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INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Consolidated Post Adjustment Circular
ICSC/CIRC/PAC/479
Approved by:
Kingston P. Rhodes
Chairman
Date:
1 November 2014
Copyright © United Nations 2014
CONTENTS
I.
II.
Introduction
Description of data appearing in PAC circulars
III.
Nature des données figurant dans les circulaires PAC
IV.
Portugal, Guimaraes
V.
Gap Closure Measure
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
Devaluation of the local currency
W40 Measure
Cost-of-living surveys
Personal Transitional Allowance (PTA)
X.
Consolidated post adjustment circular
XI.
List of countries in French and English
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I.
INTRODUCTION
A consolidated schedule of post adjustment classifications and threshold figures used for
calculating rental subsidies (or deductions) is attached.
Names of countries and areas, which appear in English alphabetical order, are indexed in
French in the list attached to the schedule.
In cases where only one post adjustment classification is shown for a country, normally for
the capital city, that classification will be applicable for all duty stations within the country.
This schedule is effective 1 November 2014, unless otherwise indicated, and supersedes
any schedule previously published. It is available on the ICSC home page http://icsc.un.org
On trouvera ci-joint un barème mis à jour du classement des lieux d'affectation aux fins
d'ajustements des indemnités de poste et des seuils aux fins du calcul des allocations (ou
déductions) de logement.
Les noms des pays et localités figurent par ordre alphabétique anglais. On trouvera à
l'index annexé au barème les noms en français.
Dans les cas où une seule classe est indiquée pour le pays, en général pour la ville capitale,
cette classe s'applique à tous les lieux d'affectation dans le pays.
Sauf indication contraire, le barème ci-joint entre en vigueur le 1er novembre 2014 et
remplace tous les barèmes déjà parus. Il est disponible sur le site internet de la CFPI:
http://icsc.un.org
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II.
DESCRIPTION OF DATA APPEARING IN PAC CIRCULARS
1.
Country or area
-
Name of country or area appears under this column.
2.
Exchange rate
-
Latest exchange rate.
3.
Post adjustment
Index
-
The post adjustment index (PAI) used to determine the latest
post adjustment multiplier.
Mult.
-
Post adjustment multiplier.
Chg. ind.
-
Change indicator. When revised post adjustment
classification (PAC) is reported in the circular for the first
time, a 'Y' will appear under this column.
Eff. date
-
Effective date of PAC (multiplier).
Reason for change-
4.
When the revised PAC is reported in the circular for the first
time the reason for change is shown under this column.
Thresholds
Dep. rate
-
Threshold percentage figure at the dependency rate.
Sing. rate
-
Threshold percentage figure at the single rate.
Calc. ind.
-
Calculation indicator. When a 'Y' appears in a column, all
housing subsidies at the duty station must be recalculated
effective the date shown in the next column.
Eff. date
-
Effective date of threshold percentages shown in the circular.
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III.
NATURE DES DONNEES FIGURANT DANS LES CIRCULAIRES PAC
1.
Pays ou localité
-
Le nom du pays ou de la localité figure dans cette colonne.
2.
Taux de change
-
Taux de change le plus récent.
3.
Indemnités de poste
Indice
-
L'indice de l'indemnité de poste sert à déterminer le plus
récent multiplicateur.
Mult.
-
Multiplicateur aux fins du calcul de l'indemnité de poste.
Changement
-
Lorsque la circulaire signale pour la première fois un
changement dans le classement du lieu d'affectation, la
lettre 'Y' figurera dans cette colonne.
Date eff
-
Date d'entrée en vigueur du classement du lieu d'affectation
(avec indication du multiplicateur).
Raison du
changement
-
Lorsque c'est la première fois qu'une modification
du classement d'un lieu d'affectation apparaît dans la
circulaire la raison de cette modification est indiquée dans
cette colonne.
Avec charges
De famille
-
Pourcentage-seuil avec charges de famille.
Célibataire
-
Pourcentage-seuil sans charges de famille.
Ind. Calc.
-
Indicateur de calcul. Lorsque la lettre 'Y'figure dans cette
colonne, toutes les allocations logement payables au lieu
d'affectation devront être recalculées à compter de la date
indiquée dans la colonne prochaine.
