The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws of the Republic of Latvia: for the international treaties law aims to establish international agreements of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter international agreements), execution, denunciation and other international agreements.
I. General provisions article 1. International treaties are agreements — regardless of how this arrangement — named after the Republic of Latvia, by writing under international public law entered into with foreign States or other subjects of international law.
2. article. International treaties of the Republic of Latvia in international agreements concluded, transnational contracts and the interdepartmental agreement.
II. International agreements article 3. The Parliament of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter referred to as Parliament) can adopt a decision on the conclusion of the international agreement of any decision determining a specific contract for the person responsible for the preparation and the scope and content of the mandate.
The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision on the conclusion of an international agreement, except for article 7 of this law is provided for in the contracts.
4. article. The President, Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs without special authorisation can negotiate international contracts, to reconcile their text and sign these contracts, pursuant to this law, the provisions of article 3.
5. article. Cabinet members within their competence, without special authorisation may negotiate the conclusion of international treaties and their text.
Diplomatic missions of the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Latvia to the heads or representatives of accredited international conferences, international organizations or their institutions without special authorisation may negotiate the conclusion of international agreements and the text only with this representation in the country of residence, or of the relevant international organisation of its institutions.
The persons referred to in this article may sign international treaties only after appropriate powers.
6. article. If a decision on the conclusion of an international treaty adopted by the Saeima, the mandate of the negotiating and signing of the contract shall be issued by the Parliament and signed by the President.
If a decision on the conclusion of the international agreement adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers, negotiating and signing of the contract shall be issued by a decision of the Cabinet of Ministers and signed by the Prime Minister or Foreign Minister.
The token must be specified in accordance with the mandate of the Parliament or the Cabinet decision.
7. article. Transnational contracts are concluded the following international treaties: 1) peace treaty;
2) contracts for transnational relations;
3) contracts for the armed forces of the Republic of Latvia and the dislocation; : 4) contracts for the borders of the Republic of Latvia;
5) contracts for the participation of the Republic of Latvia, the Customs Union, a free trade area and the economic, military and political Union;
6) contracts for foreign armed forces and their status in the territory of the Republic of Latvia.
8. article. Intergovernmental agreements are approved by the Saeima adopted the law on the basis of which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is preparing the ratification of the articles signed by the President and the Foreign Minister līdzparakst.
9. article. The Parliament has also approved the following international treaties: 1) that pass a legislative path to be settled;
2) other contracts if the ratification of the Treaty provided for directly in the text or if it was requested in the Cabinet submissions motivated.
10. article. The exchange of instruments of ratification of the article made by the President or the Foreign Minister or his authorized person.
The Foreign Ministry's international treaty ratification in exchange of notes and inform about the necessary requirements to entry into force of the Treaty in the territory of the Republic of Latvia, as well as to deposit the instrument of accession with the depositary of international treaties and transmit.
11. article. Pursuant to this law, the provisions of article 7 of the decision on accession to the multilateral international treaties adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers, except when: 1) provided for in the Treaty of accession of the other;
2) paid the membership fee, not previously provided for the State budget.
In these cases, the law on accession to the international treaty adopted by the Saeima.
III. International treaty implementation and denunciation article 12. The Cabinet of Ministers is responsible for the obligations under international treaties.
13. article. If an international agreement that has been approved by the Saeima provides for different rules than the laws of the Republic of Latvia, of the international agreement are applied.
14. article. A decision on the international treaty denunciation or suspension of the Cabinet of Ministers adopted.
If an international treaty approved by or act on accession adopted by the Parliament, the law on such a denunciation of the international agreement, the suspension or revocation of accession adopted by the Saeima.
IV. International contract accounting and publishing article 15. International Treaty counting is handled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, informed of the entry into force of the Treaty, the extension of the suspension of activity» and termination.
16. article. All international treaties and their Latvian language translations are published in the Official Gazette of the Government of the Republic of Latvia and «parliamentary and Cabinet of Ministers reporting».
The Parliament adopted the law of 13 January 1994.
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga on 26 January 1994.