
Article 1 
The Council Decision of 13 September 1999 laying down the conditions of employment of the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, is hereby amended as follows:

1.. in the first paragraph of Article 1:

— the terms ‘at grade A1 final step’ shall be replaced by ‘at grade 16 third step’;
— the following sentence shall be added: ‘However, from 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2006, the terms “at grade 16 third step” shall be taken to mean “at grade A*16 third step”.’;
2.. the following phrase shall be added at the end of the second paragraph of Article 1:
‘and Article 17 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall apply to him by analogy.’
Article 2 
The Council Decision of 13 September 1999 laying down the conditions of employment of the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union is hereby amended as follows:

1.. in the first paragraph of Article 1:

— the terms ‘at grade A1 final step’ shall be replaced by ‘at grade 16 third step’;
— the following sentence shall be added: ‘However, from 1 May 2004 to 30 April 2006, the terms “at grade 16 third step” shall be taken to mean “at grade A*16 third step”.’;
2.. the following phrase shall be added at the end of the second paragraph of Article 1:
‘and Article 17 of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations shall apply to him by analogy.’
Article 3 
This Decision shall be notified to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union, High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, and to the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union by the President of the Council.
Done at Brussels, 30 April 2004.
For the Council
The President
B. COWEN