Officials serving outside the European Union
Allowance for living conditions and entitlement to rest leave
Articles 8 and 10 of Annex X of the Staff Regulations
According to paragraph 1 of article 10 of Annex X, the living conditions fixed for each place of employment are reviewed annually. As a result of this exercise, living conditions allowances are fixed as a percentage of a reference amount as defined at the first paragraph of this article.
Under article 8 of Annex X, an official rest leave may exceptionally be granted where living conditions are particularly difficult.
The annexed tables indicate the percentages of living conditions allowances and the exceptional entitlement to rest leave with effect from 1 January 2002 fixed by the European Commission, respectively, 7.12.2001 and 14.2.2002.
PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT AND RATES OF ALLOWANCE FOR LIVING CONDITIONS
Effective date: 1 January 2002 (1.1.2001 for Fiji and Zimbabwe - 1.11.2001 for Singapore - 1.12.2001 for Cambodia, Nepal and Paraguay)
| 35% | 25% | 20% | 15% | 10% | No allowance |
| Afghanistan | Belize | Bolivia | Botswana | Argentina | Canada |
| Albania | Benin | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Chile | Australia | Cyprus |
| Algeria | Cape Verde | Bulgaria | China (Hong Kong) | Barbados | U.S.A. (New York) |
| Angola | China | Former Yugoslav Republic
of Macedonia | Costa Rica | Brazil | U.S.A. (Washington) |
| Bangladesh | Colombia | | Israel (Tel Aviv) | Croatia | Malta |
| Burkina Faso | Côte d'Ivoire | Gabon | Jamaica | Czech Republic | Norway |
| Burundi | Egypt | Lesotho | Japan (Tokyo) | Dominican Republic | Switzerland |
| Cambodia | Eritrea | Mexico | Jordan | Estonia | |
| Cameroon | Ethiopia | Romania | Lebanon | Hungary | |
| Central African Rep. | Fiji | South Korea | New Caledonia | Latvia | |
| Chad | Gambia | Swaziland | Paraguay | Lithuania | |
| Comoros | Ghana | Thailand | Senegal | Morocco | |
| Congo (Dem. Rep.) | Guatemala | Vanuatu | Singapore | Mauritius | |
| Congo (Rep.) | India | F.R. Yugoslavia (Belgrade) | South Africa | Namibia | |
| Djibouti | Japan (Naka) | Zimbabwe | Syria | Netherlands Antilles | |
| Equatorial Guinea | Kenya | | Turkey | Poland | |
| Georgia | Madagascar | | | Slovakia | |
| Guinea | Malawi | | | Slovenia | |
| Guinea Bissau | Mozambique | | | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Guyana | Nepal | | | Tunisia | |
| Haiti | Nicaragua | | | Uruguay | |
| Indonesia | Peru | | | | |
| Kazakhstan | Philippines | | | | |
| Liberia | Russia | | | | |
| Mali | Solomon Islands | | | | |
| Mauritania | Sri Lanka | | | | |
| Niger | Suriname | | | | |
| Nigeria (Abuja) | Tanzania | | | | |
| Pakistan | Tonga | | | | |
| Papua New Guinea | Uganda | | | | |
| Rwanda | Ukraine | | | | |
| São Tomé and Principe | Venezuela | | | | |
| Sierra Leone | Vietnam | | | | |
| Sudan | West Bank - Gaza Strip | | | | |
| Togo | Zambia | | | | |
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REST LEAVE FOR 2002
(Article 8 of Annex X)
Effective date: 1 January 2002
BASED ON THE LIVING CONDITIONS ALLOWANCE:
| Number of days and periods | Country of employment | Rest leave to be taken in |
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15 days maximum
or 3 periods
(LCA > or = 12 points) | Afghanistan | Brussels (Belgium) |
| Bangladesh | Phuket (Thailand) |
| Central African Rep. | Libreville (Gabon) |
| Chad | Dakar (Senegal) |
| Liberia | Dakar (Senegal) |
| Papua New Guinea | Darwin (Australia) |
| Sierra Leone | Dakar (Senegal) |
| Sudan | Mombasa (Kenya) |
| | |
10 days maximum
or 2 periods
(LCA = 11 points) | Algeria * | Paris (France) |
| Angola | Windhoek (Namibia) |
| Comoros | Antananarivo (Madagascar) |
| Congo (Rep.) | Libreville (Gabon) |
| Congo (Rep. dem.) | Libreville (Gabon) |
| Georgia | Vienna (Austria) |
| Equatorial Guinea | Libreville (Gabon) |
| Guinea (Conakry) | Dakar (Senegal) |
| Mauritania | Casablanca (Morocco) |
| Niger | Libreville (Gabon) |
| | |
5 days maximum
(LCA = 10 points) | Burundi * | Mombasa (Kenya) |
| Cambodia | Phuket (Thailand) |
| Cameroon | Libreville (Gabon) |
| Guinea-Bissau | Dakar (Senegal) |
| Kazakhstan | Frankfurt (Germany) |
| Nigeria | Libreville (Gabon) |
| Rwanda | Mombasa (Kenya) |
| Togo | Libreville (Gabon) |
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* see also additional period granted for the duration of the crisis in 2001
BASED ON THE DURATION OF THE CRISIS IN 2001:
Number of days
and periods | Country of employment | Rest leave
to be taken in |
| | |
15 days maximum
or 3 periods | Albania
(LCA = 9 points, crisis 9 months in 2001) | Roma (Italia) |
| | |
10 days maximum
or 2 periods | Burundi *
(LCA = 10 points, crisis 6 months in 2001) | Mombasa (Kenya) |
| | |
| 5 days maximum | Algeria *
(LCA = 11 points, crisis 12 months in 2001) | Paris (France) |
| Pakistan
(LCA = 9 points, crisis 3,5 months in 2001) | Brussels (Belgium) |
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