1.   A member of temporary staff may request authorisation to work part time.

The AACC may grant such authorisation if this is compatible with the interests of the service.

2.   The member of temporary staff shall be entitled to authorisation in the following cases:

Where part-time is requested in order to take part in further training, or as of the age of 55 the AACC may refuse authorisation or postpone its date of effect only in exceptional circumstances and for overriding service-related reasons.

Where such entitlement to authorisation is exercised to care for a seriously ill or disabled spouse, relative in the ascending line, relative in the descending line, brother or sister, or to take part in further training, the total of all such periods shall not exceed five years over the member of temporary staff's career.

3.   The AACC shall reply to the member of temporary staff's request within 60 days.

4.   The rules governing part-time work and the procedure for granting authorisation are laid down in Annex II.

1.   A member of temporary staff who provides evidence of being unable to carry out his duties by reason of illness or accident shall be entitled to sick leave.

The member of temporary staff concerned shall notify the Agency of his incapacity as soon as possible and at the same time state his current address. He shall produce a medical certificate if he is absent for more than three days. This certificate must be sent on the fifth day of absence at the latest, as evidenced by the date as postmarked. Failing this, and unless failure to send the certificate is due to reasons beyond his control, the member of temporary staff's absence shall be considered as unauthorised.

The member of temporary staff may at any time be required to undergo a medical examination arranged by the Agency. If the examination cannot take place for reasons attributable to the member of temporary staff, his absence shall be considered as unauthorised as from the date that the examination is due to take place.

If the finding made in the examination is that the member of temporary staff is able to carry out his duties, his absence shall, subject to the following subparagraph, be regarded as unjustified from the date of the examination.

If the member of temporary staff considers the conclusions of the medical examination arranged by the AACC be unjustified on medical grounds, he or a doctor acting on his behalf may within two days submit to the Agency a request that the matter be referred to an independent doctor for an opinion.

The Agency shall immediately transmit the request to another doctor agreed upon by the member of temporary staff's doctor and the Agency's medical officer. Failing such agreement within five days of the request, the Agency shall select a person from a list of independent doctors to be established for this purpose each year by common consent of the AACC and the Staff Committee. The member of temporary staff may within two working days object to the Agency's choice, whereupon the Agency shall choose another person from the list, which choice shall be final.

The independent doctor's opinion given after consultation of the member of temporary staff's doctor and the Agency's medical officer shall be binding. Where the independent doctor's opinion confirms the conclusion of the examination arranged by the Agency, the absence shall be treated as unjustified from the date of that examination. Where the independent doctor's opinion does not confirm the conclusion of that examination, the absence shall be treated for all purposes as having been justified.

2.   If, over a period of 12 months, a member of temporary staff is absent for up to three days because of sickness for a total of more than 12 days, he shall produce a medical certificate for any further absence because of sickness. His absence shall be considered to be unjustified as from the thirteenth day of absence on account of sickness without a medical certificate.

3.   Without prejudice to the application of the rules on disciplinary proceedings, where appropriate, any absence considered to be unjustified under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be deducted from the annual leave of the member of temporary staff concerned. In the event that the member of temporary staff has no outstanding leave entitlement, he shall lose the benefit of his remuneration for the corresponding period.

4.   The AACC may refer to the Invalidity Committee the case of any member of temporary staff whose sick leave totals more than 12 months in any period of three years.

5.   A member of temporary staff may be required to take leave after examination by the Agency's medical officer if his state of health so requires or if a member of his household is suffering from a contagious disease.

In cases of dispute, the procedure laid down in the fifth to seventh subparagraph of paragraph 1 shall apply.

6.   Members of temporary staff shall undergo a medical check-up every year either by the Agency's medical officer or by a medical practitioner chosen by them.

In the latter case, the practitioner's fees shall be payable by the Agency up to a maximum amount fixed for a period of no more than three years by the AACC.

1.   In exceptional circumstances a member of the temporary staff may at his own request be granted unpaid leave on compelling personal grounds. The AACC shall determine the length of such leave, which shall not exceed one quarter of the length of time already worked by the member of temporary staff or:

2.   Any period of leave granted in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall not count for purposes of the application of the ninth paragraph of Article 59.

