Article 6 Travel expenses

Where a certification task or service is conducted, fully or in part, outside the territories of the Member States, the applicant shall pay the travel expenses according to the formula: d = v + a + h – e.

For the purpose of the formula referred to in paragraph 1 the following shall apply:

• d = travel expenses due;

• v = transport costs;

• a = official Commission standard rates for ‘per diems’ covering accommodation, meals, local travel within the place of mission and sundry expenses^f1;

• h = travel time (standard number of travel hours per destination, established by the Agency), at the hourly rate set out in Part II of the Annex^f2; in case of missions relating to several projects, the amount shall be subdivided accordingly;

• e (e-component) = average travel costs inside the territories of the Member States, including the average transport costs and average travel time inside the territories of the Member States, multiplied by the hourly rate set out in Part II of the Annex. It is subject to annual review and indexation.

Travel expenses incurred in the context of the provision of the services referred to in Article 14(2) shall be charged exclusively in accordance with Part IIa of the Annex.