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 259/68(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 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 768/2010(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 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

(1)

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 228, 31.8.2010, p. 1

ANNEX

AUGUST 2009

Place of employment	Economic parities August 2009	Exchange rate August 2009(1)	Weightings August 2009(2)
Eritrea(3)	11,28	21,6903	52,0
Georgia	1,919	2,3805	80,6
Ghana(4)	1,009	2,0935	48,2
Indonesia (Jakarta)(5)	10 091	13 989,6	72,1
Indonesia (Banda Aceh)(6)	7 989	13 989,6	57,1
Liberia(4)	USD 1,265	USD 1,4053	90,0
Moldova	9,558	15,9211	60,0
Montenegro	0,6456	1	64,6
Serbia (Belgrade)(4)	65,28	93,045	70,2
Sudan (Khartoum)(7)	1,93	3,55881	54,2

SEPTEMBER 2009

Place of employment	Economic parities September 2009	Exchange rate September 2009(8)	Weightings September 2009(9)
Egypt(11)	3,272	7,9632	41,1
Gambia(12)	24,07	38,05	63,3
Guinea (Conakry)	4 456	6 793,48	65,6
Kazakhstan (Astana)(11)	154,2	215,54	71,5
Sierra Leone	3 745	5 088,7	73,6
Sudan (Khartoum)(10)	2,035	3,63297	56,0
Timor-Leste(13)	USD 1,008	USD 1,4364	70,2
Venezuela(14)	2,94	3,08826	95,2

OCTOBER 2009

Place of employment	Economic parities October 2009	Exchange rate October 2009(15)	Weightings October 2009(16)
Albania	89,99	134,994	66,7
Australia(18)	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)(19)	USD 1,663	USD 1,45490	114,3
Eritrea(17)	12,34	22,4703	54,9
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(18)	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 Lanka(18)	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
Turkey(19)	1,742	2,168	80,4
Uganda	1 965	2 839,77	69,2
Ukraine	7,579	11,746	64,5
Zambia(19)	3 830	6 820,88	56,2

NOVEMBER 2009

Place of employment	Economic parities November 2009	Exchange rate November 2009(20)	Weightings November 2009(21)
Algeria	74,7	107,642	69,4
Chad	751,4	655,957	114,6
Egypt(23)	3,544	8,26565	42,9
Indonesia (Banda Aceh)(22)	8 536	14 188,1	60,2
Israel	5,351	5,5483	96,4
Kazakhstan (Almaty)	172	226,55	75,9
Kazakhstan (Astana)(23)	162,9	226,55	71,9
Kyrgyzstan	48,82	64,4757	75,7
Laos(25)	9 584	12 734	75,3
Lebanon	1 638	2 229,29	73,5
Nepal(25)	79,66	111,64	71,4
Russia	40,41	43,1957	93,6
Venezuela(24)	3,172	3,17543	99,9

DECEMBER 2009

Place of employment	Economic parities December 2009	Exchange rate December 2009(26)	Weightings December 2009(27)
Congo (Brazzaville)	725	655,957	110,5
Cuba	USD 1,105	USD 1,4918	74,1
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)(32)	USD 1,772	USD 1,4918	118,8
Eritrea(28)	13,43	22,8273	58,8
Gambia(31)	25,54	40,1	63,7
Ghana(29)	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
Liberia(29)	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)(29)	69,83	94,412	74,0
Solomon Islands	10,68	11,7695	90,7
Sudan (Khartoum)(30)	2,19	3,52542	62,1
Suriname	1,92	4,18	45,9
Turkey(32)	1,831	2,283	80,2
Vietnam	12 873	29 495,2	43,6
Zambia(32)	4 038	6 974,14	57,9

JANUARY 2010

Place of employment	Economic parities January 2010	Exchange rate January 2010(33)	Weightings January 2010(34)
Argentina	3,219	5,4559	59,0
Australia(38)	1,596	1,6036	99,5
Ethiopia	14,33	18,2782	78,4
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(38)	37,26	61,447	60,6
Iceland	144,5	180,96	79,9
Indonesia (Jakarta)(35)	9 550	13 511,5	70,7
Kosovo (Pristina)	0,5854	1	58,5
Laos(39)	8 875	12 174	72,9
Libya	1,018	1,7683	57,6
Nepal(39)	74	107,83	68,6
Niger	593,3	655,957	90,4
Samoa	2,891	3,61939	79,9
Sri Lanka(38)	114,1	163,139	69,9
Timor-Leste(36)	USD 1,083	USD 1,4338	75,5
Venezuela(37)	3,357	3,0788	109,0

(1) EUR 1 =

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

(2) Brussels = 100.

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

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

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

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

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

(8) EUR 1 =

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

(9) Brussels = 100.

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

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

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

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

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

(15) EUR 1 =

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

(16) Brussels = 100.

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

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

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

(20) EUR 1 =

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

(21) Brussels = 100.

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

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

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

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

(26) EUR 1 =

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

(27) Brussels = 100.

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

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

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

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

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

(33) EUR 1 =

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

(34) Brussels = 100.

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

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

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

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

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