Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and
Illicit trafficking in Drugs
Please quote: RPG 74 TK/EH – PO 495462
Strasbourg, 10 February 2016
Dear Ms STORTI,
We are pleased to invite you to the forth meeting of the Expert Group on “Possible adverse effects
and associated cost of drug control policies” which wil be held in Reykjavik, Iceland from
Wednesday 25 May 09h00 to Thursday 26 May 2016 17h00.
The address of the meeting venue is:
Ministry of Welfare (Velferðarráðuneytið)
Hafnarhúsinu við Tryggvagötu
101 Reykjavík
Iceland
The working language of this expert group is English. The draft agenda of the meeting will be sent
to you shortly under separate cover.
Your travel between the address quoted below and the meeting place and subsistence expenses
will be borne by the Council of Europe on the terms specified in the enclosed Rules. Please note
that the daily allowance has been set at € 175 (50% for hotel accommodation, 15% for each main
meal and 20% for miscellaneous expenses).
You are requested to arrange your journey in the most economical manner. If you wish to benefit
from a Prepaid ticket, you are kindly requested to contact the Secretariat as soon as possible. Your
travel expenses will only be reimbursed upon presentation of documentary evidence of the sum
actually paid (invoice, copy of credit card slip, etc.). If an invoice is provided, this must be the
original document issued by the travel agency or airline that issued the ticket. This evidence of the
expenditure together with the relevant travel tickets (plane, train, etc.) should be attached to the
completed claim form for reimbursement. All these documents should be returned to the
Secretariat at the beginning of the meeting.
If no public transport is used, travel expenses will be reimbursed according to Article 6 of the
enclosed rules.
You are kindly requested to obtain any visas necessary for your journey. The present letter may be
used as confirmation of your participation in a Council of Europe activity and may thus assist you in
obtaining a visa.
Specific travel-related risks are covered by a CHARTIS insurance policy (number 2.004.761),
which provides cover for persons up to their 76th birthday. The following help line CHARTIS
Assistance 24 Hours can be called in case of need: (32) 3 253 69 16. It is not necessary to take
out a supplementary insurance policy and such a policy will not be reimbursed by the Council of
Europe.
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Mr Thomas Kattau of the Pompidou Group of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of
Law (xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xxx.xxx) is responsible for the organisation of this activity and is at your
disposal for any further information you may require.
Yours sincerely
Jan Malinowski
Executive Secretary of the Pompidou Group
Enclosed:
Rules concerning the reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses