COMMISSION DECISION

of 12 December 2006

adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 2006 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities serving in third countries

(2006/922/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 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 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 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 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 those set out 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, 12 December 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	Weighting February 2006
Angola	120,0
Bangladesh	46,6
Bosnia and Herzegovina	78,6
Cape Verde	78,6
Cuba	99,3
Guinea	61,2
Hong Kong	94,8
Israel	102,2
Kenya	83,9
Lebanon	94,4
Madagascar	74,5
New Caledonia	129,1
Nicaragua	64,7
Niger	91,5
Philippines	61,3
Russia	118,3
Syria	62,9
Uganda	62,1
Venezuela	63,4
Zimbabwe	36,2

Place of employment	Weighting March 2006
Botswana	69,9
Cameroon	108,0
Dominican Republic	74,6
El Salvador	87,7
Laos	74,0
Malawi	76,1
Tanzania	62,5
Zimbabwe	44,4

Place of employment	Weighting April 2006
Egypt	55,1
Guinea	64,4
Haiti	105,5
Hong Kong	101,9
Mali	93,8
Saudi Arabia	94,1
Zimbabwe	48,7

Place of employment	Weighting May 2006
Benin	92,1
Democratic Republic of Congo	131,6
Jordan	73,2
Mozambique	67,0
Pakistan	53,8
Zambia	79,9

Place of employment	Weighting June 2006
Argentina	55,6
Botswana	65,6
Central African Republic	123,6
Chile	78,9
Ethiopia	85,1
Israel	105,5
Nepal	70,8
Peru	76,5
Tanzania	58,7
Thailand	59,6
Uganda	56,1
Yemen	70,6