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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 of 4 August 2016 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/676/EC

EU Decision 2016/1351 · Adopted 4 August 2016 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351

of 4 August 2016

concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/676/EC

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/1835 of 12 October 2015 defining the statute, seat and operational rules of the European Defence Agencyf1, and in particular Article 11(3)(a) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

The Council, acting by unanimity, should lay down the Staff Regulations of personnel recruited directly by the European Defence Agency (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agency’) under fixed-term contracts, selected among nationals of participating Member States.

(2)

The Staff Regulations should be such as to secure for the Agency the services of staff of the highest standard of ability and efficiency, recruited from among candidates from all participating Member States on the broadest possible geographical basis, and from the Union institutions.

(3)

Since the rules established by this Decision should replace those laid down in Council Decision 2004/676/ECf2, that Decision should be repealed,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

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Footnotes

f1

OJ L 266, 13.10.2015, p. 55.

f2

Council Decision 2004/676/EC of 24 September 2004 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Defence Agency (OJ L 310, 7.10.2004, p. 9).

Contents

  1. Title I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. 1Article 1
  3. 2Article 2
  4. Title II: TEMPORARY STAFF
  5. Chapter 1: General provisions
  6. 3Article 3
  7. 4Article 4
  8. 5Article 5
  9. 6Article 6
  10. 7Article 7
  11. 8Article 8
  12. 9Article 9
  13. 10Article 10
  14. Chapter 2: Rights and obligations
  15. 11Article 11
  16. 12Article 12
  17. 13Article 13
  18. 14Article 14
  19. 15Article 15
  20. 16Article 16
  21. 17Article 17
  22. 18Article 18
  23. 19Article 19
  24. 20Article 20
  25. 21Article 21
  26. 22Article 22
  27. 23Article 23
  28. 24Article 24
  29. 25Article 25
  30. 26Article 26
  31. 27Article 27
  32. 28Article 28
  33. 29Article 29
  34. 30Article 30
  35. 31Article 31
  36. 32Article 32
  37. 33Article 33
  38. 34Article 34
  39. 35Article 35
  40. 36Article 36
  41. Chapter 3: Conditions of engagement
  42. 37Article 37
  43. 38Article 38
  44. 39Article 39
  45. 40Article 40
  46. 41Article 41
  47. Chapter 4: Working conditions
  48. Parental or family leave
  49. 42Article 42
  50. 43Article 43
  51. Hours of work
  52. 44Article 44
  53. 45Article 45
  54. 46Article 46
  55. 47Article 47
  56. 48Article 48
  57. 49Article 49
  58. 50Article 50
  59. Leave
  60. 51Article 51
  61. 52Article 52
  62. 53Article 53
  63. 54Article 54
  64. 55Article 55
  65. Public holidays
  66. 56Article 56
  67. 57Article 57
  68. 58Article 58
  69. Chapter 5: Remuneration and expenses
  70. 59Article 59
  71. 60Article 60
  72. 61Article 61
  73. 62Article 62
  74. 63Article 63
  75. 64Article 64
  76. 65Article 65
  77. 66Article 66
  78. 67Article 67
  79. Chapter 6: Social security benefits
  80. Sickness and accident insurance, social security benefits
  81. 68Article 68
  82. 69Article 69
  83. 70Article 70
  84. 71Article 71
  85. 72Article 72
  86. 73Article 73
  87. 74Article 74
  88. Insurance against invalidity and death
  89. 75Article 75
  90. 76Article 76
  91. 77Article 77
  92. 78Article 78
  93. 79Article 79
  94. 80Article 80
  95. 81Article 81
  96. 82Article 82
  97. 83Article 83
  98. 84Article 84
  99. 85Article 85
  100. Severance grant
  101. 86Article 86
  102. 87Article 87
  103. 88Article 88
  104. Funding of the invalidity and life assurance scheme and of the pension scheme
  105. 89Article 89
  106. 90Article 90
  107. 91Article 91
  108. Settlements of claims by temporary staff
  109. 92Article 92
  110. Payment of benefits
  111. 93Article 93
  112. Subrogation in favour of the agency
  113. 94Article 94
  114. Chapter 7: Recovery of overpayments
  115. 95Article 95
  116. Chapter 8: Termination of employment
  117. 96Article 96
  118. 97Article 97
  119. 98Article 98
  120. 99Article 99
  121. 100Article 100
  122. Title III: CONTRACT STAFF
  123. Chapter 1: General provisions
  124. 101Article 101
  125. 102Article 102
  126. 103Article 103
  127. Chapter 2: Rights and obligations
  128. 104Article 104
  129. Chapter 3: Conditions of engagement
  130. 105Article 105
  131. 106Article 106
  132. 107Article 107
  133. 108Article 108
