Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply
17. 4. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 118/15 Proposal for a Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Community apply (98/C 118/10) COM(97) 725 final - 98/0059(CNS) (Submitted by the Commission on 20 February 1998) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, HAS ADOPTED THE FOLLOWING REGULATION: the Treaty establishing a single Having regard Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, to Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and in Immunities of particular Article 16 and Article 23 thereof, the European Communities, and Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having Parliament, regard to the opinion of the European Having regard to the opinion of the European Monetary Institute, Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice, Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors, (1) Whereas the European Central Bank, hereafter referred to as "the ECB’, will be established as soon as its Executive Board is appointed; (2) Whereas it is appropriate to extend to the European Central Bank the application of Council Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom certain provisions of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply, in order to ensure that the members of the staff of the European Central Bank, in view of their duties and responsibilities and of their particular situation, benefit from the same privileges, immunities and facilities, Article 1 Article 4a of Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 is replaced by the following text: "Article 4a of and Immunities Without prejudice to Article 23 of the Protocol on Privileges the European Communities with regard to the members of the Governing Council and of the General Council of the European Central Bank, the privileges and immunities provided for in Article 12, in the second paragraph of Article 13 and in Article 14 of the Protocol shall apply under the same conditions and within the same limits as those laid down in Articles 1, 2 and 3 of this Regulation to: - staff of the European Central Bank, - persons receiving or survivors’ pensions paid by the European Central Bank. ’ retirement disability, Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day on which the establishment of the European Central Bank becomes effective. This Regulation shall be binding directly applicable in all Member States. in its entirety and