To qualify for the unemployment allowance provided for in the third subparagraph of Article 28a(2) and the third subparagraph of Article 96(2) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities (CEOS), a former member of the temporary or contract staff who satisfies the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 of those Articles shall be required to complete the following formalities:
1.
he shall forward a declaration to the Community institution to which he belonged within eight days of the date of termination of service with that institution, stating:
(a)
that he is unemployed following termination of his service;
(b)
that he is resident or is establishing his residence in the territory of a Member State of the Communities;
(c)
his address at his place of residence;
2.
and
(a)
he shall register as seeking employment with the competent employment authorities in his place of residence, as soon as possible and no later than 30 days following the termination of his service with a Community institution;
(b)
if unemployment benefit is payable under national legislation, he shall apply for it to the appropriate authorities in his place of residence, as soon as possible, and no later than 30 days following the termination of his service with a Community institution;
3.
when registering as indicated at 2(a) above, he shall present the certificate form provided by the Community institution to which he belonged to the aforementioned employment authorities, who shall complete, without delay, both the certificate form and, at least, the section certifying that the person concerned has registered as seeking employment. The certificate, a specimen of which is annexed to this Regulation, may be replaced by a simplified document, forwarded electronically for example, on the basis of an agreement between the Commission (representing all the Community institutions) and the competent national authorities;
4.
he shall forward the completed certificate forthwith to the Community institution to which he belonged;
5.
he shall comply with the obligations and checks laid down by the legislation which the competent authorities in his place of residence apply to persons seeking employment and recipients of unemployment benefit or similar allowances;
6.
and
(a)
starting from the second calendar month following registration under 2 above, he shall, at the beginning of each month, present a certificate form to the authorities responsible for employment and, where applicable, the unemployment authorities in his place of residence, which shall certify by these means, as soon as possible:
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whether he is registered as seeking employment and has applied for unemployment benefit or similar allowances in accordance with the national legislation of his place of residence;
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whether he has fulfilled the obligations referred to at 5 above;
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whether he is entitled to unemployment benefit or similar allowances and, if so, the amount and the period for which they are to be paid;
(b)
within 15 days from the issue of the certificate referred to in (a), a specimen of which is annexed to this Regulation, he shall forward it to the Community institution to which he belonged, which shall forward it immediately to the Commission. The certificate may be replaced by a simplified document, forwarded electronically for example, on the basis of an agreement between the Commission (representing all the Community institutions) and the competent employment authority.