{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1351/annex-IV/article-12",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1351/annex-IV/article-12.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1351",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision (EU) 2016/1351 of 4 August 2016 concerning the Staff Regulations of the European Defence Agency, and repealing Decision 2004/676/EC",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1351",
  "path": "annex/IV/article/12",
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  "number": "12",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "1. Travel by rail\nTravel expenses for missions carried out by rail shall be reimbursed on presentation of supporting documents on the basis of the cost of transport in first class by the shortest route between the place of employment and the place of the mission.\n2. Travel by air\nStaff members shall be authorised to travel by air if the outward and return journeys by rail would total at least 800 kilometres.\n3. Travel by sea\nThe AACC shall authorise in each case and on the basis of the length and cost of the journey the classes to be used and the cabin supplements which may be reimbursed.\n4. Travel by car\nTravel costs shall be reimbursed in the form of a lump sum based on the rail cost, in accordance with paragraph 1; no other supplement shall be paid.\nIn the case of a staff member travelling on mission in special circumstances, however, the AACC may decide to grant that staff member an allowance per kilometre covered instead of the reimbursement of travel costs provided for above, if the use of public transport presents clear disadvantages.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1351/annex/IV/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:51.742354+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}