CELEX: 51974PC1520
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Date: 1974-10-02
Title: Proposai for a REGULATION (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) OF THE COUNCIL firing the weightings applied to the remunerations and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities enatoyed or resident in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom#Proposal for a REGULATION (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) OF THE COUNCIL fixing the weightings applied to the remunerations and pensions of officials and other servants of the European Communities employed or resident in Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom (submitted to the Council by the Commission)

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                                              COM(74)1520 final
                                              Brussels , 2 October 1974
                                    Proposai for a
                REGULATION ( EEC , EURATOM, ECSC) OF THE COUNCIL
       firing the weightings applied to the remunerations and pensions
         of officials and other servants of the European Communities
       e^ toyed or resident in Denmark . Ireland and the United Kingdom
                                   .Proposal for a
                REGULATION ( EEC . EURATOM. ECSC) OF THE COUNCIL
       fixing the weightings applied to the remunerations and pensions
        of officials and other servants of the European Communities
       employed or resident in Denmark , Ireland and the United Kingdom
                 ( submitted to the Council "by the Commission)
  COM(74) 1520 final
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                              EXPLANATORY IEÎÎOHAICDUI
 I.     At the express request of the representatives of the three new Member
States , the Statistical Office of the Barcpean Connnmitios has drawn up
tables comparing purchasing power in Dublin and Copenhagen with purchasing
power in Brussels® . The comparative rates as between London and Brussels
have also been reexamined .       The method followed by the SOEG is given in
detail in the report at Annex I hereto®
 On the basis of the statistics contained therein and talcing into account
the increase in prices since 1 January 1973 * the date of the enlargement
of the - Communities f the Commission proposes the following weightings :
From 1 January 1973 ;
                         Denmark            1 3o u 9
                         Ireland            12G»7
                         United Kingdom     124*3 ( instead of 122,8 previously)
                         as compared with Brussels 112,8
Prom 1 July 1973 :
                         Dermarlc           147*7
                         Ireland            128.2
                         United Kingdom     131*4 ( instead of 129.8 previously)
                         as compared with Brussels 117
From 1 January 1974 ;
                         Denmark            158 «8
                         Ireland            137*9
                         United Kingdom     138*2 ( instead of 135.5 previously)
                         as compared with Brussels 'i£2 c 5 *
It is understood that these weightings are to be considered in correlation
with the exchange parities \ised for the payment of remunerations and referred
to in Article 63 of . the Staff Regulations .
1 . . .
  Adjrstment taking into account the increase in prices between August 1973
  and February 1974 *
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A proposal for a Council Regulation No        /74 fixing the weightings applied
to the remunerations and pensions of officials and other servants of the
European Communities employed in Denmark , Ireland and the United Kingdom
is therefore submitted for the Council 's approval . The draft in question
is to be found in Annex II .
II . Article 65(2 ) of the Staff Regulations provides as follows :
•'In the event of a substantial change in the cost of living , the Council
shall decide by agreement , within two months , what adjustment should be
made to the weightings and if appropriate to apply them retrospectively".
Moreover , in item lib of the decision taken on 21 March 1972 on the method
of calculation used for the periodic examination of the level of the
remunerations of officials , the Council stated that it would compensate for
the rise in the cost of living by adjusting the weightings according to
Article 65(1 ) from the end of the period of reference and without prejudice
to the application of the provisions of Article 65(2).
The joint indexes drawn up by the Statistical Office of the European
Communities in accordance with the departments of the OECD , ILO and
the National Statistical Offices of the Member States reflecting the increase
in the cost of living for the first quarter of 1974 are given in detail in
Annex III of the report .
In particular , a rise of 3 • &?<> may be noted in Belgium ( joint index - without
rent ). The official Belgian consumer price index also shows a rise of
3* 6fo for the same period. At the end of June 1974 » this index had reached
the level of 108.26$.
Similar , if not larger , rises have taken place in all the countries where
officials are employed . They can certainly be considered "substantial ".
In view of the above , the Commission has decided to propose that the
weightings be adjusted with effect from 1 April 1974 as described in draft
Council Regulation No     /74 to be found at Annex IV.
