The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on amendments to the tourism draw of the tourism law (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 21) the following amendments: 1. in article 1 point 3: turn off;
to supplement the article with the new 4, 5 and 6, respectively, changing the numbering of subsequent paragraphs, as follows: "4) customer: the natural or legal person who consents to receive complex tourist services or complex tourist service of buying third party interest;
5) complex tourist service — previously prepared at least two combination of tourism services, which sold or offered on the common price and covers a period of more than twenty-four hours or includes overnight accommodation;
6) package tourism business tourism company (the company), which performs both the tour operator and travel agency functions; "
considering 11 of 14 and express it as follows: "14) travel agency-tourist company (the company), which acts as the intermediary between the client and the tour operator or other service provider;";
Add to article 15 of the new, changing the numbering of subsequent paragraphs, as follows: ") 15 tourist information centre-tourist company (the company) to notify you of the tourism services and provides assistance in the use of tourist services;";
to supplement the article with a new paragraph 17, changing the numbering of subsequent paragraphs, the following: "17) accommodation-tourist company (the company), in which it is possible to accommodate the daily and serve tourists;".
2. To make article 6 third and fourth subparagraph by the following: "(3) tourism development for the implementation of the national policy of environmental protection and regional development Ministry in charge of the non-profit organization created the national joint stock company" Latvian tourism development agency ".
(4) the Latvian Tourism Development Agency Statute approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
3. To make article 7 paragraph 5 by the following: "5) form the foreign and tourism information office in Latvia, is a Latvian Tourism development agency unit;".
4. in article 11: Add to second part with (4) and (5) as follows: "4) accommodation;
5) tourist information centre ".
turn off the third;
to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) If a tourist company (the company) provides the customer a complex tourist service, tourist company (the company) and the client a written contract concluded.";
to supplement the article with a fifth by the following: "(5) the preparation of a complex tourist services and marketing arrangements, as well as the information to be given in the contract and the company (the company) and the customer's rights and obligations are governed by the Cabinet."
5. Turn off the article 12.
6. Make article 13 by the following: ' article 13. Minimum requirements for tourist accommodation, the Cabinet of Ministers determines the hostel compliance minimum requirements. "
7. Turn off article 15.
8. Article 16 be expressed by the following: ' article 16. The client paid in cash security guarantee (1) tour operators and package tourism enterprises (companies) that are sold to residents of Latvia complex travel services: travel to foreign countries, necessarily requires the client paid in cash security guarantee.
(2) the client paid in cash security guarantee for tour operators and package tour company (the company) or actual insolvency cases where the tour operator or the tourist complex undertakings (companies) for their recognition as a bankrupt does not comply or does not comply with obligations to the customer tacitly, provides: 1) default or partial non-execution of compensation for damage to the customer;
2) return of tourists in the country started the journey, where the contract provides otherwise.
(3) the client paid in cash security guarantee are: 1) the insurance or bank guarantee) 2.
(4) cash security deposit order is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. "
The Parliament adopted the law in 1999, 7 October.
State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga, 1999 October 20