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 and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, as laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council(1), 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 2010 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 964/2011(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, 1 December 2010 and 1 January, 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2011 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:
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 11 monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable dates for each one.
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.
This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 2 August 2012.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Catherine Ashton
Vice-President
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities September 2010 | Exchange rate September 2010a | Weightings September 2010b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 19,78 | 19,4388 | 101,8 |
| Sudan | 2,827 | 3,15356 | 89,6 |
| Venezuela | 4,516 | 5,45421 | 82,8 |
| Zambia | 5 270 | 6 297,45 | 83,7 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities October 2010 | Exchange rate October 2010a | Weightings October 2010b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 4,701 | 7,6041 | 61,8 |
| Ethiopia | 16,15 | 22,2107 | 72,7 |
| Haiti | 50,97 | 55,0818 | 92,5 |
| Paraguay | 3 677 | 6 399,74 | 57,5 |
| Suriname | 2,305 | 3,75 | 61,5 |
| Timor Leste | 1,274 | 1,3611 | 93,6 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities November 2010 | Exchange rate November 2010a | Weightings November 2010b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 21,8 | 21,4143 | 101,8 |
| Ghana | 1,359 | 2,00225 | 67,9 |
| Guinea (Conakry) | 5 200 | 8 493,73 | 61,2 |
| Venezuela | 4,745 | 5,9511 | 79,7 |
| Zambia | 5 547 | 6 444,62 | 86,1 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities December 2010 | Exchange rate December 2010a | Weightings December 2010b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 144,4 | 127,091 | 113,6 |
| Egypt | 5,034 | 7,7568 | 64,9 |
| Nepal | 79,72 | 98,97 | 80,5 |
| Sierra Leone | 5 458 | 5 730,45 | 95,2 |
| Sudan | 3,01 | 3,33921 | 90,1 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities January 2011 | Exchange rate January 2011a | Weightings January 2011b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eritrea | 23,16 | 20,2338 | 114,5 |
| Ghana | 1,427 | 1,8721 | 76,2 |
| Pakistan | 57,86 | 114,09 | 50,7 |
| Sudan | 3,186 | 3,48053 | 91,5 |
| Zambia | 5 852 | 6 178,44 | 94,7 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities February 2011 | Exchange rate February 2011a | Weightings February 2011b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 397,0 | 497,46 | 79,8 |
| Ethiopia | 17,59 | 22,7406 | 77,4 |
| Ghana | 1,564 | 1,9959 | 78,4 |
| Guinea (Conakry) | 5 487 | 8 205,25 | 66,9 |
| Kosovo | 0,641 | 1,0 | 64,1 |
| Malawi | 179,1 | 205,194 | 87,3 |
| Mozambique | 31,72 | 43,97 | 72,1 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 151 | 2 263,3 | 50,9 |
| Serbia | 74,8 | 104,558 | 71,5 |
| Suriname | 2,454 | 4,59285 | 53,4 |
| Tajikistan | 4,004 | 6,03651 | 66,3 |
| Venezuela | 4,984 | 5,88797 | 84,6 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities March 2011 | Exchange rate March 2011a | Weightings March 2011b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 3,427 | 5,0973 | 67,2 |
| Belarus | 2 793 | 4 099,94 | 68,1 |
| Haiti | 47,71 | 55,5912 | 85,8 |
| Liberia | USD 1,398 | USD 1,3762 | 101,6 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | USD 1,898 | USD 1,3762 | 137,9 |
| Timor Leste | USD 1,361 | USD 1,3762 | 98,9 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities April 2011 | Exchange rate April 2011a | Weightings April 2011b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 1,151 | 1,11762 | 103,0 |
| Barbados | 3,13 | 2,83209 | 110,5 |
| Russia | 43,08 | 40,2462 | 107,0 |
| Suriname | 2,609 | 4,57925 | 57,0 |
| Ukraine | 8,031 | 11,2355 | 71,5 |
| Vietnam | 14 537 | 29 444,6 | 49,4 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities May 2011 | Exchange rate May 2011a | Weightings May 2011b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3,496 | 6,03921 | 57,9 |
| Belarus | 2 955 | 4 444,18 | 66,5 |
| Ethiopia | 18,75 | 24,6099 | 76,2 |
| Kenya | 87,48 | 122,669 | 71,3 |
| a 1 EURO = x units of national currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste. | |||
| b Brussels = 100. | |||
| Place of employment | Economic parities June 2011 | Exchange rate June 2011a | Weightings June 2011b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 1,664 | 2,14365 | 77,6 |
| Guinea (Conakry) | 5 787 | 9 426,41 | 61,4 |
| Laos | 9 103 | 11 273,5 | 80,7 |
| Nicaragua | 17,64 | 31,8675 | 55,4 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 212 | 2 428,78 | 49,9 |
| Serbia | 78,61 | 97,3302 | 80,8 |
| Sudan | 3,359 | 4,00271 | 83,9 |
| Thailand | 34,07 | 43,287 | 78,7 |
| Venezuela | 5,38 | 6,12932 | 87,8 |
| Yemen | 213,9 | 305,135 | 70,1 |