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Mobilization Law

Original Language Title: Mobilizācijas likums

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: law on the mobilization of chapter I General provisions article 1. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) mobilization — purposefully planned and prepared national military and civil defence measures for the prevention of threats to the country or its consequences for certain types of human, material and financial resources;
2) mobilization request — a document that expressed the requirement for mobilization, mobilization of the challenge raised, and which expresses the national armed forces and the national system of civil protection, the need for mobilization of resources in the country in the event of danger;
3) deferred delivery: goods and materials that need is planned in advance and for which delivery contracts are concluded, respectively, but which actually are received only in the event of threats to the country.
 
2. article. The purpose of the Act, the Act aims to provide legal and organizational foundations for national armed forces and the national system of civil protection, mobilization preparation and implementation, public institution, municipality, in the Republic of Latvia register of legal persons, as well as individual responsibility and accountability of the Fund-raising issues.
 
3. article. The mobilization of resources and types (1) Mobilization shall cover the national armed forces, the national civil protection system and the economy.
(2) the Latvian citizens and non-nationals (citizens), State (including existing abroad), the Republic of Latvia Government and legal persons registered in the material and financial means in the form of the mobilisation of resources. If necessary, the mobilization of resources, you can also use the materials belonging to citizens.
(3) the mobilization may be general, partial and local: 1) is a general mobilization in case of war opened, exposing all the mobilization of resources and use them for the purposes of national defence mobilization plans to the extent prescribed;
2) partial mobilization is declared during an emergency or exceptional condition, involving the mobilization of limited resources the national risk prevention or elimination of its consequences;
3) local mobilization is declared an emergency in a particular administrative area.
 
4. article. Mobilization preparation and implementation (1) Mobilization shall be prepared and implemented under the national security law, these laws and Cabinet regulations.
(2) mobilization preparation includes: 1) mobilization of regulatory laws;
2) mobilization plans and other documents established by the Cabinet of Ministers;
3) mobilization preparation of management system for work mobilization;
4 public institutions and local authorities) and the preparation of the work mobilization;
5) national armed forces and civil defense militia mobilization preparation;
6) national armed forces and civil defense militia mobilization required for the mobilization of resources;
7) materials creation, accumulation of reserves, conservation and restoration;
8) disaster medical system, emergency medical assistance and medication system preparation for work mobilization;
9) media training to work in the event of mobilisation;
10) mobilization readiness checks and mobilization training;
11 mobilization specialist training) and qualifications;
12) international cooperation in the mobilization planning and preparation.
(3) implementation of Mobilization include: 1) the national authority and local government reorganisation to national threats;
2) national armed forces and militia mobilisation of civil protection;
3) reorientation of the economic measures for peace-time conditions on the job hazards;
4) predetermined population supply with food, industrial and medical products, the provision of emergency medical assistance, communications, transport and other services in case of danger;
5) national armed forces, the national civil protection system, the economic object and providing the population with energy the country risk;
6) the work of the media in the country in the event of danger.
 
5. article. International cooperation in the mobilization of international cooperation of the Republic of Latvia on the mobilisation on the basis of generally accepted international national and human security and protection principles and international agreements and other international legislation.
 
 
Chapter II management, Mobilization the mobilization and demobilization of notification article 6. Mobilization management system (1) Mobilization management system established according to national administrative divisions. It is a State of total protection system components.
(2) Mobilization management system provides the national armed forces, the national civil protection systems and the management of national economic mobilization in the event of danger.
(3) the mobilization management system has three levels: the national level 1);
2) national armed forces and the national civil protection system;
3 local level).
 
7. article. Mobilization management structure (1) mobilization planning, preparation and implementation of national institutions and local authorities are created in the mobilization Department or designated mobilization.
(2) Mobilization planning, preparation and implementation of national institutions involved and local officials, the mobilization unit and the mobilization of employees tasks, powers and duties, as well as the principles of action in times of peace and in the case of the national threat established by the Cabinet of Ministers.
 
8. article. Mobilization or demobilization of its notification (1) the decision on the tender for the mobilisation or demobilisation shall be adopted and the mobilization or demobilization announcing the Cabinet. If the Prime Minister finds that the Cabinet could not meet in an hour to make a decision on the mobilisation and the mobilisation of opened, he shall decide on the mobilization and issued mobilization.
(2) mobilization is declared, using all types of communication and the media.
(3) the tender for the mobilisation or demobilisation Prime Minister within twenty-four hours shall be notified in writing to the Saeima.
 
