. Transportation expenses (Gasto por transporte): Expenses intended to cover the use of public transportation (taxi, bus, train, ferry, or animals (semovientes)), during travel on official mission within the national territory.
. Hierarch (Jerarca): Refers to the hierarchical superior of any dependency of the ministry; who exercises the maximum authority within the organ or entity, whether unipersonal or collegiate.
. Public transportation (Transporte público): Corresponds to the contracting or use of taxi, bus, train, ferry, or animals (semovientes) services.
. Tolls (Peajes): Associated with the rate or tariff charged to a means of land transportation as a transit right, for using the infrastructure of the respective roadway. Payment for this concept shall be recognized by the ministry when travel is made in an official vehicle.
. Special Hours (Horario Especial): Special hours is understood as the transfer of officials to their workplaces, under conditions of necessity, in order to cover the service that must be provided by MINAE, 24 hours a day, and in special situations where, in the reasoned judgment of the Administration, the recognition and payment of per diem allowances (viáticos) is justified for any aspect not contemplated in this Regulation, and provided such situations meet the following requirements:
- a)That the activity subject to authorization does not contravene the current legal order.
- b)That the performance of the activity is convenient to the public interest.
- c)That it involves a situation occurring sporadically or unexpectedly.
- d)That the request is made at the instance of the superior administrative authority.
. Emergencies (Emergencias): Emergencies correspond to the support of the different activities carried out by the ministry and which, in the event of an unforeseen failure, outside normal hours in the different dependencies, could not have their repair postponed since their execution must be continuous, such as computer equipment, automatic stations, and any peripheral equipment related to Information Technologies, as well as when the country is under any of the alert levels established by the National Commission for Risk Management and Emergency Response (CNE) and the official must travel to cover any need that the situation warrants.
Per diem allowances (Viáticos): Is that sum intended to cover expenses for lodging, meals, and other minor expenses, which the Ministry of Environment and Energy recognizes to its servants when they must temporarily travel from their workplace in order to fulfill the obligations of their position.
(The previous definition thus added by Article 2 of Executive Decree No. 43743 of August 26, 2022)