Regulation 2013/1414 - Weightings applicable from 1 July 2013 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the EU serving in third countries - Main contents

1. Legislative text

28.12.2013

Official Journal of the European Union

L 353/15

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1414/2013

of 17 December 2013

laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2013 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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 in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,

Whereas:

(1)

It is necessary to take account of changes in the cost of living in third countries and to determine accordingly the weightings applicable from 1 July 2013 to remuneration paid in the currency of the country of employment to officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the Union serving in third countries.

(2)	The weightings in respect of which payment has been made on the basis of Council Regulation (EU) No 679/2013 (2) may lead to back-dated upward or downward adjustments to remuneration.

(3)	Provision should be made for back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the new weightings.

(4)	Provision should be made for the recovery of sums overpaid, in the event of a reduction in remuneration, as a result of the new weightings for the period between 1 July 2013 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

(5)	Provision should be made for any such recovery to be restricted to a period of no more than six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

With effect from 1 July 2013, the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the Union serving in third countries, payable in the currency of the country of employment, shall be as set out in the Annex.

2.

The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be established in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3) and shall correspond to the rates applicable on 1 July 2013.

Article 2

1.

The institutions shall make back-payments in the event of an increase in remuneration as a result of the application of the weightings set out in the Annex.

2.

The institutions shall make retrospective downward adjustments to remuneration in the event of a reduction in remuneration as a result of the weightings set out in the Annex for the period between 1 July 2013 and the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

3.

Retrospective adjustments involving the recovery of sums overpaid shall be restricted to a period of six months preceding the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Recovery shall be spread over no more than 12 months from that date.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 17 December 2013.

For the Council

The President

L.

LINKEVIČIUS

(1)

OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.

(2)

Council Regulation (EU) No 679/2013 of 15 July 2013 laying down the weightings applicable from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012 and the weightings applicable from 1 July 2012 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries (OJ L 195, 18.7.2013, p. 3).

(3)

Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (OJ L 298, 26.10.2012, p. 1).

ANNEX

Weightings applicable from 1 July 2013

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT

Economic parity

July 2013

Exchange rate

July 2013 (1)

Weighting

July 2013 (2)

Afghanistan (3)

Albania

82,78

140,580

58,9

Algeria

75,76

104,367

72,6

Angola

172,1

127,217

135,3

Argentina (3)

Armenia

423,1

539,500

78,4

Australia

1,485

1,39950

106,1

Azerbaijan

1,024

1,02236

100,2

Bangladesh

60,05

101,996

58,9

Barbados

3,182

2,62036

121,4

Belarus

7 263

11 550,0

62,9

Belize

1,882

2,63246

71,5

Benin

657,7

655,957

100,3

Bolivia

6,241

9,00511

69,3

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Banja Luka)

1,217

1,95583

62,2

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo)

1,438

1,95583

73,5

Botswana

6,062

11,2867

53,7

Brazil

2,581

2,84200

90,8

Burkina Faso

626,2

655,957

95,5

Burundi (3)

1 261

2 013,63

62,6

Cambodia

4 352

5 361,50

81,2

Cameroon

606,2

655,957

92,4

Canada

1,189

1,35990

87,4

Cape Verde

78,24

110,265

71,0

Central African Republic

666,9

655,957

101,7

Chad

736,8

655,957

112,3

Chile

437,2

669,063

65,3

China

7,605

8,01320

94,9

Colombia

2 142

2 532,08

84,6

Comoros

371,0

491,968

75,4

Congo (Brazzaville)

799,9

655,957

121,9

Costa Rica

631,9

650,623

97,1

Croatia (4)

5,821

7,45400

78,1

Cuba

0,9525

1,30320

73,1

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa)

1,944

1,30320

149,2

Djibouti

214,2

231,606

92,5

Dominican Republic

33,21

54,4065

61,0

Ecuador

0,9947

1,30320

76,3

Egypt

5,680

9,17140

61,9

El Salvador

0,9560

1,30320

73,4

Eritrea

24,67

20,0367

123,1

Ethiopia

21,89

24,3471

89,9

Fiji

1,639

2,48509

66,0

Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

36,47

61,6850

59,1

Gabon

648,2

655,957

98,8

Gambia

31,22

51,0000

61,2

Georgia

1,543

2,16590

71,2

Ghana

2,075

2,62335

79,1

Guatemala

8,092

10,1982

79,3

Guinea (Conakry)

6 980

9 033,17

77,3

Guinea-Bissau

605,6

655,957

92,3

Guyana

179,8

270,215

66,5

Haiti

48,81

57,0893

85,5

Honduras

20,69

26,5996

77,8

Hong Kong

10,45

10,1092

103,4

Iceland

157,5

162,050

97,2

India

49,68

78,4530

63,3

Indonesia (Banda Aceh)

9 094

12 936,1

70,3

Indonesia (Jakarta)

