2000/203/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 24 February 2000 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1999 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(2000) 423)
Date: 2000-02-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, pay, third country, wage determination

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 24 February 2000

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1999 to
the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries

(notified under document number C(2000) 423)

(2000/203/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 1238/1999 (2), and in particular the
second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X
to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC,
Euratom, ECSC) No 2120/1999 (3)
laid down the
weightings to be applied from 1 January 1999 to the
remuneration of officials serving in third countries,
payable in the currency of their country of employment.

The Commission has made a number of adjustments to
these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the
second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff
Regulations.

Some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect
from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June
1999 given that the statistics available to the Commis-
sion 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,

DECIDES:

Sole Article

With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, l May and 1
June 1999 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 dates
referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000.

For the Commission

Christopher PATTEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 150, 17.6.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.10.1999, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 277, 28.10.1999, p. 37.

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ANNEX

Place of employment

Weightings
February 1999

77,7

Place of employment

Weightings
March 1999

Georgia

Angola

Georgia

Malawi

Mauritania

Nicaragua

Romania

São Tomé and Príncipe

Suriname

Turkey

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Place of employment

Brazil

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Malawi

Romania

Venezuela

Place of employment

Angola

Malawi

Papua New Guinea

Romania

Turkey

Zimbabwe

59,7

72,6

22,0

65,7

82,6

60,4

84,8

44,8

81,6

45,9

21,2

Weightings
April 1999

64,8

47,7

24,2

59,2

100,9

Weightings
May 1999

69,4

26,0

72,6

53,9

82,6

29,5

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Place of employment

Weightings
June 1999

Angola

Guinea-Bissau

Kazakhstan

Malawi

Suriname

Tunisia

Ukraine

Zambia

62,4

103,1

109,6

28,3

50,8

74,9

139,4

58,1