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 2003 fixed by the European Commission, respectively, 11.12.2002
and 6.2.2003.
PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT AND RATES OF ALLOWANCE FOR LIVING
CONDITIONS
Effective date: 1 January 2003 (1.1.2002 for Israel - 1.12.2002 for Saudi
Arabia, Cuba, Ecuador, Laos, Malaysia and Taiwan)
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35%
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25%
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20%
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15%
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10%
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No allowance
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Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Bangladesh
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Rep.
Chad
Congo (Democratic. Rep.)
Congo (Rep.)
Djibouti
Georgia
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria (Abuja)
Pakistan
Papua New Guinea
Rwanda
Solomon Islands
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Togo |
Benin
Cape Verde
China (Beijing)
Colombia
Côte d'Ivoire
Ecuador
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gambia
Ghana
Guatemala
India
Japan (Naka)
Kenya
Laos
Madagascar
Malawi
Mozambique
Nepal
Nicaragua
Peru
Philippines
Russia
Sri Lanka
Suriname
Tanzania
Uganda
Ukraine
Venezuela
Vietnam
West Bank - Gaza Strip
Zambia |
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Cuba
Former Yugoslav Republic-
of Macedonia
Gabon
Israel
Lesotho
Mexico
Romania
Saudi Arabia
South Korea
Swaziland
Syria
Thailand
Vanuatu
F.R. Yugoslavia (Belgrade)
Zimbabwe |
Botswana
Chile
China (Hong Kong)
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Japan (Tokyo)
Jordan
Lebanon
Malaysia
New Caledonia
Paraguay
Senegal
Singapore
South Africa
Taiwan
Turkey
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Argentina
Australia
Barbados
Brazil
Croatia
Czech Republic
Dominican Republic
Estonia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Morocco
Mauritius
Namibia
Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Uruguay
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Canada
Cyprus
U.S.A. (New York)
U.S.A. (Washington)
Malta
Norway
Switzerland
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REST LEAVE FOR 2003
(Article 8 of Annex X)
Effective date: 1 January 2003
BASED ON THE LIVING CONDITIONS ALLOWANCE:
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Number of days and periods
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Country of employment
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Rest leave to be taken in
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15 days maximum
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Afghanistan
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Brussels (Belgium)
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or 3 periods
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Bangladesh
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Phuket (Thailand)
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(LCA > or = 12 points)
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Central African Rep.
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Libreville (Gabon)
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Chad
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Dakar (Senegal)
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Liberia
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Dakar (Senegal)
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Papua New Guinea
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Darwin (Australia)
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Sierra Leone
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Dakar (Senegal)
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Sudan
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Mombasa (Kenya)
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10 days maximum
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Algeria *
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Casablanca (Morocco)
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or 2 periods
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Angola
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Windhoek (Namibia)
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(LCA = 11 points)
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Congo (Rep.)
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Libreville (Gabon)
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Congo (Rep. dem.)
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Libreville (Gabon)
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Georgia
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Vienna (Austria)
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Guinea (Conakry)
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Dakar (Senegal)
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Mauritania
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Casablanca (Morocco)
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Niger
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Libreville (Gabon)
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5 days maximum
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Burundi *
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Mombasa (Kenya)
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(LCA = 10 points)
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Cameroon
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Libreville (Gabon)
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Guinea-Bissau
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Dakar (Senegal)
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Kazakhstan
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Frankfurt (Germany)
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Nigeria
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Libreville (Gabon)
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Rwanda
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Mombasa (Kenya)
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Solomon Islands
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Brisbane (Australia)
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Togo
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Libreville (Gabon)
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* see also additional period granted for the
duration of the crisis in 2002
Based on the duration of the crisis in 2002
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Number of days and periods
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Country of employment
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Rest leave to be taken in
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10 days maximum
or 2 periods
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Burundi *
(LCA = 10 points, crisis 5 months in 2002)
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Mombasa (Kenya)
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5 days maximum
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Algeria *
(LCA = 11 points, crisis 3 months in 2002)
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Casablanca (Morocco)
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Colombia
(LCA = 6 points, crisis 4 months in 2002)
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Miami (United States)
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Ivory Coast
(LCA = 8 points, crisis 1,5 months in 2002)
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Dakar (Senegal)
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Pakistan
(LCA = 9 points, crisis 4 months in 2002)
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Brussels (Belgium)
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West Bank/Gaza Strip
(LCA = 6 points, crisis 3,5 months in 2002)
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Larnaca (Cyprus)
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