Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 290 in Riga in 2006 (April 18. No. 22) order in which the public order and security may require the aircraft forced settlement and a decision is taken on the battlefield operations against aircraft on the territory of the Republic of Latvia Issued in accordance with the law "on the air" in article 49, the second and the third paragraph of article 49.1 1. determines the order in which the public order and security may require the aircraft forced the settlement, and order how absolutely necessary it is decided on the battlefield operations against aircraft on the territory of the Republic of Latvia, to prevent harm to national security interests, and if there is reason to believe that the aircraft is used as a weapon of human destruction. 2. without prejudice to the provisions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rights under the State border of the Republic of Latvia Law of article 21.2 and the Republic of Latvia in binding international agreements. 3. These rules 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the said activities to be carried out, if there is a threatened public order and safety. The activities of the institutions involved in the assessment of whether there is such a danger. Definitely evaluate each of the following circumstances: 3.1 has received credible information that the aircraft can be used as a weapon;
3.2. the aircraft has set up the international civil aviation organisation (ICAO) code A 7500 (hijacking an aircraft), A 7600 (radio problems) or (A) 7700 (emergency) or not set Latvian air traffic controller assigned to the code;
3.3. the aircraft is arbitrarily departed from the flight plan and laid down in ICAO standards intended route or path;
3.4. the crew of the aircraft does not comply with Latvia's air traffic controller's instructions or combat aircraft, the pilot's instructions;
3.5. There are significant deviations from the given aircraft type, flight parameters laid down;
3.6. found radio break with the aircraft;
3.7. unauthorized secondary radar code change or other identifying characteristics;
3.8. the crew of the aircraft uses the non-standard phraseology or exhibits other hidden in an attempt to draw attention to the situation;
3.9. aircraft transmitter constantly on transmitting mode;
3.10 from the aircraft transmitted information that does not relate to the control of the aircraft;
3.11. found that the air space of the Republic of Latvia on the fly without known or unidentified aircraft;
3.12. the aircraft approaching arbitrarily restricted, limited or hazardous zone or is at the arrivals;
3.13. the specific aircraft type do not match the actions of the aircraft on the ramp, the road or runway. 4. If the State joint stock company "Latvian air traffic" finds it threatened public order and security, it shall immediately inform the air force air operations center (Centre). If the public order and security finds Centre, it shall inform the national joint stock company "Latvian air traffic". 5. the public order and security risk detection, as much as possible, to the following: 5.1 the public joint stock company "Latvian air traffic control authorities shall take all the necessary measures to identify the suspect aircraft and give it instructions;
5.2. the Centre shall assess the need to do the following: 5.2.1 suspect aircraft Visual identification;
5.2.2. suspect air interception, diversion along its planned route or the leisure to make emergency landing, or diversion to prevent suspect aircraft being in the airspace of the Republic of Latvia or its approach, or flying the Republic of Latvia the prohibited airspace, in restricted or dangerous area. 6. This rule 5.2. actions referred to in the center of a situation, inform the Minister of defence and national armed forces joint operations center. 7. If the rules referred to in point 5 steps are given a successful result or it is not reasonable, the Minister shall decide on the suspect aircraft forced settlement. 8. If this provision, paragraph 7 of the decision on the suspect aircraft forced settlement has produced successful results or it is not reasonable, carrying Defense Minister decides the warning shot. 9. If this rule 8, paragraph warning shot is not given a successful result or it is not reasonable, carrying Defense Minister decides the battle action against suspect aircraft. That decision, taken to extreme, if necessary to prevent harm to national security interests, and if there is reason to believe that the aircraft is used as a weapon of human destruction. 10. If the Minister of defence has been delayed to hold office, these regulations 7, 8 and 9 mentioned in paragraph decisions shall be taken by the Prime Minister. 11. in point 5.2 of these provisions and the 7, 8 and 9 shall implement the decisions referred to in the air force, the Republic of Latvia, if binding international agreements provide otherwise. 12. The Ministry of defence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the national agencies ' Civil Aviation Agency ", the security police, the Ministry of the Interior, disaster Medical Center, military intelligence and security service, the national armed forces, the Ministry of transport, the constitutional protection Office, the national police, the national border guard, as well as the State fire and rescue service actions this rule laid down in implementation of actions determined by the Cabinet of Ministers instruction. 13. If adopted this rule in paragraph 9 of that decision, after fighting actions against aircraft on the territory of the Republic of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers shall inform the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Council of the United Nations Security Council. 14. Expenses that the Republic of Latvia in connection with the decision referred to in these provisions, the implementation shall be borne by the person or persons whose unlawful conduct these decisions implemented. 15. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers 3 May 2005, the provisions of no. 300 "the order in which the decision is taken on the battlefield operations against aircraft on the territory of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian journal, 2005, 70 no). Prime Minister a. Halloween Defense Minister a. Slakter States
