Exceptional granting of rest leave for staff serving
outside the EU
(Article 8 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations)
Article 8 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations stipulates that, by way of
exception, the Appointing Authority may grant officials, contract staff
and temporary staff rest leave where living conditions are particularly
difficult at their place of employment.
On 8 April 2005 the AIPN adopted the decision on the exceptional granting
of rest leave from 1 January 2005 for officials serving in countries
outside the EU.
The annexed table sets out, for the places of employment concerned, the
rest leave entitlements resulting from the decision.
RELEX/K.2 (REG. D(2005) 506911)
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COMMISSION
Having regard |
to the Treaty establishing the European Community, |
Having regard |
to the Staff Regulations of officials and the Conditions of
Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities as laid down by
Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68(1),
as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 857/2004(2),
and in particular Article 8 of Annex X thereto, |
Having regard |
to the Treaty of Accession of the ten new Member States, and
in particular Article 33(4) thereof, |
Having regard |
to the Commission Decision of 28 April 2004 on the exercise
of the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of officials on the
Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of other servants
on the Authority responsible for concluding contracts of employment, |
After consulting the Steering Committee for the External Service and the
political secretaries of the trade unions and staff associations,
Whereas:
(1) |
The Appointing Authority should, exceptionally,
grant rest leave for officials, contract staff and temporary staff of
the European Communities serving in places of employment outside the
European Union where living conditions are particularly difficult, |
THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Officials, contract staff and temporary staff of the European
Communities serving outside the European Union are granted the rest leave
shown in the Annex to this Decision, with effect from 1 January 2005.
Done at Brussels, 8 April 2005.
Eneko Landaburu
Director General
External Relations
[Signed]
Visa: Ms Merla |
DG RELEX/K.4 |
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Copies: Mr/Ms |
Schwaiger |
CA.12 |
Pragnell |
DG TRADE/A.1 |
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Servoz |
SG/C.1 |
Craig McQuaide |
DG DEV/A.4 |
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Currall |
SJ |
Zilhao |
DG ELARG/E.1 |
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Ter Haar |
DG RELEX/01 |
Levêque |
AIDCO/H.1 |
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Ruiz Serrano |
DG RELEX/I.1 |
Guth |
ECHO/5 |
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de Saint Maurice |
DG RELEX/K |
Pastor |
DG ADMIN/B.1 |
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Rosin |
DG RELEX/K.3 |
Bertrand |
DG BUDG/A.5 |
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de Rossi |
DG RELEX/K.7 |
Bioul |
Medical Service |
REST LEAVE
(Article 8 of Annex X)
Effective date: 1 January 2005
BY VIRTUE OF THE LIVING-CONDITIONS ALLOWANCE |
Number of days and periods |
Country of employment |
Rest leave to be taken in |
9 working days
in a maximum of 3 periods
(LCA > or = 12 points) |
Afghanistan |
Brussels (Belgium) |
Bangladesh |
Phuket (Thailand) |
Liberia |
Dakar (Senegal) |
Papua-New Guinea |
Darwin (Australia) |
Central African Republic |
Libreville (Gabon) |
Sierra Leone |
Dakar (Senegal) |
Sudan |
Mombasa (Kenya) |
Chad |
Dakar (Senegal) |
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6 working days
in a maximum of 2 periods
(LCA = 11 points) |
Angola |
Windhoek (Namibia) |
Armenia |
Vienna (Austria) |
Burundi |
Mombasa (Kenya) |
Congo |
Libreville (Gabon) |
Georgia |
Vienna (Austria) |
Guinea |
Dakar (Senegal) |
Mauritania |
Casablanca (Morocco) |
Niger |
Libreville (Gabon) |
Pakistan |
Delhi (India) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Libreville (Gabon) |
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3 working days
in a maximum of 1 period
(LCA = 10 points) |
Cameroon |
Mombasa (Kenya) |
Côte d'Ivoire |
Dakar (Senegal) |
Guinea-Bissau |
Dakar (Senegal) |
Guyana |
Cayenne (French
Guiana) |
Haiti |
Santo Domingo
(Dominican Republic) |
Solomon Islands |
Brisbane (Australia) |
Kazakhstan |
Frankfurt (Germany) |
Kyrgyzstan |
Frankfurt (Germany) |
Laos |
Phuket (Thailand) |
Nigeria |
Libreville (Gabon) |
Rwanda |
Mombasa (Kenya) |
Tajikistan |
Frankfurt (Germany) |
Togo |
Libreville (Gabon) |
Yemen |
Dubai (United Arab
Emirates) |
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BY VIRTUE OF A CRISIS IN 2004 |
Number of days and periods |
Place of employment |
Rest leave to be taken in |
9 working days
in a maximum of 3 periods |
Serbia and
Montenegro (Pristina)
(LCA = 8 points, crisis = 12 months in 2004) |
Vienna (Austria) |
3 working days
in a maximum of 1 period |
Saudi Arabia
(LCA = 7 points, crisis = 5.5 months in 2004) |
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) |
Footnotes
(1) OJ L 56,
04.03.1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 161, 30.04.2004, p. 11. |