The Staff Regulations of the European Communities shall be amended as follows: 1. The following paragraph shall be added to Article 55:
"An official paid from appropriations in the research and investment budget and employed in an establishment of the Joint Research Centre or on indirect action may, moreover, be required because of exigencies of the service or safety rules to remain on standby duty at his place of work or at home outside normal working hours. The institution shall lay down detailed rules for the application of this paragraph after consulting its Staff Committee.
2. The following Article shall be inserted after Article 56:
"Article 56a
An official paid from appropriations in the research and investment budget and employed in an establishment of the Joint Research Centre or on indirect action who is expected to work regularly at night, on Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays shall be entitled to special allowances when doing shiftwork which is required by the institution because of the exigencies of the service or safety rules and which is regarded by it as a regular and permanent feature.
The Council shall, acting on a proposal from the Commission submitted after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee, determine the rates and conditions of such allowances.
The normal working hours of an official on shiftwork must not exceed the annual total of normal working hours."
3. The following Article shall be inserted after Article 56a:
"Article 56b
An official paid from appropriations in the research and investment budget and employed in an establishment of the Joint Research Centre or 1 OJ No C 97, 28.7.1969, p. 10.
2 OJ No L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
3 OJ No L 289, 17.11.1969, p. 1.
on indirect action shall be entitled to special allowances when required in accordance with a decision taken by the appointing authority because of the exigencies of the service or safety rules to remain on standby duty at his place of work or at home outside normal working hours.
The Council shall, acting on a proposal from the Commission submitted after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee, determine the rates and conditions of such allowances."