Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 109 in 2012 (14 February. No 8 14) amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers of 17 June 2009. Regulations No 564 "regulations on the activities of the programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "2.3.1.1.1. Appendix apakšaktivitāt" external market areas-external marketing "for the sixth and subsequent film" issued under the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund management law, article 18, paragraph 10 1. make Cabinet of 17 June 2009. Regulations No 564 "regulations on the activities of the programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "2.3.1.1.1. Appendix apakšaktivitāt" external market areas-external marketing "for the sixth and subsequent rounds" (Latvian journal 2009, no. 102, 198; 2010, nr. 158.) the following amendments: 1. Express section 8.2.8. the following wording: "the provision of funding preceded 8.2.8. examine the person or group of persons fiscal year and the previous two fiscal years the received amount of de minimis aid under Regulation No 1998/2006, article 2, paragraph 2 of the prescribed maximum amount;"; 1.2. make paragraph 10 by the following: "within the Apakšaktivitāt 10 may receive funding: 10.1 merchant; 10.2. the Association that gathers together at least five merchants;  10.3. the Foundation, whose founders or founder members include at least five of the merchant; 10.4. a cooperative society which gathers together at least five merchants;  10.5. the State or local authorities who are the beneficiaries of the project, in which the general partner is a merchant, associations, cooperatives, municipalities or port authorities. State or local authority may be the beneficiary, if all the funding received is used to pay for this rule 21.1 and 21.2. activities referred to in paragraph;  10.6. the municipality;  10.7. the port authority. "; 1.3. make a point 20 as follows: "20. support may receive a project applicant that meets the following requirements: 20.1. project applicants not in financial trouble, and it is established that: 20.1.1. it is declared by a Court of insolvency proceedings or the legal protection is implemented in the process, with the decision of the Court is an out-of-court redress process, it is in the process of restoration, its economic activity or has been terminated in accordance with the commercial register or the register of associations and foundations of the information available, it is in the process of liquidation; 20.1.2. damage exceeds half of the share capital and the last 12 months more than a quarter of the capital losses; 20.1.3. in accordance with the last two financial years, entered into the financial statements it is the observable ailing economic analyst signs-damage increase, the reduction in turnover, declining cash flow, debt growth, rising interest rates, stock inventories, low liquidity, falling asset values or null; 20.1.4. it does not have the ability to cover the losses with its own resources or with the funds it is able to obtain from its owner or vendor, and it could not stop losses, without which national authorities external intervention in the short or medium term almost certainly would bring the project to the applicant is unable to continue operations; 20.2. the project applicant is not administered by the State revenue service tax and other State or local Government set the minimum payment of the debt; 20.3. the project applicant cooperative body failed to provide false information or intentionally misled in connection with European Union structural funds co-financed projects implementation; 20.4. the project in the interests of the applicant natural person did not do crime that hit the Republic of Latvia or the European Union's financial interests, and the project for the applicant under the criminal code are not suitable for the forced influence; 20.5. the project applicant has not received or intended to receive funding for the same eligible costs of other activities in the framework of local, regional, national or European Union funds; 20.6. the project applicant is not punished for the Latvian Code of administrative offences 189.2 referred to in the third subparagraph of article administrative violations or criminal law article 280 referred to in the second paragraph of Commission of a criminal offence or has no suitable forced influence (if the applicant is a private-law legal person) the Commission of a criminal offence. " 1.4.21.1 and 21.2. expressing. section by the following: "registered in Latvia 21.1 merchants, associations, foundations, cooperatives, municipalities and port administrations for participation in international exhibitions and conferences (seminars) in foreign countries. Local government funding for participation in international exhibitions and conferences (seminars) in foreign countries can receive, if participation in events promoting Latvia as a tourist destination of international competitiveness; 21.2. company registered in Latvia, participation in trade missions and kontaktbirž abroad, organized by the country's investment and development agency of Latvia or the society, which in Latvia