12. 3. 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 67/29 COUNCIL DECISION of 3 March 1981 on the granting of daily allowances and the reimbursement of travelling expenses of members of the Economic and Social Committee, alternates and experts (81/121/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas procedures should be laid down for granting daily allowances and reimbursing the travelling expenses of members of the Economic and Social Committee, and of alternates and experts within the meaning of the Rules of Procedure of the Economic and Social Committee of 13 June 1974(!), as amended on 22 July 1980 (%), HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 Members of the Economic and Social Committee, alternates and experts shall be entitled to a daily allowance for days spent at meetings or travelling and to the reimbursement of travelling expenses in accor- dance with the provisions below. Article 2 The daily allowance per day of meeting shall amount to: — Bfrs 3300 for members, — Bfrs 2475 for alternates and experts. Article 3 1. The time taken into consideration for the reim- bursement of days travelling shall be established on a flat-rate basis for return journeys in accordance with the following calculation : — three-quarters of a day for a distance of over 100 kilometres up to a maximum of 200 kilometres, (1) OJ No L 228, 19. 8. 1974, p. 1. () OF No L 366, 31. 12. 1980, p. 30. — one day for a distance of over 200 kilometres up to a maximum of 500 kilometres, — one day and a half for a distance of over 500 kilometres up to a maximum of 1 000 kilometres, — two days for a distance of over 1 000 kilometres. 2. However, travelling time shall continue to be reimbursed at the rates paid under the financial rules of the Economic and Social Committee in force at 1 March 1981 until such time as the method of calcula- tion described in paragraph 1 enables the same level of reimbursement to be attained. Article 4 1. Travelling expenses shall be reimbursed in accor- dance with the financial rules of the Economic and Social Committee in force at 1 March 1981, it being understood ‘that the alternates shall receive the same treatment as members and experts. 2.  However air travel of members, alternates and experts shall be reimbursed on the basis of the tourist class fare, except in the case of the chairman on the one hand and the vice-chairman on official missions on the other, who are entitled to reimbursement of the first class fare. Article 5 This Decision shall take effect on 1 March 1981. Done at Brussels, 3 March 198]. For the Council The President G.M. V. van AARDENNE