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Officials - Remuneration - Family allowances - Weightings - Purpose - Allowances paid direct to the person with custody of children - Weighting for the country of residence of the recipient - Implementation of the principle of equality of treatment

( Staff Regulations of Officials, Art . 67 ( 4 ) )

Summary

The reason for applying a weighting both to the salary of officials and to the family allowances paid to them is to ensure that all officials, whatever their place of employment, receive remuneration with equal purchasing power .

Although family allowances form part of an official' s remuneration, they are intended not for his upkeep but for that of his children . Pursuant to Article 67 ( 4 ) of the Staff Regulations, family allowances paid to a person other than the official, namely the person having custody of the children, have applied to them the weighting for the country of residence of that person . That provision cannot be criticized by reference to the principle of equality of treatment since its purpose is precisely to safeguard that principle with respect to officials' children by ensuring that the persons with custody of the children receive benefits with equal purchasing power .