text: In addition, the contracting authority reimburses travel outside Union territory if it has 
  given its prior written approval for the expenses. 
  
  **II.22.4**The contracting authority reimburses subsistence expenses on the basis of a daily 
  subsistence allowance as follows: 
  
  (a) for journeys of less than 200 km for a return trip, no subsistence allowance is 
  payable; 
  
  (b) the daily subsistence allowance is payable only on receipt of supporting 
  documents proving that the person concerned was present at the destination; 
  
  (c) the daily subsistence allowance takes the form of a flat-rate payment to cover 
  all subsistence expenses, including meals, local transport including transport 
  to and from the airport or station, insurance and sundries; 
  
  (d) the daily subsistence allowance is reimbursed at the flat rates specified in 
  Article I.5.3; 
  
  (e) accommodation is reimbursed on receipt of supporting documents proving the 
  necessary overnight stay at the destination, up to the flat-rate ceilings 
  specified in Article I.5.3. 
  
  **II.22.5**The contracting authority reimburses the cost of shipment of equipment or 
  
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