The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: For the Hague Conference on private international law, article 1 of the articles of Association. The Hague Conference on private international law the amendments to the Statute (hereinafter referred to as the amendments to the Statute), adopted at the Hague Conference on private international law 20. diplomatic session on 30 June 2005, the law is adopted and approved. 2. article. Amendments of the statutes commitments coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 3. article. The amendments to the Statute shall enter into force on the article 12 within the time and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". 4. article. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. With the law put the text of the amendment of the Statute of the English language and its translation into Latvian language. The law adopted by the Parliament in June 1, 2006. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga on 20 June 2006, the AMENDMENTS OF the STATUTE OF the Hague Conference, AS ADOPTED BY the TWENTIETH DIPLOMATIC SESSION ON 30 June 2005, article 2, paragraph 2:2. Any other State, the participation of which is from a juridical point of view of importanc for the work of the Conference, may become a Member. The admission of new Member States shall be decided upon by the Governments of the participating States, upon the proposal of one or more of them, by a majority of the votes cast, within a period of six months from the date on which that proposal is submitted to the Governments. Following article 2 Insert Article 2A as follows-1. The Member States of the Conference may, at a meeting concerning general affairs and policy where the majority of Member States is present, by a majority of the votes cast, decide to be also a admi Member any Regional Economic Integration Organisation which has submitted an application for membership to the Secretary General. The reference to members under this Statute shall include such Member of the Organisation, except as otherwise expressly provided. The admission shall become effective upon the acceptance of the Statute by the Regional Economic Integration Organisation concerned. 2. To be eligible to apply for member ship of the Conference, a Regional Economic Integration Organisation must be one constituted solely by sovereign States, and to which its Member States have transferred competence over a range of matters within the purview of the Conference, including the authority to make decisions binding on its Members by the States in respect of those matters. 3. Each Regional Economic Integration Organisation applying for membership shall, at the time of such application, submit a declaration of competence specifying the matters in respect of which competence has been transferred to it by its Member States. 4. Each Member Organisation and its Member States shall ensur that any change regarding the competence of the Member Organisation or in it shall be notified to the membership Secretary General, who shall circulate such information to the other members of the Conference. 5. the Member States of the Organisation shall be presumed to retain Members competence over all matters in respect of which transfers of competence have not been specifically declared or notified. 6. Any Member of the Conference may request the Member Organisation and its Member States to provide information as to the whethers Members Organisation has competence in respect of any specific question which is before the Conference. The Member Organisation and its Member States shall ensur that this information is provided on such request. 7. The Member Organisation shall exercise membership rights on an alternative basis with its Member States that are members of the Conference, in the area of competence of their respectiv. 8. The Member Organisation may exercise on matters within its competence, in any meeting of the Conference in which it is entitled to participat, a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States which have transferred competence to the Member Organisation in respect of the matters in question, and which are entitled to vote in and have registered for such meetings. Whenever the Member Organisation exercises its right to vote, its Member States shall not exercise their, and conversely. 9. "Regional Economic Integration Organisation" means an international organisation that is constituted solely by sovereign States, and to which its Member States have transferred competence over a range of matters, including the authority to make decisions binding on its Members by the States in respect of those matters. Article 3:1. The Council on General Affairs and Policy (hereafter "the Council"), composed of all members, has charge of the operation of the Conference. Meetings of the Council shall, in principle, be held annually. 2. The Council of such operations through ensur a permanent Bureau, the activities of which it directs. 3. The Council shall examin all proposals intended to be placed on the agenda of the Conference. It shall be free to determin the actions to be taken on such proposals. 4. The Netherlands Standing Government Committee, instituted by Royal Decree of 20 February 1897 with a view to promoting the codification of private international law, shall, after consultation with the members of the Conference, to determin the date of the Diplomatic sessions. 5. The Standing Government Committee shall address itself to the Government of the Netherlands for the convocation of the members. The Chair of the Standing Government Committee of presid over the sessions of the Conference. 6. The Ordinary sessions of the Conference shall, in principle, be held every four years. 7. If not, the Council may cessary, after consultation with the Standing Government Committee, request the Government of the Netherlands to conven the Conference in Extraordinary Session. 8. The Council may consult the Standing Government Committee on any other matter relevant to the Conference. Article 4:1. The Permanent Bureau shall have its seat at the Hague. It shall be composed of a Secretary General and four shall be appointed Secretar to who by the Government of the Netherlands upon presentation by the Standing Government Committee. 2. The Secretary General and the Secretar must posses in the appropriate legal knowledge and practical experience. In their appointment account shall also be taken of the diversity of geographic representation and of legal expertise. 