3.   While a member of the temporary staff is on unpaid leave his membership of the social security scheme provided for in Article 67 shall be suspended.

However, a member of the temporary staff who is not gainfully employed may, not later than one month following that in which unpaid leave begins, apply to continue to be covered against the risks referred to in Article 67, provided that he bears half the cost of the contributions provided for in that Article for the duration of his leave; the contribution shall be calculated by reference to his last basic salary.

Moreover, a member of the temporary staff who proves that he cannot acquire pension rights under another pension scheme may apply to continue to acquire further pension rights throughout the period of unpaid leave, provided that he bears the cost of a contribution equal to three times the rate laid down in Article 89; the contributions shall be calculated by reference to the basic salary for his grade and step.

1.   A member of temporary staff during the period of employment, during sick leave and during the periods of unpaid leave referred to in Articles 16 and 56 in accordance with conditions laid down therein, or when in receipt of invalidity allowance, his spouse, where such spouse is not eligible for benefits of the same nature and of the same level by virtue of any other legal provision or regulations, his children and other dependants within the meaning of Article 2 of Annex V, and recipients of a survivor's pension are insured against sickness up to 80 % of the expenditure incurred subject to the same rules as those drawn up by agreement between the Community institutions pursuant Article 72 of the EC Staff Regulations. This rate shall be increased to 85 % for the following services: consultations and visits, surgical operations, hospitalisation, pharmaceutical products, radiology, analyses, laboratory tests and prostheses on medical prescription with the exception of dental prostheses. It shall be increased to 100 % in cases of tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, cancer, mental illness and other illnesses recognised by the AACC as of comparable seriousness, and for early detection screening and in cases of confinement. However, reimbursement at 100 % shall not apply in the case of occupational disease or accident having given rise to the application of Article 68.

The unmarried partner of a member of temporary staff shall be treated as the spouse under the sickness insurance scheme, where the first three conditions in Article 1(2)(c) of Annex V are met.

One third of the contribution required to meet such insurance cover shall be charged to the member of temporary staff but so that the amount charged to him shall not exceed 2% of his basic salary.

2.   A member of temporary staff whose service terminates and who provides evidence that he is not in gainful employment may, not later than one month following that in which his service terminates apply to continue, for a maximum of six months after termination of service, to be insured against sickness as provided for in paragraph 1. The contribution referred to in paragraph 1 shall be calculated by reference to the last basic salary received by the member of temporary staff, half the contribution being borne by him.

By decision of the AACC taken after consulting the Agency's medical officer, the period of one month for making application and the six months' limit specified in the first subparagraph shall not apply where the person concerned is suffering from a serious or protracted illness which he contracted before leaving the service and of which he notified the Agency before the end of the six months' period specified in the first subparagraph, provided that the person concerned undergoes a medical examination arranged by the Agency.

3.   Where the ex-spouse of a member of temporary staff, a child who ceases to be a member of temporary staff's dependant or a person who ceases to be treated as a dependent child within the meaning of Article 2 of Annex V can provide evidence that he or she is not in gainful employment, he or she may continue for a maximum of one year to be insured against sickness as provided for in paragraph 1, in his or her capacity as insured persons covered under that member of temporary staff's insurance; this cover shall not give rise to the levy of a contribution. This one-year period shall commence on the date of the decree absolute of divorce or of the loss of status of dependent child or of person treated as a dependent child.

4.   A member of temporary staff who has remained in the service of the Agency until the age of 63 years or who is in receipt of an invalidity allowance shall be entitled to the benefits provided for in paragraph 1 after he has left the service. The amount of contribution shall be calculated by reference to the amount of pension or allowance.

Those benefits shall also apply to the person entitled to survivor's pension following the death of an member of temporary staff who was in active employment or who remained in the service of the Agency until the age of 63 years, or the death of a person entitled to an invalidity allowance. The amount of contribution shall be calculated by reference to the amount of the survivor's pension.

5.   Persons entitled to an orphan's pension shall not receive the benefit provided for in paragraph 1 unless they apply for it. The contribution shall be calculated by reference to the orphan's pension.

6.   In the case of persons entitled to a survivor's pension, the contribution referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 may not be less than that calculated by reference to the basic salary corresponding to the first step in grade 1.

