2012/465/EU: Commission Decision of 2 August 2012 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2010 , 1 September 2010 , 1 October 2010 , 1 November 2010 , 1 December 2010 , 1 January 2011 , 1 February 2011 , 1 March 2011 , 1 April 2011 , 1 May 2011 and 1 June 2011 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries
Date: 2012-08-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European official, remuneration of work, servant (EU), third country, wage determination




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8.8.2012   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


L 211/7








            COMMISSION DECISION
         
of 2 August 2012
         
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2010, 1 September 2010, 1 October 2010, 1 November 2010, 1 December 2010, 1 January 2011, 1 February 2011, 1 March 2011, 1 April 2011, 1 May 2011 and 1 June 2011 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries
(2012/465/EU)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 336 thereof,


Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, as laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2010 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment were laid down by Council Regulation (EU) No 964/2011 (2).












(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 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November, 1 December 2010 and 1 January, 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2011 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,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The weightings applied to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries, payable in the currency of the country of employment, shall be adjusted for certain countries as shown in the Annex hereto. It contains 11 monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable dates for each one.
The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration shall be established in accordance with the detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and correspond to the dates referred to in the first paragraph.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 2 August 2012.


For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Catherine ASHTON
            

Vice-President






(1)  
            OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

(2)  
            OJ L 253, 29.9.2011, p. 1.




ANNEX

AUGUST 2010









Place of employment


Economic parities August 2010


Exchange rate August 2010 (*1)



Weightings August 2010 (*2)





Egypt


4,398 


7,40935 


59,4 




Eritrea


18,83 


19,7388 


95,4 








SEPTEMBER 2010









Place of employment


Economic parities September 2010


Exchange rate September 2010 (*3)



Weightings September 2010 (*4)





Eritrea


19,78 


19,4388 


101,8 




Sudan


2,827 


3,15356 


89,6 




Venezuela


4,516 


5,45421 


82,8 




Zambia


5 270 


6 297,45 


83,7 








OCTOBER 2010









Place of employment


Economic parities October 2010


Exchange rate October 2010 (*5)



Weightings October 2010 (*6)





Egypt


4,701 


7,60410 


61,8 




Ethiopia


16,15 


22,2107 


72,7 




Haiti


50,97 


55,0818 


92,5 




Paraguay


3 677 


6 399,74 


57,5 




Suriname


2,305 


3,75000 


61,5 




Timor Leste


1,274 


1,36110 


93,6 








NOVEMBER 2010









Place of employment


Economic parities November 2010


Exchange rate November 2010 (*7)



Weightings November 2010 (*8)





Eritrea


21,80 


21,4143 


101,8 




Ghana


1,359 


2,00225 


67,9 




Guinea (Conakry)


5 200 


8 493,73 


61,2 




Venezuela


4,745 


5,95110 


79,7 




Zambia


5 547 


6 444,62 


86,1 








DECEMBER 2010









Place of employment


Economic parities December 2010


Exchange rate December 2010 (*9)



Weightings December 2010 (*10)





Angola


144,4 


127,091 


113,6 




Egypt


5,034 


7,75680 


64,9 




Nepal


79,72 


98,9700 


80,5 




Sierra Leone


5 458 


5 730,45 


95,2 




Sudan


3,010 


3,33921 


90,1 








JANUARY 2011









Place of employment


Economic parities January 2011


Exchange rate January 2011 (*11)



Weightings January 2011 (*12)





Eritrea


23,16 


20,2338 


114,5 




Ghana


1,427 


1,87210 


76,2 




Pakistan


57,86 


114,090 


50,7 




Sudan


3,186 


3,48053 


91,5 




Zambia


5 852 


6 178,44 


94,7 








FEBRUARY 2011









Place of employment


Economic parities February 2011


Exchange rate February 2011 (*13)



Weightings February 2011 (*14)





Armenia


397,0 


497,460 


79,8 




Ethiopia


17,59 


22,7406 


77,4 




Ghana


1,564 


1,99590 


78,4 




Guinea (Conakry)


5 487 


8 205,25 


66,9 




Kosovo


0,6410 


1,00000 


64,1 




Malawi


179,1 


205,194 


87,3 




Mozambique


31,72 


43,9700 


72,1 




Uzbekistan


1 151 


2 263,30 


50,9 




Serbia


74,80 


104,558 


71,5 




Suriname


2,454 


4,59285 


53,4 




Tajikistan


4,004 


6,03651 


66,3 




Venezuela


4,984 


5,88797 


84,6 








MARCH 2011









Place of employment


Economic parities March 2011


Exchange rate March 2011 (*15)



Weightings March 2011 (*16)





Saudi Arabia


3,427 


5,09730 


67,2 




Belarus


2 793 


4 099,94 


68,1 




Haiti


47,71 


55,5912 


85,8 




Liberia


USD 1,398 


USD 1,37620 


101,6 




Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)


USD 1,898 


USD 1,37620 


137,9 




Timor Leste


USD 1,361 


USD 1,37620 


98,9 








APRIL 2011









Place of employment


Economic parities April 2011


Exchange rate April 2011 (*17)



Weightings April 2011 (*18)





Azerbaijan


1,151 


1,11762 


103,0 




Barbados


3,130 


2,83209 


110,5 




Russia


43,08 


40,2462 


107,0 




Suriname


2,609 


4,57925 


57,0 




Ukraine


8,031 


11,2355 


71,5 




Vietnam


14 537 


29 444,6 


49,4 








MAY 2011









Place of employment


Economic parities May 2011


Exchange rate May 2011 (*19)



Weightings May 2011 (*20)





Argentina


3,496 


6,03921 


57,9 




Belarus


2 955 


4 444,18 


66,5 




Ethiopia


18,75 


24,6099 


76,2 




Kenya


87,48 


122,669 


71,3 








JUNE 2011









Place of employment


Economic parities June 2011


Exchange rate June 2011 (*21)



Weightings June 2011 (*22)





Ghana


1,664 


2,14365 


77,6 




Guinea (Conakry)


5 787 


9 426,41 


61,4 




Laos


9 103 


11 273,5 


80,7 




Nicaragua


17,64 


31,8675 


55,4 




Uzbekistan


1 212 


2 428,78 


49,9 




Serbia


78,61 


97,3302 


80,8 




Sudan


3,359 


4,00271 


83,9 




Thailand


34,07 


43,2870 


78,7 




Venezuela


5,380 


6,12932 


87,8 




Yemen


213,9 


305,135 


70,1 






(*1)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*2)  Brussels = 100.

(*3)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*4)  Brussels = 100.

(*5)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*6)  Brussels = 100.

(*7)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*8)  Brussels = 100.

(*9)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*10)  Brussels = 100.

(*11)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*12)  Brussels = 100.

(*13)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*14)  Brussels = 100.

(*15)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*16)  Brussels = 100.

(*17)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*18)  Brussels = 100.

(*19)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*20)  Brussels = 100.

(*21)  1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste.

(*22)  Brussels = 100.