The Republic of LATVIA Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 167 (pr. No 43 17) issued the constitutional order laid down in article 81 of the 393 on electronic mass media chapter I General questions 1. electronic media are companies and companies using various electronic means, dealing with sound and/or Visual-textual information, technical and/or its forming.
2. Broadcast or publishing program that understanding is a sound or Visual information public distribution of air, or cable networks in the open or in coded form.
3. the electronic media are free and independent broadcasting and programme production and/or publication, in so far as it does not prejudice these provisions and other legislation by establishing electronic media rights, duties and responsibilities.
4. the electronic media, while respecting the diversity of opinions, independent, democratic and legal state of ideas, free and civilized public interest and established human rights.
5. the electronic media Act, on the basis of the law «On the press and other media ", with the exception of its article 18 and 19, if other is not specified in these rules.
6. Electronic media, wanting to broadcast using the electromagnetic spectrum, which is a national treasure, are provided equal opportunities for access to this spectrum and a fair amount of its use in accordance with these terms and other legislation.
7. In its activities the electronic mass media must respect the Constitution, these rules, other legislation, international treaties, conventions and other laws.
8. Electronic media activities should take place in the Republic of Latvia in the public interest.
Chapter II electronic media registration and licensing 9. to electronic media feature might work, then: 1) must be registered in the enterprise register of the Republic of Latvia;
2) Act «On the press and other media "in order to be registered in the Ministry of Justice as a mass medium.
10. If electronic means of mass information he wants to engage with their program, then the Act of broadcasting «About telecommunications» in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Ministry of transport should receive frequency authorization (license).
For broadcasting does not constitute publication of the programme closed, local audiences, inside buildings, as well as individual buildings placed next to where the consumer (the cable connection) do not have more than 25, and in this case, from the Ministry of transport does not have to receive permission to use the airwaves (license).
11. If electronic means of mass information wants to use existing State-owned transmitters or their networks-technical complex (multiple indicators, relay, lines, cables, etc.), which provides one or more radio or television program or open rejection of the coded dial certain area, must be approved by the national radio and Television Council licence.
12. One of the electronic media and broadcast safely visible program prime time — 24-hour period in which electronic media feature is entitled to use a frequency granted — amount shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the total amount of broadcasting time in the territory of the country and in any electronic media. Programs and broadcasts are repeated at several frequencies, the calculation of the total broadcasting time will be listed once.
These requirements do not apply to public companies «Latvian radio and Latvian Television» «».
13. Foreign investment companies and companies dealing with electronic media activities, shall be made according to the law «About foreign investment in the Republic of Latvia ".
14. Ministry of transport may refuse permission for the frequency (license) or not to extend it, if not executed: 1) the provisions of paragraph 9;
2) indicated in the documents submitted incomplete or incorrect information;
3) electronic media feature does not respect the law «About telecommunications».
15. the Court can make claims about media termination if: 1) electronic means of mass information in not complying with the law «On the press and other media» and «On», this provision of telecommunications and other legislative requirements;
2) year after media registration certificate of receipt has not started in electronic media;
3) electronic media activity is occasional and/or its amount is less than indicated in the application for registration, except for technical reasons, but for not more than three months;
4. paragraph 33 of these rules) laid down in the accounting is done, is done incompletely or incorrectly.
16. If the electronic media activity terminated in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 14 and 15, the people who founded this electronic medium, two years is not eligible for frequency use permission (license), and the national radio and Television Council licence.
17. The media activities of the Ministry of Justice may terminate the electronic media request.
18. following the mass termination of funds to the Ministry of Justice for it to be issued in the Official Gazette.
19. Termination of the media transaction, automatically terminates also frequency authorisation (licence) and the national radio and Television Council licence.
Chapter III of the programme and programme production and broadcasts 20. Show is listeners and/or viewers for informational, analytical, or other material that was created by electronic means, which is the name of a certain amount and which contains details of the copyright owners. Broadcasts can be recurring and non-recurring, they can have a break.
