++++ 1 . ACTION FOR FAILURE BY A MEMBER STATE TO FULFIL ITS OBLIGATIONS - SCOPE OF THE ACTION - DEFINITION DURING THE PRELIMINARY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE - SUBSEQUENT EXTENSION - NOT PERMISSIBLE ( EEC TREATY, ART . 169 ) 2 . OFFICIALS - STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF OTHER SERVANTS - LEGAL NATURE - REGULATION - OBLIGATIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES - COMPLIANCE WITH THE SUPPLEMENTARY EFFECT OF THE FAMILY ALLOWANCES PROVIDED FOR BY THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS(EEC TREATY, ART . 189, SECOND PARAGRAPH; REGULATION NO 259/68 OF THE COUNCIL ) 3 . OFFICIALS - REMUNERATION - FAMILY ALLOWANCES - DEDUCTION OF ALLOWANCES PAID UNDER A NATIONAL SCHEME - EXCEPTION - NATIONAL RULES AGAINST OVERLAPPING - PROHIBITION - SCOPE ( STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS, ARTS 62, 67*(2 ) AND 68, SECOND PARAGRAPH; CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT OF OTHER SERVANTS, ART . 20 ) 4 . MEMBER STATES - OBLIGATIONS - AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE APPLICATION OF THE STAFF REGULATIONS OF OFFICIALS - PRIOR CONSULTATION OF THE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS ( EEC TREATY, ART . 5 )