The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: law on the support of the unemployed and jobs seekers to make the unemployed and job seekers support Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, nr. 12; 2004, nr. 11, 8. No; 2005; 2006, no. 13) follows: 1. Replace the words "in article 1 create unemployment and job seekers support system to allow them the opportunity to return to the labour market" with the words "to support the unemployed , job seekers and the risk of unemployment dependent persons to enhance their ability to compete in the labour market ". 2. in article 2 (a): replace the words "the first part of the unemployed and job seekers" with the words "the unemployed, job seekers and unemployment risk subjects; make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) This statutory support for the unemployed, job seekers and the risk of unemployment dependent persons are entitled to the following persons: 1) a Latvian citizen or non-citizen of Latvia or a person who has a permanent residence permit in Latvia, or their spouse, having termiņuzturēšan permission in Latvia; 2) of a Member State of the European Union or the European economic area or the Swiss Confederation, or their family member who are European Union citizens ' family members a residence permit or the citizens of the European Union the family permanent residence in Latvia; 3) person who has permission to termiņuzturēšan due to the alternative granting status in Latvia, or that person's family member who is a termiņuzturēšan permit in Latvia; 4) person who has a permanent residence permit due to the granting of refugee status in Latvia, or that person's family who have permanent residence in Latvia; 5) a person who is a permanent resident of the European communities residence permit due to the European Community grant long-term resident status in Latvia, or of the spouse of that person, which is the term residence permit in Latvia; 6) person who has termiņuzturēšan permission in connection with temporary protection status in Latvia; 7) the person who has the permission termiņuzturēšan due to the scientific pursuit of Latvia; 8) person who has termiņuzturēšan permission due to victims of human trafficking status in Latvia. " 3. Article 3: turn off the first part of paragraph 4, the words "persons with mental disabilities (action" supported work ")"; Replace paragraph 4 of the first paragraph, the words "and other target groups under the national action plan for employment" with the words "persons with alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or toxic substance dependence; people who care for a family member; persons who are without work for more than one year; other unemployed according to local labour market situation, as well as other policy planning documents target groups "; to supplement the first part with 6, 7 and 8 of the following: "6) testing in the workplace, which makes it possible to determine the professional proficiency; 7) training to employers; 8) complex support measures. "; Add to the introductory part of the second paragraph, after the words "to reduce unemployment" by the words "and promote the growth of economic activity of the population"; Replace paragraph 1 of the second paragraph, the words "the unemployed and job seekers" with the words "unemployment, job seekers and economically inactive population." 4. To supplement the law with article 3.1 as follows: "article 3.1. Preventive measures to reduce unemployment (1) preventive measures to reduce unemployment include: 1) career advice; 2) merchants of persons employed and self-employed skills, retraining and continuing education; 3) operator person employed regional mobility; 4) public promotion of language learning. (2) career advice includes assistance in career planning, professional suitability determination, as well as job search and retention skills. (3) the person gives career advice to help them better recognize their professional orientation, in-depth understanding of those persons for education and labour market opportunities and find out specific human personality, values and objectives to best suit the professional direction. The implementation of both individual career advice, which also includes the provision of services by electronic means, and career advice. (4) measures relating to company employees and self-employed skills, retraining and further education, organized to maintain their ability to compete in the labour market and reduce the risk of joining the unemployment. (5) measures of persons employed operators regional mobility organised in order to reduce unemployment in the accession to the risk associated with the movement of employees between the place of residence and place of work. " 5. in article 4: turn off the first part; in the fourth paragraph, replace the words "modalities" by the words "and the job seeker's status and status necessary documents"; replace the sixth paragraph, the words "as well as government fees and the arrangements for payment of the licence or the extension of the term of validity of the licence (renewal)" with the words "licences issued the suspension and cancellation of licence, obligations and rights of the beneficiary, as well as the licence for national toll payable and arrangements for payment"; to supplement the article with the seventh and eighth by the following: "(7) the Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the criteria for the merchants of persons employed and self-employed skills, involvement of the retraining and further training measures, the financing of these