CHAPTER II REMUNERATION

Article 2Salaries

From the date of taking up their duties until the last day of the month in which they cease to hold office, public office holders shall be entitled to a basic salary equal to the amount resulting from application of the following percentages to the basic salary of an official of the Union on the third step of grade 16:

Salary
InstitutionPresidentVice-PresidentHigh-Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security PolicyMemberRegistrarSecretary-General
European Council138 %
Council100 %
European Commission138 %125 %130 %112,5 %
Court of Justice138 %125 %112,5 %101 %
General Court112,5 %108 %104 %95 %
Specialised Tribunals104 %100 %90 %
Court of Auditors115 %108 %

Article 3Tax for the benefit of the Union — Solidarity levy

1.Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68(1) shall apply to public office holders.

2.Article 66a of the Staff Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to public office holders.

(1)

Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 260/68 of the Council of 29 February 1968 laying down the conditions and procedure for applying the tax for the benefit of the European Communities (OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 8).