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COMMISSION DECISION
of 12 December 2006
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2006 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries
(2006/922/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 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 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 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 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 those set out 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, 12 December 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
Weighting
February 2006
Angola
120,0
Bangladesh
46,6
Bosnia and Herzegovina
78,6
Cape Verde
78,6
Cuba
99,3
Guinea
61,2
Hong Kong
94,8
Israel
102,2
Kenya
83,9
Lebanon
94,4
Madagascar
74,5
New Caledonia
129,1
Nicaragua
64,7
Niger
91,5
Philippines
61,3
Russia
118,3
Syria
62,9
Uganda
62,1
Venezuela
63,4
Zimbabwe
36,2
Place of employment
Weighting
March 2006
Botswana
69,9
Cameroon
108,0
Dominican Republic
74,6
El Salvador
87,7
Laos
74,0
Malawi
76,1
Tanzania
62,5
Zimbabwe
44,4
Place of employment
Weighting
April 2006
Egypt
55,1
Guinea
64,4
Haiti
105,5
Hong Kong
101,9
Mali
93,8
Saudi Arabia
94,1
Zimbabwe
48,7
Place of employment
Weighting
May 2006
Benin
92,1
Democratic Republic of Congo
131,6
Jordan
73,2
Mozambique
67,0
Pakistan
53,8
Zambia
79,9
Place of employment
Weighting
June 2006
Argentina
55,6
Botswana
65,6
Central African Republic
123,6
Chile
78,9
Ethiopia
85,1
Israel
105,5
Nepal
70,8
Peru
76,5
Tanzania
58,7
Thailand
59,6
Uganda
56,1
Yemen
70,6