The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: law on coat-article 1. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) attribute with the national coat-of-arms — Awards, godazīm, badges, pennants and meaning another attribute with the national coat of arms or the master images;
2) Heraldry-crests of specific sliding conditions to develop;
3) coat-of-arms, in accordance with the terms of Heraldry developed a separate label or legend set in the specified form and represents the State Governments, municipal, or any other legal or natural person. 2. article. The purpose of the law this law aims at identifying crests (except the State coat-of-arms) registration procedures, legal protection and use of the General principles as well as the order in which the attributes to be approved by the national coat-of-arms. 3. article. The application for registration or inseparable attribute of coat-of-arms with the national coat-of-arms (1) coat-of-arms and attributes are recorded with the national coat-of-arms of the Ministry of culture confirmed after the application has been submitted.
(2) the application for registration of the emblem added to the coat of arms of the project description and details of the coat's owner (natural person: name, surname, personal code, place of residence; a legal person: full name, registration number, registered office). The application can add a coat of arms image project.
(3) application for attributes with the national coat-of-arms of the attributes added with approval national coat-of-arms image project and details of the applicant (natural person: name, surname, personal code, place of residence; a legal person: full name, registration number, registered office).
(4) the application for registration or inseparable attribute of coat-of-arms with the national coat-of-arms of the approval document, on the basis of which the applicant's representative works if he instead sort the applicant registration or inseparable attribute of the coat with the national coat-of-arms. 4. article. The procedure of adoption of the decision (1) the Ministry of culture sent the coat-of-arms and the image description, if any, or attributes added to the national coat-of-arms image project the State heraldic Commission (hereinafter also the "Commission") to review within three days from the date of receipt of the application and specify the period within which the project will be evaluated.
(2) the decision on refusal of registration of coat-of-arms or to register a coat of arms by the officials from the Ministry of culture shall adopt within six months from the date of receipt of the application, if the description of the coat-of-arms and the image project examined by the Commission. If a decision is taken on the municipality's coat-of-arms registration, description of it sends to the President for signing.
(3) the decision on the attributes with the national coat-of-arms in the approval or refusal to approve the attributes with the national coat-of-arms of the Ministry of culture officials shall adopt within one month from the date of receipt of the application, if the attributes concerned with the national coat-of-arms image project examined by the Commission.
(4) the decision on refusal to register a coat of arms or confirm attributes with the national coat-of-arms must be substantiated.
(5) officials of the Ministry of culture sent the decision to the applicant within three working days from the date of the decision.
(6) the Ministry of culture officials can challenge the decision and appeal against the law. 5. article. Coat-of-arms and attributes with the national coat-of-arms and the image of the project description project evaluation (1) State heraldic Commission evaluated the submitted attributes with the coat of arms or State Crest description and picture project conformity with the requirements of the heraldic, as well as their artistic solution and, if necessary, give the applicant suggestions for description and pictures of the project.
(2) the applicant shall have the right to participate in the meetings of the Commission, to submit additional documents and information, if any, required attributes with the coat of arms or State Crest description and image evaluation and development of the project.
(3) after the description of the project and the coat-of-arms image or attributes of the project with the national coat-of-arms image project is assessed, the Commission shall prepare a draft opinion on the conformity with the requirements of the heraldic, adding a coat of arms description (signed by the President of the Commission, if the Commission accepted the coat of arms of heraldic compliant) and image or attribute with the national coat-of-arms image. The opinion shall be signed by the President of the Commission. 6. article. -Registration (1) the Ministry of culture creates, maintains, and complements the crests of the register (hereinafter register). The register shall include the coat of arms, a picture, a description of the details of its owner (natural person: name, surname, personal code, place of residence; a legal person: full name, registration number, registered address) and the date of registration of the coat. Entry in the register shall be made on the same day when a decision on registration of the coat.
(2) the arrangements shall include the registry and updates the news, and they issue shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(3) notice of the registration and the coat of arms coat of arms description and picture of the Ministry of culture published the newspaper "Latvian journal" within seven days from the date of registration.
(4) the coat of arms of the registration certificate shall be issued by the Ministry of culture after entry in the register. Coat of arms of the registration certificate signed and stamped by the Ministry of culture official.
(5) the registered descriptions and pictures of the coat is publicly available. Every two years the Ministry of culture shall issue registered crests.
(6) the applicant prior to the receipt of the registration certificate shall pay a State fee for the registration of coat-of-arms.
(7) on the coat of arms of the State fee payable for the registration rate and the arrangements for payment of the fee is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. 7. article. The coat of arms of the owner registered the exclusive rights (1) the exclusive rights to the coat-of-arms can provide with it. The person in whose name the coat of arms registered, shall be deemed to be the owner of the coat.
(2) the coat of arms is the owner the exclusive right to use the coat-of-arms and prohibit the use of any other person.
(3) the rights of third parties in relation to the coat-of-arms shall enter into force on the date of the registered description of coat-of-arms and the image published in the newspaper "journal".
(4) if someone infringes on the exclusive rights owner of the coat, the coat's owner can apply to the Court on the basis of the civil code and other legislative provisions. 8. article. Coat-of-arms and attributes with the national coat-of-arms (1) the owner of the Coat, which is registered in the name of the coat of arms, shall have the right to use and transfer the usage rights to other persons.
(2) the public authorities and municipalities have the right to use the emblem registered in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act.
(3) an image of the Coat or cognitive material without the permission of the owner of the coat of arms may be used in encyclopedias and textbooks, as well as other scientific and reference to the nature of the expenditure. 9. article. Coat of legal protection (1) The crest granted legal protection if it is individual in nature and it is new.
(2) the coat-of-arms is an individual character, if my only criticism is that it leaves is different from my only criticism, making any other registered coat of arms.
(3) legal protection shall not be granted Crest, which is contrary to public policy or public to accepted principles of morality or is not registered.
(4) the coat of arms is considered new if it is not disclosed to the public by publishing a description of it and the picture due to the registration. 10. article. State Heraldry Commission (1) the State heraldic Commission is created to the President of the collegiate body, which has no legal personality. The State heraldic Commission to create and maintain a database of information material and coat-coats-building principles, and provides public access to these materials, evaluate new crests and heraldisko artistic creation solutions, identify and form the coat system and carrying out the research, as well as to comply with other laws and regulations.
(2) the State heraldic Commission financed from funds under the law on State budget for the current year are assigned to the Office of the President of the National Commission of Heraldry.
(3) the State heraldic Commission operation is determined by this law and the President approved the State heraldic Commission regulations. Transitional provisions 1. Crests, heraldic Commission approved by this law into force, within one year from the date of entry into force of the law to be registered for the crests. Up to the moment of registration to these crests and their owners to apply this law, 7, 8 and 9. 2. the transitional provisions referred to in paragraph 1 does not apply to the coat of this law article 4 and 5. The law adopted in 2005 the Saeima on 1 December. The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter Riga 2005 December 16.