The Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia in 2000 January 11 in Regulation No 17 (in Riga. Nr. 3, § 14) regulations issued by the Ministry of agriculture under the Ministry of equipment article 5 of Act i. Ministry of agriculture the main tasks and functions in the area of public administration 1. Ministry of agriculture (hereinafter the Ministry) main tasks is to develop and jointly with the national regulatory authorities to implement the national policy for agriculture, forestry and fisheries, as well as to coordinate the activities in these sectors.
2. the Ministry shall have the following functions: 2.1 their competence to develop legislative projects, coordination with government guidelines and the Declaration of the European contract law harmonisation, as well as to ensure the implementation of adopted legislation and monitor compliance;
2.2. provide opinions on the other institutions the law drawn up projects;
2.3. preparation and submission of proposals for the cabinet Ministry tasks required for the funding of the budget;
2.4. prepare proposals on foreign assistance, agriculture, forestry and fisheries development and to control its use;
2.5. to represent the country in international agriculture, forestry and fisheries organisations, as well as to represent the Ministry of the industry within the competence of the European institutions, the representative of Latvia to the European Union and other foreign institutions;
2.6. to prepare the projects of international contract agriculture, forestry and fisheries;
2.7. in matters within their competence, to provide the international treaties binding for Latvia;
2.8. to assess the agricultural, forestry and fisheries scientific developments and their competence to determine the research priorities;
2.9. the development of agriculture, forestry and fisheries development aid policies and programmes, as well as promoting relevant programming according to the requirements of the European Agreement;
2.10. to assess the agricultural, forestry and fisheries-economic situation and trends, determine the economic development priorities and to develop developing concepts;
2.11. to manage and monitor the Latvian and EU cofinanced projects on rural and agricultural, as well as forestry and fisheries;
2.12. prepare a national position in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Latvia and European Union negotiations;
2.13. the development of national policies in the field of veterinary medicine;
2.14. the development of national policies in the field of plant protection;
2.15. develop national policies solely;
2.16. the development of national policies in the field of breeding;
2.17. to promote the rational use of the land, natural resources and conservation of the rural environment;
2.18. within their competence to make Latvian the cereals market stabilising measures;
2.19. in matters within their competence, to organize a national food surveillance and control;
2.20. ensure possession of the Ministry passed in public real estate records and land, as well as strengthening its retention;
2.21. to organize agricultural and logging equipment the conformity assessment of regulated sphere;
2.22. to supervise and coordinate the agricultural and forestry training institutions and advisory services, as well as organize their employees ' professional training;
2.23. organise special permission (license) issued according to the laws;
2.24. collect and analyze information on integration processes in the European Union the competence of Ministry areas, as well as develop proposals for optimizing the integration process;
2.25. to participate in the national program for the integration in the European Union and development of modernisation;
2.26. the Ministry and supervision of existing national institutions and authorities of the State and the undertaking (company) internal audit;
2.27. to coordinate the privatisation process under the Ministry of public enterprises (companies);
2.28. ensure the registration, the State implements technical, operational, and technical security controls of the driver attestation;
2.29. ensure the drainage system of national control, as well as to monitor hidromeliorācij and river waterworks structures specialized construction.
3. the Ministry is entitled to: 3.1 control the State budget funds and the Ministry of supervision of the existing public bodies and the national authorities and enterprises (companies);
3.2. in the cases specified by law, to request and receive, free of charge from natural and legal persons in the performance of the tasks of the Ministry necessary information and documents;
3.3. in accordance with the procedure laid down in the law, re-organise the Ministry and held by public authorities and the undertakings (companies);
3.4. to maintain bilateral and multilateral international intergovernmental relations;
3.5. to take part in international projects;
3.6. in matters within their competence, to perform other specific legislation.
II. the structure of the Ministry of labour, Ministry of 4 political leader is Minister of agriculture (hereinafter the Minister), responsible for the Ministry of Parliamentary work.
