The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on statistics chapter I General provisions article 1. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) administrative data sources: registers, databases, information systems and other sources of information; 2) data: physical data, data on private law legal persons and associations of such persons, as well as data on national institutions; 3 — in particular, the classification of the object) a breakdown by specific characteristics, in which each object or group of objects has been assigned the code; 4) official statistics — statistics which meet the objectives set out in this Act and the criteria and is included in official statistics; 5) official statistics-activities and technologies, providing official statistics, development planning, data acquisition, processing, analysis and dissemination; 6) respondents: individuals or public body to which the requested data on the statistical unit; 7) statistics standard: a document (law, guide, good practices, guidelines or other document) and the information technology tool that defines the provision of official statistics; 8) statistics — information that describes the set of statistical units or processes; 9) — the national statistical authority of the institution providing the official statistics; 10) statistical unit: basic unit of observation (for example, a natural person, a legal person, a household, a State institution), to which the data refer; 11) State institutions — to give the Cabinet's direct authority, regulatory authority, not subordinate to the Cabinet, derived public person and its authority, the judicial authorities, as well as individuals who delegated the task. 2. article. The purpose of the law the purpose of the Act is to provide official statistics on ongoing public economic, demographic and social phenomena and processes, as well as on the environment. Article 3. Law enforcement exception does not apply to the statistics of the Bank of Latvia is guaranteed in accordance with the law on Latvijas Banka. Chapter II the provision of official statistics system article 4. Official statistics system (1) the provision of official statistics system consists of statistics and the Statistical Council. (2) the official statistics system the managing authority is the Central Statistics Board (hereinafter the Board). The Board has direct regulatory authority, which works under the supervision of the Ministry of the economy. (3) the Board shall implement the functional departments in relation to the other statistical authorities the provision of official statistics in the area, providing methodological guidance, monitoring of compliance with the provision of official statistics in the law, as well as issuing the orders, which are required for official statistics. (4) the statistical authorities of the administrative acts issued by the official statistics in the field of the provision may oppose the administration. The Administration appealed the decision in court. If the original administrative official statistical assurance issued by the Administration, it can be a challenge managing the driver. Administrative driver's decision may appeal to the Court. 5. article. The provision of official statistics in the goals and criteria of official statistics (1) official statistics provides to achieve any of the following purposes: 1) or the laws of development planning document development, implementation, monitoring or evaluation or development or developing a scenario of the forecast; 2) the statutory public body functions, except individuals, monitoring or controlling the punishment functions; 3 comprehensive information). (2) the statistics include official statistics programme, based on the following criteria: 1) the provision of statistics is based on the law, the Cabinet law, directly applicable European Union law or international treaties binding upon Latvia; 2 the provision complies with) statistics statistics standards. 6. article. The provision of official statistics in statistical planning and official program (1) the provision of official statistics in national institutions is planning a three-year period (hereinafter referred to as the planning period), taking into account existing or planned activities of this law article 5, first paragraph, the objectives, the needs of users of statistics and the statistical assurance. (2) the official statistics program is provided in the programming period official statistics list. Official statistics program approved by the Cabinet of Ministers issued the rules, which States: 1) official statistics (survey or estimates) name and published scores; 2) each in detail to be published; 3) statistical authority, which is responsible for the provision of official statistics; 4) official statistics publication periodicity; 5) data acquisition and source; 6) from individuals and administrative data sources the physical data type, scope and purpose of use. 7. article. Statistical authority, providing official statistics (1) statistical authority official statistics provide independently. Statistical authority orders for the provision of official statistics and the statistical authorities of the given operating rule of law providing official statistics can only be judged in the field of administration. (2) the statistical authority shall: 1) and assigned to their competence, financial resources, in cooperation with the users of statistics, plan, provision of official statistics; 2) provide in a timely manner official statistics set out in the programme of official statistics; 3) decides on the appropriate application of the standard field of statistics; 4) provide official statistics in accordance with the statistical standards of the field; 5) documented and made available to the public the changes in the standards of statistical areas, which affect the comparability of official statistics; 6) defines the data validation and quality assessment methods; 7) disseminating official statistics, ensuring equal treatment for all its users. 