# Council Decision of 5 December 2007 concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council and repealing Decision 2003/479/EC (2007/829/EC) (repealed)

EU Decision 2007/829 · adopted 5 December 2007

Council Decision of 5 December 2007 concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council and repealing Decision 2003/479/EC (2007/829/EC) (repealed)

## Introductory text

Council Decision
of 5 December 2007
concerning the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on secondment to the General Secretariat of the Council and repealing Decision 2003/479/EC
(2007/829/EC) (repealed)
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## Chapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

## 1 Scope

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## 2 Period of secondment

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## 3 Place of secondment

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## 4 Duties

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## 5 Rights and obligations

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## 6 Level, professional experience and knowledge of languages

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## 7 Suspension of secondment

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## 8 Termination of periods of secondment

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## Chapter II: WORKING CONDITIONS

## 9 Social security

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## 10 Working hours

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## 11 Absence for reasons of sickness or accident

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## 12 Annual leave, special leave and holidays

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## 13 Maternity leave

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## 14 Management and control

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## Chapter III: ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

## 15 Allowances

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## 16 Additional flat-rate allowance

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## 17 Places of recruitment, secondment, origin and return

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## 18 Travel expenses

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## 19 Removal expenses

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## 20 Missions and mission expenses

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## 21 Training

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## 22 Administrative provisions

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## Chapter IV: NATIONAL EXPERTS ON FREE SHORT-TERM SECONDMENT

## 23 SNEs on free short-term secondment

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## 24 Period of secondment

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## 25 Scope

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## 26 Insurance

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## 27 Working conditions

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## 28 Missions

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## Chapter V: APPLICATION OF THE RULES TO SECONDED NATIONAL MILITARY STAFF

## 29 Rules applying to seconded military staff

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## 30 Conditions

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## 31 Recruitment

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## 32 Exchange of letters

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## 33 Length of secondment

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## 34 Tasks

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## 35 External commitments

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## 36 Security clearance

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## 37 Professional experience

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## 38 Suspension and termination of secondment

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## 39 Serious failure to comply with obligations

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## 40 Working hours

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## 41 Special leave

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## 42 Allowances

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## Chapter VI: FINAL PROVISIONS

## 43 Repeals

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## 44 Effect

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2007/829 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2007-829
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