29.12.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 348/9 (Acts adopted from 1 December 2009 under the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Euratom Treaty) ACTS WHOSE PUBLICATION IS OBLIGATORY COUNCIL REGULATION (EU, EURATOM) No 1295/2009 of 22 December 2009 adjusting with effect from 1 July 2009 the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (), and in particular Article 83a of and Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  In accordance with Article 13 of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, on 1 September 2009, Eurostat submitted a report on the 2009 actuarial assessment of the pension scheme updating the parameters referred to in that Annex. According to this assessment, the rate of contribution required to maintain actuarial balance of the pension scheme is 11,3 % of the basic salary. 2)  In the interests of actuarial balance of the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union, the rate of contribution should therefore be adjusted to 11,3 % of the basic salary, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 With effect from 1 July 2009, the rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 11,3 %. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 22 December 2009. () O] L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. For the Council The President A. CARLGREN