Proposal for a Council (EC, Euratom) Regulation fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients applying to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the European Communities in the new Member States
Date: 2004-03-31
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, accession to the European Union, cost of living, enlargement of the Union, pay

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 31.3.2004 
COM(2004) 215 final 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL (EC, EURATOM) REGULATION 

fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients applying to the remuneration 
of officials and other servants of the European Communities in the new Member 
States 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

PREAMBLE 

In  accordance  with  Article  64  of  the  Staff  Regulations,  the  Council  fixes  the 
correction  coefficients  applicable  to  the  remuneration  of  officials  and  other  servants 
of the European Communities. 

Outside  the  European  Union,  by  virtue  of  Article  11  of  Annex X  to  the  Staff 
Regulations  (Serving  in  a  third  country),  unless  the  official  requests  otherwise,  the 
correction coefficient applicable to the remuneration is that for Belgium (100%). 

Following  enlargement  on  1  May  2004,  the  correction  coefficient  applicable  to 
remuneration  in  the  new  Member  States  will  be  that  calculated  in  accordance 
with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations. 

Article  33(4)  of  the  Act  of  Accession,  however,  allows  the  period  of  application  of 
Annex X to the Staff Regulations to be extended by up to 15 months after accession in 
the case of officials who remain in service in the new Member States. 

Consequently,  the  correction  coefficients  will  apply  to  officials  and  other  servants 
who are assigned to the new Member States from 1 May 2004. 

2. 

CALCULATION OF THE CORRECTION COEFFICIENTS 

In accordance with the first indent of Article 1(3), point (a) of Annex XI to the Staff 
Regulations,  Eurostat  has  determined  the  economic  parities  which  fix  purchasing 
power  parities  on 1 July  2003  between  the  remuneration  paid  by  the  European 
Communities in capital cities and that paid in the reference city, i.e. Brussels. 

The  correction  coefficients  in  the  various  countries  are  directly  determined  by  the 
ratios  between  these  economic  parities  and  the  conversion  rates  applicable 
on 1 July 2003. 

The economic parities, conversion rates and correction coefficients are set out in the 
table below. 

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Correction Coefficients
 calculated as at 1 July 2003

Country

Capital city

Economic parity 
(€1 =)

Conversion rate 
(€1 =)

Correction coefficient 
(%)

(1)
CY
CZ
EE
HU
LV
LT
MT
PL
SI
SK

(2)
Nicosia
Prague
Tallinn
Budapest
Riga
Vilnius
Valletta
Warsaw
Ljubljana
Bratislava

(3)
0,516
28,062
12,132
218,000
0,493
2,678
0,375
3,234
198,480
34,938

(4)
0,5863
31,600
15,6466
266,250
0,6476
3,4528
0,4264
4,4700
233,865
41,690

(5)
88,0
88,8
77,5
81,9
76,1
77,6
88,0
72,4
84,9
83,8

(5)  = (3) / (4)

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Proposal for a 

COUNCIL (EC, EURATOM) REGULATION 

fixing from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients applying to the remuneration 
of officials and other servants of the European Communities in the new Member 
States 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 

Having  regard  to  the  Protocol  on  the  privileges  and  immunities  of  the  European 
Communities, and in particular Article 13 thereof, 

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment 
of Other Servants of the European Communities, as laid down by Regulation (EEC, 
Euratom,  ECSC)  No 259/681,  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC,  ECSC,  Euratom) 
No …2, and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a and 82 of and Annex XI to the Staff 
Regulations and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of 
Employment, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

The accession of the new Member States on 1 May 2004 means that correction 
coefficients applying to the remuneration of officials and other servants of the 
European  Communities  must  be  calculated  for  those  Member  States  in 
accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations, 

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

Article 1 

With effect from 1 May 2004 the correction coefficients applying to the remuneration 
of officials and other servants serving in one of the countries or places of employment 
listed below shall be as follows: 

1 

2 

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. 
OJ 

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CY Cyprus
CZ Czech Republic
EE Estonia
HU Hungary
LV Latvia
LT Lithuania
MT Malta
PL Poland
SI Slovenia
SK Slovakia

88,0
88,8
77,5
81,9
76,1
77,6
88,0
72,4
84,9
83,8

Article 2 

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

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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4. 

5. 

5.0 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT 

BUDGET HEADING: 
A11 – Staff in active employment 
Part B – Administrative expenditure and receipts for research and agencies 
TITLE: 
Correction coefficients for the new Member States 
LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 64 of the Staff Regulations 
AIMS: 
To fix the correction coefficients applicable in the new Member States 
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

PERIOD OF 
12 MONTHS

EXPENDITURE 
-  CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET  
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
-  NATIONAL AUTHORITIES 
-  OTHERS 

(€million) 
-1,4 

DATE: 6.1.2004 
APPROPRIATIONS: 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2004 
(€million) 
-0,9 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR 
2005 
(€million) 
-1,7 

5.1  REVENUE 

-0,2 

-0,1 

-0,3 

-  OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 
-  NATIONAL 

5.0.1  ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1  ESTIMATED REVENUE 
5.2  METHOD OF CALCULATION: 

2006 
-2,7 
-0,4 

2007 
-3,7 
-0,5 

2008 
-3,7 
-0,5 

Difference between the remuneration with and without correction coefficient 
6.0  CAN THE MEASURE BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN 

THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1  CAN THE MEASURE BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS 

OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.2  WILL A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET BE NECESSARY? 
6.3  WILL FUTURE APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 
COMMENTS: 
The correction coefficients are not applicable to the remuneration of RELEX officials who stay on for reasons 
of service. The calculations are accordingly based on forecasts for the assignment of officials. 

2009 
-3,7 
-0,5 

N/A 

N/A 
NO 
NO 

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