Regulation (EU) No 423/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 16 April 2014

adjusting with effect from 1 July 2012 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, and in particular Article 12 thereof,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (‘the Staff Regulations’) and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (‘the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants’), laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1), and in particular Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Auditors(3),

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure(4),

Whereas:

(1) In its judgment in Case C-63/12, Commission v Council, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘the Court of Justice’) clarified that the institutions are obliged to decide each year on the adjustment of remuneration, either by undertaking a ‘mathematical’ adjustment according to the method laid down in Article 3 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, or by setting aside that ‘mathematical’ calculation in accordance with Article 10 thereof.

(2) The purpose of Article 19 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations, as last amended by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council(5), is to enable the institutions to take the necessary measures to settle their disputes concerning the 2011 and 2012 adjustments of remuneration and pensions in compliance with a judgment of the Court of Justice, taking due account of the legitimate expectation of staff that the institutions are to decide each year on the adjustment of their remuneration and pensions.

(3) In order to comply with the judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-63/12, where the Council establishes that there is a serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation within the Union, the Commission is to submit a proposal under the procedure laid down in Article 336 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in order to involve the European Parliament in the legislative process. On 25 October 2012, the Council stated that the Commission's assessment as presented in its report on the exception clause did not reflect the serious and sudden deterioration in the economic and social situation in the Union in 2012, as the publicly available objective economic data suggested. The Council thus requested the Commission to submit, in accordance with Article 10 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, an appropriate proposal for the salary adjustment for 2012.

(4) The Court of Justice has confirmed that, under the exception clause, the European Parliament and the Council have a wide margin of discretion as regards the adjustment of remuneration and pensions. Economic and social data for the period from 1 July 2011 to 31 December 2012, such as the aftermath of the economic downturn in autumn 2011 resulting in economic recession in the Union and a deteriorating social situation, as well as the continuing high levels of unemployment and of public deficit and debt in the Union, make it appropriate to set the adjustment of remuneration and pensions in Belgium and Luxembourg to 0,8 % for 2012. That adjustment is part of a global approach to settle the disputes regarding the 2011 and 2012 adjustments of remuneration and pensions, which also involves an adjustment of 0 % for 2011.

(5) Consequently, during a period of five years (2010-2014) the adjustment of remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Union is as follows: in 2010, the application of the method laid down in Article 3 of Annex XI to the Staff Regulations resulted in an adjustment of 0,1 %. For 2011 and 2012 the result of the global approach to settle the disputes regarding the 2011 and 2012 adjustments of remuneration and pensions leads to an adjustment of 0 % and 0,8 %, respectively. Furthermore, as part of the political compromise on the reform of the Staff Regulations and of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, it was decided to freeze remuneration and pensions for the years 2013 and 2014,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

With effect from 1 July 2012, the date ‘1 July 2011’ in the second paragraph of Article 63 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by ‘1 July 2012’.

Article 2

With effect from 1 July 2012, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations applicable for the purposes of calculating remuneration and pensions shall be replaced by the following:

1/7/2012STEP
GRADE12345
1617 054,417 771,0518 517,81
1515 073,2415 706,6416 366,6516 822,017 054,4
1413 322,2213 882,0414 465,3814 867,8315 073,24
1311 774,6212 269,412 784,9813 140,6813 322,22
1210 406,810 844,111 299,7911 614,1611 774,62
119 197,879 584,379 987,1210 264,9810 406,8
108 129,388 470,998 826,959 072,539 197,87
97 185,017 486,947 801,558 018,68 129,38
86 350,356 617,26 895,267 087,17 185,01
75 612,655 848,56 094,266 263,816 350,35
64 960,645 169,15 386,315 536,165 612,65
54 384,384 568,624 760,64 893,044 960,64
43 875,064 037,894 207,574 324,634 384,38
33 424,93 568,823 718,793 822,253 875,06
23 027,043 154,243 286,793 378,233 424,9
12 675,42 787,822 904,972 985,793 027,04

Article 3

With effect from 1 July 2012, the correction coefficients applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants under Article 64 of the Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 2 of the following table.

