Doc.A6465/14/04 Ag.16 A65 country manuals Working Group on Article 64 and Article 65 of the Staff Regulations Meeting in Luxembourg 24th & 25th March 2014
Content of this presentation Desk officers Reminder of content of manuals Situation update
Desk officers, as at March 2014 Ian Dennis: CZ HR PL SK SI UKx8 Thomas Weber: BE DK DE EE LV LT LU AT FI SE Vincent Liesse: EL ES FR IT HU PT Shira de Jong: BG IE CY MT NL RO The Member States shown in red are in the sample-of-11
Reminder of manual structure Background country profiles National data on public sector staff numbers Review of data sources Description of national remuneration system (gross salary components) Review of data sources, and test calculation Statutory deductions (personal income tax, social security, occupation pension contribution, etc.) Review of data sources, and test calculations
Drafting First draft done by ESTAT using publically available information Some systems easier than others Send to delegate for comments / feedback Incorporate feedback Goto 1)
Situation for sample of 11 Country ESTAT Comment BE TW To include remarks by BE delegate DE Done ES VL (ID) Updating comments awaited from ES delegate FR Text already validated IT VL Validation expected from Italy LU To include remarks by LU delegate NL SDJ Worked example calculation needs to be added AT To incorporate findings from visit in Vienna PL ID To integrate findings after meeting in Warsaw SE Discussions in progress after visit in Stockholm UK Comments on draft text awaited from UK delegate
Other manuals at advanced stage Country ESTAT Comment CZ ID Integrate answers DK TW To include remarks by DK delegate EL VL Awaiting response from EL on draft text IE SDJ (ID) Review answers received HR Integrate answers, to arrange mission CY Integrate answers and review comments HU Integrate final remarks MT PT Review final comments SI ID (TW) Bilateral discussions, to arrange mission NB. DK, EL, IE, PT were former EU15
Other manuals at early stage Country ESTAT Comment BG SDJ (ID) Reflect 2012 reforms, to arrange mission EE TW Work to begin 2014 LV LT RO SDJ Revise draft to reflect 2013 reforms SK ID FI Exchange of queries, text not begun NB. FI was former EU15
Discussion points General comments on content Timetable to validation NOT individual feedback (will do this bilaterally) Timetable to validation 31 May (sample of 11, others at advanced stage) 31 July (first draft for remaining countries) Dissemination Not at all Within the group Public website