registered member (the merchant) the total turnover last year exceeded 50 million. lats (takes into account also the merchant, not the turnover of the applicant of the project members, but there is a member in one of the organizations that are members of the applicant of the project) and which is founded not later than three years before the submission of the project application; " 1.5. to complement the chapter III with a 24.1 point as follows: "this provision and 24.1 10.2 10.3 the beneficiary referred to in subparagraph cannot apply for funding within the framework of this apakšaktivitāt, if this provision 21. actions referred to in paragraph 1, they shall receive funding also cluster activity" 2.3.2.3. "."; 1.6. to make 25.2. subparagraph by the following: "25.2. direct Organizer determine the membership fee for participation in the international exhibition, kontaktbirž, the trade mission, which takes place outside the territory of Latvia, including the direct Organizer set kontaktbirž, Mission for the Organization of the trade (up to 2000 lats for one eligible transaction one economic operator);"; 1.7. Express 25.6. the introductory part of subparagraph by the following: "6. subsistence allowance (travel) costs no more than three employees in accordance with the laws of the order in which the recoverable with the missions and the staff of travel-related expenses. The total number of days in the mission including operating time and in addition to not more than three days. If the application is lodged by the project partnership, as well as the provisions of 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5.., 10.6 and 10.7. in the case referred to in paragraph, limit applies to each of the partners involved in the project. Business travel (travel) eligible costs shall include: "; 1.8. in expressing subparagraph following 25.6.3.: "25.6.3. economy class public transport costs to the exhibitions, trade missions, kontaktbirž or the Conference venue and back up to the permanent jobs, as well as the fee for the transfer, if the project planned a number of exhibitions, trade missions, kontaktbirž or Conference (road (transport)). Travel (transport) are eligible if they are directly purchased from a provider (for example, airline, rail carrier), without using an intermediary services. This subparagraph does not apply to government agencies "the investment and development agency of Latvia" organised in trade missions abroad, the highest officials of the State; " 1.9. to supplement the rules by 25.6.4. section as follows: "25.6.4." the national agency the investment and development agency of Latvia "organised in trade missions abroad, the State highest officials, the beneficiary of the financing of the eligible costs and the flight economy class public transport costs to the trading venue and of the mission back to the permanent jobs, as well as the fee for the transfer, if the project planned a number of trade missions (road (transport))."; 1.10. to make 26 the following: "26. total project eligible costs may not exceed 30% of the applicant's project last year concluded the consolidated turnover. If the applicant is a cooperative society, society, Foundation, State or municipal authority, municipality or a port administration or an application filed for the project partnership, the limit is calculated from the entire project of cooperative societies, associations, foundations, State, or local authorities, municipalities, port authorities or operators last year concluded the consolidated turnover amounts. Where the applicant is registered in the register of companies, associations and foundations register or commercial register in less than one year before the submission of the draft, submitted to the project total eligible costs within the selection round must not exceed 4 000 lats. "; 1.11. Express and subparagraph 37.2.1 37.2.2. by the following: "form of 37.2.1. de minimis aid received in accordance with the laws and regulations on de minimis aid tracking and allocation procedure and de minimis aid in the form of samples. If the project application submitted in partnership or this rule 10.2., 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6.. and 10.7. projects referred to by the applicant, the form of de minimis aid received must be submitted for a project involving economic operators and port authorities; 37.2.2. If the project application submitted in partnership projects, as well as those provisions 10.2., 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7.. the applicants referred, each partner's consent letter project; " 1.12. the express 51 the following: "51. evaluation order according to the criteria is as follows: 51.1. first project submissions valued in conformity with this provision of the annex 3 paragraph 35 of this criterion. If the application does not meet this criterion, it does not continue the assessment; 51.2. If the application complies with the provisions of annex 3, paragraph 35 of the criterion assessed the compliance of the project application, this provision 3.12, 15, 16, 18 and 26 of the criteria referred to in paragraph. If the application does not meet these criteria, the