Proposal for a Council Decision amending Decision 76/228/ECSC on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and refunds of travel expenses to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 26. 07. 1999 COM(1999)395 final Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 76/228/ECSC on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and refunds of travel expenses to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community (presented by the Commission)) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM General considerations 1. 2. 3. After Council Regulation EC/ECSC/EURATOM No of 22 March 1999 adjusted the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission, the allowances paid to experts invited to participate in the work of the subcommittees of the ECSC Consultative Committee were also adjusted. 620/1999 The most recent adjustment to the daily subsistence allowance paid to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community was on 13 November 19921. In order to remedy the situation created by the adjustment referred to in paragraph 1. above, which has resulted in experts being paid a level of the than that paid to the Members allowances higher Commission proposes that the Council adopt the proposal for a decision annexed. themselves, The proposal 4. 5. The Commission considers that, before the ECSC Treaty expires in July 2002, there needs to be a final adjustment of the daily subsistence allowance paid to Members of the Consultative Committee. On the basis of changes running strictly in parallel with changes in mission rates, for which the daily subsistence allowance for grades A1 to A3 in Luxembourg has risen by 30. 5%, the daily allowance for each day of attendance at meetings should increase from EUR 141. 30 to EUR 184. 40 and the allowance for each day of travel from EUR 110. 31 to EUR 143. 95. This will lead to an annual budget increase of approximately EUR 18 000 (please see the financial memorandum annexed). 1 OJ L 353, 3. 12. 1992. 2 Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION amending Decision 76/228/ECSC on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and refunds of travel expenses to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 18 thereof, (1) Whereas the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission have just been adjusted under Council Regulation EC/ECSC/Euratom No 620/1999 of 22 March 1999 adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission, (2) Whereas the daily subsistence allowances granted to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community should be adjusted pro rata to take account of the increase in travel and subsistence expenditure incurred by Members of the Committee, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Article 2 (1) of Decision 76/228/ECSC2, is hereby replaced by the following: "1. The daily subsistence allowance shall be: - EUR 184. 40 for each day of attendance at meetings, - EUR 143. 95 for each day of travel. " Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President 2 OJ L 44, 20. 2. 1976, p. 33. Decision last amended by Decision 92/550/ECSC (OJ L 353, 3. 12. 1992, p. 29) 3 FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1. TITLE OF OPERATION Council Decision on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and refunds of travel expenses to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community 2. BUDGET HEADING(S) INVOLVED A-2520: Consultative Committee of Community the European Coal and Steel 3. LEGAL BASIS Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, Article 18 4. 4. 1 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION General objective Adjustment to the daily subsistence allowances and refunds of travel expenses to Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and Steel Community 4. 2 Period covered and arrangements for renewal The adjustment will take effect on the day following publication in the OJ. The new scale of allowances will remain in force until the expiry of the ESCC Treaty on 23 July 2002. 5. 5. 1 5. 2 CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE NCE NDA 6. TYPE OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE Expenditure for the organisation of meetings under budget line A-2520 includes daily subsistence allowances, travelling expenses of participants (members, deputies, the individual group insurance policy for the benefit of said participants, as well as the allowances paid to the analysts responsible for compiling the analytical records. This credit line can also be used for the financing of events of a European nature. technical advisers) and premiums due under 4 7. FINANCIAL IMPACT No financial impact on operational expenses (Section B). 8. FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES Measures relating to the reimbursement of expenses apply. 9. ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS Does not apply. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (SECTION III, PART A OF THE BUDGET) Actual mobilization of the necessary administrative resources will depend on the Commission’s annual decision on the allocation of resources, taking into the number of staff and additional amounts authorized by the account budgetary authority. 10. 1 Effect on the number of posts Type of post Staff to be assigned to managing the operation Permanent posts Temporary posts Officials or temporary staff A B C 2,5 1 4,5 Other resources Total 8 1 1 Source Duration Additional resources 1999-2002 Existing resources in the DG or department concerned 2,5 1 4,5 1 9 5 10. 2 Overall financial impact of additional human resources EUR Amounts Method of calculation Officials 864. 000 8 x 108. 000/year (Titles A1, A2, A4, A5, A7) Temporary staff Other resources (indicate budget heading) 48. 000 1 x 48. 000 Total 912. 000 10. 3 Increase in other administrative expenditure as a result of the operation EUR Budget heading Amounts Method of calculation A-2520:Consultative Committee of the ECSC 678. 000 Total 678. 000 as compared with impact of the proposed adjustment in The annual corresponding allowances, €. expenditure in preceding financial years, is 18. 000 The commitment appropriation requested by the Commission under budget line A-2520 in the PDB 2000 (678. 000 ) takes this impact into account and is broken down as follows: € - 4 ordinary sessions - 2 extraordinary sessions - Other meetings - Adjustment of subsistence allowance 490. 000 135. 000 35. 000 18. 000 6