7.   Where the total expenditure not reimbursed for any period of 12 months exceeds half the member of temporary staff's basic monthly salary, special reimbursement shall be allowed by the AACC, account being taken of the family circumstances of the person concerned, in the manner provided for in the rules referred to in paragraph 1.

8.   Persons entitled to the foregoing benefits shall declare the amount of any reimbursements paid or which they can claim under any other sickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation for themselves or for persons covered by their insurance.

Where the total which they would receive by way of reimbursement exceeds the sum of the reimbursements provided for in paragraph 1, the difference shall be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed pursuant to paragraph 1, with the exception of reimbursements obtained under a private supplementary sickness insurance scheme covering that part of the expenditure which is not reimbursable by the sickness insurance scheme of the Agency.

1.   A member of temporary staff, during the period of employment, during sick leave and during the periods of unpaid leave referred to in Articles 16 and 56 in accordance with conditions laid down herein is insured, from the date of his entering the service, against the risk of occupational disease and of accident subject to the same rules as those drawn up by common agreement of the Community institutions pursuant to Article 73 of the EC Staff Regulations. He shall contribute to the cost of insuring against non-occupational risks up to 0,1 % of his basic salary.

Such rules shall specify which risks are not covered.

2.   The benefits payable shall be as follows:

As provided for in these rules an annuity may be substituted for the payments provided for above.

The benefits listed above may be paid in addition to the benefits provided for in Section B.

3.   The following shall also be covered in manner provided for in the rules referred to in paragraph 1: medical, pharmaceutical, hospital, surgical, prosthesis, radiography, massage, orthopaedic, clinical and transport expenses and any other similar expenditure incurred as a result of the accident or occupational disease.

Reimbursement shall, however, only be made where the amount paid to the member of temporary staff under Article 67 does not fully cover the expenditure incurred.

1.   Contributions of the temporary staff and of the Agency to the sickness and accident insurance scheme shall be entirely paid to the sickness and accident insurance scheme set out in the EC Staff Regulations.

2.   If, however, the medical examination provided for in Article 36 shows the servant to be suffering from sickness or invalidity, the AACC may decide that expenses arising from such sickness or invalidity are to be excluded from the reimbursement of expenditure provided for in Article 67.

If a member of the temporary staff proves that he cannot obtain cover under any other sickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation, he may, on application made at the latest within one month following the expiry of his contract, continue to benefit from the sickness cover provided for in Articles 67 and 68, for a period of not more than six months after the expiry of his contract. The contributions provided for in Article 67(2) shall be based on his last basic salary and half thereof shall be charged to him.

3.   The rate of contribution shall be reviewed and adapted as necessary by the Council after a period of six years in the light of the sickness and accident risk of the temporary staff of the Agency.

4.   The AACC may, after obtaining the advice of a medical officer authorised by the Agency, decide that the one month time limit within which the application must be made and the six month limit provided for in the paragraph 2 shall not apply where the person concerned is suffering from a serious or protracted illness contracted during his employment, which he has reported to the Agency before the end of the six month period provided for in the paragraph 2, on condition that the person concerned undergoes a medical examination arranged by the Agency.

1.   A former member of the temporary staff who is unemployed when his service with the Agency has been terminated:

shall be eligible for a monthly unemployment allowance under the conditions laid down below.

Where he is entitled to unemployment benefits under a national scheme, he shall be obliged to declare this to the Agency. In such cases, the amount of those benefits will be deducted from the allowance paid under paragraph 3.

2.   To be eligible for this unemployment allowance, a former member of the temporary staff shall:

The allowance may be granted or maintained by the Agency, even where the national obligations referred to under subparagraph (b) have not been fulfilled, in cases of illness, accident, maternity, invalidity or a situation recognised as being similar or where the national authority, competent to meet those obligations, has given a dispensation.

The Steering Board shall lay down such provisions as it deems necessary for applying this Article.

3.   The unemployment allowance shall be set by reference to the basic salary attained by the former member of the temporary staff at the time of the termination of his service. The allowance shall be set at:

Other than during an initial six-month period, in which the lower limit specified below is applicable but the upper limit is not, the amounts thus calculated may neither be less than EUR 1 171,52 nor exceed EUR 2 343,04. These limits shall be adjusted according to the same rules as those set out in Article 66 of the EC Staff Regulations, in accordance with Article 65 of those Regulations.

