1999/703/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 18 August 1999 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1998 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(1999) 2586)
Date: 1999-08-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, exchange rate, national currency, pay, third country

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 August 1999

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and
1 December 1998 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in
third countries

(notified under document number C(1999) 2586)

(1999/703/EC, ECSC, Euratom)

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 Euro-
pean Communities and the conditions of employment of other
servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC,
Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation
(EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2762/98 (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 342/99 (3) laid down the weightings to be
applied from 1 July 1998 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 adjustments
to these weightings (4)
to the
second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regula-
tions;

in recent months, pursuant

Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with
effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November
and 1 December 1998 given that the statistics available to the
Commission show that in certain third countries the variation
in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and

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

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

With effect
from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1
November and 1 December 1998 the weightings applicable 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.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration
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 paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 18 August 1999.

For the Commission

Hans VAN DEN BROEK

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 346, 22.12.1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 43, 17.2.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 60, 9.3.1999, p. 83.

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ANNEX

Place of employment

Place of employment

Place of employment

Place of employment

Indonesia

Angola

India

Jamaica

Swaziland

Venezuela

Ghana

Malawi

Sudan

Turkey

Angola

Estonia

Kenya

Mexico

Namibia

Pakistan

Russia

Sierra Leone

Suriname

Turkey

Uganda

Zimbabwe

Weightings
August 1998

31,0

Weightings
September 1998

90,8

47,4

115,9

45,5

89,3

Weightings
October 1998

43,2

22,2

34,5

78,3

Weightings
November 1998

63,2

70,2

83,8

54,4

57,2

61,5

119,0

96,1

74,1

77,2

65,9

25,5

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Place of employment

Weightings
December 1998

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Guinea-Bissau

India

Romania

Turkey

Venezuela

Zambia

43,8

93,8

47,5

60,9

78,6

88,1

55,1