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| 14.7.2009 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 181/1 |
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14.7.2009

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 181/1

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 613/2009

of 6 July 2009

laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

| (1) | It is necessary to take account of changes in the cost of living in countries outside the Community and to determine accordingly the weightings applicable from 1 July 2008 to remuneration paid in the currency of the country of employment to officials, temporary staff and contract staff serving in third countries. |
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(1)

It is necessary to take account of changes in the cost of living in countries outside the Community and to determine accordingly the weightings applicable from 1 July 2008 to remuneration paid in the currency of the country of employment to officials, temporary staff and contract staff serving in third countries.

| (2) | The weightings in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 624/2008 (2) may lead to retrospective upward or downward adjustments to remuneration. |
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(2)

The weightings in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 624/2008 (2) may lead to retrospective upward or downward adjustments to remuneration.

| (3) | Provision should be made for back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the new weightings. |
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(3)

Provision should be made for back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the new weightings.

| (4) | Provision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of the new weightings for the period between 1 July 2008 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation. |
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(4)

Provision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of the new weightings for the period between 1 July 2008 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

| (5) | Provision should be made for any such recovery to be restricted to a period of no more than six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation and for its effects to be spread over a period of no more than 12 months following that date, as is the case with the weightings applicable within the European Community to remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities, |
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(5)

Provision should be made for any such recovery to be restricted to a period of no more than six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation and for its effects to be spread over a period of no more than 12 months following that date, as is the case with the weightings applicable within the European Community to remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

With effect from 1 July 2008, the weightings applicable 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 as shown in the Annex hereto.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be established in accordance with the rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and shall correspond to the date referred to in the first paragraph.

Article 2

1.   The institutions shall make back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the weightings shown in the Annex.

2.   The institutions shall make retrospective downward adjustments to remuneration in the event of a reduction as a result of the weightings shown in the Annex for the period between 1 July 2008 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Retrospective adjustments involving the recovery of sums overpaid shall be restricted to a period of no more than six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Recovery shall be spread over no more than 12 months from that date.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 July 2009.

For the Council

The President

C. BILDT

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(1)  
  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

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(2)  
  OJ L 172, 2.7.2008, p. 1.

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ANNEX

| | PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Weighting
  July 2008 |
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| (*1) | Afghanistan | 0 |
| | South Africa | 46,9 |
| | Albania | 78,5 |
| | Algeria | 87,5 |
| | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | 71,1 |
| | Angola | 112,8 |
| | Saudi Arabia | 79,1 |
| | Argentina | 54,7 |
| | Armenia | 71,1 |
| | Australia | 108,5 |
| | Azerbaijan | 72,9 |
| | Bangladesh | 45,4 |
| | Barbados | 105,5 |
| | Belarus | 62,7 |
| | Benin | 92,9 |
| | Bolivia | 49,5 |
| | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) | 78,6 |
| | Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka) | 62,7 |
| | Botswana | 46 |
| | Brazil | 95,5 |
| | Burkina Faso | 96,5 |
| (*1) | Burundi | 0 |
| | Cambodia | 62,7 |
| | Cameroon | 109,7 |
| | Canada | 78,9 |
| | Cape Verde | 74,4 |
| | Chile | 57,7 |
| | China | 74,6 |
| | West Bank — Gaza Strip | 103,1 |
| | Colombia | 79,2 |
| | Congo (Brazzaville) | 129,1 |
| | South Korea | 90,7 |
| | Costa Rica | 68,7 |
| | Côte d’Ivoire | 99,9 |
| | Croatia | 106,3 |
| | Cuba | 73,5 |
| | Djibouti | 85,4 |
| | Egypt | 33,8 |
| | El Salvador | 63,6 |
| | Ecuador | 57,9 |
| | Eritrea | 41,9 |
| | United States (New York) | 91,5 |
| | United States (Washington) | 85 |
| | Ethiopia | 77,8 |
| | Gabon | 110,4 |
| | Gambia | 70,3 |
| | Georgia | 99,7 |
| | Ghana | 54,3 |
| | Guatemala | 70,7 |
| | Guinea (Conakry) | 55,7 |
| | Guinea-Bissau | 114,6 |
| | Guyana | 53,5 |
| | Haiti | 104,2 |
| | Honduras | 60,3 |
| | Hong Kong | 83,4 |
| | Fiji | 72,2 |
| | Solomon Islands | 85,6 |
| | India | 50,9 |
| | Indonesia (Banda Aceh) | 49,5 |
| | Indonesia (Jakarta) | 69,1 |
| (*1) | Iraq | 0 |
| | Israel | 118,9 |
| | Jamaica | 86,1 |
| | Japan (Tokyo) | 105 |
| | Jordan | 70 |
| | Kazakhstan (Almaty) | 75,6 |
| | Kazakhstan (Astana) | 71 |
| | Kenya | 73,8 |
| | Kyrgyzstan | 86,7 |
| | Kosovo (Pristina) | 57,5 |
| | Laos | 77,6 |
| | Lesotho | 47,3 |
| | Lebanon | 80 |
| (*1) | Liberia | 0 |
| | Madagascar | 84,2 |
| | Malaysia | 65,8 |
| | Malawi | 63,6 |
| | Mali | 83,5 |
| | Morocco | 86,9 |
| | Mauritius | 72,6 |
| | Mauritania | 61,2 |
| | Mexico | 69,7 |
| | Moldova | 67,1 |
| | Montenegro | 68,9 |
| | Mozambique | 71,9 |
| | Namibia | 57,5 |
| | Nepal | 66 |
| | Nicaragua | 46,2 |
| | Niger | 85,7 |
| | Nigeria | 93 |
| | Norway | 131,2 |
| | New Caledonia | 140,4 |
| | New Zealand | 89,8 |
| | Uganda | 69,9 |
| | Uzbekistan | 45,4 |
| | Pakistan | 43,9 |
| | Panama | 52,2 |
| | Papua New Guinea | 73,5 |
| | Paraguay | 83,6 |
| | Peru | 67,4 |
| | Philippines | 61 |
| | Central African Republic | 113,1 |
| | Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) | 112,3 |
| | Dominican Republic | 58,2 |
| | Russia | 121,8 |
| | Rwanda | 82,7 |
| | Samoa | 65,5 |
| | Senegal | 88,1 |
| | Serbia (Belgrade) | 73,9 |
| | Sierra Leone | 68,9 |
| | Singapore | 95,8 |
| | Sudan | 50 |
| | Sri Lanka | 58,1 |
| | Southern Sudan (Juba) | 87,6 |
| | Switzerland (Geneva) | 112,2 |
| | Switzerland (Berne) | 108 |
| | Suriname | 39,7 |
| | Swaziland | 46,4 |
| | Syria | 66,8 |
| | Tajikistan | 61,2 |
| | Taiwan | 77,3 |
| | Tanzania | 61,4 |
| | Chad | 129,3 |
| | Thailand | 52,4 |
| | Timor Leste | 56,6 |
| | Togo | 87 |
| | Tonga | 85 |
| | Trinidad and Tobago | 61,6 |
| | Tunisia | 68,7 |
| | Turkey | 80,7 |
| | Ukraine | 109,4 |
| | Uruguay | 73,2 |
| | Vanuatu | 105,6 |
| | Venezuela | 61 |
| | Vietnam | 40,2 |
| | Yemen | 57 |
| | Zambia | 63,2 |
| (*1) | Zimbabwe | 0 |

