The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund the 2014-2020 period management of planning law chapter I General provisions article 1. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) a responsible authority: Ministry of industry or the State Chancellery, as intermediate to the extent set out in this law, implement the part of the managing authority functions set out in the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 laying down common provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European agricultural fund for rural development and the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and fisheries and general provisions on the European regional development fund , The European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Fund for Maritime Affairs and fisheries, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (hereinafter Regulation No 1303/2013); 2) beneficiaries: (a) direct or in direct) the regulatory authority derived public person another public institution, the project application has been approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act, (b)) the natural person who was registered as an agent of economic activity or Association (hereinafter referred to as a physical person) that the project submission has been approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act, (c)) in the Republic of Latvia registered legal person or Association of persons (legal person) where the application of the draft has been approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in this Act, d) legal and financial instruments Fund funds in the case of Regulation No 1303/13 paragraph 10 of article 2; 3) planning documents, partnership agreements and action programmes; 4 the applicant — the project directly), or the regulatory authority directly derived public person another public authority, natural person and legal person shall submit the application; 5 application — application) project (completed form, its annexes and other documents), submitted by the applicant, the project to qualify for the necessary funding for the project from the European Union structural funds or the Cohesion Fund (hereinafter referred to as the Foundation of the European Union); 6) project — a project application to the case, the assessment of the application of the draft document, civil agreement (hereinafter Agreement) or the agreement on the implementation of the project and other project related documents; 7) project-project application that meets the project criteria for the evaluation of the application and approved by the liaison body; 8) project application selection methodology, the document that contains the description of the application of the evaluation criteria of the project, development and assessment principles, as well as the project application selection principles; 9) project application selection Charter, the document that contains the information about the project application and assessment procedures for the submission of the project application evaluation criteria, project submission evaluation criteria, the methodology for the application of the Treaty or agreement on the implementation of the project the project and another project application to the selection of the necessary information; 10) project application evaluation criteria — conditions under which valued the project application and adopt a decision on its approval, approval with conditions or disapproval; 11) project application evaluation criteria for the application of the methodology, the document that contains the explanation of each project submission evaluation criteria and application of evaluation of projects which the members of the Commission and experts attached to follow certain specific aid target application in the evaluation of projects; 12) Authority — direct cooperation between the national regulatory authority, as the intermediate in this Act to the extent implemented part of the functions of the managing authority provided for in Regulation No 1303/2013; 13) apply the State budget financing, the State budget financing part that is scheduled for addition to the funds of the European Union for funding eligible expenses of the project; 14) public co-financing rate — applies the State budget co-funding percentage against the total eligible project expenditure; 15) virssaistīb — additional obligations to make payments from the State budget to cover the eligible expenses in excess of the funds of the European Union financing and co-financing of the related State budget amount. 2. article. The purpose of the law the law aims to ensure the efficient, transparent and the principles of sound financial management of European Union funds appropriate for introduction in Latvia. 3. article. The scope of the law (1) of the Act defines the European Union's institutions involved in the management of the Fund and the beneficiaries of the rights and responsibilities of the bodies involved in the decision-making, the opposition and appeal procedures, as well as the conditions of European Union funds for financing the State budget rate of co-financing and conditions virssaistīb planning. (2) the implementation of the financial instruments and Fund of funds, this law shall apply, in so far as it is in accordance with Regulation No 1303/2013. (3) in chapter IV of this law shall not apply to financial instruments and Fund of funds. 4. article. The European Union fund management, fund management of the Union is required for the preparation of the programming documents, coordination and approval of European Union fund management system, financial instruments and fund the implementation of the Fund, the project assessment criteria application development, project selection, application to the European Union fund management systems and project control, audit, monitoring and evaluation, the certification of expenditure on projects, European Union fund management information system development and maintenance. 5. article. The right to receive funding from the European Union funds a project to the application in accordance with this Act does not create a European Union fund management institution involved in the obligation to provide financing for the project, the applicant for the purposes of the project. Decision on refusal to grant funding of administrative processes governing the meaning of laws judged as negative administrative act, but is not considered an adverse administrative action. 6. article. State budget co-funding rate public co-financing rate no higher than the minimum possible, which can ensure a European Commission decision on the approval of the operational programme for the priority axis of an operational programme of the European Union co-financing rate of the Fund. 7. article. Virssaistīb Virssaistīb does not exceed the amount of five percent of the planned operational programme of European Union funds. The Cabinet may decide on the increase of virssaistīb above this limit, if it is necessary for European Union funds fully use and would not risk an additional expenditure in the State budget planned for the eligible costs. 