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                                       -ι -                     A1TOEX I
     STATISTICAL OFFICE
OF THE EUROPEAN COMU1ITIES
Population and Social
Statistics Directorete                  "                   Document No 88/74
                                       COPY
                Definition i for th e weighting provide ! f or under
               Article 64 of th e Sxrff Regulations of officials
                of the European Communities for Dunlin and
Introduction
1»    Article 64 of the Staff Regulations of officials of the European
Communities provides that an official *s remuneration expressed in
Belgian francs shall , after the compulsory deductions set out in these
Staff Regulations or if any implementing Regulations have been made ,
be weighted at a rate above , below or equal to 100$ , depending on
living conditions in the various places of employment"'",
2.    The statistical interpretation of Article 64 of the Staff
Regulations means that what has to be calculated ( by means of the
weighting mentioned in the Article ) is the comparative price levels as
between the various places of employment and Brussels , the provisional
headquarters .
In this way , the Council basing itself en a prices enquiry carried out
by the SOEC , has fixed the different ^eighfcigfi currently in force for
most of the countries where officials of the European Communities are
employed .
           –                                                               ./.
 Cf. Official Journal of the European Communities No C 100 of
 23 September 1972 .
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                                     - ц –                    Aimx i
 3.    As the SOEC did not yet hrve sufficient statistical information
 available on Ireland and Denmark , the Counoil decided , provisionally ,
 to align the level of remunerations for these two countries on the
 Brussels level .
 At the annual review of remunerations of officials and other servants
 of the Communities for the period 1972-73 * the Staff Regulations
working party asked the SOEC to fix a separate weighting for each of
these two countries .
For its part , the Commission administration requested that the SOEC
 should at the sane time check whether the London weighting was correct .
Calculatins1 methods
4.    The comparison of the relative cost - of - living levels of two or
more regions or countries at a given time is extremely difficult .
The following requirements have to be met :
 ( a) prices for products that are comparable in quality must be recorded ;
(b)   for the purpose of working out averages an ideal shopping basket
      has to be put together ;
(c)   the specific problem introduced by the use of different currencies ,
      e.g. , the Belgian franc , the pound sterling and the Danish kroner ,
      has to be dealt with .
5.    Recording prices of comparable products
Re ( a) In the context of studies on the correlating factor for consumers *
purchasing power , the SOEC carries out regular price enquiries in close
collaboration with the national statistical institutes or competent
authorities of the member countries .
The last enquiry was held in October 1973 •
The mechanics of the enquiry ( list of items , description , number of
recordings , choice of shops , etc .) were worked out by the relevant
" Price statistics" and working party .    The practical organization of the
                                                                          ./•
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                                                           АЖЕХ I
 enquiry was entrusted to the national statistical mstitues or
 competent bodies of the member countries concerned .
The enquiry on the ground was carried out by SOEC officials and national
statistical institutes or competent services ( for Brussels ~ Service de
1 * Index du Minist&re des Affaires Economiques beige ; for London -
Department of Employment ) supervised by members of the working party .
It was the responsibility of the latter to ensure that the goods whose
prices were recorded were comparable from country to country .    This
requirement is essential , since the whole value of the results depends
on 'the concept of quality comparable between countries , as the weighting
is fixed on a geographical basis ,
6.     The large amount of data assembled made it possible to calculate
an average price per article arid city .   The ratio between the average
price for article A in Dublin and the average price for the same
article A in Brussels is what is called the " basic economic parity".
For each article considered this parity indicates how much a monetary
unit in Dublin , for example , is worth in monetary units in Brussels ,
and vice versa .
There are as many " basic economic parities" as there are goods and ■
services whose prices have been sampled .
7.     One of the problems which have not been solved by this enquiry is
that of the average rent paid by European officials .    This is because
not enough European officials are stationed in Dublin , London and
Copenhagen to allow a significant average price for these three areas
of employment to be calculated .
Iti this connection it should also be noted that for methodological
reasons medical care has also had to be excluded from this calculation .
  About 300 in the présent enquiry .
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                                                              АЖЕХ I '
  3.    Re ( fc ) VJ^ightir-g schene
  To calculate the overall equivalence rate of consumers' purchasing power
  a synthesis must first be obtained from all the elementary economic
  parities by using a weighting scheme which gives the relative importance
  of all goods and services in total consumption .
