135 II-4 DECISION on Amount of Remuneration for discharging NPM activities NPM151 Pursuant to Article 3. Para 4. Of the Decision on forming the Expert Service of the Protector of Citizens (“Official Gazette of RS“, no. 105/07), The Protector of Citizens, hereby passes DECISION on remunerations and fees for Discharging of activities of National Preventive Mechanism Article 1 This Decision is to regulate the amount of remuneration for the costs and fees for the work of experts engaged to perform activities based on the Agreement signed between the Protector of Citizens and the civil society associations on performing the activities of the National Preventive Mechanism (hereinafter: NPM), in accordance with Article 2а, Para 2 of the Law on Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or degrading Treatments and Punishments („Official Gazette of Serbia and Montenegro - International Treaties“, no. 16/05 and 2/06 and „Official Gazette of RS - International Treaties“, no. 7/11). Remuneration of costs Article 2 Travel costs of the hired expert of the Association shall be refunded based on the mileage (number of kilometres) using the shortest roads. The mileage shall be refunded in the amount of 10% of the price of 1 litre of the prime quality fuel per kilometre of the journey or a commenced kilometre. Article 3 The costs of meals for the hired expert of the Association shall be refunded outside the place of temporary or permanent residence in the duration of more than eight hours, counting the time necessary to reach the place of the assignment and the time required for the return. The costs of food shall be refunded as per diem for the business trip in the Country, as regulated by the Decree on the refund of costs and severance pay for civil servants and employees. Article 4. The costs of overnight stay for the expert engaged from the Association shall be refunded if the expert could not return to his/her place of residence on the same day, including if for the 151 Decision no. 285-7/16, Ref. no. 6756 of February 2, 2016