COMMISSION DECISION

of 9 December 2008

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2007, and from 1 January 2008 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2008/942/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 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2007, and from 1 January 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 six monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable dates for each one (1 August 2007, 1 September 2007, 1 October 2007, 1 November 2007, 1 December 2007 and 1 January 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, 9 December 2008.

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

AUGUST 2007

Place of employment	Exchange rate August 2007(1)	Weighting August 2007(2)	Economic parity August 2007
Bangladesh	94,2022	49,9	47,03
Ghana	1,279	67,5	0,863
Sudan	2,77849	53,6	1,489

SEPTEMBER 2007

Place of employment	Exchange rate September 2007(1)	Weighting September 2007(2)	Economic parity September 2007
Kazakhstan (Astana)(3)	170,67	71,8	122,6
Paraguay	6 968	76,0	5 298
Yemen(4)	271,551	72,1	195,7

OCTOBER 2007

Place of employment	Exchange rate October 2007(1)	Weighting October 2007(2)	Economic parity October 2007
Eritrea	21,4263	45,5	9,744
Guinea (Conakry)(5)	5 398,58	63,8	3 445
India	56,215	54,3	30,52

NOVEMBER 2007

Place of employment	Exchange rate November 2007(1)	Weighting November 2007(2)	Economic parity November 2007
Armenia	465,26	116,1	540,1
Cambodia	5 832	69,1	4 029
Gabon	655,957	116,6	765
Lesotho	9,4923	59,1	5,612
Madagascar	2 586,65	77,6	2 008
Venezuela(6)	3 097,51	64,1	1 987
Yemen(4)	286,558	64,5	184,7

DECEMBER 2007

Place of employment	Exchange rate December 2007(1)	Weighting December 2007(2)	Economic parity December 2007
Djibouti	261,925	90,9	238
Jamaica	104,777	83,6	87,59
Tonga	2,8039	87,0	2,438
Trinidad and Tobago	9,2323	67,0	6,19

JANUARY 2008

Place of employment	Exchange rate January 2008(1)	Weighting January 2008(2)	Economic parity January 2008
Algeria	97,9677	90,0	88,13
Chile	718,74	66,2	476
Gambia	32,75	69,7	22,82
Ghana	1,3895	65,3	0,907
Guinea (Conakry)(5)	6 072,9	59,6	3 618
Kazakhstan (Astana)(3)	173,75	75,3	130,9
Swaziland	10,0012	58,0	5,805
Tajikistan	5,08916	65,2	3,319
Venezuela(6)	3 158,78	67,4	2 130
Yemen(4)	289,84	59,9	173,6

(1) EUR 1 = national currency.

(2) Brussels = 100 %.

(3) The Astana coefficient is adjusted twice within the period covered by this decision: in September 2007 and January 2008.

(4) The Yemen coefficient is adjusted three times within the period covered by this decision: in September 2007, November 2007 and January 2008.

(5) The Conakry coefficient is adjusted twice within the period covered by this decision: in October 2007 and January 2008.

(6) The Venezuela coefficient is adjusted twice within the period covered by this decision: in November 2007 and January 2008.