61Secondly, it must be borne in mind that that annex, and in particular Article 3, has the same legal force as the articles of the Staff Regulations and, consequently, as Article 65 of those regulations. Since Article 65 of the Staff Regulations and Annex XI thereto are both included in the same regulatory act, they have the same rank in the hierarchy of norms.
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