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Original Language Title: Elektroenerģijas tirdzniecības un lietošanas noteikumi

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 914 in Riga on 29 November 2011 (pr. No 70 5) electricity trading and usage rules Issued in accordance with the electricity market Act article 32, the fifth paragraph of article 33, paragraph 1, second subparagraph, article 34 of the first part of the second subparagraph of article 35 and the law "on regulators of public services" article 22 fifth i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. procedures for the power user (hereinafter referred to as the user) in the delivery of electricity and stop its delivery.
1.2. the electricity traders (hereinafter dealer), the electricity system operator (hereinafter referred to as the system operator) and the rights and obligations of users of electricity supply and use, as well as payments for services;
1.3. the merchant's exchange policy;
1.4. the order in which the public electricity supply dealer-related users that are connected to the implementation of the distribution system operator-public – creator of the trader network;
1.5. requirements which must correspond to a user, so it would be eligible to receive the universal service;
1.6. the procedure and cases in which the system operator or dealer may terminate the supply of electricity to users who do not get paid for the electricity system or services or have not fulfilled other obligations to the system operator or retailer.
2. the terms used in the rules: apakšlietotāj 2.1 – a person who, in agreement with the users use or possession of the property of the existing mains electricity and do not purchase electricity from electricity trader or system operator;
2.2. the allowed maximum load – the largest simultaneous electrical load, may be used by the user in accordance with the technical specifications for connection. The maximum permitted load limit ievadaizsardzīb or contractual electrical loads;
2.3. the balancing service agreement-agreement concluded between the service provider and the balancing electricity market operator for balancing the provision of the service;
2.4. the balancing service provider – the transmission system operator or the electricity market operator who provides service to other balancing electricity market participants and who has entered into a service contract with the balancing of the transmission system operator;
2.5. operational work — electrical service, maintenance and repair;
2.6. the electric load, the user equipment representative size equal to the entire grid at the current user capacity of the guideline amount, including loss of user implementation capacity;
2.7. measuring apparatus electricity measuring for komercuzskait-the feature or features of the system of measurement of electricity quantity and inventory accounting system services, as well as to the needs of electrical loads for commercial recording interval;
2.8. the electricity supply contract-contract concluded public trader or small distribution system operator with an associated user for electricity trade;
2.9. electricity trade agreement – agreement concluded between the members of the electricity market electricity trading;
2.10. electrical equipment: any equipment for electricity generation, transformation, transmission, distribution, or consumption;
2.11. the implementation – several interconnected electrical single tasks;
2.12. the guideline limit of affiliation – the limit laid down in the contract between the operator and the user of the system or the implementation of the manufacturer or the user and the implementation between apakšlietotāj;
2.13. the grid-power supply system used in electric power transmission and distribution and made up of interconnected power lines and other electrical equipment (such as substations, distribution points, elektrosadaln);
2.14 small distribution system operator, the distribution system operator, which is connected to the distribution networks for less than a hundred thousands of users;
2.15. billing period-the period for which the accounts. The settlement period is one calendar month, unless otherwise agreed by the parties;
2.16. the compulsory purchase component – public service Commission Regulation (hereinafter referred to as the regulator) and the calculated cost in LCY of the regulators approved for kWh, which offset the public trader extra costs for procurement within the compulsory purchase of electricity produced in cogeneration, using renewable energy sources, compared to the same amount of electricity purchase electricity market;
2.17. the last guaranteed delivery – power supply for a user who has stopped functioning electricity market and purchase electricity from the supplier of the last guaranteed or not balancing service agreement;
2.18. connection agreement – a contract concluded with the user of the system operator or the manufacturer of the system connection installing;
2.19. reactive power-voltage sinusoidal and power complex (full) power, which requires a separate installation of the magnetic field and is an integral part of a technological process in the electricity generation, transmission and distribution;
2.20. the invoice document, under which the user commits the payment;
2.21. the terms of use agreement-the contract concluded with the system operator of the traders on the trading business requires the exchange of information;
2.22. system services contract-a contract which the transmission system operator to switch user or manufacturer about system service and the provision of ancillary services;
2.23. system connection – the main part, fitted power supply a user or to provide electricity from the producer to the guideline of the home;
2.24. trading interval – one hour period which starts the full hour;
2.25. the trading day-trading intervals 24 long period beginning at midnight;
2.26. installed capacity – the user's installed electricity consuming the total nominal capacity of the installations.
