COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 November 2009

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2009/833/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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(1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment were laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 613/2009(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 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009, 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 DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The weightings applied to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities 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 2008, 1 September 2008, 1 October 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 December 2008 and 1 January 2009).

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.

Done at Brussels, 10 November 2009.

For the Commission

Benita

FERRERO-WALDNER

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 181, 14.7.2009, p. 1

ANNEX

AUGUST 2008

Place of employment	Economic parity August 2008	Exchange rate August 2008	Weighting August 2008
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent

SEPTEMBER 2008

Place of employment	Economic parities September 2008	Exchange rate September 2008(1)	Weighting September 2008(2)
Nepal(3)	75,02	103,495	72,5

OCTOBER 2008

Place of employment	Economic parities October 2008	Exchange rate October 2008(4)	Weighting October 2008(5)
Argentina(6)	2,744	4,549	60,3
Botswana(6)	5,003	10,0251	49,9
Ghana(7)	0,9408	1,6575	56,8
Kyrgyzstan(6)	52,86	52,8043	100,1
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)(6)	1 031	828,29	124,5
Venezuela(6)	2,183	3,08504	70,8

NOVEMBER 2008

Place of employment	Economic parities November 2008	Exchange rate November 2008(8)	Weightings November 2008(9)
Egypt	2,971	7,18275	41,4
Ethiopia	12,31	12,3791	99,4
Guinea (Conakry)	4 108	6 121,77	67,1
Liberia	80,26	80,9742	99,1
Namibia	7,548	13,0194	58,0
Nepal(10)	80,21	101,68	78,9
Nicaragua	14,96	25,6812	58,3
East Timor	0,9402	1,3035	72,1

DECEMBER 2008

Place of employment	Economic parities December 2008	Exchange rate December 2008(11)	Weightings December 2008(12)
Saudi Arabia	4,887	4,7336	103,2
Costa Rica	595,5	716,885	83,1
Ghana(13)	0,9912	1,51325	65,5
Guatemala	8,816	9,96951	88,4
Haiti	70,13	51,8381	135,3
Solomon Islands	10,94	10,1026	108,3
Jamaica	99,81	95,647	104,4
Malawi	146,6	177,074	82,8
Uzbekistan	992	1 748,44	56,7
Sudan (Khartoum)	1,698	2,80875	60,5
Southern Sudan (Juba)	2,958	2,80875	105,3
Swaziland	6,188	12,7107	48,7
Ukraine	8,686	8,04073	108,0
Vietnam	11 940	21 278	56,1

JANUARY 2009

Place of employment	Economic parities January 2009	Exchange rate January 2009(14)	Weighting January 2009(15)
Argentina(16)	2,906	4,8986	59,3
Botswana(16)	5,303	11,0803	47,9
Ecuador	0,9626	1,4098	68,3
Kyrgyzstan(16)	56,5	55,5673	101,7
Madagascar	2 216	2 429,72	91,2
Nepal(17)	85,82	106,865	80,3
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)(16)	1 092	894,885	122,0
Dominican Republic	31,86	50,4406	63,2
Tanzania	1 188	1 666,43	71,3
Thailand	26,17	48,998	53,4
Venezuela(16)	2,344	3,03107	77,3

(1) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

(2) Brussels = 100 %.

(3) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.

(4) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

(5) Brussels = 100 %.

(6) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and for January 2009.

(7) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and December 2008.

(8) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

(9) Brussels = 100 %.

(10) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.

(11) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

(12) Brussels = 100 %.

(13) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and December 2008.

(14) EUR 1 = national currency (Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador = USD).

(15) Brussels = 100 %.

(16) The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2008 and for January 2009.

(17) The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September 2008 and November 2008, and then for January 2009.