The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: On 2 February 1971, the Convention on Wetlands of international importance, especially as Waterfowl living environment article 1. 2 February 1971 in Ramsar signed the Convention on Wetlands of international importance, especially as Waterfowl living environment (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) with this law is accepted and approved. 2. article. With this law and in accordance with article 2 of the Convention is the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry prepared international importance wetlands of Latvia (hereinafter list). 3. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. To put this law by law referred to in article 1 of the Convention and its translation into Latvian language, as well as the law list referred to in article 2. 4. article. Environmental protection of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of regional development performs functions of the Coordinator in the implementation of the Convention. 5. article. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia on the basis of this law and in accordance with article 9 of the Convention, prepare accession article to send to the Director-General of UNESCO. 6. article. With the accession to the article and in accordance with article 2 of the Convention, paragraph 4 of this law, is sent to the list referred to in article 2. 7. article. The Convention shall enter into force on 9 and 10 thereof, within the time limit laid down in the article and in order. The Parliament adopted the law of 29 March 1995. The President g. Ulmanis in Riga, 1995 April 5, of the Convention on Wetlands of international importance, especially as Waterfowl living environment of Ramsar, 1971 2 February, corrected to 3 December 1982 the Paris Protocol the Contracting Parties, recognizing the human and environmental interdependencies, respecting the important ecological functions of wetlands in water regime regulation, which provides the characteristic flora and fauna, especially waterfowl, living environment, expressing confidence that the wetlands are the resources of major economic, cultural, scientific and recreational value, the loss of which would be irreparable, wanting to stop people progressive encroachment and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing that waterfowl season will cross borders and migration is regarded as international resources, expressing confidence that the wetlands and their flora and fauna protection can be ensured by combining far-sighted national policies with coordinated international action have agreed as follows: article 1 1. In this Convention to understand floodplain wetlands, medicines and peat bog or water area-natural or artificial, permanent or pārplūstoš, which is stagnant or flowing water, freshwater, brackish or salty water, t.sk. the sea proper, which depth low tide does not exceed 6 meters. 2. for the purposes of this Convention waterfowl are referred to those birds that are ecologically dependent on wetlands. 2. Article 1 each Contracting Party shall determine the wetlands within its territory for inclusion in a "wetland of international importance, hereinafter referred to as" the list "list" and kept in accordance with article 8 of the established Office. The boundaries of each wetland is precisely defined and marked map; These may include rivers, lakes or coastal zones adjacent to the wetlands, and Islands of the sea and the swimming pool, which is during the low tide about 6 meters deep and is located in the wetland areas, especially if they are important as Waterfowl living environments. 2. the Wetlands for inclusion in the list to choose, based on their importance in the international ecology, Botany, zoology, limnoloģij or hydrology. First, they should be included in the list in international importance wetlands where birds at any time of year. 3. the inclusion in a list of Wetlands do not deny the Contracting Parties exclusive sovereign rights to the existing wetlands in their territory. 4. Each Contracting Party shall establish at least one wetland to be included in the list, the Convention signing or depositing the instrument of ratification or the membership document, as provided for in article 9. 5. Each Contracting Party shall have the right to add to the list of existing wetlands in their territory, to extend the list of existing site boundaries or, due to the urgent national interests, to eliminate or reduce these wetlands. About changes as soon as possible, inform the organization or Government responsible for the Permanent Bureau's obligations, as referred to in article 8. 6. Each Contracting Party must act in accordance with international obligations for migratory waterbirds, and judicious use of knowledge-both when drawing up the list, both with the power to change your application list on the territory of its wetlands. 3. Article 1 the Contracting Parties shall formulate and implement their planning so as to facilitate the protection of wetlands included in the list and use it wisely as possible in its own territory. 