  The weighting scheme used by the SOEC is the one used each year to
  calculate the joint Index and is based on the European officials' family
  budget enquiry carried out by the SOEC .
  9•    Re ( c ) Calculating économie paritics
  As was seen above , the overall economic parity was calculated by talcing
  the weighted average of the elementary parities .
  These elementary parities c en be obtained by taking the ratio between
  Brussels prices and those in Dublin , London and Copenhagen or the ratio
  between Dublin , London and Copenhagen prices and those of Brussels .
  The first calculation would give the economic parity of one pound sterling
  or one Danish kroner expressed in Belgian francs , whilst the second would
  give the economic parity of one Belgian franc expressed in pounds
  sterling or Danish kroner .
  These two calculations can be expressed by the following formulae :
                     i
           \        PA          l
                                                \    Рв          l
                     1                                î
                    PB                               PA   -
  where
  p^ = Average price per item in country A
. pg = Average price per item in country B
     = Weighting coefficient per item .
                                                                       •/
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                                                                    ЛШ-1ЕХ I
Both calculations are valid , neither carrying more weight than the other .
10 .  The double calculation was therefore made on the basis of the price
rs-tios                Brussels          _   and the price ratios
           Dublin , London , Copenhagen
Dublin , i London , Copenhagen
            Brus sel s
The following were the results obtained :
Economic parity calculated on the basi3 of the ratios                      Brussels
                                                                Dublin , London , Copenhagen
£1 ( Dublin )           = Bfrs 135 » 72
£1 ( London )           = Bfrs 130 <> 07
Dkr 1 ( Copenhagen) = Bfrs 6.02
Economic parity calculated on the basis of the ratios Dublin , London , Copenhagen
                                                                           Brus s el s
Bfrs 100 = 84.74 pence ( Dublin )
Bfrs 100 = 86.42 pence ( Lôndon )
Bfrs 100 =• Ha* 18.77 ( Copenhagen )
Since the formula is reversible , a single - figure can be used to express •
the ratio between the prices ,
Dubl in/ Lond on/Cop enhagen             and                Brussels
           Brussel s                              Dubl iiy LondonT"Copenhagen
by using the geometric mean of the two parities (Fisher index ).
11 .  Proceedings thus , the following final results are obtained :
Economic parity in October 1973 (Fisher method.)
Bfrs 100 = 79.02 pence ( Dublin )
Bfrs 100 = 8I.5I pence ( London )
Bfrs 100 = Dkr 17.66 ( Copenhagen )
                                                                               ./
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                                                                      AMEX I ;
  12 .  Caloulrtion cf the reighting
  The woighting must therefor© express the differences in price
  levels between the various places of employment and Brussels .                 It is
  obtained by dividing the economic parity obtained from the price enquiry
  ( see paragraph 11 ), by the exchange rate which the Commission uses to
  convert the remuneration of officials .       As is known , these rates are
  those fixed by the International Monetary Fund on 1 January 1965^ •
  In order to . allow for modifications the Council has made to the
 weightings since 1 January 1973 when the Community was enlarged , the
  SOSC on the basis of national cost of living indices has calculated
 weightings not only for the date of the enquiry ( October 1973 ) but also
 for 1 January 1973 ~nd 1 July 1973 .        The following table sums up all
 these calculations .
