Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 29 in Riga on 11 January 1994 (pr. Nr. 4 22) On the State border of the Republic of Latvia issued the constitutional order laid down in article 81 of Chapter 1 General provisions article 1. The State border of the Republic of Latvia to the borders of the Republic of Latvia (hereinafter — the «country») is the line and this line matching vertical surface that separates the Latvian land and water area, this earth and sky from neighbouring countries and the Baltic Sea in neutral waters.
2. article. National borders and the protection of the State border down to 16 June 1940, the Republic of Latvia to the bilateral agreements and ratified the Interstate Treaty, as well as with neighbouring countries later bilateral agreements on the renewal or the targeting boundary.
Where country does not match up to 1940 June 16 transnational agreements concluded it to a new intergovernmental agreement to be recognised as a temporary demarcation line. It is subject to all the provisions contained in these rules in force in the country.
The Cabinet of Ministers in the framework of the mandate to take measures at national borders and territory protection.
3. article. The State border marking the State border of the Republic of Latvia, if transnational agreements concluded otherwise, highlights: 1) on land, in that the common terrain points and clearly visible landmarks;
2) the Baltic Sea — over the territorial waters of the Republic of Latvia to the outer edge;
3) ptarmigan in Strait and the Gulf of Riga, in bilateral agreements with the Republic of Estonia;
4) navigable rivers: the river's main ship ce] (a) the environment; no navigable rivers (streams), by their environment, or the main branch of the river environment; Lakes and other bodies of water — along the straight line that connects two points where the State border pass this lake or other body of water.
The State border, which runs along the River, stream, Lake or other water body, does not move when you change the configuration of the coast water bodies or redirecting the river bottom (stream);
5) on bridges and other structures that go across robežposm, which highlighted above the water — along the bridges and structures or to the technological environment.
Set in the natural state with clearly visible landmarks that form, size and order of installation is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers on the basis of inter-State agreements.
4. article. The territorial waters of the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Latvia's territorial waters in the Baltic Sea waters 12 nautical miles from the maximum tide lines along the coast of Latvia (except for the Irb's Strait and Gulf of Riga).
5. article. Internal water of the Republic of Latvia in the Republic of Latvia to the inland water is: 1) port of the Republic of Latvia the waters bounded by a straight line. connects to specific ports on opposite sides of the waterworks or other structure points furthest to sea;
2) ptarmigan in Strait and the Gulf of Riga — the waters bounded by a line joining the base line, which runs between the Load's rock in the southern part of Cape Verde and the Oviš Horn. Irbe Strait and the Gulf of Riga is common in the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia, the inland waters. The State border line configuration of Riga Bay water is determined by the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Estonia, the inter-State agreement;
3) rivers, lakes and other bodies of water in which the fully owned by the Republic of Latvia.
Chapter 2 national boundary and border regime article 6. The State border regime in the country: 1) defines the limit of maintenance, they provide security and traffic arrangements are determined, locate the entry and work out arrangements for the border zone, robežupj, lakes and other bodies of water in part of the Republic of Latvia and the monitoring of these arrangements;
2) determines the order in which the aircraft and other flying objects crossed the State border of the air space;
3) on marine limits determines the order in which the floating funds entering and staying in the Republic of Latvia's territorial waters, internal waters and ports.
The State border regime governed by these rules, the legislation of the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Latvia closed the interstate agreements.
7. article. The State border zone to ensure proper order on the State border, along the national borders is determined the border zone. The border zone is fixed-width below the bar that pieguls the State border, and apply to it the State border regime. The border zone is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers, in accordance with the international agreements concluded.
8. article. The frontier for all traffic and movement across the State border is the Cabinet designated border crossings in accordance with 309. laws of the Republic of Latvia and the Republic of Latvia concluded intergovernmental agreements.
Sea and river vessels, naval vessels and other floating means crossing the State border of the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the legislation and regulations that are published in a fixed order.
Aircraft and other flying objects crossed over the border to certain special air corridors, in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Latvia and the rules, which are published in a specific order.
Outside these air corridors may cross the border only with the permission of the Cabinet of Ministers.
