10.7.98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 194/47 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 1998 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1997 to the remuneration of officials of the Euro- pean Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(1998) 1663) (98/438/EC, ECSC, Euratom) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employ- ment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (%), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2591/97 (%) and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X, Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) No 501/98 (%) laid down the weight- ings to be applied from 1 July 1997 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment; Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjust- ments to these weightings (‘) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations; Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1997 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the cost of living measured on () OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. () OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 1. () OJ L 63, 4. 3. 1998, p. 1. () OJ L 343, 13. 12. 1997, p. 27. the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted, DECIDES: Sole Article With effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1997 the weightings applic- able to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex. The exchange rates for the calculation of such re- muneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first para- graph. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1998. For the Commission Hans VAN DEN BROEK Member of the Commission