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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 Article 84

Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 Article 84

Article 84

1.   Notwithstanding any other provisions, notably those concerning the minimum amounts payable to persons entitled to a survivor's pension, the total amount payable by way of survivor's pension plus family allowances less tax and other compulsory deductions to the widow and other entitled persons may not exceed the following: (a) in the event of the death of a member of temporary staff being on active employment, leave on personal grounds, leave for military service, parental leave or family leave, the amount of the remuneration which the member of temporary staff would have received in the same grade and step if he had still been in the service, plus any family allowances received by him in that case and less tax and other compulsory deductions; (b) for the period following the date on which the member of temporary staff referred to in point (a) above would have reached the age of 66, the amount of the severance grant to which he would have been entitled thereafter, had he been alive, based on the same grade and step at the time of death, plus any family allowances which he would have received, less tax and other compulsory deductions; (c) in the event of the death of a former member of temporary staff entitled to an invalidity allowance, the amount of the pension to which he would have been entitled, had he been alive, subject to the allowances and deductions referred to in point (b). 2.   For the purposes of paragraph 1, weightings shall be disregarded, which could affect the various amounts in question. 3.   The maximum amount as established in points (a) to (c) of paragraph 1 shall be apportioned among the persons entitled to a survivor's pension in proportion to their respective entitlements, paragraph 1 being disregarded for this purpose. The second and third subparagraphs of Article 85(1) shall apply to the amounts thus apportioned.

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CitationArticle 84 of Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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