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 259/68(1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

14.11.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 303/52 ---|---|---|--- * * * COMMISSION DECISION of 13 November 2013 adjusting monthly from 1 August 2012 to 1 June 2013 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries (2013/655/EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 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 259/68 (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto, Whereas: (1) | The statistics available to the Commission show that for 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 applicable to 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 last laid down. ---|--- (2) | In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations in such case those weightings need to be adjusted monthly, with effect from 1 August, 1 October, 1 November, 1 December 2012 and 1 January, 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2013, respectively, ---|--- 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 countries as shown in the Annex hereto. It contains 10 monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable effective dates for each one of them. 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 (2) and correspond to the relevant dates referred to in the tables from the Annex hereto. Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 13 November 2013. For the Commission The President José Manuel BARROSO * * * (1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. (2) OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1. * * * ANNEX August 2012 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity August 2012 | Exchange rate August 2012 (*1) | Weighting August 2012 (*2) ---|---|---|--- Sudan (Khartoum) | 4,584 | 6,20915 | 73,8 October 2012 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity October 2012 | Exchange rate October 2012 (*3) | Weighting October 2012 (*4) ---|---|---|--- Nepal | 84,89 | 110,170 | 77,1 November 2012 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity November 2012 | Exchange rate November 2012 (*5) | Weighting November 2012 (*6) ---|---|---|--- Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) | USD 2,057 | USD 1,29620 | 158,7 Liberia | USD 1,528 | USD 1,29620 | 117,9 Malawi | 216,6 | 404,926 | 53,5 December 2012 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity December 2012 | Exchange rate December 2012 (*7) | Weighting December 2012 (*8) ---|---|---|--- Venezuela | 6,090 | 5,58047 | 109,1 January 2013 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity January 2013 | Exchange rate January 2013 (*9) | Weighting January 2013 (*10) ---|---|---|--- Belarus | 6 723 | 11 320,0 | 59,4 Guinea (Conakry) | 6 716 | 9 250,40 | 72,6 Sudan (Khartoum) | 4,916 | 7,56599 | 65,0 February 2013 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity February 2013 | Exchange rate February 2013 (*11) | Weighting February 2013 (*12) ---|---|---|--- Congo (Brazzaville) | 792,1 | 655,957 | 120,8 Cuba | 0,9438 | 1,35410 | 69,7 Jordan | 0,9175 | 0,960057 | 95,6 Serbia (Belgrade) | 82,53 | 111,934 | 73,7 Timor Leste | 1,583 | 1,35410 | 116,9 Uzbekistan | 1 396 | 2 706,60 | 51,6 Venezuela | 6,429 | 5,81539 | 110,6 Zambia | 6,630 | 7,18680 | 92,3 March 2013 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity March 2013 | Exchange rate March 2013 (*13) | Weighting March 2013 (*14) ---|---|---|--- Angola | 168,2 | 126,516 | 132,9 Kosovo (Pristina) | 0,7227 | 1,00000 | 72,3 Kyrgyzstan | 48,69 | 62,3897 | 78,0 Malawi | 238,5 | 479,834 | 49,7 Russia | 46,33 | 40,0240 | 115,8 Sierra Leone | 6 785 | 5 663,73 | 119,8 South Africa | 6,746 | 11,6220 | 58,0 Sudan (Khartoum) | 5,331 | 7,43654 | 71,7 April 2013 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity April 2013 | Exchange rate April 2013 (*15) | Weighting April 2013 (*16) ---|---|---|--- China | 7,903 | 7,96000 | 99,3 Djibouti | 222,3 | 227,572 | 97,7 Ghana | 2,025 | 2,48950 | 81,3 Japan | 149,8 | 120,870 | 123,9 South Korea | 1 534 | 1 425,03 | 107,6 Uzbekistan | 1 467 | 2 611,71 | 56,2 May 2013 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity May 2013 | Exchange rate May 2013 (*17) | Weighting May 2013 (*18) ---|---|---|--- Belarus | 7 086 | 11 230,0 | 63,1 Central African Republic | 671,7 | 655,957 | 102,4 India | 49,37 | 71,0370 | 69,5 Tunisia | 1,381 | 2,09250 | 66,0 Venezuela | 6,839 | 8,25083 | 82,9 June 2013 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parity June 2013 | Exchange rate June 2013 (*19) | Weighting June 2013 (*20) ---|---|---|--- Australia | 1,439 | 1,34930 | 106,6 Belize | 1,859 | 2,61469 | 71,1 Gambia | 31,18 | 47,5800 | 65,5 Nicaragua | 18,39 | 31,8519 | 57,7 Turkey | 2,242 | 2,42740 | 92,4 Uzbekistan | 1 545 | 2 694,41 | 57,3 Vanuatu | 145,8 | 122,435 | 119,1 Venezuela | 7,195 | 8,14449 | 88,3 * * * (*1) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*2) Brussels = 100. (*3) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*4) Brussels = 100. (*5) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*6) Brussels = 100. (*7) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*8) Brussels = 100. (*9) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*10) Brussels = 100. (*11) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*12) Brussels = 100. (*13) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*14) Brussels = 100. (*15) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*16) Brussels = 100. (*17) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*18) Brussels = 100. (*19) 1 EUR = x units of local currency, except USD for: Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo, Timor-Leste. (*20) Brussels = 100. * * *