126 REPUBLIC OF SERBIA PROTECTOR OF CITIZENS 31-310/ 2013 Belgrade Ref. No.36821 25 December 2013 Pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 4 of the Decision on Formation and Work of Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens (“Official Gazette of RS”, No. 105/2007) and the need arising from Article 2а, paragraph 2 of the Law on Ratification of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (”Official Gazette of Serbia and Montenegro – International Agreements”, No. 16/2005, No. 16/2005 and 2/2006 and “Official Gazette of RS – International Agreements”, No. 7/2011), the Secretary General of the Secretariat of the Protector of Citizens, under authorisation number 48-44-1491 of 5 February 2009, hereby passes this DECISION amending the Decision on the Fees for Performing Tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism Article 1 Article 6 of the Decision on the Fees for Performing Tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism 76 – 79/12, ref. No. 14119 of 11 June 2012 (hereinafter referred to as the “Decision”) shall be amended as follows: The fees for the tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture performed by the representatives of associations shall be paid to the accounts of associations on the basis of an issued invoice the amount of which is calculated by adding all related fees for activities performed upon expiry of each calendar month. Together with invoices, associations shall provide calculations for each visit made by a representative of an association prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Decision and a report on a visit which shall be kept at the Division for the National Preventive Mechanism affairs. Article 2 Article 11 shall be amended by adding a new paragraph as follows: Fees for the tasks of the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture performed by hired external associates-experts, with whom a service contract is signed, shall be paid after completion of each individual task. In order to pay fees referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the head of the authority shall pass a special decision determining the amount of fees on the basis of calculation made by the responsible employee in the Division for the National Preventive Mechanism affairs, which shall constitute an integral part on the manager’s decision on the amount of fees.