The Saeima has adopted and the President issued the following law: amendments to the law "on State Presidential operation" make law "on ensuring the activities of the President of the Republic of Latvia (Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1995, nr. 24; 1999, no. 23; Latvian journal, 2011, 56 no; 13, no. 191) the following amendments: 1. in article 5: turn off the fourth part of the second sentence; to supplement the article with a fifth by the following: "(5) the Office's internal legislation issued on the basis of the Government machine." 2. Supplement article 6 the second subparagraph with the following text: "contract of employment with these officials can terminate at any time, without notice. Decision on the conclusion of the contract of employment or termination is a political decision. " 3. Article 10: replace point 1 of the first paragraph, the number "50" with the number "85"; turn off the first part of paragraph 2; make the first part of paragraph 3 as follows: "3 in one car) use, acquisition or lease of which does not exceed the car's double the value of acquisition or rental, in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers issued regulations are entitled the national regulatory authorities in an official (employee);"; Add to article 2.1 part as follows: "(21) if the person who took the post of President, a post that occupying person in accordance with the laws and regulations are also intended to ensure the protection of the country's (security), the Cabinet will decide on the modalities of ensuring State protection (security) in this case." to supplement the article with the fourth and fifth by the following: "(4) in the case of the registry, in assessing the nature of the measure in question and the President's work schedule, provide to the person who took the post of President, entertainment room residence of the President. (5) a Person who held the post of the President, may be totally or partially withdraw from social referred to in this article, by the guarantee application to the head of the registry. "
4. in article 11: to supplement the first part with the words "except this article in part 1.1"; Add to article 1.1 part as follows: "(11) a Person who held the post of President, while it performs a member of Parliament, Cabinet members or the Parliamentary Secretary, the first part of article 10 paragraph 1 of the pension costs not specified in the. This person, in the exercise of this part of the said duties, choose which car will be used, if it is provided in the relevant post in the Department of transportation. "
5. in article 15: turn off in the first paragraph, the words "except in the second part of this article, provided it is in the public domain and"; Add to the first paragraph with the following text: "gifts with historic, scientific, artistic or other cultural value can also be kept in the Latvian National Museum of art, the National History Museum of Latvia or the National Library of Latvia. The order in which the President accepts gifts, and gift acceptance limits determined by the law "On Prevention of conflict of interest in the activities of public officials". to turn off the second part of the article.
6. Transitional provisions: replace the words "transitional provisions" with the words "transitional provisions"; believe the current text of the transitional provisions of paragraph 1; transitional provisions be supplemented with 2, 3, 4 and 5 of paragraph by the following: "2. the amendment of article 10 of this law, the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the monthly pension increase, the exclusion of paragraph 2 and article with the addition of the fourth subparagraph shall not apply to those individuals who occupied the post of President until July 7, 2011. Amendment of article 10 of this law, the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, the monthly pension increase is also applied to the President, who takes office July 8, 2011. People who took the post of President until July 7, 2011, apply the provisions of this law that was in effect at the relevant social guarantees. 3. Amendment of article 10 of this law in the first part of the expression in paragraph 3 of the new version and use the car to be the determination of selection criteria does not apply to cars, which until the date of entry into force of the amendment should be put to use people who occupied the post of President. 4. Article 11 of this law in part 1.1 limit does not apply to persons who took up the post of President until July 7, 2011. 5. The person who took the post of President until July 7, 2011, the surviving spouse and first-degree relative has the right to block the use of the person who took the post of the President, the State granted use apartment or after the death of a person took the post of the President, but not longer than one year. " The Parliament adopted the law in 2013 on December 5. The President a. Smith 2013 in Riga on December 20.