The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on Earth" make law "depths of the Earth" (the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1996, no. 13; 1999; 2000, no. 6, no. 18; 2005, nr. 2), the amendments are as follows: 1. Replace the words "throughout the Act on the use of the subsoils permission (license)" (fold) with the words "mineral mining permit or license the use of the subsoils" (fold).
2. in article 1: to supplement the article with 2.1 as follows: "21) common mineral mining permit: administrative act that the recipient grants the rights to use land subsoil within certain limits and specified period of time, subject to the provisions of the permit;"
make 14 the following: "14) license area-specific uses of the subsoils provided the subsoils station (unit) or more precinct (block) or part of a collection that is defined the boundaries of the subsoils license or common mineral mining permit;";
Express 22 the following: "22) the use of the subsoils license — the administrative act that grants permissions to the recipient to use the Earth's limits, in a certain way and a certain period of time, subject to the license terms;"
Replace paragraph 26, the words "permits (licences)" with the words "licence or licences".
3. in article 4: replace the fourth subparagraph, the words "permit (license)" with the word "licence";
replace the fifth subparagraph in paragraph 2, the word "controlled" by the word "monitor";
express the sixth part as follows: "(6) the local government passed to the function required to cover uses the revenue from government fees received for the common mineral mining permissions."
4. Replace article 6, second paragraph, the words "permit (license)" with the words "permit or licence".
5. Express article 8 paragraph 3, the second sentence as follows: "this agreement is a prerequisite for the use of the subsoils license or common mineral mining permissions."
6. in article 10: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) launch of the subsoils may be use only when prescribed by the Cabinet of Ministers (except in article 11 of this law, these cases): 1) received local government permission is issued — this law, article 4 of the fifth part of the cases;
2) Ministry of Economic Affairs issued the license — this law article 4, fourth paragraph of the cases;
3) Latvia-environment, geology and Meteorology Agency issued a licence: (a)) in case the common mineral deposits within the administrative territory of several municipalities, b) in the case of mineral deposits in addition to frequently occurring beneficial minerals have accepted another mineral inventory, c) in all other cases. ';
to express the third, fourth, fifth and sixth the following: "(3) mineral extraction wells of national importance, as well as of national significance to the use of the subsoils of subsoils use license and common mineral mining permissions issued by tender.
(4) For the use of the subsoils license, common mineral mining permit and passport deposits payable duty. Fees and payment arrangements determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(5) if the use of the subsoils of valid minerals for use in municipal road maintenance, utilities or buildings owned by them, then based on local demand and identifying these necessary mining limits on the use of the subsoils licence authorities with respect to their existing property or permanent use of land granted by the State fee is not charged.
(6) common mineral mining permissions and use the subsoils license prohibits the sale, bestow, pledge, or otherwise dispose of change. If you change user subsoils, previously issued permit or license to lapse, but the new users of the subsoils are eligible to receive a new permit or license without competition (auction) if he takes the previously issued permit or licence. Hydrocarbon exploration and production license issued by the user changing the Cabinet's order. ";
to replace the tenth paragraph, the words "the use of the subsoils permission (license)" with the words "mineral mining permit and license the use of the subsoils;
make the eleventh subparagraph by the following: "(11) to start a mineral (except hydrocarbons) collect, obtain a Latvian environment, geology and Meteorology Agency prepared the lookup pass. Passport content is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
7. Express article 11, the second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the Latvian environment, geology and Meteorology Agency of this law, article 7(1) of the subsoils in applications may use them without the use of the subsoils licenses previously notifying the owner of the land."
8. in article 13: (1) be expressed as follows: "1) use Earth's business activities (including commercial) listed the common mineral mining permit or license the use of the subsoils;";
replace the 2, 3, 4 and 5, the words "permit (license)" (fold) with the words "permit or license" (fold).
9. in article 14: replace 1, 4, 8 and paragraph 10, the words "permit (license)" (fold) with the words "permit or license" (fold);
to supplement the article with this paragraph 11: "11) manage extractive waste, in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers established the management of waste from the extractive industries."
10. in article 16: make the article title and the first paragraph by the following: ' article 16. The restriction of the use of the subsoils, suspension, or cancellation of license (1) the use of the subsoils common mineral mining permissions or use of subsoils licensee restricts where science and culture major geological formations, meteorites, archaeological or other finds, as well as respecting the environment regulatory legislation. ";
replace the second subparagraph in point 1 and in the third paragraph, the words "permit (license)" (fold) with the words "permit or license" (fold);

Replace paragraph 2 of the third paragraph, the word "business" with the word "business";
replace the fifth paragraph, the words "permit (license)" with the word "licence";
replace the sixth subparagraph in paragraph 2, the words "permit (license)" with the words "permit or licence".
11. Express article 21, second paragraph, the second sentence as follows: "in this case, it is indicated on the common mineral mining permit or license the use of the subsoils and relief is applicable state fee for the permit or licence."
12. transitional provisions supplementing with 8, 9, 10 and 11 by the following: ' 8. Until the new cabinet from the date of entry into force of the provisions, but no longer than up to 2007 in force on 30 April the Cabinet on 21 June 2005 Regulation No 449 "use the subsoils and common mineral mining permit as well as the use of geological information in the General order and the Cabinet of Ministers of 13 September 2005, the provisions of no. 691" for hydrocarbons , research and procurement rules ", in so far as they do not conflict with this Act.
9. The Cabinet of Ministers to the 2006 1 October issue of this law article 10 referred to in the fourth paragraph. Up to the date of entry into force of the subsoils of licences and the use of common mineral mining permits are issued for a fee in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers on 21 June 2005 Regulation No 449 "use the subsoils and common mineral mining permit as well as the use of geological information in the General order.
10. The Cabinet of Ministers until May 1, 2008. manages this law article 14 the provisions referred to in paragraph 11.
11. Article 14 of the Act 11. dot shall enter into force on May 1, 2008. "
13. Add to the informative reference to European Union directive after ' exploration and production "with the words" of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006, Directive 2006/21/EC ".
The law adopted by the Parliament in 2006 on October 5.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga in 2006 on October 18, the Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force by 1 November 2006.