Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulations (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 106/2001 of 15 January 2001 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries and No 1794/2001 of 10 September 2001 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 January 2001 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries and adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 and 1 January 2001 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in Naka (Japan)
Date: 2001-10-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, Japan, pay, ratio, remuneration of work, wage determination, workplace

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 15.10.2001
COM(2001) 578 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Council Regulations (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 106/2001 of 15 January 2001
laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 to the remuneration of officials
of the European Communities serving in third countries and No 1794/2001 of 10
September 2001 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 January 2001 to the
remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries and
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 and 1 January 2001 to the
remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in Naka (Japan)

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

I.

On  5  October  1987,  by  Regulation  (Euratom,  ECSC,  EEC)  No  3019/87,  the  Staff
Regulations were amended by the addition of an Annex X laying down special and
exceptional provisions, including special arrangements for emoluments, applicable to
officials of the European Communities serving in third countries.

Articles 11, 12 and 13 of Annex X deal with the remuneration of officials posted in
countries outside the European Union. Remuneration is payable in euros in Belgium
but there is also provision for all or part of an official's remuneration to be paid in the
currency  of  the  country  of  employment.  In  that  event,  the  portion  of  remuneration
paid in local currency is subject to weighting.

Article  13  of  Annex  X  requires  the  Council  to  determine  the  weightings  for  third
countries every six months.

This proposal involves the amendment of Council Regulations (EC, ECSC, Euratom)
No 106/2001 of 15 January 2001 and No 1794/2001 of 10 September 2001, and the
adjustment of the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 and 1 January 2001 to the
remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in Naka (Japan).  In
updating the economic parity of Naka (Japan), the rise in the cost of living in another
town of the same name was used by mistake.

The  budgetary  impact  is  negligible  compared  with  the  total  operating  costs  of  the
delegations.

II.

Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2175/88 of 18 July 1988 laid down
the initial weightings applicable from 10 October 1987. Since then these weightings
have  been  adjusted  by  the  Council  every  six  months,  most  recently  by  Regulation
No 1794/2001 of 10 September 2001 which took effect on 1 January 2001.

The  remuneration  system  for  staff  serving  in  countries  outside  the  Community  is
based  on  equivalent  purchasing  power  for  Brussels  and  the  various  places  of
employment.

Application  of  this  principle  is  based  on  the  calculation  of  economic  parities  by
Eurostat. The weighting is the factor obtained by dividing the economic parity by the
exchange  rate.  This  means  that  implementation  of  a  weightings  system  primarily
involves  calculating  economic  parities  between  Brussels  and  the  various  places  of
employment.

The  accounting  exchange  rates  used  are  those  for  the  month  preceding  the  date  of
each rectification.

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Tables A show the new economic parities, the corresponding exchange rates and the
resulting  weightings  for  July  2000  and  January  2001  for  the  place  of  employment
concerned.

Tables  B  show  the  variations  in  percentage  terms  between  the  figures  in  Tables  A
and those for the previous half-year for the place of employment concerned in July
2000 and January 2001.

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ANNEX

TABLES A

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic

Exchange rate

Weighting

Parity

June 2000

July 2000

July 2000

(*)

(**)

189.0

99.8

189.4

Japan (Naka)

(*) €1 = national currency

(**) Brussels = 100%

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic

Exchange rate

Weighting

Parity

December 2000

January 2001

January 2001

(*)

(**)

182.9

95.0

192.5

Japan (Naka)

(*) €1 = national currency

(**) Brussels = 100%

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ANNEX

TABLES B

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

VARIATION (%)

July 2000 compared with January 2000

Economic

Exchange rate

Weighting

Parity

Japan (Naka)

-3.23

2.94

-0.26

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

VARIATION (%)

January 2001 compared with July 2000

Economic

Exchange rate

Weighting

Parity

Japan (Naka)

-3.23

4.8

1.64

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Council Regulations (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 106/2001 of 15 January 2001
laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 to the remuneration of officials
of the European Communities serving in third countries and No 1794/2001 of 10
September 2001 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 January 2001 to the
remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries and
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 and 1 January 2001 to the
remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in Naka (Japan)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having  regard  to  the  Staff  Regulations  of  officials  of  the  European  Communities  and  the
conditions  of  employment  of  other  servants  of  the  Communities  laid  down  by  Regulation
(EEC,  Euratom,  ECSC)  No  259/681,  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC,  ECSC,  Euratom)
No 2804/20002, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X,

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulations  (EC,  ECSC,  Euratom)  No  106/20013  of  15  January
2001 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 to the remuneration of officials
of the European Communities serving in third countries and No 1794/20014 of 10 September
2001  laying  down  the  weightings  applicable  from  1  January  2001  to  the  remuneration  of
officials of the European Communities serving in third countries,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas:

(1) 

In  updating  the  economic  parity  of  Naka  (Japan),  the  rise  in  the  cost  of  living  in
another  town  of  the  same  name  was  used  by  mistake.  The  weightings  applicable  to
Naka  (Japan)  from  1  July  2000  and  1 January 2001  are  consequently  inaccurate  and
have to be corrected,

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JO No L 56, 04.03.1968, p. 1.
OJ No L 326, 22.12.2000, p. 3.
OJ No L 19, 20.01.2001, p. 1.
OJ No L 244, 14.09.2001, p. 1

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The tables annexed to Council Regulations (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 106/2001 of 15 January
2001 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2000 to the remuneration of officials
of the European Communities serving in third countries and No 1794/2001 of 10 September
2001  laying  down  the  weightings  applicable  from  1  January  2001  to  the  remuneration  of
officials of the European Communities serving in third countries are corrected with respect to
Naka (Japan) 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 months preceding
the months of July 2000 and January 2001 respectively.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

ANNEX

Weighting

July 2000

Japan (Naka)

189.4

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Weighting

Japan (Naka)

January 2001

192.5

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT

1.

TITLE OF OPERATION

Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Council  Regulations  (EC,  ECSC,
Euratom)  No  106/2001  of  15  January  2001  laying  down  the  weightings  applicable
from  1  July  2000  to  the  remuneration  of  officials  of  the  European  Communities
serving in third countries and No 1794/2001 of 10 September 2001 laying down the
weightings  applicable  from  1  January  2001  to  the  remuneration  of  officials  of  the
European  Communities  serving  in  third  countries  and  adjusting  the  weightings
applicable from 1 July 2000 and 1 January 2001 to the remuneration of officials of
the European Communities serving in Naka (Japan)

2.

BUDGET HEADING INVOLVED

A 6000

3.

LEGAL BASIS

Articles 12 and 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations

4.

4.1

4.2

BUDGETARY IMPACT

Provisional real expenditure
for 2001

Estimated impact of
July 2000 weighting

€ 88 531 000
(€ 7 377 583 per month) (1)

+ € 4 171 (2)

4.2.1

Estimated expenditure for six months [(2) x 6]

+ € 25 023

4.3

Estimated impact of
January 2001 weighting

+ € 3 382 (3)

4.3.1

Estimated expenditure for six months [(3) x 6]

+ € 20 289

4.4

Impact in relation to provisional
real expenditure [{(2) + (3)} : (1)]

+ 0.1024%

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