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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 Article 82

Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 Article 82

Article 82

Where a member of temporary staff or person entitled to an invalidity allowance dies leaving no spouse entitled to a survivor's pension, the children dependent on the deceased within the meaning of Article 2 of Annex IV at the time of his death shall be entitled to orphans. pension in accordance with Article 7 of Annex V. The same pension entitlement shall apply to children who fulfil the above conditions in the event of the death or remarriage of the spouse in receipt of a survivor's pension. Where a member of temporary staff or person entitled to an invalidity allowance dies but the conditions set out in the first paragraph of this Article are not satisfied, the dependent children within the meaning of Article 2 of Annex IV shall be entitled to an orphans' pension in accordance with Article 10 of Annex V; the pension shall, however, be equal to half the pension calculated in accordance with that Article. For persons treated as dependent children within the meaning of Article 2(4) of Annex IV, the orphan's pension may not exceed an amount equal to twice the dependent child allowance. No orphan's pension shall be payable where a natural parent who has been replaced by an adoptive parent dies. Orphans shall be entitled to an education allowance in accordance with Article 3 of Annex IV.

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CitationArticle 82 of Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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