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COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 October 2006
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2005 and from 1 January 2006 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries
(2006/681/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 ( 1 ) , as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2104/2005 ( 2 ) , and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2005 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment were laid down by Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 351/2006 ( 3 ) .
(2)
Some of these weightings need to be adjusted in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, with effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2005 and from 1 January 2006, since the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
With effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2005 and from 1 January 2006 the weightings applied to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries, payable in the currency of the country of employment, shall be adjusted as shown in the Annex hereto.
The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration shall be established in accordance with the rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and correspond to the dates referred to in the first paragraph.
Done at Brussels, 10 October 2006.
For the Commission
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission
( 1 )
OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1 .
( 2 )
OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 7 .
( 3 )
OJ L 59, 1.3.2006, p. 1 .
ANNEX
Place of employment
Weightings August 2005
Guyana
60,6
Niger
97,1
Romania
60,9
Yemen
72,5
Zimbabwe
56,4
Place of employment
Weightings September 2005
Guinea
61,6
Sierra Leone
78,2
Zimbabwe
43,5
Place of employment
Weightings October 2005
Barbados
134,5
Lesotho
74,0
Nigeria
93,2
Zimbabwe
55,2
Place of employment
Weightings November 2005
Benin
97,5
Cambodia
70,6
Dominican Republic
78,1
Gambia
56,6
Guinea
63,7
Indonesia
82,8
Nicaragua
70,0
Senegal
82,2
Serbia and Montenegro
65,0
Turkey
97,9
Ukraine
107,8
Vietnam
56,7
Zimbabwe
28,9
Place of employment
Weightings December 2005
Costa Rica
75,7
Haiti
102,0
Jamaica
96,1
Mozambique
69,4
Syria
70,4
Zimbabwe
32,5
Place of employment
Weightings January 2006
Argentina
64,4
Ethiopia
86,0
Jordan
82,1
Romania
61,1
Sudan
50,1
Syria
72,2
Venezuela
70,6
Zambia
82,6
Zimbabwe
34,0