Specifies that 06.10.1998 Latvian Journal No. 286 (1347) the Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law on the energy chapter I. General provisions article 1 the law is applied in the following terms: 1) energy — the meaning of this law: a product with a specific value, the resulting electricity or heat, as well as gas;
2) power supply: energy to business, which requires a license which includes the electricity or heat production, electricity, heat or gas purchase, transformation, storage, transmission, distribution or real z ions;
3) power supply company-licensed company (the company), which deals with the energy supply;
4) power supply Enterprise object: energy company-owned or in use of the property (buildings, structures, stations, equipment, devices, appliances, network, lines and accessories), which directly uses energy supply;
5) energy efficiency: the energy efficiency level in the form of a finished product, the type and quality commensurate with its energy consumption;
6) energy-conscious items of fuels and energy sources, which can be used for direct use or energy;
7) renewable energy resources: a known energy resources [water potential, solar, wind, biomass and Earth deep heat (geothermal) energy], the emergence and resurgence of which determines the natural or anthropogenic (human-induced) processes and can be used for direct or generating energy;
8) secondary energy: energy from the technological processes of any type as a by-product of technological process also does not waste energy, which is valid for further use;
9) local energy — known in Latvia, renewable energy resources and fuel items that can be used for direct use or energy;
10) energy user – natural or legal person from energy companies buy and consume their own needs in a particular form of energy or fuel or energy supply or use the other kind of business;
11) power transmission, energy supply, which include transporting energy via high-voltage networks or high pressure pipeline, to deliver it to the distribution system, or directly to users;
12) energy distribution-energy way, which includes energy or transport energy over the medium and low voltage networks to medium and low pressure conduits;
13) energy marketing-power supply type, which includes the sale of fuel or energy users and participation in the permanent, secure and stable energy supply;
14) energy production-energy way, which include energy conversion requires energy;
15) cogeneration, energy production technological process which devised simultaneously in both heat and power;
16) fuel-oil and oil products, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, oil shale, shale gas and oil, coal, peat, fuel wood and other biomass, fuel, which burned for energy;
17) fuel safety margin — energy company owned certain fuel inventory, which is necessary to ensure energy supplies to users with the appropriate form of energy;
18) license — in accordance with the law of special permit issued by the energy company's rights and obligations to deal with energy supply the license area;
19) license area-specific licence area is entitled to operate the energy utilities and energy users;
20) Governor, national or municipal authority which under the law governing energy supply;
21) horizontal integration — various energy merger (electricity supply, gas supply, heating and other types of public services in any combination);
22) vertical integration — two or more forms of energy (generation, transmission and distribution) combining in one energy company;
23) system operators (transmission, distribution or storage of natural gas operator): the energy company's appointed head of the system who is responsible for the flow of energy, the operation of the system and service, if necessary, on the development of this system in the territory, in order to guarantee security of supply.
Article 2 this law governs the economic infrastructure of energy as covering energy, use and production of various types of energy production, acquisition, transformation, storage, transmission, distribution, energy supply and energy consumption of the users, as well as the transmission of energy in the agenda and the organisation of energy enterprises and development axes.
Article 3 in order to ensure economy and population with electricity, heat and gas to certain quality and quantity requested, as well as to promote the integration of Latvia in international energy materials and products in the market, attracting investment and privatisation of energy, energy development and energy efficiency, the aim of this law is: 1) ensure efficient energy use and increase energy efficiency by balancing the energy consumption;
2) ensure continuous power users, safe, high-quality power, diversifying fuels to be used, increasing the security of energy supply and improving energy distribution and supply;
3) creating favourable conditions for the local, regenerative and secondary energy use and imported energy diversity;
4) promote energy market and transit development and modernisation of infrastructure, price and pricing transparency and openness, the step-by-step approach;
5) provide energy users rights to choose the types of energy consumed;
6) to create a favourable environment for investment;
7) promote economically justified competition;
8) promote energy sparing effect on the environment and environment-friendly technologies.
Article 4
En erģētik policy is the country's economic policy and its implementation strategy is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia's national energy program, which developed 15 years ago and periodically, every five years, based on the adjusted z inātnisk studies, changes in the economy and its development, as well as taking into account the international factors which affect the energy and the energy supply in the country.
Chapter II. Energy company licensing and article 5 (1) of the power supply companies are companies that are controlled in accordance with the requirements laid down in the licence provides existing and potential energy users a secure, permanent and stable supply of electricity, heat, gas or other energy and fuels economically viable in the required quantity and quality according to environmental conditions.
(2) power supply company in the Cabinet in accordance with the procedure laid down in the supply of electricity, heat or gas power users as well as the above procedure, you can break the energy users.
Article 6 (1) of the power supply company the license area and within the time limit set in the licence are permanent commitments to supply energy users with electricity, heat or gas they required or specified quality and quantity of the requested regulator-approved tariffs. These obligations remain constant when changing the power supply business owner, property ownership, business form or need a new license.
(2) the licence to the new energy companies are obliged to provide existing users with the power of energy required or specified quality and quantity requested, as well as adding new users to the regulator.
Article 7 (1) a licence issued under the Act of the Governor's Cabinet.
