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:
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.
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.
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
| a 1 EURO = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, D.R. Congo and Timor-Leste). | |||
| b Brussels = 100 %. | |||
| c Not available because of local instability or unreliable data. | |||
| d 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: 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. | |||
| PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT | Economic parityJuly 2013 | Exchange rateJuly 2013a | WeightingJuly 2013b |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistanc | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albania | 82,78 | 140,58 | 58,9 |
| Algeria | 75,76 | 104,367 | 72,6 |
| Angola | 172,1 | 127,217 | 135,3 |
| Argentinac | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Armenia | 423,1 | 539,5 | 78,4 |
| Australia | 1,485 | 1,3995 | 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 | 2,842 | 90,8 |
| Burkina Faso | 626,2 | 655,957 | 95,5 |
| Burundic | 1 261 | 2 013,63 | 62,6 |
| Cambodia | 4 352 | 5 361,5 | 81,2 |
| Cameroon | 606,2 | 655,957 | 92,4 |
| Canada | 1,189 | 1,3599 | 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 | 8,0132 | 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 |
| Croatiad | 5,821 | 7,454 | 78,1 |
| Cuba | 0,9525 | 1,3032 | 73,1 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) | 1,944 | 1,3032 | 149,2 |
| Djibouti | 214,2 | 231,606 | 92,5 |
| Dominican Republic | 33,21 | 54,4065 | 61,0 |
| Ecuador | 0,9947 | 1,3032 | 76,3 |
| Egypt | 5,68 | 9,1714 | 61,9 |
| El Salvador | 0,956 | 1,3032 | 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 | 61,685 | 59,1 |
| Gabon | 648,2 | 655,957 | 98,8 |
| Gambia | 31,22 | 51,0 | 61,2 |
| Georgia | 1,543 | 2,1659 | 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 | 162,05 | 97,2 |
| India | 49,68 | 78,453 | 63,3 |
| Indonesia (Banda Aceh) | 9 094 | 12 936,1 | 70,3 |
| Indonesia (Jakarta) | 9 932 | 12 936,1 | 76,8 |
| Iraqc | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Israel | 5,076 | 4,738 | 107,1 |
| Ivory Coast | 634,6 | 655,957 | 96,7 |
| Jamaica | 123,8 | 131,208 | 94,4 |
| Japan (Tokyo) | 144,0 | 127,93 | 112,6 |
| Jordan | 0,924 | 0,923969 | 100,0 |
| Kazakhstan (Astana) | 196,4 | 198,46 | 99,0 |
| Kenya | 92,28 | 112,916 | 81,7 |
| Kosovo (Pristina) | 0,7282 | 1,0 | 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 | 12,964 | 50,0 |
| Liberia | 1,504 | 1,3032 | 115,4 |
| Libyac | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madagascar | 2 429 | 2 865,05 | 84,8 |
| Malawi | 251,9 | 438,269 | 57,5 |
| Malaysia | 3,066 | 4,1362 | 74,1 |
| Mali | 663,7 | 655,957 | 101,2 |
| Mauritania | 239,9 | 396,71 | 60,5 |
| Mauritius | 31,65 | 40,3387 | 78,5 |
| Mexico | 12,66 | 17,0117 | 74,4 |
| Moldova | 10,66 | 16,264 | 65,5 |
| Montenegro | 0,6349 | 1,0 | 63,5 |
| Morocco | 7,845 | 11,1215 | 70,5 |
| Mozambique | 31,95 | 38,5 | 83,0 |
| Myanmar | 745,8 | 1 227,61 | 60,8 |
| Namibia | 8,744 | 12,964 | 67,4 |
| Nepal | 85,32 | 125,865 | 67,8 |
| New Caledonia | 133,4 | 119,332 | 111,8 |
| New Zealand | 1,73 | 1,664 | 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 | 7,881 | 131,7 |
| Pakistan | 65,63 | 128,896 | 50,9 |
| Panama | 0,8445 | 1,3032 | 64,8 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3,68 | 2,85144 | 129,1 |
| Paraguay | 3 776 | 5 830,52 | 64,8 |
| Peru | 3,138 | 3,6242 | 86,6 |
| Philippines | 44,45 | 56,442 | 78,8 |
| Russia | 47,88 | 42,735 | 112,0 |
| Rwanda | 696,0 | 836,494 | 83,2 |
| Samoa | 2,969 | 3,09549 | 95,9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3,645 | 4,887 | 74,6 |
| Senegal | 610,3 | 655,957 | 93,0 |
| Serbia (Belgrade) | 83,27 | 114,46 | 72,8 |
| Sierra Leone | 6 948 | 5 646,66 | 123,0 |
| Singapore | 1,99 | 1,6465 | 120,9 |
| Solomon Islands | 11,6 | 9,33521 | 124,3 |
| South Africa | 6,702 | 12,964 | 51,7 |
| South Korea | 1 473 | 1 495,51 | 98,5 |
| Southern Sudan (Juba)c | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 122,9 | 168,79 | 72,8 |
| Sudan (Khartoum) | 5,479 | 7,25179 | 75,6 |
| Suriname | 2,649 | 4,30056 | 61,6 |
| Swaziland | 7,019 | 12,964 | 54,1 |
| Switzerland (Berne) | 1,52 | 1,2326 | 123,3 |
| Switzerland (Geneva) | 1,536 | 1,2326 | 124,6 |
| Syriac | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taiwan | 33,79 | 39,1171 | 86,4 |
| Tajikistan | 4,274 | 6,2091 | 68,8 |
| Tanzania | 1 467 | 2 088,16 | 70,3 |
| Thailand | 32,88 | 40,556 | 81,1 |
| Timor Leste | 1,588 | 1,3032 | 121,9 |
| Togo | 545,3 | 655,957 | 83,1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6,945 | 8,3078 | 83,6 |
| Tunisia | 1,391 | 2,1577 | 64,5 |
| Turkey | 2,249 | 2,507 | 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 Emiratesc | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| United States (New York) | 1,246 | 1,3032 | 95,6 |
| United States (Washington) | 1,212 | 1,3032 | 93,0 |
| Uruguay | 26,25 | 26,7834 | 98,0 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 582 | 2 727,73 | 58,0 |
| Vanuatu | 143,8 | 127,47 | 112,8 |
| Venezuela | 7,313 | 8,19986 | 89,2 |
| Vietnam | 15 308 | 27 406,9 | 55,9 |
| West Bank — Gaza Strip | 5,344 | 4,738 | 112,8 |
| Yemen | 239,9 | 280,286 | 85,6 |
| Zambia | 6,854 | 7,1485 | 95,9 |
| Zimbabwec | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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).
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).