The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on especially protected natural territories" do the law "on especially protected natural territories" (Republic of Latvia Supreme Council and Government Informant, 1993, 12./13.nr.; The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1997, no. 23; 2002, no. 7; 2003, no. 2) the following amendments: 1. Replace the entire law, the words "the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry" (fold) with the words "Ministry of environment" (fold).
2. Replace the entire law, the word "Administration" (fold) with the words "governing body" (fold).
3. Add to article 11 the third paragraph with the second sentence by the following: "experts are responsible for the correctness of the opinion, objectivity and completeness."
4. Express article 15 the following: ' article 15. Protection of the protected areas and the terms of use (1) protected areas in the development and use of protection rules to ensure the protection of these areas and their current value of nature conservation.
(2) is a protected area protection and general terms of use, personal protection and terms of use and the protected area conservation plans. "
5. Express article 17, the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the protected site can develop individual protection and use policies, taking into account the specific characteristics of the protected areas, as well as its creation and protection objectives and tasks. Protected areas in personal protection and terms of use governing the permissible and the prohibited kinds of activities in this area, as well as, if necessary, the distribution, functional areas. "
6. Express article 18, the third subparagraph by the following: "(3) a conservation plan is binding on all levels of planning and territory managers."
7. Express article 22 the following: ' article 22. Information on protected areas (1) the Ministry of the environment and its subordinated to national regulatory authorities and the local authorities concerned ensure that the information on protected areas should be freely available.
(2) restrictions on the availability of information on protected areas can be determined under the freedom of Information Act, the law "on environmental protection", the protected area protection and use rules and regulations. "
8. Make the article 29 the following: ' article 29. Tax incentives and compensation for restrictions on economic activities in protected areas (1) land owners and users of protected areas have a right to set laws and tax incentives.
(2) the land owners are also entitled to statutory compensation for restrictions on economic activities in protected areas, including in the cases stipulated by law, the right to remuneration or ask them a land exchange to an equivalent national or municipal land. "
9. Article 30 of the expression as follows: "article 30. The granting of compensation in article 29 of this law of compensation for the conditions and procedures determined by the law of the individual. "
10. Add to article 31 of the third part as follows: "(3) the State Cadastre of protected areas, in addition to other information you specify the created protected areas and conservation goals and objectives."
11. Article 32 of the expression by the following: ' article 32. Scientific research in protected areas (1) scientific research in protected areas log on protected areas management body or, in the absence thereof, the nature protection authority. Legislation in the cases specified in the scientific studies protected areas should be coordinated with the responsible authorities and to inform the land owners or users.
(2) scientific research should not be in contradiction with the protected areas creation and protection goals and objectives. "
12. Express article 33, second and third subparagraph by the following: "(2) the State and local government-owned land in and nodded nature reserves, natural liegumo and other protected areas of the nature reserve, strict mode, the behavior and natural adjustable mode in areas not privatizējam or movable.
(3) referred to in the second paragraph of article land in the land to the State of the record, or the name of the municipality in accordance with the law "on State and municipal land property rights and the consolidation of the land registry". "
13. Express article 34 the third paragraph as follows: "(3) laid down in the laws and property rights aprobežojum protected area in unit of land border marked plans and recordable in the land based on the protected areas management institution or, failing that, regional environmental management concept. Property aprobežojum local government created conservation areas in the land based recordable on the shore of the municipality. "
14. Express article 43 of the fourth and fifth by the following: "(4) the proposed operation or programming documents (except the planning document that define the protected area protection and management requirements), which alone or in combination with other activities or planning documents can significantly affect the European meaning of protected natural areas (Natura 2000), carried out an environmental impact assessment.
(5) permission to carry out activities or planning document, if this does not adversely affect European interest in protected areas (Natura 2000), integrity, ecological functions and is not contrary to its creation and protection purposes. If the activity or the implementation of the programming document has a negative impact on the European meaning of protected natural areas (Natura 2000), operation permit or document be implemented only where it is the only solution to the significant public interest in social or economic needs and includes compensatory measures the European meaning of protected natural areas (Natura 2000) network. "
15. transitional provisions: off 2;
transitional provisions be supplemented by paragraph 3 by the following: "3. The Cabinet of Ministers to March 31, 2004 to develop and submit to the Parliament a draft law on the rights of landowners to compensation for restrictions on economic activities in protected areas."
The Parliament adopted the law of November 20.
The President of the Parliament instead of the President i. Otter Riga 2003 11 December Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on 25 December 2003.