Council Regulation (EU) No 679/2013

of 15 July 2013

laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 and the weightings applicable from 1 July 2012 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union, as laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/681, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

It is necessary to take account of changes in the cost of living in third countries and to determine accordingly the weightings applicable from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 and from of 1 July 2012 to remuneration paid in the currency of the country of employment to officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the Union serving in third countries.

(2)
The weightings in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of Council Regulation (EU) No 964/20112 may lead to retrospective upward or downward adjustments to remuneration.
(3)

Provision should be made for back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the new weightings.

(4)

Provision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of the new weightings for the period between 1 July 2011 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

(5)

Provision should be made for any such recovery to be restricted to a period of no more than six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

With effect from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the Union serving in third countries payable in the currency of the country of employment shall be as set out in Annex I.

2.

With effect from 1 July 2012, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the Union serving in third countries payable in the currency of the country of employment shall be as set out in Annex II.

3.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be established in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/20023 and shall correspond to the rates applicable on 1 July 2011 and 1 July 2012 respectively.

Article 2

1.

The institutions shall make back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the application of the weightings set out in Annexes I and II.

2.

The institutions shall make retrospective downward adjustments to remuneration in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of the weightings set out in Annexes I and II for the period between 1 July 2011 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

Retrospective adjustments involving the recovery of sums overpaid shall be restricted to a period of six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Recovery shall be spread over no more than 12 months from that date.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 July 2013.

For the Council

The President

V. Jukna

ANNEX I

Weightings applicable from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parityJuly 2011

Exchange rateJuly 20114
WeightingJuly 20115
Afghanistan6

0

0

0,0

Albania

85,81

141,37

60,7

Algeria

71,42

103,525

69,0

Angola

149,7

132,885

112,7

Argentina

3,545

5,91281

60,0

Armenia

407,4

533,51

76,4

Australia

1,533

1,3585

112,8

Azerbaijan

1,154

1,13539

101,6

Bangladesh

52,2

106,189

49,2

Barbados

3,198

2,89943

110,3

Belarus

3 025

7 099,45

42,6

Belize

1,75

2,86408

61,1

Benin

588,4

655,957

89,7

Bolivia

5,973

9,99653

59,8

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka)

1,254

1,95583

64,1

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)

1,461

1,95583

74,7

Botswana

5,693

9,37207

60,7

Brazil

2,55

2,2687

112,4

Burkina Faso

624,0

655,957

95,1

Burundi6

0

0

0

Cambodia

4 521

5 852,5

77,2

Cameroon

610,9

655,957

93,1

Canada

1,202

1,4037

85,6

Cape Verde

82,37

110,265

74,7

Central African Republic

672,4

655,957

102,5

Chad

697,5

655,957

106,3

Chile

447,0

679,49

65,8

China

8,475

9,3235

90,9

Colombia

2 184

2 568,34

85,0

Congo (Brazzaville)

754,4

655,957

115,0

Costa Rica

605,6

726,89

83,3

Côte d’Ivoire

635,6

655,957

96,9

Croatia

5,836

7,3833

79,0

Cuba

USD 0,956

USD 1,4425

66,3

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

USD 2,01

USD 1,4425

139,3

Djibouti

235,7

256,363

91,9

Dominican Republic

32,43

54,7816

59,2

Ecuador

USD 0,9702

USD 1,4425

67,3

Egypt

5,181

8,5681

60,5

El Salvador

USD 0,9966

USD 1,4425

69,1

Eritrea

24,26

21,5463

112,6

Ethiopia

19,48

24,2877

80,2

Fiji

1,627

2,51572

64,7

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

37,13

61,6063

60,3

Gabon

681,7

655,957

103,9

Gambia

29,29

40,64

72,1

Georgia

1,716

2,3473

73,1

Ghana

1,682

2,15435

78,1

Guatemala

7,911

11,2402

70,4

Guinea (Conakry)

5 871

9 678,22

60,7

Guinea-Bissau

634,1

655,957

96,7

Guyana

178,9

291,125

61,5

Haiti

45,56

57,9164

78,7

Honduras

19,69

27,2562

72,2

Hong Kong

10,44

11,2265

93,0

Iceland

149,7

165,15

90,6

India

40,61

64,721

62,7

Indonesia (Banda Aceh)