9. article. Aircraft and other flying objects flying off and landing of aircraft and other flying objects of the Republic of Latvia to the departure and landing upon arrival in the Republic of Latvia, the only international flights at airports and aerodromes for which the border inspection post. Departure and landing procedures shall be determined and amended by the Cabinet of Ministers and its subordinate bodies.
Cases of forced landing of aircraft and other flying objects may land in the reserve and aerodromes, airports which do not border control point.
10. article. Foreign vessels and other floating means the entry of the order of the Republic of Latvia in territorial and internal waters and ports and the departure order from them any foreign vessels have the right to enter the territorial waters of the Republic of Latvia to pass without entering internal waters or for the purpose of internal waters and ports, or leave the high seas, subject to the continuing right of innocent passage.
Foreign warships entering the Latvian territorial waters of the Republic Cabinet of Ministers. Foreign submarines in the territorial waters of the Republic of Latvia can be located just above the water and with raised, evidence of nationality flag.
Foreign vessels and other floating means of entry and stay in the Republic of Latvia to the territorial and internal waters and ports of raids conducted in accordance with Cabinet of Ministers decisions and international agreements.
11. article. The frontier control persons, all types of vehicles, goods and other things that cross national borders, subject to the control of the border under these rules, the legislation of the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Latvia concluded international treaties.
The frontier control cabinet is organised and transnational agreements frontier and border crossing points.
Border checks carried out at border inspection posts in the border guard and customs. Border inspection posts, if necessary, is also made in veterinary, phytosanitary, karantīnsanitār, and other cultural values.
Border checks carried out at border crossing points only border guards. In paragraphs persons and vehicles may cross the State border of the Cabinet of Ministers and bilateral agreements.
12. article. Persons, vehicles, cargoes and other goods across the State border of the placing of persons, vehicles, cargoes and other goods across the State border is placed on the border, where the force is properly designed documents entitling to cross the border.
13. article. Border control point mode to create and maintain the conditions necessary for the operation of the crossing point, which is related to persons, vehicles, cargoes and other goods across the State border, the placing of those border inspection posts are set in the regime governing the order in which these places are staying and moving people and vehicles, as well as other activities related to persons, vehicles, cargoes and other goods being placed across the State border.
Border inspection post mode is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. Border forces of the border inspection posts shall define the premises and areas where border checks are carried out. To prevent unauthorised persons from gaining access to border areas and vehicles crossing the State border, in these spaces and territories border forces may determine additional rules. mode
The crossing point is true for all transport (airports, seaports, rail and marine passenger station etc.) mode.
The regime at the border inspection post shall ensure border forces jointly with the international sea port, airport and railway station as well as the Administration, in cooperation with the police and the National Guard. Wry in cooperation of the border force's decision shall prevail.
14. article. The economic activity to the State border of Any economic activity to the State border are to be carried out in accordance with the decisions of the Cabinet of Ministers and bilateral agreements.
15. article. The temporary border closures

If the Republic of Latvia or in the territory of neighbouring countries threatens to spread infectious diseases, border forces with the Cabinet decision may threaten areas to stop or restrict traffic across the State border or quarantine people as well as animals, seeds, plant material and other animal and plant products.
16. article. The State border violators of the border violators are: 1) the person who crossed or tried to cross the border outside border controls and border crossing points;
2) persons who do not comply with the Latvian State border controls and procedures at border crossing points;
3) vessels and other floating means that visiting Latvian territorial sea or internal waters, as well as robežupj, lakes and other bodies of water in part of the Republic of Latvia, in violation of the State border crossing procedures;
4) aircraft and other flying objects that crossed national boundaries without the appropriate permit or otherwise breach the frontier.
The State border is also a breach of the frontier with any other transport, technical or other means, without the appropriate permit or in violation of the established procedure.
The frontier is not recognized as illegal when crossing happens delusion or compulsions (accidents, natural disasters, emergency), if the ship, aircraft or other vehicle crews (passengers), as well as the danger when rescued people to deliver or provide emergency medical assistance.
