Disqualification
Public office holders who are relieved of their duties on grounds of serious misconduct in accordance with the relevant Treaty provisions may accordingly be deprived of any right to transitional allowance or pension. This shall not, however, affect those entitled under those public office holders.
Opt-in clause — Transitional provisions
1. Without prejudice to Article 1(2), public office holders holding office before 4 March 2016, as well as former ones who held office before that date, may request that Article 15 applies to them. The request shall be made within the period of 6 months from 4 March 2016.
2. Articles 20, 24, 25, and the first sentence of Article 24a, of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to the beneficiaries of the sums due under Articles 10, 11, 12, 14 and 18 of this Regulation. However the date of 1 January 2014 referred to in Article 24a of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations shall be deemed to be the date of 4 March 2016.
Repealing provisions and provisions remaining in force
1. The following acts are hereby repealed without prejudice to their continuing application to public office holders whose mandates are ongoing on, or have ended before, 4 March 2016:
(a)
Regulation No 422/67/EEC, No 5/67/Euratom;
(b)
Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2290/77;
(c)
Decision 2009/909/EU;
(d)
Decision 2009/910/EU;
(e)
Decision 2009/912/EU, with the exception of Article 5 thereof.
2. References to the repealed acts shall be construed as references to this Regulation.
3. Council Regulations No 63 (EEC) ( 10 ) and No 14 (EAEC) ( 11 ) , the Decision of the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community of 22 May 1962 ( 12 ) , and Regulation of the Councils No 62 (EEC), 13 (EAEC) ( 13 ) , with the exception of Article 20 thereof, are hereby repealed.
4. The Decision of the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community of 13 and 14 October 1958 shall remain in force.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 March 2016.