Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1243 in 2013 (November 5. No 58 32) the order in which the State budget allocated funding for youth initiatives and to promote participation in decision-making and public life, working with young people and youth organisations activity aid issued pursuant to article 12 of the law on youth of the fifth part i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. procedures for granting State budget funds (hereinafter funds) for youth initiatives and to promote participation in decision-making and public life , working with young people and youth organisations, and the allowable rate of co-financing of the project applicant. This financing can take as a contribution in kind, or unpaid voluntary work; 1.2. supported project administration and monitoring procedures. 2. Funding the youth statutory objective. II. Open project tendering 3. subject to the Ministry of education and Science (hereinafter the Ministry) annual national youth policy priorities set in the programme, the activities and outputs to be eligible for the youth international program Agency (hereinafter Agency) developed and approved by the Ministry found the project tender Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the Statute) and its annexes (application form, guidelines, reporting form instructions). 4. the Agency shall approve the regulations on its Web site and sent to the Ministry on a Ministry Web site. 5. the Charter State: 5.1 open design competition, eligible activities and available funding; 5.2. project requirements to the applicant; 5.3. the applicant submitted a single project number of projects, the project submission deadline for the submission of not less than 30 days from the date of the statement published in the Agency's Web site; 5.4. project design and submission of the application; 5.5. the project documents to add to the application; 5.6. financing the payment procedure and its conditions of use; 5.7. the minimum and maximum amount of funding granted to a single project, as well as for the implementation of project co-financing by the applicant (if applicable); 5.8. the consistency, quality and specific criteria (if applicable) under an open design competition for the purpose; 5.9. the eligible cost positions and limit (if applicable); 5.10. deadlines for the implementation of the project; 5.11. the project funding distribution criteria, if there are several design contest winners. III. Project design and submission of the application, the applicant shall provide the project 6 the Agency written submissions for the project, adding other documents specified in the Statute. 7. the project application submitted to the Agency in person or sent by post to the address indicated in the Statute. At the time the project is considered to be the time when the post passed mail (postmark). 8. Submitting the project application to the electronic form of the document, to be prepared pursuant to the laws and regulations on electronic document processing and sends it to the rules specified in the electronic mail address. At the time the project is considered to be the time when the application is received at the Agency. 9. the Agency registers the project application under the procedure for filing regulatory laws and give the identification number. IV. Project and project evaluation of the application of the applicant and Project 10 project evaluation stage of the application (annex): 10.1. evaluation according to the eligibility criteria. Its purpose is to check whether the project applicant and project application meets the requirements and is directional and the specific criteria of the quality (if provided for in the Charter); 10.2. the evaluation according to the quality criteria and specific criteria (if provided for in the Charter). 11. the Agency shall, within 10 working days of the submission of the projects laid down in the Statute of the deadline for the submission of the project evaluated compliance with the rules referred to in annex to the project the applicant eligibility criteria. If the applicant does not comply with the provisions of this annex 1.1. criteria referred to in the Agency rejected. 12. If the application does not comply with any of the provisions of this annex, 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 or 1.2.4. criteria referred to in point or specific criteria (if applicable), the Agency rejected. 13. If the application is directed to the quality evaluation criteria, it is assessed by the agency created the contest Commission. The competition Commission rules issued by the Director of the Agency and approved by the Ministry. 14. The tender Commission composed of at least three members of the Commission and its composition may include representatives from State and local authorities and non-governmental organizations, pursuant to the open nature of the design contest. The work of the Commission may call on the services of experts without voting rights. 15. If there is no information in the project application in order to assess the project submissions for compliance with the criteria, or it is not readable, then: 15.1. conformity evaluation stage, believes that the project submission does not meet the eligibility criteria, and it rejected; 15.2. the quality of the evaluation phase, where the criterion given lower scores. 16. when assessing the compatibility of the application of project quality criteria and specific criteria (if provided for in the Charter), the tender Commission shall draw up a list of the projects evaluated the application in which they are arranged in order of priority according to the process of evaluating the resulting ratings and submit it for approval to the Agency Director. 