Commission Decision

of 10 November 2009

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2009/833/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 [1], and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment were laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 613/2009 [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 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009, 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 DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The weightings applied to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities 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 six monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable dates for each one ( 1 August 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009).

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 of application of the weightings.

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2009.

For the Commission

Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Member of the Commission

[1] OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

[2] OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 1.

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ANNEX

AUGUST 2008

Place of employment | Economic parity August 2008 | Exchange rate August 2008 | Weighting August 2008 |

Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |

SEPTEMBER 2008

Place of employment | Economic parities September 2008 | Exchange rate September 2008 [1] | Weighting September 2008 [2] |

Nepal [3] | 75,02 | 103,495 | 72,5 |

OCTOBER 2008

Place of employment | Economic parities October 2008 | Exchange rate October 2008 [4] | Weighting October 2008 [5] |

Argentina [6] | 2,744 | 4,549 | 60,3 |

Botswana [6] | 5,003 | 10,0251 | 49,9 |

Ghana [7] | 0,9408 | 1,6575 | 56,8 |

Kyrgyzstan [6] | 52,86 | 52,8043 | 100,1 |

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) [6] | 1031 | 828,29 | 124,5 |

Venezuela [6] | 2,183 | 3,08504 | 70,8 |

NOVEMBER 2008

Place of employment | Economic parities November 2008 | Exchange rate November 2008 [8] | Weightings November 2008 [9] |

Egypt | 2,971 | 7,18275 | 41,4 |

Ethiopia | 12,31 | 12,3791 | 99,4 |

Guinea (Conakry) | 4108 | 6121,77 | 67,1 |

Liberia | 80,26 | 80,9742 | 99,1 |

Namibia | 7,548 | 13,0194 | 58,0 |

Nepal [10] | 80,21 | 101,68 | 78,9 |

Nicaragua | 14,96 | 25,6812 | 58,3 |

East Timor | 0,9402 | 1,3035 | 72,1 |

DECEMBER 2008

Place of employment | Economic parities December 2008 | Exchange rate December 2008 [11] | Weightings December 2008 [12] |

Saudi Arabia | 4,887 | 4,7336 | 103,2 |

Costa Rica | 595,5 | 716,885 | 83,1 |

Ghana [13] | 0,9912 | 1,51325 | 65,5 |

Guatemala | 8,816 | 9,96951 | 88,4 |

Haiti | 70,13 | 51,8381 | 135,3 |

Solomon Islands | 10,94 | 10,1026 | 108,3 |

Jamaica | 99,81 | 95,647 | 104,4 |

Malawi | 146,6 | 177,074 | 82,8 |

Uzbekistan | 992 | 1748,44 | 56,7 |

Sudan (Khartoum) | 1,698 | 2,80875 | 60,5 |

Southern Sudan (Juba) | 2,958 | 2,80875 | 105,3 |

Swaziland | 6,188 | 12,7107 | 48,7 |

Ukraine | 8,686 | 8,04073 | 108,0 |

Vietnam | 11940 | 21278 | 56,1 |

JANUARY 2009

Place of employment | Economic parities January 2009 | Exchange rate January 2009 [14] | Weighting January 2009 [15] |

Argentina [16] | 2,906 | 4,8986 | 59,3 |

Botswana [16] | 5,303 | 11,0803 | 47,9 |

Ecuador | 0,9626 | 1,4098 | 68,3 |

Kyrgyzstan [16] | 56,5 | 55,5673 | 101,7 |

Madagascar | 2216 | 2429,72 | 91,2 |

Nepal [17] | 85,82 | 106,865 | 80,3 |

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) [16] | 1092 | 894,885 | 122,0 |

Dominican Republic | 31,86 | 50,4406 | 63,2 |

Tanzania | 1188 | 1666,43 | 71,3 |

Thailand | 26,17 | 48,998 | 53,4 |

Venezuela [16] | 2,344 | 3,03107 | 77,3 |

[*] EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

[**] Brussels = 100 %.

[3] The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.

[****] EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

[*****] Brussels = 100 %.

[6] The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and for January 2009.

[7] The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and December 2008.

[] EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

[] Brussels = 100 %.

[10] The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.

[] EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

[] Brussels = 100 %.

[13] The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and December 2008.

[] EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

[] Brussels = 100 %.

[16] The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and for January 2009.

[17] The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.

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