4.   The period during which the unemployment allowance is payable to a former member of the temporary staff may not be more than 24 months from the date of termination of service and shall in no case exceed the equivalent of one third of the actual length of service completed. However, if, during that period, the former member of the temporary staff ceases to fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, payment of the unemployment allowance shall be suspended. Payment shall resume if, before the expiry of that period, the former member of the temporary staff again fulfils the said conditions and is not entitled to national unemployment benefit.

5.   A former member of the temporary staff who is eligible for the unemployment allowance shall be entitled to the family allowances according to the same rules as those provided for in Article 67 of the EC Staff Regulations. The household allowance shall be calculated on the basis of the unemployment allowance under the conditions laid down in Article 1 of Annex V.

The person concerned shall be obliged to declare any allowances of the same kind paid from other sources to himself or to his spouse; such allowances shall be deducted from those to be paid on the basis of this Article.

A former member of the temporary staff who is eligible for the unemployment allowance shall be entitled, as provided for in Article 67 to insurance cover against sickness without having to make any contribution.

6.   The unemployment allowance and family allowances shall be paid from the Special Unemployment Fund in euro. No correction coefficient shall be applicable.

7.   Members of the temporary staff shall contribute one third of the financing of the unemployment insurance scheme. That contribution shall be set at 0,81 % of the basic salary of the person concerned after deducting a standard allowance of EUR 1 065,02 and without taking account of the correction coefficients provided for in Article 64 of the EC Staff Regulations.

The contribution shall be deducted each month from the salary of the person concerned and paid, together with the remaining two thirds to be borne by the Agency, into the Special Unemployment Fund set up in accordance with Article 28a of the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the Communities, as laid down in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (hereinafter referred to as ‘CEOS of the EC’). The rate of contribution shall be reviewed and adapted as necessary by the Agency after a period of 6 years in the light of the unemployment risk of the temporary staff of the Agency.

8.   The unemployment allowances paid to a former member of the temporary staff who is unemployed shall be subject to the same rules as those provided for in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68.

9.   The national departments with responsibility for employment and unemployment, acting in accordance with their national legislation, and the Agency shall cooperate with each other in an effective manner in order to ensure that this Article is properly applied.

10.   The detailed arrangements for applying this Article shall be subject to the same rules as those laid down by mutual agreement between the Community institutions without prejudice to the provisions of the final subparagraph of paragraph 2.

1.   On the birth of a child to a member of temporary staff, the person who has actual care of the child shall receive a grant of EUR 198,31.

The same grant shall be paid to a member of temporary staff who adopts a child who is less than five years of age and is a dependant within the meaning of Article 2(2) of Annex V.

2.   This grant shall also be payable in the event of termination of pregnancy after not less than seven months.

3.   The recipient of a grant on the birth of a child shall declare any grants of the same nature received from other sources for the same child; such grants shall be deducted from the grant provided for above. Where both parents are member of temporary staff of the Agency, the grant shall be paid once only.

1.   A member of the temporary staff who is suffering from total invalidity and who, for that reason, is obliged to suspend employment with the Agency shall be entitled, for as long as the invalidity lasts, to an invalidity allowance, the amount of which shall be determined as follows.

If a member of the temporary staff, recipient of an invalidity allowance, reaches the age of 65, the general rules on the severance grant shall be applied. The amount of the severance grant shall be based on the salary for the grade and step occupied by the servant when he became an invalid.

2.   The invalidity allowance shall be 70 % of the final basic salary of the member of the temporary staff. However, it shall not be less than the minimum subsistence figure, i.e. the basic salary of an member of temporary staff of the EC at the first step of Grade 1. The invalidity allowance shall be subject to contributions to the pension scheme, calculated on the basis of that allowance.

3.   Where the invalidity of the member of the temporary staff arises from an accident in the course of or in connection with the performance of his duties, from an occupational disease, from a public-spirited act or from risking life and limb to save another human being, the invalidity allowance shall not be less than 120 % of the minimum subsistence figure. In such cases the pension contributions shall be borne by the budget of the Agency.