  134. 109Article 109
  135. 110Article 110
  136. Chapter 4: Working conditions
  137. 111Article 111
  138. Chapter 5: Remuneration and expenses
  139. 112Article 112
  140. 113Article 113
  141. 114Article 114
  142. Chapter 6
  143. Social security benefits
  144. 115Article 115
  145. 116Article 116
  146. 117Article 117
  147. 118Article 118
  148. Insurance against the risk of invalidity and death
  149. 119Article 119
  150. 120Article 120
  151. 121Article 121
  152. 122Article 122
  153. 123Article 123
  154. 124Article 124
  155. 125Article 125
  156. 126Article 126
  157. 127Article 127
  158. 128Article 128
  159. Severance grant
  160. 129Article 129
  161. 130Article 130
  162. Funding of the invalidity and life assurance scheme and of the pension scheme
  163. 131Article 131
  164. 132Article 132
  165. Settlements of claims by contract staff
  166. 133Article 133
  167. Payment of benefits
  168. 134Article 134
  169. Subrogation in favour of the agency
  170. 135Article 135
  171. Chapter 7: Recovery of undue payment
  172. 136Article 136
  173. Chapter 8: Termination of employment
  174. 137Article 137
  175. Title IV: STAFF REPRESENTATION
  176. 138Article 138
  177. Title V: DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE
  178. General provisions
  179. 139Article 139
  180. 140Article 140
  181. 141Article 141
  182. 142Article 142
  183. Disciplinary board
  184. 143Article 143
  185. 144Article 144
  186. 145Article 145
  187. 146Article 146
  188. Disciplinary measures
  189. 147Article 147
  190. 148Article 148
  191. Disciplinary proceedings not involving the disciplinary board
  192. 149Article 149
  193. Disciplinary proceedings before the disciplinary board
  194. 150Article 150
  195. 151Article 151
  196. 152Article 152
  197. 153Article 153
  198. 154Article 154
  199. 155Article 155
  200. 156Article 156
  201. 157Article 157
  202. 158Article 158
  203. 159Article 159
  204. 160Article 160
  205. Suspension
  206. 161Article 161
  207. 162Article 162
  208. Parallel criminal prosecution
  209. 163Article 163
  210. Final provisions
  211. 164Article 164
  212. 165Article 165
  213. 166Article 166
  214. 167Article 167
  215. Title VI: APPEALS
  216. 168Article 168
  217. 169Article 169
  218. Title VII: SPECIAL ADVISERS
  219. 170Article 170
  220. 171Article 171
  221. 172Article 172
  222. 173Article 173
  223. 174Article 174
  224. 175Article 175
  225. Signature
  226. Annex I: PART-TIME WORK
  227. 1Article 1
  228. 2Article 2
  229. 3Article 3
  230. 4Article 4
  231. Annex II: LEAVE
  232. Annual leave
  233. 1Article 1
  234. 2Article 2
  235. 3Article 3
  236. 4Article 4
  237. 5Article 5
  238. Special leave
  239. 6Article 6
  240. Travelling time
  241. 7Article 7
  242. Annex III: COMPENSATORY LEAVE AND REMUNERATION FOR OVERTIME
  243. 1Article 1
  244. 2Article 2
  245. 3Article 3
  246. Annex IV: REMUNERATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
  247. Family allowances
  248. 1Article 1
  249. 2Article 2
  250. 3Article 3
  251. Expatriation allowance
  252. 4Article 4
  253. Reimbursement of expenses
  254. INSTALLATION ALLOWANCE
  255. 5Article 5
  256. RESETTLEMENT ALLOWANCE
  257. 6Article 6
  258. TRAVEL EXPENSES
  259. 7Article 7
  260. 8Article 8
  261. REMOVAL EXPENSES
  262. 9Article 9
  263. DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE
  264. 10Article 10
  265. MISSION EXPENSES
  266. 11Article 11
  267. 12Article 12
  268. 13Article 13
  269. 14Article 14
  270. FIXED REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES
  271. 15Article 15
  272. 16Article 16
  273. Payment of sums due
  274. 17Article 17
  275. 18Article 18
  276. Annex V: SEVERANCE GRANT AND PENSION
  277. Chapter 1: Severance grant
  278. 1Article 1
  279. Chapter 2: Invalidity allowance
  280. 2Article 2
  281. 3Article 3
  282. Chapter 3: Survivor's pension
  283. 4Article 4
  284. 5Article 5
  285. 6Article 6
  286. 7Article 7
  287. 8Article 8
  288. 9Article 9
  289. 10Article 10
  290. 11Article 11
  291. 12Article 12
  292. 13Article 13
  293. 14Article 14
  294. Chapter 4: Provisional pensions
  295. 15Article 15
  296. 16Article 16
  297. 17Article 17
  298. 18Article 18
  299. Chapter 5: Pension increases in respect of dependent children
  300. 19Article 19
  301. 20Article 20
  302. 21Article 21
  303. 22Article 22
  304. 23Article 23
  305. Chapter 6: Calculation of pension
  306. 24Article 24
  307. 25Article 25
  308. 26Article 26
  309. 27Article 27
  310. 28Article 28
  311. Chapter 7: Payments of benefits
  312. 29Article 29
  313. Annex VITYPES OF POSTS IN EACH FUNCTION GROUP, AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 7(3)