21. The programme has one or more of the mass of a broadcast that begins and ends with the electronic media.
22. The programme programme is broadcast order.
23. To publish and broadcast programs are entitled only to the electronic mass media.
24. it is prohibited to publish any of the content of the broadcasts, which can interfere with the normal child and adolescent physical, spiritual or moral development, except in the following specific designated Prime time broadcasts (from twenty-three to six o'clock in the evening) or use the technical means of blocking (the broadcast encoding). These programmes must be explicitly marked, and publishing and distributing broadcast program.
25. the electronic medium must ensure that broadcasts produced in Latvia, except for news and sports broadcasts, would be no less than thirty per cent of the total programme, calculated from the average monthly amount of broadcasting time.
26. national company «Latvian radio» and «Latvian television programmes, except persons» for the broadcasts must be duplicated, provided with Narrator text or subtitles in the language of the country.
27. the electronic medium must ensure that published foreign-language (national language not duplicated or not subtitled) show the total broadcasting time does not exceed thirty per cent of the total of the mass of information transmission.
28. The Film must be backed up or the Latvian language, Braille or with the original sound accompaniment and Latvian subtitles language.
29. In their programmes the electronic medium may be used by other programs, movies, shows, stories and other materials only in accordance with the law «on copyright and related rights».
30. the electronic medium must ensure that facts and events in all programmes reflect honestly, objectively and comprehensively, according to accepted journalistic and ethical principles, and it is responsible for the enforcement of these provisions.
Comment must be accurately separated from the news, saying the commentator's name.
The electronic medium, and commentator are responsible for the content of the programmes in accordance with the Civil Code article 2352.
31. the election advertising in the electronic media is governed by special laws.
32. the national radio and television broadcast program distribution, or other use is free.
33. all electronic media programs published by the record store not mazākk in the six months following the date of transmission. The copy must be available free of charge to the competent institutions and persons referred to in a broadcast by the authorities or the request of the parties.
Each digital media independently made feature published program. These materials are to be served in carrying the competent authorities at their request.
34. The electronic media are obliged by the competent national authority request to broadcast messages to the population on safety measures in the public interest.

35. the programme and/or publication must be carried out under the technical standards according to quality.
Chapter IV advertising and sponsorship advertising is 36 publication of information about goods or services, companies, individuals, organizations, activities, ideas, and other issues that directly or indirectly promote or reduce their popularity or demand for them. The ad also considered classifieds.
37. The advertising must be truthful and honest, it must not mislead, to provide false information or otherwise compromise the interest of the consumer.
Advertising visible separately from other programs with sound or Visual features.
38. it is prohibited to publish advertising that with the technical means may act on the human subconscious.
The ad, which is designed for children or that was created with the participation of the child, must not jeopardise the interests of the child, and the child must be taken into account in creating special sensibility. Advertising shall not unilaterally affect the child in a specific religion or ideology.
Hidden advertising is not allowed.
Forbidden to publish ads in religious ceremony during broadcasting.
39. Tobacco and alcohol advertising is allowed from the twenty-three o'clock in the evening until six in the morning, and must: 1) be aimed specifically at minors (also one of tobacco products or alcoholic beverages in advertising to consumers must not be a minor);
2) to link alcohol use with sports or driving;
3) expressing views that the tobacco product or alcohol has therapeutic features that they have the incentive or the calming effect, or that they help solve personal problems;
4) encourage excessive tobacco or alcohol use;
5) to express negative feelings about Temperance and smoking or moderation;
6) emphasize alcohol content in alcoholic beverages.
40. The electronic mass media, preparation and therapeutic services ad may be published only with the Welfare Department of the Ministry of health.
41. The electronic medium in the time allowed for advertising in one program may not exceed fifteen per cent of the daily transmission time. Advertising time in each broadcast hour must not exceed twelve minutes.
Tv shop — advertising, which are offered to buy, to sell, to rent goods or services, the total transmission time in one program may not exceed one hour per day. Electronic media may not be the contracting partner or the goods or services offered. Television is not included in the store's prime time in the first part of this paragraph for the specified amount of broadcasting time for advertising.
42. Persons who state enterprises «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «», in accordance with the employment contract regularly read messages or run programs on current affairs, forbidden to participate in the promotion.
43. The advertiser may not affect the programs or broadcast content. The advertiser is responsible for ad content.
On the publication of the advertisement, which grossly violates laws, replies with the electronic medium.
