Keywords
Summary

Keywords

1 . OFFICIALS - OBLIGATION OF ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE - SCOPE - RETIRED PERSON

( STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS , ART . 24 )

2 . OFFICIALS - OBLIGATION OF ADMINISTRATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE - PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE - CONDITION - PRIOR REQUEST BY THE PERSON CONCERNED - EXCEPTION - EXISTENCE OF EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES

( STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS , ART . 24 )

Summary

1 . ALTHOUGH THE WORDING OF ARTICLE 24 OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS APPEARS TO IMPOSE ON THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS AN OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ONLY FOR OFFICIALS AND OTHER SERVANTS WHO ARE IN POST , THE PROVISION HAS A MORE GENERAL SCOPE . ITS PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE OFFICIALS AND OTHER SERVANTS IN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT WITH PROTECTION BOTH AT THE PRESENT TIME AND IN THE FUTURE IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES BETTER IN THE GENERAL INTEREST OF THE SERVICE . CONSE QUENTLY , THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS ' DUTY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE ALSO EXTENDS TO RETIRED STAFF . 2 . IN PRINCIPLE , IT IS FOR THE PERSON CONCERNED TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM THE RELEVANT INSTITUTION . HOWEVER , EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY OBLIGE THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTION TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE NOT IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE INDIVIDUAL CONCERNED BUT ON ITS OWN INITIATIVE .