2000/203/EC, ECSC, Euratom: Commission Decision of 24 February 2000 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1999 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(2000) 423)
9. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 62/41 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 24 February 2000 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1999 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (notified under document number C(2000) 423) (2000/203/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 Euro- pean 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, ECSC) No 1238/1999 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X, Whereas: (1) (2) (3) Pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2120/1999 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1999 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment. The Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations. Some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, 1 May and 1 June 1999 given that the statistics available to the Commis- sion 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, DECIDES: Sole Article With effect from 1 February, 1 March, 1 April, l May and 1 June 1999 the weightings applicable 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 remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the dates referred to in the first paragraph. Done at Brussels, 24 February 2000. For the Commission Christopher PATTEN Member of the Commission (1) OJ L 56, 4. 3. 1968, p. 1. (2) OJ L 150, 17. 6. 1999, p. 1. (3) OJ L 261, 7. 10. 1999, p. 1. (4) OJ L 277, 28. 10. 1999, p. 37. L 62/42 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 9. 3. 2000 ANNEX Place of employment Weightings February 1999 77,7 Place of employment Weightings March 1999 Georgia Angola Georgia Malawi Mauritania Nicaragua Romania São Tomé and Príncipe Suriname Turkey Zambia Zimbabwe Place of employment Brazil Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Malawi Romania Venezuela Place of employment Angola Malawi Papua New Guinea Romania Turkey Zimbabwe 59,7 72,6 22,0 65,7 82,6 60,4 84,8 44,8 81,6 45,9 21,2 Weightings April 1999 64,8 47,7 24,2 59,2 100,9 Weightings May 1999 69,4 26,0 72,6 53,9 82,6 29,5 9. 3. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 62/43 Place of employment Weightings June 1999 Angola Guinea-Bissau Kazakhstan Malawi Suriname Tunisia Ukraine Zambia 62,4 103,1 109,6 28,3 50,8 74,9 139,4 58,1