17. If two or more project applications have received the same number of points, it is a prized project submission list ranked in the following order of priority: 17.1. project application with the highest rating in the criteria specific (if applicable); 17.2. the project application with the highest rating this provision 2.4. criteria referred to in subparagraph; 17.3. the project application with the highest rating this provision of the annex 2.2. criteria referred to in subparagraph; 17.4. a project application with the highest rating this provision of the annex 2.9. criteria referred to in subparagraph. V. adoption agency under 18 competition assessment produced by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 16 of these terms shall take a decision on the financing of the implementation of the project or the decision on refusal of funding for the implementation of the project. The decision is open design competition. 19. If the submission of the project evaluation process the resulting rating is lower than 50 percentage points of the quality criteria and the specific criteria (if provided in the Charter) total number of points, the Agency shall adopt a decision on the rejection of the application for the project. 20. Funding the implementation of the project, which got the largest number of points respecting the design competition for the funding. 21. Where design contests intended for the funding of projects in the competition concerned is not used in full, the Agency shall inform the Ministry, and the Ministry shall take one of the following decisions: 21.1. to organize design contest second round; 21.2. partition the design competition for the funding for another design contest or other activity the annual national youth policy programme; 21.3. the unused funds from project funding provided for the competition amounts to transfer back the State budget. 22. the Agency may decide on the approval of a project application with the following conditions: 22.1. to clarify the application of the project so that it complies with this provision of the annex, 1.2.6, 1.2.7 1.2.5. and 1.2.8. requirements mentioned in points; 22.2. to clarify the application of the draft budget (for example, edit the arithmetic error, detailing items included, which is not eligible). Specifying the project submissions, budget total eligible costs does not change; 22.3. to clarify the description of project activities, including the tender shall be removed not specified eligible activities; 22.4. to eliminate inconsistencies in the application of the project to the specified information. 23. If the application is approved, the applicant of the project supports the fulfilment of the conditions laid down in that decision for a period specified in the decision. 10 working days after receipt of the information of the applicant on the conditions that the Agency examine that information and draw up an opinion on the compliance with the conditions laid down in that decision. If the opinion is negative or the applicant has not fulfilled the conditions, the project's application rejected. 24. the decision on financing (or conditional grant) for the implementation of the project or the decision on refusal of funding agency for the implementation of the project within 10 working days of the adoption of draft decision forwarded by mail to the applicant and to the project the applicant's designated electronic mail address. 25. Notice of open design contest results shall be published in the Agency and Ministry Web sites. 26. the decision on the rejection of the application, the applicant can challenge the draft administrative procedure law. Vi. implementation of the agreement on the project preparation and conclusion 27. within 10 working days after the decision on the financing of the Agency for the implementation of the project the project the applicant offers to conclude a contract for the implementation of the project (hereinafter referred to as the agreement). 28. the project the applicant may withdraw the application project at any time, as long as there is no contract. 29. If the applicant refuses to conclude a contract, the Agency offers to conclude a contract for the project, which the applicant has received the next highest number of points. 30. the contract shall contain the following information: 30.1. project implementation framework conditions; 30.2. the Agency and the project implementing obligations and rights; 30.3. financial terms of payment; 18.9. the reports and reporting procedures; 5. conditions of use of funding; 19.0. unused or non-repayment of the related funding arrangements; 19.1. the term of the contract, termination and amendment of the agreement; 19.1. the dispute settlement arrangements; 19.2. the publicity; 30.10. other information, which the Agency and the applicant considers relevant. 31. Concluding the contract, the project shall obtain the status of the implementation of the project and ensure the implementation of a project under this agreement. VII. Payment terms, eligible and non-eligible costs 32. project implementing agency payments shall, subject to the following conditions: 32.1. If the project implementer of his previous contract with the Agency is made, subject to the conditions and terms of the contract, within five working days after the conclusion of the contract shall make an advance payment of 80% of the funding allocated for the project; 32.2. If the project implementer of his previous contract with the Agency are made without regard to the conditions and time limits of the contract, an advance payment of 50% of the allocated funding for the project. 33. within 30 working days of the closing report of the project's approval, the Agency shall make the final payment or invoice for the eligible cost or not unused funding. 