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►B COUNCILDECISION
of16February1976
onthegrantingofdailysubsistenceallowancesandrefundsoftravelexpensestoMembersofthe
ConsultativeCommittee oftheEuropeanCoalandSteel Community
(76/228/ECSC)
(OJ L 44, 20.2.1976, p. 33)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Decision 78/65/ECSC of 17 January 1978 L 21 22 26.1.1978
►M2Council Decision 85/123/ECSC of 29 January 1985 L 48 30 16.2.1985
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COUNCILDECISION
of16February1976
on the granting of daily subsistence allowances and refunds of
travel expenses to Members of the Consultative Committee of the
EuropeanCoalandSteel Community
(76/228/ECSC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel
Community, and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single
Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6
thereof,
Whereas, the rates for the daily subsistence allowance payable to
Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and
Steel Community should be fixed, together with the basis on whichthat allowance and the refunds of their travel expenses are to be paid,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1
Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and
Steel Community shall be entitled to a subsistence allowance for each
day of attendance at meetings and for each day of travel and to arefund of travel expenses in accordance with the following provisions.
Article 2
1. The subsistence allowance shall be ►
M2Bfrs 3 600 ◄for each
day of attendance at meetings and for each day of travel.
2. The subsistence allowance for each day of travel shall be paid as
a fixed amount for return journeys calculated on the basis of thedistance by rail between the place of departure and the venue of themeeting as follows:
— one day for distances greater than 100 km and not exceeding
200 km;
— one and a half days for distances greater than 200 km and not
exceeding 500 km;
— two days for distances greater than 500 km and not exceeding
800 km;
— two days for distances greater than 800 km; however, the calcula-
tionshall be based- onthe actual durationof the journ ey, providedthe Member concerned can show that this has taken more than twodays.
3. For the purposes of this Decision, ‘place of departure’ means the
domicile of the Member concerned; however, should he actually depart
from a place nearer to the venue of the meeting, that place will be
takenas the basis for the calculationof his travel expen ses.
Article 3
1. Rail travel expenses shall be refunded on the following basis:
— first-class rail fare between the place of departure and the venue of
the meeting. Tickets need not be produced;
— supplements for sleeping accommodation on production of ticket;
— cost of seat reservations and transport of necessary luggage, and
supplements for special fast trains, on production of the relevanttickets.
2. Boat travel expenses shall be refunded on production of the rele-
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3. The travel expenses of a Member travelling by car shall be
refunded on the basis of the firs-class rail fare. Where two or moreMembers use the same car, only the Member in charge of the vehicle
shall be entitled to the above refund plus 20 % for each Member
accompanying him, whom he shall indicate by name.
Vehicle embarkation and ferry charges shall be refunded to the
Member incharge of the vehicle, onproductionof the relevan t tickets.
4. Air travel expenses, including the cost of reservation and embar-
kation, shall be refunded on production of the relevant tickets.
5. The cost of transport between the place of departure or venue of
the meeting and the station or airport shall be refunded on the basis of
the first-class public transport fare.
Article 4
The Council Decision of 15 October 1968 on the allowances of
Members of the Consultative Committee of the European Coal and
Steel Community and of persons required, on the basis of special rules,to take part inthe work of that Committee, as last amen ded by Deci-sionNo 74/319/ECSC(
1), is hereby repealed.
Article 5
This Decisionshall take effect on1 Jan uary 1976.1976D0228 — EN — 01.01.1985 — 002.001 — 3
(1) OJ No L 180, 3. 7. 1974, p. 31.