# Commission Decision of 15 December 2010 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries (2010/790/EU)

EU Decision 2010/790 · adopted 15 December 2010

Commission Decision of 15 December 2010 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries (2010/790/EU)

## Introductory text

Commission Decision
of 15 December 2010
adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries
(2010/790/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 336 thereof,
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 Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Whereas:
(1)
In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, the weightings to be applied from 1 July 2009 to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment were laid down by Council Regulation (EU) No 768/2010.
(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 August 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010, 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,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

## 1 

The weightings applied to the remuneration of officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Union serving in third countries, payable in the currency of the country of employment, shall be adjusted for certain countries as shown in the Annex hereto. It contains six monthly tables showing which countries are affected and the applicable dates for each one (1 August 2009, 1 September 2009, 1 October 2009, 1 November 2009, 1 December 2009 and 1 January 2010).
The exchange rates used for the calculation of this remuneration shall be established in accordance with the detailed rules for the implementation of the Financial Regulation and correspond to the dates of application of the weightings.

## 2 

This Decision shall enter into force on the first day of the month following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

## Signature

Done at Brussels, 15 December 2010.
For the Commission, On behalf of the President,
Catherine Ashton
Vice-President

## 

AUGUST 2009
EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).
Brussels = 100.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, October and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and November.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, September and December.
Place of employment
Economic paritiesAugust 2009
Exchange rateAugust 2009
WeightingsAugust 2009
Eritrea
11,28
21,6903
52,0
Georgia
1,919
2,3805
80,6
Ghana
1,009
2,0935
48,2
Indonesia (Jakarta)
10 091
13 989,6
72,1
Indonesia (Banda Aceh)
7 989
13 989,6
57,1
Liberia
USD 1,265
USD 1,4053
90,0
Moldova
9,558
15,9211
60,0
Montenegro
0,6456
1
64,6
Serbia (Belgrade)
65,28
93,045
70,2
Sudan (Khartoum)
1,93
3,55881
54,2
SEPTEMBER 2009
EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).
Brussels = 100.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, September and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and November.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September and November 2009 and January 2010.
Place of employment
Economic paritiesSeptember 2009
Exchange rateSeptember 2009
WeightingsSeptember 2009
Egypt
3,272
7,9632
41,1
Gambia
24,07
38,05
63,3
Guinea (Conakry)
4 456
6 793,48
65,6
Kazakhstan (Astana)
154,2
215,54
71,5
Sierra Leone
3 745
5 088,7
73,6
Sudan (Khartoum)
2,035
3,63297
56,0
Timor-Leste
USD 1,008
USD 1,4364
70,2
Venezuela
2,94
3,08826
95,2
OCTOBER 2009
EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).
Brussels = 100.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, October and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October and December 2009.
Place of employment
Economic paritiesOctober 2009
Exchange rateOctober 2009
WeightingsOctober 2009
Albania
89,99
134,994
66,7
Australia
1,693
1,669
101,4
Cambodia
4 435
6 186,5
71,7
Croatia
6,345
7,2708
87,3
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
USD 1,663
USD 1,4549
114,3
Eritrea
12,34
22,4703
54,9
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
39,56
61,4321
64,4
Guinea-Bissau
644,7
655,957
98,3
Mali
593,6
655,957
90,5
New Caledonia
141,4
119,332
118,5
Sri Lanka
107,3
169,169
63,4
Tajikistan
3,715
6,3745
58,3
Tanzania
1 287
1 894,85
67,9
Thailand
28,36
48,906
58,0
Turkey
1,742
2,168
80,4
Uganda
1 965
2 839,77
69,2
Ukraine
7,579
11,746
64,5
Zambia
3 830
6 820,88
56,2
NOVEMBER 2009
EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).
Brussels = 100.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and November.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and November.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September and November 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for November 2009 and January 2010.
Place of employment
Economic paritiesNovember 2009
Exchange rateNovember 2009
WeightingsNovember 2009
Algeria
74,7
107,642
69,4
Chad
751,4
655,957
114,6
Egypt
3,544
8,26565
42,9
Indonesia (Banda Aceh)
8 536
14 188,1
60,2
Israel
5,351
5,5483
96,4
Kazakhstan (Almaty)
172
226,55
75,9
Kazakhstan (Astana)
162,9
226,55
71,9
Kyrgyzstan
48,82
64,4757
75,7
Laos
9 584
12 734
75,3
Lebanon
1 638
2 229,29
73,5
Nepal
79,66
111,64
71,4
Russia
40,41
43,1957
93,6
Venezuela
3,172
3,17543
99,9
DECEMBER 2009
EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).
Brussels = 100.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, October and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for August, September and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September and December.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October and December.
Place of employment
Economic paritiesDecember 2009
Exchange rateDecember 2009
WeightingsDecember 2009
Congo (Brazzaville)
725
655,957
110,5
Cuba
USD 1,105
USD 1,4918
74,1
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
USD 1,772
USD 1,4918
118,8
Eritrea
13,43
22,8273
58,8
Gambia
25,54
40,1
63,7
Ghana
1,069
2,155
49,6
Guatemala
8,18
12,3745
66,1
Haiti
60,46
64,591
93,6
India
38,84
69,5925
55,8
Liberia
USD 1,38
USD 1,4918
92,5
Madagascar
2 140
2 907,57
73,6
Malawi
158,9
213,936
74,3
Malaysia
3,289
5,0587
65,0
Paraguay
4 341
7 186,56
60,4
Saudi Arabia
4,174
5,5885
74,7
Serbia (Belgrade)
69,83
94,412
74,0
Solomon Islands
10,68
11,7695
90,7
Sudan (Khartoum)
2,19
3,52542
62,1
Suriname
1,92
4,18
45,9
Turkey
1,831
2,283
80,2
Vietnam
12 873
29 495,2
43,6
Zambia
4 038
6 974,14
57,9
JANUARY 2010
EUR 1 = x units of local currency (USD for Cuba, El Salvador, Ecuador, Liberia, Panama, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Timor-Leste).
Brussels = 100.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for August 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for September 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted three times: for September and November 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for October 2009 and January 2010.
The weighting for this place is adjusted twice: for November 2009 and January 2010.
Place of employment
Economic paritiesJanuary 2010
Exchange rateJanuary 2010
WeightingsJanuary 2010
Argentina
3,219
5,4559
59,0
Australia
1,596
1,6036
99,5
Ethiopia
14,33
18,2782
78,4
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
37,26
61,447
60,6
Iceland
144,5
180,96
79,9
Indonesia (Jakarta)
9 550
13 511,5
70,7
Kosovo (Pristina)
0,5854
1
58,5
Laos
8 875
12 174
72,9
Libya
1,018
1,7683
57,6
Nepal
74
107,83
68,6
Niger
593,3
655,957
90,4
Samoa
2,891
3,61939
79,9
Sri Lanka
114,1
163,139
69,9
Timor-Leste
USD 1,083
USD 1,4338
75,5
Venezuela
3,357
3,0788
109,0

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/790 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-790
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