For ad placement in or programmes according to the requirements of this regulation responsible electronic media feature.
44. The Sponsor is the person your name, first name, company, and its visual image promotion directly or indirectly finance programmes or broadcasts. The sponsor may not influence the program and broadcast content, the broadcasting time, limit electronic media independence.
If a program or a broadcast are sponsored, in whole or in part, for it must be indicated whether the programme broadcast at the beginning or the end.
45. A sponsored program or broadcast may not promote or sponsor any third party goods or services by putting these programmes through direct instructions in respect of those goods or services.
Persons who are alcohol and tobacco manufacturers or dealers, sponsored programs and broadcasts, which are published from six in the morning up to twenty-three in the evening.
Sponsored programs and prohibited broadcasts national order.
Retransmission, chapter v collective antennas.
Cable television and cable radio 46. Radio and television programme retransmission is full or partial foreign published applications or broadcast distribution (immediate or delayed), without making any changes to them. Part of such programmes into the electronic mass media-made program not retransmission.
47. Raidītājo or their networks, the total volume of the rebroadcast ORT programmes, programmes in the country in each electronic media type may not exceed 30% of the country's total amount of broadcasting time.
To perform retransmission or raidītājo networks, a company or entrepreneur must receive national radio and Television Council retransmission license, as well as the consent of the manufacturer of the program.
48. in order to carry out the retransmission by cable of radio or cable tv networks, a company or entrepreneur must receive local government institutions permit to install or use the appropriate cable networks, as well as the consent of the manufacturer of the program.
49. Collective antennas has one or more receiving antennas and cable network with amplifiers or frequency converters or without them. They are intended to complete and no changes detected and immediately relayed to consumers all the good quality in the area of Latvia emitted from transmitters, secure tangible electronic media programs.
Collective antennas not included as cable tv or cable radio.
50. to the collective antennas can be used in the retransmission, companies or businesses must obtain the consent of the local government bodies shall be, or used the collective antenna, and with the consent of the manufacturer of the program.
51. If the collective antennas are used in the retransmission of programmes that are not safe in this area, a clear collective antenna users must completely and without changes in good quality perceived from the Latvian transmitters broadcast-safe tangible electronic media programs.
52. Cable television and cable radio is the electronic media that publish program with cord, cable or transmitter or a combination of these features with one-way or two-way flow of information, but not the communications means by which you can communicate.
53. Cable television and cable radio lines are tracked, installed and operated in accordance with the law «About telecommunications».
54. All cable television and cable radio networks must be visible programmes in which it is carried out the national order.
55. To publish your program to a cable television and cable radio networks or collective aerial networks can only validly registered in the media.
56. Companies and companies that perform only retransmission is not required to register as electronic media.
Chapter VI national radio and Television Council 57. National radio and Television Council is a public institution that works, representing the interests of viewers and listeners of electronic mass media broadcasts and programmes prepared and cared for electronic media activities in observance of the Constitution, these rules, other legislative acts, as well as to ensure freedom of expression and information.
58. the national radio and Television Council shall consist of five members.
59. The national radio and Television Council members shall be appointed by the Parliament for a term of six years.
60. The national radio and Television Council and the independence of its members support are: 1) the national radio and Television Council members must be members of the Parliament or Cabinet Member;
2) national radio and Television Council members may not hold elective posts in political organizations and their associations, as well as electoral bodies;
3) national radio and Television Council members shall not occupy any other paid posts, perform other duties, except in the artistic, scientific and educational activities;
4) national radio and Television Council members directly or by third parties should not be in the business in connection with the electronic media, which is likely to affect the operation of the national radio and Television Council within these rules.
61. The national radio and Television Council shall operate in the following guidelines: 1) it is open;
2) it promotes all electronic media to the existence of an equal and harmonious development in line with national interests;
3) in accordance with these terms and other legislation to avoid monopolies in the electronic media;
4) it contributes to the program policy as Latvian and Latvian savpatīb acts of national minorities;
5 it is not entitled) to intervene directly in the electronic mass media in their daily work;

6 it has no right to interpret) the electronic media programs before they are broadcast.
