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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COM MUNITIES
C0M(85) 204 final
Brussels, 2 May 1985
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC. EEC, EURATOM)
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)
C0M(85) 204 final

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the weightings for countries where inflation exceeds the threshold  
need to be adjusted to take account of the actual rate of inflation  
pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Section II.6 of the method.  
However, a deduction is being made from these weightings since a  
decline is forecast in the purchasing power of national civil  
servants as measured by the specific indicator.
The specific indicator for the current annual reference period is  
put at 0.6%; the deduction to be made pursuant to the third  
paragraph of Section II.6 of the method is half that figure, i.e.
0.3%. The final rates proposed are set out in column B of Table I.
The effective date for the adjustments obtained under the method  
will be 1 January 1985, 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 November 1984,
16 November 1984 or 1 January 1985, as the case may be.
4. The weighting for Lebanon has been checked in view of the  
prolonged absence of statistical indicators for that country: it
has been calculated at 165.1 at 1 January 1985.

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
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 1984 (June 1984 = 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 1.3%  
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 not been reached in Belgium, only

Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC) No /85
of 1985
adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration and  
pensions of officials and other servants of the
European Communities ________________
THE
 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 420/85,(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 countries  
in which officials and other servants of the Communities are employed  
in the second half of 1984, the weightings applicable pursuant to Council  
Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) 420/85 to the reluneration and  
pensions of officials and other servants should be adjusted with effect  
from 1 January 1985'or from 1 November or 16 November 1984 in certain  
countries where the increase in the cost of living was particularly high;
i
(D 0J L 36, 4.3.19,68, p.1.
<2) 0J L 51, 21. 2.1985, p.6.
(3) 0J L 361, 24.12.1981, p.1.

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Trend of the index for the reference period 1 July 1984 to 31 December 1984
Country of  
.employment(A)
Cost-of-living  
index 1 July 1984·”  
31 December 1984(B)
Proposed increase  
after deduction  
of 0.3%(C)
Effective date
Belgium 102,3 (1)- -
Denmark 101,9
Germany 100.7 (1)* ·
France 103,1 (1) 102.8 1. 1.1985 (5)
Greece 106,6 106,3 16.11.1984
Ireland 102,0 (2)—
Italy (except Varese) 104.3 (1) 104,0 1. 1.1985
Italy (Varese) 103.6 103,3 1. 1.1985
Luxembourg 102,3 (1)
Netherlands 101.1 (1)
United Kingdom 101,9 (1)
Switzerland 101,3
USA 101,5—
Canada 101,6—
Japan 101 -3—mm
Turkey 120,4 120,0 1.11.1984
Spain 104,3 104-0 1. 1.1985
Portugal 109.0 10§,7 16.11.1984
Venezuela 110-8 110,5 16.11.1984
Austria 101.1—
Thailand 100,5-
Chi le 115,5 115,2 1.11.1984
Australia 102.7 (2) -
Yugoslavia - (4) -mm
Algeria -(4) -mm
Morocco 104,5 (3) 104.2 1. 1.1985
Tunisia 105,5 105.2 1. 1.1985
Egypt -(4) - —
Syria -(4) -
Jordan 104,6 104,3 1. 1.1985
Lebanon •  - (4) - -
Israel 244,9 244,2 1.11.1984
India 105,1 104.8 1. 1.1985
Brazil 127,3 (3) 126,9
I1.11.1984
(D Joint Index.
(2) Quarterly index.
(3) Provisional figures.
(4) Index not yet available.
(5) Effective dates other than 1 January 1985 have been calculated with reference to the  
lower limit of the sensitivity threshold (2.75%).

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4. The weightings applicable to pensions shall be determined in  
accordance with Article 82(1) of the Staff Regulations.
Article 2
1. With effect from 1 January 1985, the weightings applicable to  
the pensions and allowances paid to persons covered by Article 2  
of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 160/80 shall be as follows:
France 144.0
Italy 147.6
Article 3
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
0J L 20, 26.1.1980, p.1.

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. With effect from 1 November 1984 the weightings applicable to  
the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the  
countries listed below shall be as follows:
Brazil 
Chi le 
Israel 
Turkey109.4 (1)
179.7
416.8 
97.4
2. With effect from 16 November 1984, the weightings applicable to  
the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the  
countries listed below shall be as follows:
102.0 
88.8
93.8Greece
Portugal
Venezuela
3. With effect from 1 January 1985, the weightings applicable to the  
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries  
listed below shall be as follows:
France 105.8
Italy (except Varese) 102.8
Varese 105.1(1)
Spain 105.0
India 157.2
Algeria 158.7(1)
Morocco 116.3(1)
Tunisia 124.6
Egypt326.4(1)
Syria 154.4(1)
Jordan 221.3
Lebanon 165.1
(1) Provisional figure.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Estimate of the budgetary implications of the  
interim adjustment of the remuneration and  
pensions of officials and other servants in the  
first half of 1985
millionECU
InstitutionAdministrative Research and investmentTotal
Expenditure RevenueTotalExpen­
ditureRevenueTotalExpend-
diture RevenueTotal
Commission (1) 0-741 0.100 0,6411,2750,164 1.1112,0160,264 1 .752
Parliament (1) 0.024 0.003 0.021 0,0240,003 0,021
Court of Auditors -•  - -
Counci l- - -
Court of Justice- --
Economic and  
Social Committee - --
TOTAL 0.765 0,103 0,6621,2750-164 1,1112,040
I0,267 1 .773
* 1 ECU = Bfrs 44.9682  
Method of calculation
(1) Simulation of the adjustment on actual computerized files between  
1 November 1984 and 30 April 1985.
The figures for May and June 1985 repeat the values for April 1985.  
Estimate produced on 3 April 1985.