Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and
Illicit trafficking in Drugs
Please quote: RPG 216 TK/EH – PO 466042
Strasbourg, 12 May 2015
Dear Ms Costa Storti,
We are pleased to confirm your participation at the first meeting of the Expert Group on “Possible
adverse effects and associated cost of drug control policies” which will be held in Oslo, Norway,
from Monday 8 June 15h00 to Wednesday 10 June 2015 12h00.
The address of the meeting venue is :
Hotel Scandic Edderkoppen
St. Olavs Plass 1
O165 Oslo, Norway
The working language of this expert group is English. The specific terms of reference for this
activity are attached. 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.
Ms Claudia Costa Storti
Scientific Analyst on Economic Analysis
Best practices, knowledge exchange and economic issues sector
Consequences, responses and best practices unit
EMCDDA
Praça Europa 1, Cais do Sodré, 1249-289 Lisbon, Portugal
Tel. (351) 211 21 02 54
xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxx.xx
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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.
Photographs may be taken during the event for communication purposes and may therefore be
posted on Council of Europe websites and social media. Any participant who objects to their
pictures being thus taken or used should address the Secretariat before the meeting.
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
Terms of reference