With effect from 1 January 2013, the correction coefficients applicable under Article 17(3) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations to transfers by officials and other servants shall be as indicated in column 3 of the following table.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the correction coefficients applicable to pensions under Article 20(1) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 4 of the following table.

With effect from 16 May 2012, the correction coefficients applicable to pensions under Article 20(1) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be as indicated in column 5 of the following table. The effective date for the annual adjustment for those Member States shall be 16 May 2012.

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Country / PlaceRenumerationTransferPensionPension
1.7.20121.1.20131.7.201216.5.2012
Bulgaria58,457,4100,0
Czech Rep.80,674,6100,0
Denmark135,3127,3127,3
Germany95,896,6100,0
Bonn94,1
Karlsruhe93,8
Munich106,4
Estonia77,678,0100,0
Greece90,589,0100,0
Spain97,190,9100,0
France117,7109,2109,2
Ireland110,6104,5104,5
Italy104,297,4100,0
Varese93,4
Cyprus84,187,4100,0
Latvia77,674,9100,0
Lithuania71,569,5100,0
Hungary78,368,7100,0
Malta83,383,7100,0
Netherlands105,3100,9100,9
Austria106,4103,2103,2
Poland74,266,4100,0
Portugal83,582,8100,0
Romania68,860,0100,0
Slovenia85,381,2100,0
Slovakia79,773,5100,0
Finland122,1113,8113,8
Sweden131,9123,8123,8
United Kingdom147,8119,0119,0
Culham112,5

Article 4

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the parental leave allowance referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article 42a of the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 919,02, and shall be EUR 1225,36 for single parents.

Article 5

With effect from 1 July 2012, the basic amount of the household allowance referred to in Article 1(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 171,88.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the dependent child allowance referred to in Article 2(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 375,59.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the education allowance referred to in Article 3(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 254,83.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amount of the education allowance referred to in Article 3(2) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be EUR 91,75.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the minimum amount of the expatriation allowance referred to in Article 69 of the Staff Regulations and in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Annex VII thereto shall be EUR 509,43.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the expatriation allowance referred to in Article 134 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be EUR 366,22.

Article 6

With effect from 1 January 2013, the kilometric allowance referred to in Article 8(2) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be adjusted as follows:

EUR 0 for every km from0 to 200 km
EUR 0,3820 for every km from201 to 1 000 km
EUR 0,6367 for every km from1 001 to 2 000 km
EUR 0,3820 for every km from2 001 to 3 000 km
EUR 0,1272 for every km from3 001 to 4 000 km
EUR 0,0614 for every km from4 001 to 10 000 km
EUR 0 for every km over10 000 km.

To the above kilometric allowance a flat-rate supplement shall be added, amounting to:

Article 7

With effect from 1 July 2012, the daily subsistence allowance referred to in Article 10(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be:

Article 8

With effect from 1 July 2012, the lower limit for the installation allowance referred to in Article 24(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be:

Article 9

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the unemployment allowance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 28a(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 1 347,89 and the upper limit shall be EUR 2 695,79.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the standard allowance referred to in Article 28a(7) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be EUR 1 225,36.

Article 10

With effect from 1 July 2012, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 93 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be replaced by the following:

FUNCTION GROUP1/7/2012STEP
GRADE1234567
IV185 879,086 001,346 126,146 253,546 383,596 516,346 651,85
175 196,085 304,145 414,445 527,045 641,985 759,315 879,08
164 592,434 687,934 785,424 884,944 986,535 090,235 196,08
154 058,914 143,324 229,484 317,444 407,224 498,874 592,43
143 587,373 661,973 738,133 815,863 895,223 976,224 058,91
133 170,613 236,553 303,853 372,563 442,693 514,293 587,37
III124 058,854 143,254 229,414 317,364 407,134 498,784 592,33
113 587,343 661,933 738,083 815,813 895,163 976,164 058,85
103 170,63 236,533 303,833 372,543 442,673 514,263 587,34
92 802,282 860,552 920,032 980,753 042,743 106,013 170,6
82 476,742 528,242 580,822 634,482 689,272 745,192 802,28
II72 802,212 860,52 919,992 980,723 042,723 106,013 170,61
62 476,622 528,132 580,712 634,392 689,182 745,122 802,21
52 188,862 234,382 280,862 328,32 376,722 426,162 476,62
41 934,531 974,772 015,842 057,772 100,572 144,262 188,86
I32 383,192 432,652 483,142 534,682 587,282 640,982 695,79
22 106,842 150,572 195,22 240,762 287,272 334,742 383,19
11 862,541 901,21 940,651 980,932 022,042 064,012 106,84