9 932

12 936,1

76,8

Iraq (3)

Israel

5,076

4,73800

107,1

Ivory Coast

634,6

655,957

96,7

Jamaica

123,8

131,208

94,4

Japan (Tokyo)

144,0

127,930

112,6

Jordan

0,9240

0,923969

100,0

Kazakhstan (Astana)

196,4

198,460

99,0

Kenya

92,28

112,916

81,7

Kosovo (Pristina)

0,7282

1,00000

72,8

Kyrgyzstan

48,77

63,3131

77,0

Laos

9 166

10 127,0

90,5

Lebanon

1 570

1 964,57

79,9

Lesotho

6,479

12,9640

50,0

Liberia

1,504

1,30320

115,4

Libya (3)

Madagascar

2 429

2 865,05

84,8

Malawi

251,9

438,269

57,5

Malaysia

3,066

4,13620

74,1

Mali

663,7

655,957

101,2

Mauritania

239,9

396,710

60,5

Mauritius

31,65

40,3387

78,5

Mexico

12,66

17,0117

74,4

Moldova

10,66

16,2640

65,5

Montenegro

0,6349

1,00000

63,5

Morocco

7,845

11,1215

70,5

Mozambique

31,95

38,5000

83,0

Myanmar

745,8

1 227,61

60,8

Namibia

8,744

12,9640

67,4

Nepal

85,32

125,865

67,8

New Caledonia

133,4

119,332

111,8

New Zealand

1,730

1,66400

104,0

Nicaragua

18,44

32,1974

57,3

Niger

543,2

655,957

82,8

Nigeria (Abuja)

214,8

202,198

106,2

Norway

10,38

7,88100

131,7

Pakistan

65,63

128,896

50,9

Panama

0,8445

1,30320

64,8

Papua New Guinea

3,680

2,85144

129,1

Paraguay

3 776

5 830,52

64,8

Peru

3,138

3,62420

86,6

Philippines

44,45

56,4420

78,8

Russia

47,88

42,7350

112,0

Rwanda

696,0

836,494

83,2

Samoa

2,969

3,09549

95,9

Saudi Arabia

3,645

4,88700

74,6

Senegal

610,3

655,957

93,0

Serbia (Belgrade)

83,27

114,460

72,8

Sierra Leone

6 948

5 646,66

123,0

Singapore

1,990

1,64650

120,9

Solomon Islands

11,60

9,33521

124,3

South Africa

6,702

12,9640

51,7

South Korea

1 473

1 495,51

98,5

Southern Sudan (Juba) (3)

Sri Lanka

122,9

168,790

72,8

Sudan (Khartoum)

5,479

7,25179

75,6

Suriname

2,649

4,30056

61,6

Swaziland

7,019

12,9640

54,1

Switzerland (Berne)

1,520

1,23260

123,3

Switzerland (Geneva)

1,536

1,23260

124,6

Syria (3)

Taiwan

33,79

39,1171

86,4

Tajikistan

4,274

6,20910

68,8

Tanzania

1 467

2 088,16

70,3

Thailand

32,88

40,5560

81,1

Timor Leste

1,588

1,30320

121,9

Togo

545,3

655,957

83,1

Trinidad and Tobago

6,945

8,30780

83,6

Tunisia

1,391

2,15770

64,5

Turkey

2,249

2,50700

89,7

Turkmenistan

2,208

3,71412

59,4

Uganda

2 459

3 416,28

72,0

Ukraine

8,002

10,4165

76,8

United Arab Emirates (3)

United States (New York)

1,246

1,30320

95,6

United States (Washington)

1,212

1,30320

93,0

Uruguay

26,25

26,7834

98,0

Uzbekistan

1 582

2 727,73

58,0

Vanuatu

143,8

127,470

112,8

Venezuela

7,313

8,19986

89,2

Vietnam

15 308

27 406,9

55,9

West Bank — Gaza Strip

5,344

4,73800

112,8

Yemen

239,9

280,286

85,6

Zambia

6,854

7,14850

95,9

Zimbabwe (3)

NB:

Economic parity or purchasing power parity (PPP) is: Number of monetary units required to buy the same product compared with Brussels(per euro). The figure provided in the first column (PPP) is the product of multiplying the exchange rate (TX) by the weighting (CC). The mathematical formula used to calculate the CC is therefore: PPP (provided by Eurostat) divided by TX = CC. The amounts due to staff are calculated by applying the invariable PPP established by this table — not by multiplying each time the CC by the TX of the date of the transaction, since this TX is variable and will produce a different (wrong) PPP.

(1)

1 EURO = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste).

(2)

Brussels = 100 %.

(3)

Not available because of local instability or unreliable data.

(4)

Applicable to statutory staff maintained in Croatiafor a maximum of 18 months following its accession under Article 44 of the Accession Treaty of Croatia to the EU.

NB:

This summary has been adopted from EUR-Lex.