8. article. Horizontal principles Of Regulations No 1303/2013 7 and 8 horizontal principles referred to in article of the institution responsible for the coordination, their rights and obligations are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. Chapter II the European Union fund management and the provision of project implementation article 9. The European Union's institutions involved in the management of the Fund (1) the European Union fund management provides the following European Union fund management institutions involved: 1) the managing authority; 2) the responsible authority; 3) cooperation; 4) the audit authority; 5) certification authority; 6) Monitoring Committee. (2) in order to achieve the objectives of this law, the European Union fund management institutions involved in developing teaching materials and collaborating with other institutions of the public administration facilities in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law. (3) in order to effectively comply with article 11 of this law in the third paragraph, and article 12, third paragraph the obligations, especially where the institution of cooperation needed support for industry policy issues, liaison body and the responsible authority, or other direct regulatory authority closed interdepartmental agreement, in coordination with the managing authority. 10. article. The managing authority, its obligations and rights (1) the managing authority shall perform the functions of the Ministry of finance. (2) the managing authority shall have the following responsibilities: 1) ensure effective implementation of European Union fund management; 2) partnership and the principle of multilevel governance, ensure the development of the programming document; 3) to develop and submit to the authority of the audit of management and control systems; 4) take the responsible authorities and the cooperation of the Authority's operation supervision and control; 5) to ensure the European Union funds the technical assistance management and its effectiveness in implementation, including implementation of the performance of this task referred to in this law, the responsible authorities; 6) and submit a large project (Regulations No 1303/2013, within the meaning of article 100) submission to the European Commission in accordance with the provisions laid down in regulations No 1303/2013 101. and article 102; 7) to ensure the European Union fund management information, publicity and communication measures, including developing the regulations No 1303/2013 116. communication strategy referred to in article 3; 8) in accordance with Regulation No. 1303/2013 article 125 (2) of the "c" section to provide the responsible authorities and the liaison authority for appropriate competency; 9) pursuant to Regulation No. 1303/2013 article 125. paragraph 3 (a) to develop a project submission procedures and on the basis of regulations No 1303/2013 article 110 paragraph 2 "a" section, submit it for approval to the Supervisory Committee; 10) according to the competency to develop regulations No 1303/2013 125. paragraph 4 "d" referred to procedures; 11) pursuant to Regulation No. 1303/2013 article 125 (4) "c" (a) to develop fraud and corruption strategy; 12) to ensure the implementation of European Union fund evaluation activities; 13) coordinate the liaison bodies certifying authority submit information to be included in the application for payment of the expenses and provide the certification authority with the information of the payment application and the preparation of the closing of accounts; 14) according to the competence in accordance with regulations No 1303/2013 125. paragraph 4 of section "e" develop management Declaration; 15) make regulations No 1303/2013 125. in paragraph 1 of article 2, point "a" and "b" in subparagraph and paragraph 3 referred to "g"; 16) to ensure the European Union fund management information system strategic management; 17) according to the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 Regulation (EU) no 1301/2013 for the European regional development fund and the special rules for the purpose of "Investing for growth and employment" and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 article 7 (4) and (5) to conclude an agreement with the delegation of the City Municipality of integrated territorial investment implementation. The managing authority of the draft Treaty drawn up in cooperation with the responsible authority, which shall ensure the implementation of the specific objectives of the aid. Tasks that are not delegated to the relevant authorities in the performance of this law; 18) perform other obligations provided for in this Act. (3) the managing authority has the following rights: 1) propose and make the European Union the implementation of control and audit; 2) to request and receive from the Foundation of the European Union involved in the management of the institutions and funding recipients the information necessary for the management of European Union funds; 3) cabinet order and temporarily suspend operations, of the programme for the priority axis, investment priorities, the specific target or project supports the expenditure incurred under the Declaration of the European Commission in the future, and to adjust the amount of the expenditure declared in advance; 4) to effectively in the first subparagraph, to issue obligations to the liaison body binding internal regulations with regard to the implementation of the tasks assigned to it. (4) the Ministry of finance to provide the functions that it performs under this act as the managing authority, be separated from other functions, including functions that it performs as the beneficiary. 