# Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC), laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, Article 74


1. On the birth of a child to an official, the person who has actual care of the child shall receive a grant of EUR 198,31.
The same grant shall be paid to an official who adopts a child who is less than five years of age and is a dependant within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of Annex VII.
2. This grant shall also be payable in the event of a termination of pregnancy after not less than seven months.
3. The recipient of a grant on the birth of a child shall declare any grants of the same nature received from other sources for the same child; such grants shall be deducted from the grant provided for above. Where both parents are officials of the Union, the grant shall be paid once only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/1962/31/article/74 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-1962-31/article-74
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