council decis septemb rule applic nation expert militari staff second european defenc agenc ec council european union regard council joint action cfsp juli establish european defenc agenc articl thereof second nation expert hereinaft refer sne second nation militari staff enabl european defenc agenc hereinaft refer agenc benefit high level knowledg profession experi area expertis readili sne foster exchang profession experi knowledg field defenc capabl develop research acquisit armament temporarili assign agenc expert member state administr decid chapter gener provis articl scope rule applic sne second agenc member state particip agenc person cover rule remain servic employ period second continu paid employ agenc recruit sne accord requir budgetari possibl chief execut agenc establish arrang recruit assent steer board agenc sne nation member state recruit geograph basi wide nation particip member state member state agenc cooper ensur balanc men women observ principl equal opportun second implement exchang letter chief execut agenc perman represent member state concern copi rule applic sne second agenc attach exchang letter sne drawn govern ministri government agenc member state articl period second period second month exce year renew success total period exceed year intend period second fix outset exchang letter provid articl procedur appli case renew period second sne second agenc second accord intern rule lai maximum period person present agenc depart subject condit sne continu meet condit second period year elaps end previou period second second provis prevent agenc accept second sne initi second last year case second exce unexpir part year period articl place second place second seat agenc place agenc director unit sne assign locat articl duti sne fulfil mission carri task perform duti assign chief execut agenc duti carri defin mutual agreement agenc nation administr second nation expert interest agenc take account candid qualif sne part mission meet accompani head agenc temporari staff member observ sole inform purpos chief execut agenc derog rule basi mandat sne verifi potenti conflict interest special mandat grant author head agenc chief execut agenc sne commit agenc extern agenc retain sole respons approv result task perform sne agenc sne employ sne make effort avoid conflict interest appear conflict relat sne duti second end agenc good time inform sne employ intend duti confirm write reason sne assign duti sne ask declar potenti conflict famili circumst profession activ close famili member import financi interest close famili member propos duti second employ sne undertak notifi agenc chang circumst second give rise conflict agenc consid natur task entrust sne requir secur precaut secur clearanc obtain sne second event failur compli provis paragraph articl agenc termin second sne term articl articl right oblig period second sne carri duti behav sole interest agenc mind sne abstain action public express opinion reflect posit agenc sne perform duti call give decis handl outcom matter person interest impair independ inform head depart assign sne publish publish text deal work agenc european union obtain permiss accord condit rule forc agenc permiss refus intend public liabl prejudic interest agenc european union right work sne perform duti properti agenc sne resid place second greater distanc therefrom compat proper perform activ sne assist tender advic superior assign respons superior perform task entrust sne exercis duti accept instruct employ nation govern undertak activ employ govern person privat compani public bodi period second sne exercis greatest discret regard fact inform come knowledg connect perform duti form whatsoev disclos unauthoris person document inform lawfulli made public person gain end second sne continu bound oblig act integr discret exercis duti assign accept post advantag end year period second sne inform agenc forthwith duti task perform employ give rise conflict interest relat task carri second sne subject secur rule forc agenc failur compli provis articl period second entitl agenc termin second sne term articl articl level profession experi knowledg languag qualifi second agenc sne year full time experi administr scientif technic advisori supervisori function equival grade ad ad ast ast defin staff regul offici european commun condit employ servant commun laid regul eec euratom ecsc hereinaft refer staff regul second sne employ suppli agenc statement expert employ cover previou twelv month sne knowledg commun languag satisfactori knowledg commun languag perform duti articl suspens second agenc authoris suspens second term applic suspens allow refer articl payabl expens refer articl payabl suspens agenc request agenc inform sne employ articl termin period second subject paragraph second termin request agenc sne employ provid month notic termin sne request provid notic subject agenc agreement except circumst second termin notic sne employ employ essenti interest requir agreement agenc employ request sne parti sne essenti person profession interest requir agenc event failur sne compli oblig rule sne opportun submit defenc event termin paragraph agenc immedi inform employ chapter ii work condit articl social secur period second begin employ nation expert second certifi agenc period second sne remain subject social secur legisl applic public administr emploi sne assum respons expens incur abroad commenc second sne cover agenc risk accid agenc provid copi term cover dai report section relev director unit complet administr formal relat second articl work hour sne subject rule forc agenc work hour rule modifi chief execut agenc depart requir sne serv full time basi period second sne work flexibl hour authoris agenc depart assign authoris forward inform relev unit agenc allow forc agenc shift work grant sne articl absenc reason sick accid event absenc reason sick accid sne notifi superior state present address produc medic certif absent dai requir undergo medic examin arrang agenc absenc due sick accid dai exce total twelv dai period twelv month sne requir produc medic certif absenc due sick period sick leav exce month period servic perform sne whichev longer allow refer articl automat suspend provis appli event ill link pregnanc sick leav extend durat second person concern sne victim work relat injuri occur second continu receiv full allow provid articl period unfit work end period second articl annual leav special leav holidai sne entitl half work dai leav month servic dai calendar year leav subject prior authoris director unit sne assign sne reason applic grant special leav case marriag sne dai ill spous dai death spous dai ill rel ascend line dai annual death rel ascend line dai birth child dai ill child dai annual death child dai duli justifi request sne employ dai special leav month period grant agenc case case basi dai annual leav end period second forfeit articl matern leav sne pregnant grant matern leav sixteen week period receiv allow provid articl sne breast feed request basi medic certif attest fact grant special leav maximum week run end matern leav period receiv allow laid articl nation legisl employ sne grant longer matern leav second suspend period exceed grant agenc case period equival suspens ad end second interest agenc warrant sne altern appli suspens second cover period allow matern breast feed leav case