11. article. The responsible authority, its obligations and rights (1) the responsible authority shall perform the functions of the Ministry of economy, Ministry of education and science, the Ministry of culture, Ministry of welfare, the Ministry of transport, Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of health, the environment and regional development Ministry, Ministry of agriculture and the State Chancellery. (2) the responsible authority shall, in the exercise of the third paragraph of this article, the obligations of the Minister of finance, is in functional supervision. Minister of finance functional supervision exercised by officials authorised (head of the managing authority). (3) the Responsible Authority shall have the following responsibilities: 1) participate in the development of the programming document; 2) according to the planning documents provide specific aid target results achieved, including the outcome of the results indicators of achievement and monitoring; 3) to develop this law, article 20 paragraph 13 specific aid referred to in the conditions of implementation of the objectives, ensuring, to approve the submission of the draft, which would apply in a particular fund, the European Union, and it could be attributed to the intervention category; 4) pursuant to Regulation No. 1303/2013 125. paragraph 3 of article "a" and "f" (a) to develop a draft application evaluation criteria, as well as the application of these criteria methodology; 5) on the basis of regulations No 1303/2013 article 110 paragraph 2 "a" above, to submit for approval a Monitoring Committee, paragraph 4 to this part of the criteria referred to in the application of the criteria and methodology; 6) competency to develop regulations No 1303/2013 125. paragraph 4 "d" referred to procedures; 7) according to the competency to provide the managing authority and the authority for the cooperation that is essential for these institutions; 8) according to the regulations No 1303/2013 article 125 (2), the "e" in (a) to enter the European Union fund management information system data for a specific aid target results indicators, if they do not directly result from the data entered in the system according to this law, article 12 paragraph 15 of part three; 9) use a European Union fund management information system in support of the objectives of the specific objectives and indicators for monitoring the implementation; 10) to develop and support the business control law for the Ministry of finance the initial examination of the aid scheme or individual aid project. 11) if it needs specific support objectives results achieved more effective analysis, to participate in projects of cooperation authorities carried out checks, including providing liaison authority proposals for checks the volume and time, as well as an opinion on these checks found; 12) perform other obligations provided for in this Act. (4) the responsible authority shall have the right to request and receive from the Foundation of the European Union institutions involved in the management of the information necessary for the specific purposes of aid and other responsible authorities duties. (5) the authority shall ensure that the functions that it performs under this act as the responsible authority, to be separated from other functions, including functions that it performs as the beneficiary. 12. article. The cooperation body, its obligations and rights (1) the authority for the cooperation of the Central Finance and contracting agency. (2) the authority carrying out the cooperation, the third paragraph of this article, the obligations set out in the Minister of finance is located in functional authority. Minister of finance functional responsibility exercised by officials authorised (head of the managing authority). (3) the authority shall have the following responsibilities: 1) of competence provide the managing authority and the responsible authority information which is essential for these institutions; 2) make regulations No 1303/2013 115. as article referred to "c" function, including providing advice to applicants on the draft project submissions; 3) pursuant to Regulation No. 1303/2013 125. paragraph 3 of article "a" and "f" section to make the project application selection, except for integrated territorial application to the investment project selection; 4) taking into account the legal status of the applicant in the project, close to the beneficiary of the financing agreement or the agreement on the implementation of the project, subject to the regulations No 1303/2013 125. paragraph 3 of article in subparagraph "c" of the set; 5) contract for financial instruments and fund the implementation of the Fund; 6) pursuant to Regulation No. 1303/2013 article 125 (2) "c" (a) to advise the beneficiary about the implementation of projects; 7) make regulations No 1303/2013 125. paragraph 3 of article b the functions referred to in subparagraph; 8) make regulations No 1303/2013 article 125 (2), the "e" in subparagraph (with the exception of this law, article 11 of the second paragraph of point 8), paragraph 3, "d" and "e" in subparagraph 4, paragraph "a", "b" and "c" above (with the exception of article 10 of this law the second part of paragraph 11) as well as in paragraph 5 of that function; 9) to ensure the implementation, supervision and control of project objectives and monitoring the achievement of the outcome indicators, analyze the problems in the implementation of projects and submit to the responsible authority, the managing authority and the Monitoring Committee proposals for improving the implementation of the project; 10) take a random project procurement documentation and procurement procedures for the pre-verification; 11) according to the competency to develop regulations No 1303/2013 125. paragraph 4 "d" referred to procedures; 12) check and confirm the beneficiary's payment request, prepare and submit to the certification authority with information on the expenditure to be included in the application for payment, as well as other available information and the payment application for the preparation of the closing of accounts; 13) to approve the funding requested in the application for payment of the costs, if they apply; 14) to provide information to the public, providing publicity and communications issues related to the implementation of the project; 15) according to the regulations No 1303/2013 article 125, paragraph 2 of the "d" (a) to develop and maintain a European Union fund management information system, as well as perform data entry system, if you are not using the electronic data interchange system; 16) article 20 of this law referred to in paragraph 13 of the normative act cases and commercial support of control law for the Ministry of finance for the initial evaluation of project applications; 17) perform other obligations provided for in this Act. (4) the authority has the following rights: 1), to request and receive from the The European Union fund management institutions, involved in the project and the funding of the applicant requested information necessary for the conclusion of a contract or agreement for the implementation of the project, as well as project monitoring and control; 2) according to Regulation No 1303/2013 article 132, paragraph 2, set to temporarily suspend payments to the beneficiaries. (5) the Central Finance and contracts provide for the functions that it performs under this act as a liaison body, be separated from other functions, including functions that it performs as the beneficiary. 