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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(74)595Final
Brussels«26April1974
PROPOSAL FORA
«r"ai,II',
REGULATION (EEC.EURATOM,ECSC)
>ιη
OFTHECOUNCIL
adjustingtheweightingsappliedtothe'
remuneration andpensionsofofficialsand
otherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
■\.
00M(74)595Final

685/IX/V^-E
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article 6,5(2 )oftheStaff Regulations ofOfficials stipulates :
"Intheevent ofasubstantial change inthecost ofliving theCouncil
shall decide within twomonths what adjustments should bemade tothe
weightings and ,ifappropriate ,toapply them retrospectively ^.
Furthermore ,atpoint 11(b )ofitsDecision of21March 1972 onthe
method ofcalculation used for theperiodic examination ofthelevel
ofremuneration ofofficials ,theCouncil laid down that tocompensate
for therise inthe cost ofliving theweightings should beadjusted
inaccordance with Article 65(1 ),totake effect from theendofthe
reference period ,without prejudice toapplication oftheprovisions
ofArticle 65(2 ),
The joint indexes prepared bytheStatistical Office oftheEuropean
Communities inagreement with OECD ,ILOand thenational statistical
offices oftheMember States ,showing changes inthecost ofliving
inthe second half of1973 ,are annexed hereto .
They show arise ofb.7% forBelgium (joint index ,excluding rents ).
Theofficial Belgian consumer price index shows forthecorresponding
period anincrease of BytheendofMarch 197^>theindex stood
at107-71% .
Similar oreven larger increases have been recorded intheother
countries where officials are employed .
Accordingly ,theCommission hasdecided topropose that theweightings
beadjusted with effect from 1January 197^.
1.Thehalf-yearly rate ofk.7% forBelgium corresponds toanannual
rate ofsome 10# .Adjusted byreference totheBelgian national index ,
asmatters arenowdeveloping ,theincrease will exceed 12# .
2.Anincrease such asthis must beconsidered "substantial ".

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Itdoes not seem feasible torequire officials towait formore than
twelve months before compensating them for aloss inpurchasing power
ofover 10%.
The idea that these figures call for ahalf-yearly adjustment is
backed upbythe fact that theCouncil has onprevious occasions
given adjustments where theannual increase was8.9 /»and7.^ /j.
For all these reasons ,theCommission puts forward this measure to
theCouncil tosafeguard thepurchasing power oftheremuneration
andpensions ofofficials .

685/IX/74-E
BELQIP M
(Brussels )
Consumer price index bygroup ofexpsnditure
inDecember 1973 CLJuly 1973=100)
(prepared from aprice survey carried outby
theIndex Department oftheMinistry ofEconomic
Affairs andEnergy ,weighted totake account of
theinquiry into European officials' family budgets )
Group ofexpenditureWeighting
CVoo )Index numbers
at1January 1974
(1July 1973=100 )
GENERAL INDEX NUMBER 1000 104.7
Food 305.2 105.4 I
Housing ,furniture ,household
equipment andarticles ,
related services 199.6 104.8
Rent
Clothing 117.6 105.1
Médical services andpersonal
hygiene 65.3 102.4
Transport 171.7 104.3
1Cultural activities ,entertainment 99.6 103.8
Miscellaneous
^ΙΙ· III I II I I■ ■ I– I I III ^»ιΜ I■ΜΙ«III·ΛΛΛ .χ».41.0105.0 |
I 1
Asthefigures arerounded off ,theseparate index numbers multiplied
bytheweightings donot always give thegeneral index number exactly .

685/IX/7^-E
GJ3K4ANY
(Bonn )
Consumer price index bygroup ofexpend !ture
at1January 197^(lJuly 1973 =100)
(calculated from index numbers prepared bythe
Iator-Orgaiiizettiyu diction for theotu&y of
Wages andPrices )
Group ofexpenditureWeighting
(•/..)Index numbers at
1January 197^
(1July 1973=100 )
1
GENERAL INDEX NTJMBER II
I1000 103.8
I.Food ,drink 271.0 100.6
II.Housing andhousehold services 191.0 110.0
III .Household equipment and
maintenance 121.0 102.0
J-IV.Domestic service18.5 . 107.2
V.Clothing and footwear 100.0 103.5
VI.Personal hygiene 28.0 102.8
VII .Médical care 25.0 101.6
VIII .Transport 1*5-5 106.0
IIX.Récréation ,reading 64.5 102.6
<X.Miscellaneous 35.5 100.1 .

685/IX/7^-E
FRANCE
(Paris )
Consumer price inde xbygroup ofexpenditure
at1January 197^(lJuly1973 =100)
(prepared byINSEB onplan ofInter-Organization
Section fortheStudy ofWages andPrices )
Group ofexpenditure!Weighting
(°/oo)- ––
Index numbers at
!1January 197^
(1July 1973^100 )
GENERAL INDEX NTJMBER 1000 105.3
[I.Food ,drink 296.5 105.6 "
II.Housxng andhousehold services I19^.5
I103.9
III .Household equipment and
maintenance 76.5 10^.3
IIV.Domestic service 50.0 106.2
V.Clothing and footwear 99-0 106.3
VI.Personal hygiene 32.0 106.9
VII .Médical care 31.0 103.9
IVIII .Transport 110.5 105.4
IIX.Récréation ,reading 78.0 105.6
X.Mxscellaneous 33.0 i 109.0

685/IX/74-E
ITAIY
Tfioae )
Consumer price index bygroup ofexpenditureSt1yamTar^rT^^^l ^^lyT973^^*100 ^'*^~~~ "
(calculated from index numbers prepared bythe
Inter-Organization Section fortheStudy of
Wages andPrices )
Group ofexpenditureWeighting
(VoJIndex numbers at
1January 197^
(1July 1973=100 )
GENERAL INDEX NUMBER ' •1000 - -106.9
I.Food ,drink 302.0 | 107.5 I
i
II.Housxng andhousehold services 201.0 106.6
III .Household equipment and
maintenance 78.0 108.1
IV.Domestic servxce 32.0 110.7 '•
V.Clothing and footwear 102.0 '1U-3
IVI.Personal hygiene ■ 35-5 103.9
IVII .Médical care . 22.5 105.6
VIII .Transport . 124.0 104.4
IIX.Récréation ,reading 69.5 104.2
X.Miseellaneous33-5 .|
- .j| 100.1
L. I.