Date eff.
-
Date d'entrée en vigueur des seuils indiqués dans la
circulaire.
4.
Seuils
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IV.
Portugal, Guimaraes
1.
Effective 1 October 2014 Portugal, Guimaraes has been added as a new duty station into
the consolidated post adjustment circular. An interim multiplier of 18.1 was established for
Guimaraes effective 1 October 2014. This was based on an inter-city differential between
Guimaraes and Lisbon.
V.
Gap Closure Measure
2.
The Commission, at the request of the General Assembly, established procedures to be
applied in situations where the implementation of a place-to-place survey results in a significant
difference between the post adjustment index (PAI) and the existing pay index. Details of these
procedures are contained in the Commission’s report of the work of its thirty-fifth session
ICSC/35/R.17, para. 61 (d) and in the post adjustment circulars ICSC/CIRC/PAC/208 and
ICSC/CIRC/PAC/281 of 6 April 1992 and 4 May 1998, respectively.
3.
In accordance with the above-mentioned procedures, if the difference between the existing
pay index and PAI resulting from a place-to-place survey is more than 5 per cent, a revised
multiplier corresponding to the survey PAI plus 5 per cent is promulgated by the Chairman of the
ICSC.
4.
The post adjustment of all staff members is determined on the basis of the revised
multiplier; but for staff members already at the duty station on the effective date of
implementation, in this case, 1 November 2014, a Personal Transitional Allowance (PTA)
representing the difference between the existing multiplier and the revised multiplier is calculated.
This PTA is reduced at the rate of 5 per cent every three months until it is phased out. The table
below gives details of the PAIs, multipliers and PTAs effective 1 November 2014 for Cape Verde
and Mauritius.
Table 1: Duty Station under gap closure measure based on survey effective 1 November 2014
Duty station
Existing
multiplier
Existing
pay index
Updated
Survey PAI
(2) + 100
Survey PAI
plus 5%
New
multiplier
(4) x 1.05
PTA
(2) - (6)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
Cape Verde
54.0
154.0
140.16
147.2
47.2
6.8
Mauritius
45.7
145.7
137.55
144.4
44.4
1.3
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VI.
Devaluation of the local currency
Russian Federation
5.
The local currency (Russian Roubles) devalued from 33.72 to 42.02 against the US dollar,
between July and November 2014. In accordance with the special measures for dealing with
abrupt and substantial devaluations of local currency the post adjustment multiplier for Russian
Federation will become due for a downward adjustment of not more than 10 points effective 1
March 2015, that is, four (4) months after announcing the measure subject to the evolution of the
post adjustment index (ICSC-PADJ-1114-01 refers).
VII.
W40 Measure
6.
The W40 measure is no longer applicable for Bahrain and Burundi effective 1 November
2014.
VIII. Cost-of-living surveys
7.
The results of cost-of-living surveys for duty stations listed below are included in the
attached table on consolidated post adjustments.
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Table 2: List of surveys by duty station for November 2014
Duty station
Bahamas
Bahrain
Belarus
Belize
Burundi
Cape Verde
Chile
Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Jordan
Kuwait
Maldives
Mauritius
Solomon Islands
Sri Lanka
Timor-Leste
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Zimbabwe
IX.
Type of survey
Housing
Housing
Housing
Housing
Housing
Place-to-place
Housing
Place-to-place
Housing
Housing
Housing
Housing
Housing
Place-to-place
Place-to-place
Housing
Place-to-place
Housing
Place-to-place
Place-to-place
Date of survey
June 2014
June 2014
June 2014
July 2014
June 2014
July 2014
June 2014
June 2014
April 2014
June 2014
May 2014
June 2014
July 2014
June 2014
March 2014
June 2014
June 2014
June 2014
July 2014
June 2014
Survey materials received
July 2014
July 2014
July 2014
August 2014
July 2014
August 2014
July 2014
July 2014
August 2014
July 2014
July 2014
July 2014
August 2014
July 2014
July 2014
July 2014
July 2014
July 2014
August 2014
July 2014
Personal Transitional Allowance (PTA)
Table 3: Summary of personal transitional allowances (PTAs), as of November 2014
Duty stations
Morocco
Cape Verde
Mauritius
Applicable multiplier
points
3.5
6.8
1.3
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Date of next revision
January 2015
February 2015
February 2015
XI.
