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1 Contract agents Table containing the amounts of the scale of basic salaries for contract agents provided for in Article 93 of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants, applicable from 1 July 2016: Ft:Ncr:o:,; C~IJL"i' I.?.:!. )Io GR,l.i:IE I ~ ~,I 5 1: - IV!S c- 21 S.S 5 6 J4S.J7 6 4SO.ES i 6 S9l.9) 7 0~6.:!7 l"' JS 56l0,6S -...,... ~-. ) / J.i. 1) ; S+6A6 ; %S.04 b09l S.S5 16 4S5i.S+ 4 95S,8:i 506J,9S 5 lt>?,25 i 274)1 5 )S-UI H S 4 JS PJ i.i 661.n -4i5S.3i S-4 I+, 79.U'~ :, sn.61 ;, 95+.[ 7 40)6.:'.9 +!20.) I 419:,AS I> J. H >.S+ ) 41 : J i67,47 J b+ 1.6:i 3il7.3S '9 Ill ll J 8' S+ -4 i 66.Si +661.S, 4?5S.77 + S57.i:i! I H7U t I 403idJ 4! :! \42 10 J. HlS:,!, -4B.5.S :: }& H ) ~ J OSS.7S J I 5J.02 }lts.59 J 2s;.51 i is: -, s, ' s 2619.S7 2& S S J.S+ 2 %+.12 [I ,U 5 ) 025.Si >OSS.7+ 1 I il,98: :l-21s.57 1 '.!.S5.51 > 1; ~.. s-4 I '.! b.6+ 1 S I 5 5 '.!.:'>I :i.j6 216:l.H '.!. +I S6 15 I ti.)i 2 619,75 4 '.!. 0+6.J :- 2 Qi3S.Stl '.!. I 31.J+ 1 llb.70 '.! lS , >.2, '.!. 6~b Lt 6 1 r.6.so '.!. 2'.!.S.5'~ 2.!7+.35 '.!. > Ji H 9,4-i I I 970.lS 2 O! I.OS S I 1095,41 '.!. E)S.90 2 I SJ.:-0 2.!2Sj9 ::rf.?

2 I. 3b contract staff members shall be classified as follows on the basis of the relevant professional experience they have 'at the time of recruitment, which must have beenacquired'afrer they obtained the qualifications referred to in Article 21(2) and (3): - Function group Grade Length of relevant professional experience II 4 L~ss than 5 years 5 At least 5 and less than 10 years 6 At least 10 and less than 20 years 7 At least 20 years 8 Less than 5 years 9 At least 5 and less than 10 years m 10 At least.10 and less than 15 years IV Article23 Classification of 3b contract staff itt grade and step. 11 At least 15 and less than 20 years I 12 At least 20 years 13 Less than 4 years 14 At least 4 and less than 8 years 15 At least 8 and less than i2 years 16 At least 12 'and lessthan 16 years 17. At least 16 and less than 20 years. 18 At least 20 years.. 2. All 3b contract staff memb~rs shall be recruited at step 1 in their grade The provisions of Article 11(4) and (5) specifying the relevant professional experience required and the method used to calculate its duration shall apply mutatis mutandis to contract staff. Article24 Duration of3a contract staff contracts 1. 3a contract staff contracts shall be concluded for a period of not less than one year and not more than five years. ' I 22/28

3 IMPORTANT INFOU.MATION Please find below some information concerning your allowances. 1. ALLOWANCES (related to family and children) The salary of a contract agent is composed of a basic salary to which allowances will be added, where applicable. Allowances are granted on the basis of the relevant articles of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union, mentioned at the beginning of every section. N.B. The amounts quoted in this document arc indicative and revised annually. The exact amounts will be communicated to you once your individual entitlements have been established Household allowance Al"ticle 1 of Annex Vll to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles 21 and 92 ofthe CEOS The household allowance is set at a basic amount of increased by 2% of a contract staff member's basic salary. Who is entitled to this allowance? o a married official, temporary staff member or contract agent, e an official, temporary staff member or contract agent who is widowed, divorced, legally separated or unmarried and has one 01 more dependent children, e an official, temporary staff member or contrf!.~l!gent who is registered as a stable nonmarital partner, provided that: I. the couple produces a legal document recognised as such by a Member State, or any. competent authority of a Member State, acknowledging their status as non-marital partners, 2. neither partner is in a marital relationship or in another non-marital partnership, 3. the partners are not related in any of the following ways: parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, 4. the couple has no access lo legal marriage in a Member State; a couple shall be considered to have access to legal marriage for the purposes of this point only where the members of the couple meet al I the conditions laid down by the legislation of a Member Stale permitting marriage of such a couple Dependent child allowance Article 2 of Annex Vll to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles 21 and 92 of the CEOS A dependent child allowance of per month is paid for each dependent child. 'Dependent child' means the legitimate, natural or adopted child of a contract staff member or of his spouse, who is actually being maintained by the contract staff member, or any child whom the contract staff member has a responsibility to maintain under a judicial decision; 3/9