measures and the implementation of the rules. (8) the Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the criteria for the involvement of persons employed operators for regional mobility actions, the financing of these measures and the implementation of the rules. " 6. Express article 5 and 6 by the following: "article 5. The competence of the Ministry (1) the Ministry of the economy shall coordinate labour market medium-term and long-term forecasting process in the country. (2) the Ministry of welfare in developing national policies to reduce unemployment, participating in the development of employment policies and career development support the development of the system, as well as coordinate the proposals active employment measures and preventive measures to reduce unemployment in the Organization, financing and implementation. (3) the Ministry of welfare, in cooperation with the Ministry of education and science provides unemployed vocational training, retraining and qualification improvement, unemployment and job seekers in the informal educational, merchants and self-employed persons employed retraining, refresher and continuing education as well as career advice. (4) according to the competence of the Ministry shall draw up proposals for public policy development, promotion of employment and reduction of unemployment, as well as the unemployed, job seekers, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons employed the involvement of national and foreign-funded projects in the program, including foreign technical assistance projects and projects of the structural funds of the European Union. 6. article. State employment agency (1) national policies to reduce unemployment and unemployed, job seekers and persons at risk of unemployment assistance in the area of implementing the State employment agency. State employment agency is monitoring the Minister of welfare in the public administration. (2) State employment agency: 1) pursuant to the proposals the national competence in design and implementation of policies in the field of employment; 2) short-term labour market forecasting; 3) and lists the unemployed and job seekers; 4) helps unemployed and job seekers, as well as the economically active population not involved in the labour market; 5) organised by the State employment agency and employer cooperation and mutual exchange of information, as well as listing the employer applied for vacancies; 6) free of charge to inform employers on the basis of job vacancies, as well as the unemployed and job seekers ' rights and obligations; 7) organise the unemployed, job seekers and employers to reduce unemployment; 8) organized and implemented active employment measures and preventive measures to reduce unemployment; 9) provide free career advice, job seekers, the unemployed and other persons, helping them navigate the professional proficiency, as well as retraining issues; 10) collects career-advice needed information as well as information on educational opportunities; 11) develop new and improve existing career counseling methods, as well as provide assistance in their implementation; 12) approves the work calls law prescribed; 13) licenses and monitors merchants that provide job placement services (other than job placements of persons on board vessels); 14) provides the European Union legislative requirements According to the unemployment situation in the country reflect the preparation and presentation of information; 15) works with State and local authorities, non-governmental organizations, as well as natural and legal persons; 16) participates in the transnational cooperation agreement project, as well as other cooperation projects in the development and implementation of the unemployment reduction, employment promotion, career advice, as well as the labour movement; 17) carrying out other legal or statutory tasks. (3) State employment agency should have the right to request and receive, free of charge from the Central Administration of statistics, the data State Inspectorate, the citizenship and Migration Board, register of companies, the State revenue service, the municipality thinks (councils) and other national and local institutions, as well as the laws and regulations in the order of natural and legal persons of the specified tasks to it the necessary information. (4) information and reception of the request referred to in the third subparagraph of the institution closed interdepartmental cooperation agreements or arrangements. (5) State employment agency is financed from the State budget, revenue for paid services, donations and donations, as well as other means, in accordance with the legislation. (6) State employment agency issued administrative provisions and the actual laws and regulations can be established to challenge the State employment agency Director, but the State employment agency Director to succeed may be appealed to the administrative court. " 7. Turn off article 7. 8. Article 8: turn off first and in the second paragraph, the words "and professional career choices the State Agency" (fold); to make the second part of paragraph 1 by the following: "1) in cooperation with the State employment agency, employers and non-governmental organisations, including trade unions and employers ' organisations, to develop employment promotion plan for the territory concerned;"; make the second subparagraph of paragraph 4 by the following: ' 4) to provide for the unemployed, job seekers, entrepreneurs and self-employed persons employed the involvement of national and foreign-funded projects in the program, including foreign technical assistance projects and projects of structural funds of the European Union. "; turn off third. 