                    Weightings for Dublin , London and Copenhagen
                            Weighting for Brussels = 100
'                      >;
                       .  1 January 1973
                          – "      ^  i     i\    1 July 1973
                                                  –  –   i/ –y t -*  ' October 1973 i
                                                                        - –        –  1 1
I                      r~                   '      ■                î          ■        I
j Dublin               !       107.0        ,          109 .6       |       110 .6      j
                       :                    '                       s                   i
! London               ;       110.2        !          112.3        .       114.1       i
'                      '                    i                                           1
! Copenhagen                   123.1                   126.2        1       127«9       f
    These rates  are :
    £1             Bfrs 140 or
    Bfrs 100  =    71.43 pence
    Dkr 1 '        Bfrs 7-24 or
    Bfrs 100  a   Dkr 13.81
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                                                 -з -            AMIES II
                                                                 ––       ι «Ι ιΛ ■ ■ Πι ■
          Regulation (EEC , EURATOM, ECSC) Ho         /74 of the Council
                                      of
          fixing the weightings applied to the remunerations and pensions
          of officials and other servants of the European Communities
          employed or resident in Denmark , Ireland and the United Kingdom
                                   ■ itf Jf ww i                  wee* iW –«i »i n inifn »iinnnn « ii'trnx
 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 Regulation (EEC , 2URAT0M, ECSC) Ho 259/68^ laying down the
 Staff Regulations of Offioials and the Conditions of Employment of Other
 Servants of the European Communities , as last amended "by Regulation
  (EEC,EOItATOMf ECSC) Ho 1408/742 , and to Articles 64, 65(2) and 82 of the
  said Staff Regulations and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64
  of the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Community ;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;
 Whereas , pursuant to Article 64 of the Staff Regulations of Officials of
 the European Communities stipulating that the remuneration                         of officials
  expressed in Belgian francs , after the compulsory deductions set out in
 these Staff Regulations or any implementing regulations have been made ,
  shall "be weighted at a rate above , below or equal.. to 100%, depending on the
                                                               1
 living conditions in the various places of employment ;
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                            ,.
, 1 0J lo L 56 , 4 Ifer.qh 1968 , po 1 .
  "•0J No L 150 , 7 June 1974 , P »
  30J No C 100 , 28 September 1972.                 ; "
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                                                            AMEX II
                                       /Ιο '
                                   Article 1
1 , With effect from 1 January 1973 » the weightings applied to the remuneration
of officials employed in one of the countries mentioned "below shall be fixed
as follows :
                   Denniark          139 » 9
                   Ireland           120.7
                   United Kingdom    124.3
2.   With effect from 1 January 1973 , the weightings applied to pensions ,
pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 82(l ) of the Staff Regulations ,
shall be fixed as follows , depending on the beneficiary 's declared country
of domicile within the Community :
                   Denmark           139*9
               4   Ireland           120.7
                   United Kingdom    124.3
                                   Article 2
1 . With effect from 1 July 1973 » the weightings applied to the remuneration
of officials employed in one of the countries mentioned below shall be fixed
as follows :
                   Denmark           147*7
                   Ireland           128.2
                  United Kingdom     131*4
2.  With effect from 1 July 1973 * the weightings applied to pensions ,
pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 82(l ) of the Staff Regulations ,
shall be fixed as follows , depending on the beneficiary's declared country
of domicile within the Community :
                  Denmark            147*7
                   Ireland           128.2
                  United Kingdom     131*4
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                                                  Ла –      АДОЕК II
                                                 Af f \
                                        Article 3
                                       m. «B-wd        n. m
 1.  With effect from 1 January 1974 the weightings applied to the
 remuneration of officials employed in one of the countries mentioned below
 shall "be fixed as follows s
                   Demnark                    158 » 8
                   Ireland                    137 *9
                   United Kingdom             138«2
 2.  With effect from 1 January 1974 "the weightings applied to pensions ,
 pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 82(l ) of the Staff Regulations ,
 shall be fixed as follows , depending on the beneficiary* s declared country
 of domicile within the Community :
                   Denmark                    1 58 .8
                   Ireland                    137«9
                   United Kingdom             1 33s, 2
                                       Article 4
                                       ■Μ*
 The weighting for the United Kingdom stipulated in Article l(l ) and ( 2) of
-Regulation (ECSC, EEC, EURATOM) ITo 1301/73 of the Council of 14 Hay 19731
 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 1973 »
 The weighting for the United Kingdom stipulated in Article 50 ) and (2 ) of
 Regulation (EEC , EL7EATCM. ECSC) Ho 2/74 of "the Council of 28 December 1973^
 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 July 1973 »
 The weighting for the United Kingdom stipulated in Article l(l ) and ( 2 ) of
 Regulation (EEC , EURATOM, ECSC) Ho 1408/74 of the Council of 4 June ^743
 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 January 1974*                 /
                                                                    •/ •
 gOT No L 132 , 19 May 1973 , p. 1 .
 ~0J ho L 2 , 3 January 1974 » p » 1 «
  OJ No L 150 , 7 June 1974» P « 1 »
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                                                         AifelEX II
                                                         WMrMOMMVI
                                 Article 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication
in the Official Journal of the European Communities ,
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in
all Member States .
