Agreement 008-2025

DEFINITIONS: For the purposes of this Regulation, the following terms shall have the meaning expressed hereinafter:

• a)

  PER DIEM: Amount of money allocated daily to cover expenses for accommodation when officials must travel and remain outside the city of their workplace in accordance with an official assignment or mission. "Accommodation expenses" shall be understood as lodging and meals.

• b)

  PER DIEM TABLE: Chart where categories, amounts, geographic zones, duration of travel, and payment currency are defined.

• c)

  ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES: Amount allocated exclusively to authorized officials to cover entertainment expenses in order to carry out the assigned mission or achievement of the Institution's objectives. ARTICLE 3.- GENERAL PROVISIONS: This Regulation applies to both officials and employees of the Special Protection Unit, as well as to personnel assigned to the protection schemes of subjects protected by the Special Protection Unit. Officials, employees, or assigned personnel, on official travels, shall lodge in places that, in addition to providing security, correspond to the category and dignity of the position they hold. The number of participants in each trip shall be limited to what is strictly necessary in accordance with the nature of the mission, its importance, and the complexity of the matter that motivates the trip. The duration of the trip shall be limited to the time necessary and exclusively to the days required for the fulfillment of the official mission. Personnel assigned to a special protection scheme for an official or former official at risk shall only be recognized for per diem payment for trips conducted within the country. No supplementary per diem payment and other travel expenses shall be recognized without prior authorization from the Director of the Special Protection Unit, for the time that exceeds what is provided for in the travel plan, when for unjustified reasons or due to negligence attributed to the official, employee, personnel assigned to the Special Protection Unit, or to the protection schemes of the protected subject, additional time has been used for the fulfillment of the assigned mission.

INVITATIONS TO EVENTS OR MISSIONS: The Director of the Special Protection Unit may authorize the payment of per diem to officials or employees of other State institutions and Senior Officers of the Armed Forces of Honduras, National Police, and National Direction of Investigation and Intelligence, for participation in missions or events of the Unit. Per diem shall be calculated by aligning the hierarchical category of the invited official or employee with those defined in this Regulation. ARTICLE 5.- ADVANCES FOR ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES: Advances for entertainment expenses must be approved prior to an official travel mission taking place. In duly justified cases, these expenses may be approved subsequently. Officials of the Special Protection Unit may utilize entertainment expenses when the nature of their work justifies it. These expenses must be settled immediately after they are executed.

ADVANCES FOR PER DIEM AND OTHER TRAVEL EXPENSES: In order for the Administrative Management to carry out the corresponding procedures, the Advance for Per Diem and Other Travel Expenses must be presented, duly authorized, at least three (03) business days in advance. ARTICLE 7.- SETTLEMENT OF ENTERTAINMENT EXPENSES: Every official to whom entertainment expenses are authorized must present to the Administrative Management the respective settlement in the same form as the Per Diem Settlement. For recognition of entertainment expenses, the presentation of corresponding invoices shall be indispensable, accompanied by a report with the following details:

• a)

  Principal official being entertained and their companions.

• b)

  Reason for the entertainment.

• c)

  Name and signature of the official responsible for the expense.

• d)

  Name and signature of the official who authorized the expense.

• e)

  When payment is made with a credit or debit card, the corresponding invoice and statement must be attached; otherwise it will not be recognized as an expense. Non-compliance with this Article shall require the reimbursement of amounts advanced for this purpose. ARTICLE 8.- TRAVEL REPORTS: All officials, employees, or personnel assigned to the Special Protection Unit must present the corresponding summary report, in the prescribed format, which must be attached to the respective settlement containing at minimum the name of the place(s) visited; the purpose of the trip; name, position, and signature of the immediate supervisor. ARTICLE 9.- HIERARCHICAL CATEGORIES: For the application of this Regulation, per diem and travel expenses shall be provided in accordance with the following categorization:

GEOGRAPHIC ZONES: For the application of this Regulation, per diem and travel expenses shall be provided in accordance with the following categorization: I.- GEOGRAPHIC ZONES WITHIN THE COUNTRY.- Zone I: Comprises the departments of Bay Islands and Gracias a Dios and the cities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, Comayagua, Siguatepeque, Santa Bárbara, Puerto Cortés, La Lima, Juticalpa, Catacamas, El Progreso, Olanchito, Tela, La Ceiba, Trujillo, Tocoa, Santa Rosa de Copán, Copán Ruinas, Choluteca, San Lorenzo, and Danlí.- Zone II: Comprises the departmental capitals not included in Zone I and the following places: El Paraíso, Marcala, Choloma, and Villanueva.- Zone III: Comprises the rest of the country. GEOGRAPHIC ZONES OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY.- Zone I: Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Europe.- Zone II: Canada, United States of America, Mexico, South America, Panama, and the Caribbean.- Zone III: Central America and Belize. ARTICLE 11.- PER DIEM TABLE FOR MISSIONS WITHIN THE COUNTRY (Value in Lempiras) CATEGORY ZONE I ZONE II ZONE III I L 3,500.00 L 3,000.00 L 2,500.00 II L 3,000.00 L 2,500.00 L 2,000.00 III L 2,500.00 L 2,000.00 L 1,500.00

