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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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COM(76)161 final
Brussels,13thApril1976
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION
adjustingtheweightingsappliedtotheremuneration and
pensionsofofficialsandotherservantsoftheEuropean
/Communities
i
(SubmittedbytheCommissiontotheCouncil)
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COM(76)161final/

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
I. Artiole 65(2 )oftheStaff Regulations reads :
"Intheevent ofasubstantial ohange inthecost ofliving theCounoil
shall decide within twomonths what adjustments should bemade tothe
weightings and ,ifappropriate ,toapply them retrospectively ."
TheStatistical Office oftheEuropean Communities ,inagreement with the
statistical offices oftheMember States andtheOECD ,hasprepared joint
indexes showing changes inthecost ofliving inthesecond half of1975
inBrussels andinthevarious countries where staff areemployed .
On31December 1975 (June 1"975 ■100)thefigures forthevarious countries
were asfollows :
TheCommission feels that these considerable increases warrant salary
adjustments with effect from 1January 1976 .Ireland ^'
Italy
Netherlands
United Kingdom
.Switzerland 'Belgium
Denmark
Germany
"France
USA106.1
106.1
101.7
105.0
102.0
106.0
103-5
110.7
100.7
103.6
National index .
2-. ..„ „ .Referenoe period May-November 1975 -

TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheweightingsapplioablatothe
remuneration ofofficialsintheirvariouscountriesofemploymentshould
beadjustedasindicatedintheattachedproposalforaregulation.
II.On6November1975»"theCouncildeoidedthatthereductioninheadquarters
rates(O.58percentagepoints)shouldapplytoweightingsforotherplaces
andreduced,notthesix-monthly index,"buttherateofcostofliving •
recordedinthoseplaces "bythesamepercentage.This,however,hasledto
adisparityinpurchasingpowerasbetweenthevariousplacesofemployment .
TheweightingsforBelgium,Luxembourg ,PranceandItalydonotneedcorrecting.
Thecorrectionsfortheothercountriesareverysmall,lyingbetween
–0.07$and+0.7$. ;
III.Oneobjectiveofourstaffpaypolicyistoensurethatwherepossible
allstaffatallplacesofemploymenthavethesamepurchasingpower(see
Article64oftheStaffRegulations).
Toachievethisobjective,salariesmustconstantlybeupdatedbymeansof
appropriate changestotheweightings.Thisbecomesparticularlyvitalin
timesofinflation. I
Inthepresentsituation,whenratesofinflationvaryfromoneMemberState
toanother,theCommissionreservestheright,ifnecessary,toputforward
additionalproposalsforadjustmentoftheweightings.
IV.SincestatisticsforIrelandarenotpreparedatthesametimeasthe
others,theweightingappliedtoremuneration ofCommunitystaffin
Irelandwasnotadjustedon1July1975*
Thisweightingthereforenowhastobeadjustedontwocounts.

PROPOSALFOR
ACOUNCILREGULATION
adjustingtheweightingsappliedtothe
remuneration andpensionsofofficialsand
otherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities
»
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingleCommission
oftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsandtheConditionsof
EmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunitieslaiddownby
CouncilRegulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68,aslastamendedbyCouncil
?Regulation(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No2998/75»andinparticularArticles64,65(2)
and82oftheStaffRegulations andthefirstparagraphofArticle20andArticle6
oftheConditionsofEmployment ,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission .
*
Whereas,byreasonofthesubstantialriseinthecostoflivingwhichtookplace
duringthesecondhalfof1975inBelgiumandintheothercountrieswhereofficial
andotherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunitiesareemployed,theweightingsapplied
totheremuneration andpensionsofofficialsandotherservantsshouldbeadjuster !
witheffectfrom1January1976,
Whereasitwasnotpossibletoadjusttheweightingsappliedtotheremuneration
andpensionsofofficialsandotherservantsemployedinIrelandon1July1975
sincethenecessarystatisticswereunavailable .
*
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION ;
►
Article 1
1.Witheffectfrom1July1975theweightingapplicabletotheremuneration of
officialsemployedinIrelandshallbeasfollows:
Ireland:178.3
pOJNoL56,4March1963,p.1.
OJNoL299,19November1975,p.1.

2.With from 1July 1?75 weighting applicable topensions inaccordance
with thesecond ,subparagraph ofArtiole 82(1 )oftheStaff Regulations shall "be
178.3 forpersons entitled topension whodeolare their homes to "beinIreland .
Article 2
1.With effect from 1January 1976 "theweightings applicable totheremuneration
ofoffioials employed inthecountries listed below shall beasfollows :
Belgium 157.8
Denmark 198.4
Germany I3O.9
Prance 186.8
Ireland 181.9
Italy 176.6
Luxembourg 157.8
Netherlands 146.7
United Kingdom 202.6
Switzerland 133.4
USA 207.6
2.With effeot from 1January 1976theweightings applicable topensions in
accordance with thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 82(1 )oftheStaff Regulations
shall beasshown below fortheCommunity country inwhich theperson entitled to
thepension deolares hishome tobe:
Belgium 157.8
Denmark 198.4
Germany 130.9
Prance 186.8
*
Ireland 181.9
Italy 176 .'6
Luxembourg 157.8
Netherlands 146-7
United Kingdom 202.6

-3-
*If«.portion•ntlDladto*pensiondeolareahishomotobelaa'oountryotherthan
thoselistedabove,theweightingapplicabletothepensionshallbethatfor
Belgium.
Article3
ThetemporaryfixedallowanoeprovidedforbyArtiole4aofAnnexVIItothe
StaffRegulationsshallbepayableuntil30June1978*
Article4
Article1ofCouncilRegulation(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)Ho2998/75isrepealedwith
effeotfrom1January1976,exceptforthewordsandfigures"Ireland164.2"in
bothparagraphsofArtiole1,fthicharerepealedwitheffectfrom1July1975*
Article3(2)ofRegulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No3191/74isrepealedwitheffect
from1July1976#
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingitspublicationin
theOffioialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates*
DoneatBrussels, FortheCouncil
ThePresident