EN C 417/140 Official Journal of the European Union 11 12 2019 THE CENTREŐS REPLY 3 25 8 In the EMCDDAŐs view, the contracts for the engagement of the referred interim workers have been concluded and implemented in accordance with the applicable EU and Portuguese legislations, the latter transposing in Portugal the provisions of Directive 2008/104/EC In this context, the interim workers concerned have been assigned tasks that entail a level of responsibility, duties and obligations that are lower than the ones required by and/or applying to the members of the EMCDDAŐs statutory staff In particular, these workers are not bound to and/or are excluded from the responsibilities and obligations that apply to the EMCDDAŐs statutory staff, pursuant to the applicable EU Staff and Financial Regulations The remuneration of these interim workers, as stated in the contracts concluded for their engagement, reflects this situation In the EMCDDAŐs view, this is in line with the principle of equal treatment set by Directive 2008/104/EC, which applies to persons doing Ôthe same jobŐ In this context the actual net remuneration of the interim workers concerned corresponds to about 87 % of the referred lowest basic salary of EMCDDA staff and to 147 % of the minimum national salary, according to the Portuguese legislation The contract between the EMCDDA and the temporary work agency explicitly refers to the obligation of the latter to comply with all aspects of the applicable legislation (the Portuguese legislation that transposes Directive 2008/104/EC) In this context, the temporary work agency is the entity legally responsible for this compliance and exposed to the risk of litigation concerning the execution of the contracts concluded with the interim workers for their assignment to the EMCDDA Without prejudice to the above, the EMCDDA is reassessing its policy for the use of temporary workers to further rationalise the latter in line with its operating needs and the relevant legal framework 3 25 9 No linear correlation exists between the 2007-2018 increase of the EU subsidy and of NorwayŐs contribution Indeed, the increase of the latter stems exclusively from the application of the formula defined in the relevant Agreement, whilst the increase of the former has been determined by the annual decision of the EUŐs budget authority The aforementioned Agreement defines, in broader terms, a different formula/method for the adjustment of the minimum contribution to be made by Norway The application of this formula/method requires some interpretation, for which the EMCDDA does not have the required legal capacity, as it is not a signing Party of the Agreement The EMCDDA is going to address the Parties concerned to clarify and confirm the method to be used for this adjustment, in order to be able to carry out the latter as soon as possible 3 25 10 The EMCDDA duly invited the number of tenderers required by the applicable financial rules to ensure the necessary competition, in accordance with the low value of the contracts at stake The decision of the invited tenderers to participate or not, was exclusively determined by their free choice, which may have been motivated by different legitimate reasons, including the lack of attractiveness/interest of the contract due to its reduced scope and low value The EMCDDA will pursue its on-going efforts to facilitate, as much as possible, the participation to its procurements for low-value contracts, without prejudice to the principles of proportionality and equal treatment of all potential tenderers 
SK C 417/140 Úradný vestník Európskej únie 11 12 2019 ODPOVEĎ CENTRA 3.25.8. Podľa názoru centra EMCDDA boli zmluvy týkajúce sa zamestnávania uvedených dočasných zamestnancov uzavreté a plnené v súlade s uplatniteľnými právnymi predpismi EÚ a portugalskými právnymi predpismi, ktorými sa v Portugalsku transponovali ustanovenia smernice 2008/104/ES.