The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of the Latvian National Opera in Latvian National Opera Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 13; 2005, no. 12) the following amendments: 1. Replace the words "in article 1 of the Latvian National Opera" with the words "public limited liability company" Latvian National Opera ".
2. Express article 2 by the following: ' article 2. The National Opera's legal status and legal basis of activity (1) National Opera is the national significance of the national cultural institution — a corporation whose shareholders are the Ministry of culture.
(2) National Opera works in accordance with this law, commercial law, law of cultural institutions, other legislation and the statutes of the National Opera.
(3) the statutes of the National Opera, as well as the amendments approved shall be made by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(4) the National Opera's full title is "Latvian National Opera '."
3. turn off 3 and article 4, the word "operetta" (fold).
4. Article 6 of the first subparagraph of paragraph 6: turn off;
Add to part with point 7 by the following: ' 7) prepare the annual State budget request grant funding for the national implementation of the order. "
5. in article 7: replace the first part of the word "regulations" with the word "Statute";
turn off the second part of paragraph 2, the words "personally responsible for the National Opera of the financial transaction;"
replace the fourth subparagraph, the words "five years" with the words "three years";
to make the fourth part of the last sentence by the following: "National Opera Director in Office may designate."
6. Express article 8 the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the Director of the National Opera as remuneration of Board members is determined by the Minister of culture in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law for a corporation the size of representative criteria."
7. Express article 10 the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the Cabinet will create a National Opera Advisory Board (hereinafter the Board) is composed of eight members and approve it. The Council shall consist of a representative of the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of finance representative, a representative of the Riga City Council, the Ministry of culture established the National Council for culture and the music Council, National Opera Trade Union authorized representative and two National Opera delegated representatives. The Board's term of Office shall be two years. It shall meet at least once every quarter. Chairman of the Board does the Ministry of culture representative. "
8. Make the article 12 by the following: ' article 12. National Opera ball (1) National Opera property consists of: 1) National Opera of movable and immovable assets, including financial resources;
2) movable and immovable property, including the financial resources which dāvinājuš (donated) natural and legal persons, as well as Manta, which national opera purchased for free (donated) and its own means;
3) intellectual property.
(2) National Opera Ball be used only for the operation of this Act and the National Opera performance targets.
(3) state the budgetary resources allocated to the purchased real property is to be recorded in the land to the state name, National Opera in person.
(4) on the contributor (contributor), or their means for the real estate, as well as real estate, which the National Opera dāvinājuš (donated) natural and legal persons is to be recorded in the land to the National Opera. "
9. Article 13 be expressed as follows: "article 13. National Opera funds National Opera's financial resources shall consist of: 1) national budget allocations for the implementation of the national order;
2) revenue from economic activities;
3) gifts and donations of money and property, including also foreign natural and legal persons gifts and donations;
4) local government grant;
5) other legal or statutory financial sources. "
10. To supplement the law with article 13.1 the following: "13.1 article. National order (1) the national order is a National Opera plays, concerts, other dramas, kultūrizglītīb and industry support measures in Latvia and abroad, as defined in the Ministry of culture and the National Opera in annual contracts concluded in accordance with the provisions of the Act and who need financial support for the annual State budget Act. The contract is concluded for a period of not more than one financial year.
(2) the national order are created according to this law, the National Opera and the activities and functions: 1) provide for public needs for high-quality artistic Opera, Ballet and music genre of cultural products;
2) provides the specific creation of new Opera and Ballet genre;
3) provides the national cultural heritage and the development of Opera, Ballet and music culture;
4) provides the world of Opera, Ballet and music culture of the availability and promotion of art in Latvia;
5) promotes Latvian culture, Opera, Ballet and music promotion of cultural achievements abroad;
6) encourage public kultūrizglītošan the operas, Ballet and music culture. "
11. off 14 and article 16.
12. in article 15: to make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the National Opera national budget and of those expenses to open its account in the Treasury."
to turn off the second part.
13. Express article 17 as follows: "article 17. National Opera internal controls internal controls National Opera performed pursuant to the provisions of the commercial law and the statutes of the National Opera. "
14. To supplement the law with the transitional provisions for the following: "1. the transitional provisions Until 1 January 2009, the Cabinet of Ministers issued a decree on national cultural institutions" Latvian National Opera "transformation of the public corporation" Latvian National Opera ".
2. Convert to national cultural institutions "Latvian National Opera" stuff goes to the respective public corporation "Latvian National Opera". The public corporation is to be cultural institutions, law of obligations, property and financial resources of the transferee.
3. in order for national cultural institutions into the public corporation of the Cabinet of Ministers shall determine the State limited liability company "Latvian National Opera" fixed size and composition of the approved property, including its real estate listing, which will be invested in the State Corporation's share capital.
4. not later than one month after the State limited liability company "Latvian National Opera" registration enterprise register of the Republic of Latvia National Opera Director in the approved staff posts list.
5. National Opera Advisory Council, established by the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 January, 2003 order No. 48 "of the Latvian National Opera's Advisory Board", runs until the end of its mandate.
6. Article 7 of this law the provisions of the third paragraph about the open invitation to tender for the post of the Director does not apply, the first appointment in the public limited liability company "Latvian National Opera" Director. The working relationship was established before 1 January 2009 with the supervision of the Ministry of culture, the existing national cultural institutions "Latvian National Opera" Director, continued to work the concluded contract amendments in accordance with the requirements of the law. "
The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation.
The Parliament adopted the law of 11 December 2008.
President Zatlers in Riga, v. 2008. on 23 December Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on 24 December 2008.