CELEX: 51982PC0238
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Date: 1982-04-29
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 (Article 65(2) of the Staff Régulations) (submitted by the Commission to the Council)

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 ---pagebreak--- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                     COM(82)238 final
                                            Brussels . 29 april 1982
                                 Proposai 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 ( Article 65(2 )
                             of the Staff Régulations )
                 ( submitted by the Commission to the Council )
 C0M(82 ) 238 final
 ---pagebreak---                          EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
Proposal for a Council Regulation adjusting the weightings applicable
to the remuneration and, pensions of officials and other servants of
the European Communities ( Article 65(2 ) of the Staff Regulations )
Since July 1971 "the Council has made interim cost of living adjustments
on the basis both of Article 65(2 ) of the Staff Regulations and of the
salaries adjustment methods adopted on 23 March 1972 and 29 June 1 976 .
The salaries adjustment method adopted on 15 December 1981 confirms and
clarifies the detailed rules for interim adjustments .
The Commission's Statistical Office , in conjunction with the OECD and
the UN Statistical Office , have established statistics for the
reference period .
Cost–of–living index numbers for 31 December 1981 (June 198O = 100 ) for
the various countries of employment are set out in column 1 of the table
below .
This year , the substantial rise in the cost of living in most countries
of employment once again creates the need to adjust remunerations in
the middle of the reference period for the annual review .     Without
these adjustments , the equivalence of purchasing power to which all
officials are entitled under Article 64 of the Staff Regulations would
manifestly be lost .
The threshold of 55% of the average change in the cost of living in the
Community for the relevant period is 3%•      Since this threshold has been
exceeded in Belgium , weightings for all places of employment are to be
adjusted.    A provisional portion of 1 . 5% is deducted in accordance with
the method from each of the index numbers set out in column 1 of the
table , since the purchasing power of public service salaries during the
reference period is expected to decline by about 2/fom    Only the rates
set out in column 2 of the table are therefore proposed .
 ---pagebreak--- The effective date for the adjustments produced by this method will be
1 January 1982 , except in countries with high rates of inflation , where
an earlier date is determined so as to obtain a loss of purchasing power
corresponding to the threshold ( column 3 )«
Articles 2 and 3 of the attached proposal for a Regulation lay down the
new adjusted weightings , applicable with effect from 1 or 16 November 1981
or 1 January 1982 , as the case may be .
Article 1 of the proposal sets out the retrospective adjustments which
must be made to the weighting for the Lebanon on the basis of statistics
which have now become available for earlier reference periods .
 ---pagebreak---                     Cost-of-living        Proposed increase after
                    index on              deduction of 1.5%              Effective
                    1 December I98I       ( Col . 1 : 1 . 015 )             date
                    (1 July 1981 α        ( e.g. Belgium 105.4 ■ 103.8 )
                         100 )                               I . 015
                             1                             2                   3
Belgium                  105.41                         103.8            I.I.I9824
Denmark                  104.2                           102.7            1.1 . 1982
Germany                  102.31                          100.8           1.1.1982
Prance                   106.81                          IO5.2            16.11.1981
Greece                   110.2                           108.6           16.11.1981
Ireland                  111 . 82                        110.1           16.11.1981
Italy                    108.01                          106.4           16.11 . 1981
Luxembourg               IO5.41                          103.8           1.1.1982
Netherlands              IO3.41                          IOI .9          1.1.1982
United Kingdom           IO4.31                         102.8            1.1.1982
Switzerland              IO2.5                           101.0           1.1.1982
      New York           103.8                           102.3           1.1.1982
USA
      Washington         103.8                          102.3            1.1.1982
Canada                  'IO4.7                           103.2           1.1.1982
Japan                    IOO .9                           99.4           1.1.1982
Turkey                   115 . 1 1                      113.4            1.11.1981
Spain                    107.7                          106.1            16 . 11 . 1981
Portugal                 113.6                          111.9            1.11.1981
Venezuela                104.9                          IO3.3            1.1.1982
Austria                  102.2                          100.7            1.1.1982
Thailand                 IO3.5                          102.0            1.1.1982
Chile                    103.8                          102.3            1.1.1982
Australia                106. 32                        IO4.7            1.1.1982
Yugoslavia               111.3                          IO9.7            16.11.1981
                                 3
Algeria
Morocco                  IO4.7                          IO3.2            1.1.1982
Tunisia                  IO9.6                          108.0            16.11.1981
Egypt                    100.3                            98.8           1.1.1982
                                 3
Syria
                                 ■5
                                 5
Jordan
                                 3
 Lebanon
Israel                   144.6                          142.5            1.11.1981
 India                   103.9                          102.4            1.1.1982
2Joint index.                                                                -
■^Quarterly index.                  .......           i         ^                       W
. Index not yet available .                                                             *.
  Effective dates other than 1 January 1982 have been calculated with reference
  to the threshold (55$ of 5.5 = 1% ).                ,              . /   :
 ---pagebreak---                                  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
THE COUNCIL OP 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 259/66 , as last amended by
                                              ?
