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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)103final.
Brussels,31March1977.
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EURATOM,ECSC,EEC)
adjustingtheweightingsappliedtothe
remuneration andpensionsofofficialsand
otherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
COM(77)103final.

IX/384/77-E
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Artiole 65(2 )oftheStaff Regulations reads :
"Intheevent ofasubstantial change inthecost ofliving ,the
Council shall decide within twomonths what adjustments should be
made totheweightings and ,ifappropriate ,toapply them retrospectively .
TheStatistical Office oftheEuropean Communities ,inagreement with
thestatistical offices oftheMember States andtheOECD ,hasprepared
joint indexes showing changes inthecost ofliving inthesecond half
of1976 inBrussels andinthevarious countries where staff are
employed .
On31Deoember 1976 (June 1976 =100)thefigures forthevarious
104.5
IO5.9
101.0
105.0
IO5.8
110.1
103.2
107.7
102.7
104.1
101.0
102.5
TheCommission feels that these considerable increases warrant salary
adjustments wij;h effect from 1January 1977 *
TheCommission therefore proposes that theweightings applicable to
theremuneration ofofficials intheir various countries ofemployment
should beadjusted asindicated intheattached proposal fora
regulation .countries were asfollows :
1Belgiumg
Denmark g
Germanjj
Franc e_-
Ireland '
Italy 2 '
Netherlands g
United KingdomCanada 2
2Japan p
Switzerland
USA2
pJoint index .
.National consumer price index .
Reference period May-November 1976 .

IX/384/77-2
PROPOSAL POR
COUNCILREGULATION(Euratom,ECSC fEEC)No.../...
of
adjustingtheweightingsappliedtothe
remuneration andpensionsofofficialsand
otherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingle
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulationsofOfficialsandtheConditions
ofEmploymentofOtherServantsoftheEuropeanCommunitieslaiddown
"byCounoilRegulation (EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No„259/68,aslastamended
tyRegulation (ECSC,EEC,Euratom)No3177/76,andinparticular
Articles64,65(2)and82oftheStaffRegulationsandthefirst
paragraphofArticle20andArticle64oftheConditionsofEmployment,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
Whereas,byreasonofthesubstantialriseinthecostoflivingwhich
tookplaceduringthesecondhalfof1976inBelgiumandintheother
countrieswhereoffioialsandotherservantsoftheEuropeanCommunities
areemployed,theweightingsappliedtotheremuneration andpensionsof
offioialsandotherservantsshouldbeadjustedwitheffectfrom
1January1977»
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
1.Witheffectfrom1January1977"theweightingsapplicabletothe
remuneration oTofficialsemployedinthecountrieslistedbelowshall
beasfollows:Article1
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Prance
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
Canada
Japan
Switzerland
USA104.5
129.8
83.3
126.4
135-0
132.1
104.5
96.9
135-9
130.5
151.4
83.1
132.2
«
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2.With effect from 1January 1977 theweighting applicable to
pensions inaccordance with thesecond subparagraph ofArticle 82(1 )
oftheStaff Regulations shall beasshown below fortheCommunity
country inwhioh theperson entitled tothepension declares hishome
tobe:
Belgium * 104*5
Denmark 129<8
Germany " 83.3
France 126.4
Ireland 135*0
Italy 132.1
Luxembourg 104»5
Netherlands 96•9
United Kingdom 135*9
Ifaperson entitled toapension declares hishome tobeinacountry
other than those listed above ,theweighting applicable tothepension
shall bethat forBelgium .
Article 2
«•
Article 5(2)(a)and (b)ofRegulation (ECSC ,EEC ,Euratom )Kb3177/76
isrepealed witheffeot from 1January 1977 *
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthedayfollowing its
publication intheOffioial Journal oftheEuropean Communities .
This Regulation shall bebinding initsentirety anddireotly applicable
inall Member States .
Done atBrussels , FortheCouncil
The President

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