Article 11

With effect from 1 July 2012, the lower limit for the installation allowance referred to in Article 94 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be:

Article 12

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the unemployment allowance referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 96(3) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 1 010,92 and the upper limit shall be EUR 2 021,83.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the standard allowance referred to in Article 96(7) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be EUR 919,02.

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the unemployment allowance referred to in Article 136 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, the lower limit shall be EUR 889,39 and the upper limit shall be EUR 2 092,68.

Article 13

With effect from 1 July 2012, the allowances for shiftwork laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76(6) shall be EUR 385,23, EUR 581,45, EUR 635,74 and EUR 866,72.

Article 14

With effect from 1 July 2012, the amounts referred to in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68(7) shall be subject to a coefficient of 5,5609.

Article 15

With effect from 1 July 2012, the table in Article 8(2) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following:

1/7/2012STEP
GRADE12345678
1617 054,417 771,0518 517,8118 517,8118 517,8118 517,81
1515 073,2415 706,6416 366,6516 822,017 054,417 771,05
1413 322,2213 882,0414 465,3814 867,8315 073,2415 706,6416 366,6517 054,4
1311 774,6212 269,412 784,9813 140,6813 322,22
1210 406,810 844,111 299,7911 614,1611 774,6212 269,412 784,9813 322,22
119 197,879 584,379 987,1210 264,9810 406,810 844,111 299,7911 774,62
108 129,388 470,998 826,959 072,539 197,879 584,379 987,1210 406,8
97 185,017 486,947 801,558 018,68 129,38
86 350,356 617,26 895,267 087,17 185,017 486,947 801,558 129,38
75 612,655 848,56 094,266 263,816 350,356 617,26 895,267 185,01
64 960,645 169,15 386,315 536,165 612,655 848,56 094,266 350,35
54 384,384 568,624 760,64 893,044 960,645 169,15 386,315 612,65
43 875,064 037,894 207,574 324,634 384,384 568,624 760,64 960,64
33 424,93 568,823 718,793 822,253 875,064 037,894 207,574 384,38
23 027,043 154,243 286,793 378,233 424,93 568,823 718,793 875,06
12 675,42 787,822 904,972 985,793 027,04

Article 16

With effect from 1 July 2012, for the application of Article 18(1) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations, the amount of the fixed allowance mentioned in the former Article 4a of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations in force before 1 May 2004 shall be:

Article 17

With effect from 1 July 2012, the scale for basic monthly salaries in Article 133 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants shall be replaced by the following:

Grade1234567
Full-time basic salary1 694,211 973,742 139,952 320,162 515,542 727,382 957,06
Grade891011121314
Full-time basic salary3 206,083 476,073 768,794 086,154 430,254 803,325 207,82
Grade1516171819
Full-time basic salary5 646,376 121,876 637,397 196,327 802,33

Article 18

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 16 April 2014.

For the European Parliament

The President

M. Schulz

For the Council

The President

D. Kourkoulas

(1)

Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and instituting special measures temporarily applicable to officials of the Commission (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1).

(2)

Opinion of 4 March 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3)

Opinion of 3 March 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(4)

Position of the European Parliament of 11 March 2014 (not yet published in the Official Journal)] and decision of the Council of 14 April 2014.

(5)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union (OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 15).

(6)

Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76 of 9 February 1976 determining the categories of officials entitled to allowances for shiftwork, and the rates and conditions thereof (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).

(7)

Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8).