ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL PENSION RIGHTS BY OFFICIALS AND TEMPORARY STAFF WHO ENTERED INTO SERVICE BEFORE 1 MAY 2004 – REMINDER

This Administrative Notice concerns those officials and temporary staff who entered into service before 1 May 2004 and who may wish to acquire additional pension rights.

Under Article 22(4) of Annex XIII to the Staff Regulations, an official or member of the temporary staff who entered service before 1 May 2004 and who at the age of 65 cannot attain the maximum retirement pension provided for in the Staff Regulations (second paragraph of Article 77) may acquire, under certain conditions, additional pension rights up to this maximum rate. The general implementing provisions for this article can be consulted at:
http://www.cc.cec/guide/publications/infoadm/2004/ia04059_en.html

Applications submitted after the expiry of this deadline will not be considered. The only date that will be taken into account will be the date on which the department responsible takes delivery of an application sent by registered post or, failing that, the date on which the application is registered with the department responsible.
Which is the department responsible?

• For Commission staff, irrespective of their place of employment, it is PM0-4 – Transfers Sector – GUIM 6/32.
   
• In other cases, it is the human resources unit of the relevant agency.

Who to contact:

For all general questions concerning the purchase of pension rights:

PMO Contact (PMO's welcome and information service)
e-mail : pmo-contact@ec.europa.eu
Tel.: 97777