evaluation could not continue;  compliance with this rule 51.3.3.18 this criterion is assessed using the rules given in annex 1 are not supported in the list;  51.4. If the application complies with the provisions of annex 12, 15, 16, 18, 26 and 35. criteria referred to in paragraph 1, it shall continue according to the valuation provisions in annex 3 the quality criteria referred to in (1-11);  51.5. If the project submissions under this provision 3 the quality criteria referred to in annex (1-11), several projects receive the same number of points then, listing the projects comply with the following principles: 51.5.1. evaluation of the project receive higher with a bigger number of partners involved; 51.5.2. If several projects have the same number of partners involved, higher assessment projects with lower receives the aid intensity;  51.5.3. If several projects are of equal intensity, higher funding assessment receives projects with higher average export volume of the sector;  all submitted projects 51.6. submissions, which have been measured according to the rules referred to in annex 3 of the quality criteria assessed compliance with those provisions of annex 3, paragraph 38 of the criterion. If the application does not meet this criterion, it does not continue the assessment;  32.1. If the project submission complies with these provisions of annex 3, paragraph 38 of the criterion, it is assessed according to annex 3, paragraph 39 criterion;  32.2. compliance with this provision, the other 3 criteria referred to in the annex shall continue to rate only those submissions that meet this rule 39 of annex 3, paragraph criterion. "; 1.13. the express 54 as follows: "the decision on the project 54. application approval provided the cooperation project, the applicant authority shall indicate what additional or clarifying information is necessary to meet the project's application of these provisions 3.13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36 and 37. criteria referred to in point, and the time limit within which the information must be submitted. '; 1.14. Express to annex 2 section 1.1.11 as follows: "the project applicant 1.1.11 type (please tick the appropriate) 1: code name I-1 limited liability company joint stock company I-2, I-3 I-5 cooperative societies sole proprietor I-8 public stock company I-9 public company with limited liability I-10 government agency I-13 company with additional liability I-16 local authorities, I-21, I-22 society for the Foundation I-28 (other) (1) in accordance with the laws and regulations of the European Union the implementation of the Fund's activity"; 1.15. Express to annex 2 section 2 4.2. paragraph by the following: "2. the direct Organizer determine the membership fee for participation in the international exhibition, kontaktbirž, the trade mission, which takes place outside the territory of Latvia, t.sk. just set the organizer of international exhibitions, kontaktbirž, the organisation of trade missions (must not exceed 2000 LVL one economic operator for one of the activities supported) "1.16 Express 4.3 Annex 2 section 2 of the following paragraph:" 2. the direct Organizer determine the membership fee for participation in the international exhibition, kontaktbirž, the trade mission, which takes place outside the territory of Latvia, t.sk. just set the organizer of international exhibitions, kontaktbirž, the organisation of trade missions (must not exceed 2000 LVL one economic operator for one of the activities supported) "1.17. Replace annex 7 section 2:1.17.1. the words" project, the applicant does not meet the ailing merchant status. Difficulty he is a merchant whose capital has dropped by more than half, from which more than one quarter have fallen over the last 12 months, since the application of the project. This condition does not apply to project applicants who are registered for less than three years, since the application of the project the moment; "with the words" project was not in financial trouble and is not covered by the Cabinet of Ministers of 17 June 2009 No 582 of the provisions of the "rules on the action programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "2.3.1.1.1. Appendix apakšaktivitāt" external market areas-external marketing "for the sixth and subsequent film" 20.1. the conditions referred to in paragraph; "; 1.17.2. the words "• cooperative society who submit project, gathers together at least five merchants;" with the words "• cooperative society who submit project, gathers together at least five merchants; • submitting project Foundation, the founders or founder members include at least five merchants; " 1.18. Express 3. attachment the following: "3. the Cabinet of Ministers of 17 June 2009. Regulations No 564 Project submission evaluation criteria action program name and number 2. Entrepreneurship and innovation priority name and number 2.3. Entrepreneurship promotion event name and number 2.3.1. Business support activity activity name and number 2.3.1.1.2.3.1.1.1. External training external markets market penetration – external marketing project selection type open project selection authority in charge of the