4.   In the case of invalidity deliberately brought about by the member of the temporary staff, the AACC may decide that he should receive only the grant provided for in Article 85.

5.   Persons entitled to an invalidity allowance shall also be entitled to the family allowances determined in accordance with article 59(3). In accordance with Annex V, the household allowance shall be determined on the basis of the recipient's allowance.

1.   Invalidity shall be established by the Invalidity Committee referred to in Article 75.

2.   The Agency may require periodic examinations of the recipient of an invalidity allowance to establish that he still fulfils the conditions for payment of that allowance. If the Invalidity Committee finds that these conditions are no longer fulfilled, the member of the temporary staff shall resume service with the Agency, providing his contract has not expired.

However, if it proves impossible to employ the person concerned in the service of the Agency, the contract may be terminated subject to payment of an amount corresponding to the remuneration that would have been paid during the period of notice and, where applicable, to the compensation for termination of contract provided for in Article 95. Article 85 shall also apply.

1.   Notwithstanding any other provisions, notably those concerning the minimum amounts payable to persons entitled to a survivor's pension, the total amount payable by way of survivor's pension plus family allowances less tax and other compulsory deductions to the widow and other entitled persons may not exceed the following:

2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, weightings shall be disregarded, which could affect the various amounts in question.

3.   The maximum amount as defined in subparagraphs (a) to (c) of paragraph 1 shall be apportioned among the persons entitled to a survivor's pension in proportion to their respective entitlements, paragraph 1 being disregarded for this purpose.

The second and third subparagraphs of Article 84(1) shall apply to the amounts thus apportioned.

1.   The pensions provided for above shall be calculated by reference to salary scales in force on the first day of the month in which entitlement commences.

No correction coefficient shall be applicable to pensions.

Pensions expressed in euro shall be paid in one of the currencies referred to in Article 29 of Annex VI.

2.   Where, in accordance with Article 59, the remunerations are adapted, the same adaptation shall be applied to pensions.

3.   The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy to recipients of an invalidity allowance.

1.   The rate for the calculation of compound interest shall be the effective rate referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 and shall, if necessary, be revised on the occasion of the five-yearly actuarial assessments.

2.   The interest rates to be taken into consideration for the actuarial calculations shall be based on the observed average annual interest rates on the long-term public debt of the EU Member States as published by the Commission of the European Communities. An appropriate consumer price index shall be used to calculate the corresponding interest rate net of inflation as needed for the actuarial calculations.

3.   The effective annual rate to be taken into consideration for the actuarial calculations shall be the average of the real average interest rates for the 12 years preceding the current year.

1.   Benefits paid under the social security scheme provided for in Sections B and C shall be charged to the budget of the Agency. Member States participating in the Agency shall jointly guarantee payment of such benefits in accordance with the scale laid down for financing such expenditure.

2.   Salaries and invalidity allowances shall in all cases be subject to deductions of the contribution of the social security scheme provided for in Section B.

3.   The funding of the social security scheme provided for in Sections B and C shall be as set out in Article 89 of these Staff Regulations and Articles 21 and 22 of Annex VI.

4.   Contributions of the temporary staff and of the Agency to the social security scheme provided for in Sections B and C shall be entirely paid to the budget of the Agency.

1.   Payment of benefits shall be made in accordance with Articles 83 and 84 of these Staff Regulations and with Article 28 of Annex VI.

2.   Any sums due from a member of the temporary staff to the Agency under this insurance scheme at the date when the benefits are payable shall be deducted from the amount of his benefit or from the benefits payable to those entitled under him. The deduction may be spread over a number of months.

1.   Where the death, accidental injury or sickness of a person covered by these Staff Regulations is caused by a third party, the Agency shall, in respect of the obligations incumbent upon them under these Staff Regulations consequent upon the event causing such death, injury or sickness, stand subrogated to the rights, including rights of action, of the victim or of those entitled under him against the third party.

2.   The subrogation provided for by paragraph 1 shall extend inter alia to the following:

3.   However, the Agency shall not be subrogated to rights of compensation in respect of purely personal damage such as non-material injury, damages for pain and suffering or compensation for disfigurement and loss of amenity over and above the allowance granted for those headings under Article 68.