13. article. Audit authority, its obligations and rights (1) the audit authority for the Ministry of finance. (2) the authority shall have the following responsibilities: 1) make the managing authority and the certifying authority initial conformity assessment according to regulations No 1303/2013 set out in annex XIII; 2) if the initial conformity assessment, it is concluded that the managing authority or certifying authority do not or only partially comply with regulations No 1303/2013 annex XIII criteria referred to the institution to determine appropriate actions to be taken and the time limit for correcting deficiencies; 3) to submit to the Cabinet the managing authority and the certifying authority initial conformity assessment report and opinion; 4) to inform the Cabinet, if the managing authority or certifying authority does not take the part referred to in paragraph 2, the failures; 5) If, during a routine audit, it is concluded that the managing authority or certifying authority do not or only partially comply with regulations No 1303/2013 annex XIII criteria referred to the institution to determine appropriate actions to be taken and the time limit for correcting deficiencies; 6) to inform the Cabinet, if it is a message that the European Union's introduction of the Fund may be substantially affected, or the part referred to in paragraph 5 of the current audit results show that the managing authority or certifying authority does not ensure compliance with the regulation, the institution No. 1303/2013 referred to in annex XIII criteria; 7) to inform the Cabinet, if this part 2 and 5 for the transactions referred to in points is implemented and all weaknesses are remedied; 8) make regulations No 1303/2013 article 127 of these functions. (3) the audit authority have the right to request and receive from the Foundation of the European Union involved in the management of the institutions and funding recipients the information necessary for the performance of its duties. (4) the audit authority have the right to request and receive direct access to your data, national information systems, to the extent provided for in the laws regulating the system and required audit authorities duties. (5) the Ministry of finance to provide the functions that it performs under this law as the audit authority, be separated from the other functions, including functions that it performs as the beneficiary. 14. article. Certification authority, its obligations and rights (1) the certification authority for the Treasury. (2) the certification authority has the following responsibilities: 1) on the basis of this law, article 10 paragraph 3 of part three of the managing authority referred to in the decision or Regulation No 1303/2013 article 126 "f" referred to audit authorities or under the responsibility of the audit results, temporarily suspend the operations, of the programme for the priority axis, investment priorities, the specific target or project supports the expenditure incurred under the Declaration of the European Commission in the future, and to adjust the amount of the expenditure declared in advance; 2) make regulations No 1303/2013 function referred to in article 126. (3) the certification authority has the following rights: 1) to make the European Union the implementation of inspection required to be submitted to the European Commission for approval of the report; 2) request from a European Union fund management institutions and participating in funding recipients the information required to be submitted to the European Commission for the approval of the accounts and financial records; 3) cabinet order to adjust to the European Commission submitted reports about the expenses included. (4) the State which provides for the functions that it performs under this act as a certification authority, be separated from other functions, including functions that it performs as the beneficiary. 15. article. The Monitoring Committee and its composition (1) it is the responsibility of the Monitoring Committee to monitor the implementation of the European Union funds and take other regulations No 1303/2013 and in article 49.110. (2) the composition of the Monitoring Committee, including the authorities and partners that representatives may participate in the work of the Monitoring Committee in an advisory capacity, shall be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 1303/2013 article 48 1. Personnel of the Monitoring Committee the Monitoring Committee confirmed President. (3) the Monitoring Committee shall be chaired by the head of the managing authority. (4) the managing authority shall provide the Secretariat of the Monitoring Committee. (5) the Supervisory Committee may establish one or more separate discussions of the Subcommittee. (6) the Monitoring Committee and the Subcommittee on the matter in the document, the date of filing and type of coordination arrangements, preparation of meetings and procedures and other monitoring committees and subcommittees and the functioning of internal policy issues determined by the Monitoring Committee and of the Subcommittee on rules of procedure. Rules of procedure of Regulation No. 1303/2013 article 47 paragraph 2 established and approved by the Monitoring Committee. 16. article. Transparency of activity of the Monitoring Committee (1) the Monitoring Committee shall inform the public of its activities and decisions. The issue of limiting the information under the freedom of information act. (2) the Monitoring Committee meetings are open to the public. Procedures for logging in to the participation in the meetings of the Monitoring Committee, the membership restrictions and procedures of meetings is determined by the rules of procedure of the Supervisory Committee. (3) the Supervisory Committee meeting agendas, project submission procedures, project submission evaluation criteria, project submission evaluation criteria for the application of the methodology and other draft documents, the minutes of the proceedings and the approved documents are published on the website of the Monitoring Committee, document management system. Article 17. Procurement monitoring Bureau's responsibilities and rights (1) the procurement monitoring Bureau has the following responsibilities: 1) cabinet order and quantity to ensure the project procurement documentation and procurement procedures for the pre-verification; 2) to develop the project documentation and public procurement public procurement procedures for the completion of the methodology the pre-verification (hereinafter referred to as the pirmspārbauž methodology); 3) make sure that the liaison body of the public procurement is carried out in accordance with pirmspārbauž of the pre-verification methodology. (2) the procurement monitoring Bureau has the right to request from a European Union fund management institutions and participating in funding recipients the information needed to ensure that this article is referred to in the first subparagraph, the performance of the duties. 