The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the code of the sea do sea code (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2003, nr. 14; 2006, 2. No; 2007, 9. no; 2008, 13. no; Latvian journal 174. nr., 2010; 204. in 2011, no; 2013, No 13, 193; 2014, 108 no) the following amendments: 1. Replace the words "the whole Law Gazette" journal "by the words" official publication "journal". 2. Turn off the third paragraph of article 8, the words "as well as the rules for all vessels traffic in inland waters". 3. Turn off the article 10, first paragraph, second sentence, the words "determine the registration fees and the procedure for its collection." 4. Turn off 303. Article fifth. 5. Article 308 be expressed as follows: "Article 308. Reimbursement (1) If the owner does not comply with this code, referred to in article 303. repatriation duties, Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the repatriation of seafarers and 303. This code referred to in the third subparagraph expenditure are covered from the State budget. (2) if the seafarers repatriation of Latvian flag ship, the sailor to return unspent Government funds will reimburse the owner the country in General.
(3) if the seafarer of repatriation of foreign flag vessels, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for diplomatic path Convention MLC requested the repatriation of the seafarers used funds from the country from which the flag ship sailor has been repatriated. (4) the Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the arrangements for the repatriation of seafarers to be carried out, if it is not the owner of the vessels, as well as procedures are required and repaid with repatriation cover the associated costs. " 6. transitional provisions be supplemented by the following paragraph 18: "6. The Cabinet of Ministers until 2016 30 October issue 308 of this code in the fourth paragraph of article these provisions." The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. The Parliament adopted the law in 2016 on September 22. The President r. vējonis 2016 in Riga on October 11.