4.   The provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 may not be a bar to direct action by the Agency.

1.   A former member of the contract staff who becomes unemployed when his service with the Agency is terminated, and:

shall be eligible for a monthly unemployment allowance under the conditions laid down below.

Where he is entitled to unemployment benefits under a national scheme, he shall be obliged to declare this to the Agency. In such cases, the amount of those benefits shall be deducted from the allowance paid under paragraph 3.

2.   To be eligible for this unemployment allowance, a former member of the contract staff shall:

The allowance may be granted or maintained by the Agency, even where the national obligations referred to in subparagraph (b) have not been fulfilled, in cases of illness, accident, maternity, invalidity or a situation recognised as being similar or where the national authority, competent to meet those obligations, has given a dispensation.

The Steering Board shall lay down such provisions as it deems necessary for applying this Article.

3.   The unemployment allowance shall be set by reference to the basic salary attained by the former member of the contract staff at the time of the termination of his service. The allowance shall be set at:

Other than during an initial six-month period, in which the lower limit specified below is applicable but the upper limit is not, the amounts thus calculated may neither be less than EUR 878,64 nor exceed EUR 1 757,28. These limits shall be adjusted, in the same way as the salary scales set out in Article 66 of the EC Staff Regulations, according to the same rules as those set out in Article 65 of those Regulations.

4.   The period during which the unemployment allowance is payable to a former member of the contract staff may not be more than 36 months from the date of termination of service and shall in no case exceed the equivalent of one third of the actual length of service completed. However, if, during that period, the former member of the contract staff ceases to fulfil the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, payment of the unemployment allowance shall be suspended. Payment shall be resumed if, before the expiry of that period, the former member of the contract staff again fulfils the said conditions and is not entitled to national unemployment benefit.

5.   A former member of the contract staff who is eligible for the unemployment allowance shall be entitled to the family allowances according the same rules as those provided for in Article 67 of the EC Staff Regulations. The household allowance shall be calculated on the basis of the unemployment allowance under the conditions laid down in Article 1 of Annex V of these Staff Regulations.

The person concerned shall be obliged to declare any allowances of the same kind paid from other sources to himself or to his spouse; such allowances shall be deducted from those to be paid on the basis of this Article.

A former member of the contract staff who is eligible for the unemployment allowance shall be entitled, as provided for in Article 67, which shall apply by analogy, to insurance cover against sickness without having to make any contribution.

6.   The unemployment allowance and family allowances shall be paid from the Special Unemployment Fund in euro. No correction coefficient shall be applicable.

7.   Members of the contract staff shall contribute one third of the financing of the unemployment insurance scheme. That contribution shall be set at 0,81 % of the basic salary of the person concerned after deducting a standard allowance of EUR 798,77 and without taking account of any correction coefficients as those provided for in Article 64 of the EC Staff Regulations. The contribution shall be deducted each month from the salary of the person concerned and paid, together with the remaining two thirds to be borne by the Agency, into the Special Unemployment Fund set up in accordance with Article 28a of the CEOS of the EC. The rate of contribution shall be reviewed and adapted as necessary by the Council after a period of 6 years in the light of the unemployment risk of the contract staff of the Agency.

8.   Unemployment allowances paid to former members of the contract staff who are unemployed shall be subject to the same rules as those laid down in Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68.

9.   The national departments with responsibility for employment and unemployment, acting in accordance with their national legislation, and the Agency shall cooperate with each other in an effective manner in order to ensure that this Article is properly applied.

10.   The detailed arrangements adopted on the basis of Article 70(10) shall be applicable for this Article, without prejudice to the provisions of the third subparagraph of paragraph 2 of this Article.

1.   A member of the contract staff who is suffering from total invalidity and who, for that reason, is obliged to suspend employment with the Agency shall be entitled, for as long as the invalidity lasts, to an invalidity allowance, the amount of which shall be determined as follows.

If a member of the contract staff recipient of an invalidity allowance, reaches the age of 65, the general rules on severance grant shall be applied. The amount of the severance grant shall be based on the salary for the grade and step occupied by the member of the contract staff when he became an invalid.