8 778

12 413,0

70,7

Indonesia (Jakarta)

9 585

12 413,0

77,2

Iraq6

0

0

0

Israel

5,251

4,9476

106,1

Jamaica

115,5

122,758

94,1

Japan (Tokyo)

158,6

116,93

135,6

Jordan

0,8589

1,02273

84,0

Kazakhstan (Astana)

182,4

208,44

87,5

Kenya

89,11

129,536

68,8

Kosovo (Pristina)

0,6806

1,0

68,1

Kyrgyzstan

44,87

65,3193

68,7

Laos

9 113

11 438,0

79,7

Lebanon

1 647

2 174,57

75,7

Lesotho

6,427

9,8846

65,0

Liberia

USD 1,328

USD 1,4425

92,1

Libya6

0

0

0

Madagascar

2 305

2 770,49

83,2

Malawi

180,9

216,503

83,6

Malaysia

3,179

4,3727

72,7

Mali

636,8

655,957

97,1

Mauritania

234,4

387,915

60,4

Mauritius

32,88

40,1709

81,9

Mexico

12,22

16,9954

71,9

Moldova

10,62

16,4444

64,6

Montenegro

0,6462

1,0

64,6

Morocco

8,437

11,294

74,7

Mozambique

32,04

40,38

79,3

Namibia

8,11

9,8846

82,0

Nepal

78,49

102,52

76,6

New Caledonia

134,8

119,332

113,0

New Zealand

1,79

1,7559

101,9

Nicaragua

17,76

32,3385

54,9

Niger

555,3

655,957

84,7

Nigeria (Abuja)

186,1

220,507

84,4

Norway

10,78

7,8055

138,1

Pakistan

60,24

122,565

49,1

Panama

USD 0,8448

USD 1,4425

58,6

Papua New Guinea

3,694

3,29924

112,0

Paraguay

3 814

5 770,0

66,1

Peru

3,141

3,98058

78,9

Philippines

44,94

62,77

71,6

Russia

43,61

40,378

108,0

Rwanda

709,4

855,942

82,9

Samoa

2,923

3,29714

88,7

Saudi Arabia

3,423

5,2811

64,8

Senegal

594,1

655,957

90,6

Serbia (Belgrade)

79,49

101,04

78,7

Sierra Leone

5 708

6 301,53

90,6

Singapore

2,076

1,7799

116,6

Solomon Islands

11,08

10,3926

106,6

South Africa

6,327

9,8846

64,0

South Korea

1 604

1 553,32

103,3

Southern Sudan (Juba)6

0

0

0

Sri Lanka

118,1

154,886

76,2

Sudan (Khartoum)

3,382

3,93024

86,1

Suriname

2,661

4,76025

55,9

Swaziland

6,88

9,8846

69,6

Switzerland (Berne)

1,532

1,2036

127,3

Switzerland (Geneva)

1,562

1,2036

129,8

Syria

51,84

67,095

77,3

Taiwan

34,73

41,705

83,3

Tajikistan

4,194

6,72897

62,3

Tanzania

1 358

2 194,38

61,9

Thailand

34,04

44,429

76,6

Timor Leste

USD 1,424

USD 1,4425

98,7

Togo

571,5

655,957

87,1

Trinidad and Tobago

7,042

9,1038

77,4

Tunisia

1,329

1,9649

67,6

Turkey

1,963

2,3604

83,2

Uganda

2 049

3 579,47

57,2

Ukraine

8,217

11,3372

72,5

United States (New York)

1,287

1,4425

89,2

United States (Washington)

1,214

1,4425

84,2

Uruguay

25,17

26,222

96,0

Uzbekistan

1 235

2 468,2

50,0

Vanuatu

148,3

130,33

113,8

Venezuela

5,47

6,19503

88,3

Vietnam

15 446

29 758,8

51,9

West Bank — Gaza Strip

5,526

4,9476

111,7

Yemen

215,8

308,407

70,0

Zambia

6 109

6 906,98

88,4

Zimbabwe6

0

0

0

NB: Economic parity or purchasing power parity (PPP) is:

