III. FEES AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FOR PERMANENT COURT INTERPRETERS
1. Fee for expenses
Article 22.
A permanent court interpreter is entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with the interpretation.
The allowances include:
– travel expenses,
– expenses for food (per diem),
– accommodation costs (overnight stay) and
– compensation for lost wages or earnings.
Travel expenses
Article 23.
Travel expenses include reimbursement for transportation by public transit.
The costs from paragraph I of this article include expenses for travel from the place of residence, or place of stay, to the place where the sworn court interpreter will perform the translation, as well as for the return trip to the place of residence or place of stay. These costs also include expenses for transportation by public means in the place of residence or domicile.
Public transportation, for the purposes of this Regulation, includes streetcar, train, bus, ship, and airplane.
Article 24.
The transportation allowance is due for travel made by the shortest route and the most economical means of transportation.
The amount of the transportation allowance is determined based on a travel ticket, or by another appropriate method.
Article 25.
On travel routes where public transportation is not available, or is not available at a convenient time, or where for other reasons it was necessary to use one's own vehicle, permanent court interpreters are entitled to an expense allowance in the form of a mileage reimbursement.
If the trip is made using one's own vehicle, the amount of the transportation reimbursement is determined based on the number of kilometers traveled, in accordance with the regulations applicable to the judges of the court conducting the proceedings.
Meals and lodging
Article 26.
Meals (hereinafter: per diem) cover the necessary expenses for food for the time a court interpreter is away from their place of residence or stay for more than 8 hours. including the time required to travel to the location where the translation will be performed as well as for return travel to the place of residence or domicile.
For time spent away from their place of residence between 8 and 12 hours, a court-appointed interpreter is entitled to a fee equal to half of the daily allowance, and for time spent between 12 and 24 hours, the full daily allowance, which is paid by the judges of the court conducting the proceedings.
Accommodation expenses (hereinafter: lodging) are reimbursed in full based on the submitted invoice, up to the amount of the lodging rate for a hotel in the same city that is reimbursed to the judge.
2. Remuneration for the interpreter's work
Article 27.
Written translations are billed at a standard rate per 50-character line. The smallest billing unit is one standard card with 30 lines. Each typed character (letter, punctuation, formula, symbols) is included in the line count.
The fee is as follows:
1. For translation from a foreign language into Croatian and for translation from Croatian into a foreign language, 5.00 kuna gross per line;
2. For translation of scientific, technical, and special script texts (Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, etc.), 7.50 kuna gross per line;
3. For translation from one foreign language to another, 5.00 kuna gross per line;
4. For certification of the text, a 30% surcharge is applied to the price of the completed translation;
5. For an urgent translation, a 50% surcharge is applied to the price of the completed translation.
Article 28.
For interpreting spoken text from Croatian into a foreign language and vice versa, as well as from one foreign language to another, the sworn court interpreter is entitled to a fee of 150.00 Croatian kuna gross per hour.
The time spent on translation is calculated as the total period from the sworn court interpreter's arrival at the location where the translation is performed until the need for their presence ceases.
Article 29.
A court-appointed interpreter is entitled to reimbursement for any cash expenses incurred in connection with the interpretation.
The permanent court interpreter is required to issue a receipt for any payment received for fees and other expenses related to the interpretation. Upon a party's request, they must also issue a written breakdown of the fee or an invoice for other expenses.
Article 30.
The amount of the fee and reimbursement for other expenses for court-ordered translation is determined by the court that requested the translation.