Ministry of economy, the criteria of quality evaluation system notes the number of points the minimum number of points-30 points (the total of all criteria) 1. The partners involved in the project number of N min-5 1.1. The project has involved more than 10 operators 10 1.2. The project involves 6-10 merchants 8 1.3. The project has involved 1-5 business operators or the project is implemented in partnership, 5 2. External marketing activity N min-2 2.1. The project is intended to focus international exports seminar or Conference organizing international exhibitions (submit can only be a Union that has at least five members – the merchant) 5 2.2. The project is intended for the international seminar or Conference organizing for export issues outside the international exhibition (submit can only be a Union that has at least five members – the merchant) 4 2.3. The project is intended for participation in the international exhibition 3 2.4. The project provides for participation in international trade missions, or in kontaktbirž 2 3. Project activities (eligible activity – organizing seminars or conferences, participation in the international exhibition, international trade missions or kontaktbirž) N min-1 3.1. The project provides for a minimum of five eligible activities 5 3.2. Project 2-4 total activity 3 3.3. The project is one of the supported activity 1 4. Export markets N min-5 4.1. External marketing event will take place outside the European Union 10 4.2. External marketing event will take place in the European Union, 8 4.3. External marketing event will take place in Latvia, 5 5. The added value of N min-5 5.1. Value added of the industry, which is running the project, the applicant exceeds 120% of Latvia's average 10 5.2. The added value of the industry in which the applicant, the project is 80-120% of Latvia's average 8 5.3. Value added of the industry, which is running the project, the applicant is less than 80% of the average of 5 6 Latvia. The industry's average export volume, which is running the project, the last three years. If the applicant's annual accounts data are available for export in the last three years and the project the applicant's scores are higher than the industry average, takes into account data from annual report N min-6 6.1. Industry or company exports more than 69% produced 15 6.2. Industry or company exports 60 – 69% 12 produced 6.3. Industry or company exports 50-59% 9 produced 6.4. Industry or company exports less than 50% 5 7 produced. Is offered to the market a new product, technology, design, or service N min-0 7.1. The market moves to a new product, technology, design, or service that is designed to last three years, and the author is a pupil, a student or young professional who graduated in the last three years, 7.2 5. The market moves to a new product, technology, design, or service that is designed to last three years, 3 7.3. Market are offered in existing products, technology, design, or services criteria through HORIZONTAL 0 priorities 8. Horizontal priority "for the balanced development of the territory" N min-0 8.1. The project site is the special assisted area. On the place of implementation of the project shall be deemed to be the place where the project applicant produce their products or provide services to 10 8.2. The project site is outside the special assisted areas and outside Riga and Riga region. On the place of implementation of the project shall be deemed to be the place where the project applicant produces its products or services 5 8.3. Implementation of the project in Riga or Riga District. On the place of implementation of the project shall be deemed to be the place where the project applicant produces its products or services 0 9. Horizontal priority "macroeconomic stability" N min-0 9.1. The requested funding intensity. Reducing the intensity of one percentage point, you receive a rating-one point. If the requested funding intensity is reduced by at least 10 percentage points, the criteria receives the maximum rating. Calculating the required funding intensity reduction, takes into account the maximum funding intensity, which is available to the project 0-10 10. Horizontal priority "information society" N min-0 10.1. The project the applicant operates the information technology sector (NACE Rev. 2 section 62. and J. 63) 10 10.2. The project applicant is working in another sector 0 11. Horizontal priority "sustainable development" N min-0 11.1. The project the applicant operates a recycling industry (NACE Rev. 2 section 23.8. E. class) 10 11.2. The project applicant is working in another sector 0 eligibility criteria ranking system yes/no Project applicant eligibility criteria 12. The project the applicant meets one of the following conditions: 1) a merchant; 2) society whose members have at least five merchants; 3) Foundation, whose founders or founder members include at least five of the merchant; 4) cooperative societies whose members are at least five merchants; 5) State and local government agency that is the beneficiary of the project, in which the general partner is a merchant, society or cooperative society; 6) a municipality; 7) port