62. The national radio and Television Council shall exercise the following functions: 1) determined by the transmitter, the transmitter network and/or the breakdown of State-owned broadcasting time in the raidītājo and broadcasting networks, by issuing an appropriate license;
2) determines the procurement guidelines, contracts for its implementation and the supervision of compliance with them;
3) in matters within their competence, take control of these regulations and other legislation;
4) take decisions concerning the foreign radio and television broadcasts and relay transmitter networks in the Republic of Latvia, by issuing an appropriate license;
5) to the transmitter of the nets foreign the retransmitted radio and television broadcasts and the amount does not exceed thirty per cent of the total country programmes transmitted in each volume of the electronic media;
6) to Latvia registered electronic media program, the amount of foreign-language broadcasting time does not exceed thirty per cent of the total amount of broadcasting time in the territory of the country;
7) determines the amount of advertising and the public agenda in implementation;
8) for four years be appointed public company «Latvian radio» and «Latvian Television» General Director;
9) approved the company «Latvian radio» and «Latvian Television» terms of reference;
10) under the procedures laid down by law shall submit proposals on the realization of the necessary State budget ^ ^;
11) once a year, publishes a report on its activities.
63. The national radio and Television Council from their number of members elected by the President of the Council and his Deputy.
The national radio and Television Council, the Chairman shall convene and chair the meetings of the Council.
64. the national radio and Television Council meets at least once a month, as well as in cases when at least three members required to convene an extraordinary sitting.
National radio and Television Council meetings are open to the public.
National radio and Television Council meetings are recorded. The minutes shall be signed by the President _ and the national radio and Television Council Secretary.
65. the national radio and Television Council meetings are valid if they participate in no less than three members of the Governing Council.
National radio and Television Council decisions are made in meetings of the Council by majority vote of its members. If the vote is equal, a casting vote belongs to the national radio and Television Council President.
66. The Saeima are entitled before the deadline to withdraw the national radio and Television Council members only in the following cases: 1) at the reasoned request of the members of the Council;
2) on the basis of a criminal conviction, having been convicted by a judgment of the Court of committing a criminal offence;
3) if Council does not carry out their duties;
4) if the Council does not follow that rule 60.
National radio and Television Council the mandate of the members in the event of early termination of the Saeima for the remainder of the term of Office is elected by the other Council members.
National radio and Television Council members eligible for re-election in the composition, but no more than two terms in a row.
67. the national radio and Television Council members are responsible for: 1) to attend sessions of the Council;
2) to perform the assigned duties of the Council;
3) to inform the public about their work.
68. the national radio and Television Council members have the right to: 1) propose to the Council the issues within its competence;
2) submit proposals for sessions pending questions and acceptable decisions.
69. The national radio and Television Council enforcement function in accordance with the law «on State service» requirements is established its secretariat in no more than five people.
Secretariat staff are engaged in national radio and Television Council President.
The activities of the Secretariat, headed by the national radio and Television Council Secretary.
70. the national radio and television Board has the right to use the services of outside experts.
71. The national radio and Television Council is a legal person. It has a seal with a small supplement of the national coat-of-arms image.
The national radio and Television Council is financed from the State budget, it is a constant balance and account with the bank.
National radio and Television Council members and compensation of employees of the Secretariat shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Chapter VII Government order 72. public order is the national radio and Television Council approved and funded programme and the programme as a whole.
Public service mission is to provide every Member of the public the chance to get him the necessary public information.
73. The national radio and Television Council approves public order according to the previously established concepts, balancing the program policy with the opportunities provided by public funds and creative proposal.
74. The public order is designed to comprehensively explore the viewer and listener expectations, as widely as possible should reflect existing beliefs in society and the political, philosophical, religious, scientific and art direction as a whole, it should not be unilaterally serve any party or individual interests of the group, religion or ideology. 75. In exercising public order: 1) should promote Latvian language and culture development and strengthening, in deference to the country's regional structure and cultural differences;
2) must be provided in Latvia, dzīvojošaj national minorities the chance to meet the needs for programmes in their own language and about their culture;
3) provides free and comprehensive information about events in Latvia and abroad;
4) ensure opportunities to satisfy the public need for an educational, entertaining, holidays, sports, a generational problem broadcasts and broadcasts with the sign;
5) to ensure the activities of the State and the election advertising under special laws.
