Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 714 in Riga in 2007 (23 October. No 59 15. §) rules on Latvia's national positions on matters of private international law of development, coordination and approval of the international unification of private law and the statutes of the Institute for execution of the obligations Issued under the Cabinet of Ministers Act article 14 equipment, first paragraph, point 3 i. General questions 1. determines the order in which it is developed, coordinated and approved the national position of the Republic of Latvia and international private law between matters (hereinafter referred to as the UNIDROIT), as well as the arrangements for the representation of the Republic of Latvia on the international unification of private law Institute (UNIDROIT) provided for in the statutes for the enforcement of its patent. 2. position: development of UNIDROIT 2.1 before the UNIDROIT draft legislation in the first review meeting of the UNIDROIT or expert working group;
2.2. If you need to make amendments or additions to the approved UNIDROIT;
2.3. If the UNIDROIT meeting this issue concerns the interests of the Republic of Latvia. 3. the position of the signature on the UNIDROIT UNIDROIT positions responsible for drawing up a special Ministry or Cabinet Secretariat (hereinafter referred to as the responsible authority) Minister and approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. II. information received From UNIDROIT evaluation and UNIDROIT project development positions 4. Embassy of the Italian Republic (hereinafter referred to as the Embassy) following receipt of the information from the UNIDROIT secretariat immediately recorded and the next day sent electronically or, if this is not possible, by post, the Ministry of Justice and the State Chancellery and the Foreign Ministry for information. 5. in the light of the content of the information received by the Embassy, the Ministry of Justice and the State Chancellery, mutual consultation, within two working days, consider whether you need to prepare the UNIDROIT. 6. If the position of the UNIDROIT to prepare is not needed, the Ministry of Justice and the national Office received information notes, and the Ministry of Justice one workday of information sent electronically (to the official e-mail address) or, if this is not possible, by post to the knowledge of the authority which has competence in information provided by the Embassy. 7. If the evaluation of the received information of UNIDROIT, the Ministry of Justice and the national Office finds that there is a need to develop a position on UNIDROIT, the Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the State Chancellery within three working days after the Embassy information evaluation jointly by the authority and the UNIDROIT development jointly heading authority (hereinafter referred to the responsible authority). 8. The Ministry of Justice, within two working days after the competent authorities and the authorities jointly shall determine those bodies with information on the shares or of the authority responsible for the determination of the authority, as well as information on the time until which the UNIDROIT draft and develop positions must be submitted to the Cabinet for approval. 9. If the authority opposes the establishment of a responsible authority or the Agency, it owned 10 days under point 8 of these rules this disclosure in writing inform the Justice Ministry and the State Chancellery. In this case the Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the State Chancellery shall organise an inter-institutional meeting and within three working days, send to the responsible authority, taking over authority and authority involved in the invitation to the inter-agency meeting. Inter-institutional meeting shall decide on the responsible authorities and the authorities jointly. 10. If a meeting of the inter-agency bodies fail to agree for the responsible authorities and the establishment of the authority, jointly determining authority and the authority taking over down the Prime Minister. 11. If the responsible authority or jointly responsible authority 10 days after this point 8 of the rules of receipt of the information referred to is not in writing informed the State Chancellery and the Ministry of Justice for the determination of the opposition to the authority or body, considered taking over, the authority responsible for determining its authority or taking over the body. 12. the participating institutions are: 12.1. The Ministry of Justice-in all cases;
12.2. the State Chancellery-in all cases;
12.3. The Ministry of finance-if the UNIDROIT position be included in questions affecting State and local government budget;
12.4. The regional development and local government Ministry positions covered by UNIDROIT – if questions affect the competence of the municipal or local government budget. 13. in cooperation with the responsible authority to the responsible authority (if one is specified): 13.1. Unidroit draft position drawn up according to the UNIDROIT positions sample form (annex);
13.2. If necessary, the position of the UNIDROIT project preparation to set up a working group, composed of representatives of the participating institutions included, and, if necessary, the experts and other persons. III. the UNIDROIT draft position reconciliation and the approval of 14. for the opinion of the responsible authority in the UNIDROIT draft positions with the UNIDROIT draft legislation and other materials to be dealt, if any, and the views of the Republic of Latvia Latvian and English (if the information submitted by the Embassy stated that the views of the Republic of Latvia on specific questions be submitted in writing to the UNIDROIT) sent: 14.1. share authority, if one is set;
14.2. the participating institutions;
14.3. other institutions, experts, or persons, if the responsible authority consider it necessary. 15. the authority, expert or person shall deliver an opinion on the UNIDROIT draft positions within two weeks after receipt of the draft UNIDROIT heading for reconciliation. If the opinion of the Ministry or a special task, the Secretariat of the Minister and signed by the Secretary of State. In the opinion of the Ministry of Justice may sign also under-Secretary of State legislative issues. The opinion of the responsible authority shall send by mail and electronically. 16. the opinion shall mention the objections and proposals. The proposals, as well as experts and the views of others are recommendations. 17. If the authorities supported the UNIDROIT draft position without argument or opinion on the UNIDROIT draft position on the shower only to proposals or have not delivered an opinion within two weeks, the UNIDROIT draft position is considered to be coherent and responsible authority shall prepare the draft UNIDROIT position together with the UNIDROIT draft legislation and other materials to be dealt, if any, and shall be submitted to the Cabinet meeting. 18. If opinions have indicated opposition, the responsible authority shall, in cooperation with the consortium consisting of performing one of the following: 18.1. take into account the objections duly clarified the position of the UNIDROIT draft and submit to the Minister the Cabinet meeting;
18.2. convene an interinstitutional conciliation meeting to reach agreement on the objections, which are not taken into account or disregarded, and invite representatives of their authorities, experts and persons that UNIDROIT draft position was sent for an opinion. 19. If the interinstitutional conciliation meeting fails to reach an agreement on the statement of objections, which are not taken into account or disregarded, the responsible authority shall submit to the UNIDROIT draft positions before the Cabinet Committee meeting, to reach agreement on the objections, which are not taken into account or partially taken into account. 20. the UNIDROIT draft positions for interinstitutional conciliation meeting or Cabinet Committee meeting of the responsible authority, if necessary, clarify the UNIDROIT draft position, and the Minister of the responsible authority shall submit the draft UNIDROIT positions for consideration by the Cabinet meeting. IV. position of the UNIDROIT representation UNIDROIT, reporting services, and next steps 21. Responsible authorities representing UNIDROIT representative position in the UNIDROIT meeting, 10 days after the relevant UNIDROIT meeting shall prepare a report on the meeting of the service results. The report shall contain the following information: 21.1. the representatives who participated in the meeting;
21.2. brief description of the question under consideration, and the purpose of the meeting (a reference to the previous meeting, if such has been);
21.3. the issues discussed at the meeting;
21.4. the opinions expressed by other countries;
21.5. the representatives of the Republic of Latvia the views expressed;
21.6. the decisions taken by the meeting;
21.7. the conclusion of the meeting;
21.8. further action is required to indicate the specific tasks, tasks, deadlines and authority responsible for further necessary action. 22. Also present a number of representatives of the Republic of Latvia, by mutual agreement, prepare a common service. Each representative represents the questions within its competence. 23. the competent authority shall forward the report to the service electronically (to the official e-mail address) to the Ministry of Justice, the State Chancellery and a bildīg authority. 24. The Ministry of Justice in cooperation with the State Chancellery within five working days after receipt of the report of the service prepares the letter of this provision gives the information referred to in paragraph 21.8., and send it to the authority responsible for further necessary action. Prime Minister a. Halloween

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