5. the Minister is entitled to: 5.1 without special authorisation to represent the Ministry in other institutions;
5.2. in matters within their competence, to sign the international treaties;
5.3. to issue orders, instructions and recommendations;
5.4. to give direct orders to each Ministry and its official bodies (official candidate) and the employee and, in the cases specified by law, under the supervision of the existing institutions of the Ministry leaders;
5.5. to recommend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister's nomination, as well as to request the Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary's resignation;
5.6. in accordance with the law "on State civil service" to appoint and relieve of Office Secretary of the Ministry;
5.7. to designate the officials responsible for the draft law with the requirements of the European Agreement and to ensure that the requirements, as well as the implementation of the recommendations;
5.8. to control the State budget funds for the Ministry in monitoring authorities;
5.9. other specific legislation.
6. The Ministry's Parliamentary Secretary Minister's task: 6.1. Ministers of political views in the Parliament and its committees, as well as in other institutions;
6.2. Ministry provides links with the Parliament, the Saeima, and they participate in the work of the Commission;
6.3. the Ministry is responsible for the progress of the Bill in the Parliament, the Commission, as well as other State institutions.
7. the State Secretary of the Ministry's national civil servant (official candidate). Secretary of State: Ministry manages 7.1 administrative work and ensure the continuity of its work, where the political leadership of the Ministry;
7.2. the central apparatus of the Ministry approved the establishment of the Department of State, the State budgeted units and wage fund;
7.3. in accordance with the law "on State civil service" and regulations shall be appointed and relieved of the post of the Ministry officials (servants candidates), recruiting and dismissal of the Ministry employees who work on a contract basis;
7.4 issues orders on matters within the competence of the Ministry, if such regulations are not just the right of the Minister;
7.5. without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry in other institutions;
7.6. down, reorganize and eliminate the central apparatus of the Ministry departments, as well as approve the by-laws;
7.7. the Ministry is responsible for the regulatory competence of the legislation with the requirements of the European Agreement and ensure the implementation of these requirements, if the Minister has not requested another officer;
7.8. the laws and regulations of other specific functions.
8. the Ministry is the Deputy Secretary of State, who are civil servants (officials of the candidates). Deputy Secretary of State functions and their subordinate departments of the Ministry with the order determined by the Secretary of State.
9. The Ministry's departments is the Department, it Department and independent sections.
10. 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.
11. the Department is headed by a Director of the Department's responsibilities are defined in the regulations of the Department and the Director's job description.
12. the Substantive work of the section is headed by a head of Department.
13. to examine the competence of the Ministry, the Minister or Secretary of State in the Prime Minister's job, you can create a Ministry Council, the Commission and the other institutions of the Advisory and guidance. The said institution shall be approved by the Minister or the regulations the Secretary of State.
III. The Ministry and supervision of existing national institutions and held by public authorities and the undertakings (companies) under the Ministry has 14:14.1. Field support service;
14.2. the drainage system of the Aiviekste public administration;
14.3. the sanitary border inspection.
15. The rules referred to in point 14 directors are directly exposed to the Minister or, in accordance with the mandate of the Minister, the Secretary of State, but the Special industry regulatory matters — Deputy Secretary of State.

16. under the supervision of the Ministry are: 16.1. State veterinary service;
16.2. national fisheries authority;
16.3. the national forest service;
16.4. the State inspection of breeding;
16.5. the national plant protection service;
16.6. the crop production-quality national control service.