Afghanistan
Afrique du Sud
Albanie
Algérie
Allemagne
Angola
Arabie Saoudite
Argentine
Arménie
Australie
Autriche
Azerbaïdjan
Bahamas
Bahreïn
Bangladesh
Barbade
Bélarus
Belgique
Belize
Bénin
Bhoutan
Bolivie
Bosnie-Herzégovine
Botswana
Brésil
Bulgarie
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodge
Cameroun
Canada
Cap-Vert, Iles du
Chili
Chine
Chypre
Colombie
Comores
Congo
République démocratique
de Timor-Leste
République démocratique
de Congo
Corée, République
populaire démocratique
Corée, Rèpublique de
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatie
Cuba
Cyprus
Danemark
Djibouti
Egypte
El Salvador
Emirats arabes unis
Equateur
Erythrée
Estonie
Espagne
Etats-Unis d'Amérique
LIST OF COUNTRIES IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH
LISTE DES PAYS EN FRANÇAIS ET EN ANGLAIS
Afghanistan
South Africa
Albania
Algeria
Germany
Angola
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Butan
Bolivia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China
Cyprus
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Democratic Republic of
Timor-Leste
Democratic Republic of
Congo
Korea, Democratic People's
Rep. of
Korea, Republic of
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Denmark
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
United Arab Emirates
Ecuador
Eritrea
Estonia
Spain
United States of America
Ethiopie
Féderation de Russie
Fidji
Finlande
France
Français-Guyane
Gabon
Gambie
Gaza
Géorgie
L'Allemagne
Ghana
Gréce
Guatemala
Guinée
Guinée-Bissau
Guinée équatoriale
Guyana
Haïti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hongrie
Iles Salomon
Inde
Indonésie
Iran
Iraq
Irlande
Islande
Israël
Italie
Jamahiriya Arabe Libyenne
Jamaïque
Japon
Jordanie
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kirghizistan
Kiribati
Kowaït
Lesotho
Latvia
L'ex-République Yougoslav
de Macédoine
Liban
Liberia
Lituanie
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malaisie
Malawi
Maldives
Madagascar
Malaisie
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malte
Maroc
Ethiopia
The Russian Federation
Fiji
Finland
France
French-Guiana
Gabon
Gambia
Gaza
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Equatorial Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Solomon Islands
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Libyan ArabJamahiriya
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Kiribati
Kuwait
Lesotho
Latvia
The former Yugoslav
Rep. of Macedonia
Lebanon
Liberia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malawi
Maldives
Madagascar
Malaysia
Malawi
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Morocco
Maurice
Mauritanie
Mexique
Monaco
Mongolie
Monténégro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Népal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigéria
Norvège
Nouvelle-Calédonie
Nouvelle-Zélande
Oman
Ouganda
Ouzbékistan
Pakistan
Panama
Papouasie-NouvelleGuinée
Paraguay
Pays-Bas
Pérou
Philippines
Pologne
Portugal
Qatar
République arabe
syrienne
République
centrafricaine
République
dém. populaire lao
République de Moldova
République-Unie de
Tanzanie
Roumanie
Rouyaume-Uni de
Grande-Bretagne
et d'Irlande du Nord
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tomé-et-Principe
Serbie
Sénégal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovaquie
Slovénie
Singapour
Somalie
Swaziland
Suède
Soudan
Sri Lanka
Suisse
Suriname
Tadjikistan
Tchad
Tchèque République
Mauritius
Mauritania
Mexico
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Oman
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New
Guinea
Paraguay
Netherlands
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Syrian Arab
Republic
Central African
Republic
Lao, People's
Dem. Republic
Republic of Moldova
Tanzania, United
Republic of
Romania
United Kingdom of
Great Britain
& Northern Ireland
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome & Principe
Serbia
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia Republic
Slovenia
Singapore
Somalia
Swaziland
Sweden
Sudan
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Suriname
Tajikistan
Chad
Czech Republic
Thaïlande
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinité-et-Tobago
Tunisie
Turkménistan
Turquie
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yémen
Zambie
Zimbabwe
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Ukraine
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe