Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No 246 Riga 7 may 2013 (pr. No 27 § 2) amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers of 17 February 2009. Regulations No. 164 "rules on loans to improve the competitiveness of economic operators ' Issued in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers Act article 31 equipment, first paragraph, point 3 to make a Cabinet of 17 February 2009. Regulations No. 164" rules on loans to improve the competitiveness of economic operators "(Latvian journal, 2009, 2010, 35 No; 117 no) the following amendments: 1. Express 3 and 4 point as follows ' 3. Rules: the goal is to improve the mikrokomersant of small and medium business competitiveness, to promote the economic development of the Republic of Latvia. 4. Mortgage bank mikrokomersant, small and medium-sized business operators provided working capital loans and investment loans. " 2. Make a point 6 and 7 by the following: "6. the loan contract deadline of 31 December 2013. 7. under the terms of The mikrokomersant, small and medium-sized merchants is merchants who comply with the European Commission of 6 august 2008. Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, which recognize certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of articles 87 and 88. (General block exemption regulation), the definition set out in annex 1. " 3. Supplement with 7.1 and 7.2 of the following paragraph: "the meaning of these provisions 7.1 as newly considered mikrokomersant, small or medium sized company, which is registered in the commercial register no earlier than three years prior to the application for the loan. 7.2 these terms understanding emerging believes small or medium mikrokomersant, merchants, which according to the submitted business plan during the year increased turnover or assets of at least 25% compared to the respective merchant action figures at the time of receipt of the loan. " 4. Express 8 and 9 point as follows: "8. the target group of beneficiaries is the mikrokomersant, small and medium-sized merchants (hereinafter referred to as the operator). 9. Loans gives the economic operators which are economically viable for future action plans, but there is no available funds of credit institutions increased risk. " 5. Make paragraph 10 the second sentence as follows: "the newly created economic operators who satisfy the conditions for receipt of the aid specified in the operational programme" human resources and employment ' 1.3.1.2. activity of Appendix "support for self-employment and business start-up loans, the minimum size is 54 000 lats." 6. Supplement with 10.1 points as follows: "If the total amount of loans 10.1 for one operator to more than 350, 000 dollars, subject to the following conditions: 1. the merchant is newly 10.1 is a trader or merchant who launched operation of a new field of activity, or rapidly growing merchant; 10.1. If the trader is 2 in another credit institution, a trader with the loan application submitted to the credit institution's mortgage banks consent letter in which the economic operator is a commitment. " 7. Express 14, second sentence as follows: "working capital loan amount mikrokomersant minimum is 5 000 lats on the date of the grant of the loan." 8. Replace paragraph 16, the words "the first part" d "," e "," g "and" h "in" with the words "first part" d "," e "and" g "in". 9. Supplement with 16.1 points in this version: "10.0 float does not grant ailing economic operator that: 16.1 1. judgment of the Court of Justice has declared insolvency proceedings or the judgment of the Court is the legal protection process, or by a decision of the Court of Justice is an out-of-court redress process, the previous bankruptcy, reorganisation or appropriate composition, or the economic activity it has ended; 10.0 2. the application of the project while the damage exceeds half of the share capital and the last 12 months – a quarter of the capital and found this provision 16.1. as referred to in point 4; 16.1 3. According to the last two years, the financial statements and operational review for the last available at the time of the application, the project is experiencing difficulty in operating the operator signs – damage increase, the reduction in turnover, declining cash flow, debt, interest payments rise, stock inventories, low liquidity, falling or zero value of the assets and found this provision 16.1 4. signs referred to; 16.1 4. no option to cover the losses from its own funds or funds it is able to obtain from its members, shareholders, members or creditors, and it could not stop losses, without which national authorities external intervention in the short or medium term will lead economic actors to the ability to continue. " 10. Replace paragraph, the number "19" with the number "500 2 500 000 000 '. 11. Express 21, second sentence by the following: "investment loan amount mikrokomersant minimum is 10 000 LVL loan day." 12. paragraph 23 of the following expressions: "23. Investment loans do not grant activities, set out in Regulation No 800/2008 article 1, paragraph 2 of the sectors laid down in Regulation No 800/2008 article 1, paragraph 3 of the operator specified in Regulation No 800/2008 of 6 article 1, point" b "and" c "and in article 1, paragraph 7." 13. Delete paragraph 26. 14. Delete paragraph 29. 15. Replace paragraph 31 the number "5 000 000" with the number "1 000". 16. Make 33 and 34 as follows: "33. Investment loan, the aid intensity shall not exceed 15%. 34. the initial investment should stay in the Republic of Latvia for at least three years, after the whole investment has been completed. This restriction does not prevent the replacement of plant or equipment which has become out-dated, as technology evolves rapidly, unless all the specific period of economic activity is continued in Latvia. " 17. the express 37 as follows: "37. the framework of these rules the support must be combined with other aid schemes or individual aid project support received for the same costs, if such cumulation results in an aid intensity does not exceed the Regulation No 800/2008 or the European Commission approved aid scheme or individual aid projects, the maximum allowable aid intensity." 18. To supplement the rules with 38.1 points as follows: "under this rule 38.1 European Union structural funds may not be granted if the beneficiary has received or anticipates receiving funding for the same eligible costs of other activities in the framework of the State, municipalities or European Union funds under rules 37 and 38 of this paragraph." 19. the title of chapter V be expressed as follows: "v. concluding questions". 20. To supplement the provisions of the following paragraph 40: "40. Loan applications, mortgage bank, submitted before the amendment of these rules 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14, 19, 21 and 31 of the date of its entry into force, in accordance with the laws in force at the loan application date." Prime Minister v. dombrovsky Minister d. Pavļut Economy in the