76. Public distribution of public funds in the framework of the national radio and Television Council in accordance with the public service concept may invite tender for the procurement of all or part of marketing, open to all electronic media.
77. The national radio and Television Council conclude public contracts in order that full implementation.
78. A public service contract is terminated, if important reasons for their decision, the national radio and Television Council. Such a decision within one month of the adoption of the electronic medium shall have the right to appeal to the Court.
Chapter VIII public company «Latvian radio» and «television» Latvia 79. State Enterprise «Latvijas radio» and «Latvian Television» is the electronic means of mass information. They are a public company, and their mission is to ensure public order.
80. national company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «», the Foundation, registration and operating rules lays down the law «on State», except for article 4 of this law, article 6, first subparagraph, article 11 of the first and the second part, the second part of article 12, 13, 24 and article 25, these provisions and other legislation, as well as the terms of reference as approved by the national radio and Television Council.
81. No country can and administrative organ, public organization or officer is not entitled to interfere in State Enterprise «Latvijas radio» and «Latvian Television» action, and give their employees required executable instructions, except for the cases provided by law.
82. national company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «financing» is made of: 1) State budget allocated resources;
2) independent business and promotional activities for means;
3) donations and sponsors for funding;
4) subscriptions.
83. national company «Latvian radio» and «Latvian Television» public order within each: 1) your first program up as a national program in the national language, and it is financed within the framework of public procurement;
2) if necessary, you can create a second program.
84. in paragraph 82 of these provisions 2 and 3 in accordance with the procedure laid down in point obtained funds, public companies «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «», permitted to make broadcasts and programs outside the public service.
85. Forbidden public company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «» program a lot, monopolisation of public organizations, companies, groups of people or individuals.
86. national company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «the» responsibility to immediately empower the President, the President of the Parliament or the Prime Minister to provide emergency notifications.
87. national company «Latvian radio and Latvian Television» «» is eligible to join the international organizations dealing with electronic media issues.
88. national company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «», is headed by a Director-General who shall be appointed for a period of four years in National radio and Television Council.

89. national company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «», the Director-General may be appointed again, they may not have a deput ^ parliamentary or cabinet members and elected to occupy posts in political organizations and their associations, as well as electoral associations.
90. national company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «» Director General early cancellation is possible only in cases where they violate the law in their business fails to comply with the national radio and Television Council the legal decisions or negligently performing their duties.
91. the State enterprises «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «», the national radio and Television Council from the business unit directors create a Board. The Director-General is the Chairman of the boards.
92. national company «Latvian radio» and «Latvian television 1) Director-General» is responsible for the program and the preparation and publication of the programmes according to these rules and other regulatory requirements;
2) prepare for submission to the national radio and Television Council public service broadcasts and programmes;
3) other activities in the law «about the company» and the State statutes in a fixed order.
93. the national company «Latvian radio and Latvian television», «» create and use its own archives in accordance with the law «About archives».
Chapter IX final issues 94. national company «Latvian State radio and tv Center» mission statement is to provide the public in the course of implementation and public enterprises «Latvijas radio» and «Latvian Tv» programme broadcasting publishable.
95. the national company «Latvian State radio and tv Centre» may not be directly or by third parties to make broadcasts and programs.
96. the monitoring of air quality in technical compliance with national technical standards the State traffic inspection of the Ministry of telecommunications.
97. the national toll for the licenses that the procedure laid down in these provisions shall be issued by the national radio and Television Council, established by the Cabinet of Ministers, and they are paid into the State budget.
98. Ask the Ministry of finance in cooperation with national radio and Television Council to develop mechanisms and charging subscriptions.
99. the radio and Television Council shall continue its work until such time as you create the national radio and Television Council.
100. Be declared unenforceable law «About radio and tv» (Rapporteur, 1992, 22; Rapporteur, 1993, 18; Rapporteur, 1994, 13).
Prime Minister v. Birkavs, Minister without portfolio e. PALE BLUE HOPE 1994 in Riga on august 30.