Article 1 
With effect from 1 July 2004, the rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 9,75 %.
Article 2 
With effect from 1 January 2005, the interest rate referred to in Articles 4 and 8 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations and in Articles 40 and 110 of the Conditions of employment of other servants shall be 3,9 %.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .