Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 272 in Riga in 2008 (April 15. No 24 22) amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers of 16 May 2006, the Regulation No 400 ' provisions on environmental protection requirements for petrol stations, petroleum bases and mobile containers ' Issued in accordance with the law "on pollution" in article 11, the second paragraph of point 9, article 12, the second and 2.1 part 1. make Cabinet of 16 May 2006, the Regulation No 400 ' provisions on environmental protection requirements for petrol stations, petroleum bases and mobile containers "(Latvian journal , 2006, 89., nr. 190) the following amendments: 1. Express 3 by the following: "3. the petrol filling stations or oil base civil design of the preparatory period, the operator shall ensure groundwater and soil research, evaluating the initial pollution for lead (Pb) and the total amount of petroleum products and hydrocarbons-monoaromātisk benzene, toluene, ethyl and xylene (BTEX)-amount thresholds, based on the provisions on soil and soil quality standards and rules on surface and groundwater quality standards. Review of the original pollution the operator shall submit the relevant national environment service regional environmental Board (hereinafter the regional environmental Office). The report shall include ground water monitoring systems fitted the description based on underground water research results. "; 1.2. the deletion of the second sentence of paragraph 4; 1.3. make 5, 6 and 7 point as follows: "5. Observing the ground water gas stations or oil base during operation, according to the characteristics of the system of observation and on the basis of this provision in paragraph 3 and in annex 2 of these requirements, the operator shall ensure the level of ground water and surface oil layer thickness measurements by means of boreholes, determine the dissolved oil products concentration in ground water samples, or, if it is not technically possible to take groundwater samples measured concentrations of volatile oil of cilmiež in the air. The operator every year until March 1 to submit regional environmental administration groundwater monitoring results (annex 4) for the previous year. 6. Ground water observation operator supports not less than twice a year. If groundwater observed in at least two consecutive years and in accordance with the laws and regulations on surface and groundwater quality standards established criteria of pollution have been found floating oils, as well as dissolved oil products concentration in the ground water will not rise and does not exceed the limit values laid down by the regional environmental governance after the operator receiving the application reduces the frequency of observation of petrol stations or oil depots to every two years. 7. If the gas station or oil base or from the switch removed tanks, gas stations or oil base operator before fuel stations or oil base closure ensure groundwater and soil studies, based on the law on soil and soil quality standards and rules on surface and groundwater quality standards laid down in the soil and groundwater assessment criteria. Overview of the underground water pollution and soil exploration operator shall provide the regional environmental governance. "; 1.4. to supplement the provisions under 7.1 points as follows: 7.1 4 of these rules. "above groundwater observation well network technical passport (annex 3), referred to in paragraph 5 for ground water observation results (annex 4) for the previous year and report referred to in paragraph 7 of the underground water and soil pollution research operator may also be submitted electronically by sending an electronic signature and a time stamp approved groundwater monitoring results for the previous year and an overview of groundwater and soil contamination surveys on regional environmental administration electronic mail, as well as groundwater monitoring well network technical passport to the Latvian Environmental Geology and Meteorology Agency's electronic mail address. Electronic documents submitted must comply with the legislation on electronic document design, the development, storage and circulation of State and local government institutions, arrangements and electronic document circulation between State and local authorities or between the latter and the natural or legal persons. "; 1.5. make paragraph 10 by the following: "10." take the underground water and soil samples and perform their analysis allowed the accredited laboratories that are accredited by the national agency "Latvian National Accreditation Bureau" to the standard LVS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005 "the competence of testing and calibration laboratories-General requirements" and for which the Ministry of Economic Affairs has published a notice in the newspaper "journal", or laboratories that are accredited in other Member States of the European Union In Turkey or the European economic area countries. "; 1.6. delete paragraph 10.1. 1.7. to make 13.5. the second sentence of subparagraph by the following: "gas stations or oil base operator to immediately find out the contamination of ground water in order to assess the damage caused to the environment."; 1.8. make 14 the following: "14. If a fuel spill environment has caused or may cause damage to the environment, emergency and rehabilitation measures carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations on the prevention and rehabilitation measures and procedures for the invaluable and incalculable environmental damage prevention, emergency and rehabilitation activities ". 1.9. the express section 15.1 the following wording: "15.1. fuel and water impermeable pavement boards of pretinfiltrācij work area below the refuelling equipment and around the tank filling equipment (annex 5)."; 1.10. Express 17.1. subparagraph by the following: "17.1 checking out accredited conformity assessment bodies, which are accredited by the national agency" Latvian National Accreditation Bureau "to the standard LVS EN ISO/IEC 17020:2005" the main criteria for different types of bodies performing inspection "and for which the Ministry of Economic Affairs has published a notice in the newspaper" journal ", or laboratories that are accredited in other Member States of the European Union, Turkey or the European economic area countries."; 1.11. deletion of annex 1; 1.12. Express 3. attachment the following: "3. the Cabinet of Ministers of 16 May 2006, regulations no 400 groundwater observation well network technical passport



1.13. Express annex 4 by the following: "4. in the annex to Cabinet of 16 May 2006, regulations no 400 underground water monitoring results for petrol station/oil base territory ________. the year 1.14 express 9. point 4 of the annex by the following:" 4. the vapour concentration using gas analysers, fixed: 4.1. measurements shall be made to the full business day (at least seven hours); 4.2. measurements shall be carried out continuously or intermittently; 4.3. If measurements are made with breaks every hour at least four measurements; 4.4. the permissible error of measurement equipment calibration inaccuracies or procedure may not exceed 10% of the measured values; 4.5. measuring feature at least 95% of cases to ensure sensitivity 3 g/Nm3. "; 1.15. Express 11. point 3 of the annex by the following: "3. paragraph 1 of this annex does not apply to steam leakage through the mobile containers pressure reduction valves and steam loss on the process of measuring, using mērstien, which verified according to the regulations of the state metrological control of measuring instruments subject to list and on the means of measuring repetitive verification, verification, verification of certificates and marks, as well as on the mobile containers which are started before 1 March 2000. '; 1.16. Replace annex 13 paragraph 10, second sentence, the word "instruments" with the words "metering". 2. This provision subparagraph 1.6 and 1.5 shall enter into force on January 1, 2011.
Prime Minister i. Godmanis Environment Minister r. vējonis