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  "legislation": "eur/1962/31",
  "legislation_title": "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",
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  "path": "article/9",
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  "number": "9",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. Without prejudice to paragraph 1a, there shall be set up within each institution:\na Staff Committee, which may be organised in sections for the different places of employment;\none or more Joint Committees, as appropriate for the number of officials at the places of employment;\none or more Disciplinary Boards, as appropriate for the number of officials at the places of employment;\none or more Joint Advisory Committees on professional incompetence, as appropriate for the number of officials at the places of employment;\na Reports Committee, if required;\nan Invalidity Committee,\nwhich shall perform the functions assigned to them by these Staff Regulations.\n1a. For the application of certain provisions of these Staff Regulations, a common Joint Committee may be established for two or more institutions. The other Committees referred to in paragraph 1 and the Disciplinary Board may be established as common bodies by two or more agencies.\n2. The composition and procedure of these bodies shall be determined by each institution in accordance with the provisions of Annex II.\nThe agencies may derogate from the provisions of Article 1 of Annex II regarding membership of Staff Committees to take into account the composition of their personnel. The agencies may decide not to appoint alternate members in the Joint Committee or Committees provided for in Article 2 of Annex II.\nThe staff of the institution shall be notified of the list of members of these bodies.\n3. The Staff Committee shall represent the interests of the staff vis-à-vis their institution and maintain continuous contact between the institution and the staff. It shall contribute to the smooth running of the service by providing a channel for the expression of opinion by the staff.\nIt shall bring to the notice of the competent bodies of the institution any difficulty having general implications concerning the interpretation and application of these Staff Regulations. It may be consulted on any difficulty of this kind.\nThe Committee shall submit to the competent bodies of the institution suggestions concerning the organisation and operation of the service and proposals for the improvement of staff working conditions or general living conditions.\nThe Committee shall participate in the management and supervision of social welfare bodies set up by the institution in the interests of its staff. It may, with the consent of the institution, set up such welfare services.\n4. In addition to the functions assigned to them by these Staff Regulations, the Joint Committee or Committees may be consulted by the appointing authority or by the Staff Committee on questions of a general nature which either of the latter thinks fit to submit.\n5. The opinion of the Reports Committee shall be sought:\n(a) on action following completion of probationary service; and\n(b) on the selection of staff to be affected by any reduction in the establishment.\nIt may be instructed by the Appointing Authority to ensure that the periodic reports on staff members are made in a uniform manner within the institution.\n6. The opinion of the Joint Advisory Committee on professional incompetence shall be sought for the application of Article 51.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Inserted by Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1023/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Substituted by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Inserted by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 of 22 March 2004 amending the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of other servants of the European Communities."
    }
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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