2. Each Contracting Party shall ensure the situation for operational information, if in its territory and in the wetlands of ecological character count is changed, the change or potential change due to technological processes, pollution or other human interference. The following content to be served without delay it organization or Government responsible for the execution of the duties of the Permanent Bureau, as referred to in article 8. 4. Article 1 each Contracting Party shall promote the wetlands and waterbirds, determining wetland natural restrictions regardless of whether this site is included in the list, as well as to ensure the necessary monitoring. 2. If a Contracting Party in its urgent national interest eliminates or reduces the wetlands included in the list, it should be compensated for losses of wetlands Fund, especially creating new natural restrictions for waterfowl and ensuring the protection of the same or another site with an appropriate living environment. 3. Contracting Parties shall support research, as well as the exchange of data and publications on wetlands, their flora and fauna. 4. The Contracting Parties shall endeavour to master it to increase waterfowl populations in the wetland. 5. The Contracting Parties shall promote the training of competent specialists in the management of wetlands research and monitoring. 1. Article 5 the Contracting Parties shall consult on the fulfilment of the obligations laid down in the Convention, especially where the wetland is located in more than one Contracting Party or contracting parties have a common ūdensbasein. At the same time, they must endeavour to coordinate and realize current and future policies and regulations regarding wetlands and their flora and fauna. Article 6 (see Amendment 1) (1). the Contracting Parties shall convene a Conference for the necessary wetlands and waterbirds. 2. Conferences should be advisory in nature and must be competent: (a) to discuss the implementation of this Convention); (b)) discuss the corrections and additions to the list; (c) to examine the information for the list) in this wetland ecological character changes in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 3; (d)) to provide the Contracting Parties of the General or special recommendations on wetlands, their flora and fauna protection, management and rational use; (e) request the relevant international) organizations to prepare reports and statistical material about issues with respect to Wetlands International. 3. The Contracting Parties shall ensure that those responsible at all levels for wetlands management should be aware and take account of recommendations issued following a Conference on wetlands, their flora and fauna protection, management and rational use. Article 7 (see adjustments) 1. Contracting Parties to such conferences should be sent according to the experts, taking into account their knowledge and experience gained in scientific, leading or other relevant work. 2. Each Contracting Party represented at the Conference has one vote, but the recommendations shall be adopted by a simple majority, if not participating in the vote, less than half of the parties represented. 1. Article 8 international wildlife and natural resources protection association to perform a permanent office duties under this Convention until the 2/3 majority is not appointed to the other organization or management. 2. the permanent tasks of the Office include the following: (a) to convene and) to help organize the Conference, as referred to in article 6; (b)) to keep the international importance of wetlands to the list and to inform the Contracting Parties of any additions, deletions or restrictions concerning wetlands included in the List provided for under article 2, paragraph 5; (c)) to receive information from contracting parties of any changes in the ecological character of wetlands included in the list in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 3; (d)) to submit notification of any amendments to the list or the wetlands include ecological characteristics in all Contracting Parties, as well as to organize this discussion in the next Conference; e) notify the Contracting Party concerned, the Conference adopted recommendations on the nature of the wetlands included in the list of changes or amendments to the list. Article 9 of this Convention 1 for an indefinite period remains open for signature. 2. any United Nations or any specialized agency or the International Atomic Energy Agency or the Statute of the International Court of Justice may become a member of this Convention: (a) signature without the ratification provisions); (b) the rules of ratification) signature followed by ratification; c) accession. 3. Ratification or joining the exercises, ratification or accession article to the Director-General of UNESCO (hereinafter called "the librarian"). 10. Article 1 this Convention shall enter into force four months after the 7 States have become parties to this Convention in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 9. 2. this Convention shall enter into force for each Contracting Party four months after the date of signature, without taking into account the submitted the instrument of ratification or instrument of ratification or accession the application time. Article 10 (repeated) in the text of this Convention can correct for the meeting of the parties convened for that purpose in accordance with this article. 