3. The number of to be increased after consultation Secretar may with the Council and in accordanc with article 9 Article 5: Under the direction of the Council, the Permanent Bureau shall be charged with-a) the preparation and organisation of the sessions of the Hague Conference and the meetings of the Council and of any Special Commission; (b)) the work of the Secretariat of the sessions and meetings envisaged above; (c)) all the tasks which are included in the activity of a secretariat. Article 6:1. With a view to facilitating communication between the members of the Conference and the Permanent Bureau, the Government of each of the Member States shall a national organ and each designat Member Organisation a contact organ. 2. The Permanent Bureau may correspond with all the organs so designated and with the competent international organisations. Article 7:1. The sessions and, in the interval but Weena sessions, the Council, may set up Special Commission to prepare draft Convention or to study all questions of private international law which come within the purpose of the Conference. 2. The sessions, Council and Special Commission shall, to the of the exten to possible furthes, operate on the basis of consensus. Article 8:1. The budgeted costs of the Conference shall be apportioned among the Member States of the Conference. 2. A Member Organisation shall not be required to contribute in addition to its Member States to the annual budget of the Conference, but shall pay a sum to be determined by the Conference, in consultation with the Member Organisation, to cover additional administrative expense arising out of membership of it. 3. In any case, travelling and living expense of the members of the Council and the Special Commission of the IR be payable by the members represented. Article 9:1. The budget of the Conference shall be submitted each year to the Council of Diplomatic representatives of the Member States at the Hague for approval. 2. These representatives shall also apportion among the Member States for which the expense into the charged in that budget to the latter. 3. The Diplomatic representatives shall meet for such purpose under the chairmanship of the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Article 10:1. The expense of the resulting from the Ordinary and Extraordinary sessions of the Conference shall be borne by the Government of the Netherlands. 2. In any case, the travelling and living expense of the members shall be payable by the the respectiv members. Article 12:1. Amendments to the Statute must be adopted by a consensus of the Member States present at a meeting concerning general affairs and policy. 2. Such amendments shall enter into force is, for all members, three months after they are approved by two thirds of the Member States in accordanc with their respectiv internal procedures, but not earlier than nine months from the date of their adoption. 3. The meeting referred to in paragraph 1 may change by consensus the periods of time referred to in paragraph 2 article 13: To provide for their execution, the provision of the present Statute will be complemented by regulations. The regulations shall be established by the Permanent Bureau and submitted to a Diplomatic Session, the Council of Diplomatic representatives or the Council on General Affairs and Policy for approval. Article 14, paragraph 3:3. The Netherlands Government shall, in the case of the admission of a new Member, inform all members of the declaration of acceptance of that new members. Article 15, paragraph 2:2. Notice of the denunciation shall be given to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at least six months before the expiration of the year of the Conference industry, and shall become effective at the expiration of the said year, but only with respect to the Member which has given notice thereof. Following article 15, add: the English and French texts of this Statute, as amended on........ " 200. an equally authentic, with.

The Hague Conference on private international law the amendments to the Statute, adopted June 30, 2005, the 20th diplomatic session, the second paragraph of article 2: any other country whose participation is important from a legal point of view, the work of the Conference, may become a member. For the new Member States shall be decided by the Governments of participating countries with a majority of the votes cast, based on the proposal submitted by one or more of them, within six months from the date on which the Governments. 2. Insert, after article 2 article in the following versions: 1. Member States meeting on General Affairs and policy where the majority of the Member States, with a majority of the votes cast, decide to admit also as a member any regional economic integration organization, which the Secretary-General has submitted an application for membership. References to the parties in these statutes also include member organizations, unless clearly stated otherwise. Admission shall enter into force when the regional economic integration organization shall adopt the terms of reference. 2. applications for membership of the Conference can submit only one regional economic integration organization, which is made up of only sovereign States and to which its Member States have transferred competence in a series of question, which is in charge of the Conference, including the authority to make decisions binding on its Member States in relation to these issues. 3. any regional economic integration organization that submits an application for membership by submitting such application, submit a declaration of competence specifying the matters in which its Member States have transferred competence to it. 4. every member organization and its Member States shall ensure that any change regarding the competence of the Member or its composition shall notify the Secretary-General that this information is disseminated to the other participants in the Conference. 5. considers that the Member States retain competence in all matters in respect of which transfers of competence is not specifically declared or notified. 6. any Member may ask the Conference member organization and its Member States to provide information on whether the Member organization has competence in respect of any particular matter under consideration at the Conference. Member organization and its Member States shall ensure that, following such a request will be provided with the relevant information. 