol Decision was implemented by Europol with retroactive effect as of 1 July 2009 (7) according with the figures set in Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1190/2010 (8).
(4) Article 57(5) of the Europol Decision does not apply to taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members subject to the Europol Staff Regulations for the benefit of Europol.
(5) The tax applicable to Europol staff members subject to the Europol Staff Regulations should be amended in order to reflect the adjustment of remuneration applied pursuant to Article 57(5) of the Europol Decision,