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WT/BFA/W/609  
 
24 October 2022  
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Committee on Budget, Finance and Administration    
 
AMENDMENT TO STAFF RULE S 106.14 (B)  AND 106.15  (H) 
1.1.  In accordance with Staff Regulation 13.2, the Director -General wishes to inform the  Committee  
of an amendment  to Staff Rule s 106.14 (b)  and 106.15  (h). 
1.2.  Staff rule 106.14 (b) currently states that the child allowance paid by the WTO "shall be reduced 
by the amount of any allowance received from any public authority by the staff member or spouse  
in respect of the same child" (emphasis added). And Staff Rule  106.15(h) currently states that "if 
the staff member's spouse  works for another organization offering education grants, the amount of 
the grant shall not exceed the difference between what the spouse receives and the amount for 
which the staff member woul d otherwise be eligible" (emphasis added) . The references to " spouse " 
in these provisions lead to a difference of treatment between staff members who are, and those who 
are not, married to the parent of their child.  
1.3.  Therefore, an amendment  as indicated below ha s been proposed to enable the WTO to ensure 
equal treatment and deduct additional child allowances received in respect of the same child, 
regardless of the marital status of the staff member , as is the case in most countries.  The 
amendmen t is also fully supported by the JAC.  
1.4.  Staff rule 106.14 (b) now reads as follows:  
(b) A staff member whose child is recognized as a dependant under Staff Rule 106.13  (b) shall 
receive a child allowance, the amount and method of adjustment of which is set o ut in Annex 2 of 
the Staff Rules. The WTO allowance shall be reduced by the amount of any allowance received from 
any public authority in respect of the same child . In no case shall the sum of the two payments be 
less than the rate set out in Annex 2 of th e Staff Rules.  (emphasis added)  
 
1.5.  Staff Rule 106.15  (h) now reads as follows : 
(h) If both parents of the child are staff members, the grant shall only be payable to one parent. If 
the child's other parent  works for another organization offering education gr ants, the amount of the 
grant shall not exceed the difference between what the other parent  receives and the amount for 
which the staff member would otherwise be eligible. In such cases, if the home countries of the 
parents are not the same, the parents sh all jointly certify which of the respective home countries 
shall be regarded as the home country for the purposes of this Staff Rule. This certification may 
subsequently be changed only in exceptional circumstances.  (emphasis added)  
1.6.  This amendment will ent er in effect  after the General Council has been informed . 
 
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