7. The Member's participation rights implemented an alternative with its Member States that are members of the Conference, their respective areas of competence. 8. Member organizations of the issues of its competence in any meeting of the Conference, in which it has the right to participate in, you can use a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States that are member organizations of transferred competence in the matter and who are entitled to vote in and have registered for such meetings. If you use the voting rights of the Member organizations, its Member States exercise theirs and vice versa is not used. 9. "regional economic cooperation organisation" means an international organisation, which is made up of only sovereign States and its Member States have transferred competence in a range of issues, including the authority to make decisions binding on its Member States in relation to these issues. Article 3: General Affairs and policy of the Council (hereafter referred to as "the Council"), composed of all the members, is responsible for the operation of the Conference. Council meetings take place every year in principle. 2. the Council shall provide the following to the Permanent Bureau that it manages. 3. The Council shall examine all proposals intended to include in the agenda of the Conference. It has the right to decide on further action in the context of this proposal. 4. the Netherlands standing Government Committee, instituted by 20 February 1897 in the Royal Decree with a view to promoting the codification of private international law, after consultation with the parties to the Conference, determine the date of the diplomatic sessions. 5. to parties, convened in the Standing Committee of the Government turning to the Netherlands Government. Conference sessions led by the Chairman of the Committee of the Permanent Government. 6. The Conference regular session, in principle, take place every four years. 7. If necessary, the Council, after consulting the Standing Committee, the Government may ask the Dutch Government to convene a Conference on the emergency session. 8. the Council may consult the standing Government Committee on any other matter relevant to the Conference. Article 4:1. Permanent Bureau in the Hague. It consists of a Secretary General and four secretaries, appointed by the Government of the Netherlands, receive a standing Government Committee. 2. the Secretary-General and the Secretary must have the appropriate legal knowledge and practical experience. It appoints, shall also take into account the geographical representation and diversity of special legal knowledge. 3. the number of Secretaries may be increased after consultation with the Council and in accordance with article 9. Article 5: After the permanent Office of the order of the Council shall be responsible for: (a) the session of the Hague Conference) and the Special Commission, the Council and all the preparation and organisation of meetings; (b)) sessions and meetings provided for above, the work of the Secretariat; (c)) for all the tasks that are included in the scope of the Secretariat. Article 6:1. in order to facilitate communication between members of the Conference and the Permanent Bureau, the Government of each Member State shall designate a national authority, but every Member of the kontaktinstitūcij. 2. The Permanent Bureau may be contacted with all such designated bodies and with the competent international organisations. Article 7:1 session, but the session between the Council, you can create a Special Commission to prepare draft conventions or to study all questions of private international law, which fall within the scope of the Conference. 2. the sessions, Council and special commissions, as much as possible, work on the agreement. Article 8:1. Conference the cost distribution between Member States of the Conference. 2. The Member is not required to make contributions to the budget of the Conference, in addition to the contributions of its Member States, but it pays the amount, to be determined by the Conference, in consultation with the Member organization to cover the additional administrative costs incurred in connection with its membership. 3. in any event, the Council and the Special Commission delegate travel and subsistence costs shall be borne by the parties represented. Article 9:1. Conference the budget each year are submitted for approval to the Council of diplomatic representatives, the Hague. 2. these representatives also divided among the Member States, which have borne the costs under this budget. 3. To this end, the diplomatic representatives shall meet Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Article 10:1. The costs arising from the Conference and the extraordinary session of the current result, shall be borne by the Government of the Netherlands. 2. in any event, the delegates ' travel and accommodation expenses shall be borne by the parties concerned. Article 12:1. amendments to these statutes must be adopted by agreement between the Member States participating in the meeting on General Affairs and policy. 2. Such amendments shall enter into force for all members three months after it is approved by two-thirds of the Member States in accordance with their respective internal procedures, but not earlier than nine months since the date of their adoption. 3. in paragraph 1, the agreement in that meeting can change referred to in paragraph 2, the time periods. Article 13: to ensure that they are implemented, these provisions of the Statute will be complemented by regulations. Statement by the Permanent Bureau in the development and approval of the diplomatic session, the diplomatic representative to the Council or to the General Affairs and policy of the Council. 14. the third part of the article: If a new party is taken, the Government of the Netherlands shall notify all parties of the adoption of this new party statement. Article 15, second paragraph: the notice of denunciation shall be submitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at least six months prior to the Conference by the end of the budget year, and it shall enter into force at the end of that year, but only in respect of a member who has given notice of it. After article 15 insert the following text: The text of the Statute in the English and French languages, as amended........ " 200.., each of these texts being equally authentic.