Brussels, 11.07.2005
A.1/sv (2005) 15260
NOTICE FOR THE ATTENTION OF ALL STAFF
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EARLY RETIREMENT
WITHOUT REDUCTION OF PENSION RIGHTS – ARTICLE 9(2), ANNEX VIII, STAFF
REGULATIONS – ARTICLE 39 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF OTHER SERVANTS
Invitation for applications – 2005 exercise |
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This present notice constitutes the invitation to apply for
retirement in 2005 without reduction of pension rights
Background
On 1 May 2004 the new Staff Regulations came into force. Article 9(2) of
Annex VIII of the Staff Regulations and Article 39 of the CEOS provide for
a limited number of officials and temporary servants to retire without
reduction of pension rights. The Commission adopted the rules implementing
a scheme for early retirement without reduction of pension rights by its
decision of 28 April 2004, found in Administrative Notices No. 63-2004 of
11 June 2004, (“the GIP”), available at the address:
http://www.cc.cec/guide/publications/infoadm/2004/ia04063_en.html
Potential Number of Officials who will be able to retire in 2005
without a reduction of pension rights
Under the quota attributed to the Commission as a result of
inter-institutional negotiations, the Commission will be able to allow
40 (forty) officials and temporary servants to retire in the course of
2005 without a reduction of pension rights.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for retirement in 2005 without reduction of pension rights,
officials must be at least 55 years old and have completed at
least 10 years of service on 1 January 2006.(1)
For information purposes the relevant provisions of Art 4, “Eligibility”,
of the GIP are set out below:
Article 4: Eligibility
- To be eligible, the official or temporary agent must fulfil on 1
January of the following year the criteria set out in paragraphs 2, 3,
4, 5 and 6.
- An official must be:
- in active employment, on leave for military service or on
parental or family leave within the meaning of Article 35 of the Staff
Regulations, or
- seconded in the interest of the service within the meaning of
Article 37 (a) of the Staff Regulations
- A temporary agent must be in active employment or on parental or
family leave
- The candidate must be at least 55 years old and not be able to
retire without reduction in pension rights in the course of the year.
- The candidate must fulfil the requirements of article 77 of the
Staff Regulations as an official and/or temporary agent in one of the
Institutions and/or Community agencies within the meaning of Articles 1a
and 1b of the Staff Regulations.
- For the purpose of determining the period of service referred to
in paragraph 5, only the periods of service mentioned in paragraphs 2
and 3 shall be taken into consideration.
When will the selected candidates retire from the Commission?
The aim is for the selected candidates to leave the Commission between
December 2005 and 1 February 2006.
How to apply
Please complete the online application form at:
http://www.cc.cec/cvonline/index.cfm?fuseaction=CV_RETR_ANTIC
by 29 August 2005.
It is obligatory for applicants to complete this online application form
if their applications are to be taken into account.
Please send any questions you may have on this scheme by e-mail to
ADMIN Early Retirement 2005.
Officials and temporary agents who are
interested in applying and who satisfy these conditions are invited:
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to read carefully the Commission’s general
implementing rules of 28 April 2004 (Administrative Notices No.
63-2004 of 11 June 2004), and Art 9(2) of Annex VIII of the Staff
Regulations, and of Art 39 of the Conditions of Employment of
Other Staff”.
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to take note of the criteria to be applied
for the selection of the candidates,
and to confirm their application by
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As regards the remainder of the procedure, the planned timetable (dates
are tentative) is as follows:
- 19 September 2005: each DG or department sends to DG ADMIN its list of
eligible applicants in three groups depending on whether the interest of
the service in the measure being applied to the official concerned is
considered to be high, low or non-existent,
- 10 October 2005: establishment by DG ADMIN of a single draft list
not exceeding 40 candidates, and also possibly of a draft reserve list,
- Beginning of November 2005: opinion of the Joint Committee (COPAR) on
the draft list,
- November 2005: approval of the list by the Commission; period of 10
working days for selected candidates to withdraw their application if
they so wish; publication of the final list.
- After Commission decision: implementation of the individual measures
terminating service: determination of departure dates depending on the
choice of the candidate.
Concerning the question of data protection in the context of this
exercise I would ask you to take note of the information contained in the
Annex to this note.
signed
Claude CHÊNE
Annex
Data Protection
An application for early retirement in 2005 without reduction of pension
rights will involve the treatment by the Commission of personal data
concerning the applicant. Such treatment of personal data is subject to
the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 on the protection of
individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the
Community institutions (“The Data Protection Regulation”)(2).
By filing an application, the applicant will be considered as having given
unambiguously his or her consent to the processing of these data in the
context of this exercise. This consent makes all processing by the
Commission of these personal data lawful in accordance with Article 5(d)
of the Data Protection Regulation.
With a view to the provisions of the regulation, furthermore, the
following should be noted:
Identity of data controller: Martin TERBERGER, Head of Unit A.1, DG ADMIN.
Purpose of the processing operation: Implementation of the early
retirement without reduction of pension rights.
Categories of data processing: All information contained in personnel
files, supplied by the candidates or by the Directorate Generals and
services.
Existence of the right of access: Applicants have a right of access to
their data in accordance with Article 13 of the Data Protection
Regulation.
Legal basis of the processing: Article 9(2), Annex VIII of the Staff
Regulations, Article 39 Conditions of Employment of other Servants, and
Commission Decision of 28 April 2004, published in Administrative Notices
No. 63-2004 of 11 June 2004.
Time limits for storing the data: Varies from individual to individual,
depending on the development of the individual official’s personnel file.
Right to have recourse to the European Data Protection Supervisor: Right
is granted (see Article 33 of the Data Protection Regulation).
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Footnotes
(1) Years of service for which a
severance grant has been paid will not be taken into account for assessing
the eligibility requirement of 10 years service.
(2) OJ L 8 of 12 January 2001, pp.
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