COUNCIL DECISION

of 2 December 1999

amending the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees, with regard to the establishment of remuneration, pensions and other financial entitlements in euro

(1999/C 364/02)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention)(1), and in particular Article 30(3) thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board of Europol,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),

Whereas:

(1) On 31 December 1998 the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2866/98 on the conversion rates between the euro and the currencies of the Member States adopting the euro(3);

(2) It is desirable that all amounts mentioned in the Council Act of 3 December 1998 laying down the staff regulations applicable to Europol employees(4) be expressed in euro,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

1. In the Council Act of 3 December 1998, the terms "Dutch guilders" and "NLG" shall be replaced by the term "euro" and "EUR" respectively and amounts expressed in Dutch guilders and NLG shall be replaced by their equivalent in euro units at the conversion rate laid down by the Council.

2. Subsequent to the Council Decision of 2 December 1999 adjusting the remuneration and allowances applicable to Europol employees(5), the Director of Europol shall effect the conversion into euro units of the different financial entitlements referred to in the Staff Regulations on the basis of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the introduction of the euro(6) and Regulation (EC) No 2866/98.

3. The values established in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be published in Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 2

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its adoption by the Council.

Done at Brussels, 2 December 1999.

For the Council

The President

K. HÄKÄMIES

(1) OJ C 316, 27.11.1995, p. 2.

(2) Opinion delivered on 6 October 1999 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

(3) OJ L 359, 31.12.1998, p. 1.

(4) OJ C 26, 30.1.1999, p. 23.

(5) See p. 1 of this Official Journal.

(6) OJ L 162, 19.6.1997, p. 1.