
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, 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) 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
ANNEX


AUGUST 2007
Place of employment Exchange rateAugust 2007 WeightingAugust 2007 Economic parityAugust 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 rateSeptember 2007 WeightingSeptember 2007 Economic paritySeptember 2007
Kazakhstan (Astana) 170,67 71,8 122,6
Paraguay 6 968 76,0 5 298
Yemen 271,551 72,1 195,7
OCTOBER 2007
Place of employment Exchange rateOctober 2007 WeightingOctober 2007 Economic parityOctober 2007
Eritrea 21,4263 45,5 9,744
Guinea (Conakry) 5 398,58 63,8 3 445
India 56,215 54,3 30,52
NOVEMBER 2007
Place of employment Exchange rateNovember 2007 WeightingNovember 2007 Economic parityNovember 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 3 097,51 64,1 1 987
Yemen 286,558 64,5 184,7
DECEMBER 2007
Place of employment Exchange rateDecember 2007 WeightingDecember 2007 Economic parityDecember 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 rateJanuary 2008 WeightingJanuary 2008 Economic parityJanuary 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) 6 072,9 59,6 3 618
Kazakhstan (Astana) 173,75 75,3 130,9
Swaziland 10,0012 58,0 5,805
Tajikistan 5,08916 65,2 3,319
Venezuela 3 158,78 67,4 2 130
Yemen 289,84 59,9 173,6





