Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 245 in 2003 Riga April 29 (pr. No 23 69) Ministry of Agriculture regulations Issued pursuant to the public administration Act, article 16 of the equipment the first part i. General questions 1. Ministry of agriculture (hereinafter the Ministry) is the leading national regulatory authority for agriculture, forestry and fisheries sectors.
2. the Ministry is directly subject to the Minister of agriculture (hereinafter the Minister).
3. the Ministry is the highest authority subordinated to the Ministry of national regulatory authorities.
 
II. The Ministry's functions, tasks and responsibilities 4. Ministry functions: 4.1 develop agriculture, forestry and fisheries policies;
4.2. to organize and coordinate the agricultural, forestry and fisheries policies;
4.3. to carry out other external regulations defined functions.
5. in order to ensure the fulfilment of the functions of the Ministry: 5.1 develop and implement policies in the following areas: 5.1.1 public support and the support of the European Union;
5.1.2. plant health and seed;
5.1.3. the movement of fertilisers;
5.1.4. veterinary and breeding;
5.1.5. reclamation;
5.1.6. agriculture, forestry and fisheries products;
5.2. participates in the food chain and rural development policy and implementation;
5.3. to coordinate the preparations for the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund and the European fisheries guidance financial instrument;
5.4. the European Community's structural funds managing authority of core partner functions to work with: 5.4.1 the European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund guidance and guarantee;
5.4.2. the European fisheries guidance financial instrument;
5.5. encourage land, livestock, crops, forests and sustainable management of fish resources and ensure the conservation of biological diversity;
5.6. promoting the conservation of the rural environment;
5.7. the laws and carry out other tasks.
6. Ministry: 6.1 develop industry legislation and regulatory policy planning documents;
6.2. provide opinions on other institutions developed acts and policy planning documents for projects;
6.3. the external regulations issued in the cases specified in the regulations;
6.4. ensure the implementation of the sectoral policy of the Ministry in subordinated to national administrations, the Ministry in charge of existing State-owned enterprises and public corporations (companies), which is the national capital of the holder;
6.5. preparing and law order provides proposals for legislation and relevant policy planning documents for the realisation of measures and tasks of the Ministry necessary financing from the State budget;
6.6. in matters within their competence, representing national interests in international organisations and European institutions;
4.2. National behalf by private transactions that are required for the operation of the Department;
6.8. in the performance of functions, as well as other checks in subordinated to the Ministry of public administrations;
6.9. ensure public order research application development, as well as to promote the effective use of research results in policy development in the sector;
6.10. the procedure laid down in the laws and cooperate with other public administrations of the single national policy development and implementation;
6.11. inform the public about the policies of the Ministry of industry and subordinated institutions consult with non-governmental organizations in the decision-making process, promote social dialogue on issues related to policy development and implementation, as well as representatives of the public involvement in public administration.
7. Ministry of the right: 7.1. external laws and cases, to request and receive, free of charge from the private law natural and legal persons of the Ministry tasks required information and documents;
7.2. to involve the sectoral policy issues at the Ministry, other government agencies, municipalities and other authorities;
7.3. to participate in the international organization held events, to conclude international cooperation agreements, and coordinate international cooperation;
7.4. to carry out financial audits of existing subordinated to Ministry of public administrations;
7.5. to exercise other legal rights.
 
III. structure and officials of the Ministry competence 8. Ministry led by Minister.
9. Ministers: 9.1. without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;
9.2. instructs the Secretary of State and the political officials of the Ministry;
9.3. instructs the Ministry of administration officials and employees who inform higher officials;
9.4. instructs the Ministers and subordinated to the Ministry of public administrations, administrative officers and employees and manages those binding internal legislation, in so far as external laws and regulations provide otherwise;
9.5. external regulations defined within the competence of the Minister or the Ministry supervises the subordinated to government institutions under the control of State-owned enterprises, a Corporation (the company), which is part of the capital of the country, as well as officials of the holder or authorised officials of the Ministry of the question;
9.6. you can cancel the Parliamentary Secretary, Secretary and other administration officials at the Ministry could have internal regulations, decisions and orders, excluding administrative provisions;
9.7. the Minister may cancel and subordinated to the Ministry of public administration institution officials succeed in internal regulations, decisions and orders, excluding administrative provisions if the law does not provide otherwise;
9.8. appointed and released from the post of State Secretary of the Ministry and subordinated to the Ministry of public administration, in so far as external laws and regulations provide otherwise;
9.9. the internal audit system of the Ministry;
9.10. external laws and regulations duly concluded international treaties;
9.11. the laws and regulations of other specific functions.
10. Parliamentary Secretary to make public administration facilities Act and other legislation.
11. Secretary of State: 11.1. organizes the sector policy and strategy formulation and implementation of sectoral policies;
11.2. the functions of the Ministry organizes and manages the administrative work;
11.3. ensure the Minister and Parliamentary Secretary of the order;