(2) the license of the energy production, transmission, distribution and storage of gas to be issued for 20 years, but sales for five years.
Article 8 the power supply indicated on the licence issued to the company: 1) to the power supply;
2) license area as a geographical area;
3) licenses;
4) power supply to provide the necessary things, objects and belongings;
5) environmental (ecological expertise);
6) fuel reserve amount of security, defining the types of fuel and energy company energy obligations during the crisis to sell fuel to the Cabinet in accordance with the procedure laid down by the State or local energy crisis center request;
7) power supply enterprise's obligation for systematic manner to develop their activities and participate in a coordinated and efficient provision of energy planning and development;
8) power supply company's obligation to periodically provide the regulator information about its activities and changes in the energy supply.
Article 9 guarantees the energy supply companies energy-specified security requirements and employee aptitude, as well as technical regulations, standards and contract conditions to energy quality and ensure their possession or use of an existing object in continuous operation and proper technical condition.
Article 10 energy companies prescribed by regulators provide it with the requested information, but once a year, a report on the progress and planned activities.
Article 11 (1) of the power supply enterprise transformation, expanding its existing objects or installing new objects, with a capacity exceeding one megawatt, can start a new licence or amendment of the existing licence, if it is not made for existing license conditions and in the light of article 26 of this law.
(2) power supply company's conversion, narrowing down the objects of power, exceeding one megawatt, or closing existing objects with a capacity of more than one megawatt can begin after receiving the Governor and on Energy Minister written permission. After the issue of the energy supply company to narrow or the closure of the object the Governor made appropriate amendments to the licence of the power supply company.
(3) power supply company may be suspended or terminated by the Governor and on Energy Minister written authorisation.
(4) information about the energy business transformation, elimination, the suspension or termination of these energy companies published in the newspaper "Gazette" before the operation started.
Article 12 (1) of the power supply company, to provide energy for, production, transmission, distribution and marketing of can run horizontally or vertically integrated or separate, receive a license for any form of energy supply.
(2) energy production, transmission, distribution and sales function separation must not jeopardise the common technical and financial system stability and the safety of user supply of energy.
(3) power supply companies can launch a horizontal or vertical integration, as well as the consequence of individual energy supply companies after receiving permission, the regulators agreed with the Prime Minister, who is responsible for energy.
Article 13 (1) a permit that is required under the law's energy business transformation or integration, national or local authorities or officials shall be issued no later than 30 days from the energy company's receipt of the application.
(2) If the Governor refuses to authorize the conversion of energy company or integration, it not later than 30 days from the energy company's receipt of the application, inform the company of the power supply, giving the reason for the refusal, and his decision shall be published in the newspaper "journal".
Article 14 (1) of the power supply companies can operate the transmission system in the distribution system or central heating system.
(2) transmission system is energy or gas transmission network with all functions necessary for the energy company's objects, which are used for transportation and transmission of energy.
(3) distribution system is energy or gas distribution network to all of the distribution functions of energy supply necessary for business objects, which are used for the transport and distribution of energy.
(4) network is a set of lines and equipment required to transport energy.
(5) the users of the system is the natural or legal person that delivers energy transmission or distribution system or receiving energy from this system.
Article 15 (1) the system operator (operator of the natural gas storage also) has the right to: 1) require from users or applicants system connection and its conditions of use for the development of the necessary information;
2) provide motivated denial system user or applicant if information submitted is not sufficient for the development of the terms of use or if, on the basis of the information provided, the required conditions for use of the system may not run.
(2) the system operator shall ensure that the system and the system operator functions require the performance of ancillary services to be entrusted to the applicants that such ancillary services can perform the required quality and at lower costs, guaranteeing safety and system stability.
(3) the system operator shall not be entitled to carry out such activities that are not directly related to their duties and may interfere with or endanger the fulfilment of the obligations.
(4) the system operator shall not be entitled to disclose commercial information which become known to them in the performance of their duties. Commercial and confidential information content is determined by the energy companies, with the regulator.
Article 16 (1) the autonomous producer is an undertaking (company), a natural or legal person generating electricity or heat in order to consume their own needs.
(2) the autonomous producer can sell electricity or heat produced surpluses for other power users, for payment through its system operator whose license area manufacturer located in, or sell surplus energy to the system operator.
(3) the system operator shall, where it allows the transmission or distribution system technical capacities in its license area provides the possibility of transmitting the autonomous producer or split of electricity or thermal energy surplus to be sold for other power users.
Article 17 the independent producer has the power supply company that generates electricity or heat, but not the distribution or transmission system in which it is included.
Chapter III. Real estate law aprobežojum of use due to the energy company's object being in the article 18 of heat and gas supply facilities, as well as electricity supply installation in buildings and premises inside and used only for the building and premises for the supply of heat, gas or electricity, except for the energy company set of control machines and apparatus, is the main thing — the buildings and premises — next to things and all related expenditure should be borne by and carry the main burden is the owner or possessor of the case.
Article 19 (1) new energy business objects deployments energy company is entitled to use any ground for single payment its owner in accordance with article 24 of this law.
