Articles 72 and 73 of the Staff Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to public office holders. Public office holders entitled to the benefits under Article 72 of the Staff Regulations shall declare the amount of any reimbursements paid, or which they can claim, under any other sickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation for themselves or for persons covered by their insurance. Where the total which they would receive by way of reimbursement exceeds the sum of the reimbursements provided for in Article 72(1) of the Staff Regulations, the difference shall be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed pursuant to Article 72(1) of the Staff Regulations, with the exception of reimbursements obtained under a private supplementary sickness insurance scheme covering that part of the expenditure which is not reimbursable by the sickness insurance scheme of the Union.

Former public office holders who benefit under the pension scheme provided for in Article 12 of this Regulation, the transitional allowance provided for in Article 10 of this Regulation, or the disability pension scheme provided for in Article 14 of this Regulation, may request that the coverage under Article 72 of the Staff Regulations, as defined in paragraph 1 of this Article, also applies to them.

Former public office holders who do not benefit under the pension scheme provided for in Article 12 of this Regulation, the transitional allowance provided for in Article 10 of this Regulation, or the disability pension scheme provided for in Article 14 of this Regulation, may request to be covered by Article 72 of the Staff Regulations, as defined in paragraph 1 of this Article, on condition that they are not in gainful activity. They shall then pay the full amount of the contributions necessary for such coverage. These contributions shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of the monthly transitional allowance under Article 10 of this Regulation, with due regard being had to the successive updates of this amount.

Articles 74 and 75 of the Staff Regulations providing, inter alia, for birth and death benefits shall apply mutatis mutandis to public office holders.

The surviving spouse and children dependent at the time of death of the public office holder or former one to whom pension rights have accrued at the time of death shall be entitled to a survivor's pension.

That pension shall be equal to a percentage of the pension accruing to the public office holder or former one under Article 12 at the date of death, namely:

However, when public office holders die during their term of office:

• the survivor's pension for the surviving spouse shall be equal to 36 % of the basic salary received at the time of death,

• the survivor's pension for a first orphan of both parents shall not be less than 12 % of the basic salary received at the time of death. Where several orphans of both parents are left, the total amount of the survivor's pension shall be divided equally among those orphans.

The total amount of these survivor's pensions shall not exceed the amount of the pension of the public office holder or former one on which they are calculated. The maximum total survivor's pensions payable shall be divided, where applicable, between the beneficiaries in accordance with the percentages set out in paragraph 1.

The survivor's pensions shall be granted from the first day of the calendar month following the date of death. However, where Article 16 is applied, eligibility shall not commence until the first day of the fourth month following that in which death occurred.

Entitlement to a survivor's pension shall cease at the end of the calendar month in which the person entitled dies. Moreover, entitlement to an orphan's pension shall cease at the end of the month in which the child reaches the age of 21 years. However, entitlement shall be extended while the child is receiving educational or vocational training, though not beyond the end of the month in which the child reaches the age of 25 years.

The pension shall remain payable to an orphan who is prevented, through illness or disablement, from earning a livelihood.

Where a former public office holder marries and at the date of marriage has accrued pension rights under this Regulation, the spouse and any children of the marriage shall not be entitled to a survivor's pension save where the marriage precedes the death of the former public office holder by 5 years or more.

A surviving spouse's entitlement to a survivor's pension shall cease on remarriage. The surviving spouse shall then be entitled to immediate payment of a lump sum equal to twice the annual amount of the survivor's pension.

Where public office holders leave a surviving spouse and also orphans of a previous marriage or other persons entitled under them, or orphans of other marriages, the total pension shall be apportioned by analogy with Articles 22, 27 and 28 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations.

The surviving spouse and dependent children of public office holders shall be entitled to sickness benefits under the social security scheme provided for in the Staff Regulations.

They shall declare the amount of any reimbursements paid or which they can claim under any other sickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation for themselves or for persons covered by their insurance. Where the total which they would receive by way of reimbursement exceeds the sum of the reimbursements provided for in Article 72(1) of the Staff Regulations, the difference shall be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed pursuant to Article 72(1) of the Staff Regulations, with the exception of reimbursements obtained under a private supplementary sickness insurance scheme covering that part of the expenditure which is not reimbursable by the sickness insurance scheme of the Union.