Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 14 in Riga 2014 7 January (pr. Nr. 1 § 4) the non-governmental organizations and the Cabinet Memorandum of cooperation for the implementation of Council regulation Issued pursuant to the public administration facilities of article 13 of the law i. General questions 1. Non-governmental organizations and the Cabinet of Ministers on the implementation of the memorandum of cooperation Council (hereinafter Council) is a consultative body whose aim is to promote non-governmental organisations and the Cabinet Memorandum of cooperation (hereinafter referred to as the memorandum) specific objectives. 2. the Council shall operate within the principle of cooperation laid down in the memorandum.
II. tasks of the Council and to the Council are the following 3 objectives: 3.1 provide the Prime Minister, the Cabinet of Ministers and ministries, proposals on issues within the competence of the Council in accordance with the memorandum and these terms, including the enhancement of public participation at the local, regional, national and European Union level; 3.2. to give to the Prime Minister, Cabinet and ministries in the proposals for legislation and development planning documents concerning all activities of non-governmental organizations (non-governmental organizations sector horizontal issues); 3.3. approve the Memorandum's implementation priorities and the annual work plan, identifying the persons responsible for implementation, institution or non-governmental organisations, the deadline and the review of the implementation of the agenda for the submission, as well as to ensure the implementation of the memorandum of priorities and control of the working plan and the annual performance evaluation; 3.4. in accordance with the criteria established by the Council, subject to the memorandum signed by the views of non-governmental organizations, to assess the implementation of the memorandum and examine issues related to the non-governmental organizations and the Cabinet further development of cooperation, including deciding on proposals for the implementation of the memorandum. 4. the Council shall have the following rights: 4.1 invite experts, ministries and representatives of other institutions providing information, as well as the work of the Advisory Council; 4.2. According to competence to request and receive from State and local authorities Council tasks the required information; 4.3. create working groups for specific issues within the competence of the Council to prepare; 4.4. provide other advisory councils, commissions and working groups of the Council proposals in matters of competence, as well as to participate in the meetings as invited members.
III. composition of the Council in the composition of the Council 5 (Council members with voting rights): 5.1. State Chancellery Director (Council leader); 5.2. The Prime Minister's Office representative; 5.3. The Ministry of finance, the Secretary of State; 5.4. the Ministry of Justice; 5.5. the Ministry of culture State Secretary; 5.6. The protection of the environment and regional development Ministry Secretary of State; 5.7. the Ministry of welfare State Secretary; 5.8. Pārresor Coordination Centre Manager; 5.9. eight heads of non-governmental organisations which signed the memorandum. The Council shall be elected for a fixed term of Office – a year and six months, in accordance with these rules 7, 8, 9 and 10 point. 6. the meetings of the Council (advisory capacity): 6.1 participating society integration fund representative; 6.2. the representative of the Office of the Ombudsman; 6.3. the social partners representative organisations: 6.3.1 the Latvian free trade union representative; 6.3.2. The employers ' Confederation of Latvia's representative; 6.4. the representatives of the Ministry of industry and other representatives at the invitation of the Council. 7. The secretariat of the Council two months before this rule 5.9. members of the Council referred to the expiration of the term of new Council members announce candidate log (indicate the deadline for submitting applications), the publication of information in the internet homepage of the Cabinet of Ministers. 8. Non-governmental organizations must put forward candidatures for election to the Council, the Council submitted a written application that includes the following information about the non-governmental organization and its candidates: 8.1. non-governmental organizations name and scope; 8.2. the applicant's first name, last name, scope and experience; 8.3. information on the applicant's participation and achievements in the implementation of the memorandum (last 12 months); 8.4. the candidate's vision for the development of the implementation of the memorandum and the motivation to work (such as presentations, number of audio tracks). 9. The secretariat of the Council shall organise electronic voting by placing the Cabinet on the internet home page of the non-governmental organizations and a list of candidates that rule the information referred to in paragraph 8, the timing of the vote, and indicating the manner in which the vote will be. Voting is open to all memorandum signed up non-governmental organisations. 10. The Council is elected by those eight candidates who received the most votes in the vote count. If the elected Council Member's term of Office shall be terminated before the expiration of the term, his site until the expiration of the term into the next vote in the greatest number of votes received candidate. 11. the Council's deputy leader. Deputy leader of the Council from the Council of the heads of non-governmental organisations, acting by a simple majority, the Council shall be appointed by, and his term of Office until the election of the representatives. Deputy leader of the Council shall carry out the duties of the head of the Council of the Council in the absence of the driver, as well as chairing the Council meeting this provision in the cases referred to in chapter IV and in order. 12. This rule 5.9. Council referred to the elected leaders of non-governmental organizations can nominate work reiterated the Council no more than two consecutive terms of Office. 13. The non-governmental organisation leader is excluded from the composition of the Council, if the non-governmental organization, which raised the Board, being wound up or withdraws from memorandum. The Council is empowered to decide on non-governmental organizations driver's exclusion from the composition of the Council, if it's no good reason not to participate in three sessions of the Council within 12 months.
