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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)53 final
Strasbourg ,19February 1975
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Proposai for a
REGULATION OFTHE COUNCIL
adjusting theweightings applied totheremuneration
and pensions ofofficials and other servants
ofthe European Communities
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM(75 )53final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
l«Article 63oftheStaff Regulations provides asfollows :
"Anofficial 'sremuneration shall "beexpressed inBelgian francs .
Itshall bepaid inthecurrency ofthecountry inwhich theofficial
performs his duties .
Remuneration paid inacurrency other than Belgian francs shall be
calculated onthebasis oftheparvalues accepted bytheInternational
Monetary Fund which were inforce on 1January
Theremuneration received byanofficial should ,asfar aspossible be
such that allstaff enjoy the >same purchasing power whatever their place
ofemployment (Article 64oftheStaff Regulations ).
theuseofanexchange rate fixed onagiven date ,inthis case
1January 1965 »guarantees this .Fortheparvalue used toconvert
remuneration expressed inBelgian francs into thecurrency ofthe
country ofemployment ,provided itisconstantly brought uptodate
bymeans oftheregional weightings ,ensures that atanyonetime all
officials oftheEuropean Communities have thesame purchasing power .
Updating isparticularly necessary atatime like thepresent when the
cost ofliving isrising rapidly and atdifferent rates in .different
countries .
2. Itistrue that this system ofadjustment isnotunique .Other
international organizations (United Nations ,ILO)useupdated exchange
rates .Their systems operate insuch away .however ,that any
readjustment ofparvalue whether declared ornot ,immediately upsets
purchasing power parity .Thestaff ,therefore ,isinastate of .
constant uncertainty which theorganizations inquestion arepowerless
toremedy ,inspite oftheexceptional measures which they have repeatedly
taken .

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Anothergroupofinternational organizations (OECD,NATO,WELL,etc)
hasasystemofmultiplesalaryscales,eachexpressedinthecurrency
ofthecountryofemployment .
Thegeographicfactorsonwhichthedifferences betweenthescalesare
basedmakeitpossibletocomparetheexchange\-atcsusedbytheEuropean
Communities andthoseusedinrespectofthestaff ,oftheseother
orgpjiizations.
AstudycarriedoutinJanuary1975forGenevashowedthatthetwosystems
producealmostidenticalpurchasingpowerparities.On1September1974
thesystem\xsodbythecoordinatedorganizations resultedinanexchange
rateofBfrs.100-Sfrs.8.19.OfficialsoftheEuropeanCommunities
employedinthattown.receiveremuneration expressedinBelgianfrancs
andconvertedintoSwissfrancsattherateJBfrs100«Sfrs8..75«
Theratiobetweenthesetworatesgivesarateofequivalence of
purchasingpowerof93-6whiletheweightingusedbytheEuropean
CommunitiesinSeptember1974forGenevawas93»4«Tiiedifference
of0.2foisnotsignificantandconfirmsthevalidityofthesystem
usedbytheEuropecjiCommunities .
Inviewofthepresentsituation ,wheremanycountrieshavefloating
exchangerates,theCommissionhaspromiseditsstafftocai-ryout
periodicchecksofindividualweightings *Thus,theweightingforthe
UnitedKingdomwaschockedbytheStatistical OfficeoftheEuropean
CommunitiesandcorrectedbytheCouncilon18November1974(see
OJNoL311/422rovenbe:?3-974,p4).^ledifferencebetweentho
tveightinginforceandtheresultofthesurveycarriedoutbythe
StatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities was1.2$.
AnothercheckoftheweightingforItaly,followingthatcarriedoutin
October1972,iscurrentlybeingundertakenbythoStatisticalOffice
oftheEuropeanCommunities . ■