3. connect the user guideline electricity system (hereinafter the system) or increase the allowed loads shall be in accordance with the approved regulators system connection rules members of the electricity system.
4. the Guideline of the border between the user and the system operator determines the Act, which is a connection contract, electricity supply or services contract. Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the implementation of its crew to the home.
II. 5. komercuzskait electricity to the guideline of the border set up a system operator electricity measuring apparatus of the registered komercuzskait. If the electricity meter of the komercuzskait is set to the bounds of the guideline system operator according to the loss in the power grid from the guideline of the border to the electricity meter of the komercuzskait installation area, determines the amount of electricity and services received by the users that are connected to the implementation of at least six kilovolt voltage. To calculate this amount of electricity and services, the following calculations: If electricity komercuzskait 5.1 the apparatus installed in the system before the home side of the border, and the volume of electricity between electricity meter of the komercuzskait installation location and boundaries of affiliation shall be deducted from the user's electricity and services received;
5.2. If the electricity meter of the komercuzskait installed in the user side before the home borders, received electricity and services between the electricity meter of the komercuzskait installation location and boundaries of affiliation allows the user the electricity and services received.
6. the system operator shall, in agreement with the user, the electricity supplied and services temporary connection (up to three months) or single-phase connection with the apparatus ievadaizsardzīb power size to 10 amps may be calculated without the electricity meter of the komercuzskait installation.
7. power of the meter shall be installed komercuzskait system operator or the owner of the electricity system, and they have a system operator or the owner of the electricity system.

8. Set komercuzskait of electricity measuring apparatus must meet the requirements of the regulations on the procedures of measurement is carried out the type approval, initial verification and market surveillance, as well as the laws on the metrological requirements measuring instruments and metrological requirements for active electrical energy meters. The system operator is responsible for the electricity meter of the komercuzskait re verification, and it is the responsibility of the user to reuse the mērmaiņ verification according to the regulations on the re-use of the measurement verification, verification certificates and verification marks, subject to verification of the recurrence set laws on the subject of state metrological control of measuring instruments. The electricity meter of the pieslēgspaiļ komercuzskait of the cover must be sealed with the seal.
9. komercuzskait measuring apparatus of electricity early verification may be carried out at the initiative of the operator or of the system, if the user has doubts about the accuracy of the measuring apparatus electricity komercuzskait, the user has the right to require the system operator to provide the electricity meter of the komercuzskait early verification in one of the accredited inspection bodies for which the limited liability company "standardization, accreditation and Metrology Centre ' published a notice in the Latvian National Accreditation Bureau's Web site (URwww.latak.lv). Where: 9.1. early verification of electricity measuring apparatus of komercuzskait is declared unserviceable, expenses related to the counter early subject to verification shall be borne by the system operator. If carried out at the user's request for early verification of electricity measuring apparatus of komercuzskait are recognized as valid for use, the costs associated with the meter verification shall be borne by the users of the early;
9.2. the electricity meter of the komercuzskait error exceeds the regulations on the re-use of measurement verification, verification certificates and verification marks specified error, the system operator can specify user electricity supplied and services when they are recalculated in point 12 of these rules.
10. the system operator shall check the meter connection of electricity komercuzskait accuracy and pirmsuzskait and accounting chains sealing. Sealing provisions are presented in two copies, which shall be signed by the representative. One copy of the Act of sealing the system operator shall be issued to the user.
11. If the apartment building owner, and all home users in the written agreement to terminate contractual obligations with the system operator, with the system operator's permission may be set up a common electricity measuring apparatus of komercuzskait. In this case, the home owner becomes the user undertakes to supply electricity to all of the apakšlietotāj House and enter into an agreement with the system operator for the supply of electricity or system services.
12. Where the meter of the komercuzskait electricity malfunction or error in the calculation of electricity supplied and services specified on all the time from the moment when the electricity meter of the komercuzskait started to work incorrectly, or if this moment is not discoverable – for the last billing period. The recalculation shall be carried out, taking into account the average amount of electricity and services the previous billing period or the average volume of electricity and for an accounting.
III. Power supply connected users 13. Universal service is entitled to: 13.1. household user;
13.2. the electricity user, which all connection to the system at the same time meet the following criteria: 13.2.1. connection voltage not exceeding 400 volts;
13.2.2. ievadaizsardzīb apparatus does not exceed the nominal current of 100 amps.