8) provide statistical confidentiality, in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act; 9) in its field of competence shall publish on its website the official statistics form fill-in form or provide access to them via their website; 10) take the measures of official statistics and the cost effectiveness of reducing administrative burdens, including the provision of official statistics in the administrative data sources, subject to article 15 of this law; 11) in matters within their competence, provide the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009. Regulation No 223/2009 on European statistics and repealing a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 on the transmission of data to the Statistical Office of the European communities, subject to privacy, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community statistics, and Council decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the statistical programmes of the European Communities (hereinafter Regulation No 223/2009) requirements; 12 after the Government demand) provides information on the administration of their competence in the provision of official statistics, as well as Regulation No 223/2009 requirements; 13) uses the national, the European or the international statistical classification established in official statistics; 14) carry out other duties prescribed in this Act. (3) statistical authority has the right to: 1 individuals) provide statistical development, data acquisition, processing, analysis and dissemination services in accordance with the statistical authorities paid the price list; 2) at the request of the public authorities to ensure the development of statistics, data acquisition, processing, analysis and dissemination services, which are not included in official statistics and the provision which includes the provision of official statistics does not collect data or additional data processing. The following services provide the statistical authority if the public body compensates for the cost of providing them within the Cabinet, if it does not endanger the proper statistical authority; 3) provide international organisations in statistical development, data acquisition, processing, analysis and dissemination services in accordance with the international organisation of the offer, provided that this does not jeopardise the proper statistical authorities function. (4) the Cabinet of Ministers issued the rules, which determine the third part of this article referred to in paragraph 2 of the cost of the provision of services. 8. article. Management competence (1) governance: 1) coordinates the provision of official statistics system development processes; 2) prepare the programme of official statistics, including the assess and decide whether State institutions Statistika, which the institution intends to include official statistics programme, meets the objectives of official statistics and criteria; 3) prepare the Census Programme; 4) prepare statistical classification and official statistics form the catalog; 5) consumption goods and services price statistical observation; 6) participates in the public institution of administrative data source entry in the original design, the further development and adoption on the promoting of the use of administrative data sources record the continued use of official statistics purposes, and coordinated by the national authority in the administrative data source record standardization, which is essential in preparing the data for official statistics; 7) provides the European statistical development, preparation and coordination of the dissemination at the national level in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 223/2009 of the European statistical matters and acts as a contact point for the European Commission in Latvia. (2) the Board has the following rights: 1) close the grant agreements and public procurement contracts with the European Commission; 2) offset the cost of the national institution of administrative data source data preparation, as well as other data according to a specific data structure of Government; 3) the implementation of other rights specified in this law. 9. article. The Statistical Council (1) the Statistical Council is a consultative body whose purpose is to promote the provision of official statistics system development, to provide for the statistical authorities of the recommendation of official statistics system to promote cooperation between the statistical authorities, the respondents and users of official statistics, as well as to provide views on the draft programme of the official statistics. (2) the Statistical Council Charter and approved the composition of the economy Minister. The Statistical Council term of Office of members is four years. The Statistical Council Member for the Council may approve. (3) a member of the Council on statistics on the participation of the Statistical Council shall not receive remuneration. Chapter III the provision of official statistics organisation of article 10. Official statistics programming procedure (1) the national authority, in accordance with article 5 of this law and article 6, first paragraph, shall assess the statistics it intends to include in official statistics, and the current year to June 1 evaluation results communicated to management. (2) in accordance with the first paragraph of this article, the national authority shall provide the Board, which shall include at least the following information: 1) statistical (survey or estimates) name and published scores; 2) each in detail to be published; 3) statistics and detailed reasons, pursuant to article 5 of this law, the first paragraph and the first subparagraph of article 6; statistical evaluation of criteria 4) pursuant to article 5 of this law the second part; 5) data acquisition and source; 6 statistical periodicity of publication); 7) process personal data types, extent and purpose of use. (3) a public body on the basis of the Administration's request, clarify the submitted evaluation. (4) the Board shall prepare official statistics programme, having regard to article 8 of this law, the first subparagraph of paragraph 2. Before the official statistical programme tender Secretary meeting to examine the Statistical Council. (5) if the public body during the programming period planned in official statistics to include the new official statistics, the amendments in official statistics, prepare the Board, subject to the second, third and fourth paragraph of those provisions. 