Commission Decision

of 26 May 2011

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2010 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries

(2011/313/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 Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council1, 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 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 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 or since they were adjusted by the Commission Decision 2010/790/EU3),

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 five monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the dates of application for each one (1 February 2010, 1 March 2010, 1 April 2010, 1 May 2010 and 1 June 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 referred to in the first paragraph.

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, 26 May 2011.

For the Commission, On behalf of the President,

Catherine Ashton

Vice-President

ANNEX

FEBRUARY 2010

Place of employment

Economic paritiesFebruary 2010

Exchange rateFebruary 20104
WeightingsFebruary 20105

Armenia

368,8

534,71

69,0

Barbados

2,937

2,7998

104,9

Croatia

5,989

7,321

81,8

Egypt6

3,825

7,68385

49,8

Eritrea7

14,6

21,6393

67,5

Ghana8

1,155

2,002

57,7

Haiti

55,97

59,3743

94,3

Laos9

9 400

12 001,5

78,3

Madagascar10

2 319

2 920,63

79,4

Norway

10,69

8,179

130,7

Sierra Leone7

4 557

5 524,5

82,5

Sudan (Khartoum)8

2,314

3,31285

69,8

Thailand9

30,08

46,316

64,9

Trinidad and Tobago

6,966

8,8894

78,4

Yemen

201,3

297,283

67,7

4

1 EURO = x units of national currency.

5

Brussels = 100.

6

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and April 2010.

7

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for February, April and June 2010.

8

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and May 2010.

9

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and June 2010.

10

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and March 2010.

MARCH 2010

Place of employment

Economic paritiesMarch 2010

Exchange rateMarch 201011
WeightingsMarch 201012

Angola

133,3

122,909

108,5

Guinea (Conakry)

4 699

6 677

70,4

Fiji

1,668

2,65851

62,7

Kazakhstan (Astana)

171,5

201,56

85,1

Madagascar13

2 167

2 932,3

73,9

Malawi

168,2

205,737

81,8

Mozambique

29,06

40,925

71,0

New Zealand

1,777

1,9539

90,9

Surinam14

2,019

3,87

52,2

Venezuela15

3,596

5,79305

62,1

Zambia14

4 436

6 409,68

69,2

11

1 EURO = x units of national currency.

12

Brussels = 100.

13

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and March 2010.

14

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and June 2010.

15

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and May 2010.

APRIL 2010

Place of employment

Economic paritiesApril 2010

Exchange rateApril 201016
WeightingsApril 201017

Saudi Arabia

3,892

5,1109

76,2

Belarus

2 574

4 003,28

64,3

Cuba

USD 1,033

USD 1,3482

76,6

Egypt18

4,02

7,4149

54,2

Eritrea19

15,78

20,6343

76,5

Gambia

27,06

35,75

75,7

Georgia

1,78

2,3181

76,8

Kyrgyzstan

46,22

60,5611

76,3

Moldova

10,04

16,6048

60,5

New Caledonia

134,3

119,332

112,5

Pakistan

52,55

112,284

46,8

Paraguay

4 086

6 269,56

65,2

Sierra Leone19

4 893

5 192,25

94,2

East Timor

USD 1,147

USD 1,3482

85,1

16

1 EURO = x units of national currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and East Timor).

17

Brussels = 100.

18

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and April 2010.

19

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for February, April and June 2010.

MAY 2010

Place of employment

Economic paritiesMay 2010

Exchange rateMay 201020
WeightingsMay 201021

South Korea

1 574

1 477,79

106,5

Ghana22

1,232

1,89235

65,1

Guatemala

7,732

10,5915

73,0

Indonesia (Jakarta)

8 940

11 948,3

74,8

Jamaica

109,8

117,328

93,6

Philippines

44,72

59,186

75,6

Sudan (Khartoum)22

2,481

3,13891

79,0

Turkey

1,923

1,9673

97,7

Venezuela23

3,939

5,69299

69,2

20

1 EURO = x units of national currency.

21

Brussels = 100.

22

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and May 2010.

23

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and May 2010.

JUNE 2010

Place of employment

Economic paritiesJune 2010

Exchange rateJune 201024
WeightingsJune 201025

Congo (Brazzaville)

762,4

655,957

116,2

Eritrea26

17,17

18,8793

90,9

Laos27

8 881

10 190,5

87,1

Mali

636,9

655,957

97,1

Sierra Leone26

5 227

4 850,16

107,8

Surinam28

2,132

3,63

58,7

Thailand27

31,89

40,328

79,1

Zambia28

4 830

6 261,24

77,1

24

1 EURO = x units of national currency.

25

Brussels = 100.

26

The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for February, April and June 2010.

27

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for February and June 2010.

28

The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for March and June 2010.