Done at                   .                       For the Council
                                                 The President
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                                                             AJTOEX III
      COMMISSION
         OF THE
EUROPZiJï COMMUHITIES
                                                       Luxembourg;, 2 ?- ; v .
                                   REPORT
              of the Statistical Office of the European Communities
               on the establishment of the joint index for the
                  period 1 January 1974 - 1 April 1974
                     ( Article 65(2 ; cf the Staff Regulations )
       4
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                                                            AM1EX ITT
In accordance with Article 6p(2 ; of' the Staff Regulations of officials
of the European Communities , the Statistical Office established the
common index on the basis of a price survey for Brussels carried out
by the Index Department of the Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs
and Energy , and on the basis of figures provided by the Inter-Organization
Section for the Study of Wages and Prices ( organizations coordinated in
Paris ).
For Denmark and Ireland the Office used the national cost-of-living index ,
since no index is calculated for these two countries for international
purposes .
All the indices for this report ( except that for Ireland ) were established
for 1 April 1974 (1 January 1974 » 100 ).
The overall results for the various countries are recorded in a summary
table , the sub-indicies for the different groups of articles being set out
in the annexed tables .
                                                                          ./•
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                                      1 ^                   AMEX III
                Recapitulatory table of the .joint index
                          Situation at 1 April 1974
                             1 January 1974 = 100
                                                         Index numbers
                                                      at 1 April 1974
                                                         1 January 1974= 100
Belgium
Brussels , excluding rent                                  103.6
Italy
                H     II
Rome                                                       103.7
France
Paris           tt    II
                                                           103-7
Germany
Bonn            11    11
                                                           101.6
Netherlends                                                      \
                «1    tt
The Hague                                                  103.1
United Kin^dom
London          11    tt
                                                           104.4
Ireland                                                    105.5
Bermark                                                    103
Switzerland
Geneva                                                     101.1
 February 1 974 - May 1974 .
 The cost-of-living index is calculated only every three months .
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                                                              ANBJSX ITI
                                                1
                                 List of tables
Index numbers by groups of expenditure :
               Table 1 . . . .......... Belgium
               Table 2            •           . • Italy
               Table 3 ... .......... France
               Table 4 •>• • *             .... Germany (Federal Republic )
               Table 5 .....                      ÎTetherlands
               Table o .                          United Kingdom
1
  It should be pointed out that , since the figures are rounded off ,
  multiplying the sub-indices by the weighting does not always give the
  exact general index .
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                                    1 /"   -
                                                              BELGIUM
                                                            ( Brussels )
                                 Table 1
               Consumer price index by group of expenditure
 ( prepared from a price survey carried out "by the Index Department of
   the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy , weighted to take account
   of the enquiry into European officials' family budgets )
                               excluding rent
    Group of expenditure           Weighting ■         Index numbers at
                                                       1 April 1974
                                                       (1 January 1974 = 100 )
 COTISAI IHDEX BOMBER              1000.0            '    103 . b
 Food                                 305.2               105.2
 Housing , furniture , house­
 hold equipment , articles
 and related services                 199.6               104-7
 Clothing                             117.6               103.4
 Medical services and
 personal hygiene                      65.3               102.8
 Transport                            171.7             - 101.9
 Cultural activities ,
 entertainment                         99.6               101.1
•Kiacellaneous                         41.0               100.2   ' •
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                                                                 (lîors )
                                     Table 2
                  Consumer price index by f^ouncf expenditure
