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COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 November 2009
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries
(2009/833/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 ) , 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 2008 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) No 613/2009 ( 2 ) .
(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 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009, 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,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sole Article
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 for certain countries as shown in the Annex hereto. It contains six monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable dates for each one (1 August 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009).
The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration shall be established in accordance with the detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and correspond to the dates of application of the weightings.
Done at Brussels, 10 November 2009.
For the Commission
Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission
( 1 )
OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1 .
( 2 )
OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 1 .
ANNEX
AUGUST 2008
Place of employment
Economic parity August 2008
Exchange rate August 2008
Weighting August 2008
Absent
Absent
Absent
Absent
SEPTEMBER 2008
Place of employment
Economic parities September 2008
Exchange rate September 2008 ( *1 )
Weighting September 2008 ( *2 )
Nepal ( 1 )
75,02
103,495
72,5
OCTOBER 2008
Place of employment
Economic parities October 2008
Exchange rate October 2008 ( *3 )
Weighting October 2008 ( *4 )
Argentina ( 2 )
2,744
4,549
60,3
Botswana ( 2 )
5,003
10,0251
49,9
Ghana ( 3 )
0,9408
1,6575
56,8
Kyrgyzstan ( 2 )
52,86
52,8043
100,1
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) ( 2 )
1 031
828,29
124,5
Venezuela ( 2 )
2,183
3,08504
70,8
NOVEMBER 2008
Place of employment
Economic parities November 2008
Exchange rate November 2008 ( *5 )
Weightings November 2008 ( *6 )
Egypt
2,971
7,18275
41,4
Ethiopia
12,31
12,3791
99,4
Guinea (Conakry)
4 108
6 121,77
67,1
Liberia
80,26
80,9742
99,1
Namibia
7,548
13,0194
58,0
Nepal ( 4 )
80,21
101,68
78,9
Nicaragua
14,96
25,6812
58,3
East Timor
0,9402
1,3035
72,1
DECEMBER 2008
Place of employment
Economic parities December 2008
Exchange rate December 2008 ( *7 )
Weightings December 2008 ( *8 )
Saudi Arabia
4,887
4,7336
103,2
Costa Rica
595,5
716,885
83,1
Ghana ( 5 )
0,9912
1,51325
65,5
Guatemala
8,816
9,96951
88,4
Haiti
70,13
51,8381
135,3
Solomon Islands
10,94
10,1026
108,3
Jamaica
99,81
95,647
104,4
Malawi
146,6
177,074
82,8
Uzbekistan
992
1 748,44
56,7
Sudan (Khartoum)
1,698
2,80875
60,5
Southern Sudan (Juba)
2,958
2,80875
105,3
Swaziland
6,188
12,7107
48,7
Ukraine
8,686
8,04073
108,0
Vietnam
11 940
21 278
56,1
JANUARY 2009
Place of employment
Economic parities January 2009
Exchange rate January 2009 ( *9 )
Weighting January 2009 ( *10 )
Argentina ( 6 )
2,906
4,8986
59,3
Botswana ( 6 )
5,303
11,0803
47,9
Ecuador
0,9626
1,4098
68,3
Kyrgyzstan ( 6 )
56,5
55,5673
101,7
Madagascar
2 216
2 429,72
91,2
Nepal ( 7 )
85,82
106,865
80,3
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) ( 6 )
1 092
894,885
122,0
Dominican Republic
31,86
50,4406
63,2
Tanzania
1 188
1 666,43
71,3
Thailand
26,17
48,998
53,4
Venezuela ( 6 )
2,344
3,03107
77,3
( *1 ) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).
( *2 ) Brussels = 100 %.
( 1 ) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.
( *3 ) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).
( *4 ) Brussels = 100 %.
( 2 ) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and for January 2009.
( 3 ) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and December 2008.
( *5 ) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).
( *6 ) Brussels = 100 %.
( 4 ) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.
( *7 ) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).
( *8 ) Brussels = 100 %.
( 5 ) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and December 2008.
( *9 ) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).
( *10 ) Brussels = 100 %.
( 6 ) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and for January 2009.
( 7 ) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.