1. 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

2. Content of this presentation
Desk officers
Reminder of content of manuals
Situation update

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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