(2) the Homeowner can not prevent the cables, fittings, lines and other equipment and installations for installation, installation, operation and development of the use of your House's facade, underneath the name of the existing basement and attic of the House.
(3) the installation of a new object or an object in the expansion of the energy company warned the property owner at least 30 days before the commencement of the work.
(4) power supply business object — for the construction of buildings and premises, as well as enclosed areas, installing the necessary real estate can alienate in the order determined by the law on the real property expropriation in the public or the public needs ".
(5) e rgoapgād business object of protected natural areas, harmonisation with national institutions and the protection of the environment of the protected natural areas of the administrative organ, but cultural monuments, protection of heritage areas or r itorij here — with a national cultural monument protection Inspectorate.
Article 20 strategically important energy objects: Daugava hydropower stations, high-voltage transmission network, and underground gas storage underground part is retained in State ownership. It cannot be used as collateral for loans, except when the credit is taken for the renewal or modernisation of objects.
Article 21 the operating and security cordon around and along the power supply business objects are specified Within the law.
Article 22 the energy companies have a pre-emptive right to the redemption and the power supply requires objects, including buildings, structures, systems, devices, equipment, networks, pipelines, or other objects that are not the property of the power supply company, but in the company's balance sheet or the power supply is located in the energy company's license area, as well as to the land occupied by the energy company's objects.
Article 23 (1) the property owner or possessor may not damage or modify the power supply business objects deployed his immovable property, or take actions that would hinder other users of energy supply.
(2) the existing energy companies moving object based upon a property owner claims made about him.
(3) the property owner or possessor enables energy company personnel have access to the relevant property, also liegumzon, closed area or a building supply company in existing objects to make this object with the operation of the service or related jobs. For repairs or other work need owners warned at least three days before the start of the work, but in emergencies they consequences will be allowed to start without the owner PR i strike warning, if it is not possible to do so.
Article 24 (1) of the power supply company to pay the real estate owner losses directly related to the energy company's new installation of the object or the object operation and repair.
(2) If the power supply company is wound up or moved, the company arranged a real estate according to its former condition or to organize it without pay.
Chapter IV. Electricity generation and transmission article 25 (1) all electricity producers must: 1) the efficient use of existing energy resources in Latvia;
2) to organize a process for the production of electricity based on safety requirements, environmental regulations and ensuring the long-term and stable development of production;
3) ensure fuel efficiency;
4) organize their activities so that, if necessary, could offset the electricity or other related activities results in direct damages and damage as much as possible, to eliminate the consequences of the injury.
(2) electricity producers who need a license, have the obligation to participate in the electricity transmission system operator electricity supply system management in the development and implementation of the agenda.
Article 26 energy companies in need of new electricity generation capacity of introducing order laid down by the Minister responsible for energy.
Article 27 (1) the transmission of electricity through high-voltage network (110 kilovolt and more) in large quantities makes power supply company which issued the licence for the transmission of electricity and which determines the country's only electricity transmission system operator to guarantee the electricity supply security.
(2) other energy goapgād companies have the right to use the electricity transmission system and with it the associated equipment for the transmission of electricity through high-voltage networks only after receipt of the electricity transmission system operator.
Article 28 of the electricity transmission system operator in addition article 15 of this law is an obligation laid down in the guarantee: 1) single electricity transmission system operation, operation, development and connection with other energy systems;
2 elektroen of rģij flow) management systems in electricity transmission, taking into account the possibility to carry out exchanges with other national electricity transmission systems;
3) electricity transmission grid-connected electricity generation facility operations management;
4) electricity distribution system operator electricity supply standard requirements of quality and quantity requested;
5) electricity transmission system reliability, taking into account the requirements of environmental protection;
6) non-discriminatory system of electricity transmission conditions of use all the electricity transmission system users and power users of information and distribution system of electricity to users on the conditions to be met to gain access to the electricity transmission system;
7) to a r electricity transmission system connected the system operator receives adequate information in a safe and effective system of cooperation, coordinated development and interoperability of connectivity;
8) electricity supply system coherent management procedures governing the determination with which electricity producers and electricity transmission system operators and approved by the Governor.
Article 29 electricity transmission system operator pursuant to the procedure prescribed by the Minister responsible for energy, not less frequently than once every two years, develop and publish periodic estimates of: 1) electricity generation and transmission capacity, which you can add to the electricity transmission system;
2) need to set up connections with other electricity supply systems;
3) potential electricity transmission capacity;
4) electricity user demand forecast.
Chapter v. Electricity distribution article 30 electricity distribution networks with voltage up to over 110 kilovolt, take the energy company which is the owner of the electricity distribution system and its license area down the electricity distribution system operator to guarantee the electricity users safe and stable supply of ele k troenerģij.
Article 31 One electricity distribution in the license area you can only run one electricity distribution system operator, and within a defined geographical area not allowed electricity distribution licence area coating s.
Article 32 of the electricity distribution system operator in addition article 15 of this law is an obligation laid down in the guarantee: 1) electricity distribution system, operation, development and connection with other energy systems;
2) flows management in the electricity distribution system and exchanges with other electricity supply systems;
3) energy supply of electricity to users;
4) electricity distribution system reliability and system conditions of use all the electricity distribution system users;
5) participation in the electricity transmission system operator electricity supply system management in the development of the agenda and the relevant requirements have been met;
6) electricity distribution system connected to the system operator receives adequate information safe and effective system of cooperation, coordinated development and interoperability of connectivity;
7) information for users of energy and electricity distribution system to users on the conditions that must be met to access the electricity distribution system.
