Article II 5.01 Entitlement to Pension for Surviving Spouse

The following shall be entitled to a pension for surviving spouse:

Article II 1.08 Basis for Calculation of Benefits 

Benefits, with the exception of transfer values, are calculated on the basis of the highest of the following amounts at the time of termination of membership:

a) for members who joined the Fund on or before 31 December 2011:

i) the reference salary corresponding to the remuneration for 40 hours' work per week;

ii) 10/7 of the reference salary corresponding to 99.35% of the midpoint of grade 1 of the CERN salary scale.

b) for members who joined the Fund on or after 1 January 2012:

Article II 1.08 Basis for Calculation of Benefits 

Benefits, with the exception of transfer values, are calculated on the basis of the highest of the following amounts at the time of termination of membership:

a) for members who joined the Fund on or before 31 December 2011:

i) the reference salary corresponding to the remuneration for 40 hours' work per week;

ii) 10/7 of the reference salary corresponding to 99.35% of the midpoint of grade 1 of the CERN salary scale.

Article II 2.01 Entitlement to Retirement Pension 

A member who leaves the Fund with at least five years of service, for a reason other than death or total disability, shall be entitled to a retirement pension. The retirement pension may take the form of:

a) a retirement pension at the applicable retirement age; or

b) a deferred retirement pension; or

c) an anticipated retirement pension.

Entitlement to payment of the retirement pension shall commence on the first day of the first full month for which the pension is payable.

Article II 5.01 Entitlement to Pension for Surviving Spouse

The following shall be entitled to a pension for surviving spouse:

a) the spouse of a deceased member whose marriage dates from at least one year prior to the decease. This condition of duration of the marriage shall not apply if the decease resulted from an occupational accident, or occupational illness, or if the survivor has at least one dependent child at the time of decease;

Article II 7.01 Entitlement to Allowances 

a) A married beneficiary of a retirement or disability pension shall be entitled to a family allowance.

b) An unmarried beneficiary of a retirement or disability pension shall be entitled to a family allowance only if he is in receipt of a child allowance.

c) A beneficiary of a retirement or disability pension shall be entitled to an allowance for each dependent child.

Article II 5.01 Entitlement to Pension for Surviving Spouse 

The following shall be entitled to a pension for surviving spouse:

a) the spouse of a deceased member whose marriage dates from at least one year prior to the decease. This condition of duration of the marriage shall not apply if the decease resulted from an occupational accident, or occupational illness, or if the survivor has at least one dependent child at the time of decease;

Article II 6.01 Entitlement to Pension of Single Orphans 

A dependent child shall be entitled to an orphan’s pension, upon the death of a parent who is a beneficiary of a retirement or a disability pension, or a member.

Article II 1.08 Basis for Calculation of Benefits (Retirement and Disability Pensions) 

These benefits are calculated on the basis of the highest of the following amounts at the time of termination of membership: 

   a) for members who joined the Fund on or before 31 December 2011:

      i) the reference salary corresponding to the remuneration for 40 hours' work per week;

      ii) 10/7 of the reference salary corresponding to 99.35% of the midpoint of grade 1 of the CERN salary scale.