Article 1
Article 83 of the Implementing Measures is amended as follows: (1) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. Any additional pension pursuant to Articles 1 and 2 of Annex VII to the PEAM Rules, which has not yet become payable on 1 January 2019, shall be subject to a special levy amounting to 5 % of the nominal amount of the pension.’ ; (2) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. The additional (voluntary) pension for other beneficiaries pursuant to Articles 3 and 4 of Annex VII to the PEAM Rules which on 1 January 2019 has not yet become payable shall be subject to a special levy amounting to 5 % of the nominal amount of the pension.’ ; (3) paragraph 7 is deleted; (4) the following paragraph is added: ‘9. As from 1 January 2027, any additional pension and any pension for beneficiaries, pursuant to Articles 1 to 4 of Annex VII to the PEAM Rules, shall be paid directly by Parliament to former Members and other beneficiaries.’ .