18. article. The beneficiary's obligations and rights (1) the beneficiary has the following responsibilities: 1) ensure the implementation of the project in accordance with the European Union and the Republic of Latvia regulatory enactments and the contract for the project implementation, if the beneficiary is a person or entity; 2) to ensure the implementation of the project in accordance with the European Union and the Republic of Latvia regulatory enactments and arrangements for project implementation, if the beneficiary is direct or in direct administrative authority derived public person, or other public authority; 3) to ensure that the funds allocated for the project would be used in accordance with the principle of sound financial management, in accordance with the principles of economy, effectiveness and efficiency; 4) to ensure that project expenditure should be made directly to the achievement of the objectives of the project and the corresponding project funding allocated to the implementation of the terms and conditions of use; 5) immediately inform the liaison authority of any changes and conditions that can adversely affect the performance of the project; 6) to ensure the conservation of the project results and sustainability of the regulations No 1303/2013 article 71 and article 20 of this law referred to in paragraph 13 of the normative act under certain conditions and time-limits; 7) provide a separate accounting records for each project or code system of record keeping in respect of all transactions related to the project; 8) to provide reports and information on the implementation of the project and to provide the European Commission, the European anti-fraud Office of the European Union fund management institutions, involved in corruption prevention and combating Bureau and the procurement monitoring Bureau representatives access to all project related documents and the original accounting system, as well as the implementation of the project site. (2) the beneficiary shall have the following rights: 1) to receive European Union funding of the Fund if the project is implemented in accordance with the European Union and the Republic of Latvia laws and agreements or arrangements for the implementation of a project, subject to the procedures and time limits; 2) implement together with the project partners, pursuant to this law, article 20 and paragraph 13 of the normative act under certain conditions; 3) receive project information required for the implementation of the European Union fund management institutions and participating in the procurement monitoring Bureau. Chapter III Cabinet's competence in article 19. The managing authority and the certifying authority the approval of compliance (1) the Cabinet approved the managing authority and the certifying authority compliance with regulations No 1303/2013 (XIII) the criteria set out in the annex, on the basis of this law, article 13, second paragraph, point 3 of this assessment report and opinion. (2) if the managing authority or certifying authority does not ensure compliance with the regulation, the institution No. 1303/2013 annex XIII criteria laid down by the Cabinet of Ministers, having regard to the report of the audit authority as referred to in article 13 of this law, the second subparagraph of paragraph 6 of this article shall be repealed the decision referred to in the first paragraph of the institutions concerned with the compliance validation. (3) the Ministry of Finance shall inform the European Commission of the managing authority and the certifying authority compliance with regulations No 1303/2013 (XIII) the criteria set out in the annex hereto and changes 124. in accordance with the procedure laid down in article. 20. article. Competence of the Cabinet of Ministers of the European Union fund management in order to ensure the European Union fund management, Cabinet determines: 1) the requirements of European Union funds management and control system; 2) procedures for the management of European Union funds, the participating institutions provide the planning document preparation and implementation of European Union funds, including project selection, project application submission regulations, the contents of the selection procedures for evaluate project compliance with this law, the applicant referred to in article 23, the exclusion rules, evaluate the agreement and agreement on the implementation of the project, its contents, the closure and amendment procedures, as well as the project partners of the conditions; 3) order in which the State budget plan features projects, as well as the procedures for checking the payment requests, payments and prepare the European Commission to submit the application for payment and account lockout; 4) procedures and checks the information provided on the application of value added tax in the framework of the project and shall take a decision on the inclusion of value added tax to the project-related costs; 5) order in which provides the functions of the audit authority of European Union funds; 6) simplified conditions of application costs and order; 7) procedures for the inspection of the implementation of the project; 8) arrangements for the liaison body conduct random project procurement documentation and procurement procedures, progress and the arrangements and the pre-verification volume procurement monitoring Bureau carries out project documentation and public procurement public procurement procedures, as well as the progress in developing the pre-verification and articulates pirmspārbauž methodology; 9) procedures for reporting on the implementation of the funds of the European Union in the perceived discrepancies, scrapped, or regain withheld according to the expenses incurred, and the proportion of the financial corrections applied; 10) order in which the public information on the projects and provides the Foundation of the European Union, communication and publicity of the Visual identity requirements; 11) of European Union funds implementing monitoring and evaluation arrangements; 12) European Union fund management information systems, including electronic data exchange systems, and use; 13) aid objectives specific objectives, the available funding, the project applicant, the project partners (if they ask), the activities supported, cost incidence, as well as contract or agreement for the implementation of a project of cooling-off conditions and unilateral procedures implemented in the operational programmes of the European Union in support of the specific purpose of the Fund; 14) financial instruments and Fund for the implementation of the funds, the funds available, eligible activities and costs in terms of incidence; 15) the procedure and cases in which the managing authority and when suspending the activities of the programme for the priority axis, investment priorities, the specific target or project supports the expenditure incurred under the Declaration of the European Commission in the future, and the order in which the certification authority shall adjust the European Commission submitted reports include attributable expenses. Chapter IV application of the selection