2005/569/: Commission Decision of 18 July 2005 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2004 and from 1 January 2005 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract 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 (Article 33(4) of the Treaty on the accession of the 10 new Member States)
Date: 2005-07-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, accession to the European Union, pay, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU), third country, wage determination

22.7.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 190/29

COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 July 2005

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and
1 December 2004 and from 1 January 2005 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and
contract 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 (Article 33(4) of the Treaty on the accession of the 10 new Member States)

(2005/569/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)

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 257/2005 (2) fixed,
pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X
to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied
from 1 July 2004 to the remuneration payable in the
the country of employment of officials,
currency of
temporary staff and contract
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.

staff of

(2)

Some of
these weightings need to be adjusted in
accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of
from
Annex X to the Staff Regulations, with effect
1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and

1 December 2004 and from1 January 2005 because 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

From 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and
1 December 2004 and 1 January 2005 the weightings
applicable to the remuneration payable in the currency of the
country of employment of officials,
temporary staff and
contract 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 fifteen months
after accession shall be adjusted as shown in the Annex hereto.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration
shall be those used for implementation of the general budget
of
the European Union for the month preceding the dates
referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 18 July 2005.

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 31/2005 (OJ L 8, 12.1.2005, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 46, 17.2.2005, p. 1.

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Official Journal of the European Union

22.7.2005

ANNEX

Place of employment

Weighting August 2004

Not applicable

Place of employment

Weighting September 2004

45,5

55,0

Place of employment

Weighting October 2004

39,4

61,0

57,0

Place of employment

Weighting November 2004

59,0

68,7

Place of employment

Weighting December 2004

79,9

64,0

Place of employment

Weighting January 2005

72,0

61,6

89,5

47,0

41,2

91,3

64,9

68,9

58,1

78,6

100,8

66,4

94,1

65,3

95,4

69,6

60,8

69,3

104,4

58,4

122,4

91,3

63,3

56,4

Eritrea

Zimbabwe

Gambia

Madagascar

Zimbabwe

Mauritania

Sierra Leone

Algeria

Costa Rica

Botswana

Cambodia

Djibouti

Eritrea

Gambia

Georgia

Ghana

Guatemala

Guinea

Jamaica

Kazakhstan

Laos

Lebanon

Madagascar

Mali

Maurice

Mauritania

Nigeria

Russia

Tanzania

Chad

Ukraine

Venezuela

Zimbabwe