11. article. Official statistics form the Cabinet of Ministers confirmed by the statistical authorities of the official statistics, sample forms and determines the form submission and filing procedures. 12. article. Official statistics form catalog (1) the provision of official statistics in the official statistics used forms are included in the official statistics form (hereinafter referred to as the form book). (2) the Board shall determine the information to be included in the form, publish the form book on its Web site and updated it once a year. 13. article. Data sources and data collection methods (1) statistical authority for the provision of official statistics data on statistical units: 1) are obtained directly from respondents; 2) directly observing statistical units; 3) indirectly from administrative data sources. (2) the statistical authority in providing official statistics uses administrative data sources, except in the following cases: 1) administrative data sources used in the definition of the statistical unit does not match the statistics used for the definition of the statistical unit; 2) administrative data source do not match the index statistics data source definition; 3) administrative data sources used for the classification of data classification, which is not compatible with an established or prescribed by law for statistical classifications; 4) data from the administrative sources of data can not be obtained for the provision of official statistics in the processing and publishing deadlines; 5) administrative data sources are not accurate, or the content of the official statistics of the required data; 6) law where State institutions, private-law legal person or Association of persons shall not be entitled to transfer the data to the Statistical Office. (3) If the statistical authority in the second paragraph of this article, the cases do not use administrative data sources, it is requesting data from respondents in accordance with this law, the first paragraph of article 14. 14. article. Data from the respondents (1) statistical authority has the right to require the respondent to prepare and provide data on the statistical unit, also restricted access information in order to provide official statistics. Respondents the statistical authority within the time limit, and to the extent provided in the form of real data. After the statistical authority, respondent shall provide written or oral explanations on these data. (2) at the request of the administration of this law article 8, first paragraph, point 5 in the case specified in the individual is obliged to allow observation of actual prices and provide true and complete information on prices and tariffs. With the concept of "basic information" under this part shall mean all price statistics calculations necessary product and service prices and weights which reflect the consumption of goods or services, the level of time and structure according to the price of the underlying characteristics. (3) the statistical authorities of the obligation to provide data in accordance with the first paragraph of this article shall be communicated at least 20 days before the deadline for the submission of data, unless the data requires a household survey, a random survey of physical persons, as well as a census. (4) the Respondent's rights from statistical authorities receive information about: 1) legal basis of the request; 2) statistical confidentiality; 3) duties and the rights that they interviewed, if official statistical survey is carried out in the interview. 15. article. Data from administrative data sources and cooperation with the national authorities who have responsibility for administrative data sources (1) the national statistical authority of the institution, on a reasoned request reveals information about the data that it processes its administrative data sources for statistical authority may assess a facility for official statistics. (2) private-law legal person, Association of persons and public institutions is obliged by the statistical authorities to provide it with a reasoned request of its administrative data sources for official statistics data, limited availability information. Data from national institutions of administrative data sources provided free of charge. (3) statistical authority on the issue of data from administrative sources of data specifies the following information: 1) at the request of the legal data base; 2) amount of data to be served; 3 data on the form of the service); 4) information on statistical confidentiality. (4) the public authorities, maintaining, planning, implementing and improving administrative data source structure and content, create these sources so that the data meet the needs of official statistics and the statistics could provide the authority for the provision of official statistics. Data in the provision of official statistics to the needs assessed in accordance with article 13 of this law the second part of data inconsistencies. 16. article. Study of new statistics and statistics in the development of standards (1) the statistical authority shall be entitled to conduct research to develop new statistical area standards or statistics not included in official statistics, and decide on the inclusion of these statistics in the programme. (2) study the statistical authority is entitled to receive from the public authorities of administrative data sources the following natural persons: 1) describes the social and demographic status; 2) information about an individual's migration; 3) housing and living conditions; 4) employment status, occupation, economic activity, hours worked, employment contracts, working time and working conditions; 5) education; 6) income and other household economic resources representative data; 7) received public benefits; 8) information on the use of health services. (3) requests the data from the national authority for administrative data sources, statistical authority justify its request pursuant to article 15 of this law, in the third paragraph. (4) the statistical authority's Rights article 13 of this law, in the cases referred to in the second subparagraph