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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-747/schedule-ANNEX IX/paragraph-7",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2009/747",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision 2009/747/CFSP of 14 September 2009 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Union Satellite Centre",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2009-747",
  "path": "schedule/ANNEX IX/paragraph/7",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. The Director may impose one of the following penalties:\n(a) a written warning;\n(b) a reprimand;\n(c) deferment of advancement to a higher step for a period of between one and 23 months;\n(d) relegation in step;\n(e) temporary downgrading for a period of between 15 days and one year;\n(f) downgrading;\n(g) removal from post, involving termination of contract, possibly accompanied by total or partial forfeiture of the loss-of job-indemnity.\n2. Where the staff member is in receipt of a retirement pension or an invalidity allowance, the Director may decide to withhold an amount from the pension or the invalidity allowance for a given period; the effects of this measure shall not extend to the staff member’s dependants. The staff member’s income may not, however, be less than the minimum subsistence figure corresponding to the basic salary of a staff member at post C1/1, with the addition of any family allowances payable.\n3. A single misconduct shall not give rise to more than one disciplinary penalty.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2009/747/schedule/ANNEX IX/paragraph/7",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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