9. Replace article 9, first paragraph, the words and figures "in article 5 of this law in the fifth subparagraph, article 6 of the third subparagraph of paragraph 17 and in article 8 the third paragraph of" with the words and figures "of this law article 5, fourth paragraph, and article 8, second paragraph, point 4. 10. Article 10: make the introductory part of the first subparagraph by the following: "(1) the right to the status of the unemployed after the registration in the State employment agency of this law article 2 referred to in the second paragraph of the person:"; turn off the first part of paragraph 1. 11. in article 12: make the first part of paragraph 8 by the following: ' 8) moving to live outside the European Union, if Latvia binding international agreements provide otherwise; " Add to the second part of paragraph 4 by the following: ' 4) to pay average specific profession in accordance with the sector (after Central Statistical administration the last officially published data) that is offered to the unemployed person "; to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the Person who lost the status of unemployed persons of the first paragraph of article 5, 6, 7 or 13 of the reasons referred to in paragraph 1, have the right to the status of unemployed person get from new not earlier than three months from the date on which the decision was taken for the loss of the status of the unemployed." 12. Article 13: paragraph 5 worded as follows: "5) receive career advice." turn off the point 7. 13. in article 14: make the first part of paragraph 2 as follows: "2) in the individual job search plan the day to attend the State employment agency and the laws and to present certain documents;" replace the first paragraph of point 5 "a" point number "and if you have changed this law article 12 referred to in the first subparagraph the unemployment status loss conditions" with the words and figures "If the person does not comply with this law, article 10, first paragraph, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 mentioned in paragraph unemployment status conditions"; turn off the first part of paragraph 5 of section "c"; turn off the fifth. 14. Article 15 shall be expressed by the following text: "(1) the right to a job seeker's status after the registration in the State employment agency of this law article 2 referred to in the second paragraph of the person: 1) don't work (not considered to be workers or self-employed according to the law" on State social insurance "); 2) looking for a job; 3) is operational and ready to immediately enter into a working relationship; 4) has reached the age of 15; 5) which pursues commercial or not commercial activity is suspended in accordance with the legislation. (2) the decision on the job seeker's status if the person meets all the first part of this article, and criteria set out in the laws and has recorded certain documents, the State employment agency shall adopt within one business day. (3) employment status loss basis are: 1) the unemployed status; 2) worker or self-employed status for an indefinite period or for a period of two months longer in accordance with the law "on State social insurance"; 3) job seekers dīšan Castle of obligations without justification; 4) false declarations in order to obtain and keep a job seeker status; 5) moving to live outside the European Union, if Latvia binding international agreements provide otherwise; 6 100% uptime of loss); 7) updated with court decision; 8) out of the job seeker's status by submitting an appropriate statement of the State employment agency; 9) job seeker's death. (4) the decision on the status of loss of job seekers adopted State employment agency within one business day after referred to in the third subparagraph the job seeker status loss condition detection. In this case, the person loses a job seeker's status as of the date of the relevant status job-loss conditions. (5) the Person who has the status of job seekers lost the third paragraph of this article 3, 4, and 8 for these reasons, job seekers have the right to obtain from the new status of not earlier than three months from the date on which the decision was taken on the job seeker's loss of status. (6) If a person in a day is a temporary disability, the State employment agency for job seekers, the status of that person after transient Studio capability. " 15. in article 16: put the name of the article as follows: "job seekers ' rights and duties"; make the first part of paragraph 3 as follows: "3) receive career advice." make the second paragraph as follows: "(2) in the first subparagraph of this article, rights and the right to engage in this Act 3.1 the first paragraph referred to preventive measures in the reduction of unemployment are also operational, risk of unemployment, which complies with this law, article 2, second subparagraph, and article 15, first paragraph, (4) and (5) the requirements of at least one of the following conditions: 1) which will welcome the work contract on grounds relating to the urgent economic, organizational, technological, or similar activities; 2) which is the merchant employed person or self-employed person and you need skills, retraining and further education measures to maintain its ability to compete in the labour market and reduce the risk of the occurrence of unemployment; 3) which is the merchant employed person and which requires measures of regional mobility, to