14. Associated user switch the electricity supply contract with a public or small trader distribution system operator for electricity trade and system service agreement with the system operator of the system and the provision of ancillary services. Electricity supply contract and the service contract shall be in writing or using a means of distance communication.
15. The related user buys electricity at tariffs set in the electricity market law. The fees include charges for system services and compulsory purchase component.
16. Electricity supply related user applicable regulators approved a standard electricity supply contract and standard system services the General provisions of the Treaty. The distribution system operator shall develop, submit for the approval of the Governor, and the Governor published in accordance with the procedure laid down in the approved standard system services contract. If regulators approve the new standard electricity supply agreement or standard system services agreement this standard contract terms are also applicable for contracts concluded before the new standard contract for approval.
17. Domestic user as a related user can receive electricity connection specifications defined for load limits also permitted without written agreement, subject to the requirements of this regulation. In this case, the guideline of the border States: 17.1. on the overhead line or connection to the user of the piekarkabeļlīnij roof strut isolator insulator for buildings or walls;
17.2. kabeļlīnij attachment of the user contacts the overhead line or piekarkabeļlīnij;
17.3. the user of the connection contacts of the kabeļlīnij system operator accounting sadaln, kabeļsadaln or electricity meter Terminal table;
17.4. to the kabeļlīnij of the connection contacts of the user sadaln;
17.5. multi-family residential buildings (the home of the guideline the boundary between user and system operator implementation) on the implementation of the building's connection to the contacts of the implementation.
18. about this rule referred to in paragraph 17 of the State to contact the home of borders response guideline system operator.
19. komercuzskait measuring apparatus of electricity Before the installation of the related user chooses the appropriate connection end of the trade in electricity tariff and billing type and inform the public of the small trader or the distribution system operator. System operator after the connection is established and the electricity meter of the komercuzskait Setup, submit public trader information needed to begin to pay for the supply of electricity, and provide billing information you need about linked users of electricity delivered.
20. the basis for the linked user accounts for use with public electricity trader has the information about connection parameters, komercuzskait of electricity meter readings for electricity usage at the time of initiation, as well as selected electricity tariff and billing. About linked users down the electricity tariff is responsible for applying the correct public trader or small distribution system operator.
21. in agreement with the public or small traders in the distribution system operator, the linked user depending on the selected tariff for electricity trading on the final settlement of electricity consumed: 21.1. in accordance with the electricity meter of the komercuzskait read the readings (self declaration of the method);
21.2. the adjusted payment;
21.3. payment against invoices received;
21.4. the prepayment.
22. If the related user's failure to comply with the selected settlement procedures public trader or small distribution system operator is entitled to apply for a user account on electricity by establishing a fixed monthly payment amount (adjusted payment). Align shall be determined in the public trader or small distribution system operator, providing the user's expected power consumption. If the cross-check is found to be less than or greater than the actual consumption consumption according to the user paid the duty public aligned marketer or small distribution system operator shall have the right to make adjustment.
23. to make settlement of the system operator services, the dealer shall notify the public transmission and distribution system operators, information about associated users who use the self declaration of the method.
24. Selecting align payment, related user also specifies the expected electricity consumption and the consumption profile, informing the public of the small trader or the distribution system operator.

25. If the linked user is a legal person, it is obliged to inform the public of the small trader or the distribution system operator for electricity metering readings necessary for the preparation of the settlement in each billing period. Based on this information, the public trader or small distribution system operator regularly sends an invoice to the user on the account period, pay the amount of the electricity supplied.
26. If the related user's failure to comply with the rules set out in paragraph 25 of the settlement order, komercuzskait of electricity meter readings read the system operator and the associated user is obliged to pay for meter readings of the komercuzskait of reading service system in accordance with the operator's invoiced.
27. A linked user is obliged to make payment within the time limit specified under the public trader or small distribution system operator issued the invoice. Related households is the responsibility of the user of the next calendar month to make payment according to the designated payment options for each settlement period, pay the amount of the electricity supplied.
28. The associated user who choose other then allowed tariff or payment options, inform the public of the small trader or distribution system operator in the month before. With the conversion to electricity sadaln equipment-related costs shall be borne by the linked user.
