Commission Decision

of 18 March 2009

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2009/295/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 2007 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 624/2008 [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 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2008, 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 or adjusted,

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 five monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the dates of application for each one ( 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2008).

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, 18 March 2009.

For the Commission

Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Member of the Commission

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

[2] OJ L 172, 2.7.2008, p. 1.

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ANNEX

FEBRUARY 2008

Place of employment | Economic parity February 2008 | Exchange rate February 2008 [1] | Weighting February 2008 [2] |

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [3] | 41,78 | 61,451 | 68,0 |

Saudi Arabia | 4,505 | 5,5288 | 81,5 |

Argentina | 2,504 | 4,6491 | 53,9 |

Costa Rica | 542,1 | 736,035 | 73,7 |

India | 32,24 | 58,1618 | 55,4 |

Lebanon | 1835 | 2232,61 | 82,2 |

Nigeria | 162,7 | 171,243 | 95,0 |

Serbia (Belgrade) [3] | 56,74 | 81,476 | 69,6 |

Sierra Leone | 3222 | 4380,09 | 73,6 |

Sri Lanka [4] | 87,73 | 159,65 | 55,0 |

Syria [3] | 44,27 | 70,5 | 62,8 |

Tanzania [5] | 1109 | 1664,73 | 66,6 |

Ukraine | 7,794 | 7,45128 | 104,6 |

Venezuela [3] | 2,186 | 3,18415 | 68,7 |

MARCH 2008

Place of employment | Economic parity March 2008 | Exchange rate March 2008 [6] | Weighting March 2008 [7] |

Belarus | 1945 | 3181,1 | 61,1 |

Bolivia | 5,432 | 11,4012 | 47,6 |

Bulgaria | 1,688 | 1,9558 | 86,3 |

Solomon Islands [8] | 9,905 | 11,4748 | 86,3 |

Kyrgyzstan [8] | 48 | 55,0253 | 87,2 |

Laos | 10277 | 13450 | 76,4 |

Sri Lanka [9] | 92,37 | 160,023 | 57,7 |

Tanzania [10] | 1046 | 1693,89 | 61,8 |

APRIL 2008

Place of employment | Economic parity April 2008 | Exchange rate April 2008 [11] | Weighting April 2008 [12] |

Cameroon | 713,8 | 655,957 | 108,8 |

Canada | 1,234 | 1,608 | 76,7 |

Gambia [13] | 21,26 | 30,75 | 69,1 |

Guinea (Conakry) | 3799 | 6851,17 | 55,5 |

Guinea-Bissau | 760,7 | 655,957 | 116,0 |

Indonesia (Banda Aceh) | 6925 | 14540,2 | 47,6 |

Central African Republic | 728,4 | 655,957 | 111,0 |

Vanuatu | 155,8 | 148,98 | 104,6 |

MAY 2008

Place of employment | Economic parity May 2008 | Exchange rate May 2008 [14] | Weighting May 2008 [15] |

Armenia | 331,6 | 482,2 | 68,8 |

Egypt [16] | 2,708 | 8,60965 | 31,5 |

Haiti [16] | 63,31 | 61,9632 | 102,2 |

Lesotho | 6,059 | 11,8167 | 51,3 |

Madagascar | 2125 | 2621,33 | 81,1 |

Peru | 3,132 | 4,34275 | 72,1 |

Philippines | 42,21 | 65,686 | 64,3 |

Suriname | 1,743 | 4,2939 | 40,6 |

JUNE 2008

Place of employment | Economic parity June 2008 | Exchange rate June 2008 [17] | Weighting June 2008 [18] |

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [19] | 45,35 | 61,3871 | 73,9 |

Egypt [20] | 2,913 | 8,44855 | 34,5 |

Ethiopia | 12,12 | 15,2245 | 79,6 |

Gambia [21] | 22,41 | 32,7 | 68,5 |

Haiti [20] | 66,63 | 62,9246 | 105,9 |

Fiji | 1,695 | 2,33508 | 72,6 |

Solomon Islands [22] | 10,81 | 12,0152 | 90,0 |

Jamaica | 93,22 | 110,025 | 84,7 |

Kyrgyzstan [22] | 50,99 | 56,6834 | 90,0 |

New Caledonia | 172,6 | 119,332 | 144,6 |

Uganda | 1835 | 2563,8 | 71,6 |

Pakistan | 44,72 | 107,615 | 41,6 |

Samoa | 2,642 | 3,89332 | 67,9 |

Serbia (Belgrade) [19] | 61,51 | 80,7545 | 76,2 |

Sudan (Khartoum) | 1,685 | 3,1984 | 52,7 |

Syria [19] | 46,93 | 72,09 | 65,1 |

Tanzania [23] | 1165 | 1873,39 | 62,2 |

Turkey | 1,567 | 1,9039 | 82,3 |

Venezuela [19] | 2,075 | 3,34347 | 62,1 |

Yemen | 182,6 | 310,909 | 58,7 |

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

[**] Brussels = 100 %.

[3] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and June.

[4] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and March.

[5] The weighting for this place is adapted three times: for February, March and June.

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

[] Brussels = 100 %.

[8] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for March and June.

[9] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and March.

[10] The weighting for this place is adapted three times: for February, March and June.

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

[] Brussels = 100 %.

[13] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for April and June.

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

[] Brussels = 100 %.

[16] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for May and June.

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

[] Brussels = 100 %.

[19] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and June.

[20] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for May and June.

[21] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for April and June.

[22] The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for March and June.

[23] The weighting for this place is adapted three times: for February, March and June.

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