2004/929/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 2004 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2004 to the remuneration of officials, contract staff and temporary staff of the European Communities serving in third countries and of certain officials remaining in post in the 10 new Member States for a maximum period of 15 months after accession
Date: 2004-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, accession to the European Union, pay, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU), third country

31.12.2004

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 22 December 2004

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2004 to
the remuneration of officials, contract staff and temporary staff of the European Communities
serving in third countries and of certain officials remaining in post in the 10 new Member
States for a maximum period of 15 months after accession

(2004/929/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 Council Regu-
lation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular the
second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of
Member States, and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,

the 10 new

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X
to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied
from 1 January 2004 to the remuneration of officials
of the European Communities serving in third countries
payable in the currency of their country of employment
were last laid down, under the old Staff Regulations, by
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1785/2004 (2).

Some of
these weightings need to be adjusted in
accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of
Annex X to the Staff Regulations, with effect from 1
February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2004,
since 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,

DECIDES:

Sole Article

With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1
June 2004,
the weightings applied to the remuneration of
officials, contract staff and temporary staff of the European
Communities serving in third countries and of certain officials
remaining in post in the 10 new Member States for a maximum
period of 15 months after accession, payable in the currency of
the country of employment, shall be adjusted as shown in the
Annex hereto.

The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration
shall be established in accordance with the rules for the imple-
mentation of the Financial Regulation and correspond to the
dates referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 22 December 2004.

For the Commission

Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC, Euratom) No 857/2004 (OJ L 161, 30.4.2004, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 317, 16.10.2004, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Place of employment

Place of employment

Place of employment

Place of employment

Place of employment

Dominican Republic

Suriname

Zimbabwe

Dominican Republic

Zimbabwe

Dominican Republic

Sierra Leone

Zimbabwe

Georgia

Malawi

Dominican Republic

Zimbabwe

Kazakhstan

Dominican Republic

Sierra Leone

Zimbabwe

Weightings
February 2004

33,1

49,3

31,9

Weightings
March 2004

38,9

33,5

Weightings
April 2004

43,8

65,6

38,7

Weightings
May 2004

87,4

71,6

48,6

42,9

Weightings
June 2004

94,0

46,4

71,0

44,7