Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission in Austria, Finland and Sweden laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Brussels, 30. 11. 1999 COM(1999) 634 final Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission in Austria, Finland and Sweden laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities (presented by the Commission) EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. BACKGROUND (1) Under Article 13 of Annex VII the daily subsistence allowance rates1 referred to in that Article may be adjusted by the Council acting by qualified majority on a Commission proposal. (2) The current allowances for Austria, Finland and Sweden are still those set by the Council on 18 January 1991 following a survey of hotel rates and restaurant prices. (3) On 22 March 1999 the Council adopted Regulation No 620/99 adjusting as of 24 March 1999 the allowances for the other 12 Member States, which had also been set in 1991. (4) It was not possible to adjust the allowances for Austria, Finland and Sweden at that time because the rates had not yet been included in the Staff Regulations. On 14 June 1999 the Council adopted Regulation No 1238/19992 including the allowances for these three countries in the Staff Regulations, so that they can now be adjusted. (5) The rates fixed then no longer reflect prevailing economic conditions and therefore no longer fulfil their role. (6) As instructed by the Council, the Commission has launched a study to compare the arrangements for reimbursing mission expenses in the Member States with those applied by the European Union. (7) Without anticipating the results of that study, and in the interests of ensuring equal treatment, there is an urgent need to adjust the daily subsistence allowance rates and the ceilings for the reimbursement of hotel expenses for missions to Austria, Finland and Sweden using the same method and indexing date as for the twelve other Member States. 2. PROPOSED DECISION The Commission has therefore decided to present, on the basis of Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations, the attached proposal dealing solely with the adjustment of the scales for Austria, Finland and Sweden (on the basis of price trends3 and exchange rates). 1 2 3 For officials on mission within the European territory of the Member States of the European Union. OJ L150, 17. 06. 1999. As reflected in the harmonised price indices for the hotel and catering industries and the exchange rates applied in November 1997. 2 Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, ECSC, EURATOM) adjusting the daily subsistence allowance rates for officials on mission in Austria, Finland and Sweden laid down in Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities 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 Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/684, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 1238/19995, and in particular Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations and Articles 22 and 67 of the Conditions of Employment, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas the rates of the daily subsistence allowance for officials on mission should be adjusted in order to take account of the changes in prices and exchange rates recorded in Austria, Finland and Sweden since 1991, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Article 13 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations is amended as follows: 1) The amounts for Austria, Finland and Sweden in the scale in paragraph 1(a) are replaced by the following: Member States Austria Finland Sweden I II and LA3 Grades A1 to A3 Grades A4 to A8, LA4 to LA8 and B grades 121,81 155,60 156,54 74,47 92,34 92,91 (in EUR) III Other grades 121,81 155,60 156,54 3 2) The amounts for Austria, Finland and Sweden in the first sentence in paragraph 2 are replaced by the following: EUR 128,58 for Austria EUR 140,98 for Finland EUR 141,77 for Sweden Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, For the Council The President 4 5 OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1969, p. 1. OJ L 150, 17. 6. 1999. 4 Calculation of the indexed daily subsistance allowance rates for Austria, Finland and Sweden ANNEX 1991 decision amounts in ECU 1991 decision amounts in national currency Indexed amounts in national currency Proposed amoumnts in BEF A1 to A3 A4 to A8 and B Other grades Daily allowance not incl. hotel 55 95 95 2 A FIN S 1 Ceiling hotel 95 145 145 Daily allowance inc. hotel 90 160 160 Daily allowance inc. hotel 90 160 160 3 4 5 6 Exchange rate ECU 1 = oct-90 14,4840 4,8832 7,5816 Montants en vigueur en EUR Other grades A4 to A8 and B A1 to A3 Daily allowance not incl. hotel 54,64 94,37 94,37 A FIN S Ceiling hotel Daily allowance inc. hotel Daily allowance inc. hotel 94,37 144,05 144,05 89,42 158,97 158,97 89,42 158,97 158,97 A FIN S A1 to A3 A4 to A8 and B Other grades CPI Hotel and catering industries A1 to A3 A4 to A8 and B Other grades Exchange rate =BEF A1 to A3 A4 to A8 and B Other grades Daily allowance not incl. hotel 797 464 720 7 Ceiling hotel 1376 708 1099 Daily allowance inc. hotel 1304 781 1213 Daily allowance inc. hotel 1304 781 1213 Daily allowance not incl. hotel 1025 543 793 Oct90- Nov97 28,6% 17,1% 10,1% Ceiling hotel 1770 829 1210 Daily allowance inc. hotel 1677 915 1336 Daily allowance inc. hotel 1677 915 1336 Daily allowance not incl. hotel 3004 3725 3748 nov-97 2,9304 6,8601 4,7265 Ceiling hotel 5187 5687 5719 Daily allowance inc. hotel 4914 6277 6315 Daily allowance inc. hotel 4914 6277 6315 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Proposed amounts in euro A1 to A3 A4 to A8 and B Other grades Daily allowance not incl. hotel 74,47 92,34 92,91 Ceiling hotel 128,58 140,98 141,77 Daily allowance inc. hotel Daily allowance inc. hotel 121,81 155,60 156,54 121,81 155,60 156,54 5 Proposed % adjustment in euro A FIN S 36% -2% -2% Daily mission allowances paid to officials and other staff (all grades) + hotel expenses for A1-A3 Budget headings: A701, A1040, sub-section B6, B21830, B43070 for the research budget. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Austria Finland Sweden Austria Finland Sweden Adaptation 36% -2% -2% Commission Operating Commission Research 285424 509549 354073 102753 -10191 -7081 80941 89756 163293 29139 -1795 -3266 Annual amounts in EUR Sub-total Commission 366365 599306 517367 Council 13332 23193 22508 Parliament 24323 23558 56436 Court of Auditors 3957 13015 8527 Court of Justice ESC-CoR 919 1600 1552 919 1600 1552 Total for all institutions 409815 662272 607942 131891 -11986 -10347 Difference in EUR 4800 -464 -450 8756 -471 -1129 1425 -260 -171 331 -32 -31 331 -32 -31 147533 -13245 -12159 Total cost of adjusting the daily mission allowances for officials and other servants in EUR 122129 6