Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 1354/96 of 8 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EC) No 1354/96 of 8 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities
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 proposal presented by the Commission after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (3),
Whereas, following the addition of the Court of Auditors to the list of Community institutions by Article 4 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, the reference to it in the second paragraph of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68, laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (4), should be removed;
Whereas, following the creation of the Committee of the Regions by Article 198a of the Treaty establishing the European Community, provision should be made for it to be treated as an institution of the Communities for the purposes of the Staff Regulations and the Staff Regulations should be amended accordingly;
Whereas Article 138e of the Treaty establishing the European Community stipulates that the Ombudsman of the European Union is to be completely independent in the performance of his duties; whereas, in its Decision of 9 March 1994 (5) on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties, the European Parliament decided that the Ombudsman was to be assisted by a secretariat and that, in matters concerning his staff, he was to have the same status as the institutions within the meaning of Article 1 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities,