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Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the CouncilShow full title
Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities and instituting special measures temporarily applicable to officials of the Commission
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- Art. 139 amended by by EUR 2013/1023 Regulation
Article 6U.K.
1.An official affected by the measures provided for in Article 4 (1) who has not completed 11 years service may renounce irrevocably his pension rights. In this case he shall receive a payment fixed under the conditions laid down in Article 12 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations. The provisions of Article 5 (7) and (8) and Article 7 of this Regulation shall not apply to him.
For the purposes of Article 12 (c) of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations, the actual length of service shall include the period in which the official is entitled to the grant provided for in Article 5 and the extended period allowed him, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 5 (10).
2.An official who proposes to opt for application of the provisions provided for in paragraph 1 must declare his choice within six months from the date of notification of the measure referred to in Article 4 (1); in default, he shall forgo the right to opt.
Any sums which may have been paid by way of pension prior to the application of the provisions of this Article shall be deducted from the payment provided for in paragraph 1.
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