29. 10. 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 299/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2615/76 of 21 October 1976 amending Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 as regards the condi- tions 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 Communities, and in particular Article 24 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, made  after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parlia- ment (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice, Whereas it i1s for the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission after consulting the institutions concerned, to amend the Staff Regulations of officials and conditions of employ- ment of other servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (%), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 2577/75(%); Whereas, without prejudice to the principles of the Staff Regulations, certain amendments should be made to the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities so that they can more aptly be applied to staff paid from the research and investment appropriations ; Whereas the conditions of employment laid down in this Regulation shall only apply to staff paid from the research and investment appropriations and shall not in any circumstances constitute a precedent with regard to employment in the European public service, () OJ No C 100, 3. 5. 1976, p. 38. () OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. () OJ No L 263, 11. 10. 1975, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : CHAPTER 1 Amendment of the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities Article 1 The conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities shall be amended as follows : 1. The last indent of Article 1 shall be repealed. 2. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 2: ‘(d) Staff engaged to fill temporarily a permanent post paid from research and investment appro- priations and included in the list of posts appended to the budget relating to the institu- tion concerned.’ 3. The last paragraph of Article 4 shall be repealed. 4. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 8: ‘Temporary staff to whom Article 2 (d) applies shall be engaged on the following conditions : — temporary staff in Category A or B required to perform duties necessitating scientific or tech- nical qualifications shall be engaged for not more than five years; their contracts may be renewed ; — staff in Category A or B required-to perform administrative duties shall be engaged for an indefinite period; — staff in Category C or D shall be engaged for an indefinite or definite period.’ 5. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 20 : ‘However, the basic monthly salaries of staff to whom Article 2 (d) applies shall-be determined for each grade and step in accordance with the following table :