Allowance for living conditions (LCA) in countries outside the European Union

(Article 10 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations)
2008 financial year

In accordance with Article 10(1) of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, an allowance for living conditions is fixed according to the place of employment of officials, temporary staff and contract staff. The Appointing Authority must review that allowance each year and, where appropriate, adjust it after obtaining the opinion of the Staff Committee.

On 9 January 2008 the AIPN adopted a decision fixing the LCAs for these countries from 1 January 2008.

The rates for the LCAs of these places of employment are set out in the table at annex.

Brussels, 9 January 2008
K4/ D(2007)519538

EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COMMISSION

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

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 Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68⁽¹⁾, as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2104/2005⁽²⁾, and in particular Article 10(1) of Annex X thereto,

Having regard to the internal rules on the allowance for living conditions and the additional allowance referred to in Article 10 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations which entered into force on 10 October 1987,

Having regard to the Commission decision of 16 June 2005 on the exercise of powers conferred by the Staff Regulations on the appointing authority and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants on the authority responsible for concluding contracts of employment, as last amended by the Commission decision of 31 May 2006,

Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 27(4) thereof,

After consulting the Staff Committee and the Steering Committee for the External Service,

Whereas:

1. Account should be taken of the examination by the relevant Commission departments of the results of the questionnaire on living conditions completed by the delegations, the ratings of the United Nations system of hardship allowances and other information available.
    
2. Account should be taken of the technical group’s proposal of 15 October 2007 concerning the Appointing Authority’s revision of the living conditions allowance applicable from 1 January 2008.
    
   • increasing the living conditions allowance for Dominican Republic (Santo Domingo) (from 15 to 20%), Philippines (Manila) (from 25 to 30%), Senegal (Dakar) (from 15 to 20%), West Band and Gaza Strip (Jerusalem East) (from 25 to 30%).
      
   • reducing the living conditions allowance for Albania (Tirana) (from 30 to 25%), Armenia (Erevan) (from 25 to 20%), Belarus (Minsk) (from 25 to 20%), China (Beijing) (from 25 to 20%), Georgia (Tbilisi) (from 35 to 30%), Kyrgyzstan (Bishkek) (from 35 to 30%), Solomon Island (Honiaria) (from 35 to 30%), South Africa (Pretoria) (from 20 to 15%), South Korea (Seoul) (from 20 to 15%) and Ukraine (Kiev) (from 25 to 20%).

THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Officials, temporary staff and contract staff of the European Communities assigned to postings outside the European Union shall be paid a living-conditions allowance at the rate specified for their place of employment in the Annex.

This decision repeals and replaces that of 14 February 2007.

Done at Brussels, 9 January 2008

Eneko Landaburu
[Signed]

LIST OF PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT AND LIVING-CONDITIONS ALLOWANCE RATES
Date of effect: 1 January 2008

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Footnotes

⁽¹⁾ OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1.
⁽²⁾ OJ L 337, 22.12.2005, p. 7.