CELEX: 32012D0465
Language: en
Date: 2012-08-02 00:00:00
Title: 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

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
               
            
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         (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.