PER DIEM TABLE FOR MISSIONS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY (Value in Dollars) CATEGORY ZONE I ZONE II ZONE III I $ 650.00 $ 550.00 $ 450.00 II $ 550.00 $ 450.00 $ 350.00 III $ 450.00 $ 350.00 $ 250.00

PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING PER DIEM: Per diem shall be calculated based on hierarchical categories, geographic zones, periods of the mission, and the per diem tables of this Regulation. Per diem shall be calculated as follows:

• a)

  The daily per diem allocation shall be computed for each night the traveler remains outside their office on official matters. Fifty percent (50%) of the daily rate shall be recognized for a fraction of a day;

• b)

  For official trips carried out on the same day without involving overnight stay outside the urban area, meal expenses shall be recognized for each meal time in the amount of two hundred lempiras (L 200.00) regardless of the employee's category.

• c)

  When invitations come from governments, institutions, and organizations to participate in official activities within or outside the country, with paid expenses less than those established, the difference shall be paid in accordance with this Regulation.

• d)

  For national or international trips in which lodging and meals are provided, the traveler shall be recognized thirty percent (30%) of per diem; if lodging is provided, forty percent (40%) shall be recognized; if meals are provided, sixty percent (60%) of per diem shall be recognized.

PER DIEM TABLE FOR MISSIONS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY (Value in Dollars) CATEGORY ZONE I ZONE II ZONE III I $ 650.00 $ 550.00 $ 450.00 II $ 550.00 $ 450.00 $ 350.00 III $ 450.00 $ 350.00 $ 250.00

PER DIEM TABLE FOR MISSIONS OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY (Value in Dollars) CATEGORY ZONE I ZONE II ZONE III I $ 650.00 $ 550.00 $ 450.00 II $ 550.00 $ 450.00 $ 350.00 III $ 450.00 $ 350.00 $ 250.00 ARTICLE 14.- SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES: Every person without exception to whom advances for per diem and other travel expenses have been granted must present to the Central Management within five (5) business days of their return the settlement in the corresponding form. Those travelers who, due to immediate assignment of other work, vacations, or leaves, do not settle within the established deadline, must do so within five (5) business days of returning to their duties. After the previous period, the official or employee who has not presented the settlement shall be requested in writing by the Central Management, granting a new deadline of 3 (three) days to settle, after which the Central Management shall quantify so that the pertinent deduction is made through payroll within a maximum period of three (3) months. No official, employee, or assigned personnel with a pending settlement shall be authorized for new advances for per diem or travel expenses. ARTICLE 15.- TRIPS NOT PERFORMED: If after approval of travel authorization, the trip is not carried out for any reason, officials, employees, or assigned personnel shall return within a maximum period of three (3) business days counted from the date of cancellation of the trip, the amounts received as advances in the same form, except for expenses that have been incurred and are not recoverable in relation to the trip. If after work has begun, a work mission is interrupted due to force majeure or an act of God, per diem shall be recognized proportional to the time elapsed. ARTICLE 16.- Any situation not provided for in this Regulation shall be resolved by Agreement by the Director of the Special Protection Unit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This Regulation shall enter into force as of the date of its approval. SECOND: This Agreement is of immediate execution and has legal force. LET IT BE EXECUTED. Given in the city of Tegucigalpa, municipality of the Central District, on the second (2) day of the month of January of two thousand twenty-five (2025). (SIGNATURE AND SEAL) JORGE ALBERTO ROSA ZELAYA.- Director.- Special Protection Unit.- (SIGNATURE AND SEAL).- VÍCTOR PASTOR LOZANO MORAZÁN.- Secretary General.- Special Protection Unit.- Extended in the city of Tegucigalpa, municipality of the Central District, on the second (2) day of the month of January of two thousand twenty-five (2025). VÍCTOR PASTOR LOZANO MORAZÁN Secretary General Special Protection Unit