3.5.78 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 119/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC) No 912/78 of 2 May 1978 amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and 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 Communities, 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 Parlia- ment (1), Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice, Whereas Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2859/77 (%), lays down in Article 2 the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and in Article 3 the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities ; whereas it is for the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commis- sion 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 condi- tions of employment and of developments in these matters within the Member States, it is appropriate to amend certain provisions thereof ; Whereas a decision on the Commission proposal on the widower’s pension will be taken only in the light of a study which the Commission has been instructed to make taking into account recent developments on the matter in the Member States ; Whereas the Commission proposal concerning the temporary fixed allowance referred to in Article 4a of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations will be dealt with separately, (1) (%) ) OJ No C 140, 13. 11. 1974, p. 20. O] No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. O] No L 330, 23. 12. 1977, p. 1. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : CHAPTER I AMENDMENTS TO THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNI- TIES Article 1 The following words shall be added to the last para- graph of Article 21 : ‘or of the relevant safety standards.’ Article 2 The following sentence shall be added to the third paragraph of Article 23: ‘Where the interests of the service so require, this laissez-passer may be issued, by special decision of the appointing authority, to officials in other grades whose place of employment lies outside the territory of the Member States.’ Article 3 The following second paragraph shall be added to Article 33: ‘Where a negative medical opinion is given as a result of the medical examination provided for in the first paragraph, the candidate may, within 20 days of being notified of this opinion by the insti- tution, request that his case be submitted for the opinion of a medical committee composed of three doctors chosen by the appointing authority from among the institutions’ medical officers. The medical officer responsible for the initial negative opinion shall be heard by the medical committee. The candidate may refer the opinion of a doctor of