Activities of Diana WALLIS related to 2008/0224(CNS)
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Amendments (15)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For these reasons and with a view to ensuring transparency and legal certainty through common rules, it is appropriate to provide for suchaccredited parliamentary assistants, with the exception of assistants working for Members in the Member State in which they were elected, to be employed by way of direct contracts with the European Parliament. In contradistinction, local assistants are employed, in accordance with the aforementioned Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, by Members of the European Parliament under contracts concluded under the applicable national law in the Member State in which they are elected.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2
Article 2
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 1 – Article 126 – paragraph 1
Chapter 1 – Article 126 – paragraph 1
1. PThe parliamentary assistants shall be classified by grade. in accordance with the indication given in the exercise of their full discretion by the Member or Members whom the assistant will support in their parliamentary activities. For grades 14 - 18 accredited parliamentary assistants shall be required, as a minimum, to have completed a degree and/or have equivalent professional experience.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 1 – Article 126 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Chapter 1 – Article 126 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By way of derogation from Article 7, accredited parliamentary assistants shall be entitled to vote in and stand for elections to a representative body, which shall be autonomous from the Staff Committee set up under Article 9 of the Staff Regulations. The provisions necessary to give effect to this entitlement shall be adopted under Article 125(2).
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 3 – Article 128 – paragraph 1
Chapter 3 – Article 128 – paragraph 1
1. Article 1d of the Staff Regulations shall apply by analogy. A difference of treatment shall be justified if it is based on the special nature of the relationship between the accredited parliamentary assistant and the Member(s) he assists, such as the holding of certain political opinions.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 3 – Article 129 – paragraph 3
Chapter 3 – Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Not less than one month beforeIf during or at the expirynd of the probationary period, a report on his ability to perform his duties and also on his conduct and efficiency shall be made by the Member or the Members of the European Parliament if the work of the parliamentary assistant has not proved adequate to justify retention in his function. That report shall be communicated to the person concerned, who shall have the right to submit his comments in writing within a period of eight days,concerned so request, the abovementioned parliamentary assistant shall be dismissed by the authority referred to in the first paragraph of Article 6. If necessary, the abovementionOtherwise the accredited parliamentary assistant shall be dismissed by the authority referred to in the first paragraph of Article 6, provided the report was communicated to him before the end of the probationary periodeemed able to perform his duties and his conduct and efficiency shall be deemed compliant with the requirements of service.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 1
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 1
1. The contracts of accredited parliamentary assistants shall be concluded for a fixed period. A fixed contract shall not be extended more than twice during a parliamentary term. Unless otherwise specified in the contract itself, the contract shall terminate at the end of the parliamentary term during which it was concluded. Without prejudice to Article 140, the contracts shall expire at the latest by the end of the parliamentary term during which they were concluded.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 2
Chapter 3 – Article 131 – paragraph 2
2. The European Parliament shall adopt an internal decision defining the criteria applicable toprovisions adopted under Article 125(3) shall set out guidelines for classification on engagement.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 4 – Article 132 – paragraph 4
Chapter 4 – Article 132 – paragraph 4
4. Articles 42a, 42b, 55a and 57 to 61 of the Staff Regulations (leave, hours of work and public holidays) and Articles 16(2) to (4) and Article 18 of the present Conditions of employment shall apply by analogy taking into account the particular nature of the tasks and responsibilities assumed by accredited parliamentary assistants. Special leave, parental leave and family leave shall not extend beyond the term of the contract.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 5 – Article 134 – table
Chapter 5 – Article 134 – table
Grade 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 5 7 6 Full-time basic salary 1 193,00 1 389,85 1 619,17 1 .886,33 2 197,58.045,18 2.217,41 2 560.404,184 2 982,61 2.606,59 2.826,09 Grade 8 9 7 108 11 9 120 113 142 Full-time basic salary 3 474,74 4 048 3.064,078 4 716,00 5 494,14 6 400,67 7 456,783.322,11 3.601,87 3.905,18 4.234,04 4.590,59 Grade 13 14 15 16 17 18 Full-time basic salary 4.977,17 5.396,30 5.850,73 8 687,15 .343,42 6.877,61 7.456,78
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 6 – Article 136
Chapter 6 – Article 136
Save as otherwise provided in Article 137, Articles 95 to 111 and 113 to 115 (social security) shall apply by analogy.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 6 – Article 136 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Chapter 6 – Article 136 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Article 96(11) shall apply subject to the proviso that in the event that the Commission concludes that an adjustment of the contribution is necessary owing to the inclusion of accredited assistants in the unemployment insurance scheme, the necessary payments shall be financed under an appropriate budget heading and paid from the total appropriations allocated to the section of the budget relating to the European Parliament.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 6 – Article 137 – paragraph 4
Chapter 6 – Article 137 – paragraph 4
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 9 – Article 140 – paragraph 1 – point d
Chapter 9 – Article 140 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Annex – point 3
Annex – point 3
Regulation No 31 (EEC), 11 (EAEC)
Chapter 9 – Article 140 – paragraph 2
Chapter 9 – Article 140 – paragraph 2
2. Where the contract ceases pursuant to paragraph 1(c) or the European Parliament terminates the contract pursuant to paragraph 1(d), the parliamentary assistant shall be entitled to compensation equal to one third of his basic salary for the period between the date when his duties end and the date when his contract expires, subject however to a maximum of three months’ basic salary.