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.