98/438/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 30 June 1998 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1997 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(1998) 1663)
Date: 1998-06-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, exchange rate, pay, third country, wage determination

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 June 1998

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October,
1 November and 1 December 1997 to the remuneration of officials of the Euro-
pean Communities serving in third countries

(notified under document number C(1998) 1663)

(98/438/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

the basis of
the weighting and the corresponding
exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were
last laid down or adjusted,

DECIDES:

Sole Article

With effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1
November and 1 December 1997 the weightings applic-
able to the remuneration of officials serving in third
countries payable in the currency of their country of
employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.

for

the calculation of

The exchange rates
such re-
muneration shall be those used for implementation of the
general budget of the European Communities for the
month preceding the date referred to in the first para-
graph.

Done at Brussels, 30 June 1998.

For the Commission

Hans VAN DEN BROEK

Member of the Commission

THE COMMISSION 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 of the
European Communities and the conditions of employ-
ment of other servants of the Communities laid down by
Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1),
as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No
2591/97 (2) and in particular the second paragraph of
Article 13 of Annex X,

Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of
Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation
(EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 501/98 (3) laid down the weight-
ings to be applied from 1 July 1997 to the remuneration
of officials serving in third countries, payable in the
currency of their country of employment;

Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjust-
ments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant
to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the
Staff Regulations;

Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted
with effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1
November and 1 December 1997 given that the statistics
available to the Commission show that in certain third
countries the variation in the cost of living measured on

(1) OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 343, 13. 12. 1997, p. 27.

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ANNEX

Place of employment

Turkey

United States of America (New York)

Weightings
August 1997

73,97

106,96

Place of employment

Weightings
September 1997

Angola

Ethiopia

Guinea-Bissau

Samoa

Sudan

United States of America (Washington)

79,91

43,62

74,09

95,55

41,67

104,04

Place of employment

Weightings
October 1997

Angola

Ghana

Kenya

Turkey

United States of America (San Diego)

Venezuela

89,67

37,57

76,06

73,09

96,18

76,99

Place of employment

Weightings
November 1997

Angola

Bulgaria

Guinea-Bissau

Nigeria

Romania

Turkey

101,13

90,98

81,30

91,65

62,41

72,78

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Place of employment

Weightings
December 1997

Brazil

Czech Republic

Ethiopia

Ghana

Indonesia

Philippines

Suriname

Tanzania

Turkey

United States of America (New York)

United States of Amercia (Washington)

Venezuela

Zambia

97,94

70,08

41,92

36,76

60,84

59,30

67,42

82,25

75,28

99,66

90,36

78,89

78,94