Chapter VI. Access to electricity transmission and distribution systems article 33 (1) electricity transmission or distribution system operator, manages the signal flows to comply with the principle of economic progression that requires sources to be used sequentially arranged according to economically justified criteria (such as the proposed energy price, supply continuity and stability, restore the system substantial, this energy transport distance), but if the following conditions are equivalent, the advantages of using electricity transmission or distribution system has been deployed in the territory of the State power producers that's technology for the production of electricity using renewable political process, waste energy or cogeneration.
(2) the agreement on electricity prices, buy it from the manufacturer, be guided by the minimum cost and economic principles, qualifications and these prices must be appropriate, reasonable and non-discriminatory.
(3) 40 and 41 of this Act in the cases referred to in article electricity distribution system operator has the right to refuse the conclusion of contracts with electricity producers.
Article 34
Electricity transmission and distribution system operators must develop appropriate systems for connection and usage conditions, which should be transparent and available to all system users and applicants, including electricity generators and users who request such information.
Article 35 (1) the system operator that has received a request for information about the connection and use, is responsible for system users or applicants.
(2) if the attachment and the development of the terms of use without prejudice to other electricity system operators or competence, the development of such conditions into line it system operator, who received a system user or the applicant's request to develop a system connection and usage conditions.
Chapter I-VI. Sales of electricity article 36 energy companies, which have been issued a license for the production of electricity, which is directly connected to the electricity transmission system, it is the duty of electricity produced and the capacity to offer the electricity transmission system operator, but if it refuses, distribution system operators, or power users.
Article 37 electricity producer is entitled to deliver energy produced electricity user, if it is a direct connection and if the following requirements are met: 1) has received the Governor's permission;
2) regulator for the following line directly attached to the use of the license is provided by the particular manufacturer or authorization of electricity — the energy user;
3) electricity buying tariff (price) calculation methodology that does not allow discrimination of other energy users, determined regulator.
Article 38 electricity producer who supplies the electricity produced directly to the energy user, using the electricity transmission or distribution system operator services, covers all your use of the systems with associated costs.
Article 39 (1) qualified electricity users are those users of electricity, which the Cabinet of Ministers established the right to conclude contracts for the supply of electricity (buying) directly with electricity producers, who works on the electricity transmission system or outside the license area.
(2) qualified electricity users have the right to choose a power company from which to purchase electricity transmission licence area and enter into a contract that provides for the purchase of electricity.
(3) the conditions of such contracts may not be discriminatory against other energy users who receive and use energy in a similar environment and about the tariffs approved by the regulators.
(4) qualified energy users have to bear all the expenses directly incurred by the energy company to ensure supply of electricity.
Article 40 (1) a licensed electricity distribution company in its purchase of the license area of the small hydro capacity of two megawatts, as well as wind farms with a capacity of two megawatts of solar energy, and if that station and launched operation until 1 January 2005, the surplus of electricity that is left after use the same needs and satisfy national electricity parameters, for eight years from the start of operation of the power plant for the price corresponding to double the average sales tariff of electricity. After such a purchase price corresponds to the average sales tariff of electricity.
(2) the licence for operating the electricity distribution company bought from their license area with inventory other reģeneratīvaj: geothermal energy, biofuels (with the exception of wood and peat), wood waste, municipal waste, or recycling it products (biogas), energy-related equipment, using a power of not more than seven megawatts and operation launched to 1 January 2005, the surplus of electricity that is left after use and meets the needs of their own national electronic ex t roenerģij parameters eight years from the start of operation of the power plant at a price which corresponds to the purchase of imported electricity pusotrkārš the average price. Then the purchase price shall be determined by agreement between the parties.
Article 41 the Minister determines the kabin et uniform procedures licensed electricity supply companies buy from their license area with inventory operation uzsākoš of CHP electricity surplus remaining after use the same characteristics and comply with the vajad z national electricity parameters.
Chapter VIII. Gas supply system in article 42 (1) the supply of gas to power users provide the natural gas supply system energy supply companies and liquefied gas supply company.
(2) natural gas supply system includes high pressure gas transmission system cord (with a working pressure of over 1.6 megapaskāl), things (helper objects), and other things that need gas transmission, gas storage and gas distribution systems rely on k li (dividing networks of working pressure up to 1.6 megapaskāl), things (palīgbūv) and other property necessary for the distribution of gas to cross a specific energy users home.
(3) the owner of the natural gas supply system creates natural gas supply system operator.
43. Article natural gas transmission system operator in addition to this law, laid down in article 15 provides: 1) natural gas transmission system, its technical service and development;
2) the supply of natural gas distribution system, according to the natural gas distribution system operator based demand;
3) natural gas flow management in the natural gas transmission system according to technical possibilities and the system under non-discriminatory conditions for receiving natural gas from abroad and to foreign countries for the removal;
4) natural gas transmission system locale and the winding up of the scheme;
5) natural gas buying from foreign countries.
