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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(84) 257 final
Brussels, 14 May 1984
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC)
adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration 
and pensions of officials and other servants of the 
European Communities
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
COM(84)  257 final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Proposal for a Council Regulation adjusting the weightings applicable to 
the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the 
European Communities
1. Since July 1971 the Council has made interim cost-of-living adjustments 
on the basis of Article 65(2) of the Staff Regulations and the salary 
adjustment methods adopted on 23 March 1972 and 29 June 1976. The salary 
adjustment method adopted on 15 December 1981 confirms and clarifies the 
detailed rules for interim adjustments.
2. From statistics for the reference period the Commission departments 
responsible, in conjunction with the associated organizations and the UN 
Statistical Office and in agreement with the Statistical Office of the 
European Communities,have established the cost-of-living index numbers for 
31 December 1983 (June 1983 = 100) for the various countries of employment 
(see column A of Table I below).
Because of the substantial rise in the cost of living in several countries 
of employment and the consequent drop in purchasing power, weightings now 
need adjusting. Without these adjustments, the equivalence of purchasing 
power to which all officials are entitled under Article 64 of the Staff 
Regulations would be severely jeopardized.
3. The sensitivity threshold for the relevant period (fixed under the method 
at 55% of the average change in the cost of living in the Community) is 2.0%. 
This is below the lower Limit of 2.75% laid down in the fourth paragraph of 
Section II.6 of the method; the latter figure is therefore the threshold for 
adjustments. Since this threshold has been exceeded in Belgium, the 
weightings for all places of employment have to be adjusted. However, a 
deduction is being made in accordance with the method, since a decline is 
forecast in the purchasing power of national civil servants as measured by 
the specific indicator.

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The specific indicator forecast for the current annual reference period is 
1%; the deduction to be made pursuant to the third paragraph of Section II.6 
of the method is half of that figure, i.e. 0.5%. The resulting proposed 
rates are set out in column B of Table I.
The effective date for the adjustments obtained under the method will be 
1 January 1984, except in countries with high rates of inflation, where the 
date will be earlier so as to obtain a loss of purchasing power corresponding 
to the 2.75% threshold (see column C of Table I).
The attached proposal for a Regulation lays down the new adjusted weightings, 
applicable with effect from 1 or 16 November 1983 or 1 January 1984, as the 
case may be.
4. A number of the weightings adopted under previous Regulations were only 
provisional because of the absence of the necessary statistics. These have 
now been corrected and determined definitively on the basis of the figures 
now available (see column A of Table II).
The Statistical Office of the European Communities has verified the weightings for 
certain non-member countries since they no longer seemed to provide purchasing 
power parity with Brussels. On the basis of its findings, new weightings 
are being proposed for three countries (see Table III).
Lastly, a weighting has to be established for Brazil since the Commission 
has decided to open a delegation there. The attached proposal is based on 
figures produced by the Statistical Office. An additional 15% has been 
incorporated to reflect the special living conditions referred to in 
Article 64 of the Staff Regulations (see Table IV).

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TABLE I
Trend of the index for the reference period 1 July 1983 to 31 December 1983
(A)
Cost-of-living 
index 1 July 1983- 
31 December 1983(B)
Proposed increase 
after deduction 
of 0.5%(C)
Effective date
1------1------ ---
Belgium 103
.6(1) 103.1 1.1.1984 (4)
Denmark 103.0 102.5 1.1.1984
Germany 101.3(1) 100.8 1.1.1984
France 104.3(1) 103.8 1.1.1984
Greece 107.6 107.1 16.11.1983
Ireland 104.7(2) 104.2 1.1.1984
Italy (except Varese) 106.3(1) 105.8 1.1.1984
Italy (Varese) 105.3 104.8 1.1.1984
Luxembourg 103.6(1) 103.1 1.1.1984
Netherlands 102.2(1) 101.7 1.1.1984
United Kingdom 102.4(1) 101.9 1.1.1984
Switzerland 101.1 100.6 1.1.1984
USA 101.8 101.3 1.1.1984
Canada 101.9 101.4 1.1.1984
Japan 100.5 100.0 1.1.1984
Turkey 125.3 124.7 1.11.1983
Spain 106.6 106 .1 16.11.1983
Portugal 119.4 118.8 1.11.1983
Venezuela 104.0 103.5 1.1.1984
Austri a 102.3 101.8 1.1.1984
Thai land 101.5 101,0 1.1.1984
Chi le 111.8 111.2 16.11.1983
Australia 104.1(2) 103.6 1.1.1984
Yugoslavia (3)
Algeria (3)
Morocco (3)
Tunisia (3) •
Egypt (3)
Syria (3)
Jordan 102.8 102,3 1.1.1984
Lebanon (3)
Israel 193.1 192.1 1.11.1983
India (3)-
(1) Joint index.
(2) Quarterly index.
(3) Index not yet available.
(4) Effective dates other than 1 January 1984 have been calculated with reference to
the lower limit of the sensitivity threshold (2.75%).

