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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1785/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2004/1785",
  "legislation_title": "Council Regulation (EC, EURATOM) No 1785/2004 of 5 October 2004 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 January 2004 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2004-1785",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Council Regulation (EC, EURATOM) No 1785/2004\nof 5 October 2004\nlaying down the weightings applicable from 1 January 2004 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries\nTHE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,\nHaving regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,\nHaving regard to the proposal from the Commission,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nAccount should be taken of changes in the cost of living in countries outside the Community and the weightings applicable from 1 January 2004 to remuneration paid in the currency of the country of employment to officials serving in third countries should be determined accordingly.\n(2)\nThe weightings, in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 64/2004 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2003, may lead to retrospective upward or downward adjustments to remuneration.\n(3)\nProvision should be made for back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the new weightings.\n(4)\nProvision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of the new weightings for the period between 1 January 2004 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.\n(5)\nProvision should be made for any such recovery to be restricted to a period of no more than six months preceding the decision laying down the weightings and for its effects to be spread over a period of no more than 12 months following the date of that decision, as is the case with the weightings applicable within the European Community to remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 of 22 March 2004 (OJ 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 1."
    }
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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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