COMMISSION DECISION

of 10 October 2006

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2005 and from 1 January 2006 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2006/681/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), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2104/2005(2), 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 2005 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, Euratom) No 351/2006(3).

(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 2005 and from 1 January 2006, 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

With effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 2005 and from 1 January 2006 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 as shown in the Annex hereto.

The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration shall be established in accordance with the rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and correspond to the dates referred to in the first paragraph.

Done at Brussels, 10 October 2006.

For the Commission

Benita

FERRERO-WALDNER

Member of the Commission

(1)

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1

(2)

OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 7

(3)

OJ L 59, 1.3.2006, p. 1

ANNEX

Place of employment	Weightings August 2005
Guyana	60,6
Niger	97,1
Romania	60,9
Yemen	72,5
Zimbabwe	56,4

Place of employment	Weightings September 2005
Guinea	61,6
Sierra Leone	78,2
Zimbabwe	43,5

Place of employment	Weightings October 2005
Barbados	134,5
Lesotho	74,0
Nigeria	93,2
Zimbabwe	55,2

Place of employment	Weightings November 2005
Benin	97,5
Cambodia	70,6
Dominican Republic	78,1
Gambia	56,6
Guinea	63,7
Indonesia	82,8
Nicaragua	70,0
Senegal	82,2
Serbia and Montenegro	65,0
Turkey	97,9
Ukraine	107,8
Vietnam	56,7
Zimbabwe	28,9

Place of employment	Weightings December 2005
Costa Rica	75,7
Haiti	102,0
Jamaica	96,1
Mozambique	69,4
Syria	70,4
Zimbabwe	32,5

Place of employment	Weightings January 2006
Argentina	64,4
Ethiopia	86,0
Jordan	82,1
Romania	61,1
Sudan	50,1
Syria	72,2
Venezuela	70,6
Zambia	82,6
Zimbabwe	34,0