decis european parliament septemb adopt statut member european parliament ec euratom european parliament regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard treati establish european atom energi commun articl thereof regard opinion commiss approv council parliament consist quot repres peopl state brought commun quot repres affirm articl ec treati quot repres peopl state brought commun quot term articl ec treati number repres elect member state articl ec treati repres elect term year provis member repres peopl justifi statut term quot member quot parliament regul busi rule procedur accord paragraph articl ec treati conform statut articl statut take concept quot member quot make clear statut deal member right oblig cover rule gener condit applic exercis mandat freedom independ member enshrin articl mention provis primari law receiv statutori protect undertak made member relinquish offic time declar intent relinquish offic unspecifi date polit parti make discret consid incompat member freedom independ bind law articl reproduc full provis articl act septemb elect member european parliament direct univers suffrag initi refer articl kei member parliament rule procedur render nugatori inspect file provid articl enshrin parliament rule procedur essenti aspect exercis member mandat provid statut articl intend ensur statement contrari linguist divers continu preserv discrimin offici languag rule principl continu appli enlarg european union pursuant articl member receiv salari perform duti amount salari group expert conven parliament submit studi pursuant salari basic salari judg court justic european commun justifi salari transit allow ag invalid survivor pension fund gener budget european union subject tax benefit commun account member specif circumst fact oblig resid parliament place work specif ti state elect provid possibl member state appli provis nation tax law salari transit allow ag invalid survivor pension articl parti expect benefit refer articl part purpos form parti fund prohibit transit allow provid articl intend bridg period end member term offic take post member take mandat assum public offic purpos ceas relev light develop member state ag pension member entitl ag pension birthdai articl affect member state account ag pension payabl nation law calcul member ag pension arrang provis survivor essenti line current law european commun entitl surviv spous remarri base modern idea relat person benefit intend quot provis quot entitl rule surviv spous quot provid quot virtu incom person wealth articl statut enter forc member state ceas reimburs cost member incur result sick pai part medic insur contribut benefit retain member term offic provis reimburs expens conform principl set court justic european commun quot lord bruce quot judgment parliament allow effect reimburs mean flat rate sum case order reduc administr cost burden inher system involv verif individu item expens repres sound administr parliament bureau adopt set rule govern payment expens allow member basi expens incur enter forc time statut member state ensur rule place member european parliament exercis mandat member state foot member nation parliament retain problem solv european level numer dispar arrang exist member state rule exercis mandat member european parliament member state member elect consider hamper imposs effect exercis mandat interest member state articl requir dispar nation provis member subject make imposs solv european level problem transit european system give member choic make imposs member right reduc suffer financi loss result transit rule contain articl consequ decis made pursuant articl divers nation situat address articl member state allow adopt rule provis statut transit measur divers justifi possibl member state retain pariti remuner member european parliament member nation parliament decid titl regul gener condit govern perform duti member european parliament articl statut lai regul gener condit govern perform duti member european parliament articl member free independ agreement resign offic member end parliamentari term null void articl member vote individu person basi bound instruct receiv bind mandat agreement mandat exercis null void articl document electron record member receiv draft treat parliament document tabl accord rule procedur articl member entitl tabl propos commun act context parliament initi parliament lai rule procedur condit exercis articl member entitl inspect file held parliament paragraph appli person file account paragraph appli prejudic act european union agreement institut access document parliament lai condit exercis articl parliament document translat offici languag speech interpret simultan offici languag parliament lai condit implement articl articl member form polit group parliament lai rule procedur condit exercis articl member entitl salari safeguard independ end term offic entitl transit allow pension agreement salari transit end servic allow pension privat purpos null void surviv depend member member entitl survivor pension articl amount salari basic salari judg court justic european commun articl salari receiv member exercis mandat parliament offset salari articl salari provid articl subject tax benefit commun term condit laid basi articl protocol privileg immun commun offici servant european commun abat occup person expens famili social natur provid articl regul eec euratom ecsc council februari lai condit procedur appli tax benefit european commun applic paragraph prejudic member state power make salari subject nation tax law provis provid doubl taxat avoid member state salari account set rate taxat applic revenu articl appli transit allow ag invalid survivor pension paid pursuant articl benefit articl contribut pension fund articl subject tax articl end term offic member entitl transit allow equival salari pursuant articl entitl continu month year mandat exercis month month event member assum mandat parliament take public offic transit allow paid mandat start public offic event death transit allow paid time month member di articl member entitl ag pension ag pension full year exercis mandat salari pursuant articl twelfth thereof full month total entitl ag pension exist irrespect pension articl appli mutati mutandi articl member incapacit term offic entitl pension articl appli mutati mutandi amount pension salari pursuant articl entitl effect member concern stand parliament lai condit exercis articl appli mutati mutandi articl member entitl simultan payment transit allow pursuant articl pension pursuant articl articl decid arrang appli articl event death member member time death entitl futur pension pursuant articl articl spous depend children entitl survivor pension total amount pension exce pension member entitl end parliamentari term member entitl surviv spous receiv amount refer paragraph case salari pursuant articl entitl affect surviv spous remarri entitl forfeit specif circumst individu case leav reason doubt marriag conclud sole purpos secur pension depend child receiv amount refer paragraph maximum amount pension paid divid spous children ratio percentag laid paragraph pension paid dai month date death spous die entitl expir end month death occur child entitl expir end month reach ag continu durat educ vocat train expir latest end month reach ag entitl continu child unabl support account sick infirm partner relationship recognis member state treat equival spous parliament lai condit exercis articl member member draw pension person entitl survivor pension entitl reimburs third cost incur result sick pregnanc birth child parliament lai condit exercis articl member entitl insur cover risk connect exercis mandat parliament lai condit exercis member pai result insur premium articl member entitl reimburs expens incur exercis mandat parliament reimburs actual expens incur member travel place work connect duti travel expens incur member exercis mandat reimburs mean flat rate sum parliament lai condit exercis articl appli mutati mutandi articl member entitl assist person staff freeli choos parliament meet expens incur member emploi person staff parliament lai condit exercis articl member entitl parliament offic facil telecommun equip offici vehicl parliament lai condit exercis articl payment made budget european union payment due pursuant articl made monthli euro option member currenc member state domicil parliament lai condit payment made articl decis implement statut forc publish offici journal european union titl ii transit provis articl member belong parliament prior entri forc statut elect opt nation system applic hitherto respect salari transit allow pension entir durat membership european parliament payment made budget member state question articl member continu nation system applic hitherto pursuant articl notifi presid parliament decis write dai entri forc statut decis final irrevoc notif made time limit provis statut appli articl voluntari pension fund set parliament maintain entri forc statut member member acquir right futur entitl fund acquir right futur entitl maintain full parliament lai criteria condit govern acquisit right entitl member receiv salari pursuant articl acquir right futur entitl voluntari pension fund fund open member elect parliament statut applic articl appli mutati mutandi articl pension entitl member acquir accord nation arrang time statut appli retain full length term offic serv european parliament nation parliament suffici nation arrang give rise pension entitl period concern account calcul pension base statut parliament conclud agreement compet author member state transfer acquir entitl articl member state adopt member elect rule provis statut salari transit allow pension transit period exce length european parliament parliamentari term rule place member equal foot member respect nation parliament payment made budget member state question entitl member pursuant articl affect rule titl iii final provis articl statut enter forc dai european parliament parliamentari term begin strasbourg septemb european parliament presid borrel fontel opinion commiss june confirm vice presid wallström sit european parliament june letter council juli judgment court septemb case rt hon lord bruce donington eric gordon aspden ecr oj regul amend regul ec euratom oj