44. Article natural gas storage operator in addition to this law, laid down in article 15:1) provides natural gas storage activity, its technical operation and development to make natural gas accumulation, storage and issuance of a natural gas transmission system operator according to technical capabilities;
2) separate energy users belonging to a natural gas reserve of this user, if it allows storage of technical options;
3 possible crash) organizes the localization and liquidation of natural gas storage.
Article 45 of the natural gas distribution system operator in addition to this law, laid down in article 15 is responsible for: 1) natural gas distribution system, its technical service and development;
2) natural gas from natural gas transmission system operators and supply energy users;
3) crash locale and winding-up of the natural gas distribution system and emergency services;
4) energy user owned or use existing gas utilization equipment and installations maintenance and the maintenance provision of energy users;
5) the provision of information to users on the conditions of energy that must be followed in order to connect to the natural gas distribution system or apply it.
Chapter IX. Heating system article 46 (1) heating supply companies made energy users with heat buildings and premises heating, ventilation (ventilation) and the preparation of hot water energy users optimal way, observing the economic, social, environmental and cultural conditions for the protection of monuments.
(2) heating can provide, the central heating system or local autonomous heating by the manufacturer.
(3) Central heating system is siltumavot, district heating and heat set, which matched the user produces, transforms, transmits, distributes and uses the heat energy.
Article 47 (1) central heating can make one vertically integrated energy company. Systems that have multiple heat producers, of which at least one is an independent producer, creates a centralized heating system.
(2) the heating system can fulfill the function of a vertically integrated company, which performs in mutually separate heat production, transmission and distribution.
Article 48 heat supply system operator license in your area purchase heat from thermal producers, including independent producers, provides heat users safe and high-quality heating. For this purpose, the system operator creates the optimal system of operational management structure.
Article 49 (1) the heat supply system operator license area can run multiple heat producers, and these producers have the right to offer the system operator to purchase the heat produced.
(2) the system operator shall, when concluding a contract for the purchase of energy from producers or refusing to conclude them, guided by the following principles in the economic progression criteria: 1) heat prices offered pay and conditions;
2) heat transmission cost;
3) heat mode match mode of consumption;
4) compliance with the proposed heating system operator technical parameters.
50. Article energy users have the right to choose the most cost-effective heating way, respecting the relevant authorities succeed in binding provisions and administrative area heating development perspective.
Article 51 local authorities, making a permanent statutory function, organised by heating in its administrative territory and: 1) provides the conditions for the central heating system for the effective operation and fuel delivery;
2) forecast and plan the development of heating according to administrative areas of development, environmental protection, protection of cultural monuments and other conditions;
3) administrative area within the framework of the development plan, taking into account the environmental and cultural conditions for the protection of monuments, the use of local energy resources and in assessing the long-term safety of heating and marginal cost is determined under (a) the development of heating and afraid it with regulators;
4) for the purposes of development of heating determines which part of the administrative area of the store and developed and where the district heating-energy users have the right to choose another type of heating;
5) line new way of heating the heating under the approved development concept;
6) the heating expansion and new objects the heating installation of the administrative territory of the object according to the approved development concept for heating.
52. Article Centralized heating system connected to buildings, structures, or complex to unlock it in order to use local heating permission gives the municipality, in assessing whether the proposed project complies with its administrative territory in the development plan for the district heating development perspective and the authorities issued binding rules.
Chapter x. Improving energy efficiency energy efficiency article 53 is the organizational and technical measures, which include the effective use of energy in order to achieve an equivalent result or end product (good or service) of the required quality and quantity and at the same time reducing energy consumption.
54. Article energy companies, launching a new build or installation, as well as the expansion of existing ones, used or installed only energy supply equipment, devices and appliances that meet energy efficiency, quality and safety requirements.
Article 55 shall be power users or set up such energy consuming equipment or devices that meet quality and safety requirements.
Article 56 (1) energy-using equipment in the technical documentation shall specify what is this equipment power consumption typical conditions of use.
(2) trade marketable energy-using equipment, energy efficiency is given the special marking concerning the technical characteristics.
(3) energy-using equipment, energy efficiency attest to their compliance with the requirements of the certificate of conformity.
57. Article Building or buildings and structures which occurs in reconstruction, existing or potential energy users set up a containment structure such that siltumpretestīb is not less than the relevant laws.
58. Article
Energy and fuel efficient use of local energy resources, training and the promotion of the use and energy efficiency, the Cabinet of Ministers may establish a special fund for energy efficiency, which includes financial means from the target u tions and investment devoted to energy efficiency and the use of energy efficiency measures, as well as from other revenues.
Chapter XI. The energy crisis article 59 the energy crisis is a validly enacted in the period when the supply of energy or fuel energy companies or power users is compromised or disrupted to the extent that this hazard or disruption of energy supply companies are not able to predict and prevent time with operating methods.
Article 60 (1) g energy crisis those issued in cases where the power supply is disrupted to the extent that can threaten the security of citizens, health and economic activities, and these disorders cover a territory where the population exceeds one third of the country šdaļ e population or which takes up more than half of the country.