34. eligible project costs include the following positions: 34.1. remuneration of staff involved in project costs (including the employers ' compulsory social insurance contributions and the outsourcing of personnel associated with) that does not exceed the corresponding qualifications and remuneration of the staff of the profile average costs in Latvia. This cost does not exceed the total of 30 percentage points of total eligible costs; 21.3. the costs of transport (public transport, fuel or gas, vehicle rental, transport services); 21.3. communication services (telecommunications, internet, postal services); 21.4. space rental and logistic costs; 34.5. stationery and office supplies; 21.5. the public information and publicity costs of goods and services; 21.6. the realisation of the project and the compliance with the requirements of the contract, the associated costs of goods and services; 21.6. the acquisition cost of fixed assets; 21.7. the tack equipment acquisition cost, whose unit value of not more than 213.43 euro and usage time shall not exceed one year; 34.10. depreciation costs, if it refers to the period of implementation of the project and the assets are not depreciable acquired using public funds. 35. If the Charter provides for co-financing of the project applicant, which can be up to 20 percentage points of the project total eligible costs, this can be expressed as: 21.8. contribution in kind, consisting of facilities located on the project applicant or partner property and is transferred to the applicant for the use of the project project implementation time or material, you grant the applicant of the project the project specific objectives; 35.2. voluntary work, including research and professional activities for which the project is not received remuneration; 35.3. invested funds. 36. the costs are eligible if: 36.1. they are experiencing cost incidence for the period that is specified in the contract; 36.2. they are related to the project objectives and eligible activities and are provided for in the approved budget of the project; 36.3. they are spent only for the project's objectives and results; 36.4. it is reasonable and appropriate to the principles of sound financial management (particularly for convenience, cost effectiveness and the corresponding average market prices); 22.7. they are actually paid (excluding in-kind contributions) and included in the project accounts; 22.7. they are listed in the project implementing the accounting registers, identifiable, separate from the rest of the cost, verifiable and supported by source documents. 37. the project co-financing from the applicant expressed as a contribution in kind or volunteer work, up five percentage points from the total project eligible costs. 38. contribution in kind or volunteer work project is to be considered as eligible expenditure provided that: 38.1. contribution in kind or volunteer work is planned and specified in the project application; 38.2. contribution in kind or volunteer work has been performed during project implementation; 23.8. contribution in kind or volunteer work is directly related to the project activities to be implemented; 23.9. equipment or materials are supported by source documents (for example, invoice, receipt, contract, a fixed charge) or other accounting documents of probative value which is equivalent to invoices; 38.5. voluntary work (including the nature of the research or professional activities) evaluation in monetary terms shall be determined in proportion to the time spent at work and the hourly or daily average wage rate for work on the project or applicant qualification and profile of the staff of the average market prices in the country; 24.0. contribution kind is not available for other types of public financial support; 36.6. contributions in kind or voluntary work, the value can be independently assessed and audited in terms of money. 39. On the voluntary work of the project to an individual written contract concluded. 40. The project through voluntary work, bookkeeping, wage costs are not listed. 41. in order to project the value of voluntary work was applied, you need to detail the Installer reports that indicated the number of hours worked and the work done during this period described. 42. non-eligible costs are: 42.1. the project application preparation costs; 26.2. the project's administrative staff and project personnel, the premiums paid and the gifts or any other benefits, including health insurance; 26.3. the loan principal and interest payment or other obligations incurred costs; 26.3. debit interest on financial transactions; 26.4. currency exchange fees and exchange rate fluctuation losses; 26.5. fines, penalties, interest on arrears and expenses of litigation; 26.5. costs that are already funded from other sources of finance; 26.6. the value added tax, except when it is recoverable prescribed laws; 26.7. the budget section in "unforeseen costs". VIII. monitoring of the implementation of the project 43. Project monitoring agency provides in the following ways: 43.1. performing random or meaningful financial monitoring visit to the project site (if necessary, do both); 43.2. evaluate the project promoter to prepare reports laid down in the Treaty. 44. If during the implementation of the project is the need to make changes to the project, the project implementer they coordinate with the Agency in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Treaty. 45. If, after the implementation deadline of the project, the agency finds that the project implementer project funding is used according to the project's goals, budget estimate and contract, the Agency shall make the final payment in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Treaty. 46. If, after the implementation of the project remains unused financial means from the assigned amount of funding, the project implementer shall transfer them back to the Agency in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Treaty. IX. obligations of the project promoter 47. project implementer ensures the project the use of fixed assets purchased for the purpose of the project, three years after the Agency's final payment. 