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Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 11 December 2017 amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 11 December 2017 amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 11 December 2017 amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
OJ C 445, 28.12.2017, p. 8–9
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
In force
28.12.2017 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 445/8 |
DECISION OF THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
of 11 December 2017
amending the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament
(2017/C 445/02)
THE BUREAU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 223(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to Rule 25 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) |
In accordance with Article 69(1) of the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (2) (‘the Implementing Measures’), the amounts of the reimbursable travel expenses, daily subsistence allowance and general expenditure allowance may be index-linked annually by the Bureau, up to a maximum increase equal to the annual inflation rate in the European Union in October of the previous year, as published by Eurostat. |
(2) |
The inflation rate in the European Union for the period from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2017, as notified by Eurostat on 16 November 2017, stands at 1,7 %. The new amounts resulting from the adjustment needed in order to take that inflation rate into account should apply from 1 January 2018 and the Implementing Measures should be amended accordingly. |
(3) |
Pursuant to Article 69(2) of the Implementing Measures, the maximum amount of parliamentary assistance costs defrayable in respect of the personal staff referred to in Article 33(4) of the Implementing Measures shall be, where appropriate, index-linked annually on the basis of data established pursuant to Article 65 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3). |
(4) |
In that connection, the Commission has fixed the adjustment rate for 2017 at 1,5 %. Accordingly, the maximum monthly amount defrayable for parliamentary assistance expenses should be increased to EUR 24 526 with effect from 1 July 2017, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Implementing Measures are amended as follows:
(1) |
Article 20(1) is amended as follows:
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(2) |
Article 22 is amended as follows:
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(3) |
In Article 24, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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(4) |
In Article 26, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
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(5) |
In Article 33, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
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Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2018, with the exception of Article 1(5), which shall apply from 1 July 2017.
(1) Decision 2005/684/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ L 262, 7.10.2005, p. 1).
(2) Decision of the Bureau of the European Parliament of 19 May and 9 July 2008 concerning implementing measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament (OJ C 159, 13.7.2009, p. 1).