(2) a national energy crisis, opening a Cabinet Minister's proposal for it, who is responsible for energy.
Article 61 system operators and energy company whose license area affecting local government administrative area, there is an obligation to inform the relevant authorities — City Council (Parish Council), of the energy supply disruption or opportunity.
Article 62 (1) local energy crisis broke recommends the City Council (Parish Council) President, where power supply is disrupted to the extent that can threaten the security of citizens, health and economic activities within a delimited area, which coincides with the municipal administrative territory.
(2) the issue of local energy crisis in the City Council (Parish Council), whose administrative area touches the energy crisis.
(3) the local energy crisis broke in the City Council (Parish Council), the Chairman shall immediately notify the local authorities and the responsible ministers on energy.
Article 63 the energy crisis, energy utilities, to ensure energy supplies to users with the required form of energy, you can start using fuel safety margin, the amount of which and the manner specified in the licence.
Article 64 (1), the Cabinet of Ministers shall determine the order in which power users with energy dependent declared energy crisis. This procedure provides for: 1) power consumption limits and priorities for individual power user groups;
2) fuel security arrangements for use of the reserve energy supply companies to ensure energy users continuous power.
(2) cabinet order on that energy users are dependent on energy at the State energy crisis broke, distributes the relevant system operators and the State energy crisis centre for all energy companies as well as companies (companies), which the Cabinet of Ministers duly issued license business with fuel.
(3) of this article, the procedure laid down in the first subparagraph in force also declared a local energy crisis and applies relevant system operators and local energy crisis centres to ensure energy supplies to users of electricity and gas in the municipal administrative territory.
Article 65 (1) joint national energy crisis centre operational procedures and responsibilities governing Cabinet.
(2) a national energy crisis creates cabinet officials responsible by representing the Ministry of economy, Ministry of finance, Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of transport, environmental protection and regional development Ministry, the Ministry of the Interior, Civil Defense Center, and energy company representatives.
Article 66 the national energy crisis center in the person of the Cabinet of Ministers shall be convened within four hours after the national energy crisis broke.
Article 67 (1), after the situation has returned to normal and energy restored power supply stability and security, on Energy Minister proposes a Cabinet Minister to cancel a national energy crisis.
(2) repealed the national energy crisis, the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 68 national energy crisis center run by the time eliminated the energy crisis, and so the transaction cancellation gives the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 69 (1) local energy crisis, the local Government shall determine the order in which power users dependent electricity and liquefied petroleum gas to heat the municipal administrative territory. This procedure provides for: 1) strategic electricity, heating and liquefied gas consumption limits and priorities for individual power user groups, the municipal administrative territory;
2) fuel security arrangements for use of the reserve energy supply companies responsible for supplying the energy users with the necessary heat and liquefied petroleum gas in the municipal administrative territory.
(2) the local government arrangements in which energy users dependent with heat and liquefied petroleum gas by a local energy crisis broke, distributes the system operator and the municipal energy crisis center in cooperation with the regulator for all energy companies as well as companies (companies), which the Cabinet of Ministers duly issued license business with fuel, if they take this business of the municipal administrative territory.
(3) a local energy crisis management and prevention measures carried out for their own municipal budget.
Article 70 (1) of the municipal energy crisis creates a City Council (Parish Council) and the person in the Centre convened the City Council (Parish Council) President no later than four hours after the local energy crisis broke.
(2) a number of municipalities, which affect the energy crisis at the same time, you can coordinate the local energy crisis or creating a single local energy crisis in which people convene within after the Municipal Council (the Council) President, by common agreement, the responsibility of local government officials, environmental experts and representatives of energy companies.
Article 71 (1) Cabinet and local authorities in a certain order in which energy users with energy dependent declared energy crisis, you can restrict the energy supply undertakings provide energy all energy users in the license area, as well as energy companies and energy State (a) the user's contractual obligations with regard to energy supply.
(2) power supply companies are not responsible for damage caused to energy users declared energy crisis.
Article 72 of the Cabinet of Ministers shall lay down the procedure by which the undertakings (companies), which the Cabinet of Ministers duly issued license business with fuel, creates and stores oil and oil product reserve to energy crisis periods of the power user with the required energy.
73. Article Cabinet determines the order in which energy companies and undertakings (companies), which the Cabinet of Ministers duly issued license business with fuel, sells them fuel at State-owned or municipal energy crisis center announced the energy demand at a time of crisis.
Article 74 Cabinet determines the order in which you perform the necessary information gathering and evaluation, to ensure optimal energy balance, energy crisis prevention planning, management, rehabilitation and crisis management.
75. article order in which energy users power supply is made in a State of exception or emergency, determine the other laws.
Chapter XII. Energy management article 76 (1) energy administration carried out the Cabinet of Ministers, and it is implemented by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Minister responsible for energy.
(2) the cabinet shall determine the order in which the new company horizon energy objects, and manage energy use and installation of the components, operation and safe use of the technical regulations.