period equival suspens ad end second interest agenc warrant articl manag control manag control leav lie administr agenc control work time absenc respons director unit sne assign chapter iii allow expens articl subsist allow sne entitl daili subsist allow period second equival allow paid nation expert second gener secretariat council european union sne receiv remov expens agenc employ addit monthli allow paid equival allow paid nation expert second gener secretariat council allow paid monthli arrear allow payabl period mission annual leav matern leav special leav holidai grant agenc sne year end month second habitu resid pursu princip profession activ locat situat distanc km place second receiv daili subsist allow set paragraph purpos provis circumst aris work sne state place second intern organis account sne start second receiv advanc amount equival dai subsist allow entitl allow ceas period second agenc end expiri period account calcul advanc sne oblig return amount remain part period time exchang letter provid articl agenc inform payment similar mention paragraph articl receiv sne amount deduct allow paid agenc pursuant paragraph daili monthli allow adjust year retroact effect basi adapt basic salari commun offici brussel luxembourg sne second agenc liaison offic subsist allow refer articl replac hous allow justifi specif circumst countri second subject reason decis chief execut agenc articl addit flat rate allow place resid sne km place second receiv addit flat rate allow equal differ gross annual salari famili allow paid employ subsist allow paid agenc basic salari payabl offici step grade ad grade ast depend categori assimil allow adjust year retroact effect basi adapt basic salari commun offici articl place resid purpos rule place resid place sne perform duti employ immedi prior second place second place agenc director unit sne assign locat place identifi exchang letter mention articl second sne nation expert second behalf employ place head offic locat place resid whichev closer place second place resid deem place second year end month second sne habitu resid pursu princip profession activ place situat km place second time agenc request second place second princip resid sne spous depend children end resid km place second treat resid place purpos appli articl circumst aris work sne state place second account articl travel expens sne place resid km place second entitl reimburs travel expens place resid place second begin period second place second place resid end period second spous depend children provid live sne remov reimburs agenc begin second remov place resid place second end second place second place resid journei made air amount reimburs flat rate limit cost class rail fare supplement appli journei made car rail journei exce km standard rout involv sea cross air travel reimburs actual cost reduc price ticket pex apex product ticket board card derog paragraph sne prove chang place pursu princip activ second entitl reimburs travel expens place limit reimburs involv payment sum higher sne entitl event return place resid sne effect remov place resid place second entitl year flat rate payment equal cost return journei place second place resid spous depend children basi provis forc agenc articl remov expens sentenc articl appli sne remov person effect place resid place second agenc expens obtain prior authoris pursuant rule forc agenc time reimburs remov cost provid condit met initi period second year sne place resid km place second remov complet month start date second authoris request month intend date remov remov cost refund employ sne send origin estim receipt invoic agenc certif sne employ confirm employ bear remov cost subject paragraph remov place second reimburs agenc sne entitl end second prior authoris reimburs remov cost place second place resid pursuant rule forc agenc time reimburs remov cost subject condit set paragraph condit remov place earlier month end second remov complet month end second sne second termin request employ request year start second entitl reimburs remov cost place resid sne prove place pursu princip activ second chang remov cost place reimburs amount paid case remov place resid articl mission mission expens sne mission subject articl mission expens reimburs accord provis forc gener secretariat council articl train sne entitl attend train cours organis agenc interest agenc warrant reason interest sne regard profession career second consid decis permiss attend cours articl administr provis sne report relev director unit dai second complet requisit administr formal duti sixteenth month sne assign agenc liaison offic report relev director unit agenc place second payment made director unit agenc euro bank account open bank institut place second chapter iv applic rule second nation militari staff articl rule appli second militari staff subject articl rule appli militari staff second agenc articl condit second militari staff paid servic arm forc particip member state second articl extern commit second militari staff involv agenc extern commit special mandat grant author chief execut agenc articl secur clearanc derog articl level second militari staff member secur clearanc lower secret stipul exchang letter refer articl articl profession experi derog articl militari staff member work administr advisori level show high degre compet duti carri second agenc articl suspens termin second authoris articl appli second militari staff member chief execut agenc derog articl second termin interest agenc second militari staff member nation administr requir suffici articl failur compli oblig derog articl second termin notic case intent neglig failur second militari staff member compli oblig decis chief execut agenc person concern opportun submit defenc take decis chief execut notifi perman repres member state second militari staff member nation decis allow refer articl longer grant prior decis refer paragraph second militari staff member suspend failur compli oblig alleg chief execut agenc person concern opportun submit defenc allow refer articl paid suspens exce month chief execut agenc bring attent nation author violat militari staff member second rule set refer decis militari staff member second continu subject nation disciplinari rule articl special leav derog articl unpaid addit special leav grant agenc train employ subject duli reason request employ articl allow derog articl exchang letter refer articl stipul allow provid paid articl place resid second militari staff member consid place resid capit member state nation pursuant articl place resid situat km place second second militari staff member consid place resid capit member state nation place princip resid spous child children refer articl situat member state second chapter final provis articl amend implement rule provis rule articl amend extent steer board agenc act accord articl articl joint action cfsp propos amend transmit council amend deem approv council month act qualifi major decid modifi amend provis rule remuner allow social secur benefit adopt council act unanim propos steer board agenc articl evalu year entri forc decis entri forc treati establish constitut europ whichev earliest council evalu amend rule decis expir articl effect decis effect dai public offici journal european union brussel septemb council presid brinkhorst oj oj regul amend regul ec euratom oj