2.   The invalidity allowance shall be 70 % of the final basic salary of the member of the contract staff. However, it shall not be less than the basic monthly salary of a member of the contract staff in function group I, grade 1, step 1. The invalidity allowance shall be subject to contributions to the pension scheme, calculated on the basis of that allowance.

3.   Where the invalidity of the contract staff member arises from an accident in the course of or in connection with the performance of his duties, from an occupational disease, from a public spirited act or from risking life and limb to save another human being, the invalidity allowance shall not be less than 120 % of the basic monthly salary of a function group I, grade 1, step 1 contract staff member. In such cases the pension contributions shall be borne by the budget of the former employer.

4.   In the case of invalidity deliberately brought about by the contract staff member, the AACC may decide that he should receive only the grant provided for in Article 128.

5.   Persons entitled to an invalidity allowance shall also be entitled to the family allowances determined in accordance with Article 59(3), in accordance with Annex V; the household allowance shall be determined on the basis of the recipient's allowance.

1.   Invalidity shall be established by the Invalidity Committee provided for in Article 75.

2.   Entitlement to an invalidity allowance shall take effect on the day following that on which the contract staff member's employment is terminated under Articles 95 and 96, which are applicable by analogy.

3.   The Agency may require periodic examinations of the recipient of an invalidity allowance to establish that he still fulfils the conditions for payment of that allowance. If the Invalidity Committee finds that these conditions are no longer fulfilled, the contract staff member shall resume service with the Agency, providing his contract has not expired.

However, if it proves impossible to employ the person concerned in the service of the Agency, the contract may be terminated subject to payment of an amount corresponding to the remuneration that would have been paid during the period of notice and, where applicable, to the compensation for termination of contract provided for in Article 95. Article 128 shall also apply.

1.   The persons entitled under a deceased contract staff member, determined according to the same rules as those laid down in Chapter 3 of Annex VI shall be entitled to a survivor's pension as provided for in Articles 123 to 126.

2.   In the event of the death of a former contract staff member in receipt of an invalidity allowance, the persons entitled under the deceased former contract staff member, as defined in Chapter 3 of Annex VI, shall be entitled to a survivor's pension as provided for in that Annex.

3.   Where the whereabouts of a contract staff member or of a former contract staff member in receipt of an invalidity allowance, are unknown for more than one year, the provisional pensions to his spouse and to persons recognised as his dependants shall be determined according to the same rules as those laid down in Chapters 5 and 6 of Annex VIII to the EC Staff Regulations.

1.   Where a member of contract staff or a former member of contract staff in receipt of an invalidity allowance dies leaving no spouse entitled to a survivor's pension, the children deemed to be dependent on him shall be entitled to an orphan's pension in accordance with Article 81, which shall apply by analogy.

2.   The same entitlement shall apply to children who fulfil the foregoing conditions in the event of death or remarriage of a spouse who is entitled to a survivor's pension.

3.   Where a member of contract staff or a former member of contract staff in receipt of an invalidity allowance dies but the conditions set out in paragraph 1 are not satisfied, the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 81 shall apply by analogy.

4.   The orphan's pension of a person treated as a dependent child as defined in Article 2(4) of Annex V, may not exceed twice the dependent child allowance. However, entitlement to the pension shall cease if a third party is liable for maintenance under the national laws applicable.

5.   No orphan's pension shall be payable where a natural parent who has been replaced by an adoptive parent dies.

6.   Orphans shall be entitled to an education allowance in accordance with Article 3 of Annex V.

1.   Where a member of the contract staff has exercised the option provided for in Article 131, the contract staff member's severance grant shall be reduced proportionately in respect of the period in which the sums were withdrawn.

2.   The preceding paragraph shall not apply to a contract staff member who, in the three months following application of these Staff Regulations to him, asks to be allowed to repay such sums plus compound interest at the rate of 3,5 % per year, which may be revised following the procedure laid down in Article 87.

1.   Articles 83 and 84 of these Staff Regulations shall apply by analogy, as well as Article 29 of Annex VI.

2.   Any sums due from a contract staff member to the Agency under this insurance scheme at the date when the benefits are payable shall be deducted from the amount of his benefit or from the benefits payable to those entitled under him. The deduction may be spread over a number of months.