685/IX/74-E
NETH ERLA NDS
(Theïlague )
Consumer price index _by_groupofexpenditure
at1January 1974 (lJuly1973=100 )
(calculated from index numbers prepared bythe
Inter-Organization Section for theStudy of
Wages andPrices )
I
i|Weightingj Index numbers atj
Group ofexpendxture (0/oo)1January 1974
KlJuly 1973=100 )
GENERAL INDEX NUMBER 1000ί 103.3
I.Food ,drink ;253.0 \ 103.3
II.Housing andhousehold services 180.0 104.8
III .Household equipaent and ![ I
i
maintenance !117.0
\102.3
IV.Domestic service 22.0 I
i! 108.7
V.Clothing and footwear|98.0 j101.6
VI.Personal hygiene I|29.0101.2
VII .Médical care i|36.0 108.7
VIII .Transport 158.0 102.4
IX.Récréation ,reading I 72.0 101.8
IX.Miscellaneous
i _, 35.0! io^+.i
i ■

685/IX/74-E
' UNITED KIHGDOM
(London )
Consumer price index bygroup ofexpendit ure
at1~January 1974 {!July1973 '=100) "*!. •
(calculated from index nuabers prepared by
theInter-Organization Section for the
Study ofWages andPrices )
Group ofexpenditure j
IWeightingi
(°/oo) !
II
[Index numbers at
|1January 1974
!(1July 1973=100 )
IGENERAL INDEX NUMBER ' ' iI1000 105.2
I»Food ,drink II246.5,106.6~ j
II.Housing andhousehold services ; j|.244.5 I
I i! .105.1 :
III.Household equipment and jmaintenance • >i
78.5 I
iI 105*9
i
IV.Domestic service 42.0 ! 106.2 ■'
V. -Clothing andfootwear ji8?-5 :106.6 I
VI.Personal hygiene 28.0 |
i. ,104.6
VII ..Médical care 24.5 -100.7
iVIII .Transport j144.0 j 105 .9
JIX.Récréation ,reading ],65.0 102.5
X.Miscellaneous j45-5 |
i
l_ ,[ •103.0 j
! !

685/IX/7b-E
PROPOSAL FOR
REGULATION (EEC ,EURATOK ,ECSC )
OFTHE COUNCIL
adjusting theweightings applied tothe
remuneration andpensions ofofficials and
other servants oftheEuropean Communities
THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing aSingle Council anda
Single Commission oftheEuropean Communities ;
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC ,Euratom ,ECSC)No259/68^"
of29February 1958 laying down theStaff Regulations ofOfficials
and theConditions ofEmployment ofOther Servants oftheEuropean
Communities andinstituting special measures temporarily applicable
toofficials of .theCommission ,aslast amended byCouncil Regulation
(EEC,Euratom ,ECSC )No2/7^,andtoArticles 6k,6.5(2 )and82ofthe
Staff Regulations ofOfficials oftheEuropean Communities and the
first paragraph ofArticle 20andArticle6koftheConditions of
Employment ofOther Servants oftheCommunities ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,byreason ofthesubstantial rise inthecost ofliving which
has taken place inBelgium and intheother countries where officials
andother servants oftheEuropean Communities areemployed during
thesecond half of1973 »theweightings applied totheremuneration
andpensions ofofficials andother servants should beadjusted ;
1'
whereas theadjustment toremuneration andpensions provided forby
this Regulation ismade byway ofadvance ontheadjustment tobe
made .bytheCouncil following theannual review ofremuneration next
September pursuant toArticle 65(1 )oftheStaff Regulations fora
reference period running from 1July 1973 to30June 197^;
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
OJNoL56,kMarch 1968 ,,p.l .
OJNoZJ?,3Jamary 1974 »p»1.

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Article 1 :
1.With effect from 1January 197^theweightings applicable tothe
remuneration ofofficials employed inthecountries listed below
shall beasfollows :
Belgium 122.5
Germany 116.8
France 1^7 »9
Italy 126.6
Luxembourg 122.5 .
Nethorlands _ 122.3
United Kingdom 136.5
Switzerland 120.7 *
USA 173.5 *
2.With effect from 1January 197+theweighting applicable to
pensions inaccordance with thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 82(1 )
oftheStaff Regulations shall bethat given below for theCommunity
country :inwhich theperson entitled tothepension declares his
Belgium - 122.5
Germany 116.8
France 1**7«9
Italy 126.6
Luxembourg 122.5
Netheylands .122.3 .
United Kingdom 136.5
Ifaperson entitled toapension declares hxshome tobeinacountry ;
other than those listed above ,theweighting applicable tothepension
shall bethat forBelgium . . .
Article 2
Article 5 Council Regulation (SEC ,Euratom ,EGSC )No2/7^is
repealed with effect from 1January 197 2*.
*proviaional figures .home tobe:
Belgium
Germany
France
Italy
Luxembourg
Nether»1nnrîs

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Article 5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectly
applicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels, 197k FortheCouncxl
ThePrésident