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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(78)187final.
Brussels,10Kay1978
Proposalfora"
COUNCILREGULATION(EURATOM,ECSC,EEC)
adjustingtheweightingsappliedtotheremuneration
andpensionsofofficialsandotherservantsofthe
EuropeanCommunities
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
73)187final.

IX/848/78/EH
EXPLANATORY KEKORANHJM
Adjustmentofremunerations ofofficialsandotherservantstothe
increaseinthecostofliving
I.Half-yearly adjustrient :
TheCouncilhasbeenmakinghalf–yearlyadjustments toremunerations in
linewiththeincreaseinthecostoflivingsinceJuly1971onthe
basisofthemethodsforcalculating remunerations adoptedon23March1972
and29June1976respectively . ;
TheStatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanCommunities ,inagreementwiththe
statisticalofficesofthe.MemberStatesandtheOECD,haspreparedjoint
indexesshowingchangesinthecostoflivinginthesecondhalfof1977
inBrusselsandinthevariouscountrieswherestaffareemployed.
On31December'1977(June1977-100)thefiguresforthevariouscountries
wereasfollows:
Belgium'' 1,102.3
2 "Denmark 107.3
Germany 100.9
'Prance'' 103*6.
,Ireland' .102.8 ■'
Italy2 105.7\• •
Netherlands 102.0'
1UnitedKingdom .103*7
2Canada 104*3
2 ,Japan 100.6 •
_....2.....Switzerland 100.4
USA 102.4 '
'2 ..., .Greece 106.3 '
Turkey 126.8
Jointindex.
2„..Nationalconsumerpriceindex.
ReferenceperiodMay-November 1977*
TheCommissionthereforeproposesthattheweightingsapplicabletothe
remuneration ofofficialsinthevariouscountriesofemploymentbe
adjustedasindicatedintheattachedproposalforaregulation.

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II.Correction ofcertain weightings
Inaddition totheadjustment totheincrease inthe cost ofliving inthe
second hg,lf of1977this proposal contains anadditional 5%adjustment
totheweightings applied totheremuneration ofofficials employed inthe
United Kingdom ,Ireland andItaly .1 •
This one-off increase isjustified -bytheneed toupdate thebasis onwhich
theweightings arecalculated .Themost recent family budget survey is
foteheperiod 1965-67 .Increasing gaps between purchasing power parity and
monetary parity have emerged in'recent years andhave been corroborated bya
retrospective survey conducted bytheCommission .
Asaresult ofthese gaps andinview ofthefact that itisimpossible
tobaytheofficials employed inthese countries onthebasis ofmonetary
parity ,combined with thepossible -distortions in .purchas ingpower parities
caused bytheoutdated nature ofthestatistics used orbydiscrepancies
ihthemovement ofindividual prices inthehigh-inflation countries ,the
Commission hasdecided tocarry outadetailed check onthevalidity ofthe
three weightings concerned .
(
TheStatistical Office oftheEuropean Communities will thefref ore'conduct a
newfamily budget survey among' members ofstaff andwill update thelist of
articles andtherelevant prices inthemain places ofemployment .
Thefinal adjustment oftheweightings will bebased onthefindings ofthe
above investigations . 1
'The 5°/oincrease' istherefore provisional pending .theoutcome oftheabove
surveys tobecarried outby -theStatistical Office .
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HI-I^e_thod_ofin£orp£rati^rL ^we££^t£n£s_and_futur£ £n£r£a£es >i_n_salarv
scales '
Themethodapproved "by"theCouncilon26June1976producedundesirable
distortions .
Toremedythesituation,the'Commission ,inconnectionwiththeannual
reviewfor1977,suggestedaneutralformulawhichinvolvedadjusting
theamountslistedinArticle .4ofthetaxregulation bytheweighting
-tobeincorporated orthepercentageincreasetobegranted.
TheCouncil,however,askedthatfurtherenquiriesbemadebeforeit
formalizedadecisionfortheperiodfrom1July1977to30June1973.
TheWorkingPartyontheStaffRegulationsinvestigated thematteron
twooccasions(on10–11Apriland24-25April1978).
Inthecircumstances theCommissionproposesthatthe.previousdrawbacks
beeliminatedbytheformaladoptionoftheincorporation formulaset
outinAnnexII.,alreadyputforwardon11November 1977•
TheCommission seesnoneedtoreconsider thebasisofcalculation
previouslyadoptedbytheCouncil.

