Decision of the Management Board of Europol

of 19 October 2005

agreeing to the conditions and procedures laid down by Europol adapting the amounts mentioned in the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 regarding taxes applicable to salaries and emoluments paid to Europol staff members for the benefit of Europol

(2005/C 282/03)

THE MANAGEMENT BOARD OF EUROPOL,

Having regard to the Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union and Article 41(3) of the Europol Convention, on the privileges and immunities of Europol, the members of its organs, the deputy directors and employees of Europol [1], and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

1. The Council decided on 12 October 2005 to adapt the salaries and emoluments for Europol officials with 0,2 % with retroactive effect as of 1 July 2004.

2. The Management Board decided on 19 October 2005 to effect an increase in the amounts mentioned in Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Management Board of 16 November 1999 [2] by the same percentage and as of the same date as determined by the Council Decision of 12 October 2005 mentioned under point 1.

3. In accordance with the same decision of the Management Board of 19 October 2005, the values thus established should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

With effect from 1 July 2004:

1. The value mentioned in the first sentence of Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 shall be replaced by EUR 110,24.

2. The values in euro units of the table included in Article 4 of the Appendix to the Decision of the Europol Management Board of 16 November 1999 shall be replaced by the following:

8 % to amounts between EUR 110,24 and EUR 1941,75

10 % to amounts between EUR 1941,76 and EUR 2674,46

12,5 % to amounts between EUR 2674,47 and EUR 3065,08

15 % to amounts between EUR 3065,09 and EUR 3480,86

17,5 % to amounts between EUR 3480,87 and EUR 3871,51

20 % to amounts between EUR 3871,52 and EUR 4250,14

22,5 % to amounts between EUR 4250,15 and EUR 4640,75

25 % to amounts between EUR 4640,76 and EUR 5019,40

27,5 % to amounts between EUR 5019,41 and EUR 5410,02

30 % to amounts between EUR 5410,03 and EUR 5788,67

32,5 % to amounts between EUR 5788,68 and EUR 6179,29

35 % to amounts between EUR 6179,30 and EUR 6558,53

40 % to amounts between EUR 6558,54 and EUR 6949,16

45 % to amounts above EUR 6949,17.

Article 2

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

Article 3

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

Done at The Hague, 19 October 2005.

Rob Wainwright

Chairman of the Management Board

[1] OJ C 221, 19.7.1997, p. 2.

[2] OJ C 65, 28.2.2001, p. 8.

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