48. the project implementer project-related documents stored in accordance with legislative requirements for the retention of documents, as well as the authorities of the Republic of Latvia access to those documents. X. Information and requesting provision 49. Pending a decision on financing for the implementation of the project or on refusal of funding for the implementation of the project information on the project, the progress of the application are entitled to only the project applicant or authorised person of the applicant. 50. the project applicant is entitled to consult the project submission evaluation materials only after the entry into force of the decision on the financing of the implementation of the project or on refusal of funding for the implementation of the project. 51. information on beneficiaries (beneficiary's name and address), the name of the project, the amount of funding granted, purpose, within which the funding granted pursuant to paragraph 2 of these regulations, and the implementation of the project site, as well as a summary of the activities under the project activities is publicly available information. This information is available to the Agency and Ministry Web sites after the entry into force of the decision on the financing of the implementation of the project or refusal of the financing for the implementation of the project. XI. Closing questions 52. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet's April 12, 2011 rules no. 277 "procedures for granting national budget funding for youth initiatives and to promote participation in decision-making and public life, working with young people and youth organisations, as well as the supported project administration and monitoring procedures" (Latvian journal, 2011, 60 no). 53. the rules shall enter into force on January 1, 2014. Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis education and Science Minister, Vyacheslav dombrovsky, the annex to Cabinet of Ministers of 5 November 2013 regulations No 1243 evaluation criteria 1. eligibility criteria: 1.1. project eligibility criteria of the applicant: No. PO box Yes/No criteria 1.1.1. Project applicant complies with article 12 of the law on youth in the third and fourth parts and open design contest rules requirements 1.1.2. The project applicant is not a national tax and social security payment debt set out in the draft statute to the submission date for 1.1.3. Project applicant activity is stopped, initiated insolvency proceedings 1.1.4. Project applicant to the Agency for a decision on the project submission does not comply with the previous contract with the agency or Department (if applicable) where the application does not meet any of the criteria are met, it is rejected.
1.2. the application of the eligibility criteria of the project: No. PO box Yes/No criteria 1.2.1. The project application is filed within the time limit set 1.2.2. The project application was made by the Cabinet of Ministers of 5 November 2013 rule no. 1243 "procedures for granting national budget funding for youth initiatives and to promote participation in decision-making and public life, working with youth and youth organizations in support of activities (hereinafter referred to as the rules) the procedure laid down in chapter III, and is accompanied by all the supporting documents provided for in the Statute to 1.2.3. The project application is fully completed and drawn up according to the project application form (annex to the Statute) 1.2.4. The planned duration of the project comply with the regulations of the specified period 1.2.5. Project funding requested in the application complies with the rules laid down in the financing about 1.2.6. The project specified in the application for co-financing shall not be less than the prescribed amount of co-financing rules (if applicable) 1.2.7. Project co-financing from the applicant expressed as a contribution in kind or volunteer work, comply with the rules laid down in paragraph 36, about 1.2.8. Project cost calculation does not mean error if the application does not comply with this annex 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3 and 1.2.4. criteria referred to in it. If the application does not comply with this annex 1.2.5, 1.2.6, 1.2.7. and 1.2.8. criteria referred to in point, driven a further examination of the quality and specific criteria, however, the project application to the case in the decision of approval of the project application approval conditions include clarification of the application of the project, which is a precondition for the conclusion of the agreement for the implementation of a project.
2. Quality criteria: No. PO box Criteria the maximum number of points 2.1. The importance of the project open design contest objective 5 2.2. The project's compliance with the annual national youth policy programme priorities 5 2.3. The project target group characteristics and needs analysis 5 2.4. Evaluation of project activities: 2.4.1. compliance with the rules set out in eligible activities 5 2.4.2. the necessity of the project objectives and planned results 5 2.4.3. compliance with the project's target group needs 5 2.5. Time schedule of project activities (in realistic and logical) 1.6 5. Project results and evaluation indicators (clearly defined, measurable, related to the project objectives and activities, achievable project) 5 2.7. Project forecast evaluation (detailed, justified, necessary for the implementation of project activities, the estimated costs are attributable) 5 2.8. Projected expenditure proportionate in relation to the expected results 5 2.9. The sustainability of the project results evaluation 5 2.10. The impact of the project on the direct and indirect target group 5 2.11. Project implementation and administrative staff compliance with the experience and knowledge to the project implementation 5 the maximum number of points along the quality criteria assessed 65-point scale from "1" to "5", according to the following ratings: 5 – very good; 4-OK; 3-satisfactory or neutral; 2 – weak; 1-very poor.
Education and Science Minister Vyacheslav dombrovsky