12.1.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 8/1 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM) No 31/2005 of 20 December 2004 adjusting, with effect from 1 July 2004, the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities and the correction coefficients applied thereto THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof, Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (%), and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a and 82 of the Staff Regulations and Annexes VII, XI and XIII thereto, and Article 20(1), Article 64 and Article 92 of the Conditions of employment of other servants, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas, in order to guarantee that the purchasing power of officials and other servants of the European Commu- nities develops in parallel with that of national civil servants in the Member States, the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities should be adjusted under the 2004 annual review, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 With effect from 1 July 2004, the date ‘1 July 2003’ in the second subparagraph of Article 63 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by ‘1 July 2004 Article 2 With effect from 1 July 2004, the table of basic monthly salaries in Article 66 of the Staff Regulations shall be replaced by the following: 1.7.2004 Steps Grades 1 2 3 4 5 16 14 926,62 15553,86 16 207,45 15 13192,64 13 747,01 14 324,68 14 723,21 14 926,62 14 11 660,09 12 150,06 12 660,62 13 012,86 13 192,64 13 10 305,57 10 738,63 11 189,88 11 501,20 11 660,09 12 9108,40 9491,15 9 889,98 10 165,14 10 305,57 11 8 050,31 8 388,59 8741,09 8 984,28 9108,40 10 711513 7 414,12 7 725,67 7 940,61 8 050,31 9 6 288,58 6 552,84 6 828,20 7 018,17 7 115,13 8 5558,06 5791,62 6 034,99 6 202,89 6 288,58 () O] L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. oJ L @ 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1.