do not use the public institution of administrative data in the data source. In this case, the statistics authority study can make a pilot survey to obtain data directly from respondents, determining the type and amount of data. In the case referred to the respondent's participation in the pilot survey is voluntary and the statistical authority shall inform the respondent. (5) after completion of the statistical authority shall ensure permanent data deletion or destruction, received in accordance with this article. Article 17. Data processing and statistical confidentiality (1) the data collected in accordance with this law, 14, 15 and 16, the statistical authority for the provision of official statistics, except 25 and 26 of this Act in the cases provided by article. (2) the data can be modified, supplemented or connect with other statistical data held by the authorities, as well as reuse of other official statistics. (3) the statistical authority, using data, have the right to create and maintain statistical records of official statistics. (4) the statistical authority shall determine the period of storage of data, taking into account the needs of official statistics. (5) natural persons data acquired for official statistics, anonimiz immediately after the acquisition, testing and bonding, except where the personal data is still required for the provision of official statistics. The statistical authority shall ensure identification data separate and secure storage of master data. (6) the statistical authority shall take the necessary measures to prevent unauthorized access, modification or distribution, accidental or unauthorised destruction. (7) the statistical authorities prohibited to disclose data for employees and other restricted access information to which they become aware in the performance of their official duties or employment. This part also apply to a person who is involved in the provision of official statistics or terminated or professional relationship. 18. article. Private individuals and public institutions entitled to consult data (1) Individuals and State institutions to the right to apply to the statistical authority and become acquainted with the data that is collected about him and kept statistics information system, as well as ask to clarify. (2) the statistical authority shall refuse to refine the data, if the individuals or the State authority is not based in fact or legal reasons. 19. article. Distribution of official statistics (1) statistical authority distributes official statistics in a way that does not allow, directly or indirectly, to identify the individuals or the institution of the country, with the exception of article 25 of this law in specific cases. (2) the statistical authority official statistics, which it supports in accordance with official statistics program publishes a predetermined point in the way the public official statistics portal. Until the publication of the official statistics the moment these statistics will not be made public. (3) statistical authority to ensure public needs for official statistics, have the right to distribute these statistics in other ways. 20. article. Official statistics portal (1) All official statistical authorities statistics, metadata, and the publication of the calendar of official statistics shall be published in the official statistics portal, which provides the technical and organisational management. (2) the cabinet shall determine the official statistics portal of technical as well as the publication of official statistics and maintenance requirements. 21. article. Statistical classifications in order to guarantee the comparability of official statistics and the movement in Latvia in the European economic area and on the international level, the Cabinet of Ministers: 1) established by the national statistical classification; 2) confirm the statistical classification list and this list determines the statistical classification of the implementation, maintenance, and publication procedures. Chapter IV counting article 22. Counting, counting the ways and the General rules of the Organization (1) counting is made within the period specified set of actions whose purpose is to obtain data on the census in the statistical units laid down. (2) Latvia: 1) population census; 2) housing censuses; 3) agricultural census. (3) Census is conducted at least every 10 years. (4) the Cabinet of Ministers no later than three years before the current census and housing, counting down the time in which each case is a set of statistical units and data on a set of statistical units. (5) a count is made and its preparation provides administration, in cooperation with State bodies and private law legal persons or associations of such persons. (6) a census shall be financed from the State budget or foreign financial resources allocated. 23. article. The Census Programme (1) Counting takes place in accordance with the census program. The Census Programme, in compliance with international and national needs, prepare the administration. (2) the census program approved by the Cabinet of Ministers issued the rules, which States: 1) set of statistical units for which census data is the goal; 2) counting the statistical units in the representative list of indicators; 3) census list; 4) published a list of official statistics and official statistics publication timetable; 5) types of data to be processed, the amount and purpose of use. 24. article. The organisation of the census on specific groups of people, the Cabinet of Ministers shall determine the order in which data is obtained from: 1) Latvian diplomatic and consular officials, their family members and people who work on behalf of Latvia in international organisations and in the interim, living outside the territory of Latvia; 2) Latvian soldiers and their family members who temporarily reside outside the territory of Latvia, as well as persons living in the closed area of the existing residential premises; 3) persons who fulfil official functions in international operations and missions; 4) people in prisons. Chapter v data dissemination provisions of article 25. The availability of General provisions (1) the statistical authority has the right to transfer the data to another