Council Regulation (EU) No 1414/2013 of 17 December 2013 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2013 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries
Date: 2013-12-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: European official, remuneration of work, servant (EU), third country, wage determination




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Official Journal of the European Union


L 353/15








            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1414/2013
of 17 December 2013
         
laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2013 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


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


Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:







(1)


It is necessary to take account of changes in the cost of living in third countries and to determine accordingly the weightings applicable from 1 July 2013 to remuneration paid in the currency of the country of employment to officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the Union serving in third countries.












(2)


The weightings in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of Council Regulation (EU) No 679/2013 (2) may lead to back-dated upward or downward adjustments to remuneration.












(3)


Provision should be made for back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the new weightings.












(4)


Provision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid, in the event of a reduction in remuneration, as a result of the new weightings for the period between 1 July 2013 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.












(5)


Provision should be made for any such recovery to be restricted to a period of no more than six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1

1.   With effect from 1 July 2013, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the Union serving in third countries, payable in the currency of the country of employment, shall be as set out in the Annex.


2.   The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be established in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and shall correspond to the rates applicable on 1 July 2013.



Article 2

1.   The institutions shall make back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the application of the weightings set out in the Annex.


2.   The institutions shall make retrospective downward adjustments to remuneration in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of the weightings set out in the Annex for the period between 1 July 2013 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.


3.   Retrospective adjustments involving the recovery of sums overpaid shall be restricted to a period of six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Recovery shall be spread over no more than 12 months from that date.



Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.


For the Council


The President

L. LINKEVIČIUS
            





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

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) No 679/2013 of 15 July 2013 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 and the weightings applicable from 1 July 2012 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries (OJ L 195, 18.7.2013, p. 3).

(3)  Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).




ANNEX

Weightings applicable from 1 July 2013









PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT


Economic parity
July 2013


Exchange rate
July 2013 (*1)



Weighting
July 2013 (*2)





Afghanistan (*3)



0 


0 


0 




Albania


82,78 


140,580 


58,9 




Algeria


75,76 


104,367 


72,6 




Angola


172,1 


127,217 


135,3 




Argentina (*3)



0 


0 


0 




Armenia


423,1 


539,500 


78,4 




Australia


1,485 


1,39950 


106,1 




Azerbaijan


1,024 


1,02236 


100,2 




Bangladesh


60,05 


101,996 


58,9 




Barbados


3,182 


2,62036 


121,4 




Belarus


7 263 


11 550,0 


62,9 




Belize


1,882 


2,63246 


71,5 




Benin


657,7 


655,957 


100,3 




Bolivia


6,241 


9,00511 


69,3 




Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka)


1,217 


1,95583 


62,2 




Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)


1,438 


1,95583 


73,5 




Botswana


6,062 


11,2867 


53,7 




Brazil


2,581 


2,84200 


90,8 




Burkina Faso


626,2 


655,957 


95,5 




Burundi (*3)



1 261 


2 013,63 


62,6 




Cambodia


4 352 


5 361,50 


81,2 




Cameroon


606,2 


655,957 


92,4 




Canada


1,189 


1,35990 


87,4 




Cape Verde


78,24 


110,265 


71,0 




Central African Republic


666,9 


655,957 


101,7 




Chad


736,8 


655,957 


112,3 




Chile


437,2 


669,063 


65,3 




China


7,605 


8,01320 


94,9 




Colombia


2 142 


2 532,08 


84,6 




Comoros


371,0 


491,968 


75,4 




Congo (Brazzaville)


799,9 


655,957 


121,9 




Costa Rica


631,9 


650,623 


97,1 




Croatia (*4)



5,821 


7,45400 


78,1 




Cuba


0,9525 


1,30320 


73,1 




Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)


1,944 


1,30320 


149,2 




Djibouti


214,2 


231,606 


92,5 




Dominican Republic


33,21 


54,4065 


61,0 




Ecuador


0,9947 


1,30320 


76,3 




Egypt


5,680 


9,17140 


61,9 




El Salvador


0,9560 


1,30320 


73,4 




Eritrea


24,67 


20,0367 


123,1 




Ethiopia


21,89 


24,3471 


89,9 




Fiji


1,639 


2,48509 


66,0 




Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia


36,47 


61,6850 


59,1 




Gabon


648,2 


655,957 


98,8 




Gambia


31,22 


51,0000 


61,2 




Georgia


1,543 


2,16590 


71,2 




Ghana


2,075 


2,62335 


79,1 




Guatemala


8,092 


10,1982 


79,3 




Guinea (Conakry)


6 980 


9 033,17 


77,3 




Guinea-Bissau


605,6 


655,957 


92,3 




Guyana


179,8 


270,215 


66,5 




Haiti


48,81 


57,0893 


85,5 




Honduras


20,69 


26,5996 


77,8 




Hong Kong


10,45 


10,1092 


103,4 




Iceland


157,5 


162,050 


97,2 




India


49,68 


78,4530 


63,3 




Indonesia (Banda Aceh)


9 094 


12 936,1 


70,3 




Indonesia (Jakarta)


9 932 


12 936,1 


76,8 




Iraq (*3)



0 


0 


0 




Israel


5,076 


4,73800 


107,1 




Ivory Coast


634,6 


655,957 


96,7 




Jamaica


123,8 


131,208 


94,4 




Japan (Tokyo)


