Allowances
Article 19
1. The SNE shall be entitled to a daily subsistence allowance throughout the period of secondment according to the same criteria as the expatriation allowance for officials referred to in Article 4 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations. If those criteria are met, the daily subsistence allowance shall be EUR 128,67. Otherwise, it shall be EUR 32,18. 2. The SNE shall be entitled, throughout the period of secondment, to an additional monthly allowance paid as shown in the table below: Geographical distance between place of recruitment and place of secondment (in km) Amount in EUR 0-150 0,00 > 150 82,70 > 300 147,03 > 500 238,95 > 800 385,98 > 1 300 606,55 > 2 000 726,04 3. The allowances referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are intended to cover also incurred costs of removal of SNEs and any annual travel expenses incurred during secondment. They shall be payable for periods of mission, annual leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, special leave and holidays granted by the GSC, without prejudice to Articles 14, 15 and 16. Where part-time working is authorised, the SNE shall be entitled to reduced allowances on a pro-rata basis. 4. When the SNE starts the secondment, the SNE shall receive an advance amount equivalent to 75 days of the subsistence allowance, whereupon entitlement to any further such allowances shall cease during the corresponding period. If the secondment to the GSC is ended before the expiry of the period taken into account to calculate the advance, the SNE shall be obliged to return the amount corresponding to the remaining part of that period. 5. At the time of the Exchange of Letters provided for in Article 4(1), the employer shall inform the GSC of any payment received by the SNE similar to those mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Any such amounts shall be deducted from the corresponding allowances paid by the GSC to the SNE. 6. The update to remuneration and allowances adopted by application of Article 65 of and Annex XI to the Staff Regulations shall apply automatically to the monthly and subsistence allowances in the month following their adoption without retroactive effect. Following adaptation, the new amounts will be published in series C of the Official Journal of the European Union .