CELEX: 51985PC0204
Language: en
Date: 1985-05-02
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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 ---pagebreak--- C O M M IS S IO N OF THE EU R O P E A N C O M M U N IT IE S
                                                                     C0M(85) 204 final
                                                                     B r u s sel s, 2 May 1985
                                                Proposal for a
                             COUN CIL R E G U L A T I O N (ECSC. EEC, EURATOM)
      ad justing the w e i g h t i n g s ap p l i c a b l e to the r e mu ner at ion and p e ns ion s
            of o f f i c i a l s and o t h e r serv ant s of the European Communities
                         (submitted to the Council by the Commission)
  C0M(85) 204 final
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the we i g h t i n g s for co untries where in flation exce eds the thre sho ld
need to be a d ju ste d to take account of the actual rate of inflation
pursuant to the ninth pa ragraph of Section II.6 of the method.
However, a de d u c t i o n is being made from these we i g h t i n g s since a
d e c l i n e is forecast in the pu r c h a s i n g power of national civil
servants as m e as ure d by the specific indicator.
The specific indicator for the current annual reference pe riod is
put at 0.6%;             the de d u c t i o n to be made purs uan t to the third
para gra ph of Section II . 6 of the me th od is half that figure, i.e.
0.3%.        The final rates p r op ose d are set out in column B of Table I.
The ef f e c t i v e da te for the ad j u s t m e n t s ob t a i n e d under the me thod
will be 1 J a nu ary 1985, except in co untries with high rates of
inflation, where the da te will be e a rl ier so as to ob ta in a loss
of pu r c h a s i n g power c o r r e s p on din g to the 2.75% t h r e s h o l d (see
column C of Table I).
The atta che d p r op osa l for a re gu lation lays down the new adjusted
we ig hti ng s, ap p l i c a b l e with effect from 1 Nove mbe r 1984,
16 Nove mbe r 1984 or 1 Janu ary 1985, as the case may be.
4.       The w e i g h t i n g for Leba non has been chec ked in view of the
p r o l ong ed ab s e n c e of statist ic al indicators for that country:              it
 has been c a l c u l a t e d at 165.1 at 1 January 1985.
 ---pagebreak---                                EXPLANA TO RY M E M O R A N D U M
1.   Since July 1971 the Council has made interim co st-of-living adjustments
on the basis of Article 65(2) of the Staff Regulations and the salary
adjustment     methods adopted on 23 March 1972 and 29 June 1976.        The salary
adjustment method adopted on 15 December 1981 confirms and clarifies the
detailed rules for interim adjustments.
2.   From statistics for the reference period the Commission departments
responsible, in conjunction with the Associated Organizations and the UN
Statistical Office and in agreement with the Statistical Office of the
European Communities, have established the cost-of-living index numbers for
31 December 1984 (June 1984 = 100) for the various countries of employment
(see column A of Table I below).
Because of the substantial rise in the cost of living in several countries
of employment and the consequent drop in purchasing power, weightings now
need adjusting.      Without these adjustments, the equivalence of purchasing
power to which all officials are entitled under Article 64 of the Staff
Regulations would be severely jeopardized.