4 1.3 Pre-school allowance Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles 21 and 92 of the CEOS The contract staff member shall receive a pre-school allowance of per month for each dependent child who is Jess than five years old or is not yet in attendance at a primary school. 1.4 Education allowance Article 3 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles of the CEOS. and The contract staff member shall receive an education allowance equal to the actual education costs incurred by him up to a maximum of per month for each dependent child who is at least five years old and in regular full-time attendance at a primary or secondary school which charges fees. The contract stuff member shall receive an education attendance at an establishment of higher education. allowance for each dependent child in 2. ALLOW ANC.li:s (1 elated to your new function) 2.1 ~:xpnb iation allowrmce Article 4 paragraph 1 of Annex VII to the Stuff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles 21 and 92 of the CEOS An expatriation allowance is paid, equal to 16% of the total amount of the basic salary plus household allowance and the dependent child allowance paid to the contract staff member, with a minimum of per month. Who is entitled to the expatriation allowance? Contract staff who are not and have never been nationals of the State in whose European territory the place where they are employed is situated, and who during the five years ending six months before they entered the service did not habitually reside or carry on their main occupation within the European territory of that State. For the purposes of this provision, circumstances arising from work done for another State or for an international organisation shall nol be taken into account; o Contract staff who arc or have been nationals of the State in whose territory the place where they arc employed is situated but who during the IO years ending at the date of their entering the service habitually resided outside the European territory of that State for reasons other than the performance of duties in the service of a State or of an international organisation. 2.2 Foreign r~sidencc allowance Article 4 paragraph 2 of Annex VU to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles 21 and 92 of the CEOS 4/9

5 The foreign residence allowance is equal to one quarter of the expatriation allowance, with a minimum of per month. Who is entitled to the foreign residence allowance? o Contract staff who are not and have never been nationals of the State in whose territory the place where they are employed is situated and who do not fulfil the conditions laid down in Article 4 paragraph 1 of Annex VIl to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union. The Foreign residence allowance is defined by the: o Place of recrnitment (PR): Th.is is the place where you have been living and/or working just before taking up your appointment at the European Parliament.. o Place of origin (PO): The place of origin is presumed to be the place of recruitment. However, at your request and within a period of one year, it can be established at your centre of interests. "Centre of interests" means the place where 1. You have your main family ties, represented, except in exceptional cases for reasons duly substantiated, by either: o your father and/or mother; or, failing that, one or both of your grandparents; failing that, one or both of your parents-in-law; failing that, your brothers and sisters; o your children, or one or several of your children; o or (if you are married), your joint domicile, provided that it was your permanent joint residence prior to entry into the service of the Communities of the first of the spouses to be recruited by an Institution, as an offlcial or a temporary or contract member of start: and it consists of a property owned by you or your spouse; 2. you own property in the form of a building or part of a building; 3. you have your civic interests, i.e. the right to vote or stand for election (the place where you are on the electoral roll). Where conditions listed under points 1, 2 or 3 are not in the same place, your centre of interests is considered to be the place where at least two of the three conditions arc fulfilled, or, failing that, where your main family ties, represented only by your father, mother or children, are located. Supporting documents may be for instance a residence certificate of the family member referred to, proof of ownership, entry on electoral roll, etc. The place of origin is relevant for the determination of your annual travel expenses as well as the travelling time for annual leave which will be granted to you. 2.3 Installation allowance Article 5 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles 21 and 92 of the CEOS. Who can benefit from this allowance which is granted only after a positive probationary period? This allowance is granted to a member of the contract staff who needs to change residence in order to comply with the provisions of article 20 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union and is engaged for a fixed period of not less than twelve months or deemed by the authority 5/9