                     at 1 April 1 974 (1 January 1 974 = 100 )
  ( calculated from index numbers prepared by the Inter-Organization
        Section for the Sbudy of Wages and Prices )
 Group of expenditure                Weight'ing        Index numbers at
                                                       1 April 1974
                                                       (1 January 1974 - 100 )
GENERAL iKDiiX lflJÏIBER                1000.0           103.7
    I. Food , drink, rest .              302.0           104.9
  II . Rent , gas and electricity        201.0           100.0
 III . Household equipment and
       maintenance                        78.0           104.9 '
  IV . Dôme stic service                  32.0           100.0
    V. Clothing and footwear             102.0           106 . 9
  VI . Personal hygiene               ■   35.3           105.5
 VII . Medical care                       22.S           100.3
VIII . Transport                         124.0 ■         104.2
  IX . Récréation , reading               69.5           104.4
    X. Miscellaneous                      33.5           100.6
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                                   Table 3
                  Consumer price index by group of expenditure
                   at 1 April 1974 (1 January 1974 = 100 )
 ( calculated from index numbers prepared by the I33SEE for the Inter-
 Organization Section for the Study of Wages and Prices )
   Group of expenditure             Weighting          Index numbers at
                                                       1 April l 974
                                                       (1 January 1974 = 100 )
G3NEPAL IHD5X MMEERS                1000.0                  103.7
    I. Pood , drink , rest .          296.5                 103,2
   II . Rent , gas and
         electricity                  194.5                 100,4
 III . Household equipment and
         maintenance                   76.5                 104.1
   IV . Domestic service               50.0                 100.0
    V , Clothing and. footwear         99.0                 103.9
   VI . Personal hygiene               31.0                 101.7
 VII . Medical care                    31 .0                105.2
VIII . Transport                     110.5                  113.0
   IX . Récréation , reading        . 78.0                  104.4
    X. Miscellaneous                   33.0                 100.5
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                                     "Zo -                    GrnmrT~ –
                                                              ( Bonn)
                                    ïafcle 4
                  Consumer price index oy group of expenditure
                     at 1 April 1974 (1 January 1 974 = 100 )
( calculated from index numbers prepared by the Inter-Organization
           Section for the Study of Wages and Prices )
  CrouD of e::penditure              Ueighting           Index numbers at
                                                         1 April 1974
                                                        (1 Jaimary 1974 = 100 )
GENERAL INDEX ÏÏUMBER                 1000.0                  101.6
    I. Food , drink , . rest .         271 .0                   01.6
   II . Pent . gas and electiicity     191.0                    98.4
  III . Lousehold equipment and
           maintenance                 121.0                  103.2
   IV . Domestic service                18.5                  100.0
    v. Clothing and footwear           100.0                  102.4
   VI . Personal hygiene                28.0                  102,4
  VII . Medical care                    25.0                  102.0
VIII . Transport                       145.5                  Ю4.3
   IX» Récréation , reading             64.5                  102.5
    X. Miscellaneous                    35.5                  100.3
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                                                             KETHERLMDS
                                                             Tfi±e Ka/niê)
                                     ТаЪ1е 5
       Consumer prioe index "by group of expenditure at 1 April 1974 .
                              (l January 1974 = 100 )
                 ( calculated from index numbers prepared by
                        the Inter-Organization Section
                      for the Study of Wage s and Prices )
   Group of expenditure               Weighting         Index numbers at
                                                         1 April 1974
                                                         (l January 1974 = 100 )
GEHEPJLL INDEX KXJIEBER               1000.0                103.1
   I.    Food, drink , rest .          253.0                100.0
  II .   Rent , gas and electricity    1C0.0                102.4
 III .  Household equipment and
         maintenance                   117.0                103.6
  IV.    Domestic service               22,0       -        100.0
   V.    Clothing and footwear          $o.O                105.2
  VI .   Personal hygiene               29 . 0              104.2
 VII .   Kedioal care                   36.0                102.7
VIII .   Transport                     158.0                107.3
  IX.    Recreation , reading           72.0                104.6
   X.    Miscellaneous                  35.0 '              100.3
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                                                                TLondon)
                                       Table 6
       Consumer prices index by group of expenditure at 1 April 1974 .
