TITLE I
General Provisions
Expenses
§ 5. Expenses arising from granting an extradition or surrender, from providing judicial assistance or in connection with taking over a case for criminal prosecution, surveillance or execution in Austria, shall be borne by the Republic of Austria, provided that reciprocity is also ensured in this respect. Compensation for experts’ fees arising from providing mutual assistance, as well as for the costs of transits shall always be sought from the requesting State.
1. The ordinary costs for execution of requests in the territory of the requested State shall be borne by that State, except for the following, which shall be borne by the Court:
(a) Costs associated with the travel and security of witnesses and experts or the transfer under article 93 of persons in custody;
(b) Costs of translation, interpretation and transcription;
(c) Travel and subsistence costs of the judges, the Prosecutor, the Deputy Prosecutors, the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar and staff of any organ of the Court;
(d) Costs of any expert opinion or report requested by the Court;
(e) Costs associated with the transport of a person being surrendered to the Court by a custodial State; and
(f) Following consultations, any extraordinary costs that may result from the execution of a request.
2. The provisions of paragraph 1 shall, as appropriate, apply to requests from States Parties to the Court. In that case, the Court shall bear the ordinary costs of execution.