of projects and the adoption of the decision on the application of article 21 of the draft. The project application selection (1) project application selection may be: 1) open — if the project application is requesting equal competition for project approval and the application of European Union funding of the Fund; 2) limited — if above a certain project is known, the applicant shall be invited to present the project submissions. In this case, all projects approved and funded applications that meet the criteria for the evaluation of the application, if the applicant is not the subject of the project no one of this law, the exclusion referred to in article 23. (2) the authority shall carry out the cooperation project application selection according to the project application selection methodology and the project application selection rules. The project application and selection rules drawn up after consulting with the responsible authority and the managing authority shall approve the liaison body. (3) the project application selection shall include only such project submission evaluation criteria, approved by the Monitoring Committee under regulations No 1303/2013 article 110 paragraph 2 "a". (4) the notice on the application of open project selection and indication on the website that published the project application selection rules, as well as the communication on the application of open project selection extension, suspension or termination of the liaison body shall be submitted for publication in the Official Gazette of the "journal". (5) the applicant shall prepare and submit an application in accordance with the project application selection rules. (6) the decision of the Monitoring Committee on the draft application evaluation criteria for the approval and cooperation of the authorities of the decision on the application of selection rules of the project approval is final and appealable. 22. article. Project submission Evaluation Commission Project submission evaluation liaison body creates a project application to the Evaluation Commission, which is made up of at least one representative of the authority responsible for the specific purpose of the aid, and the representative of the Ministry of (if necessary). A representative of the managing authority may participate in the project application to the Evaluation Commission meeting as an observer. 23. article. Project applicant off rules (1) the liaison body rejects the submission of the project if the project the applicant who is a natural or legal person to apply any of the following cases: 1) project, the applicant or the person who is requesting the Board or Council member or prokūrist, or a person authorized to represent the applicant with the branch project related activities, with the Prosecutor's statement on penalty or judgment that entered into force and became the undisputed and non-appealable, has been convicted in any of the following offences: (a) bribery, bribery), bribes of embezzlement, bribery, illegal mediation gain acceptance or commercial bribery, b) fraud, embezzlement or money laundering, tax evasion) and those aligned with the paying d) terrorism, financing of terrorism, an invitation to terrorism, the threat of terrorism or persons in recruitment and training for terrorist acts; 2) project with the requesting competent authority decision or a court judgment which has entered into force and became the undisputed and non-appealable, is found guilty of misconduct in the form of: (a)) one or more of the conditions of employment of citizens or nationals who are not citizens of the Member States of the European Union or nationality if they were Member States of the European Union territory without authorisation, (b) the person without written) concluded in the contract of employment, tax legislation is not made within the time limit for that person to the informative declaration of workers to be submitted for a person who begins work; 3) project with the requesting competent authority decision or a court judgment which has entered into force and became the undisputed and non-appealable, is found guilty of infringement of competition law in the form of a vertical agreement, the purpose of which is to limit the buyer's ability to determine the resale price or a horizontal cartel agreement, except cases when the institution concerned, finding an infringement of competition law on cooperation in the framework of the project of the leniency applicant is exempted from fines or reduction of fines; 4) has been declared bankruptcy by the applicant of the project process, with the judgment of the Court is the legal protection process, with the decision of the Court is an out-of-court redress process, suspended or terminated the project economic activity of the applicant, the initiation of proceedings by the applicant of the project bankruptcy, suitable for rehabilitation or reconciliation or a project applicant is eliminated; 5) if the entry into force of this law, article 27 cooperation between the authorities referred to in the decision on the prohibition of the participation in the project submission. (2) liaison body does not preclude the applicant from participation in the project the project application, if the selection of the day become the undisputed and conclusive: 1) judgment of the Court of Justice, the Prosecutor's statement as punishment or other competent authority of the decision taken in the context of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1 and in paragraph 2, "a" offences referred to the application of the project to date is three years; 2) judgment of the Court or other competent authority of the decision taken in the context of the first subparagraph of paragraph 2 and in paragraph "b" referred to in paragraph 3, up to the project breaches the application date is the last 12 months. 24. article. The managing authority and the Authority's decision of cooperation (1) the managing authority and the liaison body according to the project the applicant's legal status issued administrative act or adopt regulatory decision. (2) if the applicant is a natural or legal person to the managing authority and the Authority's decision of cooperation is an administrative act. (3) if the applicant is a direct or in direct administrative authority derived public person or another public body, the managing authority and the Authority's decision of cooperation is the Board's decision. (4) referred to in the third subparagraph of decision issued in writing, and has the following parts: 1) or the managing authority the name and address of the authority; 2) addressee-— a project the applicant; 3) fact-finding; 4) Board's decision rationale; 5) a separate listing of suitable legislation (including legislation, part of a point or a point); 6) recipient of the rights granted and denied permissions; 7) conditions (if necessary); 8) liaison bodies for appeal. 