2006/32/EC: Commission Decision of  16 January 2006  adjusting the weightings applicable from  1 February ,  1 March ,  1 April ,  1 May  and  1 June 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 of Accession of the 10 new Member States)
Date: 2006-01-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, accession to the European Union, regulations for civil servants, servant (EU), third country, wage determination

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 16 January 2006

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 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 of
Accession of the 10 new Member States)

(2006/32/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 July 2004 to the remuneration of officials,
contract
the European
Communities serving in third countries payable in the
currency of their country of employment were last laid
Euratom) No
down by Council Regulation (EC,
257/2005 (2).

staff and temporary staff of

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 2005,
since the statistics available to the Commission show
that in certain third countries the variation in the cost

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

(EC, Euratom) No 2104/2005 (OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 7).

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

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

With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1
June 2005,
the weightings applied 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, 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 shall correspond to
the date of application of the weightings.

Done at Brussels, 16 January 2006.

For the Commission

Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Place of employment

Weightings
February 2005

Bolivia
Dominican Republic
Eritrea
Gambia
Georgia
Guinea
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Pakistan
Philippines
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Serbia and Montenegro
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Turkey
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Place of employment

Angola

Central African Republic

Place of employment

Egypt

Nicaragua

Nigeria

Paraguay

South Korea

Syria

Bangladesh

Barbados

Benin

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Fiji

Lesotho

Malawi

Mauritania

Syria

Zimbabwe

46,6
76,7
45,0
43,0
90,2
71,7
72,5
70,5
70,7
47,5
46,8
78,2
81,0
59,4
54,4
39,3
86,0
49,7
46,9
65,5

Weightings
March 2005

108,6

115,4

50,8

61,7

74,9

57,6

100,3

63,1

Weightings
April 2005

49,9

111,4

92,8

46,1

66,2

74,5

71,8

72,9

65,1

64,4

69,4

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Place of employment

Weightings
May 2005

Brazil

Burkina Faso

Costa Rica

Cuba

Gambia

Guinea

Guyana

Haiti

Laos

Madagascar

Nepal

Niger

Nigeria

Pakistan

Sierra Leone

Slovenia

Swaziland

Zimbabwe

Ethiopia

Indonesia

Kenya

Solomon Islands

Venezuela

Zimbabwe

Place of employment

65,9

86,6

66,9

88,6

46,7

60,5

57,1

91,9

71,1

71,1

68,0

93,0

79,8

50,1

68,5

78,2

71,3

74,8

Weightings
June 2005

75,5

75,9

81,4

82,1

58,0

60,5