5 RULES on the reimbursement of costs and remuneration of people from organisations carrying out duties and powers under the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. I. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 1. These Rules govern the reimbursement of costs and remuneration to people from selected nongovernmental and humanitarian organisations for cooperation in implementing monitoring, i.e. visits to places of detention, under the provisions of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which these organisations implement under the instructions of the Human Rights Ombudsman (hereinafter the Ombudsman). 2. The reimbursement of costs hereunder covers the reimbursement of travelling expenses and costs of food and accommodation and the right to salary compensation or compensation for the loss of income during the time of monitoring. The remunerations hereunder comprise the payment for preparing a full or partial report on monitoring and a symbolic payment. II. REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS Article 2 1. Travelling expenses include the costs of return travel of people from the selected non-governmental and humanitarian organisations (hereinafter the Monitors) from their place of residence to the place where the monitoring is carried out. 2. Travelling expenses will be recognised at the level of actual expenditure for travel by public transport. If travel by public transport is not possible, costs in the form of a kilometre rate or possible parking fee will be awarded to the Monitors. Article 3 1. Costs for food will be granted to Monitors in the form of a daily rate or meal allowance during work, as applicable for public servants. 2. The right to the daily rate will be available to Monitors with permanent or temporary residence outside the place where the monitoring is carried out. 3. Accommodation costs will be awarded to Monitors through the reimbursement of actual paid costs of overnight accommodation. 98 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE NPM IN 2017 NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MECHANISM UNDER THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT