council decis decemb adopt rule lai procedur grant financi aid supplement pension surviv spous protract ill disabl ec euratom council european union regard staff regul offici european commun laid regul eec euratom ecsc articl thereof regard opinion staff regul committe institut european commun lai common accord condit grant financi aid supplement pension surviv spous protract ill disabl adopt rule articl part social measur provid staff regul surviv spous protract ill disabl receiv financi aid increas pension institut durat protract ill disabl basi examin social medic circumst person concern articl decis grant aid articl staff regul appoint author commiss manag appropri assign implement articl respons commiss articl surviv spous concern legal repres hereinaft refer applic submit applic social welfar depart institut respons establish pension right surviv spous concern applic accompani detail medic report support document doctor treat surviv spous report identifi protract ill disabl propos measur requir allevi effect disabl protract ill articl decis appoint author commiss basi medic opinion opinion social circumst person concern take account object articl articl take account doctor opinion medic offic institut respons mean articl issu decis possibl recognis ill disabl serious presum durat thereof issu decis measur allevi effect ill disabl medic offic institut issu unfavour opinion case submit opinion committe compos medic offic institut doctor treat applic doctor appoint doctor mutual agreement articl opinion applic social circumst present social assist institut respons mean articl social opinion account medic opinion incorpor analysi social circumst genuin connect ill disabl includ applic financi circumst incom expens basi medic opinion analysi social assist accord articl propos amount grant financi aid durat grant examin social medic circumst person concern applic social assist reach agreement socioeconom analysi case submit opinion joint committe set initi commiss articl appoint author commiss decis month applic submit basi opinion issu articl financi aid grant effect dai month applic submit grant maximum period month articl event period financi grant elaps decis appoint author disabl protract ill extens appoint author decid extens grant financi aid basi medic opinion opinion social circumst person concern accord articl decid grant financi aid extend aid effect dai month month previou decis appli articl applic financi circumst asset real estat stock make sworn statement base recent tax return incom pension paid institut pension receiv sourc allow relat disabl protract ill incom sourc articl surviv spous recognis suffer protract ill disabl basi articl receiv financi aid calcul amount expens connect protract ill disabl reimburs sourc minimum subsist figur incom mean articl amount aid exce total amount expens articl institut pai financi aid monthli basi durat protract ill disabl medic opinion exce month payment articl applic inform delai social welfar depart institut respons mean articl chang situat articl commiss present detail report applic rule includ averag financi aid year total financi impact year entri forc year subsequ articl rule enter forc dai month common accord institut provid articl staff regul record presid court justic european commun appli brussel decemb council presid straw oj regul amend regul ec euratom oj