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Resettlement allowance
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Legislation
Am I eligible?
- In the case of termination of service before 1 June
2004:
The resettlement allowance is paid to officials meeting the
following requirements:
they must have completed at least four years of
service
they must have received the expatriation allowance
or provided proof that they had to change their place
of residence to meet the requirements of Article 20 of
the Staff Regulations
they must have resettled at a place situated at least
70 km from their last place of employment
- In the case of termination of service after 31 May
2004:
The resettlement allowance is paid to officials who have
completed at least four years of service.
The allowance is also paid to temporary staff who have
completed more than one year of service and resettle at a
place situated at least 70 km from their last place of
employment.
What am I entitled to?
The resettlement allowance is equal to two months' basic
salary in the case of officials who are entitled to the
household allowance and resettle together with a member of
their family.
Officials who are not entitled to the household allowance and
officials who are entitled to it but do not resettle together
with a member of their family or who rejoin their family
receive a resettlement allowance equal to only one month's
basic salary.
The conditions in the previous paragraph also apply to
temporary staff who have completed at least four years of
service.
Temporary staff who have completed more than one year's
but less than four years' service receive a resettlement
allowance proportionate to their length of service,
incomplete years being disregarded (i.e. 1/4, 2/4 or 3/4 of
one or two final basic salary/ies).
The procedure
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To obtain the resettlement allowance you must:
1. Complete:
an application form (en - fr)
a financial identification form (en - fr)
a legal entity sheet (en - fr)
2. Enclose: documentary evidence that you have actually
changed your usual residence from your place of
employment to your new location.
3. Send all these to the department responsible
Please note that the administration reserves the right to
request additional documentary evidence.
Is there a time limit?
Resettlement must take place within three years of the date
of termination of service. This time limit may not be
extended.
Both the verification of the validity of your request and the
time necessary to effect payment mean that this payment
will only be possible after a period of 4 months following the
termination of service.
Whom to contact?
PMO CONTACT
Tel: +32-2-29 97777
e-mail: PMO-CONTACT@ec.europa.eu
In Brussels:
Unit PMO/4 - Pensions
Mailbox : PMO-GUICHET-DEPART@ec.europa.eu
GUIM 06/43
Tel. 80008 (temporary or contract agents) or
80009 (retired staff)
In Luxembourg:
Unit PMO/5 - Ms Donatella BELLESI - DRB B1/035 -
tel. 34243
In Ispra:
Unit PMO/6 - TP 063 - PMO-ISPRA-INDIVIDUAL-
RIGHTS@ec.europa.eu
Legislation
Article 6 of Annex VII
Article 24 of the conditions of employment of other
servants of the European Communities.
See also:
Commission reform site - Pay: The new salary structure
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