1. Doc.A6465/14/05
Ag.17 A65 annual review 2013
Working Group on Article 64 and Article 65 of the Staff Regulations
Meeting in Luxembourg on 24th & 25th March 2014

2. Content of this presentation
Data supply
Approach used in 2013
Different calculations
Content of report

3. Main conclusions – Submission
31st July target date for SRQ submission was largely achieved
change of national contact for ES (6.9 personnel change), HR (18.11 first time), LU (1.10 personnel change), AT (14.10 personnel change)
Other late receipt from DK (30.9), EE (11.10), HU (22.8), RO (5.8), SK (11.10), SE (17.9)
Data incomplete for:
RO (only staff numbers, not salary)
FI (detailed review of methodology)

4. Main conclusions – Validation
Explicit validation by target date achieved for 14 countries
Tacit/subsequent validation for 6 : CZ, DK, EL, LU, PT, SK
Problems resolved bilaterally for 5 : BG, MT, PL, SE, UK
HR participating for first time

5. Main conclusions – Supplied Data
Data supplied for upper/median/lower steps in grade for 21 countries.
Non supply linked to specific national circumstances:
No data for upper and lower steps for DK, PL, SK, SE
No data for median step in grade for IT, LU, UK
No data for modal grade for any country
Data married = single for BG, CY, PL, SE, UK (no distinction in national remuneration system)

6. Main conclusions – Sample coverage
Sample coverage 100% except for
CZ (88%), CY (97%), LV (98%), HU (95%), AT (90%), PT (85%), SI (75%)
SK (30%), EE (53%), UK (69%)

7. Main conclusions – eDAMIS
eDAMIS successfully used by 21 countries
from EE, IE, HR, LU, NL, AT, UK
Automatic updating procedure  use of eDAMIS even more important (audit trail)
 Demonstration at end of today

8. Reminder of the agreed approach for 2013
At March 2013 WG, renewed at Sept WG
Required due to expiry of Annex XI
General methodology per A65/08/08, adapted for
Global specific indicator: all 28 member states
Inflation in headquarters: BE HICP
Eurostat also did whatif? Calculations
Finally, Regulation 1023/2013 (October) imposed a pay freeze

9. 2013 Annual Adjustment scenarios
Sample
2013
GSI
HICP
BELU
+1.5
101.5
+1.6
101.6
EU 11
-1.7
98.3
-0.1
9.9
EU 28
-1.4
98.6
+0.1
100.1

10. 2013 ESTAT report A64 elements: became SWD(2013)453
A65 elements: prepared  not transmitted
No formal Commission Communication or proposed Regulation for A65 part
Agreement to present at A6465WG March 2014
Apart from separation A64+A65, similar structure of A65 part to report for 2012 and previous years
Expanded to cover EU28

11. Outline of 2013 ESTAT report (A65 part)
Main text Short (15p); key tables; main results for staff and for pensioners.
Annex 1 Short (24p); explanations, analyses, detailed tables.
Annex 2a, 2b Long (230p); detailed remuneration tables; (traditionally a room doc.)
Annex 2c Short (23p); control indicators.
Annex 3 Moderate (56p); time series analysis.
Addendum Short (4p); alternative calculations.

12. Potentially affected remuneration of
Staff of EU institutions
Permanent officials
Temporary agents
Contract agents
Pensioner
+ European School Teachers
But not this year, due to pay freeze
Similarly, by collaboration: Coordinated Organisations, EPO, EuroControl, CERN, ESO

13. A64 (CC) content of report did apply
Staff of EU institutions outside Brussels & Luxembourg
European School Teachers,
Researchers under FP7 (Marie Curie),
Education exchange under LLL (LdV, Comenius)
(Joint sickness insurance scheme)
(Mission expenses)
Coordinated Organisations, EPO, EuroControl, CERN, ESO, UN ICSC, certain MS foreign services
General public