statistical authority for the provision of official statistics. Following the received data may be transferred to another statistical authority of official statistics, the European statistics with its statistical authority from which relevant data were received. (2) in accordance with Regulation No 223/2009 of the statistical authority may transfer the data to the Statistical Office of the European Union, other Member States of the European Union for statistical authorities, the European Central bank and the members of the European system of central banks. (3) data and official statistics that allow direct or indirect identification of individuals, may be distributed, if the individuals concerned received written permission, which contains the distributable data type and time period. (4) data that does not directly identify the individual or public authorities may be used for research work in accordance with the procedure laid down in this chapter. Research work within the meaning of this chapter is a work that provides the research, analysis of the situation, the conceptual development of the proposal or the evaluation of the impact. (5) of this article, the third and fourth part data distribution limitations do not apply to the following data on private law legal persons, associations of such persons and the State institutions, as well as its activities: 1) name, taxpayer registration number, address, telephone number and the type of operation; 2) the number of persons employed; 3) product types produced, processed, manufactured, transported, builds, buys or sells, as well as the types of services provided; 4) emissions into the environment, the quality of the environment, environmental protection measures or the use of natural resources; 5) publicly available information, if it is not modified, or published calculations based on publicly available information. (6) of this article, the third and fourth part data distribution provided for in exceptions does not apply also to such data on the State of the institution and its activities: 1) data that does not disclose personal data, except individuals who delegated the task; 2) data that are not specific to a limited availability status information in other legislation. (7) the statistical authority, upon request or on its own initiative may pass data administration, as well as the Criminal Court for the driver or cases affecting the provision of statistics required for the submission of data or statistical confidentiality. 26. article. Indirectly identifiable data for research work and access to information (1) the statistical authority provides access to research not directly identifiable data, you can protect it with the appropriate data disclosure control methods that prevent the use of inappropriate data. (2) the statistical authority official statistics Portal publishes information: 1) for indirectly identifiable data that are available for use in research work; 2) for indirectly identifiable data access; 3) concluded indirectly identifiable data use agreements; 4) on the results of the study, which used indirectly identifiable data. 27. article. Not directly identifiable information request for research work and request clarification (1) in order to obtain the right to use the research not directly identifiable data, data of the applicant (individual or national body) submitted an application to the authority which shall specify: 1) not directly identifiable data use; 2) to research the project description; 3) reasons why it is necessary for the research activity indirectly identifiable data; 4) necessary indirectly identifiable data and list of indicators; 5) professional who will not directly identifiable data, his qualifications and experience; 6) information on previous research work; 7) information about the publication of the results of the research activity; 8) for information on data protection and disclosure control methods; 9) the desired access type. (2) at the request of the authority of the statistics data to the requestor is obliged to clarify or add to the information specified in the application. (3) the public body may not specify this in the application of the first paragraph of article 2 and the information referred to in paragraph 3, if the research project description provides revealing limited availability information and included the application of it. 28. article. Granting access is not directly identifiable data (1) If there is no fifth part of this article, the circumstances referred to in the statistical authority shall grant access to identifiable data indirectly through a contract on the use of identifiable data for research (hereinafter referred to as the agreement), which determines the order in which access is provided indirectly identifiable data. Contracts shall be concluded without the consent of the higher authorities. (2) the statistical authority shall include at least the Treaty provisions on: 1) not directly identifiable data use and duration of contracts that meet the deadline of the research activity; 2) indirectly identifiable data transfer to the technical nature and the rights and obligations of the parties to this type of use; 3) damages for breach of contract arrangements, if the contract is concluded with private individuals. (3) statistical authority has the right to unilaterally withdraw from the Treaty, if the individual or the institution of the country violate the law or the contract under the provisions of the data processing. (4) if the data specified in the contract, the claimant in the research work is not require identifiable data indirectly, he shall submit to the statistical authority repeated the request. (5) the statistical authority shall not grant access does not directly identifiable data, if there is any of the following circumstances: 1) not directly identifiable data is not associated with the research; 2) research do not require do not directly identifiable data; 3) indirectly identifiable required data does not provide research; 4 the applicant does not provide) data matching is not directly identifiable data protection and disclosure controls; 5) research results will not be available to the public; 6) previous research results that were created on different