Forthereasons setoutabove andpursuant toArticle 65(2 )ofthe
Staff Regulations ,theCommission therefore proposes that theweightings
boadjusted with effect from 1January 1975 inorder tooffset the rise
inthecost ofliving during thesecond half of1974 . *
Aninterim adjustment with effect from 1October 1974 ishowever requested
inrespect oftheweighting applied totheremuneration ofstaff employed
inItaly .TheCommission considers that therate atwhich prices have
risen inItaly over recent months ,fully justifies such ameasure .
Since thejoint index provided forinArticle 65oftheStaff Regulations
isavailable forBelgium only ,theCommission proposes that theCouncil
.t?Jce asabasis for theother places ofemployment thetrend ofprices
totheprivate consumer over the same period .Any corrections tobe
made with effect from 1July 1975 canbecarried out atthenext annual
review ofremuneration onthebasis ofthe joint indexes ,
Therises inthecost ofliving recorded between 1July and 31December 1974
inthe various countries are asfollows :
Bolgium 107
Denmark 107
Germany 102.3
Prance 106 .3
Ire1and : ,108.6
Italy 112,3 (107.3 on30.9*74 )
Luxembourg .
Netherlands 105
United ICingdom 107.5
Switzerland 105-3
USA 105.7
Theweightings applied totheremuneration ofofficials employed inthe
above countries areadjusted accordingly (seethedraft Regulation
attached hereto ).
(1)ForIreland theperiod covered isMay toNovember 197*+

Proposal for a
REGULATION OFTHE COUNCIL
adjusting theweightings applied totheremuneration
andpensions ofofficials and other servants
oftheEuropean Communities
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COTMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing aSingle Council andaSingle
Commission oftheEuropean Communities ;
Having regard totheStaff Regulations ofOfficials and theConditions
ofEmployment ofOther Servants oftheEuropean Communities laid down by
1Regulation (EEC ,Euratom ,ECSC )No259/66 ,aslast amended byRegulation
?
(EEC ,Euratom ,EOSC )No2/74 ;andinparticular Articles 64,65(2 )and82
ofthesaid Staff Regulations andthefirst paragraph ofArticle 20and
Article 64ofthesaid Conditions ofEmployment ;
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ;
Whereas ,byreason ofthesubstantial rise inthecost ofliving which
hastaken place during thesecond half of1974 inItaly ,inBelgium and
intheother countries where officials andother servants oftheEuropean
Communities areemployed ,theweightings applied totheremuneration and
pensions ofofficials andother servants should beadjusted ;
Whereas theadjustment toremuneration andpensions provided forbythis
Regulation ismade bywayofadvance ontheadjustment tobemade bythe
Council forthereference period running from 1July 1974 "to30June 1975
following theannual review ofremuneration inSeptember pursuant to
Article 65(1 )oftheStaff Regulations ; ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1
0JNoL56,4March 1968,p„1„
20JNoL2,3Jr-uiur.ry 1974 »p. 1.

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Article 1
1.Witheffectfrom1October1974theweightingapplicabletothe
remuneration ofofficialsemployedinItalyshallbe151»9*
2.Witheffectfrom1October1974theweightingapplicabletopensions
underthesecond,subparagraphofArticle82(1)oftheStaffRegulations
shall,wherethepersonentitledtothepensiondeclareshishometobe
inItaly,be151-9*
1.Witheffectfrom1January1975theweightingsapplicabletothe
remuneration ofofficialsemployedinthecountrieslistedbelowshall
beasfollows:
2.Witheffectfrom1January1975»"theweightingsapplicabletopensions
underthesecondsubparagraphofArticle82(1)oftheStaffRegulations
shallbeasshoxmbelowfortheCommunitycountryinwhichtheperson
entitledtothepensiondeclareshishomotobe: 1Article2
Germany
France
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
Switzerland
USABelgium
Denmark141.6
182.5
124.4
169.3
164.2
159.0
141.6
135.8
162.0
130.2
194.8

Belgium
Denmark
Germany
France
Ircland
Italy '
Luxembourg
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Ifaperson entitled toapension declares hishome to "beinacountry
other than those listed above ,theweighting applicable tothepension
shall bethat forBelgium .
Article 3
Article 5ofRegulation (EEC ,Euratom ,ICCSC )No3191/74isrepealed with
effect from 1January 1975 »except fortheentry "Italy 141*6"inboth
paragraphs ofthat Article ,which isrepealed with effect from 1October 1974 »
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing itspublication
intheOfficial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly applicable in
all Member States .141.6
132.5
124.4
169.3
164.2
159-0
141.6
135.8
162.0
Done atBrussels , For the Council
The Président