Article 77 (1) the Minister responsible For energy, perform the following functions: 1) issue permits that are required for decision-making by regulators, and the regulators permit the operation of the power supply company;
2) determines the order in which the electricity transmission system operator shall develop and publish periodic calculations;
3) determines the required new electricity generation capacity in the implementation of the agenda;
4) hosts the laws drafting a national energy policy;
5) promotes energy users delivered energy efficient and economic use;
6) promotes attraction of investment in energy as well as energy supply companies and the construction of modernization of objects.
(2) the Minister responsible For energy shall have the right to request and receive without hindrance he needs information from regulators and energy companies.
78. article if you need am new power to introduce the production capacity, the Minister responsible for energy on the basis of the electricity transmission system operator's periodic calculations, authorise new power plant construction of article 79 of this law established or issue a tender for new power supply from existing power plants and electricity systems in article 80 of this law.
Article 79 (1) permission for the construction of new power plants for Energy Minister issued, setting criteria for system security of electricity supply, electricity economic progression, the technical and financial capabilities, taking into account the specific requirements for the protection of the environment, the use of real estate and social i etekm.
(2) refusing to issue a permit, the Minister responsible for energy to the applicant the grounds for the refusal, which must be objective and duly proven.
Article 80 (1) tender for new power plants or inter-system Powerline construction (hereinafter referred to as the competition) on Energy Minister issued a notice of publication in the newspaper "Gazette" and at least one international newspaper.
(2) tendering selection period is not less than two months from the date of publication of a notice of invitation to tender.
(3) the practical organization of the contest may invite independent experts. Monitor the progress of the competition regulator.
(4) after the tender results the transmission system operator shall be entitled to close to winning long-term contracts for the supply of electricity.
Article 81 municipalities in planning energy development in their administrative territory, may propose to the horizontal integration of energy company mergers and a single undertaking if it lowers the marginal cost of energy perspectives, improves energy users safety and quality of supply and distribution systems.
Article 82 (1) of the power supply company object and the energy use of the equipment and the installations of the State technical supervision and control of the public energoinspekcij, which is responsible for the following: 1) control the energy utilities and energy use of the objects and components of Assembly quality, security and operational checks, appropriate and timely;
2) by ntrolē and monitoring the electricity, heat and gas supply equipment to be used for the conformity assessment procedures and energy companies;
3) take power, heat and gas quality enforcement and compliance control and supervision to promote the electricity, heat and gas efficient use;
4) participate in the electricity, heat and gas supply system crashing clearance and the investigation of accidents in the work of the Commission.
(2) state the energoinspekcij within their competence, shall draw up the minutes of administrative offences and impose administrative sanctions in accordance with the law.
(3) the national energoinspekcij to create a Cabinet of Ministers. National energoinspekcij is civiliestād, and its activities shall be the Minister responsible for energy.
Chapter XIII. Energy regulation article 83 (1) of the Government in the regulation of energy supply, energy regulators implemented regulatory Council (hereinafter Council).
(2) the Council is the national regulatory authority, which oversees the Ministry of economics. The Council is financed from the State budget, and its Charter, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(3) the President of the Council shall be appointed by the Cabinet for four years. The Office of President of the Council is incompatible with the parliamentary post and affiliation to political parties.
(4) the Council no more than 11 persons create a Cabinet of Ministers and the President of the Council include:;
Representative of the Ministry of the economy;
The Ministry of finance;
The protection of the environment and regional development Ministry;
The Ministry of agriculture representative;
The competition Council's representative;
electricity supply undertakings;
gas supply company;
Latvian Association of heat;
The Union of Latvian local governments representative;
energy consumers: the voice of the people.
(5) in order to ensure the fulfilment of its tasks, the Council shall adopt the necessary decisions and regulations.
(6) the Council is subject to the Executive Body, which shall take all necessary steps to organize the execution of the decisions of the Council and preparing documents for consideration by the Council.
(7) the Council is a legal entity. Council regulation, structure and number of employees of the Executive Body, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 84 (1) in order to ensure that the business of regulating energy supply, the Council and its Executive Body: 1) of the power supply enterprise licensing;
2) confirms the calculated energy utilities tariffs;
3) developed the methodology of calculation of tariffs;
4) determines the tariff approval procedure;
5) a izstāv energy suppliers and consumers ' interests;
6) promotes energy efficient operation of enterprises;
7) promotes local and the use of renewable energy sources in the energy supply;
8) this law and the regulations of the Council set out in competence control of any energy company is complying with laws and Cabinet regulations;
9) gives the Cabinet the requested information on its activities and decisions;
10) look to settle disputes between consumers and suppliers of energy and both sides accept binding decisions which may be appealed to the Court in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law;
11) develop energy supplies;
12) encourage consumers to use energy efficiently delivered;
13) promotes competition in energy supply;
14) the imposition or report on its activities and information newspaper "journal".
(2) the Council, in carrying out the tasks laid down in this Act, the national energy policy and enforce the Latvian national energy program.
Article 85 (1), the Council is entitled to: 1) the initiating regulation from energy firms vet their tasks required information;
2 to determine the energy regulatory) of their competence;
3) to develop and publish energy regulatory laws of the clarifications.
(2) the Council is mandatory for all energy companies.
(3) the Council is exempt from State fees in all cases when it is brought in the courts against persons who violated the laws and requirements in relation to energy supply.