IV848/78-EN
ANNEXI
COUNCILREGULATION(Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No.../...
of.......'
adjustingtheweightingsappliedtothe
remuneration andpensionsofofficialsand
otherservantsoftheEuropean'Communities
THECOUNCILCPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingle
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulations ofOfficialsandtheConditions
ofEmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunitieslaiddown
by'CouncilRegulation(EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68\aslastamended
byRegulation(ECSC,EEC,Euratom)No2859/77,anc*particular
Articles64,65(2)and82oftheStaffRegulationsandthefirst
paragraphofArticle20andArticle64oftheConditionsofEmployment,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,'byreasonofthesubstantialriseinthecostoflivingwhich
tookplaceduringthesecondhalfof1977anumberofcountrieswhere
officialsandotherservantsoftheEuropeanCc^imunities areemployed,
theweightingsapplied -totheremuneration andpensionsofofficials
andotherservantsshouldbeadjustedwitheffectfrom1January1978,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
\
Article 1
i*Witheffectfrom1January1978,"theweightingsapplicabletothe
remuneration ofofficialsemployedinthecountrieslistedbelowshall
beasfollows:
(0JNoL56,4March1968,p.1.
¿0JNoL330.23December1977,p.1.

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Belglum ~ 10-'..3
Eerusa rk 134.7
Cerr.any 79-9
France 128.2
l'raland l/]4,8
Itaiy 144.5 '
Luxembourg 102.3
ÀTetnerland.s 94.6
United Kingdom 147*0
Switzerland . • ' 73.3
USA 130,0
Canada . 131*7
Jaoan 146.3'
Greece ' ' 160.2
Turkey 293.0
2.With effect from 1January 1978 theweighting applicable topensions
in .accordance with thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 82(1 )ofthe
Staff Regulations shall beasshown below forthe Com^-~' :.;v <-,.;vi>jrrtry in
which theparson entitled tothepension declp "^ >Y*1ometobe:
Belgium 102.3
Denmark 134*7
Gôraany -^ 79.9
Pracca 128*2
Ireland 144*8
Italy ' ' '144*5 - •
Luxembourg 102.3
Netnerlands 94.6 .
United Kingdom 147*0 .
Ifaperson entitled toapension declares hishome tobeinacountry
other than those listed above ,theweighting applicable tothepension
shall bethat forBelgium .
Article 2
Acoefficient ofIO0 .O84shall apply totheanounts listed inArticle 4
ofRegulation (ESC,Euratom ,BCSC )No260/6&1./
1»5®»4E&rcL Vj'Jô .p.6.

Article3
Article50)an(l(2)andArticle9ofRegulation(ECSC,EEC,Euratom)
No28q9/TJarerepealedwitheffectfrom1January1978*
Article4
Thi3Regulation3hallenterintoforesonthedayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
I
DoneatBrussels,
For-theCouncil
ThePresident

Ity848/78-Elî
ANMEX II
Item 11.6(b )and (c)tobereplaced bythefollowing :
Γ' -
"(b).TheCouncil shall determine remuneration adjustments innetterms .
Such adjustments maybeexpressed asanidentical ,across -the-board • -
percentage orinanon-proportional manner .Theadjustment maytherefore
beexpressed as:
apercentage ; ,
and/oraspecific amount ..
(c)Thenetrate ofadjustment thus fixed andtheweightings applicable
toofficials inBelgium andLuxembourg shall beincorporated ,in 1 '
accordance with thefollowing method ,inthesalary scales given in
Article 66oftheStaff Regulations andinArticles 20and63ofthe
Λ . ι
Conditions ofEmployment ofOther Servants ;.
thenetremuneration with aweighting of100attaching toeach step ofeach
grade ofofficial and toeach class inevery group ofother servants shall be
increased bytheabove weighting and "bythenetrate ofadjustment
determined inaccordance with (b)above ,whether itisgiven asa
percentage orasaspecific amount ; .
thenewscale ofbasic salaries ingross terms shall bedrawn upby
calculating foreach step orclass thegross amount which ,after
deduction oftax (having regard to(d)elow )andcompulsory contributions ,
gives thenewnetamount referred toabove ;
this conversion ofnetamounts into gross amounts shall bebased onthe
situation ofanunmarried official who does not receive the various
allowances ;
theweighting forBelgium andLuxembourg shall befixed at100 ;
theweightings for other countries ofemployment shall beadjusted onthe
basis oftheratio between thecost-of-living index numbers inthese
countries andthecost–of–living index number inBrussels /Luxembourg .
(d)Forthepurpose ofapplying Regulation (EEC,Euratom ,ECSC )No260/68
concerning Community taxtoremunerations paid inaccordance with the scale
ofbasic salaries worked outinaccordance with thefirst indent ,the
amounts inArticle 4oftheRegulation shall bemultiplied byafactor
composed of:
,theweighting applicable before incorporation totheremunerations of
■officials inBelgium andLuxembourg ;

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-thenetadjustmentin-remunerationsreferred,toat(b)aoove;and./or,
iftheadjustmentismadeintheformofaspecificamount,the
equivalentaveragepercentage.
Eachtimethescaleofbasicsalariesisadjusted,thenewmultiplier
shallbeobtainedbymultiplyingtheformermultiplierbythefigures
forthenewreferenceperiod."
Theoldparagraph(d)isrenumbered(e)..,v