 
Chapter III the mobilization planning, preparation and implementation of the regulation, the national institutions and the mobilization of local competence in article 9. Mobilization planning, preparation and implementation of the regulation to govern the mobilization planning, preparation and implementation, the Cabinet of Ministers issued the following provisions: 1) on civil alert and support systems and alarms and civil aid plans, determining: (a)) and the civil aid system of alert objectives, tasks and measures (b)) and local authority responsibilities and tasks and support civil alarm event planning, preparation and implementation, c) civilian alert system and support plans their approval and refinement of procedures, as well as the plan document sample forms;
2) for civil protection to be mobilized militia building and funding, by providing for: (a)) mobilizējamo civil protection formations, their tasks and logistical support, training support, and b), c) to be mobilized by the organisation civil defence formations and development of funding arrangements, (d) the arrangements for national mobilization) hazard in case e) State institutions, municipalities and registered in the Republic of Latvia of tasks and responsibilities, the mobilisation of civil protection formations;
3) on the mobilization of the necessary institutional structures, material and financial resource planning, and use of, determining: (a) planning, preparation, mobilisation) and structures necessary for the implementation of national institutions and local authorities, their tasks and duties, b) mobilization of the necessary material and financial resource planning, and use of, public authorities), the Republic of Latvia Government and legal persons registered in the tasks and responsibilities of the mobilization of the necessary material and financial resources planning and utilization;
4) for a mobilization plan, determining: (a) the mobilization plan and planning) system, (b) the mobilization planning volumes) national institutions and local authorities and planning coordination procedures, c) mobilization plan approval and clarification procedures, d) mobilization plan document sample forms;
5) for deferred deliveries, by providing for: (a) the types of material resources) and the amount of the deferred supply needs, b) deferred deliveries of planning and execution;
6) on population provision with standard food, industrial and medical products, as well as with communication and transport services by establishing: (a) the rules for the provision of the population) with food in case of threats to the State, (b) the national food reserve) volume, building, maintenance and renewal, c) food service standard and control arrangements,

(d) mobilization of the demand planning), performance and follow-up procedures in the Republic of Latvia registered entities with respect to food security, industrial and medical products, communication and transport services, e) public authorities and the local tasks and responsibilities in the provision of the population with food in a predetermined, industrial and medical products, communication and transport services in case of danger;
7) on the national armed forces, the national civil protection system, the economy and population of objects with energy State in the case of risks by establishing: (a) the provision of security for energy), (b) energy State) stocks, building, maintenance and renewal, (c) the mobilization of the demand planning), performance and follow-up procedures in the Republic of Latvia registered entities with regard to energy security, d) State institutions and local tasks and responsibilities of the national armed forces , the national civil protection system, the economic object and providing the population with energy the country risk;
8) for the cost of the population of the State budget of the country in the event of risks by establishing: (a)) population categories that are provided with the cost of the State budget, (b)) types of costs and volume depending on the degree of exposure, c) and the cost of those national institutions and authorities;
9) for emergency medical assistance and pretepidēmij measures, medication preparation and security system work in case of danger the country setting: a) emergency medical aid to the population and the amount of the national armed forces soldiers and its delivery organization, b) pretepidēmij planning and execution of medicaments, c) system and the preparation of the national agenda in the event of danger, d) State, local and private medical institutions and responsibilities of emergency medical assistance and pretepidēmij measures in the case of public danger;
10 air-service activities) of the State in the case of risks by establishing: (a) air services) planning, (b) air services) in the agenda of the country in the event of danger;
11) on the request of mobilization: mobilization for demand planning a), (b) requests for specific mobilization) task execution and follow-up procedures, c) due to the execution of the request for mobilisation of the expenditure incurred and loss calculation, as well as costs and damages costs order, d) arrangements ensuring the mobilization request of legality, establishment e) mobilization request document sample forms;
12) for mail, radio, television and other media to cover the work of the Government in the case of risks by establishing: (a) continuous) mail operating procedures in the event of a national threat, b) radio, television and other media for continuous operating procedures in the event of threats to the country;
13) on the mobilization readiness and mobilization training, by providing for: (a) the mobilization readiness tests) and mobilization training in planning, preparation and procedures, b) mobilization readiness and mobilization training results evaluation criteria c) mobilization readiness and mobilization training plan document sample forms, d) mobilization training be economic resources.
 
