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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(79)239 final
Brussels,10May1979
PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILREGULATION (ECSC,EURATOM,EEC)
ADJUSTING THEWEIGHTINGS APPLIED TOTHEREMUNERATION
ANDPENSIONS OFOFFICIALS ANDOTHER
SERVANTS OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Adjustment ofremunerations ofofficials andotherservants tothe
increase inthecostofliving
TheCouncilhasbeenmakinghalf–yearlyadjustments toremunerations
inlinewiththeincrease inthecostoflivingsinceJuly1971on
thebasisofthemethodsforcalculating remunerations adoptedon
23March1972and29June1976.
TheStatistical OfficeoftheEuropean Communities ,inagreement with ,
thestatistical officesoftheMemberStatesandinconjunction withthe
0ECDthaspreparedjointindexesshowingchangesinthecostoflivinginthesecondhalfof1978inBrussels andinthevariouseountries
wherestaffareemployed.
On31December 1978(June1978=100)thefiguresforthevarious
countries wereasfollows :
1Belgiump102.7
Denmark ^Germany
France o,,104.0
100,6
104.5
Ireland ®
Italy 1Netherlands „104.1
107.1
102,6
United_Kingdom 103.6
Canada 103,5
Japan2_ 100,7
Switzerland 100,U
USA2„ 103.8
Greece .
Turkey104.4
126,1
Spain2 107.7
Portugal 0 112.5
Venezuela 104.7
-i„Jointindex.
..National consumer priceindex.
"Reference periodMay-November 1977*
TheCommission therefore proposesthattheweightings applicable tothe
remuneration ofofficials inthevariouscountries ofemployment
beadjustedasindicatedintheattachedproposalforaregulation

COUNCILREGULATION (EEC,Euratom^ECS
adjusting theweightings appliedtothe
remuneration andpensions ofofficials andother
servants oftheEuropean Communities
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingle
Commission oftheEuropean Communities ,
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulations ofOfficials andtheConditions
ofEmployment ofOtherServants oftheEuropean Communities laiddown
byCouncilRegulation (EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68''.aslastamended
by Regulation (Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No3085/78,andin
particular Articles 64,65(2)and82oftheStaffRegulations andthe
firstparagraph ofArticle 20andArticle 64oftheConditions of
Employment ,
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ,
Whereas,byreasonoftheappreciable riseinthecostoflivingwhichtookpiacesinceCouncilRegulation (Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No3084/78^and
(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No3086/78*came
intoforceduringthesecondhalfof1978inanumberofcountries where
officials andotherservants oftheEuropean Communities areemployed,
theweightings appliedtotheremuneration andpensions ofofficials
andotherservants shouldbeadjusted witheffectrespectively from1January
and1ApriI1979,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Witheffectfrom1January 1979?"theweightings applicable tothe
remuneration ofofficals andotherservants employed inthecountries
listedbelowshallbeasfollows :
_0JNoL56,4March1968,p.1.
^OJNoL369,29December1978,p»6«
,0JNoL369,29December 1978,p.1
OJNoL369,29December 1978,p.8andcorrigendum OJNoL77»29March1979»P»43 <

Belgium 102.7
Denmark 134.5
Germany 78.8
Prance 134.5
Ireland 142.3
Italy 157.2
Luxembourg 102.7
Netherlands 94.6
UnitedKingdom 149.3
Canada 137.1
Japan 145.6
Switzerland 76.3
USA 136.0
Greece 171.8
Turkey 448.3
2.Witheffectfrom1January 1979 "theweighting applicable topensions
inaccordance withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle82(1)ofthe
StaffRegulations shallbeasshownbelowfortheCommunity countryin
whichthepersonentitledtothepensiondeclareshishometobe:
Belgium 102.7
Denmark 134.5
Germany 78.8
Prance 134.5
Ireland 142.3
Italy 157.2
Luxembourg 102.7
Netherlands 94.6
UnitedKingdom 149.3
Ifapersonentitledtoapensiondeclareshishometobeinacountry
otherthanthoselistedabove,theweighting applicable tothepension
shallbethatforBelgium.
Article 2
1.Witheffectfrom1April1979"theweightings applicable tothe
remuneration ofofficials andotherservants employedinthecountries
Listedbelowshallbeasfollows :
Belgium 102.7
Denmark 110.7
Germany 99.3
Prance 96.3
Ireland 61.7
Italy 75.3
Luxemoourg 102.7
Netherlands 100.3
UnitedKingdom 64.8
Canada 86.1
Japan 168.7
Switzerland 118.2
USA 88.6
Greece 91.2
Turkey 107.4
Spain 87.5
Portugal 73.4
Venezuela 112.4

2.With effect from 1April 1979 »"theweightings applicable to
pensions inaccordance with thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 82(l )
ofthe Staff Regulations shall bethat given below fortheCommunity
country inwhich the person entitled tothepension declares hia
home tobe:
Belgium 102.7
Denmark 110.7
Germany 99•3
France 9°«3
Ireland 61.7
Italy 75.3
Luxemb ourg 102.7
Netherlands 100.3
United Kingdom 64.8
Ifaperson entitled toapension declares his horae tobeinacountry
other than those listed above ,the weighting applicable tothe pension
shall bethat for Belgium .
Article 3
Article 5ofRegulation (Suratom ,ECSC ,EEC)No3084 /78isrepealed
with effect from 1January 1979 *
Article 1ofRegulation (Buratom ,ECSC ,EEC)No3086/78plus
corrigendum isrepealed with effect from 1April 1979 *
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe dayfollowing its
publication inthe Official Journal ofthe European Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddirectly
applicable inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
Por the Council
The President

FINANCIAL RECORD
concerning thebudgetaryimplications arisingfromareviewofweightingswitheffectfrom1January1979(Article65(2)oftheStaffRegulations ).
A.Additional expenditure
TITLE 1î
-Chapter 10(Members) /80600UCE-Chapter11(Staff) ;8208000UCE-Chapter 12(Allowances andexpenses on '
entering andonleavingtheserviceand
ontransfer) 321000UCE
TITLE2:
Chanter 28
-Article280(EuratomSupplyAgency) 14000UCE-Article287(OfficeforOfficialPublications ) 122COOUCE-Article289{EuropeanSchools) 799000UCE
TITLE3t
Chapter33(Researchandinvestment ) 3450000UCE
TITLE9:
i-"
Article943(EuropeanAssociation forCooperation ) :58000UCE"'
\Totaladditional expenditure 13052600UCE
B.Additional revenue
TITLE4ï
Chapter40(Proceeds ofCommunity taxation )
-Administration andOfficeforOfficial Publications '1395500UCE
-Research andinvestment 350000UCE
Totaladditional revenue 1745500UCE
C.Netfinancial implications •11307100.UCE