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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75)470 final
Brussels ,15September 1975
Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION
adjusting the weightings applied tothe
remuneration and pensions ofofficials and
other servants oftheEuropean ;Communities
(submitted tothe .Council bytheCommission )
CC".:(75 )470final

IX/1580/75-E
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Article65(2)oftheStaffRegulations stipulates :
"Intheeventofasubstantial changeinthecostoflivingthe
Councilshalldecidewithintwomonthswhatadjustments should "be
madetotheweightings and,ifappropriate ,toapplythem
retrospectively ."
TheStatistical OfficeoftheEuropean Communities ,inagreement
withthestatistical officesoftheMemberStatesandtheOECD,has
preparedjointindexesshowingchangesinthecostoflivinginthe
firsthalfof1975inBrussels andinthevariouscountries where
staffareemployed.
On30June1975(December 1974=100)
countries wereasfollows :
Belgium
1-Denmark
Germany
Prance
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
Switzerland
USA1thefiguresforthevarious
105.58
103.01
103.91
105.66
(...at31March1975)
105.35
105.02
113.58(105.11on31March1975)
102.34
103.32
TheCommission feelsthattheconsiderable increases showninthetable
fortheUnitedKingdomandIrelandrequireinterimadjustments forthese
countries totakeeffecton1April1975*
^Nationalindex.
2_. '.._TheBelgianjointindexalsoappliestoLuxembourg .
Estimated annualfiguresforIrelandareofthesameorderasthose
givenfortheUnitedKingdom.

IX/1580/75-E
TheCommission therefore proposesthattheweightings applicable
totheremuneration ofofficials inthevariouscountries where
officials areemployed shouldbeadjusted asindicated inthe
attached proposal foraregulation *

IX/1580/75-E
PROPOSAL FOR
ACOUNCIL REGULATION
adjusting theweightings appliedtothe
remuneration andpensions ofofficials and
otherservants oftheEuropean Communities
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing aSingleCouncilandaSingle
Commission oftheEuropean Communities ;
HavingregardtotheStaffRegulations ofOfficials andtheConditions
ofEmployment ofOtherServants oftheEuropean Communities laiddown "by
A
CouncilRegulation (EEC,Euratom,ECSC)No259/68,aslastamended "by
CouncilRegulation (Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No712/75»and-inparticular
Articles 64,65(2)and82ofthesaidStaffRegulations andthefirst
paragraph ofArticle 20andArticle64ofthesaidConditions ofEmployment ;
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission ;
Whereas ,"byreasonofthesubstantial riseinthecostoflivingwhichhas
takenplaceduringthefirsthalfof1975inBelgium andintheother
countries whereofficials andotherservants oftheEuropean Communities are
employed ,theweightings appliedtotheremuneration andpensions ofofficials
andotherservants shouldbeadjusted witheffectfrom1July1975?
Whereastheweightings appliedtotheremuneration andpensions ofofficials
andotherservants employedinIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshouldbe
adjusted witheffectfrom1April1975 "totakeaccountoftheverysubstantial
riseinthecostoflivinginthesecountries ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Witheffectfrom1April1975 "theweightings applicable tothe
remuneration ofofficials employedinIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomshall
beasfollows :
OJNoL56,4March1968,p.1.
^OJNoL71j20March1975»P*3«

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Ireland
UnitedKingdom:170.28
2.Witheffectfrom1April1975theweightings applicable topensionsin
accordance withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle82(1)oftheStaff
Regulations shallbe and170.28forpersonsentitledtopension who
declaretheir'homestobeinIrelandandtheUnitedKingdomrespectively .
Article 2
1..Witheffectfrom1July1975 "theweightings applicable tothe
remuneration ofofficials employed inthecountries listedbelowshall
beasfollows :
Belgium 149•5
' Denmark 188.0
Germany 129-3
Prance 178.9
Ireland -
Italy 167.5
Luxembourg • 149*5
Netherlands 142.6
UnitedKingdom 184.0
Switzerland 133*3
USA 201.3
2.Witheffectfrom1July1975theweightings applicable topensions in
accordance withthesecondsubparagraph ofArticle82(1)oftheStaff
Regulations shallbeasshownbelowfortheCommunity countryinwhich
thepersonentitledtothepensiondeclareshishometobe:
149.5
188.0
129.3
178.9149.5
188.0
129.3
178.9
167.5
149-5
142.6
184.0
133.3
201.3
Belgium
Denmark
Germany
Prance
Ireland