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Weighting

July 2008

(*1)

Afghanistan

0

South Africa

46,9

Albania

78,5

Algeria

87,5

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

71,1

Angola

112,8

Saudi Arabia

79,1

Argentina

54,7

Armenia

71,1

Australia

108,5

Azerbaijan

72,9

Bangladesh

45,4

Barbados

105,5

Belarus

62,7

Benin

92,9

Bolivia

49,5

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)

78,6

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka)

62,7

Botswana

46

Brazil

95,5

Burkina Faso

96,5

(*1)

Burundi

0

Cambodia

62,7

Cameroon

109,7

Canada

78,9

Cape Verde

74,4

Chile

57,7

China

74,6

West Bank — Gaza Strip

103,1

Colombia

79,2

Congo (Brazzaville)

129,1

South Korea

90,7

Costa Rica

68,7

Côte d’Ivoire

99,9

Croatia

106,3

Cuba

73,5

Djibouti

85,4

Egypt

33,8

El Salvador

63,6

Ecuador

57,9

Eritrea

41,9

United States (New York)

91,5

United States (Washington)

85

Ethiopia

77,8

Gabon

110,4

Gambia

70,3

Georgia

99,7

Ghana

54,3

Guatemala

70,7

Guinea (Conakry)

55,7

Guinea-Bissau

114,6

Guyana

53,5

Haiti

104,2

Honduras

60,3

Hong Kong

83,4

Fiji

72,2

Solomon Islands

85,6

India

50,9

Indonesia (Banda Aceh)

49,5

Indonesia (Jakarta)

69,1

(*1)

Iraq

0

Israel

118,9

Jamaica

86,1

Japan (Tokyo)

105

Jordan

70

Kazakhstan (Almaty)

75,6

Kazakhstan (Astana)

71

Kenya

73,8

Kyrgyzstan

86,7

Kosovo (Pristina)

57,5

Laos

77,6

Lesotho

47,3

Lebanon

80

(*1)

Liberia

0

Madagascar

84,2

Malaysia

65,8

Malawi

63,6

Mali

83,5

Morocco

86,9

Mauritius

72,6

Mauritania

61,2

Mexico

69,7

Moldova

67,1

Montenegro

68,9

Mozambique

71,9

Namibia

57,5

Nepal

66

Nicaragua

46,2

Niger

85,7

Nigeria

93

Norway

131,2

New Caledonia

140,4

New Zealand

89,8

Uganda

69,9

Uzbekistan

45,4

Pakistan

43,9

Panama

52,2

Papua New Guinea

73,5

Paraguay

83,6

Peru

67,4

Philippines

61

Central African Republic

113,1

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)

112,3

Dominican Republic

58,2

Russia

121,8

Rwanda

82,7

Samoa

65,5

Senegal

88,1

Serbia (Belgrade)

73,9

Sierra Leone

68,9

Singapore

95,8

Sudan

50

Sri Lanka

58,1

Southern Sudan (Juba)

87,6

Switzerland (Geneva)

112,2

Switzerland (Berne)

108

Suriname

39,7

Swaziland

46,4

Syria

66,8

Tajikistan

61,2

Taiwan

77,3

Tanzania

61,4

Chad

129,3

Thailand

52,4

Timor Leste

56,6

Togo

87

Tonga

85

Trinidad and Tobago

61,6

Tunisia

68,7

Turkey

80,7

Ukraine

109,4

Uruguay

73,2

Vanuatu

105,6

Venezuela

61

Vietnam

40,2

Yemen

57

Zambia

63,2

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Zimbabwe

0

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