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Document 61989TJ0044
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Officials - Place of origin - Centre of interests - Determination - Criteria
( Staff Regulations of Officials, Annex VII, Art . 7(3 ) )
In order to define the centre of an official' s interests, which forms the basis on which his or her place of origin within the meaning of Article 7(3 ) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations must be determined, it is necessary to establish that the person concerned retains a permanent link with a certain place having regard inter alia to his or her main family ties, heritable interests or essential civic interests, both active and passive . The determination of that link requires an assessment in every individual case by the institution concerned .
It is illogical to exclude or to reduce the significance of the place in which the spouse of the official has his or her own centre of interests . Furthermore, ties other than rights in rem in immovable property may also serve as criteria .