Commission Decision

of 15 December 2010

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries

(2010/790/EU)

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 336 thereof,

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 Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/681, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Whereas:

(1)

In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2009 to the 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 laid down by Council Regulation (EU) No 768/20102.

(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 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010, 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 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 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 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010).

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.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2010.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Catherine Ashton

Vice-President

ANNEX

AUGUST 2009

Place of employment

Economic paritiesAugust 2009

Exchange rateAugust 20093

WeightingsAugust 20094

Eritrea5

11,28

21,6903

52,0

Georgia

1,919

2,3805

80,6

Ghana6

1,009

2,0935

48,2

Indonesia (Jakarta)7

10 091

13 989,6

72,1

Indonesia (Banda Aceh)8

7 989

13 989,6

57,1

Liberia6

USD 1,265

USD 1,4053

90,0

Moldova

9,558

15,9211

60,0

Montenegro

0,6456

1

64,6

Serbia (Belgrade)6

65,28

93,045

70,2

Sudan (Khartoum)9

1,93

3,55881

54,2

EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).

Brussels = 100.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, October and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and November.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, September and December.

SEPTEMBER 2009

Place of employment

Economic paritiesSeptember 2009

Exchange rateSeptember 200910

WeightingsSeptember 200911

Egypt13

3,272

7,9632

41,1

Gambia14

24,07

38,05

63,3

Guinea (Conakry)

4 456

6 793,48

65,6

Kazakhstan (Astana)13

154,2

215,54

71,5

Sierra Leone

3 745

5 088,7

73,6

Sudan (Khartoum)12

2,035

3,63297

56,0

Timor-Leste15

USD 1,008

USD 1,4364

70,2

Venezuela16

2,94

3,08826

95,2

EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).

Brussels = 100.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, September and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and November.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September and November 2009 and January 2010.

OCTOBER 2009

Place of employment

Economic paritiesOctober 2009

Exchange rateOctober 200917

WeightingsOctober 200918

Albania

89,99

134,994

66,7

Australia20

1,693

1,669

101,4

Cambodia

4 435

6 186,5

71,7

Croatia

6,345

7,2708

87,3

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)21

USD 1,663

USD 1,4549

114,3

Eritrea19

12,34

22,4703

54,9

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia20

39,56

61,4321

64,4

Guinea-Bissau

644,7

655,957

98,3

Mali

593,6

655,957

90,5

New Caledonia

141,4

119,332

118,5

Sri Lanka20

107,3

169,169

63,4

Tajikistan

3,715

6,3745

58,3

Tanzania

1 287

1 894,85

67,9

Thailand

28,36

48,906

58,0

Turkey21

1,742

2,168

80,4

Uganda

1 965

2 839,77

69,2

Ukraine

7,579

11,746

64,5

Zambia21

3 830

6 820,88

56,2

EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).

Brussels = 100.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, October and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October and December 2009.

NOVEMBER 2009

Place of employment

Economic paritiesNovember 2009

Exchange rateNovember 200922

WeightingsNovember 200923

Algeria

74,7

107,642

69,4

Chad

751,4

655,957

114,6

Egypt25

3,544

8,26565

42,9

Indonesia (Banda Aceh)24

8 536

14 188,1

60,2

Israel

5,351

5,5483

96,4

Kazakhstan (Almaty)

172

226,55

75,9

Kazakhstan (Astana)25

162,9

226,55

71,9

Kyrgyzstan

48,82

64,4757

75,7

Laos27

9 584

12 734

75,3

Lebanon

1 638

2 229,29

73,5

Nepal27

79,66

111,64

71,4

Russia

40,41

43,1957

93,6

Venezuela26

3,172

3,17543

99,9

EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).

Brussels = 100.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and November.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and November.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September and November 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for November 2009 and January 2010.

DECEMBER 2009

Place of employment

Economic paritiesDecember 2009

Exchange rateDecember 200928

WeightingsDecember 200929

Congo (Brazzaville)

725

655,957

110,5

Cuba

USD 1,105

USD 1,4918

74,1

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)34

USD 1,772

USD 1,4918

118,8

Eritrea30

13,43

22,8273

58,8

Gambia33

25,54

40,1

63,7

Ghana31

1,069

2,155

49,6

Guatemala

8,18

12,3745

66,1

Haiti

60,46

64,591

93,6

India

38,84

69,5925

55,8

Liberia31

USD 1,38

USD 1,4918

92,5

Madagascar

2 140

2 907,57

73,6

Malawi

158,9

213,936

74,3

Malaysia

3,289

5,0587

65,0

Paraguay

4 341

7 186,56

60,4

Saudi Arabia

4,174

5,5885

74,7

Serbia (Belgrade)31

69,83

94,412

74,0

Solomon Islands

10,68

11,7695

90,7

Sudan (Khartoum)32

2,19

3,52542

62,1

Suriname

1,92

4,18

45,9

Turkey34

1,831

2,283

80,2

Vietnam

12 873

29 495,2

43,6

Zambia34

4 038

6 974,14

57,9

EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).

Brussels = 100.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, October and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, September and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and December.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October and December.

JANUARY 2010

Place of employment

Economic paritiesJanuary 2010

Exchange rateJanuary 201035

WeightingsJanuary 201036

Argentina

3,219

5,4559

59,0

Australia40

1,596

1,6036

99,5

Ethiopia

14,33

18,2782

78,4

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia40

37,26

61,447

60,6

Iceland

144,5

180,96

79,9

Indonesia (Jakarta)37

9 550

13 511,5

70,7

Kosovo (Pristina)

0,5854

1

58,5

Laos41

8 875

12 174

72,9

Libya

1,018

1,7683

57,6

Nepal41

74

107,83

68,6

Niger

593,3

655,957

90,4

Samoa

2,891

3,61939

79,9

Sri Lanka40

114,1

163,139

69,9

Timor-Leste38

USD 1,083

USD 1,4338

75,5

Venezuela39

3,357

3,0788

109,0

EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).

Brussels = 100.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September and November 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2009 and January 2010.

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for November 2009 and January 2010.