IV. activities of the Council

14. The work of the Council in accordance with the principle of rotation led by Council leader and deputy leader of the Council. In this chapter referred to as the Chairman of the Council shall also apply to the Deputy leader of the Council, when it runs Council meetings. The Council shall agree on the order in which the leader of the Council and the Deputy head directs the Council meeting. 15. the Council decision shall be adopted by the Council. Head of the current session of the Council shall be convened at least once a month (usually the last Wednesday of every month), if the Council has not decided otherwise. Extraordinary meeting shall be convened by the Council after at least five Council members. A separate issue with the Council can organize electronically. 16. Leader of the Council: 16.1. confirms the Council meeting agenda; 16.2. convene and chair the meetings of the Council; 16.3. the signature of the minutes and other documents of the Council. 17. the Council decision shall be adopted by a simple majority. Each Council Member has one vote. The Council is valid unless they participate in the hearing not less than half of the Board members. A decision was taken, when it voted in more than half of the Board members who participated in the voting. If the vote splits in the casting is the Council leader. 18. If a member of the Council for objective reasons cannot attend a Council meeting, he was not later than the last working day before the meeting of the Council shall inform the Secretariat of the Council. In this case, the Council shall authorise the institutions or organisations representative concerned or the Council can participate remotely (e.g. via teleconference communication) notifying the Secretariat of the Council. 19. Board meetings as an invited Party may also participate in any representative of non-governmental organizations, to express a competent opinion on this issue, as well as Council leader or deputy leader of the Council invited experts (specialists) and other organizations and institutions. 20. The Council meeting is recorded and recorded audio. Recording of meetings of the Council shall provide the Secretariat of the Council. The minutes of the sitting of the Council indicate the agenda, meeting participants, persons who have participated in the debate on the matter, and the decisions taken. Council meeting audio recordings aimed at carrying out the dock sitting and the ongoing debate and ensure that is recognizable to any particular person, which is expressed in the course of the hearing, and this person said. If needed, audio is used the meeting to fine-tune the project protokollēmum and the assessment of the merits of the opposition, as well as the decision-making process used in the argument. 21. The secretariat of the Council before the Council meeting minutes of signing electronically sent to the Council members. The minutes of the proceedings of the Council shall be published on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers on the internet. 22. The Council meeting audio recording is available in the Secretariat of the Council. For audio, the Secretariat shall submit a written application. After coordination with the Secretariat of the audio tracks you can hear country office premises or electronically to get a reference to the link with the audio track. Audio is processed according to the user's needs. 23. If the clearance point of the members of the Council or of the question (document) matching is carried out electronically, a member of the Council Secretariat sent a reply to the email provided in 10 working days or within the time limit specified in the email. If this is not met the deadline for reply, the question is considered aligned by default. 24. the functions of the Secretariat of the Council to comply with the national registry. The State Chancellery, the performance of the functions of the Secretariat of the Council, ensure these provisions set out the tasks, including: 24.1. circulation of information between the Secretariat and the members of the Council for the convening of meetings of the Council (no later than five working days before the Council meeting); 24.2. prepares the Council meeting agenda and materials submitted for consideration by the Council; 24.3. the exchange of information between the Council, the memorandum of the signatory organizations, institutions, officials and other parties involved in the matter within the competence of the Council; 15.2. providing the public administration institutions and non-governmental organizations advice on Government and civil society cooperation issues; 15.2. supports the Council's meeting agendas and minutes, as well as other important information (including the priorities approved by the Council and the annual work plan) the publication of the Cabinet's homepage on the internet, as well as the Council meeting audio storage and availability if you are asked for the Council meeting audio recording; 24.6. the decision adopted by the Council provides the follow-up, as well as the half-yearly review of the Council decision provided, and outstanding tasks.
V. concluding questions 25. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of 10 January 2006, the provisions of no. 22 "the non-governmental organizations and the Cabinet Memorandum of cooperation Council for the implementation of the Charter" (Latvian journal, 2006, no. 8; 2008, 118 no). 26. Representatives of non-governmental organisations, which shall consist of the Council with the voting rights act to the date of entry into force of the provisions, the term of office ends with the new non-governmental organizations for the election of the representatives in accordance with these rules. New election put in no later than January 31, 2014. Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis, Minister of culture Melbārd of DACE