13. 6. 85 Official Journal of the Europeaﬁ Communities No L 154/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) No 1578/85 of 10 June 1985 amending the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Comimunities, and in particular Article 24 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, submitted after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Coutt of Justice, Whereas Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (3, as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 420/85 (), lay down the Staff Regulations of officials and the condi- tions of employment of other servants of the European Communities respectively; whereas it is for the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the other institutions concerned, to amend the Staff Regulations and the conditions of employment; Whereas, in the light of experience gained in applying the said Staff Regulations and the said conditions of employment, certain provisions of the conditions of employment should be amended, notably in respect of research staff, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities are hereby amended in accor- dance with the following Articles. Article 2 The following paragraph is added to Article 8: “The contracts of temporary staff to whom Atrticle 2 (a) or Article 2 (d) applies who are engaged for a () OJ No C 127, 14. 5. 1984, p. 134. () O] No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. () OJ No L 51, 21. 2. 1985, p. 6. fixed period may be renewed not more than once for a fixed period. Any further renewal shall be for an indefinite period.’ Article 3 The first paragraph of Article 11 is replaced by the following : ‘The provisions of Articles 11 to 26 of the Staff Regulations, concerning the rights and obligations of officials, shall apply by analogy. However, where a member of the temporary staff holds a contract for a fixed period, the duration of leave on personal grounds referred to in the second paragraph of Article 15 of the Staff Regulations shall be limited to the remainder of the term of the contract. Article 4 The third paragraph of Article 14 is replaced by the following : ‘Not less than one month before the expiry of the probationary period, a report shall be made on the ability of the member of the temporary staff to perform the duties pertaining to his post and also .on his conduct and efficiency in the service. This report shall be communicated to the person concerned, who shall have the right to submit his comments in writing. A member of the temporary staff whose work has not proved adequate to justify his retention in his post shall be dismissed. A report on the probationary member of tempo- rary staff may be made at any time during the probationary period if his work is proving obviously inadequate. The report shall be commu-