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Italy 167.5
Luxembourg 149•5
Netherlands 142.6
UnitedKingdom ;184.0
Ifapersonentitled toapensiondeclareshishometobeinacountry -
otherthanthoselistedabove,theweighting applicable tothepension
shallbethatforBelgium.
Article 3
Article 1ofCouncilRegulation (Euratom,ECSC,EEC)No712/75is
repealed witheffectfrom1July1975»exceptforthewordsandfigures
"Ireland ...."and"UnitedKingdom162.0"inbothparagraphs ofArticle 1
whicharerepealed witheffectfrom1April1975*
Article 4
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayfollowing its
publication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentirety anddirectly applicable
inallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels , FortheCouncil
ThePresident

IX/1580/75-E
STATISTICAL OFFICE
OFTHE
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Directorate forDemographic
andSocialStatistics
Luxembourg ,28August1975
REPORT
"bytheStatistical OfficeoftheEuropean Communities
onthepreparation ofthejointindex
-for1975
(Article65oftheStaffRégulations )

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Asrequired ,byvirtueofArticle65oftheStaffRegulations of
Officials oftheEuropean Communities ,theStatistical Officehas
prepared ajointindexonthebasisofapricesurveyforBrussels
carriedoutbytheIndexDepartment oftheMinistry ofEconomic
AffairsandEnergyandonthebasisoffiguresprovided bythe
Inter-Organization SectionfortheStudyofWagesandPrices(coordi­
natedorganizations ,Paris).
ForDenmark andIreland theOfficehasusedthenational cost-of-
livingindex,sincethereisnoindexforinternational purposes
forthesetwocountries .
TheStatistical Officeonceagaincarriedoutasurveyofrents
paidbyCommunity staffinBrussels .Theresultsofthissurvey
werepassedontotheBelgianIndexDepartment andusedincalculating
thejointindex.
Alltheindexnumbersinthisreport(exceptforIreland)were
established on1July19750July1974=100).
Thegeneralindexnumbersforeachcountryareshowninthefirst
tableattached ;specific indexnumbersforgroupsofexpenditure
aresetoutinthefollowing tables.

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Summarytableofthejointindex
Indexnumbers at
1July1975
(■1July1974=100)
Belgium
Brussels excluding rent
including rent113.1
113.0
Italy
Rome ν 118.3
Prance
Paris 112.3
'Germany
Bonn 106.3
Netherlands
TheHague 110.3
UnitedKingdom
London 122.1
Ireland
Denmark 110.2
Switzerland
Geneva 107.8
August1975-August1974
Thecost-of-livingindexiscalculated quarterly .

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1Listof"tables
Indexnumbers "bygroupofexpenditure :
Table1a Belgium
Table1b ■Belgium
Table2 Italy -
Table3 Prance
Table4 Germany -
Table5 Netherlands
Table6 UnitedKingdom
1
Asthefiguresareroundedoff,theseparate indexnumbers
multiplied bytheweightings donotalwaysgivethegeneral
indexnumberexactly.

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BELGIUM
(Brussels )
Table 1a
Consumer price index bygroup ofexpenditure
(prepared from aprice survey carried outby
theIndex Department oftheMinistry ofEconomic
Affairs andEnergy ,weighted totake account of ■
theinquiry into European officials' family budgets )
including rent
Group ofexpenditureWeighting
(700)Index numbers
at 1July 1975
(1July 1974 =100)
GENERAL INDEX MJMBER 1000 113.0
Pood 256.2 112.5
Housing ,furniture ,household
equipment andarticles ,related
services 328.0 113.9
Rent 160.4 I 112.7
Clothing ' 98.7 112.5
Medical services andpersonal
hygiene 54-9 120.7
Transport 144.1 108.3
Cultural activities ,entertainment 83.7 114.7
Miscellaneous 34-4 114.8

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BELGIUM
(Brussels )
Table 1b
Consumer price index bygroup ofexpenditure
(prepared from aprice survey carried outby
theIndex Department oftheMinistry ofEconomic
Affairs andEnergy ,weighted totake account of
theinquiry into European officials *family budgets )
excluding rent
ι
Group ofexpenditureWeighting
(%»)Index numbers
at 1July 1975
(1July 1974 =100)
GENERAL INDEX NIMBER 1000 113.1
Food • 305-2 112.5
Housing ,furniture ,household
equipment andarticles ,related
services 199-6 114.9
Clothing 117.6 112.5
Medical services andpersonal
hygiene 65.3 120.7
Transport 171.7 108.3
Cultural activities ,entertainment 99-6 114-7
Miscellaneous 41.0 114.9

