The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: law on electricity market make the electricity market Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2005, nr. 12; 2008, no. 10; Latvian journal, no. 117, 2011; 13, nr. 211) the amendments are as follows: 1. Article 1, second paragraph: make 8 and 9 point as follows: "8) — the trade in electricity business, which includes the sale and purchase of electricity electricity sales electricity users; 9) electricity trader, merchant (foreign merchant Branch), which is the business of trading electricity; " turn off 17. 2. Express article 11 second paragraph first sentence by the following: "transmission system operator electricity trade can participate only if it provides guaranteed delivery of the last of this law, in article 34 of the cases or if the electricity or power purchase and sale of balancing of the system is required, the purchase of ancillary services, transportation of electricity loss incurred by the transmission system operator's own consumption or if the system is a deviation from the normal operation or accident." 3. in article 18: make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the distribution system operator can participate in trade in electricity, if it provides guaranteed delivery of the last of this law, in article 34 of the cases or if the purchase and sale of electricity is required to cover the loss of electricity distribution system or distribution system operator's own consumption."; to supplement the article with the sixth part as follows: "(6) the distribution system operator, giving the trader the last guaranteed delivery, follow an open, non-discriminatory and market-based procedures". 4. in article 28: put the name of the article as follows: "article 28. Electricity generation in cogeneration plants, which installed electric capacity of not more than four megawatt "; make the first part as follows: "(1) a producer of electricity produced in cogeneration units that have electrical power does not exceed four megawatts, can get the right to sell electricity produced under compulsory purchase."; Replace in the second, third and fourth paragraph, the words "cogeneration plant" (the number and fold) with the words "cogeneration unit" (the number and fold); to make a fifth by the following: "(5) the public trader separate accounts of this article, the third and fourth parts in accordance with the procedure laid down in the amount of electricity purchased and their cost. This acquisition costs shall be borne by all Latvian electricity end-users in proportion to their electricity consumption, offsetting the public procurement expenditure of the trader. Eligible cost calculation shall take into account the law on the State budget for the current year the national budget allocation for compulsory purchase of some components. The purchase cost allocation calculation methodology determined by the regulator. The eligible costs and the public revenue margin traders accounting year the public traders recognize assets or obligations. " replace the seventh paragraph, the words "cogeneration plant" with the words "CHP". 5. in article 28.1: put the name of the article as follows: "article 28.1. Electricity generation in cogeneration plants, which installed electric capacity is greater than four megawatts "; make the first part as follows: "(1) a producer of electricity produced in cogeneration units installed electric capacity is greater than four megawatts, can get a right to receive a guaranteed fee for cogeneration station electric power installed."; to supplement the article with 2.1 and 2.2 the part as follows: "(21) the manufacturer that produces electricity cogeneration, which installed electric capacity is greater than four megawatts, and 31 December 2013 are used in article 28 of this law in accordance with the procedure laid down for the right to sell the electricity produced in the framework of compulsory purchase, from 1 January 2014, receives a guaranteed fee for cogeneration station installed electric power under the same conditions for operating mode , time limits and the calculation of the power components, one on cogeneration units covered by the 31 December 2013. (22) the producer, 31 December 2013 has acquired rights to electricity produced in cogeneration units installed electric capacity is greater than four megawatts, sell mandatory procurement framework, but has not started the public sale of electricity marketer, is eligible to receive a guaranteed fee for cogeneration station installed electrical capacity in accordance with the provisions of the laws on the mode of operation, time-limits and the calculation of the power components, which would apply to cogeneration station If it works it would be initiated by 31 December 2013. "; replace the third paragraph, the words "transmission system operator" with the words "public dealer"; to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the public trader separately accounted for in the third subparagraph in accordance with the procedure laid down in the payments. Costs, consisting of the payment of the installed electric power shall be borne by all Latvian electricity end-users in proportion to their electricity consumption, offsetting the public procurement expenditure of the trader. Eligible cost calculation shall take into account the law on the State budget for the current year the national budget allocation for compulsory purchase of some components. The purchase cost allocation calculation methodology determined by the regulator. The eligible costs and the public revenue margin traders accounting year the public traders recognize assets or obligations. " 6. Replace the third paragraph of article 29, the words "newspaper" journal "by the words" official publication "journal". 7. in article 29.1: replace the third paragraph, the words "transmission system operator" with the words "public dealer"; to make the fourth subparagraph by the following: "(4) the public trader separately accounted for in the third subparagraph in accordance with the procedure laid down in the payments. Costs, consisting of the payment of the installed electric power shall be borne by all Latvian electricity end-users in proportion to their electricity consumption, offsetting the public procurement expenditure of the trader. Eligible cost calculation shall take into account the law on the State budget for the current year the national budget allocation for compulsory purchase of some components. The purchase cost allocation calculation methodology determined by the regulator. The eligible costs and the public revenue margin traders accounting year the public traders recognize assets or obligations. " 8. Article 30 of the Present third paragraph as follows: "(3) the public trader separate accounts of this law article 29 and the first and second subparagraphs, 1.1 in accordance with the procedure laid down in the amount of electricity purchased and their cost. This acquisition costs shall be borne by all Latvian electricity end-users in proportion to their electricity consumption, offsetting the public procurement expenditure of the trader. Eligible cost calculation shall take into account the law on the State budget for the current year the national budget allocation for compulsory purchase of some components. The purchase cost allocation calculation methodology determined by the regulator. The eligible costs and the public revenue margin traders accounting year the public traders recognize assets or obligations. " 9. Article 32: make the third paragraph as follows: "(3) the electricity traders and the first part of this article referred to in paragraph 2, the distribution system operators in their household users advocating trade service offers include universal service offerings. The conditions and the type of the expression is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. " turn off the sixth. 10. Express, 34 and 33 article 35 the following: ' article 33. Public traders (1) Latvia has one public trader. (2) the Public trader has the following responsibilities: 1) to purchase electricity produced in cogeneration stations in 28 of this law in accordance with the procedure laid down in article; 2) to purchase electricity produced from renewable energy sources, 29 and 30 of this law in accordance with the procedure laid down in article; 3) to pay a guaranteed fee for the installed electric capacity of this law and in article 28.1, 29.1.
