The legal bases for this allowance are Articles 55 and 56b of the Staff Regulations and Council Regulation No 495/77 of 8 March 1977, as last amended by Council Regulation No 1945/2006 of 11 December 2006.
Il-bażijiet legali għal dan il-benefiċċju huma l-Artikoli 55 u 56b tar-Regolamenti tal-Persunal kif ukoll ir-Regolament tal-Kunsill Nru 495/77 tat-8 ta' Marzu 1977, kif l-aħħar emendat bir-Regolament tal-Kunsill Nru 1945/2006 tal-11 ta' Diċembru 2006.