                                 (l January 1974 38 100 )
                   ( calculated from index numbers prepared by
                          the Inter-Organization Section
                        for the Studjr of Wages and Prices )
   Group of expenditure                 Weighting            Index numbers at
                                                             1 April 1974
                                                             (l January 1974 = 100 )
GENERAL INDEX NIMBER                    1000.0                  104.4
   I.   Pood, drink, rest .              246.5                  104.4
  II .  Rent , ga3 and electricity       244.5                  102.6
 III .  Household equipment and
        maintenance            *          78.5                  104.7
  IV.   Domestic service                  42.0                  110.5
   V.   Clothing and footwear             83.5                  105.8
  VI .  Personal hygiene                  23.0                  106.5
 VII .  Medical care                      24.5                  100.8
VIII .  Transport                        144.0                  105.8
  IX .  Récréation , reading              65 . 0                103.6
   X.   I-IiscellaneoiTs                  43.5                  101.5
 ---pagebreak---                                                          IX/1465/74-E
                                                         AMEI. IV
     Regulation ( EEC , EURATOII , ECSC ) No /74 of the Cornell
                            of
    fixing the weightings applied to the remunerations and pensions
     of officials and other servants of the European Communities
     employed or resident in Denmark. Ireland and the United Kingdom
SHE COUNCIL OP THE EUROPEAN CCI.IilUNITIES ,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single
Commission of the European Communities !
Having rogard to Counoil Regulation. (EEC , EURATOM, ECSC ) Ho 259/68^"
laying down the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of
Deployment of Other Servants of the European Communities 2 as last amended
by Regulation ( EEC , EURATOM, ECSC) No 1408/742 , and to Articles 64, 65(2)
and 62 of the said Staff Regulations and the first paragraph of Article 20
and Article 64 of the Conditions of Unployment of Other Servants of the
Community$
Having regard to the proposal from the Commissi on$
Whereas "by reason of the substantial rise in the cost of living which has
taken place in Belgium and in the other countries where officials and
other servants of the European Communities are employed during the first
quarter of 1974 » the weightings applying to the remuneration and pensions
of these officials and other servants should be adjusted^
Whereas the adjustment to remunerations and pensions provided for by the
present regulations is made by way of an advance on the adjustment to be
made by the Council following the annual review of remunerations next
September pursuant to Article 65(1 ) of the Staff Regulations for a
reference period running from 1 July 1973 to 30 June 1974j
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
T"      – .
 OJ No L 56 of 4 March i960 , p. 1
    No L 150 of 7 June 1974f p. 1
 ---pagebreak---                                                           /JELir'A IV
                                     m­
                                 Article 1
1.  With effect from 1 April 1974 , the weightings applicable to the
remuneration of officials employed in the countries listed below shall "be
as follox-rs :
                Belgium                    126.9
                Denmark                    lt»3.6
                Germany                    11G.7
                Prance                     153.4
                Irelana                    145.5
                Italy                      131.3
                Luxemoourg                 126.9
                ITetherlands               126.1
                United Kingdom             144.3
                Swit zcrland               122
                USA                        179.3
2.  IJith effect from 1 April 1974 the weighting applicable to pensions in
accordance with the second subparagraph of Article C2(l ) of the Staff
Regulations shall be that given below for the Community country in whi ch
the person entitled to the pension declares his domicile to be :
                Belgium                    126.5
                Denmark                    163.6
                Germany                    118 . 7
                France                     153.4   .
                Ireland                    145.5
                It aly                     131.3
                Luxembourg                 126.9
                Netherlands                126.1
                United Kingdom             144.3
                Switzerland                122
                USA                        179.3
If a person entitled to the pension declares his domicile to be in a
country other than those listed above , the weighting applicable to the
pension shall be that fixed for Belgium .
 ---pagebreak---                                                             IX/1465/74-E
                                     - 2Г -                 AMEX IV
                                    Article 2
Council Regulation ( EEC , EURATOM , ECSC ) No 140G /74 and Article 3(l )
and ( 2 ) of Council Regulation ITo     /74 fixing the weightings for
remunerations and pensions of officials and other agents of the
European Communities working or residing in Denmark , Ireland or the
United Kingdom are repealed with effect from 1 April 1974 .
                                   Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable
in all Ilember States .
Done at                                          For the Council
                                                 The President ,
 ---pagebreak---               Wp&EBm OP ffiiura™ TO THE COST OF LIVING
                  ( Article 65(2 ) of the Staff Regulations )
Financial cost
71a o total appropriations required m 1974 for adapting the weightings
from 1 April 1974 "to the cost of living in the various places in which
officials perform thoir duties is
              4,729.040   u.a . for the Commission
or
              6»312»123   u.a . for ail the Institutions
Timetable
The proposal is "based on Article 65(2 ) of the Staff Regulations , "by which
the Council must make a decision within a maximum of two months .
A decision is therefore to he expected in the course of November*