received indirectly identifiable data, was not made public; 7) previously signed contract within a private or public body to which the contract was concluded, or the person individuals or public authorities the task of processing such data violated the law or the contract under the provisions of the data processing. (6) in the fifth subparagraph of this article, 5 and 6 shall not apply to public authorities, require directly identifiable data, if research results are public authorities internal information and public institutions it has established the limited availability information. (7) the statistical institution refuses access not directly identifiable data in accordance with the fifth subparagraph of article 2 and paragraph 3, if a public body is not provided or provided partial information in accordance with this law, article 27, first paragraph, point 2 and 3, based on the conditions referred to in article 27 of this law, in the third paragraph. (8) the statistical authority has the right to make decisions about access denied not directly identifiable data, for a period of up to three years to individuals or institutions that the State violated the law or the contract under the provisions of the data processing. 29. article. Indirectly identifiable data the data to the requestor that is granted access to identifiable data indirectly, is obliged: 1) to provide research results that they do not contain private or public institution not directly identifying information; 2) after the expiry of the contract to destroy the received indirectly identifiable data and any other data enabling the identification of individuals or public institutions; 3) to ensure that the requester (legal person) employed or authorised person that is processed in accordance with data indirectly identifiable release contracts not directly identifiable data, sign a Declaration on the law and compliance with the provisions of the Treaty; 4) informed of research results to the public. 30. article. Research on the protection of the data provided to persons in accordance with article 28 of this law have received indirectly identifiable data, it is prohibited to disclose to third parties or use contrary to the purpose for which this data is requested and provided. Transitional provisions 1. With the entry into force of this law shall lapse: 1) of the National Statistics Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1997, nr. 24; 1999, no. 5; 2004, nr. 8, 21; 2006, no 8, no 1; 2008; 2009, no. 6); 2) Census Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2000, no. 2; 2009, no. 20). 2. the Cabinet of Ministers to 2017 on May 31, manages 11. this law and provided for in article 21, the provisions of the Cabinet of Ministers. To the Cabinet from the date of entry into force of the provisions, but no longer than up to 31 December 2017 may be applicable to this Cabinet of Ministers regulations, in so far as they are not inconsistent with this law: 1) the Cabinet of Ministers on 6 November 2006 the Regulation No. 922 "national statistics report and questionnaire sample approval form"; 2) Cabinet 15 January 2008 the Regulation No 11 "rules on industrial production (PRODCOM) classification"; 3) Cabinet of Ministers on 8 April 2008, Regulation No 246 of the "provisions on the Nationality of the classifier"; 4) Cabinet of Ministers of 28 April 2008 rules no 307 "rules for address Classifier"; 5) Cabinet of 26 May 2008. Regulation No 363 of the "provisions on joint economic information classification system and its implementation and use order"; 6) Cabinet's December 2, 2008-Regulation No 990 ' rules on the classification of education of Latvia "; 7) Cabinet 22 December 2008 rule no. 1075 "regulation on the protection of the environment in national statistical report forms"; 8) the Cabinet of Ministers on 6 January 2009, Regulation No 10 of the "provisions on State statistical surveys in the field of health care"; 9) Cabinet of Ministers 3 February 2009 No. 98 provisions of the "rules on the population registration system Classifier"; 10) Cabinet on July 7, 2009. the Regulation No. 739 "rules on publishing national statistical reporting forms the sample and the reporting and filing procedures"; 11) Cabinet of 22 September 2009 No. 1074 of the rules "rules for the compilation of national statistics in the field of culture"; 12) Cabinet 22 December 2009. the Regulation No 1620 "rules on the classification of the structures"; 13) Cabinet 30 March 2010 the rules of no 315 "provisions on Administrative and territorial units"; 14) Cabinet 30 March 2010 No. 318 of rules "rules for the water business precinct Classifier"; 15) the Cabinet of Ministers of 6 April 2010 Regulation No. 338 of the "provisions on State statistical returns, social services and social assistance"; 16) Cabinet 18 May 2010 no 461 of the rules "rules for the classification of occupations, professions and qualifications appropriate to the mission requirements and the use of the professions and escalation procedures"; 17) the Cabinet of Ministers of 27 July 2010 No. 686 of rules "rules for the compilation of national statistics on passenger transport by coach and bus for the regular"; 18) Cabinet's 21 December 2010 the Regulation No 1182 "rules on national statistical report forms of procurement and reporting and fill order"; 19) Cabinet 4 October 2011 rules No. 763 "rules on annual reporting fosters the sample form and the submission of the report and filling order"; 20) the Cabinet of Ministers of 22 November 2011 rules no 891 "provisions on State statistical reporting on local government assistance in housing matters"; 21) Cabinet's august 14, 2012 rules no 551 "rules on the classification of water"; 22) the Cabinet of Ministers of 20 august 2013 the Regulation No. 594 "rules on national statistical report forms of education". 3. Article 20 of this law shall enter into force on January 1, 2018. 4. the Cabinet of Ministers regulations on the State programme of statistical information 2016 issued, on the basis of the National Statistics Act apply until the 2016 December 31, insofar as they do not conflict with this Act. The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2016. Law In Saeima accepted 4 June 2015. The President a. Smith in 2015 on June 18.