2. Amendment proposals may be submitted by any Contracting Party. 3. the text of each proposed amendment and the reasons must be notified to the organization or Government that carried out the duties of the Permanent Bureau in the framework of this arrangement (hereinafter referred to as "the Office"), and the Office, it must promptly notify all Contracting Parties. The Contracting Parties shall be submitted to the Bureau for the text comments within 3 months after the receipt of the correction. The Bureau immediately after the last day of the period for submission of comments, communicate to this day of all the comments submitted by the parties. 4. one third of the Contracting Parties ' written request the Office shall convene the meetings of the parties to consider the revisions, submitted in accordance with paragraph 3 of the said provisions. The Bureau of the meeting time and place should be reconciled with the Contracting Parties. 5. Fixes are adopted by a two-thirds majority of the Contracting Parties present and voting. 6. The Contracting Parties adopted the amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month after two thirds of the parties have submitted to the depositary of acceptance. Any Contracting Party which submitted instruments of acceptance after the date on which the instrument of acceptance submitted by two-thirds of the Contracting Parties, the fourth amendment shall enter into force on the first day of the month following their filing documents. 1. Article 11 This Convention is in force for an indefinite period. 2. Any Contracting Party may withdraw from the Convention, 5 years after the entry into force of that party, by giving written notification to the depositary. No waiver shall be valid for four months from the date of receipt of the notification. Article 12 Depositary 1 must immediately inform all States which have signed the Convention and is in the capture, on the following: (a) the signing of the Convention); (b) ratification of the Convention) serving documents; (c) the admission of the documents of the Convention); (d)), the date of entry into force of the Convention; e) waiver of the application of the Convention. 2. When this Convention has entered into force, the document must be checked by the recipient to the Secretariat of the United Nations in accordance with article 102 of the Charter.   Confirming this, the undersigned duly authorised representatives in.   Drawn Ramsar 1971 2 February day in one in English, French, German and Russian, and the original texts are equally authentic, and shall be made to the depositary, which will send the text to the correct copies of all Contracting Parties. _____ _____ _____ _____ * In accordance with the final act of the Conference on the adoption of the Protocol, the librarian gave the second Conference of the Contracting Parties with an official text variants, of which the Arabic, Chinese and Spanish, prepared in consultation with the interested Governments and with the participation of the Office.   International importance wetlands of Latvia list no name area (ha) Area parishes 1. Engure Lake 18 000 Talsi Talsi mērsrags ķūļciems Tukums zentene Tukums 2. Engure Lake 1200 Kaņier Lapmežciem Teič 3, Tukums and Pelečār swamp of 24 000 Madona-Madona Murmastiene barkava Madona mētriena Jēkabpils atašiene Preiļi rudzāti articles 6 and 7 of the Convention for the amendment to international importance wetlands for waterfowl, especially as a living environment adopted by the participants in the Conference of 28 May 1987 in article 6 1 Is to establish the Conference of the parties to review the implementation of the Convention and will stimulate. Article 8, paragraph 1, the Office of the Conference of the Parties shall convene ordinary meetings not less than once every three years, unless the Conference decides otherwise, but extraordinary meetings-if writing requires at least one-third of the Contracting Parties. Each Conference of the parties to the current meeting to decide the next routine meeting time and place. 2. The Conference of the parties is entitled to: (a)) (hereinafter referred to as the previous text) b) adopt other recommendations or decisions in order to promote the Convention. 3. (as in the previous text) 4. The Conference of the Parties shall adopt rules of procedure for each meeting. 5. The Conference of the Parties shall determine and monitor the financial rules of the Convention. At each ordinary meeting, it shall adopt a budget for the next financial period by a two-thirds majority at the party and no. 6. Each Contracting Party shall contribute to the budget in accordance with the table of contributions adopted unanimously by those present and voting Contracting Parties during the Conference. 1. Article 7 the Contracting Parties on such conferences should be sent according to the experts, taking into account their knowledge and experience gained in scientific, leading or other relevant work. 2. Each Contracting Party represented at the Conference to own one, and the recommendations, decisions and resolutions adopted by the Parties present and voting, a simple majority if the agreement does not provide for different arrangements.