Article 17. The Plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Latvia border agents to resolve issues related to the maintenance of State border regime, as well as a tuned robežincident, Cabinet of the border force officers shall be appointed by the Republic of Latvia, the proxies, representatives of certain Countries within the boundary.
The Plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Latvia border agents in their work respects the laws of the Republic of Latvia and other laws and regulations, as well as international agreements.
Authorized representatives of the State border is not tuned issues be settled by diplomatic channels.
18. article. The border and the border zone of the Republic of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers in the interest of security along the country's land border can determine the border — not less than 15 km, and the border zone, which is part of the border, not wider than 2 km.
19. article. Border and over the existing air space. Border band mode depending on the political, economic, the ecological conditions of the kriminogēn situation, population density, and other factors, the Cabinet of Ministers in the border area and air space above it can determine the appropriate border and its airspace.
The security of the Republic of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers interest in border zone regime may be established in additional provisions.
All types of border cooperation measures with the departments of the Ministry of the Interior and the National Guard are held after coordination with the border forces.
The Ministry of Interior, customs and the National Guard armed militia movement and activity in the border zone must inform the management of border guards battalion.
In the border zone, border control and border crossing points in the territory of the border force in the performance of their duties, are not subject to the police, the customs, the National Guard, as well as the airport and sea port security services under control.
20. article. Responsibility of the State border law violations a Person that violated or attempted to violate national borders or frontiers, frontier and border control point mode, as the person who helped the intruders, called to account in accordance with the legislation of the Republic of Latvia.
3. the Department of public administration bodies and other bodies of State border protection mandate in the area of article 21. The Republic of Latvia government institutions the power to (1) the Cabinet of Ministers provides the features required for border control and logistic of armaments acquisition, as well as infrastructure.
(2) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 1) on the basis of the Parliament or the Cabinet decision, a leading international negotiations for the establishment of the State border and strengthening the State border regime;
2) within their competence, the Republic of Latvia citizens, foreign nationals and stateless persons presented papers on entry into the Republic of Latvia of rights or the rights of its departure;
3) fix the State border regime implementation issues, as well as solve the robežincident, not noregulējuš the Plenipotentiaries of the Republic of Latvia border.
(3) the Ministry of Defense: 1) is responsible for the security of national borders on land, air and sea;
2) within their competence, resolve incidents associated with the State border regime;
3) plans to issues related to border control force necessary armaments, weapons, communications equipment and vehicles, logistical supply, object construction and infrastructure;
4) provides the border task force.
(4) protection force headquarters, together with the National Guard Headquarters, with the participation of the Ministry of the Interior, Finance and ministrijas traffic Ministry services, develop and coordinate national border plan.
(5) the Ministry of the Interior forces of the border provide information and support to border security measures, the fight against illegal activities in the border area, the State border in search of offenders, persons in infringement investigations and testing.
(6) the authorities of the Republic of Latvia, which is carried out by the customs border inspection posts, karantīnsanitār, veterinary, phytosanitary, and cultural values of other controls: 1) organized and take measures to protect national economic interests, ensure ecological, sanitary and other forms of protection under the law;
2) within their competence, shall issue regulations that are required to comply with all legal and natural persons in the territory of the Republic of Latvia;
3) cooperate with border forces and give them support.
22. article. The National Guard participation in State border protection arrangements for the National Guard is engaged in a national border guard shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers. The National Guard border operation tasks and in cooperation with the border forces are coordinated at national and regional level.
The National Guard will participate in the national headquarters of the border plan.
Chapter 4 the State border protection of article 23. The State border protection system in national defence of the State border protection system must ensure the inviolability of national borders on land, sea and air space.
The State land border of peace in Border guard force, the maritime borders, sea and air border force-air force.
24. article. Border forces of the legal basis for border force, the Navy and the air force (hereafter referred to as «border forces») a legal basis for action for the protection of the State border, are the Constitution, laws «on the protection of the country», «on the protection force», these rules, other laws of the Republic of Latvia regulations and laws.
