Article 1
1. Without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Article, the exercise of powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the appointing authority and by the Conditions of Employment on the authority authorised to conclude contracts of employment as regards GSC staff is entrusted to the European Commission — the Office for the Administration and Payment of Individual Entitlements (PMO) - in relation to the application of the following: (a) concerning individual entitlements: — Articles 67 to 69, 71, 74 and 75 of the Staff Regulations and Articles 1 to 13 and 17 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations; — Articles 19 to 27, 29, 92, 93, 94 and 97 of the Conditions of Employment; (b) concerning the pension scheme and other entitlements upon termination of service: — Articles 70 and 77, the second, third and fourth paragraphs of Article 78, and Articles 79, 80, 81, 81a and 82 of the Staff Regulations; Annex IV to the Staff Regulations; Article 4 of Annex IVa to the Staff Regulations; Articles 2 to 12, Article 13(1), the first and third paragraphs of Article 14, and Articles 17 to 34 and 40 to 44 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations; and Articles 20 to 28 of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations; — Article 31, Article 33(1), Articles 34 to 40 and 43, the first paragraph of Article 44, Articles 99 and 101, Article 102(2), and Articles 103 to 110 and 113 to 116 of the Conditions of Employment; (c) concerning unemployment allowances: Articles 28a and 96 of the Conditions of Employment; (d) concerning the recovery of overpayments made under the provisions referred to in points (a) to (c) of this paragraph: — Article 85 of the Staff Regulations and Article 46 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations; — the second paragraph of Article 44, Article 45, Article 114(2) and Article 116 of the Conditions of Employment. 2. Until 31 December 2021, the PMO shall notify the appointing authority or the authority authorised to conclude contracts of the Council of any complaint received under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations or Articles 46 and 117 of the Conditions of Employment against a decision regarding a member of GSC staff taken under point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article, and provide information regarding its intended response. If in an individual case the appointing authority or the authority authorised to conclude contracts of the Council so requests, the PMO shall relinquish the exercise of the powers delegated under paragraph 1 of this Article, and the appointing authority or the authority authorised to conclude contracts of the Council shall exercise its powers in such a case.