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TABLE II
Trend of the index for the reference period 1 July 1982 to 30 June 1983 
(based on the statistics available for each country)
Cost-of-living 
i ndex
1 July 1982- 
30 June 1983
(A)Cost-of-living
index
1 July 1982- 
31 Dec. 1982
(B)% granted 
for
1 July 1982- 
SI Dec. 1982
(C)Cost-of-living
index
1 January 1983- 
30 June 1983
(D)Remainder 
to be 
granted 
for
1 Jan. 1983- 
30 Junel 983 
(E)Effect ive 
fate 
1.7.83 
(1)
(F)
Turkey 125.2 111.9 110.8 111.9 113.01.5.83
Egypt 119.5 100.1 99.1 119.4 120.61.5.83
Jordan 105.7 110.4 109.3 95.7 96.71.7.83
(1) The sensitivity threshold is 2.37% (55% of 4.3).
Effective dates other ihan 1 July 1983 have been calculated with reference to the 
lower limit of the sensitivity threshold (2.75%).
TABLE III
Verification of the weightings at 1 January 1981 (Brussels = 100)
Weighting 
applicable at 
1 January 1981 
(A)Weighting
after
verification
(B)Difference
(C)
Morocco 116.89 (1)
Yugoslavia 96.24 (1)
Israel 153.19 (1)
(1) Not yet avai lable.
TABLE IV
Geographical index for Brazil - (1)
Special living conditions 15%
Weighting at 1 January 1984 - (1)
(1) Not yet available.

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION .(EURATOM, ECSC, EEC)
adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration and 
pensions of officials and other servants of the 
_______________  European Communities
TH
E COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single 
Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions 
of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down 
by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68,(1) as last amended
by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3681/83,(2) and in particular 
Articles 63, 64, 65 and 82 of the Staff Regulations and the first paragraph 
of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment,
Having regard to Council Decision 81/1061/Euratom, EEC,* ECSC of 15 December 
1981 amending the method of adjusting the remuneration of officials and other 
servants of the Communities (3),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, since the cost of living increased substantially in several countrie 
in which officials and other servants of the Communities are employed 
in the second half of 1983, the weightings applicable pursuant to Council 
Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3647/83 (4) to the remuneration and 
pensions of officials and other servants should be adjusted with effect 
from 1 January 1984 or from 1 November or 16 November 1983 in certain 
countries where the increase in the cost of living was particularly high;
(1) 0J No L 36, 4.3.1968, p.1.
(2) 0J No L 368, 29.12.1983, p.1.
(3) 0J No L 386, 31.12.1981, p.6.
(4) 0J No L 361, 24.12.1983, p.1.

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Whereas the weightings applicable for Turkey, Yugoslavia, Israel, Jordan, 
Egypt and Morocco should be adjusted with retroactive effect in accordance 
with the statistics available for those countries; whereas a weighting 
should be established for Brazil,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. With effect from 1 January 1981, the weightings applicable 
to the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the 
countries listed below shall be as follows:
Morocco (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel . (1)
2. With effect from 1  May 1981, the weightings applicable to the remuneration 
of officials and other servants employed in the countries listed below 
shall be as follows:
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel (1)
3. With effect from 16 May 1981, the weighting applicable to the remuneration 
of officials and other servants employed in the following country 
shall be as follows:
Morocco (1)
4. With effect from 1  July 1981, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Morocco (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel (1)
(1) Not yet available.

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5. With effect from 1 November 1981, the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the lollowing 
country shall be as follows:
i .  _ _ _
Is
rael (1)
6. With effect from 16 November 1981, the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the followina 
country shall be as follows:
Yugoslavia (1)
7. With effect from 1 January 1982, the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the following 
country shall be as follows:
Morocco (1)
8. With effect from 1 May 1982, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel (1)
9. With effect from 1 July 1982, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Morocco (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel (1)
10. With effect from 1 November 1982, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel (1)
11. With effect from 1 January 1983, the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the following
country shall be as follows:
Morocco (1)
(1) Not yet available.

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12. With effect from 1 May 1983, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Turkey 111.8
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel (1)
Egypt 261.5
13. With effect from 1 July 1983, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Turkey 89.9
Yugoslavia (1)
Israel (1)
Jordan 201.9
Egypt 263.7
Morocco (1)
Article 2
1. With effect from 1 November 1983, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Portugal 88.3
Turkey 104.6
Israel (1)
2. With effect from 16 November 1983, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Greece 107.1
Spain 99.8
Chile 163.1
(1) Not yet available.

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3. With effect from 1 January 1984, the weightings applicable to the 
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries 
listed below shall be as follows:
Belgium 103.1
Denmark 119.7
Germany 111.4
France 105.7
Ireland 97.2
Italy (except1H 1  7Varese)lu I  ■ r
Varese 103.8
Luxembourg 103.1
Netherlands 107.6
United Kingdom 99.8
Switzerland 145.0
USA (except New 
York)172.8
New York 187.1
Canada 155.5
Japan 189.6
Austria 120.4
Venezuela 176.0
Brazi l (1)
Australia 155.3
Yugoslavia (1)
Thai land 185.2
India (1)
Algeria (1)
Morocco (1)
Egypt (1)
Syria (1)
Jordan 206.6
Lebanon (1)
4. The weightings applicable to pensions shall be determined in accordance 
with Article 82(1) of the Staff Regulations.
(1) Not yet available.

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Article 3
1. With effect from 1 January 1984, the weightings applicable to the 
pensions and allowances paid to persons covered by Article 2 of Council 
Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 160/80 (1) shall be as follows:
Belgium 123.3
Denmark 148.7
Germany 107.4
France 137.4
Ireland 116.3
Italy 137.4
Luxembourg 123.3
Netherlands 105.5
United Kingdom 93.3
2. If a person entitled to a pension declares his home to be in a 
country other than those listed in this Article, the weighting applicable 
to the pension shall be that for Belgium.
Article 4
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its 
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable 
in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, For the Council
The President
(1) 0J No L 20, 26.1.1980, p. 1.