Article 19 Allowances
United Kingdom
The SNE shall be entitled to a daily subsistence allowance throughout the period of secondment according to the same criteria as the expatriation allowance for Temporary Agents referred to in Article 4 of Annex IV to the Staff Regulations of the Agency. If those criteria are met, the daily subsistence allowance shall be EUR 128,67. Otherwise, it shall be EUR 32,18. They shall be equivalent to the allowance paid to a national expert seconded to the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union.
The SNE shall be entitled, throughout the period of secondment, to an additional monthly allowance paid as shown in the table below:
| Geographical distance between place of recruitment and place of secondment (in km) | Amount in EUR |
|---|---|
| 0-150 | 0,00 |
| > 150 | 82,70 |
| > 300 | 147,03 |
| > 500 | 238,95 |
| > 800 | 385,98 |
| > 1 300 | 606,55 |
| > 2 000 | 726,04 |
The allowances referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of are intended to cover also incurred costs of removal of SNEs and any annual travel expenses incurred during secondment. They shall be payable for periods of mission, annual leave, maternity, paternity or adoption leave, special leave and holidays granted by the Agency, without prejudice to Articles 14, 15 and 16. Where part-time work is authorised, the SNE shall be entitled to reduced allowances on a pro rata basis.
When the SNE starts the period of secondment, the SNE shall receive an advance amount equivalent to 75 days of the subsistence allowance, whereupon entitlement to any further such allowances shall cease during the corresponding period. If the secondment to the Agency is ended before the expiry of the period taken into account to calculate the advance, the SNE shall be obliged to return the amount corresponding to the remaining part of that period.
At the time of the Exchange of Letters provided for in Article 4, the employer shall inform the Agency of any payment received by the SNE similar to those mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Any such amounts shall be deducted from the corresponding allowances paid by the Agency to the SNE.
The update to remuneration and allowances adopted by application of Article 60 of the Staff Regulations of the Agency shall apply automatically to the monthly and subsistence allowances in the month following their adoption without retroactive effect. Following adaptation, the new amounts will be published in series C of the Official Journal of the European Union.