25. article. Border forces of the main duties of the border force's main responsibilities are: 1) to guard the State border, set the landmarks and other robežbūv, to prevent any attempts to illegally change the location of the border area;
2) prevent and ward off invasion of the armed Republic of Latvia territory, territorial and internal waters, air space, eliminate armed provocations on the border to protect the country from these criminal threats of border residents and their property;
3) observe national boundaries piegulstoš land territory, waters and airspace;
4) pjelau not that person, as well as vehicle, cargo or other property through the State border outside established for that purpose or otherwise illegal manner, detect and apprehend violators of the State border;
5) organize border control and border crossing points;
6) to determine the border inspection posts jobs for other institutions, and the institutions, enterprises and individuals, providing border crossing control in other legal matters or providing services across borders;
7) border force regulations in accordance with the procedure laid down in the documents to carry out border controls and put across the State border people, vehicles, cargo and other things if you have a well-formed documents giving the right to cross the State border;
8) border force regulations in accordance with the procedure laid down in the documents independently or jointly with customs authorities to prevent explosive, poisonous, radioactive and narcotic substances, as well as other prohibited contraband items, weapons and ammunition to illegal movement across the State border;
9 border force regulations) documents in order to maintain the State border, the border zone, border inspection posts and border crossing points;
10) alone or jointly with the international sea port, airport, and railway station administration, in cooperation with the police, National Guard and local authorities to ensure and control the State border, border, border control and border crossing points regime;

11) to provide specially authorized by the Republic of Latvia national authorities needed assistance in natural resource conservation and economic control, compliance with the provisions of the protection of the environment against pollution, fires, and natural disaster relief in the border area;
12) to ensure the sealed the Republic of Latvia to comply with international obligations in the treaties of the State border regime;
13) involve border force intelligence kriminogēn situations, research analysis and forecasting to detect criminal groups or individuals illegal activity on the State border;
14) provide with the frontier infractions related to prevention.
26. article. Border forces of the right border forces across the border, as well as border and at border crossing points, but the naval forces of the Republic of Latvia's territorial waters and inland waters frontier piegulstoš in is right: 1) deployed on assignments of their duties, to move without restriction; to check the documents of individuals; control the vehicles and their cargo;
2) all persons crossing the State border, in a fixed order to check identity documents and to make the necessary marks in them, if necessary, withdraw at the time of these documents, as well as view all the vehicles which cross the State border;
3) law to detain and for up to 24 hours to hold in detention: — persons who are suspected of criminal offence or administrative offence relating to violation of the State border, the border or border mode failure or the frontier with false documents;
— persons who illegally tried to transfer across the State border of substances, preparations or articles and documents that the Republic of Latvia is prohibited to import or export from them, as well as smuggled items;
— Search the existing person, and search the vehicle company operated;
4) remove the items that are prohibited to be imported into the Republic of Latvia, or leave it and found at persons crossing the State border;
5) restrict or completely stop the movement across the State border due to natural disasters and particularly dangerous infectious diseases;
6) use legal persons owned means of communication and transport, and the detaining State border violators, as well as repelling an armed invasion of the national territory;
7) when a person or vehicle is carried out the search or detention due to a violation of the State border, the border forces, if need be in cooperation with the police and the National Guard, they shall exercise the rights granted in the territory of the Republic of Latvia to the outside in this article;
8) take the intelligence and to collect information for the protection of the State border;
9) the trespasser or border or border mode, enter the offending Government, and privately owned premises and buildings.
27. article. The Navy the right to the State border protection until such time as the entry into force of the law «on» maritime forces, the Navy, the rights and obligations of the State border protection established by the Cabinet of Ministers.
28. article. The air force right the State border protection air forces have the right to: 1) take control of the air space, to involve other State institutions and clarify the situation to identify the aircraft in the national airspace;
2) in the event of illegal border crossing, prohibit or restrict flights of aircraft in certain national airspace areas;
3) require aircraft crews who illegally crossed the State border, to settle in the territory of the Republic of Latvia illegal frontier conditions and reasons.
29. article. Physical strength, service dogs and special use in protecting national borders border forces in the course of their duties, have the right to use physical force, special means (handcuffs, batons, electric shock, tears and paralytic corrosive chemical substances transport stop features, etc.), as well as the use of service dogs to: 1) stave off attack on border guards and another person, who shall perform his duties on the State border;
2) bated offenders who abuse do not obey or resist the border guards;
3) repel the attack buildings and vehicles separate rooms guarded by the border guards, as well as make these objects, if they held an armed person.
