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INTERNAL DIRECTIVE OF THE COMMISSION
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Education allowance; interpretation of
the term "imperative educational reasons duly supported by evidence"
(Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations) |
On 7 April 2004 the College of the Heads of Administration
approved by written procedure Conclusion 232/04 (see annex), which is
applicable within the Commission from 1 May 2004.
Horst REICHENBACH
Annex
Luxembourg, 7th April 2004
CONCLUSION 232/04
APPROVED BY THE HEADS OF ADMINISTRATION BY WRITTEN PROCEDURE ENDED ON 7th
APRIL 2004
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Education allowance; interpretation of
the term "imperative educational reasons duly supported by evidence"
(Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations) |
SEC(2004)411
The first indent of the third subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Annex VII to
the Staff Regulations lays down that the education allowance paid shall be
subject to a ceiling of twice the maximum for
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officials whose place of employment is at least 50 km
either from a European school or from an educational establishment working
in their language which the child attends for imperative educational
reasons duly supported by evidence.
The Heads of Administration conclude that three situations
should be taken into account:
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Educational problems affecting a child attending a European School or
“an educational establishment working in his [or her] language”
In this case it is necessary to provide a certificate from an education
authority stating that it is in the child's interests to leave the school
or establishment which he or she is attending and take up another form of
education.
In addition, a certificate evidencing that the child has been enrolled in
a school corresponding to this new type of education will have to be
produced in order to qualify for the education allowance subject to a
ceiling of twice the maximum.
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Educational problems affecting the child because the parent who is an
official takes up employment in or is reassigned to a place where there is
a European School
In this case, it is considered that there are imperative educational
reasons for keeping the child at the establishment which he or she is
attending at the time when the parent who is an official takes up
employment in or is reassigned to a place where there is a European School
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where the child is in the final year of a course leading to a level of
higher education. A certificate from the head of the educational
establishment is necessary in such cases;
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where the child is in a different year, if the change of school would
occur during the latter part of the school year and have a serious
detrimental effect on the child. A certificate to this effect from the
head of the school attended is necessary in such cases.
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Language problems affecting the child in cases where there is a
European School at the place of employment of the parent who is an
official
In this case, it is necessary to produce a certificate from the head of
the European School stating that the child’s knowledge of languages
prevents him or her from being educated at the European School.
This Conclusion shall apply from 1 May 2004.
It repeals and replaces Conclusion 11/77, approved by the Heads of
Administration at their 109th meeting held on 2 December 1997, and
Conclusion 73/82, approved by the Heads of Administration at their 141st
meeting held on 5 October 1982.
Done at Luxembourg, 07.04.2004
For the College of the Heads of Administration
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