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OMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)398 final
Brussels ,14March 1973
Proposal for
REGULATION (EURATOM ,ECSC ,EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
adjusting theweightings applied totheremu­
neration andpensions ofthe officials and other
servants oftheEuropean Communities
(submitted totheCouncil "bytheCommission )
C°M(73 )398final

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 65(2 )oftheStaff Regulations ofOfficials stipulates :
"Inthe event ofasubstantial change inthe cost ofliving theCouncil
shall dooidc within twomonth 'swhat adjustments should bemade tothe
weightings and ,ifappropriate ,toapply them retrospectively ."
Furthermore ,atpoint IIbofitsdecision of21March 1972 onthemethod
ofcalculation used for theperiodic examination ofthelevel of
remuneration ofofficials ,theCouncil laid down that tocompensate
fortherise inthe cost ofliving the weightings should beadjusted in
accordance with Article 6.5(1 ),totake effect from theendofthe
reference period ,vathout prejudice toapplication oftheprovisions
ofArticle 6^(2 ).
Details ofthe joint indexes prepared bytheStatistical Office ofthe
European Communities inagreement with OECD ,ILOand thenational
statistical offices oftheMember States ,which reflect the changes in
the cost ofliving inthesecond half of1972 ,areannexed hereto .
These show arise of3*6% forBelgium (joint index ,excluding rents ).
Theofficial Belgian consumer price index shows for thecorresponding
period anincrease of
3.1%forthewhole country and
k%forBrussels .
Onthebasis ofthefigures given intheannex theCommission hasdecided
topropose that the weightings beadjusted with effect from 1January 1973 *
1. Thehalf-yearly rate ofJ.6%forBelgium corresponds toanannual
rate ofbetween 7and8$;anincrease such asthis must beconsidered
"substantial ".
2. Itdoes notseem feasible torequire officials towait formore
than twelve months before compensating them fora7-3$ loss inpurchasing power .
3» Similar reasons can beadvanced for all the countries where officials
are employed .
k. TheMember States inwhich wages andsalaries arelinked tothe
cost-of-living index ,moreover ,alltake asthebase point rates of
increase well below those nowobtaining inallthecountries where officials
are employed .

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J?.Failuretomakeaninterimadjustment wouldagainmeanmaking
substantial adjustments attheendofthereference period.The
adjustment proposed shouldreducetheamountofdiscussion needed
nextautumn.
6.Forallthesereasons,theCommission putsforwardthismeasure
totheCounciltosafeguard thepurchasing poweroftheremuneration
andpensions ofofficials .

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BELGIUM
(Brussels )
Consumer price index by .grout )ofexpenditure
at1,January 1973 (1 -July 1972 »100) .
(prepared from aprice survey carried' outby
the -.Index Department oftheMinistry ofEconomic
Affairs andEnergy ,weighted totake account of
theinquiry into European officials' family budgets )
Weighting
Group ofexpenditure
Excl .rentsIndex numbers
at1January 1973
(1'July 1972 »
100 )
Excl .rents
GENERAL 'INÉEX NUMBEK 1000.0 103.6
Food
Housing ,furniture ,household
equipment andarticles ,related
services
Rent
Clothing
Medical services andpersonal
hygiene .- '•
Transport -
Cultural activities ,entertainment
■Miscellaneous " '30^.2
199-6
117.6
65.3
171.7'
99.6
41.0IO5.8
102.6
102.2 .
101.3
104.2
101.8
101.2
Asthefigures arerounded off ,theseparate index numbers multiplied
bytheweightings donotalways give thegeneral index number exactly .

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GERMANY
(Bonn)
Consumer "priceindexbygroupofexpenditureat"1January1973(1July1972a100)
(calculated fromindexnumbersprepared bythe
Inter-Organization SectionfortheStudyof.
Vfe.gesandPrices)
GroupOfexpenditure'Weighting
(%)Indexnumbers at
1January 1973
(1July1972=100 )
GENERAL INDEXNÏÏMBER 1000 103-3
I.Pood,drink 271.0 102.7
II.Housing andhousehold services 191.0 104.1
III.Household equipment and
maintenance 121.0 101Λ
IV.Domestic service 18.5 103.3
V.Clothing andfootwear 100.0 103.2
VI.Personal hygiene 28.0 103Λ.
VII.Medical care 25.0 101.1
VIII.Transport 1^5.5 101.3
IX.Recreation ,reading 101.9
X.Miscellaneous 33.5 121.3

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FRANCE
(Paris)
Consumer priceindexbygroup-ofexpenditu reat1January1973(1July1972«lbof
(prepared byINSEEonplanofInter-Organization
SectionfortheStudyofWagesandPrices)
GroupofexpenditureWeighting•T*Indexnumbersat
1January 1973
(1July1972=100 )
GENERAL INDEX NUMBER 1000 103.3
I.Food,drink ->• 296.5 104.0
II.Housing andhousehold services 194.5 103-8
III.Household equipment and
maintenance 76.5 102.5
IV.Domestic service ! 50.0 1 104.0
V.Clothing andfootwear 99.0 104.1
VI.Personal hygiene 31.0 .104.1 •'
VII.Medical care 31.0 102.2 '
VIII.Transport 110.5 '"101.4i:
IX.Recreation ,reading 78.0 103.3
X.Miscellaneous 33-0 100.8"-

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ITALY
(Rome)
Consumerpriceindexbygroupofexpenditureatl"January "1973(1July1972"=100)
(calculated fromindexnumbersprepared bythe
Inter-Organization SectionfortheStudyof
WagesandPrices)
Groupofexpenditure
GENERAL INDEX NUMBERWeighting
1000Indexnumbers at
1January 1973
(1July1972=100 )
105.3
I.Food,dnnk 302.0
II.Housing andhousehold services 201.0
111.Household equipment and
maintenance 7°»0
IV.Domestic service 32.0
V.Clothing andfootwear . 102.0
VI.Personal hygiene 35*5
VII.Medical care 22.5
VIII.Transport 124.0
IX.Recreation ,reading 69«5
X.Miscellaneous 33»5104.5
101.1
10^.3
109.5
109.7
104.1
100.0
102.**.
104.6 -
1^1.9

