No L 280/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 11. 95 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM, ECSC) No 2689/95 of 17 November 1995 introducing special measures to terminate the service of temporary staff of the European Communities as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 made by the Commission after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Europsan Parlia- ment (3), Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice (%), Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors (¥), Whereas, by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2688/95 (%), the Council adopted special measures to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities as a result of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden ; Whereas, as a result of the said accession, it is also advi- sable to adopt similar measures in respect of certain temporary staff on contracts of indefinite duration, by means of a Regulation couched as far as possible in similar terms ; Whereas the purpose of these measures is to enable prefe- rence to be given to Austrian, Finnish and Swedish nationals when the posts thus released are filled; Whereas it is clear that temporary staff carrying out their duties, as specified in Article 2 (c) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Commu- nities, in the political groups in the European Parliament would not be eligible for termination of service in order to enable Austrian, Finnish and Swedish nationals to be recruited in sufficient numbers and with normal career prospects if the age limit were set at 55.as was the case for officials ; Whereas, in the interest of the institution and to take account of the particular situation of the European Parlia- ment, a sufficient number of Austrian, Finnish and Swedish nationals should be recruited to fill, with normal (') OJ No C 246, 22. 9. 1995, p. 26. () OJ No C 287, 30. 10. 1995. (*)-Opinion delivered on 25 September 1995 (not yet published in the Official Journal). () Opinion delivered on 26 October 1995 (not yet published in the Official Journal). (%) See page 1 of this Official Journal. career prospects, the posts referred to in Article 2 (c); whereas the minimum age for termination of service of staff in that category should therefore be lowered to 50, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 In the interests of the service, and in order to take account of requirements resulting from the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union, the European Parliament is authorized, until 30 June 2000, to adopt measures terminating the service of temporary staff within the meaning of Article 2 (c) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Commu- nities as specified by this Regulation. The temporary staff in question, those on contracts for an indefinite period, must have a total of at least 15 years’ service and be aged at least 50. Article 2 The number of temporary staff in respect of whom the measures referred to in Article 1 may be taken shall be thirty. This number shall be spread over the following periods : — 2 for the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996, — 7 for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997, — 6 for the period from 1 July 1997 to 30 June 1998, — 9 for the period from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999, — 6 for the period from 1 July 1999 to 30 June 2000. Article 3 In the interests of the service in connection with enlarge- ment, the European Parliament shall within the limits laid down in Article 2 and after consulting the Joint Committee, select temporary staff to whom the measures terminating their service under Article 1 shall be applied, after giving staff the opportunity to express their interest. For this purpose it shall take into consideration their age, ability, efficiency, conduct in the service, family situation and seniority. Under no circumstances may these measures be applied without the consent of the member of the temporary staff concerned.