11.4. create a rational structure for the functions of the Ministry;
11.5. the financial resources of the plan the Ministry's subordinated to existing national regulatory authorities;
11.6. adopt managerial decisions and issue internal regulations;
7.3. without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;
11.8. give direct orders the Ministry of administration officials and employees;
7.4. ensure Ministry continuity, in the case of the political leadership of the Ministry;
11.10. other equipment of the public administration Act direct authorities public administration functions and other legislation in certain functions.
12. is the Deputy to the Secretary of State. Deputy Secretary of State, as well as the competence of the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry for internal departments down the Secretary of State.
13. The Ministry's departments is the Department, it Department and independent sections. Departments, their divisions and stand-alone section creates, reorganize and eliminate the Secretary of State. The Department, it Department and an independent chapter of the regulations after consulting the Secretary of State shall issue the relevant head of Department.
14. the departments and chapters are independent of the subject to the Secretary of State or a Deputy Under Secretary in the Division of functions provided.
15. The Department is headed by the Director of the Department. The Department's Deputy Director can be. Department and a Deputy Director of the competence in the official job description or employment contract.
16. the substantive department is headed by a head of Department. Independent manager can be. Head of unit and Deputy competence in the official job description or employment contract.
17. the Minister and State Secretary in the Ministry can create a Council, working groups and the Commission. Such institutions can engage other institutions authorised representatives, as well as individuals. The institution of the regulations approved by the Minister or Secretary of State.
 
IV. activities of the Ministry of justice mechanism and providing reports on the activities of the Ministry of the Ministry of Justice of 18 performance provides the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is responsible for the management decisions for the creation and operation of the system.
19. The Secretary of State has the right to cancel the decision of the Ministry of administration officials and internal regulations.
20. The Secretary of State adopted the decision on the individual's contested the Ministry's administration officials issued the administrative act or Government officials and employees, the actual action if external laws and regulations unless otherwise specified.
21. the Secretary of State issued administrative provisions and the actual action of an individual may appeal to the Court.
22. The Ministry not less frequently than once a year, provide to the Minister reports on the implementation of the policy of the sector, the Ministry's functions and the use of budget resources, as well as the laws and regulations established shall prepare an annual public report on the implementation of the sectoral policy.
23. The Minister shall have the right at any time to request a review of the sector or individual areas of policy implementation, as well as the Ministry's subordinated to the activities of the national regulatory authority.
 
V. existing subordinated to the Ministry of public administrations, national held by companies and corporations (companies), which is the national capital of the holder is subordinated to the Ministry 24:24.1. food and veterinary service;
24.2. the national fisheries authority;
24.3. the national forest service;
15.2. the State inspection of breeding;
15.2. the national plant protection service;
24.6. the rural support service;
24.7. Latvian University of Agriculture;
15.4. the agricultural Museum;
15.5. K.ulmana Memorial Museum "haddock";
24.10. Apes of arodvidusskol;
24.11.-arodvidusskol Apguld;
24.12. Cīrava arodvidusskol;
24.13. Dagda arodvidusskol;
24.14. Jaunaglon of arodvidusskol;
24.15. Jaungulbene arodvidusskol;
24.16. Oaks arodvidusskol;
24.17. Rank of arodvidusskol;
24.18. Skrunda arodvidusskol;
24.19. Viesīte arodvidusskol;
24.20. Zaļenieki arodvidusskol;
24.21. Zilupe arodvidusskol;
24.22. Bebrene vocational high school;
24.23. ņmuiž of the vocational high school;
24.24. Kazdanga vocational high school;
24.25. vocational high school of Laidze;
24.26. Lūznava vocational high school;
24.27. vocational high school of Rezekne;
24.28. Saldus vocational high school;
24.29. Sunny's vocational high school;
24.30. Valmiera food producers school;
24.31. Vecbebr professional high school;
22.32. Višķi vocational high school;
24.33. Ogre forest engineering College;
smiltene technical school; 24.34.
24.35. State agricultural colleges Malnava;
kandava 24.36. National Agricultural Engineering College;
24.37. State agricultural colleges in priekuļi;
24.38. Jēkabpils agrobiznes College.
25. The Ministry has a national shareholders in these corporations in the (companies): 25.1. non-profit organization public limited liability company "barkava arodvidusskol";
25.2. the non-profit organization public company with limited liability "the Eagle of arodvidusskol";
25.3. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "Riga food producers school";
25.4. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "Buldur horticultural high school";
25.5. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "agricultural technical certification and testing centre";
15.9. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "agrochemical Research Center";
25.7. non-profit organization public limited liability company "national technical supervision inspection";
25.8. public limited liability company "national breeding information data processing center";
16.1. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "rural development";
25.10. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "agricultural market intervention agency";
25.11. public joint stock company "Latvian State forests";
25.12. nonprofit organization limited liability company "Latvian Agricultural Advisory and education support centre";
25.13. nonprofit organization limited liability company "the arodģimnāzij ogre";
25.14. nonprofit organization limited liability company "rūjiena arodģimnāzij";
25.15. joint stock company "Baltic Pulp";
25.16. limited liability company "Nagļ".
26. Ministry responsible: 26.1. national company "Latvian State plant protection Center";
26.2. the design and details of the national company "Meliorprojekt";

26.3. the non-profit organization public company "farmer";
26.4. the national scientific non-profit organization "national horticultural breeding Dobele and experimental station";
26.5. national scientific non-profit organization Latvian National Agrarian economic Institute ";
16.5. the non-profit organization the State scientific establishment "State stende plant breeding station";
16.6. the national nonprofit scientific organization "priekuļi breeding station".
Prime Minister E. Morgan — Minister of Agriculture Minister for the environment r. vējonis Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force with the 14 May 2003.