3.   The sensitivity threshold for the relevant period (fixed under the method
at 55% of the average change in the cost of living in the Community) is 1.3%
This is below the lower limit of 2.75% laid down in the fourth paragraph of
Section II.6 of the method;      the latter figure is therefore the threshold for
adjustm en ts.   Since this th r e s h o l d has not been reached in Belgium, only
 ---pagebreak---                            Proposal for a
                   COUNCIL REGULATION (EURATOM, ECSC, EEC) No                    /85
                                  of               1985
              adjusting the weightings applicable to the remuneration and
                    pensions of officials and other servants of the
                                   European Communities_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
          THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
          Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single'
          Commission of the European Communities,
          Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions
          of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities laid down
          by          Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68,(1) as last amended
          by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 420/85,(2) and in particular
          Articles 63, 64, 65 and 82 of the Staff Regulations and the first paragraph
          of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment,
          Having regard to Council Decision 81 /1061 /Euratom,· EEC,* ECSC of 15 December
          1981 amending the. method of adjusting the remuneration of officials and other
          servants of the Communities (3),
          Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
          Whereas, since the cost of living increased substantially in several countries
          in which officials and other servants of the Communities are employed
           in the second half of 1984, the weightings applicable pursuant to Council
           Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) 420/85 to the reluner at ion and
          pensions of officials and other servants should be adjusted with effect
          from 1 January 1985'or from 1 November or 16 November 1984 in certain
          countries where the increase in the cost of living was particularly high;
        i
( D 0J L 36, 4.3.19,68, p.1.
<2) 0J L 51, 21. 2.1985, p.6.
(3) 0J L 361, 24 .1 2.1981, p.1.
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                   Trend of the index for the reference pe riod 1 July 1984 to 31 December 1984
                                          (A)                                  (B)               (C)
  Country of                   C o st -of -l ivi ng                  Prop ose d increase
 .employment                   index 1 July 1984·”                   after d e d u cti on Effective date
                               31 December 1984                      of 0.3%
                                                                               -                      -
   Belgium                          102,3        (1)
    Denmark                         10 1 , 9
                                    10 0. 7       (1)                           *·
   Germany
                                                  (1)                       10 2 . 8         1. 1 . 1 9 8 5   (5)
    France                          103,1
                                    106,6                                   10 6 , 3       16.11.1984
   Greece
                                    10 2 , 0      (2)                           —
    Ireland
                                    10 4. 3       (1)                       10 4 , 0          1. 1. 19 85
    Italy (except Varese)
                                    10 3. 6                                 10 3 , 3          1. 1. 19 85
    Italy (Varese)
   Lu xe mbourg                     10 2 , 3      (1)
   Netherlands                      101.1         (1)
   United Kingdom                   10 1 , 9      (1)
    Switzer la nd                   10 1 , 3
   USA                              10 1, 5                                      —
    Canada                           10 1 , 6                                    —
   Japan                             101 -3                                      —                     mm
                                     12 0, 4                                 12 0 , 0          1.11.1984
    Turkey
                                     10 4 , 3                                10 4 - 0          1. 1. 1 9 8 5
    Spain
                                     109.0                                   10 § , 7        16.11.1984
    Portugal
                                     110-8                                   11 0, 5         16.11.1984
   Ve nezuela
   Austria                           101.1                                       —
    Thailand                         10 0, 5                                     -
    Chi le                           11 5 , 5                                115,2             1.11.1984
    Australia                        10 2 . 7      (2)                            -
                                                                                                        mm
    Yugoslavia                         -           (4)                            -
    Algeria                            -           (4)                            -                     mm
    Morocco                          10 4 , 5      (3)                       10 4 . 2          1. 1. 1 9 8 5
    Tunisia                           10 5 , 5                               10 5 . 2          1. 1 . 1 9 8 5
    Egypt                              -           (4)                            -                     —
    Syria                               -          (4)                            -
    Jordan                            104,6                                   10 4 , 3          1. 1. 1 9 8 5
    Lebanon                          •-            (4)                            -                      -
    Israel                            24 4 , 9                                24 4, 2           1.11.1984
    India                             105,1                                   104.8             1. 1 . 19 85
    Brazil                            12 7 , 3     (3)                        12 6 , 9          1.11.1984
                                                                   I
(D   Joint Index.
(2)  Q u a r ter ly index.
(3)  Pr ov isional figures.
(4)  Index not yet available.
(5)  Ef fe cti ve dates other than 1 J a nu ary 1985 have been c a l c u l a t e d with refe ren ce to the
     lower limit of the se n s i t i v i t y t h r e s h o l d (2.75%).
