# Council Decision 2009/747/CFSP of 14 September 2009 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Union Satellite Centre, Division 3


The criterion for entitlement to the provisions of the Staff Regulations shall be the serious and continuing impairment of the physical or mental activities.
Dependant persons may thus be deemed to be handicapped where they suffer from:
(a) serious or chronic affection of the central or autonomic nervous system, however caused, such as diseases of the brain, myopathy and autonomic paralysis;
(b) serious affection of the locomotor system;
(c) serious affection of one or more sensory systems;
(d) chronic and disabling mental illness.
The above list shall not be deemed to be exhaustive. It is given by way of indication only, and shall not be taken as a basis for assessing the degree of disability or incapacity.
The amount of the allowance shall be equal to the amount of the allowance for a dependant child, and shall be additional thereto.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/747/schedule/ANNEX IV/division/3. (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-747/schedule-ANNEX IV/division-3.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.