authority N 13. If the project submitted to the partnership, a partner may be: 1) economic operators; 2) society; 3) cooperative societies; 4) State or local authorities, as the beneficiary; 5); 6) port authorities. If the project is submitted by the applicant, the project partnership is the recipient of the funding P 14. The applicant and the project partners is not administered the State revenue service tax and other State or local Government set compulsory payment of debt P 15. The applicant and the project partners are not recognized as insolvent, including not on bailout or the legal protection process, the economic activity is not terminated or in accordance with the commercial register and the register of associations and foundations available information they are not wound up N 16. The project was not punished for the Latvian Code of administrative offences 189.2 referred to in the third subparagraph of article administrative violations or criminal law article 280 referred to in the second paragraph of Commission of a criminal offence or has no suitable forced influence (if the applicant is a private-law legal person) of the Commission of a criminal offence referred to in the application of and compliance with the project N project sector 17. A sector in which the project will be implemented is defined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. P 18. A sector in which the project will be implemented, there is no regulatory act on the implementation of the activity in a particular sector is not eligible cost of the project N 19. The eligible costs of the project comply with the regulations in the Act on the implementation of the activity of certain types of eligible costs 20 P. The requested funding amount does not exceed the regulatory provisions for the implementation of the activity of the fixed maximum amounts of P 21. The cost of the project (the total eligible costs of the project, not the total project eligible costs and total cost of the project) project cost estimates have calculated the arithmetic right and following the activity of the eligible costs laid down limits P 22. The requested funding amount is calculated correctly and comply with the regulatory provisions for the implementation of the activity volume of funding fixed P 23. Planned spending is economically justified, necessary for the implementation of the project and provide a result (physically measurable) generation P 24. Export subsidies are prohibited P project eligibility criteria 25. The project implementation shall not exceed the legislative act on the implementation of the activity deadline P 26. The aim of the project comply with the regulations in the Act on the implementation of the activity specified in the activity purpose N 27. If the project involves export-oriented international seminars or conferences, the planned number of participants is at least 15 P 28. If the project involves export-oriented international seminars or conferences, the planned foreign participants or lecturers of at least three P administrative criteria ranking system Yes/No 29. The project application has been drawn up according to the project application form, it is added in addition to the list of documents to be submitted the following documents, in that they are designed according to the laws drafting and presentation of the document area P 30. Project application form is fully completed, P 31. The original application is a project with numbered pages P 32. The project is not specified in the application for correction, deletion, addition, deletion, and aizkrāsojum P 33. Application of the original project is the document legal force P 34. Project application used currency is the lats (LVL), P 35. Project submission filed a submission deadline for the submission of projects N 36. The project application is filled in the Latvian language and into the P 37. Project submission is filed in one copy, where the request is filed on paper, the project application form submitted in electronic form P funding criteria ranking system Yes/No 38. The project submission complies with the 12, 15, 18, 26 and 35. criteria referred to in paragraph 1, as well as quality evaluation criteria 1 is received at least five points, 2. quality evaluation criteria is received at least two points, 3. quality evaluation criteria is received at least one point, 4., 5. 6. quality and evaluation criteria is received at least five points in each and together have received at least 30 points, assessing the quality criteria N 39. Listing the criteria with 38 "Yes" reviewed the submissions of projects in order of priority, starting with the most points earned, submission of the draft selection is enough activity within the available funding, the N observations. 1. the project application is rejected (-N). 2. A decision on project approval, provided that the applicant for the project will ensure compliance with the criteria laid down in the decision (by the expression: P). " 2. the rules shall enter into force on March 1, 2012. Prime Minister v. dombrovsky – in place of the Minister of Economics of environmental protection and regional development Minister Sprūdž in the E.