34. article. The last guaranteed delivery

(1) the end users who do not have a valid trade or balancing electricity service contract with one of the electricity traders and who does not receive a universal service, is entitled to receive the guaranteed supply of electricity to the last. The last guaranteed delivery to end-users ensure the system operator or this law, article 18 of the sixth order designated electricity trader. (2) the distribution system operator is of this law article 18, third subparagraph, the cases are entitled to electricity supplies in the last guaranteed. The last guaranteed delivery of the distribution system operator shall provide the system operator with networks is a member of the distribution system operator. (3) the order in which you define and publish the last guaranteed delivery price that this article is referred to in the first paragraph and the second end users referred to distribution system operators, regulated by the Cabinet of Ministers, providing a pricing procedure price to motivate the end-user and the distribution system operator to close the electricity trade or balancing service contract.
35. article. End user right to change electricity traders (1) the end user is right on the first of each month without limits change the electricity traders. The system operator shall ensure the electricity traders change within a period not exceeding 14 days. (2) the cabinet shall determine the order in which the end user is entitled to change the electricity retailer. " 11. transitional provisions be supplemented with 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 and 39 of the following paragraph: "32. in addition to this law, article 33 obligations referred to in the second subparagraph, which fulfil a public merchant, from 1 January 2014, it pays a guaranteed fee for the installed electric capacity of this law and article 28.1 29.1 in the order and, subject to the non-discriminatory treatment, ensure switching contracts concluded in advance on the basis of which payments are made for the CHP in the installed electrical capacity. 33. The Cabinet of Ministers until 2014 April 1 article 32 of this law shall be issued in the third subparagraph of article 34, third paragraph, and article 35, second paragraph of those provisions. Until the date of entry into force of rules, but no longer than up to 2014 is in effect April 1 Cabinet of 29 November 2011 rules no 914 "electricity sales and use", in so far as they do not conflict with this Act. 34. The Governor until 1 March 2014 manages article 28 of this law in the fifth subparagraph, fourth subparagraph of article 28.1, the fourth paragraph of article 29.1 and 30 in the third subparagraph of article these regulations. To the relevant legislation into force, but not longer than until 1 March 2014 to apply to the Governor in Council on 28 august 2013 decision No 1/9 approved Compulsory purchase components in the calculation methodology. 35. If the user does not have the effect of household the existing trade agreement with traders of electricity for supply of electricity to the user from 1 April 2014, the supply of electricity for this user to ensure current dealer under the universal service conditions of the offer. The user is obliged according to pay for services received. 36. From 1 April 2014 the public duties of a trader, merchant, of which 31 March 2014 has a valid licence to trade in electricity, the subsidiary company established in the electricity traders register (hereinafter public duties accepting merchants). 37. Public duties accepting merchants within 12 months of public merchant duties compensated for the previous launch of the merchant's obligation to the public to the bottler market price exceeds the cost of the compulsory purchase and received the mandatory procurement component, the difference between the payment for the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013. 38. the public obligation of the transferee of the trader within 12 months of public merchant duties compensated for the previous launch of the merchant's obligation to the public to the bottler market price exceeds the cost of the compulsory purchase and received the mandatory procurement component, as well as the difference between the duty paid a guaranteed fee for cogeneration station installed electric power for the period 1 January 2014 to 31 March 2014. These costs are borne by all Latvian electricity end-users in proportion to their electricity consumption, public spending will offset the dealer. The purchase cost allocation calculation methodology determined by the regulator. 39. the amendment to article 1 of this law, for the exclusion of paragraph 17, article 32 of the third part of the expression of the new version and sixth off, as well as 33.34.35, and the expression of the new version enters into force in 2014 on April 1. " The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2014. The Parliament adopted the law in 2013. on 6 November. The President a. Smith 2013 in Riga on November 27.