COMMISSION DECISION

of 18 March 2009

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2009/295/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 2007 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 624/2008(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 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2008, 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 or adjusted,

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 five monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the dates of application for each one (1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2008).

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, 18 March 2009.

For the Commission

Benita

FERRERO-WALDNER

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 172, 2.7.2008, p. 1

ANNEX

FEBRUARY 2008

Place of employment	Economic parity February 2008	Exchange rate February 2008(1)	Weighting February 2008(2)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(3)	41,78	61,451	68,0
Saudi Arabia	4,505	5,5288	81,5
Argentina	2,504	4,6491	53,9
Costa Rica	542,1	736,035	73,7
India	32,24	58,1618	55,4
Lebanon	1 835	2 232,61	82,2
Nigeria	162,7	171,243	95,0
Serbia (Belgrade)(3)	56,74	81,476	69,6
Sierra Leone	3 222	4 380,09	73,6
Sri Lanka(4)	87,73	159,65	55,0
Syria(3)	44,27	70,5	62,8
Tanzania(5)	1 109	1 664,73	66,6
Ukraine	7,794	7,45128	104,6
Venezuela(3)	2,186	3,18415	68,7

MARCH 2008

Place of employment	Economic parity March 2008	Exchange rate March 2008(6)	Weighting March 2008(7)
Belarus	1 945	3 181,1	61,1
Bolivia	5,432	11,4012	47,6
Bulgaria	1,688	1,9558	86,3
Solomon Islands(8)	9,905	11,4748	86,3
Kyrgyzstan(8)	48	55,0253	87,2
Laos	10 277	13 450	76,4
Sri Lanka(9)	92,37	160,023	57,7
Tanzania(10)	1 046	1 693,89	61,8

APRIL 2008

Place of employment	Economic parity April 2008	Exchange rate April 2008(11)	Weighting April 2008(12)
Cameroon	713,8	655,957	108,8
Canada	1,234	1,608	76,7
Gambia(13)	21,26	30,75	69,1
Guinea (Conakry)	3 799	6 851,17	55,5
Guinea-Bissau	760,7	655,957	116,0
Indonesia (Banda Aceh)	6 925	14 540,2	47,6
Central African Republic	728,4	655,957	111,0
Vanuatu	155,8	148,98	104,6

MAY 2008

Place of employment	Economic parity May 2008	Exchange rate May 2008(14)	Weighting May 2008(15)
Armenia	331,6	482,2	68,8
Egypt(16)	2,708	8,60965	31,5
Haiti(16)	63,31	61,9632	102,2
Lesotho	6,059	11,8167	51,3
Madagascar	2 125	2 621,33	81,1
Peru	3,132	4,34275	72,1
Philippines	42,21	65,686	64,3
Suriname	1,743	4,2939	40,6

JUNE 2008

Place of employment	Economic parity June 2008	Exchange rate June 2008(17)	Weighting June 2008(18)
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(19)	45,35	61,3871	73,9
Egypt(20)	2,913	8,44855	34,5
Ethiopia	12,12	15,2245	79,6
Gambia(21)	22,41	32,7	68,5
Haiti(20)	66,63	62,9246	105,9
Fiji	1,695	2,33508	72,6
Solomon Islands(22)	10,81	12,0152	90,0
Jamaica	93,22	110,025	84,7
Kyrgyzstan(22)	50,99	56,6834	90,0
New Caledonia	172,6	119,332	144,6
Uganda	1 835	2 563,8	71,6
Pakistan	44,72	107,615	41,6
Samoa	2,642	3,89332	67,9
Serbia (Belgrade)(19)	61,51	80,7545	76,2
Sudan (Khartoum)	1,685	3,1984	52,7
Syria(19)	46,93	72,09	65,1
Tanzania(23)	1 165	1 873,39	62,2
Turkey	1,567	1,9039	82,3
Venezuela(19)	2,075	3,34347	62,1
Yemen	182,6	310,909	58,7

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

(2) Brussels = 100 %.

(3) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and June.

(4) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and March.

(5) The weighting for this place is adapted three times: for February, March and June.

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

(7) Brussels = 100 %.

(8) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for March and June.

(9) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and March.

(10) The weighting for this place is adapted three times: for February, March and June.

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

(12) Brussels = 100 %.

(13) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for April and June.

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

(15) Brussels = 100 %.

(16) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for May and June.

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

(18) Brussels = 100 %.

(19) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for February and June.

(20) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for May and June.

(21) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for April and June.

(22) The weighting for this place is adapted twice: for March and June.

(23) The weighting for this place is adapted three times: for February, March and June.