10. article. State institutions and the mobilization of local competence (1) national authority and competence in matters of local mobilization is determined as follows: 1) the crisis control center under the Cabinet's mandate to coordinate the operation of the system of national mobilization in case of danger;
2) Defense Ministry plans, prepares and directs the national mobilization of the armed forces of the country in the event of danger;
3) Interior Ministry plans, prepares and directs the mobilisation of civil protection national threats formations.
(2) the national armed forces, militia and civil sectors of mobilization planning, preparation and implementation of other State institutions concerned, as well as the municipal competence the Cabinet of Ministers.
 
Chapter IV State institutions and local government, the Republic of Latvia register of legal persons, as well as the obligations of the population mobilization preparation and implementation of article 11. State institutions, municipalities and in the Republic of Latvia registered legal persons obligations (1) the public authorities, local authorities and registered in the Republic of Latvia of the entities, which is definitely the mobilization, has the following responsibilities: 1) fulfill the mobilization requests;
2) within the limits of its competence to develop mobilization plans.
(2) notification in the event of Mobilization, mobilization of the requests, the performance of State bodies, local authorities and the Republic of Latvia registered entities are obliged to pass national armed force units and formations of civil protection held mobilization demand set in the property. After demobilisation broke said property be returned to its owner. Owner to pay the actual losses suffered by the property. Compensation costs after demobilisation broke down the Cabinet.
(3) in the Republic of Latvia registered entities have no right to refuse to meet mobilization requirements if they meet the profile, or the activities of pārprofilēšan are possible. Expenses and losses incurred under the mobilization request shall be borne by the State budget of the Cabinet of Ministers.
(4) the public authorities and municipalities, as well as in the Republic of Latvia registered entities are obliged to provide the mobilization of the necessary information for the planning of the Cabinet of Ministers.
 
12. article. The duties of citizens (1) citizens have the following responsibilities: 1) execute military service conscription Centre or its territorial units, national administrations of military service, orders the mobilization of national armed forces;
2) execute the orders given by the municipal administrative territory of the national system of civil protection in the event of mobilisation.
(2) notification in the event of Mobilization, mobilization of the requests, the performance of the people have a duty to put the national armed force units and formations of civil protection held mobilization demand set in the property. After demobilisation broke said property be returned to its owner or (in the case of the death of the holder) his heir. The owner (or the owner's death) his heirs to pay the actual losses suffered by the property. Compensation costs after demobilisation broke down the Cabinet.
 
 
Chapter v, article 13 of the mobilisation of citizens. Civil conscription in the active military service of citizens of Latvia — reserve soldiers and reservists, active conscription military service mobilization event takes place in accordance with the compulsory military service law of the Cabinet of Ministers.
 
14. article. The mobilization of the population's civil protection and civil defence duty measures (1) mobilization of civil defense duty and civil protection measures are subject to the citizens who are not subject to the mobilization of the national armed forces and the National Guard in accordance with the mobilization for the task.
(2) mobilization of civil defense duty is subject to the able-bodied citizens from 18 to 65 years of age.
(3) the Cabinet of Ministers may establish separate categories of the population, which is not subject to mobilization.
 
 
Chapter VI Mobilization readiness checks and mobilization training article 15. Mobilization readiness verification (1) to establish State institutions, local governments, national armed forces, the national civil protection systems and economic readiness of mobilization is planned and organized mobilization readiness checks without notification of mobilization.
(2) Mobilization readiness check are: 1) the Prime Minister — throughout the national territory or in a part thereof;
2) Ministers (Minister of State) — under the supervision of her and held by authorities, institutions, companies and the industry's mobilization plans include authorities, as well as in the Republic of Latvia registered legal person mobilization preparedness;
3 heads of municipalities — the) municipal institutions, as well as the municipal administrative territory the mobilization plans established in the Republic of Latvia of the mobilization readiness.
 
16. article. Mobilization training (1) in order to prepare for mobilization and trained the staff involved in the implementation of mobilization, are planned and organized mobilization exercises.

(2) the mobilization and organizing of training planning is the Ministry and local government, as well as other institutions established by the Cabinet of Ministers.
 
Article 17. Compensation for Mobilization readiness test subjects or mobilization training, participating State and local authorities in the Republic of Latvia registered entities, as well as damage citizens to be covered from the State budget the amount set by the Cabinet of Ministers and in order.
 
 
Chapter VII liability for violation of article 18 of the law. Liability for violation of the law on the avoidance of mobilization, mobilization of intentional activity, the mobilization request of intentional failure to execute the perpetrators held accountable under the law.
The law shall enter into force on December 1, 2003.
The law adopted by the Parliament in May 30, 2002.
 
The President of the Parliament instead of the President j. stream in Riga, June 18, 2002 Editorial Note: the law shall enter into force by December 1, 2003.