29. A related user is entitled to terminate the use of electricity in, at least five working days before informing the public of the small trader or the distribution system operator for electricity supply and system service for breach of contract and indicating the termination of use of electricity. Termination of the use of electricity, the related user records the electricity meter readings of the komercuzskait, shall notify the public of the small trader or the distribution system operator, as well as make a final deadline for the settlement of electricity consumed, the allowed load and received services.
30. Public trader controls the payments and settlement system operator for its services in accordance with the applicable tariff system services.
31. If the related user not making payments on time, the system operator or public dealer 10 days after the expiry of the term of payment sends the warning to the user about the interruption of electricity supply. If the user is within 20 days after the expiry of the term of payment not payments, the system operator is entitled to disable user implementation, totally or partially interrupting the user supplies. The system operator is obliged to restore power within five days after the user has fully paid for and received electricity system operator services. If the user is not making payments on time, and his time of the year again is interrupted power supplies, system operator requires users to pay to stop and logging-related expenses and the power restored after these expenses. User a late payment or adjustment has been made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 111 or 112., public trader or small distribution system operator is entitled to demand prepayment or payment under the vent to install prepaid electricity meter.
32. for each day of delay of payment of the related user pays interest on arrears shall be 0.15% of the amount of times the unpaid amount, if not stipulated otherwise in the contract.
33. If the related user declared insolvency proceedings or the proposed redress process, it is eliminated or reorganized and under the reorganization plan, the public will be eliminated, the small trader or the distribution system operator is such a user may require prepayment for payment under the offset.
34. related users, receive information from the system operator of the universal service of exhaustion, is obliged within two months to choose the electricity traders and to conclude a trade agreement and electricity system service agreement, if any, has not been concluded.
35. The electricity supply contract shall lapse if the related user has lost the right to a universal service. A user who has not entered into a separate contract with system services, system operators continue to get system services and auxiliary services. Power supply the following users going 131. these provisions in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 1. The user is obliged to pay the invoices received sign out system services and compulsory purchase component.
IV. Power supply the electricity market participants 36. Power supply for a user that is a member of the electricity market, up to the limit of the nationality guideline in accordance with these rules, the service agreement, the power trade agreement and balancing service contract, which can be a power trade agreement. By agreement of the parties in the agreements may include additional conditions that are not mentioned in these rules.
37. If a user that is a member of the electricity market, has hampered payment, as well as in case the user declared insolvency proceedings or the proposed redress process, it is eliminated or reorganized, and in accordance with the plan of reorganization will be eliminated, and the system operator may require the user to make a prepayment for the average monthly payment, determine shorter settlement periods or require proper enforcement of contractual obligations.
38. the system operator shall continuously provide system services system services agreement allowed the limits of the maximum load, except that rule 76, 77, 78, 79., 80, 93, 94 and 115. point in certain cases.
39. the service break or limit the duration and reasons determined by entries in the task journal, computerized accounting systems break data and komercuzskait of electricity meter readings.
40. the system services charge calculated in accordance with komercuzskait of the electricity meter readings and in accordance with the tariffs set for the electricity market law.
41. the user-electricity market operator in proportion to the consumption of electricity to pay for compulsory purchase of each component. Mandatory procurement components pays the electricity transmission or distribution system operator together with the fees for the transmission or distribution system services.
42. the user, informing system operators, electricity trade agreement may delegate the responsibility of the dealer in the name of the user to pay for the system operator: 42.1. system services and ancillary services;
26.2. the compulsory purchase component.
43. If the user has entered into a marketing agreement with electricity more electricity marketers, this provision referred to in paragraph 42 responsibilities can be delegated only to one trader.
44. The system operator, aligning this provision, paragraph 42 settlement procedures may request a financial guarantee from the merchant's billing period expected, ancillary system services and compulsory purchase of components. The system operator shall inform the user about the merchant's payment delays and may utilize such guarantees if the period provided for in the contract did not receive a full charge for system services, ancillary services and compulsory purchase component. The dealer shall immediately inform the system operator on the reasons for the delay and settlement restores guarantee used in full.
45. If the dealer within 10 working days from the date on which the system operator that rule 44 of the cases used the financial guarantees they will not be renewed, the system operator has the right to terminate the use of the dealer system and require the user to pay for outstanding system services, ancillary services and compulsory purchase component.
