2008/59/EC: Commission Decision of 18 December 2007 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August , 1 September , 1 October , 1 November and 1 December 2006 and from 1 January 2007 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 two new Member States for a maximum period of nineteen months after the accession of the two new Member States
Date: 2007-12-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, European official, accession to the European Union, servant (EU), third country, wage determination

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COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 December 2007

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and
1 December 2006 and from 1 January 2007 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 two new Member States for a maximum period of nineteen months
after the accession of the two new Member States

(2008/59/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 corre-
sponding
exceeded 5 % since
rate has
weightings were last laid down or adjusted,

exchange

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,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

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

the two new

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 453/2007 (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 2006 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
in the two new Member
officials remaining in post
States for a maximum period of nineteen months after
accession.

staff of

these weightings need to be adjusted in
Some of
accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of
Annex X to the Staff Regulations with effect
from
1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and
1 December 2006 and from 1 January 2007 because

from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October,
With effect
1 November and 1 December 2006 and from 1 January
2007 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 two new Member States for a maximum period of
19 months after accession shall be adjusted as shown in the
Annex hereto.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration
shall be established in accordance with the rules for the im-
plementation of the Financial Regulation and shall correspond
to the date referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 18 December 2007.

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 337/2007 (OJ L 90, 30.3.2007, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 109, 26.4.2007, p. 1.

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ANNEX

Place of employment

Weightings August 2006

68,3

76,9

76,4

60,1

Place of employment

Weightings September 2006

85,5

71,9

71,4

Place of employment

Weightings October 2006

79,3

55,8

72,4

122,8

82,6

Lesotho

Madagascar

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

Senegal

Yemen

Zimbabwe

Brazil

Guinea

Nepal

Democratic Republic of Congo

Zimbabwe

Place of employment

Weightings November 2006

Algeria

Armenia

Indonesia

Moldova

Democratic Republic of Congo

Sudan

Zimbabwe

91,4

122,5

89,8

55,8

125,6

57,6

95,1

Place of employment

Weightings December 2006

Argentina

Chile

Solomon Islands

Democratic Republic of Congo

Rwanda

Ukraine

Venezuela

Zimbabwe

50,7

72,4

89,1

127,1

89,6

106,5

60,9

102,4

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Place of employment

Weightings January 2007

Bangladesh

Botswana

Brazil

Burkina Faso

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gambia

Georgia

Guinea

Jamaica

Malawi

Morocco

Mauritius

Mexico

Mozambique

Pakistan

Swaziland

Tanzania

Yemen

Zimbabwe

47,1

63,3

83,9

94,9

96,8

49,5

88,1

58,6

99,8

52,3

90,2

70,8

91,1

65,7

73,7

76,1

53,5

56,8

59,5

74,5

114,9