Regulation (ECSC , EEC , Euratom ) No 372/82 j and in particular
Articles 63 , 64 , 65 and 68 of the Staff Regulations and the first
paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment ,
Having regard to the method for adjusting the remuneration of officials
and other servants of the Communities , adopted on 15 December 1981 ,
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 1981 , the weightings applicable pursuant
to Regulation No 372/82 to the remuneration and pensions of officials
and other servants should be ad justed with effect from 1 January 1982 ;
Whereas , in certain countries where the increase in the cost of living
was particularly high , the adjustments should be made with effect from
1 or 1 6 November 1 98 1 , as the case may be ;
Whereas the weighting for the Lebanon should be adjusted retrospectively
in line with statistics which have now become available for that country ,
 '0J L 36 , 4.3.1968 , p.1 .
  0J L 47 , 19.2.1982 , p. 13 .
 ---pagebreak--- HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                  Article 1
1 . With effect from 1 January 1980 , the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed, in the Lebanon
shall be 148*0 *
2 . With effect from 1 July 1980 , "the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the Lebanon
shall be 136.4 *
3* With effect from 1 January 1981 , the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the Lebanon
shall be 148.0 .
4 * With effect from 1 July 1981 , the weighting applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the Lebanon
shall be 151 - 6^ •
                                  Article 2
1 . With effect from 1 November 1981 , the weightin® applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries
listed below shall be as follows :
                    Portugal       90.9
                    Turkey        101.5
                    Israel        173*1
2 . With effect from 16 November 1981 , the weightings applicable to
the remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the
countries listed below shall be as follows :
                    Prance        106.8
                    Greece         98*3
                    Ireland        87*7
  Provisional , pending official statistics for 1981 *
 ---pagebreak---                                    - 3
                    Italy               89 .O
                    Spain              108.0
                    Yugoslavia         125*1
                    Tunisia            119.1
3 » With effect from 1 January 1982 , the weightings applicable to the
remuneration of officials and other servants employed in the countries
listed below shall be as follows :
                    Belgium            103.8
                    Denmark            114*5
                    Germany            100.3
                    Luxembourg         103.8
                    Netherlands         98.5
                    United Kingdom     102.9
                    Switzerland        125*7
                        New York       158*7
                    USA
                        Washington     146*7
                    Canada             126.9
                    Japan              175*9
                    Venezuela          193*3
                    Austria            107*0
                    Thailand           174*8
                    Chile              197*6
                    Australia          153*4
                    India              131*4
                    Morocco            122.6
                    Egypt              203. 61
                    Syria                 –^
                    Jordan                –^
                    Lebanon            151*6^
                    Algeria            1 58* 7^
1
^Provisional *
  Not yet available
 ---pagebreak---                                     - 4 -
4 . With effect from 16 November 1981 , "the weightings applicable to
pensions , in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 82(1 )
of the Staff Regulations , shall be as given below for the country in
which the person entitled to the pension declares his home to be :
                       Prance           106.8
                       Greece             98.3
                       Ireland            87*7
                       Italy              89.0
5 . With effect from 1 January 1982 , the weightings applicable to
pensions , in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 82(1 )
of the Staff Regulations , shall be as given below for the country in
which the person entitled to the pension declares his home to be :
                       Belgium          103.8
                       Denmark          114.5
                       Germany          100.3
                       Luxembourg       103.8
                       Netherlands        98.5
                       United Kingdom   IO2.9
If a person entitled to a pension declares his home to be in a country
other than those listed in paragraph 4 or 5 of this Article , the
weighting applicable to the pension shall be that for Belgium.
                                   Article 3
1 . With effect from 16 November 1981 , the weightings applicable to
pensions and allowances paid to persons covered by Article 2 of
Regulation (EEC , Euratom , ECSC ) No 160/80 who declare their home to
be in Prance , Ireland or Italy shall be as follows :
                       France           1 20 • 1
                       Ireland            95*0
                       Italy            109.8
  OJ L 20 , 26.1.1980 , p. 1
 ---pagebreak--- 2 . With effect from 1 January 1982 , the weightings applicable to the
pensions and allowances paid to persons covered by Article 2 of
Regulation (EEC , Euratom , ECSC ) No 16o/80 shall be as follows :
                       Belgium          110.3
                       Denmark          135.2
                       Germany          IO2.4
                       Luxembourg       110.3
                       Netherlands      IO4.2
                       United Kingdom    88.5
If a person entitled to a pension declares his home to be in a country
other than those listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article , the
weighting applicable to the pension shall be that for Belgium.
                                   Article 4
1.   The weightings for the Lebanon determined in Article 2 of Council
Regulation (EEC , Euratom, ECSC ) No 1525/8o\ Article 6 of Regulation
(Euratom , ECSC , EEC ) No 397/81 t Artide 1 of Regulation (Euratom ,
ECSC , EEC ) No 3017/81 and Article 6 of Regulation (ECSC , EEC , Euratom )
No 372/82^ shall cease to have effect as from 1 January 1980,
1 July 1980 , 1 January 1981 and 1 July 1981 respectively.
2 . The weightings determined in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (ECSC ,
EEC , 3uratom ) No 372/82 shall cease to have effect as from 1 January 1982.
 'OJ L 152 , 2O.6.198O , p . 3 .
^OJ L 4^, 19«2.1981 , p. 1 .
;TOJ L 302 , 23.10.1981 , p . 1 .
40J L 47 , 19.2.1982 , p. 13.
 ---pagebreak---                                   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 Brussels ,                              For the Council
                                                The President