6 authorised to conclude the contract of employment to be engaged for an equivalent period if bis contract is for an indefinite period. The installation allowance is paid on production of documents providing proof of the installation of the contract staff member at his place of employment, as well as of his family where the staff member is entitled to the household allowance. Where the staff member happens to be assigned to the place where his family resides, he is not entitled lo an installation allowance. Rcimbm scment of removal expenses If you have a contract of at least 12 months, or if the probable duration of your employment is at least 12 months on the basis or successive contracts, you may apply for reimbursement of your removal expenses if you are obliged to change residence in order to take up your functions at the Parliament. How to request the reimbursement of umovnl expenses The procedure provides for reimbursement-to the agent for an invoice already paid by him/herself It is subject lo maximum reimbursable amounts based on the volume moved (depending on the agent's family members who actually move) and the distance between the place of employment and the place of recruitment. Please note that a lump sum is not automatically granted, rather it is reimbursement, subject to costs ceilings for the parameters mentioned in the General Implementing Provisions, following receipt or an invoice that has already been paid. To prepare your removal, you arc advised to ask for an estimate from al least one removal firm of the cost and volume to he moved arid after that contact your future Individual Rights file manager for more information and to get an estimate of the maximum reimbursable amount In order to obtain reimbursement, the following original documents should be sent lo us: the invoice drawn up by the removal company; O proof of payment of this invoice; the inventory list of items moved, with indication of the total volume; the waybill ("c.:onsigumcnt letter") issued by the removal company; o your signed Solemn Declaration (enclosed with this ) your financial data (only for members of staff who have Ml Parliament and who do not receive a pension or if they have closed the bank account that was used for payment of their salary). Removal must take place within one year of the date of'the end of the successful probationary period or the date of taking up duties if there is no probationary period. 2.4 Daily subsistence allowances (DSA) Article 10 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union: Articles 21 and 92 of the C.EOS If you have to change your place of residence and have incurred double residence or accommodation costs in order to take up your appointment al the EP, you may be entitled to DSA on the basis of your contract: 6/9

7 Contract of less than 12 months: for the duration of the contract ( 12 months maximum) Contract of 12 months or over 12 months: Contracts without a probationary period: - if you are not entitled to a household allowance:120 days - if you are entitled to a household allowance: 180 days Contracts with a probationary period: if you arc not entitled to a household allowance: 120 days if you are entitled to a household allowance: length of probationary period plus one month, with a minimum of 180 days The amount of the DSA per calendar day is fixed as follows: o Staff entitled to the household allowance: i., Staff not entitled to the household allowance: In case of a change of place of employment, you will receive o if you are not entitled to a household allowance: DSA for 120 days, o if you are entitled to a household allowance: DSA for I 80 days. In cases where a husband and wife who are officials or other servants of the European Union are both entitled to the basic subsistence allowance, the period in respect of which it is granted as laid down in (b) shall apply to the person. whose basic salary is the higher. The period laid down in (a) shall apply to the other person. N.B. DSA will be stopped with the day of your removal PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION The medical examination prior to employment takes place at the European Parliament's Medical Office before you take up your duties as a contractual agent. You are therefore requested to go to the European Parliament's Medical Office, situated in the ASP Building, Office 2F343, Rue Wiertz in Brussels for the medical examination by our medical examiner. The exact date will be communicated by the Medical Office after you have contacted them. You should not have eaten or drunk beforehand. Please bring a passport size photo to be inserted in your medical file. The examination includes: blood tests, urine tests, an electrocardiogram, hearing test and spiromctry, ophthalmologieal examination (for this examination, those wearing contact lenses should bring their corrective spectacles, a contact-lens recipient and storage solution), a clinical examination by the European Parliament's medical examiner, a chest X-ray at a city clinic to be conducted on the same day, any other examinations considered necessary by the medical examiner. This examination must be carried out as soon as possible after acceptance of the post offered. 7/9

8 If you hove had a previous medical examination at any other European institution, please inform the Medical Service as soon as possible. Travel and subsistence expenses for this medical examination will be reimbursed by bank transfer in accordance with the attached applicable rules. Please use the form attached to this letter to request the reimbursement or your expenses. The document "Provisions governing part-payment of the travel and subsistence expenses" attached to this letter contains information concerning the means of transport you may use as well as the amount which will be reimbursed. Proc~ssing of personal data collected in the frame of the medical examination The Medical Services of the European Parliament cony out certain personal data processing operations with respect to officials and other staff as well as certain other persons, such as candidates for recruitment or visitors who have required emergency treatment. The purposes are to establish the fitness of stuff to assume their duties, to establish any rights in respect of invalidity or death and to protect the health of staff. Candidates for recruitment are requested to complete a form. Any inaccuracy or omission may entai I the cancellation of the medical opinion on fitness for service. In accordance with Article Id of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union,.a person with a disability able to perform the essential functions of the job, when reasonable accommodation is available, meets fitness requirements. The above operations include keeping a medical file, which includes data gathered at recruitment and in the context of the annual medical examination. The data managed includes data on: name; o personnel number; family status; date of birth; emergency contact person information related to your health The legal basis for this operation derives from Article 2R and Miele 59 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union. This information will be sent to the Medical Service of another institution in the case of transfer of the member of the contract staff. No medical data is sent to administrative services. You have the right of access to, and the right to rectify if incorrect, any of the above data. These rights also apply to the results of any complementary examinations requested in the context of the annual medical examination. You also have the right to consult the European Data Protection Supervisor at any time, if you consider that any of your rights have been infringed. 819

9 The Conclusion 221/04 of the College of Heads of Administration is applicable to the above right of access. 919