31. 7. 87 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 209/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC) No 2274/87 of 23 July 1987 introducing special measures to terminate the service of temporary staff of the European Communities THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 24 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, made after consulting the Staff Regulations Committee, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parli- ament ('), Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice, Whereas, by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3518/85 (3, the Council adopted special measures as a result of the accession of Spain and Portugal to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities ; Whereas, although the seniority requirement for eligible officials was set in principle at a minimum of 10 years, that minimum was lowered in the case of officials of the Court of Auditors to allow for the particular situation of that Institution, namely the fact that it was set up more recently ; Whereas, as a result of the accession of Spain and Portugal, it is also necessary to adopt similar measures for temporary staff with contracts of indefinite duration, by means of a Regulation couched as far as possible in similar terms ; Whereas the purpose of these measures is to enable pre- ference to be given to Spanish and Portuguese nationals when the posts thus released are filled; Whereas it is clear that temporary staff carrying out their duties under the conditions specified in Article 2 (c) of the conditions of employment of other servants, and in particular those working for the political groups in the European Parliament, would not be eligible for termina- tion of service in order to enable Spanish and Portuguese nationals to be recruited in sufficient numbers and with No C 7, 12. 1. 1987, p. 299. No L 335, 13. 12. 1985, p. S6. normal career prospects if the age limit were set at 55 as was the case for officials and for temporary staff within the meaning of Article 2 (a) and (d) of the conditions of employment ; Whereas, in the interests of the institutions and to take account of the particular situation of the European Parli- ament, a sufficient number of Spanish and Portuguese nationals should be recruited to fill, with normal career prospects, the posts referred to in Article 2 (c); whereas the minimum age for termination of service of staff in that category should therefore be lowered to 50; Whereas, moreover, in the case of certain officials in the scientific and technical services, Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 1679/85 () introducing special and tempo- rary measures to terminate the service of such officials stipulated, in order to achieve the desired ends, an age limit of 50 for officials in grade A 3 or A 4 as opposed to 55 for the other grades, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 In the interests of the service, and in order to meet re- quirements resulting from the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, certain institu- tions within the meaning of Article 1 of the Staff Regula- . tions of officials of the European Communities fixed by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (¥) are authorized until 31 December 1990 to adopt measures terminating the service of temporary staff within the meaning of Article 2 (a), (c) and (d) of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Commu- nities under the conditions specified below. The tempo- rary staff in question, who hold a contract of indefinite duration, must have a total of at least 15 years’ service and be aged at least 50 in the case of temporary staff within () OJ No L 162, 21. 6. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.