Exceptional granting of rest leave
for staff serving outside the EU

(Article 8 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations)

This Administrative Notice repeals that of 07.09.2006, No 43-2006

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 30 August 2007 the AIPN adopted the decision on the exceptional granting of rest leave for 2007 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.

Brussels, 30 August 2007
K.4/ D(2007)511033

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COMMISSION

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68¹, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1895/2006², and in particular Article 8 of Annex X thereto,

Having regard to the Commission decision of 16 June 2005 on the exercise of powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the Appointing Authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the authority responsible for concluding contracts of employment, as last amended by the Commission decision of 13 June 2006,

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, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in places of employment outside the European Union where living conditions are particularly difficult.
    

2. The places of employment conferring entitlement to exceptional rest leave have been identified on the basis of the parameters used to fix the living-conditions allowance,

THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

With effect from 1 January 2007, officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving outside the European Union are granted rest leave for 2007 on the basis of the parameters used to fix the living conditions allowance as follows:

11 LCA points = 6 working days over a maximum of 2 periods
12 LCA points = 9 working days over a maximum of 3 periods
13/14 LCA points = 12 working days over a maximum of 4 periods
15/16 LCA points = 15 working days over a maximum of 5 periods.

This decision repeals and replaces that of 14 July 2006.

Done at Brussels, 30 August 2007

Eneko Landaburu
Director-General for External Relations
(Signed)

REST LEAVE
(Article 8 of Annex X)
Effective date: 1 January 2007

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FOOTNOTES

⁽¹⁾ OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
⁽²⁾ OJ L 397, 30.12.2006, p. 6.