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NETHERLANDS
(TheHague)
Consumerjpriceindexby"group'of'expenditureaTTJanuary1975(1July1972«100)''
(calculated .-fromindex ,numbersprepared bythe
Inter-Organization Sectionfor.theStudy ,of
WagesandPrices)
GroupofexpenditureWeighting . ■w..Indexnumbersat
1January 1973
.(1July1972=100 )
GENERAL INDEXNUMBER .. ....1000 103.0 ■
I.Food,drink 253.0 104.7
II.Housing andhousehold services 180.0 101.7
III.Household equipment and
maintenance 117.0 102.5
IV.Domestic service 22.0 105.1
V.Clothing andfootwear' 98.0 98.9 .
VI.Personal hygiene 29.0 102.8
VII.Medical care 36.0 111-9
VIII.Transport 158.0 102.2
IX.Recreation ,reading 72.0 103.5
X.Miscellaneous 35.0 105.3

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UNITED KINGDOM
(London)
Consumer priceindexbygroupofexpenditure
at1January1975.(1July19?2=100)
(calculated froiflindexnumbersprepared by
theInter-Organization Sectipnforthe
StudyofVfegesandPrices) :.
GroupofexpenditureWeighting
{%)Indexnumbers at.
1January 1973
(1July1972=100 )
GENERAL INDEX NUMBER 100Q 105.0
I.Food.drink 24-6.3
II.Housingandhousehold services 2hh.3
111.Household equipment and
maintenance 78.5
IV.Domestic service 4-2.0
V.Clothing andfootwear 83.5
,VI.Personal hygiene 28.0
VII.Medical care 2^.5
VIII.Transport 144.0
IX.Recreation ,reading 6.5*0
X.Miscellaneous ^3»5103-2
109-7
103.6
102.8
10^.7
102.1
101.1
103.3
106.0
102.3

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SWITZERLAND
(Geneva)
Consumer priceindexat1January 1973
(1July1972a100)
(calculated bytheInter-Organization
SectionfortheStudyofVfeigesand
Pricesfromdatasupplied bythe
International LabourOffice)
At1January1973theindexstoodatlOk.Jitotakethegrossfigures
supplied bytheILO.Exchangerate3.8^Swissfrancstothedollar
on1July1972,3»80on1January1973*
Theindexwouldbe103-6atconstant exchangerates.
Switzerland 'snational consumerpriceindexrose3-7#overthesame
period.
1

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PROPOSAL POR
REGULATION (EURATOM.ECSC,EEC)
OFTHECOUNCIL
adjusting theweightings appliedtothe
remuneration andpensions oftheofficials
andother •servants oftheEuropean Communities ,
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingle
Commission oftheEuropean Communities ;
Having ,regardtoCouncil ,Regulation (EIX3,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68^"^
of29February 1968layingdowntheStaffRegulations ofOfficials and
theConditions ofIkployment 'ofOtherServants oftheEuropean
Communities andinstituting specialmeasures temporarily applicable to
Officials oftheCommission ,aslastamended byCouncilRegulation
(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No1^73/72^of3CJune1972,andinparticular
Articles 2and3thereof ,andArticles 6*f,65(2)and82oftheStaff
Regulations ofOfficials oftheEuropean Communities andthefirst
paragraph ofArticle20andArticle 6koftheConditions ofItaployment
ofOtherServants oftheCommunities ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (ECSC,EEC,Eutatom)"No264-7/72^
of12December 1972.adjustihg theremuneration andpension^-ofofficials
oftheEuropean Communities andtheremuneration ofother''servants of
theCommission ;
Havingregardtotheprobosal fromtheCommission ;
1 -•*
whereas,byreasonofthesubstantial.rise inthecostoflivingwhichhas
takenplaceinBelgium 311dintheothercountries whereOfficials' -eind-Other
Servants oftheEuropean Communities -areemployed duringthesecondhalf
of1972,theweightings appliedto.theremuneration aadpensions ofthe
Officials andOtherServants shouldbeadjusted ;"
;_;0JNoL36,hMarch1968,p.1.
;'vOJNoL160,16July1972,p.1.O;0JNoL283,20December1972,p.1.

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HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1"
1.Witheffectfrom1January 197,3theweightings applicable tothe
remuneration ofOfficials employed inthecountries listedbelowshall
beasfollows :
Belgium 112.8
FederalRepublic ofGermany 107.4
France 134.7
Italy 111.1
GrandDuchyofLuxembourg 112.8
Netherlands '112.8
.UnitedKingdom 122.8
Switzerland ,109.0
2.Witheffect ,,from1January 1973theweighting applicable topensions
inaccordance withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle82(1)oftheStaff
Regulations shallbethatgivenbelowfortheCommunity countryinwhich
thepersonentitled tothepensiondeclares hishometobe:
Belgium ' -112.8
FederalRepublic ofGermany 107-4 '-
France 134.7
Italy . 111.1
GrandDuchyofLuxembourg 112.8 ''
Netherlands 112.8
Ifapersonentitledtoapensiondeclareshishometobeinacountryother
thanthoselistedabove,the^weighting applicable tothepensionshallbe
thatfor,Belgium.
Article 2
Article5ofCouncilRegulation (Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No2647/72isrepealed
witheffectfrom1January 1973•
-»• Article 3
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels , ■' FortheCouncil
•ThePresident' '