Number of monetary units required to buy the same product compared with Brussels (per euro).The figure provided in the first column (PPP) is the product of multiplying the exchange rate (TX) by the weighting (CC).The mathematical formula used to calculate the CC is therefore: PPP (provided by Eurostat) divided by TX = CC.The amounts due to staff are calculated by applying the invariable PPP established by this table — not by multiplying each time the CC by the TX of the date of the transaction, since this TX is variable and will produce a different (wrong) PPP.

4

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

5

Brussels = 100 %.

6

Not available because of local instability or unreliable data.

ANNEX II

Weightings applicable from 1 July 2012

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parityJuly 2012

Exchange rateJuly 20128
WeightingJuly 20129
Afghanistan10

0

0

0

Albania

82,84

138,18

60,0

Algeria

75,86

100,187

75,7

Angola

160,0

119,596

133,8

Argentina

3,706

5,603

66,1

Armenia

407,5

525,44

77,6

Australia

1,524

1,2357

123,3

Azerbaijan

1,146

0,975682

117,5

Bangladesh

57,29

102,802

55,7

Barbados

3,228

2,49691

129,3

Belarus

6 304

10 440,0

60,4

Belize

1,761

2,36066

74,6

Benin

666,1

655,957

101,5

Bolivia

6,022

8,58084

70,2

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka)

1,246

1,95583

63,7

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)

1,473

1,95583

75,3

Botswana

5,8

9,74659

59,5

Brazil

2,5

2,5898

96,5

Burkina Faso

628,1

655,957

95,8

Burundi10

0

0

0

Cambodia

4 428

5 096,5

86,9

Cameroon

608,2

655,957

92,7

Canada

1,205

1,2764

94,4

Cape Verde

78,73

110,265

71,4

Central African Republic

716,1

655,957

109,2

Chad

731,0

655,957

111,4

Chile

448,6

625,731

71,7

China

8,357

7,8959

105,8

Colombia

2 142

2 219,68

96,5

Congo (Brazzaville)

736,5

655,957

112,3

Costa Rica

619,0

618,385

100,1

Côte d’Ivoire

626,2

655,957

95,5

Croatia

5,785

7,517

77,0

Cuba

USD 1,007

USD 1,2418

81,1

Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)

USD 2,169

USD 1,2418

174,7

Djibouti

235,7

220,694

106,8

Dominican Republic

32,01

49,002

65,3

Ecuador

USD 0,9882

USD 1,2418

79,6

Egypt

5,4

7,61135

70,9

El Salvador

USD 0,9701

USD 1,2418

78,1

Eritrea

24,09

19,3848

124,3

Ethiopia

20,8

22,4315

92,7

Fiji

1,685

2,28728

73,7

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

36,16

61,6269

58,7

Gabon

670,2

655,957

102,2

Gambia

29,61

41,03

72,2

Georgia

1,577

2,0614

76,5

Ghana

1,917

2,37345

80,8

Guatemala

7,98

9,75743

81,8

Guinea (Conakry)

6 371

8 684,29

73,4

Guinea-Bissau

615,5

655,957

93,8

Guyana

181,6

257,135

70,6

Haiti

47,18

52,3771

90,1

Honduras

20,2

24,1879

83,5

Hong Kong

10,43

9,6349

108,3

Iceland

154,8

157,97

98,0

India

46,98

70,603

66,5

Indonesia (Banda Aceh)

8 837

11 762,5

75,1

Indonesia (Jakarta)

9 639

11 762,5

81,9

Iraq10

0

0

0

Israel

5,052

4,9

103,1

Jamaica

118,8

110,466

107,5

Japan (Tokyo)

158,7

98,6

161,0

Jordan

0,8632

0,880436

98,0

Kazakhstan (Astana)

188,0

187,24

100,4

Kenya

91,29

105,306

86,7

Kosovo (Pristina)

