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Family benefits - Obligation to provide information

Pursuant to Article R V 1.38 of the Staff Regulations, members of the personnel are reminded that they are required to inform the Organization in writing, within 30 calendar days, of any change in their family situation (marriage, partnership, birth of a child, etc.) and of the amount of any financial benefit of a similar nature to those stipulated in the Staff Regulations (e.g. family allowance, child allowance, infant allowance, non-resident allowance or international indemnity) to which they or a member of their family may be entitled from a source other than CERN. >>

Staff Rules and Regulations - Modification n°9 to the 11th edition

In accordance with CERN/3166 and recommendations made and decisions taken at the Finance Committee and Council meetings in March 2015, the following pages of the Staff Rules and Regulations have been updated with effect from 31 March 2015: >>

Driving a CERN vehicle in the European Union: new customs regulation

On 1 May 2015, the European Union brought in a new regulation regarding “the temporary importation of means of transport intended to be used by a natural person resident in the customs territory of the Union” (see here). >>

Official News relating to CERN Safety Rules

The CERN Safety Rules listed below have been published on the HSE website (see here) and entered into force on the 9 June 2015: >>

Next Indefinite Contract review exercise

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform you that the 2015 LD2IC exercise (selection process for the conversion of limited-duration contracts into indefinite contracts) has been officially launched. >>

News Articles

The miniature accelerator  
Report from Council  
LHC Report: Start of intensity ramp-up before a short breather  
Innovation for a better life: IdeaSquare to host a panel discussion for the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize  
MAPCERN links to Google Street View  
Working towards coordination of detector development in Europe  
Ribbon-cutting ceremony for Building 774  
CAS Accelerators for Medical Applications in Vösendorf, Austria  
Gold Rush in Mol at the 15th ASCERI Atomiade  
Excellent results for CERN runners  
Computer Security: “New_invoice.zip”  
Michele Ferro-Luzzi (1938-2015)  

Training and Development

Places available - Technical management courses (up to the end of 2015)  
Safety Training: places available in May and June 2015  
“Communication: Science or Art?” – What’s new?  

Announcements

Physics and medicine: ICTR-PHE 2016 opens abstract submission  
Summer Restaurant opening times  
Change of mobile telephony operator and mobile telephone numbers - 24 June 2015  
Traffic modifications on Routes Rutherford, Democrite and Fermi  
CERN Accelerator School: Intensity Limitations in Particle Beams | 2-11 November  

Events

Symposium | Search for Hidden Particles | 2 July  
Get your hearing checked at the CERN Infirmary | 6-10 July  

Staff Association

Action of June 18: well done!  
DECLARATION TO COUNCIL  
Offers for our members  
Cine club  
Interfon