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Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77 determining the categories of officials entitled to, and the conditions for and rates of, allowances for regular standby duty

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

Council Regulation (EC) n° ...../2004 of 22 April 2004, amended Regulation (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) n° 259/68 laying down the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities.

It is therefore necessary to modify Council Regulation (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) n° 495/77 of 8 March 1977, relating to Article 56 (b) of the Staff Regulations, determining the categories of officials entitled to, and the conditions for and rates of, allowances for regular stand-by duty, in order to adapt it to the new Staff Regulations as from 1 May 2004.

As from this date, references to previous grades must be replaced by references to the new career structure (Article 1) and the Regulation needs to be extended to the new category of contract agents (Article 2).

Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77 determining the categories of officials entitled to, and the conditions for and rates of, allowances for regular standby duty

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities laid down in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 [1], and in particular the second paragraph of Article 56bof the Staff Regulations,

[1] OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p.1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No ... of ... 2004.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission submitted after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee,

Whereas Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 495/77 of 8 March 1977 determining the categories of officials entitled to, and the conditions for and rates of, allowances for regular standby duty [2] must be amended in order to bring it into line with the new Staff Regulations,

[2] OJ L 66, 12.3.1977, p. 1.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 495/77 is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 1(1)(a) is replaced by the following:

"(a) the allowance shall be expressed in points. A point shall be equal to 0.032% of the basic salary of an official in grade 1, step 1 (3). The allowance shall be adjusted by the weighting applicable to the official's remuneration;

(3) For the period from 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2006: grade D*1, step 1."

2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:

"Article 2

This Regulation shall apply by analogy to temporary, auxiliary and contract staff."

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, XXX

For the Council

The President