0,6882

1,0

68,8

Kyrgyzstan

46,34

58,5603

79,1

Laos

8 978

10 027,5

89,5

Lebanon

1 650

1 872,01

88,1

Lesotho

6,421

10,461

61,4

Liberia

USD 1,449

USD 1,2418

116,7

Libya10

0

0

0

Madagascar

2 341

2 760,59

84,8

Malawi

204,2

339,388

60,2

Malaysia

3,09

3,9676

77,9

Mali

668,9

655,957

102,0

Mauritania

236,2

371,485

63,6

Mauritius

31,4

38,4557

81,7

Mexico

12,21

16,9208

72,2

Moldova

10,36

15,2783

67,8

Montenegro

0,6372

1,0

63,7

Morocco

7,859

11,0435

71,2

Mozambique

30,62

33,96

90,2

Namibia

8,432

10,461

80,6

Nepal

80,6

115,105

70,0

New Caledonia

134,1

119,332

112,4

New Zealand

1,771

1,5728

112,6

Nicaragua

17,49

29,2136

59,9

Niger

548,4

655,957

83,6

Nigeria (Abuja)

205,1

195,043

105,2

Norway

10,46

7,5465

138,6

Pakistan

63,76

117,995

54,0

Panama

USD 0,8365

USD 1,2418

67,4

Papua New Guinea

3,774

2,59471

145,4

Paraguay

3 821

5 699,86

67,0

Peru

3,115

3,29263

94,6

Philippines

44,1

52,63

83,8

Russia

43,58

41,143

105,9

Rwanda

702,6

766,389

91,7

Samoa

3,004

2,88925

104,0

Saudi Arabia

3,597

4,7081

76,4

Senegal

602,6

655,957

91,9

Serbia (Belgrade)

78,59

114,007

68,9

Sierra Leone

6 407

5 389,51

118,9

Singapore

2,039

1,5884

128,4

Solomon Islands

11,34

8,76972

129,3

South Africa

6,387

10,461

61,1

South Korea

1 637

1 436,46

114,0

Southern Sudan (Juba)10

0

0

0

Sri Lanka

119,5

166,548

71,8

Sudan (Khartoum)

4,248

6,32792

67,1

Suriname

2,707

4,09794

66,1

Swaziland

6,916

10,461

66,1

Switzerland (Berne)

1,549

1,201

129,0

Switzerland (Geneva)

1,565

1,201

130,3

Syria

59,26

80,225

73,9

Taiwan

34,33

37,1755

92,3

Tajikistan

4,099

5,91817

69,3

Tanzania

1 402

1 975,97

71,0

Thailand

32,81

39,589

82,9

Timor Leste

USD 1,487

USD 1,2418

119,7

Togo

546,2

655,957

83,3

Trinidad and Tobago

6,886

7,8383

87,9

Tunisia

1,313

2,0065

65,4

Turkey

2,13

2,2691

93,9

Uganda

2 405

3 093,73

77,7

Ukraine

8,223

10,0218

82,1

United States (New York)

1,253

1,2418

100,9

United States (Washington)

1,213

1,2418

97,7

Uruguay

25,03

26,9856

92,8

Uzbekistan

1 280

2 340,48

54,7

Vanuatu

154,3

117,465

131,4

Venezuela

5,734

5,3331

107,5

Vietnam

14 902

25 966,0

57,4

West Bank — Gaza Strip

5,301

4,9

108,2

Yemen

237,9

265,497

89,6

Zambia

6 486

6 453,46

100,5

Zimbabwe10

0

0

0

NB: Economic parity or purchasing power parity (PPP) is:

Number of monetary units required to buy the same product compared with Brussels (per euro).The figure provided in the first column (PPP) is the product of multiplying the exchange rate (TX) by the weighting (CC).The mathematical formula used to calculate the CC is therefore: PPP (provided by Eurostat) divided by TX = CC.The amounts due to staff are calculated by applying the invariable PPP established by this table — not by multiplying each time the CC by the TX of the date of the transaction, since this TX is variable and will produce a different (wrong) PPP.

8

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

9

Brussels = 100 %.

10

Not available because of local instability or unreliable data.