Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2182/2003 of 8 December 2003 adjusting with effect from 1 January 2004 the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the weightings applied thereto

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Article 1

With effect from 1 January 2004:

(a) the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following:

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(b) - EUR 186,14 shall be replaced by EUR 192,47 in Article 1(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations,

- EUR 239,71 shall be replaced by EUR 247,86 in Article 2(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations,

- EUR 428,22 shall be replaced by EUR 442,78 in the second sentence of Article 69 of the Staff Regulations and in the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Annex VII thereto,

- EUR 214,22 shall be replaced by EUR 221,50 in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations.

Article 2

With effect from 1 January 2004, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 63 of the Conditions of employment of other servants shall be replaced by the following:

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Article 3

With effect from 1 January 2004 the fixed allowance referred to in Article 4a of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be:

- EUR 115,51 per month for officials in grade C4 or C5,

- EUR 177,10 per month for officials in grade C1, C2 or C3.

Article 4

Pensions for which entitlement has accrued by 1 January 2004 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 January 2004, the date "1 July 2002" in the second paragraph of Article 63 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by "1 July 2003".

Article 6

1. With effect from 16 May 2003, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as follows:

- none.

2. With effect from 1 January 2004, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries and places listed below shall be as follows:

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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 of 18 July 1988 laying down the weightings applicable in third countries(3) shall remain in force.

4. These weightings could be adjusted by a Council regulation before 31 December 2004 establishing new weightings with effect from 1 July 2004. 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 2004 adjustment.

If this retroactive adjustment necessitates the recovery of sums overpaid, such recovery may be spread over a period of not more than 12 months from the date of entry into force of the Decision on the 2004 annual adjustment.

Article 7

With effect from 1 January 2004, the table in Article 10(1) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following:

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Article 8

With effect from 1 January 2004, the allowances for shiftwork laid down in Article 1 of Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 300/76(4) shall be EUR 334,82, EUR 505,36, EUR 552,55 and EUR 753,31.

Article 9

With effect from 1 January 2004, the amounts in Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68(5) shall be subject to a weighting of 4,833264.

Article 10

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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 Brussels, 8 December 2003.

For the Council

The President

F. Frattini

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 347, 20.12.2002, p. 1.

(3) OJ L 191, 22.7.1988, p. 1.

(4) 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, 13.2.76, p. 1). This Regulation was supplemented by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 1307/87 (OJ L 124, 13.5.87, p. 6) and last amended by Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 2461/98 (OJ L 307, 17.11.1998, p. 5).

(5) 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). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1750/2002 (OJ L 264, 2.10.2002, p. 15).