25. article. Project approval submission, approval, or rejection provided an open project selection application (1) the institution of cooperation, on the basis of a draft application evaluation of the opinion of the Commission, shall decide on the approval of the project application, approval or rejection of the condition. (2) the decision on approval of the application, the project adopted if all the following conditions are met: 1) to the project the applicant not applicable none of this law, the exclusion referred to in article 23; 2) project application meets the project criteria for the evaluation of the application; specific objective 3) project application selection round is available on the financing for the project. (3) the decision on rejection of the application of the project shall be adopted if there are at least one of the following conditions: 1) to the project the applicant subject to at least one of this law, the exclusion referred to in article 23; 2) project application did not meet the project criteria for the evaluation of the application and failure in accordance with the fourth paragraph of this article shall affect the application of the essence of the project; specific objective 3) project application selection round of financing is not available within project implementation. (4) the decision on approval of the application, the project on condition of acceptance if the project the applicant must make a specific liaison bodies to fully comply with the project application to the project criteria for the evaluation of the application and the project could properly exercise. The conditions in the decision include the implementation and control of the project, subject to the application of selection rules. If any of the conditions set out in the decision are not met or are not met within the time limit laid down in that decision, the application shall be deemed to have been rejected. (5) where the application is filed after the closing date for the submission of the application, it is not evaluated. The liaison body shall inform the applicant of the project. If this part of the reasons the project application is refused and the applicant shall adopt draft refusal to an administrative court, the District Court ruling on the matter may not be appealed. 26. article. Project approval submission, approval or rejection provided limited project application selection (1) institution of cooperation, on the basis of a draft application for the evaluation of the opinion of the Commission, shall decide on the approval of the project application, approval or rejection of the condition. (2) the decision on approval of the application, the project adopted if all the following conditions are met: 1) to the project the applicant not applicable none of this law, the exclusion referred to in article 23; 2) project application meets the project criteria for the evaluation of the application. (3) the decision on rejection of the application of the project shall be adopted if there are at least one of the following conditions: 1) the applicant is not the project invited to submit a project application; 2 the applicant is subject to the project), at least one of this law, the exclusion referred to in article 23. (4) the decision on approval of the application, the project on condition of acceptance if the project the applicant must make a specific liaison bodies to fully comply with the project application to the project criteria for the evaluation of the application and the project could properly exercise. The conditions in the decision include the implementation and control of the project, subject to the application of selection rules. (5) where the applicant does not comply with the decision on approval of the application, the project provided the conditions laid down or does not meet the deadline set in the decision, the authority again a decision on approval of the application, the project on condition according to the fourth part of this article. If any of the repeating the conditions laid down in that decision are not met or are not met within the time limit laid down in that decision, the application shall be deemed to have been rejected. (6) the cabinet shall determine the order in which you examine and approve the big project (Regulations No 1303/2013, within the meaning of article 100). 27. article. The decision on the ban to the time to participate in the project application selection the liaison body shall be entitled to adopt a decision laying down the prohibition on the natural or legal person, or the person who has the legal person concerned Board or Council member or prokūrist, or a person authorized to represent the applicant with the branch project related activities, to participate in the project application selection for a period not exceeding three years from the date of entry into force of the decision of the If the person: 1) knowingly provided false information, which is essential for the assessment of the application of the project; 2) the project within the meaning of this law, knowingly provided to the liaison body of the false information or otherwise maliciously acted in connection with the implementation of a project that has been carried out on the basis of inadequate expenditure to withholding or recovery, and the liaison body has used this law, article 20, paragraph 13 of the normative act right to derogate unilaterally from the agreement for the implementation of a project. 28. article. Draft decision of the cooperation and appeals (1) an applicant may challenge this law, 25, 26 and 27 of the cooperation referred to in article authority decision leading body. Managing authorities issued the contested administrative act concerning the cooperation of the Authority's decisions may be appealed to the administrative application of the relevant District Court courthouse. The managing authority the Government adopted the decision on the contested decision made by the liaison bodies may not be appealed. (2) cooperation in the opinion of the authority of this law, article 25, or the fourth paragraph of article 26 of the fourth or fifth decision referred to the implementation of the provisions contained in the dispute and appealed in the same order and time limits as the decisions contained in the conditional execution of a prepared opinion. Opinion on the implementation of the provisions contained in the decision can be challenged and appealed the decision, also separately from the condition. (3) the decision of the opposition or appeal shall not suspend its activity. (4) the head of the managing authority shall adopt, on the basis of the submissions, the Commission's opinion. (5) the managing authority shall establish a submission, the Commission, which is made up of at least one representative of the authority responsible for the specific purpose of the aid, and the representative of the Ministry of (if necessary), if they have not been in the project application for the evaluation of the members of the Commission. 