The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the amendments to the law "on prevention of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials" to make the law "on prevention of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2002, no. 11) as follows: 1. Replace the entire law, the word "Finance" with the word "financial".
2. Put 4 of the first paragraph of article 18 as follows: "18) member of the Board of the Corporation, representing the State of Latvia or the interests of the Corporation, local government or member of the Board of a corporation in which the State or a municipality part share capital exceeds 50, individually or as a whole."
3. in article 7: Add to the second part of paragraph 5 with the following: "5) position that they occupy in international organisations and bodies, as determined by the decision of the Parliament, Cabinet of Ministers regulations or orders.";
off in the third paragraph, the words "and national armed forces professional service soldiers and military employees";
replace the fifth paragraph, the words "Corporation boards and members of the boards, where part of the share capital or municipality separately or as a whole exceeds 50 per cent" with the words "Corporation of the members of the boards, where part of the share capital or municipality individually or in the aggregate exceeds 50 percent, and members of the boards of the Corporation, representing the State or municipal interests in a corporation";
to make the seventh subparagraph by the following: "(7) the national armed forces Commander and his Deputy, national armed forces headquarters Chief and his Deputy, departments and administrations bosses, build national armed forces commanders, unit commanders (bosses), and garrison bosses are allowed State officials to connect the posts just with: 1) the position that they occupy in accordance with law or international treaty approved by the Saeima, the Cabinet of Ministers regulations and orders;
2) educator, scientist, physician and creative work ".
to supplement the article with the new eighth subparagraph by the following: "(8) other national armed forces professional service soldiers, military personnel and civilian employees are allowed to connect State officials post with the other posts, enterprise agreements or the implementation of the mandate, if you have received a national armed force commander or his authorized officer's written permission.";
to replace the current words and eighth number "and sixth paragraph 3 with the words" and the number "sixth paragraph 3 and the eighth";
consider the current eighth and ninth part on ninth and tenth.
4. Article 20: turn off the fourth part;
express the sixth part as follows: "(6) a State or municipal institution driver must immediately inform the corruption prevention and combating Bureau or in the cases specified in this Act, the Director of the Office for the protection of the Constitution on this law, infringements detected, which committed the authorities concerned government officials."
5. Express article 23 by the following: ' article 23. The procedure for the submission of the Declaration (1) a public official has a duty to set term and in order to submit such declarations of public officials: 1) Declaration, which shall be submitted, upon taking office;
2) Declaration for the year;
3) Declaration submitted, finally to hold office;
4) Declaration, which shall be submitted after the exercise of functions has ended.
(2) a public officer other than the third and fourth part of that country's officials, the Declaration shall be submitted to the State revenue service.
(3) the public security authorities working public officials, except for constitutional protection, the Director of the Declaration submitted to the constitutional protection Office Director.
(4) the corruption prevention and combating Bureau Chief presented the Prime Minister or his authorized person. "
6. Replace article 26 of the sixth paragraph, the words "the corruption prevention and combating Bureau" with the words "the State revenue service".
7. Express article 27 the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the State revenue service, the constitutional protection Office, the Prime Minister or his authorized person according to article 23 of this law in the second, third and fourth parts of the declarations provided for in the arrangements for verifying declarations of public officials, pursuant to article 28 of this law provides for jurisdiction. Corruption prevention and combating Bureau, subject to this Act, the jurisdiction provided for in article 28, check all this law article 4 referred to in the first subparagraph of the declarations of public officials. If necessary, the corruption prevention and combating Bureau checks article 4 of this law, the second and third part of the Declaration by State officials. "
8. in article 28: make the first paragraph by the following: "(1) the State revenue service, the constitutional protection office and the Prime Minister or his authorized person according to article 23 of this law in the second, third and fourth part of national officials in the submission of the Declaration is the obligation in cases stipulated by law to check whether the Declaration is: 1) submitted and duly filled in;
2) within the prescribed period. ';
turn off the first part of PRIM;
to make the second and the third part as follows: "(2) the constitutional protection office and the Prime Minister or his authorized person according to this law, article 23 in the third and fourth parts of the declarations of the jurisdiction, as well as the corruption prevention and combating Bureau this law article 23 in the cases provided for in the second paragraph is obliged to check whether the statement contains details of this statutory restriction.
(3) the public revenue and the constitutional protection Office has the duty to verify that: 1) State and local government institutions head of the Cabinet of Ministers set deadline and order is submitted by government officials;
2) State and local government bodies of the head of State officials submitted lists have been drawn up correctly and perfectly. ";
to complement the fourth paragraph after the words "the constitutional protection Bureau" with the words "State revenue".
9. transitional provisions: transitional provisions be supplemented by 2.1 points in the following: "2.1 the State revenue service continues and completes its Declaration, which shows this statutory restriction violation if that checks the State revenue service has started up in 2003 February 1, when the corruption prevention and combating Bureau started to carry out its functions in full.";
Add to transitional provisions with paragraph 9 by the following: "9. the former public trustee may hold the Board members (the President's) post in the same previously incorporated companies in which the State Attorney's Office if the holder of the shares they were appointed in the post and do not violate this law, article 1, paragraph 5, of the conflict of interest situation representative criteria."
Transitional provisions with the entry into force of this Act shall terminate the constitutional order of article 81 of Cabinet of Ministers issued on 27 December 2002 rules no 567 "amendments to the law" on prevention of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials "(Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2003, no. 6).
The law shall enter into force on 1 June 2003.
The Parliament adopted the law of 8 May 2003.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga, 22 May 2003 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force on June 1, 2003.