Summary stuff rules

Instructions Acceptance of remuneration and other benefits from external sources 102/1 Officials are authorised to receive: a) retirement pay or pensions; b) honoraria for public appearances or publications which are either turned over to the Organisation to fund activities of the official’s directorate or donated to a recognised charity; c) normal and customary hospitality and protocol gifts; and d) honorary distinctions awarded for work accomplished before the official’s appointment or for work unconnected with official duties, provided the Head of Human Resource Management was notified and did not raise any objection within fifteen days. 102/1.1 Officials shall report to the Head of Human Resource Management any protocol gift of over 100 Euros in value. When in doubt as to whether or not a gift exceeds 100 Euros in value, the official shall also report it to the Head of Human Resource Management. 102/1.2 A gift which the Organisation determines is not normal and customary shall be the property of the Organisation. The official concerned may be permitted to purchase the gift for its full value. 102/1.3 Except for requests relating to the authorisations of external activities, which shall be processed in accordance with the Decision of the Secretary-General on the external activities approval procedure set out in Annex XXIX to these Regulations, any request for authorisation falling within the scope of Regulation 2 c) beyond those set out in Instruction 102/1 shall be made in writing to the Head of Human Resource Management (1)