17. The rules referred to in point 16 of the interinstitutional monitoring carried out within the limits set by law.
18. The Ministry in charge of the following State institutions and enterprises (companies): 18.1. national company "Latvian State plant protection Center";
18.2. the design and information of the national company "Meliorprojekt";
18.3. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "agricultural technical certification and testing centre";
18.4. the non-profit organization public limited liability company "agrochemical Research Center";
18.5. the national nonprofit organization limited liability company "national technical supervision inspection";
18.6. the State limited liability company "national breeding information data processing center";
11.6. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "rural development";
12.8. the non-profit organization public joint stock company "agricultural market intervention agency";
11.7. the national joint stock company "Latvian State forests";
18.10. the non-profit organization public company ' structural programme for the Agency ";
18.11. the non-profit organization public company "farmer";
18.12. national scientific non-profit organization "national horticultural breeding Dobele and experimental station";
18.13. national scientific non-profit organization Latvian National Agrarian economic Institute ";
18.14. non-profit organization State scientific establishment "State stende plant breeding station";
18.15. national nonprofit scientific organization "priekuļi breeding station";
18.16. Latvian University of Agriculture;
18.17. agricultural Museum "Blacksmith";
18.18. Reclamation and agricultural Museum;
18.19. K.ulmana Memorial Museum "haddock";
18.20. Apes of arodvidusskol;
18.21. arodvidusskol of Apguld;
18.22. non-profit organization public limited liability company "barkava arodvidusskol";
18.23. the non-profit organization public company with limited liability "the Eagle of arodvidusskol";
18.24. Cīrava arodvidusskol;
18.25. Dagda arodvidusskol;
18.26. arodvidusskol of Jaunaglon;
18.27. Jaungulbene arodvidusskol;
18.28. Mežotne arodvidusskol;
18.29. Oak arodvidusskol;
18. the arodvidusskol Rank;
18.31. Skrunda arodvidusskol;
18.32. Viesīte arodvidusskol;
18.33. Zaļenieki arodvidusskol;
18.34. Zilupe arodvidusskol;
the arodģimnāzij must be ņmuiž of 18.35.;
18.36. arodģimnāzij Rezekne;
18.37. Lakewood arodģimnāzij;
18.38. non-profit organization public limited liability company "Riga food producers school";
18.39. non-profit organization public limited liability company "Buldur horticultural high school";
18.40. Bebrene Engineering College;
18.41. Kazdanga Engineering College;
Engineering College of Laidze; 18.42.
43. Lūznava Engineering College;
mālpils professional schools; 18.44.
at 18:45. Ogre forest engineering College;
18.46. Sweet Engineering College;
18.47. Smiltene technical school;
18.48. the national agricultural colleges Malnava;
18.49. State agricultural colleges kandava;
18.50. State agricultural colleges in priekuļi;
18.51. State agricultural colleges of the Sunny;
18.52. Vecbebr secondary;
18.53. * secondary;
18.54. Jēkabpils agrobiznes College.
IV. Closing questions 19. Be declared unenforceable: 19.1. The Cabinet of Ministers on 31 January 1995, the provisions of no. 28 ' Charter of the Ministry of agriculture "(Latvian journal, 1995, nr. 20; 1996, 162./163.nr.; 1997, 48, 111., 280, 314. No.);
19.2. The Cabinet of Ministers on 24 September 1996, Regulation No 360 "amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers on 31 January 1995, the provisions of no. 28" Statute "Ministry of agriculture" (Latvia's journal, 1996, 162./163.nr.);
19.3. The Cabinet of Ministers of 11 February 1997, Regulation No 67 "amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers 31 January 1995 regulations No 28" Statute "Ministry of agriculture" (Latvian journal, 1997, no. 48);
19.4. The Cabinet of Ministers of 30 April 1997, Regulation No 163 "amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers on 31 January 1995, the provisions of no. 28" Statute "Ministry of agriculture" (Latvian journal, 1997, no. 111);
19.5. The Cabinet of Ministers of 21 October 1997, Regulation No 358 "amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers on 31 January 1995, the provisions of no. 28" Statute "Ministry of agriculture" (Latvian journal, 1997, nr. 280);
12.2. The Cabinet of Ministers of 2 December 1997, Regulation No 398 "amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers on 31 January 1995, the provisions of no. 28" Statute "Ministry of agriculture" (Latvian journal, 1997, 314. no).
 
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