46. at the close of the system with the user service agreement, the contract shall specify the system operator and the user's identity and address, to be delivered, the service quality levels, duration of contract, termination of provision of services, as well as the conditions for the restoration of the right of withdrawal, the compensation or damages, if the terms of the contract are not met, the user claims submission and review procedures.
47. Balansējoš electrical energy levels in each trading interval defined as the difference between the actually consumed and delivery schedule of fixed amounts of electricity.
V. rights and obligations of the user 48. User is responsible for their own equipment and connection, the technical guideline status and qualified service according to the laws that determine the guideline of technical operating and safety requirements. The user can enter into a contract for service guideline to a legal or natural person, where the laws of the order has acquired the right to carry out the job.

49. For multi-family residential buildings located in the shared space guideline (enter and stand allocation, risers, stairs, yard, basement, attic, lifts, pumps, lighting and electric motor wiring) technical condition, single line backlit schemes and service, as well as on the set of the electricity meter and komercuzskait seals are responsible for the conservation of building possessor or owner.
50. it is the responsibility of the user to create a power scheme to unload in accordance with atslēgum its schedule, the implementation of which is not permitted in the blackout, would not be turned off.
51. the user shall ensure its guideline to the actual situation of the existence of the scheme of matching single line backlit from the guideline of the border to the electricity meter of the komercuzskait.
52. the user shall ensure the smooth running of employees access the network komercuzskait and pirmsuzskait if the system operator's staff presented a service card, which outlines the right to carry out the inspection.
53. If the operator is in possession of information that indicates to the user the implementation of electricity leakage, the user can not deny the employees user komercuzskait and pirmsuzskait in the territory of network test, which is not matched by the above user. The employee checking out the user, or his representative, in the presence of police officers.
54. The user is obliged to discharge the system operator written instructions on changes in the implementation and maintenance of the user to ensure safe operation of the komercuzskait, the pirmsuzskait chain, sealing and treaty obligations as well as to prevent electricity leakage user implementation.
55. the implementation of The user, through which the system operator ensured electricity supply to other users, the user is allowed to connect only with a key or system operator.
56. the user is civil order property responsible for the interference of the komercuzskait electricity meter in action, intentional damage to the seal or counterfeiting, its premises and territory of the installed electricity measuring apparatus or systems komercuzskait pirmsuzskait chains, seals, as well as the automated inventory system and loop retention and their technical condition.
57. The work related to the electricity meter of the komercuzskait to change the scheme, meter replacement or relocation, the user needs the permission of the system operator. Komercuzskait electricity during repair can be performed by temporary schemes, which is matched by the system operator, or the amount of energy to determine the calculations to be made.
58. komercuzskait electricity meter for damage, loose seals and potential meter measurements errors the user shall immediately notify the system operator.
59. If the implementation of the system of the user, the operator finds that the fault of the user is missing or corrupt komercuzskait the electricity meter or damaged seals, is the responsibility of the user to cover expenditure relating to the renewal of komercuzskait meter and repeated verifications, as well as pay for the electricity and services not listed in paragraph 12 of these rules.
60. If the apparatus the damaged electricity komercuzskait with the intention of reducing the power consumption of the display size or create an opportunity to use free electricity user has arbitrarily changed the accounting scheme is the responsibility of the user to pay for the electricity and services not listed in this provision or paragraph 111.112 in that order and to cover expenditure on the construction of the komercuzskait system operator freely accessible location, which shall not exceed the actual costs of building and reconstruction of komercuzskait.
61. If the implementation of the system of the user, the operator finds damage meter, komercuzskait of electricity system operator user installed electricity meter of the komercuzskait pass inspection in a laboratory accredited by the law in the field of conformity assessment. If the inspection finds that damage komercuzskait of electricity measuring apparatus created artificial surge, and it reduces the power consumption of the display size or make it possible to use free electricity, the user is obliged to cover expenditure relating to the electricity meter of the komercuzskait and repeat the restore verification. The user is entitled to inspect the documents drawn up and laboratory findings.
62. The user shall decide on the necessary security of electricity supply, that is, the need to prevent interruptions in electricity supply and its guideline damage that can occur to the power supply system of the individual elements of damage, repairs or planned atslēgum.
63. the implementation of which the User is not allowed to interrupt electricity supply, voltage and overvoltages, iekritum take the measures necessary to achieve the security of electricity supply. Spare connection, independent power source and voltage stabilizing devices, as well as switching systems installed and installed on the user's funds.
