31. 1. 89 \ Official Journal of the European Communities No L 29/51 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 November 1988 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 March 1988 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in non-member countries (89/62/EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) 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 laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 ('), as last amended by Regulation , (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2339/88 (3, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X thereto, Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2176/88 (°) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 January 1988 to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment; ' Whereas, the Commission has made a number of adjustments 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 March 1988 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain non-member countries the variation in the cost of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since the weightings were last laid down or adjusted, HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Sole Article With effect from 1 March 1988 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in non-member countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are hereby adjusted as shown in the Annex. The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Decision takes effect. Done at Brussels, 22 November 1988. For the Commission Henning CHRISTOPHERSEN Vice-President ‘ () OJ No L S6, 4. 3. 1968, p. () OJ No L 204, 29. 7. 1988, p s () OJ No L 191, 22. 7. 1988, p. 4. () See page 49 of this Official Journal.