144,0 


127,930 


112,6 




Jordan


0,9240 


0,923969 


100,0 




Kazakhstan (Astana)


196,4 


198,460 


99,0 




Kenya


92,28 


112,916 


81,7 




Kosovo (Pristina)


0,7282 


1,00000 


72,8 




Kyrgyzstan


48,77 


63,3131 


77,0 




Laos


9 166 


10 127,0 


90,5 




Lebanon


1 570 


1 964,57 


79,9 




Lesotho


6,479 


12,9640 


50,0 




Liberia


1,504 


1,30320 


115,4 




Libya (*3)



0 


0 


0 




Madagascar


2 429 


2 865,05 


84,8 




Malawi


251,9 


438,269 


57,5 




Malaysia


3,066 


4,13620 


74,1 




Mali


663,7 


655,957 


101,2 




Mauritania


239,9 


396,710 


60,5 




Mauritius


31,65 


40,3387 


78,5 




Mexico


12,66 


17,0117 


74,4 




Moldova


10,66 


16,2640 


65,5 




Montenegro


0,6349 


1,00000 


63,5 




Morocco


7,845 


11,1215 


70,5 




Mozambique


31,95 


38,5000 


83,0 




Myanmar


745,8 


1 227,61 


60,8 




Namibia


8,744 


12,9640 


67,4 




Nepal


85,32 


125,865 


67,8 




New Caledonia


133,4 


119,332 


111,8 




New Zealand


1,730 


1,66400 


104,0 




Nicaragua


18,44 


32,1974 


57,3 




Niger


543,2 


655,957 


82,8 




Nigeria (Abuja)


214,8 


202,198 


106,2 




Norway


10,38 


7,88100 


131,7 




Pakistan


65,63 


128,896 


50,9 




Panama


0,8445 


1,30320 


64,8 




Papua New Guinea


3,680 


2,85144 


129,1 




Paraguay


3 776 


5 830,52 


64,8 




Peru


3,138 


3,62420 


86,6 




Philippines


44,45 


56,4420 


78,8 




Russia


47,88 


42,7350 


112,0 




Rwanda


696,0 


836,494 


83,2 




Samoa


2,969 


3,09549 


95,9 




Saudi Arabia


3,645 


4,88700 


74,6 




Senegal


610,3 


655,957 


93,0 




Serbia (Belgrade)


83,27 


114,460 


72,8 




Sierra Leone


6 948 


5 646,66 


123,0 




Singapore


1,990 


1,64650 


120,9 




Solomon Islands


11,60 


9,33521 


124,3 




South Africa


6,702 


12,9640 


51,7 




South Korea


1 473 


1 495,51 


98,5 




Southern Sudan (Juba) (*3)



0 


0 


0 




Sri Lanka


122,9 


168,790 


72,8 




Sudan (Khartoum)


5,479 


7,25179 


75,6 




Suriname


2,649 


4,30056 


61,6 




Swaziland


7,019 


12,9640 


54,1 




Switzerland (Berne)


1,520 


1,23260 


123,3 




Switzerland (Geneva)


1,536 


1,23260 


124,6 




Syria (*3)



0 


0 


0 




Taiwan


33,79 


39,1171 


86,4 




Tajikistan


4,274 


6,20910 


68,8 




Tanzania


1 467 


2 088,16 


70,3 




Thailand


32,88 


40,5560 


81,1 




Timor Leste


1,588 


1,30320 


121,9 




Togo


545,3 


655,957 


83,1 




Trinidad and Tobago


6,945 


8,30780 


83,6 




Tunisia


1,391 


2,15770 


64,5 




Turkey


2,249 


2,50700 


89,7 




Turkmenistan


2,208 


3,71412 


59,4 




Uganda


2 459 


3 416,28 


72,0 




Ukraine


8,002 


10,4165 


76,8 




United Arab Emirates (*3)



0 


0 


0 




United States (New York)


1,246 


1,30320 


95,6 




United States (Washington)


1,212 


1,30320 


93,0 




Uruguay


26,25 


26,7834 


98,0 




Uzbekistan


1 582 


2 727,73 


58,0 




Vanuatu


143,8 


127,470 


112,8 




Venezuela


7,313 


8,19986 


89,2 




Vietnam


15 308 


27 406,9 


55,9 




West Bank — Gaza Strip


5,344 


4,73800 


112,8 




Yemen


239,9 


280,286 


85,6 




Zambia


6,854 


7,14850 


95,9 




Zimbabwe (*3)



0 


0 


0 










NB:


Economic parity or purchasing power parity (PPP) is: Number of monetary units required to buy the same product compared with Brussels(per euro). The figure provided in the first column (PPP) is the product of multiplying the exchange rate (TX) by the weighting (CC). The mathematical formula used to calculate the CC is therefore: PPP (provided by Eurostat) divided by TX = CC. The amounts due to staff are calculated by applying the invariable PPP established by this table — not by multiplying each time the CC by the TX of the date of the transaction, since this TX is variable and will produce a different (wrong) PPP.










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

(*2)  Brussels = 100 %.

(*3)  Not available because of local instability or unreliable data.

(*4)  Applicable to statutory staff maintained in Croatiafor a maximum of 18 months following its accession under Article 44 of the Accession Treaty of Croatia to the EU.