COUNCIL REGULATION (EC, EURATOM, ECSC) No 1197/95 of 22 May 1995 amending Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 3161/94 as regards the weightings applied in Austria, Finland and Sweden

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 3161/94 (2), and in particular Articles 63, 64, 65, 65a and 82 of the Staff Regulations, Annex XI thereto, and the first paragraph of Article 20 and Article 64 of the Conditions of Employment,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas the weightings applied to the remuneration and pensions of officials of the European Communities in Austria, Finland and Sweden must be calculated in accordance with Annex XI to the Staff Regulations following the accession of those new Member States to the European Union on 1 January 1995;

Whereas provisional weightings of 100 were set by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 3161/94 with effect from 1 January 1995 as definitive weightings were not available at the time;

Whereas Eurostat subsequently added to its annual report for 1994 the economic parities for the three new Member States; whereas Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 3161/94 should be amended as regards the weightings for Austria, Finland and Sweden,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Article 6 of Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 3161/94 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) the figures in paragraph (2) shall be replaced as follows:

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(b) the following shall be added at the end of paragraph (4) second sentence: 'except as regards the persons referred to in those Articles and residing in Austria, Finland or Sweden`.

Article 2

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, 22 May 1995.

For the Council The President A. MADELIN