EARLY RETIREMENT WITHOUT REDUCTION OF PENSION RIGHTS:
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – 2009 EXERCISE
This Administrative Notice concerns the call for applications for
the 2009 exercise of early retirement without reduction of pension rights.
Rules
Each year a limited number of officials and temporary staff are allowed to
retire before the pensionable age without reduction of pension rights, in
accordance with Article 9(2) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations and
Article 39 of the
Conditions of Employment of Other Servants.
The Commission adopted the provisions implementing a scheme for early
retirement without reduction of pension rights on 28 April 2004 by
Decision C(2004) 1588, which can be found in
Administrative Notice No 63-2004 of
11 June 2004.
The Commission amended these implementing provisions by its decision of 10
August 2006. The text of the new general implementing provisions (GIPs)
can be found in Administrative Notice No
56-2006 of 20 November 2006.
Potential number of staff who will be able to retire in the 2009 exercise
without a reduction of pension rights
The Commission anticipates that it will be able to permit approximately a
total of forty to fifty officials and temporary staff combined to retire
without reduction of the pension rights under the 2009 exercise. The
precise figure will be published on the Pers Admin website on "Early
retirement without reduction of pension rights" on IntraComm once the
inter-institutional negotiations regarding each institution's quota have
been completed. Candidates' attention is drawn to the fact that the figure
cited above is only a rough estimate of the number of Commission staff who
may be able to benefit from early retirement under this exercise.
What are the eligibility criteria?
To be eligible for the 2009 exercise, officials and temporary staff must:
- be at least 55 years old on 31 December 2009;
- be unable to retire without a reduction in pension rights in the
course of 2009;
- have completed at least 10 years' service on 31 December
2009 (1).
For the purpose of determining the period of service, only periods of
active employment, secondment in the interest of the service, leave for
military service or parental or family leave will be taken into
consideration.
On the closing date for submission of applications (7 December 2008)
and on the date of the decision of the Appointing Authority
- officials must be:
a. 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
b. seconded in the interest of the service (within the meaning of
Article 37(a) of the Staff Regulations).
- temporary staff must be in active employment or on parental or
family leave.
What are the selection criteria?
For information on selection criteria, please consult Articles 5 and 6 of
the Commission Decision C (2004) 1588 of 28 April 2004 (Administrative
Notice No 63-2004 of 11 June 2004) as amended by the Decision of 10
August 2006 (Administrative Notice No
56-2006 of 20 November 2006).
When will the selected applicants retire from the Commission?
The applicants given the right to retire early shall be retired during the
calendar year 2009, i.e. until 31 December 2009 at the latest, but
in all the cases they have to be 55 years and they have to have 10 years
of seniority in the service at the date of departure.
How to apply?
Those wishing to apply should complete, by 7 December 2008
at the latest,
the
online application form or from outside the Commission:
https://intracomm.ec.europa.eu/cvonline/index.cfm?fuseaction=CV_RETR_ANTIC&langue=EN
Only applications completed and validated on line will be
considered.
Applicants for earlier exercises who were not allowed to retire early
under these arrangements must submit a new application if they wish to
take part in this exercise. In such cases, applicants should note that the
appraisal of their earlier application has no effect on the appraisal for
this exercise.
Those interested should consult the Frequently Asked Questions on the Pers
Admin website on "Early
retirement without reduction of pension rights"on IntraComm.
Any further questions or queries may be sent by e-mail to:
ADMIN A4 Early
Retirement
The planned timetable for the subsequent stages of the procedure is as
follows:
- December 2008 - January 2009: DGs and other services appraise the
electronic applications and send DG ADMIN the list of applicants sorted
into three groups depending on the interest (high, low or non-existent)
that applying this measure to the person concerned would have for the
service. Applicants in the first and second groups are ranked by order
of priority;
- February 2009: DG ADMIN draws up a draft list and a draft reserve
list;
- March 2009: the Joint Committee (COPAR) gives its opinion on the
draft lists;
- April 2009: the Appointing Authority adopts the list of persons
selected, which will then be published as an administrative notice, and
a reserve list. Following an opinion issued by the European Data
Protection Supervisor, the reserve list will not be published, for data
protection reasons. Applicants will be informed in writing of the
decision taken in their case. Those selected will have ten working days
from the date of notification to withdraw their application if they so
wish.
The treatment of personal data in the context of this exercise has been
notified by DG ADMIN to the Data Protection Officer. More
information on this issue
or from outside the Commission, see:
https://intracomm.ec.europa.eu/cvonline/index.cfm?fuseaction=CV_RETR_ANTIC&langue=EN
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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. |