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4.      The w e i g h t i n g s a p p l ica bl e to pens ion s shall be d e t e r m i n e d in
acco rda nc e with Article 82(1) of the Staff Re gulations.
                                                  Article 2
1.      With effect from 1 January 1985, the w e i g hti ng s a p p l ica bl e to
the pe n s i o n s and al lowances paid to pe rsons cove red by Ar ticle 2
of R e g u lat io n (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 16 0/80                 shall be as follows:
                      France                                    144.0
                      Italy                                     147.6
                                                    Article 3
 This Re g u l a t i o n shall enter into force on the day f o l l owi ng its
 p u b l i c a t i o n in the Offi cia l Journal of the European Co mmunities.
 This R e g u lat io n shall be b i nd ing in its e n ti ret y and dire ctl y
 a p p l ica bl e in all Me mb er States.
 Done at Brus sel s,                                             For the Council
                                                                 The President
    0J L 20, 26 .1.1980, p.1.
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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
                                            Article 1
  1.     With effect from 1 November 1984 the we i g h t i n g s ap p l i c a b l e to
  the r e mu ner at ion of of f i c i a l s and other servants e m pl oye d in the
  co untries listed below shall be as follows:
                                Brazil                         109.4 (1)
                                Chi le                         179.7
                                Israel                         416.8
                                Turkey                           97.4
  2.     With effect from 16 November 1984, the w e i g h t i n g s ap p l i c a b l e to
  the r e m u n er at ion of of f i c i a l s and ot he r servants em p l o y e d in the
  co untries listed be lo w shall be as follows:
                                G r ee ce                       102.0
                                 Portugal                         88.8
                                 V e n e zue la                   93.8
   3.     With effect from 1 Ja nuary 1985, the w e i g h t i n g s ap p l i c a b l e to the
   r e mu ner at ion o f o f f i c i a l s and other s e rv ant s em p l o y e d in the countries
   listed be lo w shall be as follows:
                    France                                      105.8
                    Italy (except Varese)                       102.8
                   Va re se                                      105.1      (1)
                    Spain                                        105.0
                    India                                        157.2
                    Algeria                                      158.7      (1)
                    Morocco                                      116.3      (1)
                    Tunisia                                      124.6
                    Egypt                                        326.4      (1)
                    Syria                                        154.4      (1)
                    Jordan                                       221.3
                    L e ba non                                   165.1
(1) Provisional figure.
 ---pagebreak---                                                           FINANCIAL STAT EME NT
                                      Estimate of the budg eta ry implica ti ons of the
                                      inte rim adjustment        of the r e mu ner at ion and
                                      pens ion s of offi cia ls and other servants in the
                                                             first half of 1985
                                                                                                              millionECU
In s t i t u t i o n                                                                                         Total
                                 A d mi nis tr ati ve              Research and investment
                                                                  Expen­                 Total    Expend-               Total
                            Expenditure Revenue       Total       diture   Revenue               diture     Revenue
C o m m i s s i o n (1)       0-741         0.100       0,641      1,275     0, 1 6 4     1.111    2, 01 6  0,264      1 .752
Parliament           (1)      0.024         0. 0 0 3    0.021                                      0, 0 2 4 0, 0 0 3   0,021
Court of Auditors                 -          • -          -
                                  -             -         -
Counci l
Court of Justice                  -             -         -
Economic and
Social Committee                  -             -         -
TO TA L                       0.765          0, 1 0 3    0, 66 2    1,275    0- 16 4      1,111    2, 04 0   0,267     1 .773
                                                                                                I
                        * 1 ECU = Bfrs 44.9682
                          Method of ca lc ula ti on
                          (1) Simu lat io n of the adjustment on actual co m p u t e r i z e d files betw een
                               1 Nove mbe r 1984 and 30 April 1985.
                          The figures for May and June 1985 repeat the va l u e s for April 1985.
                          Estimate p r od uce d on 3 April 1985.