Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2762/98 of 17 December 1998 adjusting with effect from 1 July 1998 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied thereto
22. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 346/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) No 2762/98 of 17 December 1998 adjusting with effect from 1 July 1998 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied thereto THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof, the European Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2594/98 (2) and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a and 82 of the Staff Regulations, Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, and Article 20, first paragraph, and Article 64 of the Condi- tions of Employment, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas a review of the remuneration of officials and other servants carried out on the basis of a report by the Commission has shown that the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the Communities should be adjusted under the 1998 annual review; Whereas, in accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, the annual adjustment in respect of 1999 will entail the establishment before 31 December 1999 of new weightings with retroactive effect from 1 July 1999; Whereas these new weightings could lead to retroactive adjustments to remuneration and pensions (positive or negative) in respect of the period of 1999 for which payments have already been made on the basis of this Regulation; Whereas provision should therefore be made for the payment of arrears in the event of an upward adjustment as a result of these weightings or for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a downward adjustment for the period between the effective date and the date of entry into force of the Council’s decision on the annual adjustment in respect of 1999; Whereas provision should be made for the effects of any such recovery to be spread over a period of not more than twelve months following the date of entry into force of the Council’s decision on the annual adjustment in respect of 1999, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: With effect from 1 July 1998: Article 1 (a) the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations is replaced by the following: (1) OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ L 325, 3. 12. 1998, p. 1. L 346/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 98 Grade A 1 A 2 A 3 / LA 3 A 4 / LA 4 A 5 / LA 5 A 6 / LA 6 A 7 / LA 7 A 8 / LA 8 B 1 B 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 C 1 C 2 C 3 C 4 C 5 D 1 D 2 D 3 D 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Step 442 120 392 345 324 933 272 978 225 057 194 491 167 418 148 066 194 491 168 512 141 346 122 252 109 277 124 692 108 456 101 169 91 414 84 289 95 259 86 858 80 842 76 223 465 606 414 756 344 536 288 279 238 390 205 103 175 748 154 037 205 103 176 412 147 915 127 949 113 887 129 720 113 064 105 117 95 117 87 743 99 424 90 557 84 302 79 349 489 092 437 167 364 139 303 580 251 723 215 715 184 078 215 715 184 312 154 484 133 646 118 497 134 748 117 672 109 065 98 820 91 197 103 589 94 256 87 762 82 475 512 578 459 578 383 742 318 881 265 056 226 327 192 408 226 327 192 212 161 053 139 343 123 107 139 776 122 280 113 013 102 523 94 651 107 754 97 955 91 222 85 601 536 064 481 989 403 345 334 182 278 389 236 939 200 738 236 939 200 112 167 622 145 040 144 804 126 888 116 961 106 226 111 919 101 654 94 682 559 550 504 400 422 948 349 483 291 722 247 551 209 068 247 551 208 012 174 191 150 737 149 832 131 496 120 909 109 929 116 084 105 353 98 142 442 551 364 784 305 055 258 163 258 163 215 912 180 760 156 434 154 860 136 104 124 857 113 632 120 249 109 052 101 602 462 154 380 085 318 388 268 775 268 775 223 812 187 329 162 131 159 888 140 712 128 805 117 335 124 414 112 751 105 062 (b) — in Article 1(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations BEF 6 566 shall be replaced by BEF 6 691, — in Article 2(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations BEF 8 456 shall be replaced by BEF 8 617, — in the second sentence of Article 69 of the Staff Regulations and in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Annex VII thereto BEF 15 107 shall be replaced by BEF 15 394, — in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations BEF 7 557 shall be replaced by BEF 7 701. With effect from 1 July 1998, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 63 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be replaced by the following: Article 2 Category Group Step A B C D 1 2 3 4 207 576 150 655 126 602 233 288 165 335 132 242 259 000 180 015 137 882 284 712 194 695 143 522 121 618 95 529 133 524 101 826 145 430 108 123 157 336 114 420 90 855 81 318 73 499 70 782 96 204 84 085 77 828 71 768 101 553 86 852 106 902 89 619 82 157 72 754 86 486 73 740 I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX 22. 12. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 346/3 Article 3 With effect from 1 July 1998 the fixed allowance referred to in Article 4a of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be: — BEF 4 016 per month for officials in Grade C4 or C5, — BEF 6 157 per month for officials in Grade C1, C2 or C3. Article 4 Pensions for which entitlement has accrued by 1 July 1998 shall be calculated from that date by reference to the table of basic monthly salaries laid down in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations, as amended by Article 1(a) of this Regulation. Article 5 With effect from 1 July 1998, the date ‘1 July 1997' in the second paragraph of Article 63 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by ‘1 July 1998'. Article 6 1. With effect from 16 May 1998, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as follows: United Kingdom: 153,6. 2. With effect from 1 July 1998, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as follows: Belgium Denmark Germany except: Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Bonn Karlsruhe Munich except: Varese Luxembourg Netherlands Austria Portugal Finland Sweden United Kingdom except: Culham 100,0 129,3 108,2 102,2 98,8 109,0 84,3 91,0 120,0 104,2 100,8 94,7 100,0 111,5 111,2 84,9 116,6 119,7 157,5 123,4 3. The weightings applicable to pensions shall be determined in accordance with Article 82(1) of the Staff Regulations. Articles 3 to 10 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2175/88 (1) shall remain in force. (1) OJ L 191, 22. 7. 1988, p. 1. L 346/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 12. 98 In accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations these weightings could be 4. adjusted by a Council Regulation before 31 December 1999 establishing new weightings with effect from 1 July 1999. In this event the institutions shall make the corresponding positive or negative adjustment to the remuneration and pensions of the officials, former officials and other persons concerned with retroactive effect for the period between the effective date and the date of entry into force of the decision on the 1999 adjustment. If this retroactive adjustment necessitates the recovery of sums overpaid, such recovery may be spread over a period of not more than twelve months from the date of entry into force of the decision on the 1999 annual adjustment. With effect from 1 July 1998, the table in Article 10(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following: Article 7 Entitled to household allowance Not entitled to household allowance 1st to 15th day from 16th day 1st to 15th day from 16th day BEF per calendar day A1-A3 and LA3 A4-A8; LA4–LA8 and category B Other grades 2 610 2 533 2 298 1 792 1 719 1 479 1 030 897 740 1 230 1 147 1 070 Article 8 With effect from 1 July 1998, the allowances for shiftwork laid down in Article 1 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76 (1) shall be BEF 11 640, BEF 17 569, BEF 19 210 and BEF 26 189. Article 9 With effect from 1 July 1998, the amounts in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 (2) shall be subject to a weighting of 4,165412. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Article 10 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998. For the Council The President W. MOLTERER (1) OJ L 38, 13. 2. 1976, p. 1. Regulation as supplemented by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1307/87 (OJ L 124, 13. 5. 1987, p. 6) and last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2461/98 (OJ L 307, 17. 11. 1998, p. 5). (2) OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2459/98 (OJ L 307, 17. 11. 1998, p. 3)