29. article. The decision deadline (1) liaison body decision on approval of the application, the project approval or rejection of the conditions shall be adopted within three months after the closing date for the submission of the application, unless specific regulations in the Act on the implementation of the objective of the aid is not specified otherwise. (2) If objective reasons in the first paragraph of this article, the time limit cannot be met, the authority may be renewed for a period not exceeding six months from the closing date for the submission of the application, notify the applicant of the project. Decision on the extension of the is arguably but not appealable. 30. article. Clarification of the application of the project the project the application after its submission until a decision on its approval, approval or rejection of the conditions is not made more precise. Chapter v procedure for settling disputes on the draft European Union funds for the implementation of article 31. Dispute resolution procedures if financing the beneficiary is the person or entity If the beneficiary is a natural or legal person, disputes relating to the contract for the project implementation, including financial resources allocated, the continuation of payment of payment or recovery, addressing the civil order. Documents prepared and adopted in the first sentence of the operations (for example, decisions, opinions, warnings, contract), not to be considered in the order of the administrative procedure. 32. article. Dispute resolution procedures if the beneficiary is direct or in direct administrative authority derived public person, or other public authority (1) where a beneficiary who has a direct or in direct administrative authority derived public person, or other public authority, and the authority of a disagreement about the decision adopted under the agreement on financial resources allocated for the payment of, the continuation of payment or other decision and agreement has been reached through negotiation beneficiary, it may challenge the leading body. (2) the Managing Authority assesses the first paragraph of this article, the requested funding application and a month from the date of receipt of the application to adopt one of the following decisions: 1) leave the cooperation of the Authority's decisions; 2) cancel the decision made by the liaison bodies fully or in any part and, if necessary, ask the institution to examine the funding of cooperation requested the objections in the light of the instructions by the managing authority; 3) issue in terms of content otherwise. (3) If objective reasons in the second paragraph of this article, the time limit cannot be met, the managing authority may be renewed for a period not exceeding four months from the date of receipt of the application, notify the applicant. (4) the information required to make the second part of the Board's decision, the managing authority is obtained by applying the procedures set out in the cooperation and information during the administrative procedure. (5) the second part of the managing authority referred to in the Board's decision is adopted may not be appealed. 33. article. Duty, going to court liaison body, going to Court of general jurisdiction for contractual disputes, a State fee shall be paid. Chapter VI final provisions article 34. The right to be acquainted with the project case (1) the applicant for a project at any stage of the proceedings has the right to consult it in case of a project submitted in the light of the second part of this article. (2) the applicant is entitled to consult the project application it submitted the assessment materials (including expert opinions, assessment protocols and decisions of the Commission) only after the entry into force of the decision on the application of the project approval, approval with conditions or disapproval. (3) the authority of the Cooperation referred to in the second subparagraph of article information provided within 10 working days of receipt of the request or within five working days of receipt of the request the applicant shall invite the project authority and the applicant within a reasonable time of mutual authority to consult with the requested information. 35. article. Freedom of information (1) natural or legal persons project thing is limited availability information until after the entry into force of the decision on the application of the project approval or rejection or opinion on the conditions contained in the decision. After that decision, or the entry into force of the draft opinion is available from the freedom of information act and regulations No 1303/2013 article 115, paragraph 2 and in annex XII and in order. (2) the direct or immediate regulatory authorities, derived public persons, or other public authorities project thing is generally available information, other than the project budget summary, including indicative project cost plan. Information on this project is available on the freedom of information act and regulations No 1303/2013 article 115, paragraph 2 and in annex XII and in order after the closing date for the submission of the application. 34. This law referred to in the second subparagraph of article information related to the application of the project evaluation is available after the entry into force of the decision on the application of the project approval, approval with conditions or disapproval. 36. article. Project costs incurred during the period of incidence project costs incurred can be considered eligible if they are incurred and paid by 1 January 2014 and this law, article 20, paragraph 13 of the normative act specified otherwise. Transitional provisions 1 the Cabinet until 2014 October 1 issue in article 8 of this law, article 20 1., 2., 3., 4. and in point 15 and article 26 of the sixth part of these provisions. 2. the Cabinet of Ministers until 2014-December 1 issue this law, article 20, paragraph 5 and 10 those rules. 3. The Cabinet of Ministers until 2015 January 1 issue 20 of this law, article 7, 8, 11 and 12 the provisions referred to in the paragraph. 4. the Cabinet of Ministers until March 1, 2015 does this law, article 20, paragraph 9 of these regulations. 5. The Cabinet of Ministers until July 1, 2015. does this law, article 20, paragraph 6 of these rules. 6. The Cabinet of Ministers to 2017 December 31 issued this law, article 20, paragraphs 13 and 14 of these rules. Informative reference to European Union directives, the law includes provisions arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009. directive 2009/52/EC laying down minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals staying illegally. The law shall enter into force on the day following its promulgation. The Parliament adopted the law in 2014 on July 3. The President a. Smith in Riga 2014 July 10