Commission Decision of 9 December 2008 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2007, and from 1 January 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries (2008/942/EC)

Commission Decision

of 9 December 2008

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2007, and from 1 January 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2008/942/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 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2007, and from 1 January 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 U.K.

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 2007, 1 September 2007, 1 October 2007, 1 November 2007, 1 December 2007 and 1 January 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, 9 December 2008.

For the Commission

Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Member of the Commission

ANNEX U.K.

AUGUST 2007
Place of employment	Exchange rateAugust 2007a	WeightingAugust 2007b	Economic parityAugust 2007
Bangladesh	94,2022	49,9	47,03
Ghana	1,279	67,5	0,863
Sudan	2,77849	53,6	1,489

SEPTEMBER 2007
Place of employment	Exchange rateSeptember 2007a	WeightingSeptember 2007b	Economic paritySeptember 2007
Kazakhstan (Astana)c	170,67	71,8	122,6
Paraguay	6 968	76,0	5 298
Yemend	271,551	72,1	195,7

OCTOBER 2007
Place of employment	Exchange rateOctober 2007a	WeightingOctober 2007b	Economic parityOctober 2007
Eritrea	21,4263	45,5	9,744
Guinea (Conakry)e	5 398,58	63,8	3 445
India	56,215	54,3	30,52

NOVEMBER 2007
Place of employment	Exchange rateNovember 2007a	WeightingNovember 2007b	Economic parityNovember 2007
Armenia	465,26	116,1	540,1
Cambodia	5 832	69,1	4 029
Gabon	655,957	116,6	765
Lesotho	9,4923	59,1	5,612
Madagascar	2 586,65	77,6	2 008
Venezuelaf	3 097,51	64,1	1 987
Yemend	286,558	64,5	184,7

DECEMBER 2007
Place of employment	Exchange rateDecember 2007a	WeightingDecember 2007b	Economic parityDecember 2007
Djibouti	261,925	90,9	238
Jamaica	104,777	83,6	87,59
Tonga	2,8039	87,0	2,438
Trinidad and Tobago	9,2323	67,0	6,19

JANUARY 2008
a EUR 1 = national currency.
b Brussels = 100 %.
c The Astana coefficient is adjusted twice within the period covered by this decision: in September 2007 and January 2008.
d The Yemen coefficient is adjusted three times within the period covered by this decision: in September 2007, November 2007 and January 2008.
e The Conakry coefficient is adjusted twice within the period covered by this decision: in October 2007 and January 2008.
f The Venezuela coefficient is adjusted twice within the period covered by this decision: in November 2007 and January 2008.
Place of employment	Exchange rateJanuary 2008a	WeightingJanuary 2008b	Economic parityJanuary 2008
Algeria	97,9677	90,0	88,13
Chile	718,74	66,2	476
Gambia	32,75	69,7	22,82
Ghana	1,3895	65,3	0,907
Guinea (Conakry)e	6 072,9	59,6	3 618
Kazakhstan (Astana)c	173,75	75,3	130,9
Swaziland	10,0012	58,0	5,805
Tajikistan	5,08916	65,2	3,319
Venezuelaf	3 158,78	67,4	2 130
Yemend	289,84	59,9	173,6

(1)

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

(2)

OJ L 172, 2.7.2008, p. 1.