CELEX: 32013D0655
Language: en
Date: 2013-11-13 00:00:00
Title: 2013/655/EU: Commission Decision of 13 November 2013 adjusting monthly from 1 August 2012 to 1 June 2013 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries

14.11.2013   
            
            
               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               L 303/52
            
         COMMISSION DECISION
   of 13 November 2013
   adjusting monthly from 1 August 2012 to 1 June 2013 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries
   (2013/655/EU)
   THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
   Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               The statistics available to the Commission show that for 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 applicable to 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 last laid down.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations in such case those weightings need to be adjusted monthly, with effect from 1 August, 1 October, 1 November, 1 December 2012 and 1 January, 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2013, respectively,
            
         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 countries as shown in the Annex hereto. It contains 10 monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable effective dates for each one of them.
   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 (2) and correspond to the relevant dates referred to in the tables from the Annex hereto.
   Article 2
   This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
   
      Done at Brussels, 13 November 2013.
      
         
            For the Commission
         
         
            The President
         
         José Manuel BARROSO
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
   
      (2)  OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      
         August 2012
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity August 2012
               
               
                  Exchange rate August 2012 (1)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting August 2012 (2)
                  
               
            
                  Sudan (Khartoum)
               
               
                  4,584
               
               
                  6,20915
               
               
                  73,8
               
            
         
      
         October 2012
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity October 2012
               
               
                  Exchange rate October 2012 (3)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting October 2012 (4)
                  
               
            
                  Nepal
               
               
                  84,89
               
               
                  110,170
               
               
                  77,1
               
            
         
      
         November 2012
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity November 2012
               
               
                  Exchange rate November 2012 (5)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting November 2012 (6)
                  
               
            
                  Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
               
               
                  USD 2,057
               
               
                  USD 1,29620
               
               
                  158,7
               
            
                  Liberia
               
               
                  USD 1,528
               
               
                  USD 1,29620
               
               
                  117,9
               
            
                  Malawi
               
               
                  216,6
               
               
                  404,926
               
               
                  53,5
               
            
         
      
         December 2012
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity December 2012
               
               
                  Exchange rate December 2012 (7)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting December 2012 (8)
                  
               
            
                  Venezuela
               
               
                  6,090
               
               
                  5,58047
               
               
                  109,1
               
            
         
      
         January 2013
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity January 2013
               
               
                  Exchange rate January 2013 (9)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting January 2013 (10)
                  
               
            
                  Belarus
               
               
                  6 723
               
               
                  11 320,0
               
               
                  59,4
               
            
                  Guinea (Conakry)
               
               
                  6 716
               
               
                  9 250,40
               
               
                  72,6
               
            
                  Sudan (Khartoum)
               
               
                  4,916
               
               
                  7,56599
               
               
                  65,0
               
            
         
      
         February 2013
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity February 2013
               
               
                  Exchange rate February 2013 (11)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting February 2013 (12)
                  
               
            
                  Congo (Brazzaville)
               
               
                  792,1
               
               
                  655,957
               
               
                  120,8
               
            
                  Cuba
               
               
                  0,9438
               
               
                  1,35410
               
               
                  69,7
               
            
                  Jordan
               
               
                  0,9175
               
               
                  0,960057
               
               
                  95,6
               
            
                  Serbia (Belgrade)
               
               
                  82,53
               
               
                  111,934
               
               
                  73,7
               
            
                  Timor Leste
               
               
                  1,583
               
               
                  1,35410
               
               
                  116,9
               
            
                  Uzbekistan
               
               
                  1 396
               
               
                  2 706,60
               
               
                  51,6
               
            
                  Venezuela
               
               
                  6,429
               
               
                  5,81539
               
               
                  110,6
               
            
                  Zambia
               
               
                  6,630
               
               
                  7,18680
               
               
                  92,3
               
            
         
      
         March 2013
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity March 2013
               
               
                  Exchange rate March 2013 (13)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting March 2013 (14)
                  
               
            
                  Angola
               
               
                  168,2
               
               
                  126,516
               
               
                  132,9
               
            
                  Kosovo (Pristina)
               
               
                  0,7227
               
               
                  1,00000
               
               
                  72,3
               
            
                  Kyrgyzstan
               
               
                  48,69
               
               
                  62,3897
               
               
                  78,0
               
            
                  Malawi
               
               
                  238,5
               
               
                  479,834
               
               
                  49,7
               
            
                  Russia
               
               
                  46,33
               
               
                  40,0240
               
               
                  115,8
               
            
                  Sierra Leone
               
               
                  6 785
               
               
                  5 663,73
               
               
                  119,8
               
            
                  South Africa
               
               
                  6,746
               
               
                  11,6220
               
               
                  58,0
               
            
                  Sudan (Khartoum)
               
               
                  5,331
               
               
                  7,43654
               
               
                  71,7
               
            
         
      
         April 2013
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity April 2013
               
               
                  Exchange rate April 2013 (15)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting April 2013 (16)
                  
               
            
                  China
               
               
                  7,903
               
               
                  7,96000
               
               
                  99,3
               
            
                  Djibouti
               
               
                  222,3
               
               
                  227,572
               
               
                  97,7
               
            
                  Ghana
               
               
                  2,025
               
               
                  2,48950
               
               
                  81,3
               
            
                  Japan
               
               
                  149,8
               
               
                  120,870
               
               
                  123,9
               
            
                  South Korea
               
               
                  1 534
               
               
                  1 425,03
               
               
                  107,6
               
            
                  Uzbekistan
               
               
                  1 467
               
               
                  2 611,71
               
               
                  56,2
               
            
         
      
         May 2013
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity May 2013
               
               
                  Exchange rate May 2013 (17)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting May 2013 (18)
                  
               
            
                  Belarus
               
               
                  7 086
               
               
                  11 230,0
               
               
                  63,1
               
            
                  Central African Republic
               
               
                  671,7
               
               
                  655,957
               
               
                  102,4
               
            
                  India
               
               
                  49,37
               
               
                  71,0370
               
               
                  69,5
               
            
                  Tunisia
               
               
                  1,381
               
               
                  2,09250
               
               
                  66,0
               
            
                  Venezuela
               
               
                  6,839
               
               
                  8,25083
               
               
                  82,9
               
            
         
      
         June 2013
      
      
                  PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
               
               
                  Economic parity June 2013
               
               
                  Exchange rate June 2013 (19)
                  
               
               
                  Weighting June 2013 (20)
                  
               
            
                  Australia
               
               
                  1,439
               
               
                  1,34930
               
               
                  106,6
               
            
                  Belize
               
               
                  1,859
               
               
                  2,61469
               
               
                  71,1
               
            
                  Gambia
               
               
                  31,18
               
               
                  47,5800
               
               
                  65,5
               
            
                  Nicaragua
               
               
                  18,39
               
               
                  31,8519
               
               
                  57,7
               
            
                  Turkey
               
               
                  2,242
               
               
                  2,42740
               
               
                  92,4
               
            
                  Uzbekistan
               
               
                  1 545
               
               
                  2 694,41
               
               
                  57,3
               
            
                  Vanuatu
               
               
                  145,8
               
               
                  122,435
               
               
                  119,1
               
            
                  Venezuela
               
               
                  7,195
               
               
                  8,14449
               
               
                  88,3
               
            
         (1)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (2)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (3)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (4)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (5)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (6)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (7)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (8)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (9)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (10)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (11)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (12)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (13)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (14)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (15)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (16)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (17)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (18)  Brussels = 100.
      
         (19)  1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste.
      
         (20)  Brussels = 100.