Before the physical strength or special products (people) must be notified of the intention to use them, except when the delay to use physical force or special features creates a direct threat to the health or life of the border guard or can cause other serious consequences, or if such a warning is not possible in this specific situation.
Use of the Special Fund is determined by the physical nature of the infringement and the offending individual features. Using the special tools must be limited to the damage these features, as well as to provide medical care to the victims if they need it. If physical force or the use of the Special Fund of the person suffering the injury or death occurred, border guards must immediately notify direct supervisor, who shall communicate this fact to the District Public Prosecutor.
Prohibited in a battle (battle) approaches, handcuffs, batons, electric shock, tears and paralytic corrosive chemical substances, as well as using service dogs against women, persons with disabilities and for young persons, except when they endanger the health of others or they are showing physical resistance.
Special features are storage, carrying and usage procedures determined by the instructions of the Ministry of defence.
30. article. The use of firearms the State border protection on firearms use in protecting national borders be focused shots.
Border force soldiers have the right to permanently store and wear a service firearm. Services in their possession of firearms storage and carrying the order determined by the instructions of the Ministry of defence.
Border force soldier is entitled to use the firearm to: 1) ward off an armed attack on the territory of the Republic of Latvia, or end the attacker armed resistance;
2) bated State border violators, if no other options they hold;
3) ward off attacks and end the resistance, also of naked persons, if the border guards and other people's lives in danger in real danger and the other it is not possible to eliminate, to prevent violent attempts to get the firearm;
4) stop a vehicle, causing damage to it, if the driver with their behaviour poses a real threat to border guards or other people's life and health, and are not subject to the requirements of the soldiers to stop the vehicle, and there is no other way to detain him.
Border force soldier has the right to use a firearm, to give an alarm signal or call for help.
Prohibited firearm: use 1) against women, persons with disabilities and for young persons, except when their actions endanger the lives of other persons, when they izrādabruņot civil disobedience or commit armed attacks;
2) where its use may suffer because of other people.
5. distinguished service border forces, article 31. The border guard border guard is an armed soldier of the Republic of Latvia that called up for national service, given the Latvian soldier's oath, mastered the special border guards training occupies a specific position on the border forces, and granted the military rank.
32. article. Border forces of the border forces set the collation from the citizens of the Republic of Latvia in accordance with the law «on State protection».
The border guard must know the State language and be able to communicate with the public in the language, which is primarily used in the region.
33. article. The border guard responsible for the unlawful conduct of the border guard is responsible for the laws of the Republic of Latvia. If no border guards noticed the legitimate rights of the persons to caused material damage, the border forces to take measures to restore these rights and compensation for the injury caused.
34. article. Border legal protection and guarantees of operation of their duties, the border guard of the Republic of Latvia.
The border guard is located in national defence, his honour and dignity shall be protected by law.
Border, border control and border crossing points, all natural persons obliged to fulfil the requirements of the border guard and the orders he gave of their duties.
The border guard is not responsible for the material and physical damage, their duties and without prejudice to the powers of the service damage the offender who at the time of detention do not expose or resist.
The losses due to the border guard service due to health, border guards, border guards or any of his close relatives, belongings recovered in full from the State budget.
Chapter 6

Border forces of the financial and material provision in article 35. Border forces of the border forces of the financing is financed from the State budget of the Republic of Latvia.
36. article. Border forces of the logistics of the border force carry out logistic supplies to the Ministry of Defense.
37. article. Border force with service spaces national and municipal authorities shall provide assistance to the border forces in providing them with service spaces.
Chapter 7 transitional provisions article 38.
With the entry into force of these regulations be declared unenforceable: 20 December 1990 Law «On State border of the Republic of Latvia»;
1 October 1991 the law «on amendments and supplements of the Republic of Latvia of 20 December 1990 law «on the border of the Republic of Latvia»».
Prime Minister v. Birkavs Defense Minister v. Pawlowski