reduce unemployment in the accession to the risk associated with movements between the place of residence of the person and the job. " to supplement the article with the third and fourth subparagraph by the following: "(3) the first subparagraph of point 2 and 3 the rights and the right to engage in this law article 3, first paragraph, point 3 of the employment measures referred to in the summer vacation in 13 years is also the age of persons who comply with this law, article 2, second paragraph, and article 15, first paragraph, 1, 2, and 5. the requirements of point and the general education , special or vocational training institutions. (4) the applicant must: 1) independently and with State employment agencies to actively search for work; 2) State employment agency within the prescribed time, but not later than three months from the date when he last visited the State employment agency, to come to the State employment agency and the laws and to present certain documents; 3) within three working days to notify the State employment agency that he no longer complies with this law, article 15, first paragraph, 1, 3, and 5 in point job seekers status. " 16. the express article 17 as follows: "article 17. Job placement services restrictions (1) job placement services are: 1) the mediation services: (a) job placement), within which the employment service provides person working or civil service relations the creation, as well as working on the consideration of the international youth culture, education, employment and experience exchange program (international exchange program, nurses do education and work programmes, work and travel and weekend work program and other programs), b) services related to job search, meaning the consulting job placement issues, information about job vacancies and other equivalent services designed to offer or facilitate a person working in the establishment of legal relationship , c) services employers the potential selection of employees, excluding services related to job advertisement placement and advertising, unless such advertising does not aim to job placement services; 2 the provision of labour services) within which the employment service provider as employer sends an employee on a certain period of time a person with the right and the guidance of the work is to be carried out. (2) to provide job placement services (other than job placements of persons on ships) allowed merchants, which State employment agency issued the appropriate licence. (3) a person work placements for vessels permitted to engage the operator who issued the relevant Ministry of transport license. (4) If other Member State of the European Union established the merchant is entitled to provide job placement services in accordance with national laws and regulations, said the trader, before he started the provision of such services in Latvia, is obliged to notify in writing the State employment agency. (5) the administrative law issue of the licence, as well as license suspension or cancellation of the license issued by the State employment agency established licensing Commission. (6) the administrative act, the issue of a licence, licence suspension or cancellation of a licence shall not suspend the opposition or appeal it. " 17. transitional provisions: to supplement paragraph 4 after the words "fourth part" with numbers and words, "9 May 2002 version"; transitional provisions be supplemented with 9, 10, 11 and 12 points by the following: "9. the professional career choices and the reorganization of the National Agency for employment agencies add to this law, 6. the second paragraph of article 8, 9, 10 and 11 above, preventive measures to reduce unemployment, with the exception of the Act 3.1 the first paragraph of article 2, paragraphs 3 and 4, the fourth and fifth part of these measures, organization and implementation functions make professional career choice State Agency where is the Welfare Minister's monitoring in the public administration. 10. Article 4 of this law in the seventh and eighth paragraph shall enter into force on January 1, 2008. 11. The Cabinet of Ministers 1 January 2008 issue of this law article 4, fourth paragraph of those provisions. 12. Until the new cabinet from the date of entry into force of the provisions, but no longer than 1 January 2008 applicable to the Cabinet of Ministers of 20 January 2003, the provisions of no. 24 "Unemployed status" of the procedure, in so far as they do not conflict with this Act. " 18. To supplement the law with the informative reference to European Union directives as follows: "Informative reference to European Union directives, the law includes provisions resulting from: 1) of the Council of 20 July 2001, of Directive 2001/55/EC on minimum standards in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons for giving temporary protection and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof; 2) Council of 25 November 2003 of Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents; 3) Council of 29 April 2004, Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC; 4) Council of 29 April 2004, Directive 2004/83/EC on minimum standards for the qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the content of the protection granted; 5) Council October 12, 2005 Directive 2005/71/EC on a specific procedure for the admission of third-country nationals for purposes of scientific research. 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The Parliament adopted the law of June 21, 2007. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga, July 5, 2007 in