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REMUNERATION OFOFFICIALS ANDOTHERSERVANTS
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Subject:ProposalforaCouncilRegulationadjustingtheweightings
appliedtotheremuneration «Jidpensionsofofficialsand
otherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities (Article65(2)
oftheStaffRegulations)j
1sAdjustmenttothecostofliving :
SinceJuly1971"theCouncilhasbeenmakinginterimcost-of-living
adjustmentstoremuneration onthebasisofArticle65(2)ofthe
StaffRegulations andthecalculation methodsadoptedon23March1972
and29June1976#
Thisyearagaintheconsiderable increaseinthecostoflivinginmany
countriesofemploymentcallsforinterimadjustmentsduringthe-
referenceperiodusedfortheannualreview.Unlesstheseadjustments
aremadethepurchasingpowerparityguaranteedallofficialsby
Article64oftheStaffRegulationswillclearlynotobtain.
Theappropriate Commissiondepartments havecompiledstatisticscovering
thereferenceperiodinliaisonwiththeOECDandtheStatistics
Departments oftheUnitedNations.
On31December1979"thecost-of-livingindexes(June1979»100)for
thevariouscountrieswereasshowninColumnBofthetableoverleaf.
Becausetheincreasesforcertaincountriesareverysubstantial ,
approachingandsometimesexceeding10$insixmonths,aninterim
quarterlyadjustment,showninColumnAofthetable,iscalledfor.
Articles2and3oftheattachedproposalforaRegulationgivethenew
weightingsderivingfromtheseadjustments andapplicablefrom
1October1979and1January1980respectively.

TABLE A B
1Belgium 103.5
Denmark 107*1
! .1Germany 102*4
,1Prance I 106.2
Ireland j 107.9^
Italy 104.7 109-3 1
Luxembourg 1 –
Netherlands i 102.7
United Kingdom
!
Switzerland 101.1106.2 109.8
... .1
USA i 106.1
Canada | 104*4
Japan 102.6
Greece 103*3 111.6
Turkey |115.2 1 137-11
Spain t 107*8
Portugal 104*9 110*3
I
Venezuela 106.2 114*4
Austria j 102.5
Thailand i106.8 110.3
!
Chile 112.8 120.6
I 4Algeria
Morocco 106.7
Tunisia 105.1
Egypt ' 108.5 3
Syria *102.0 ^
Jordan 103.2 112.3
Lebanon ^
Israel 123.5 * 157*9
1
PJoint indexes .
Reference period May 1979-Uoveinber '979 *
"Provisional indexes . - - - -
Indexes tofollow later .

2*CorrectionofweightingsforUnitedKingdomandIreland
On8May1978theCommissionappliedforan.advanceof5%onthe
correctionstobemadeeventuallytotheweightingsfortheUnitedKingdom
andIreland.Inaperiodofstronginflationfeaturingconsiderable
fluctuationsinexchangerates,theCommissionfearedthatthese
weightingswouldnolongerbeanaccuratereflectionofpurchasingpower
onBrussels,LondonandDublin*
TheCouncilpreferredtowaituntiltheSOEChadcompletedits
verifications *On21December1978i1?decidedtocorrecttheweighting
forItalywitheffectfrom1January1980*
TheSOEChasnowverifiedthepurchasingpowerparitiesbetweenBrussels
andLondonandBrusselsandDublinusingamethodidenticalwiththat
usedforItaly*ThelastPPPsurveythrowsupdifferences of5&ad
4$fortheUnitedKingdomandIrelandrespectivelyvis-&-visthe
weightingswhichhadappliedforthosecountries *
InlinewiththeCommission'sproposalandtheCouncil'sdecisionon
theItalianweighting,theweightingsfortheUnitedKingdomandIreland
shouldnowbecorrectedwitheffectfrom1January1978,asindicated
inArticle1oftheattachedproposalforaRegulation *

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC,Euratom ,ECSC )Ho /80
of
adjusting theweightings applied totheremuneration
andpensions ofofficials andother servants ofthe
European Communities
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing aSingle Council andaSingle
Commission oftheEuropean Communities ,
Having regard tothe Staff Regulations ofOfficials andtheConditions of
Employment ofOther Servants oftheEuropean Communities laid down by
Council Regulation (EEC,Euratom ,ECSC )No259/68\aslastamended by
9Regulation (ESC,Euratom ,ECSC )No161/80,andinparticular Artioles 64,
65(2 )and82oftheStaff Regulations andthefirst paragraph ofArticle 20
andArtiole 64oftheConditions ofEmployment ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Whereas ,byreason oftheappreciable rise inthecost ofliving which
has taken place during thesecond half of1979 inanumber ofcountries
where officials andother servants oftheEuropean Communities are
employed ,theweightings applicable pursuant toRegulation (EEC,Euratom -,"
ECSC )N°161/80andapplied totheremuneration andpensions ofofficials
andother servants should beadjusted with effect from 1January 1980 ;
/
JojEoL56,4Karoh1968 ,p.1.
0JNoL20,26Janu&ry 1980 ,p.5.