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ITALY
(Rome)
Table2
Consumer priceindexbygroupofexpenditure
(calculated fromindexnumbersprepared bythe
Inter-Organization SectionfortheStudyof
WagesandPrices)
GroupofexpenditureWeighting
(°/oo)Indexnumbersat
1July1975
(1July1974=100)
GENERAL INDEXMJMBER 1000 118.3
I.Food,drink 302.0 122.4
II.Housing andhousehold services 201.0 111.4
III..Household equipment and
maintenance 78.0 119.7
IV.Domestic service 32.0 120.4
V.Clothing andfootwear 102.0 115-4
VI.Personal hygiene 35.5 125.1
VII.Medical care 22.5 123.5
VIII.Transport 124.0 117.4
IX.Recreation ,reading 69.5 111.3
X.'Miscellaneous 33.5 127.8

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FRAITCE
(Paris)
Table3
Consumer priceindexbygroupofexpenditure
(basedonindexnumbersprepared byINSEE
fortheInter-Organization Sectionforthe
StudyofWagesandPrices)
Groupofexpenditure
IWeighting
(°/oo)'Indexnumbers at
1July1975
(1July1974=100 )
I
GENERALINDEXNUMEER 'I1000 112.3
I.Food,drink
II.Housingandhousehold services
III.Household equipment and
maintenance
IV.Domestic service
V.Clothing andfootwear
VI.Personal hygiene
VII.Medical care
VIII.Transport
IX.Recreation ,reading
X.Miscellaneous -296.5
194.5
76.5
50.0
99.0
31.0
31.0
1,10.5
78.0
33.0
I110.9
110.5
112.5
119.1
114.4
111.8
112.4
111.4
114.9
111.8

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GERMANY
(Bonn)
Table4
Consumer priceindexbygroupofexpenditure
(calculated fromindexnumbersprepared bythe
Inter-Organization Sectionforthestudyof
WagesandPrices)
Groupofexpenditure Weighting
(Voo)Indexnumbersat
1July1975
(1July1974=100 )
i
GENERAL INDEXNUKBER 1000 106.3
I.Food,drink 271.0 106.7
II.Housingandhousehold services 191.0 107.5
III.Household equipment and
maintenance 121.0 106.1
IV.Domestic service 18.5 108.2
V.Clothing andfootwear 100.0 105.2
VI.Personal hygiene 28.0 107.5
VII.Medical care 25.O 104.3
VIII.Transport 145.5 103.8
IX.Recreation ,reading 64.5 106.5
•X.Miscellaneous 35.5 112.1

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lx/1580/75
Netherlands
(TheHague)
1Table5
Consumer priceindexbygroupofexpenditure
(calculated fromindexnumbers'prepared bythe
Intern-Organization SectionfortheStudyof
WagesandPrices)
GroupofexpenditureWeighting
(°/oo)Indexnumbersat
1July1975
(1July1974=100 )
GENERAL INDEXNIMBER 1000 110.3
I.Food,drink 253.0
I109.5
II.Housingandhousehold services 180.0 109.7
III.Household equipment and
maintenance 117.0 110.2
IV.Domestic service .22.0 115.9
V.Clothing andfootwear 98.0 114.0
VI.Personal hygiene 29.0 113.2
VII.Medical care 36.0 113.6
VIII.Transport 158.0 107.5
.IX.Recreation ,reading 72.0 110.3
X.Miscellaneous 35.0 109.4

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UNITEDKINGDOM(London)
Table6
Consumer priceindexbygroupofexpenditure
(calculated fromindexnumberspreparedby
theInter-Organization Sectionforthe
StudyofWagesand,Prices)
GroupofexpenditureWeighting
(%o)Indexnumbersat
1July1975
(1July1974=100 )
GENERAL INDEX NUMBER 1000 122.1 '
I.Food,drinkI
246.5 125.3
II.Housing andhousehold services .244.5 113.1
III.Household equipment and
maintenance 78.5 125.2
IV.Domestic service 42.0 124.7
V.Clothing andfootwear 83.5 116.0
VI.Personal hygiene 28.0 122.0
VII.Medical care 24.5 105.6
VIII.Transport 144.0 128.4
IX.Recreation ,reading 65.O 124.4
X.Miscellaneous 43.5 139.3

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5,17 Z
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