(4) the Council, in fulfilling its tasks, is responsible for: 1) power supply business work and rational energy loss reduction of energy supplies;
rational energy consumption 2) settlement system;
3) local and renewable energy sources appropriate to use.
(5) the liability of the members of the mess to Pad down the Council's Charter, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 86 (1) the Council shall separate the functions assigned to it, the Council may delegate to the municipality concerned only with special authorization, as well as the implementation of these functions and to supervise their enforcement.
(2) the local Government shall organise the Council delegated functions, but it is the responsibility of the Executive Council itself.
(3) Council delegated functions carried out by the Government means it taken in the performance of the functions of the Council delegated to it.
87. Article Council decision on the granting of the licence, cancellation, or refusal to grant a licence and on the procedures for the determination of the tariff are made openly. Reports on the activities of the Council during the reporting period, as well as the information and recommendations in energy companies and energy consumers, including information about the efficient use of energy, shall be published in the newspaper "Latvian journal ' Council and in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Statute.
Article 88 (1), the Cabinet of Ministers established the Committee on consumer rģij not E (hereinafter referred to as the consumer Committee), which call upon the work of the seven energy consumers, representatives of public organizations, associations and other legal entities.
(2) the consumer Committee elect a Chairman, who is also a member of the Council. The consumer Committee is entitled to invite two members of the Committee for the work in the Council.
(3) the consumer Committee Charter approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Article 89 of the consumer Committee's mission is to: 1) ensure that all energy consumers in the protection of the interests of the Group and the regulation of energy supply;
2) to provide information and reports to the Council on the situation in the energy supply companies, if it affects the interests of energy consumers;
3) collaborate with energy consumer protection public organizations established and operate in accordance with the law "On protection of consumers" and the law "On public organizations and their associations";
4) be informed of the situation of energy supply and on the issues and problems affecting the interests of energy consumers;
5) provide information to energy consumers.
Article 90 the Council shall issue a licence to collect stamp duty, which included the country in General.
Article 91 of the heat supply Business requires a license: 1) for heating equipment with maximum load, exceeding one megawatt;
2) heat transmission through pipelines with a diameter of more than 200 millimetres;
3) distribution and sale of heat for any power users, if sales exceed 20 000 megavatstund per year.
Article 92 the electricity supply business license needed:
1) electricity power plant, with a capacity exceeding one megawatt;
2) electricity transmission and distribution, if the voltage is 1000 volts and more;
3 for disposal any) electricity energy users, if sales exceed 4000 megavatstund year.
93. Article natural gas supply, a license is required for the following types of public services: 1) natural gas transmission through pipelines;
2) for natural gas storage tanks or storage;
3) natural gas distribution and marketing.
Article 94 liquefied gas (other than petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons used as fuel) supply a license is required for the following types of public services: 1) for liquefied gas storage and loading tanks, tanks or cylinders;
2) liquefied gas distribution and marketing of any filling.
Article 95 Council shall determine the order in which the potential energy users submit a request to the company for the power supply power supply, provided that power supply business applications and received 30 days shall notify the applicant of its decision.
Article 96 the Council together with the local administrative area, which serves the energy company, take measures to ensure continuous power supply, if the energy company is for any reason unable to provide uninterrupted energy supply.
Article 97 (1) the Council shall determine the method of calculating tariff, under which energy companies calculate tariffs for delivered energy.
(2) determine the tariff to energy companies, receiving payments from energy users, gain economically reasonable revenue to cover reasonable energy production costs, salary payments, operating and administrative expenses, as well as to ensure the preservation of existing capital and new reply n halibut capital injections.
(3) the Council shall determine the order in which energy companies submitted estimated tariff (tariff) to the Council for review and approval.
(4) the energy company by mutual agreement with energy users who have requested to ensure energy supply, is entitled to ask that this user shall bear the additional costs, if the power supply is connected to the power supply of the company's new construction or extension of an existing object and require extra equipment and materials i he challenges for the purchase, building and Assembly jobs, which do not provide for tariff calculation methodology.
98. Article, the Council shall determine the agenda and the time period in which energy companies are in the approved tariffs shall be published in the newspaper "Latvian journal" before their entry into force.
Transitional provisions 1 the Cabinet: 1) month from the date of entry into force of the Act determines the order in which the electricity purchased 41 of this law in the cases provided for in article;
2) until 1 January 1999 to determine the order in which energy companies and undertakings (companies), which the Cabinet of Ministers duly issued license business with fuel, creates and stores oil and oil reserves;
3) until 30 June 1999 to determine the qualified electricity user defined criteria and procedures for qualified users of electricity purchase electricity outside of the transmission system, as well as developing the necessary legislation.
2. the Energoap shall ensure the establishment of licences issued before the entry into force of this law shall apply to the licences in a specific period end and the necessary amendments to the energy business license terms can be done only in the Act b.
3. With the entry into force of this law shall lapse at the law on the regulation of the business of energy "(Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1995, nr. 21; 1997, no. 1, 14).
The law adopted in 1998, the Parliament of September 3.
State President a place in parliamentary Chairman a. perfected in Riga in 1998 on September 22.