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Whereas aquarterly adjustment should bemade with effect from
1October 1979 foranumber ofcountries where the increase inthecost of
.living hasbeen particularly high ;
Whereas theweightings fortheUnited Kingdom andIreland should be
corrected with effect from 1January 1978 inline with thestatistical
cheokB made bytheStatistical Office oftheEuropean Communities .
\
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
I.The weightings applicable totheremuneration ofofficials andother
servants employed intheUnited Kingdom and Ireland and tothepensions
andallowances paid topersons entitled thereto who have resided or
are resident there shall beasfollows :
•With effect from 1January 1978s
United Kingdom 149*5
Ireland 143*4
•With effeot from 1July 1978s
United Kingdom 152*2
Ireland 142«2
•With effect from 1January 1979 *
United Kingdom 157*7
Ireland 148*7
•With effeot from 1April 1979s
United Kingdom 68*4
Ireland 64*6
•With effect from 1July 1979 *
United Kingdom 73*8
Ireland 66.0

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2.Witheffectfrom1July1979"theweightingsfortheUnitedKingdomand
Irelandapplicabletotheremuneration ,pensionsandallowancesofpersons
coveredbyArticle2ofRegulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No160/80shallbe
asfollows:
UnitedKingdom 71*6
Ireland 68*1
Ί
3.Fortheperiod1Julyto30September1979theweightingsforthe
UnitedKingdomandIrelandapplicabletothepensionsandallowancesof
A
personscoveredbyArticle4ofRegulation(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No3085/78
shallbeasfollows:
UnitedKingdom 160*2
Ireland 152.3
4*Fortheperiod1Julyto30September1979theweightingsforthe
UnitedKingdomandIrelandapplicabletothepensionsandallowancesof
personscoveredbyparagraph 1ofthisArticleandArticle2of
Regulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No160/80shallbeasfollows:
UnitedKingdom 165.1
Ireland 157*0
Article2
1*Witheffectfrom1October1979"theweightingsapplicabletothe
remuneration ofofficialsandotherservantsemployedinthecountries
listedbelowshallbeasfollows:
Italy 73.8
UnitedKingdom78*4
Greece 90.5
Turkey 96.8
Portugal 68.3
Venezuela 118.0
Thailand 117.8
Chile 120.6
Jordan 137*5
Israel 122.9
OJNoL369,29IDecember1978,p*6.

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2*Witheffectfrom1Ootober1979theweightingsapplicabletopensions
inaccordancewiththeseoond.subparagraphofArticle82(1)oftheStaff
Regulationsshallbeasfollows:
Italy 73.8
UnitedKingdom78*4
Ifapersonentitledtoapensiondeclareshishometobeina
non-Community countrytheweighting
applicabletothepensionshallbethatforBelgium*
Ν
Article3
1.Witheffectfrom1January1980theweightingsapplicabletothe-
remuneration ofofficialsandotherservantsemployedintheoountries
listedbelowshallbeasfollowst
Belgium103V5
Denmark 114.5
Germany101,7
Prance 97.0
Ireland 71."2
Italy77.1
Luxembourg103.5
i
Netherlands 99.6'
UnitedKingdom81.1
Switzerland •121.8
USA 86.6
Canada 77.8
Japan142.6
Greece 97.4
Turkey124.3
Spain.,104.8,
Portugal 71.5

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Venezuela 126.3
Austria 102.8
Thailand 121.0
Chile 128.0
Australia 109.0
Yugoslavia 109.8
Algeria
Morocco 122.8
Tunisia 110.2
Egypt
Syria
Jordan 147.8
Lebanon "
Israel 151.6
2.Witheffeotfrom1January1980theweightingapplicabletopensions
inaccordancewiththesecondsubparagraphofArticle82(1)oftheStaff
RegulationsshallbeasshownbelowfortheCommunitycountryinwhichthe
personentitledtothepensiondeclareshishometobe:
Belgium 103.5
Denmark 114.5
Germany 101.7
France 97.0
Ireland 71.2
Italy 77.1
Luxembourg 103.5
Netherlands 99.6
UnitedKingdom81.1
ι

Ifapersonentitled ,toapensiondeclareshishometobeinacountryother
thanthoselistedabove,theweightingapplicabletothepensionshallbe
thatforBelgium*
Article4
1.Witheffectfrom1January1960theweightingsapplicabletothe
remunerationofpersonscoveredbyArticle2ofRegulation(EEC,Euratom,
ECSC)NoI60/8Oshallbeasfollows:
Belgium 104.0
Denmark 119.9
Germany 100.6
France 102.6
Ireland 71.8
Italy 83.3
Luxembourg 104.0
Netherlands 100.7
UnitedKingdom76.9
Switzerland123.4
USA 96.4
Canada 90.7
Japan 170.7
Greece 109.3
Turkey 204.3
Spain 97.8
Portugal 86.8
Austria 102.3
Venezuela 130.9
2.Witheffectfrom1January1980theweightingsapplicabletothe
pensionsandallowancesofpersonscoveredbyArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No160/80shallbeasfollows:
Belgium 104.0
Denmark 119.0
Germany 100.6
Prance 102.6
Ireland 71*8

Italy 83,3
Luxembourg 104,0
Netherlands 100,7
United Kingdom 76,9 j
Ifaperson entitled toapension declares hishome tobeinacountry
!
other than those listed above theweighting applicable tothepension shall >
I
bethat forBelgium .
Article 5
1.The weightings fortheUnited Kingdon and Ireland indicated inArticle 1
1
ofCouncil Regulation (Euratom ,ECSC ,EEC)No1461 /78 ,inArticle 5
ofRegulation (Euratom ,ECSC/EEC)No3084/78^andinArticles 6,7,8,
9and10ofRegulation (EEC,Euratom ,ECSC )No161/80shall cease to
have effect from 1January 1978 ,1July 1978 ,1January 1979 ,1April 1979
and 1July 1979 respectively .
2.Theweightingsmentioned inArticle 2ofthis Regulation and setout in ■
Article 8ofRegulation (EEC,Euratom ,ECSC )No161/80shall cease to '
have effect on 1October 1979 .
<. :
Article 6,7,8and 9ofRegulation (EEC,Euratom ,ECSC )No161/80
arehereby repealed with effect from 1January 1980 ,andtheweightings
mentioned inArticle 2ofthis Regulation shall cease tohave effect
from that date .
Article 6
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The President
0JNoL176,30June1978 ,p.1 .
^0JNoL369,29December 1978,p.4.