64. the user may require the system operator shut off its implementation guideline on the limits of the home, interrupting the power supply for a certain period of time to carry out maintenance work on the implementation of the user. If this failure affects other users or apakšlietotāj of electricity power supply, the user who requests the disconnection, request in writing must be coordinated with all these users or apakšlietotāj.
65. If guideline disconnection for a certain period of time requires household user and other person has expressed a desire to use this object, and then pay for the electricity system operator is entitled not to interrupt the supply of electricity, if there are no technical barriers.
66. The user has the right to request and to the system operator is obliged to provide the required information related to system access, system services and balancing the use of the service, billing, as well as to unforeseen power outage and fix them.
67. by using the services provided by the system, the user is obliged to comply with the permitted: 67.1. loads and power conditions of use. Apartments and households allow electrical load is ievadaizsardzīb apparatus basic current not exceeding 16 amp, if agreement with the system operator is not otherwise specified, but 3 x 220 volt network allowed maximum load is 10 amps;
67.2. at the request of the system operator to develop and carry out control measures to reduce electrical load and execute the requirement to reduce the electrical load or power consumption in case of emergency or the energy crisis that preceded the energy law;
67.3.10 days to submit the application to the system operator for the undelivered electricity or substandard supply of electricity, which occurred when the user executing this rule 67.2. system operator referred to in the claim;
41.9. user to connect to the network and to use only electrical equipment that does not cause unacceptable changes in the quality of the electricity system operator's network or electricity measuring apparatus of komercuzskait damage. To ensure the user's electrical connection according to the stated manufacturer of electrical equipment operating instructions;
67.5. time and pay in full by the system operator or his authorized person for system services received;
67.6. to report promptly to the system operator of the damage found in the implementation or real risks;
67.7. without justification does not require to be changed in time for the planned atslēgum, where atslēgum is warned by other users, and it affects the supply of other users;
mm. provide the authorised person's unimpeded access to komercuzskait instruments and access available for the implementation of pirmsuzskait;
67.9. pay for the consumed reactive energy, if tg φ is greater than 0.4 (power factor COS φ < 0,929), according to the fees – 0.003 $/kVArh users that are connected to at least six of the implementation of the voltage with the kilovolt capacity 100 kilowatt allowed and whether other users with ievadaizsardzīb apparatus the size of 200 amps of power and more;
67.10. pay the operator an invoice issued in accordance with the settlement period the actual peak load, if the system operator on the basis of meter readings, notes that the actual load exceeds the user specified in the agreement, the implementation of which is connected to at least six kilovolt voltage. If the settlement period the user load exceeds the maximum allowed at the size of more than 10%, the system operator has the right to make and the user is obliged to pay the invoice in accordance with the permitted load, as well as triple per billing period exceeded the load size detected;

67.11. to conclude a service contract with the balancing of the transmission system operator or balancing service, if the user is a member of the electricity market;
67.12. agree with balancing service provider on the procedures can be made fixed electricity supply, if the user is a member of the electricity market.
68. The user has the right to change the services laid down in the Treaty, the maximum allowable load, in agreement with the system operator and the presentation of the ownership or use rights documents on electricity-consuming object.
69. The user is prohibited to put Jet energy system operator's network. If the operator finds Jet energy transfer system, the implementation of which users connected at least six kilovolt voltage with 100 kilowatts of authorised load and greater, or other users with ievadaizsardzīb apparatus the size of 200 amps of power and greater is the obligation to pay for the entire system operator network the Jet energy according to the fees 0.009 Ls/kVArh.
70. Users who are on your property or possession of the existing electricity supply grids, relative to apakšlietotāj apakšlietotāj have the duties and responsibilities, but the apakšlietotāj-user obligations and responsibilities.
71. A user on your property or possession of the existing electricity supply grids and electricity apakšlietotāj not a trader or system operator may charge from mains apakšlietotāj-based maintenance costs, not exceeding 10% of the it system operator services tariff electricity system, which is connected to the user system implementation.
72. A Person who is of age and living in the household user object (the tenant, subletting, spouse, other family member), together with the user's joint and several liability for the property on this object used electricity.
73. If the operator or dealer with the user there is no contract for the supply of electricity to the object or the contract lapsed, or held to be invalid, then the time period in which the validity of an existing contract, payment of electricity used is responsible for this object's owner or legal possessor.
74. Apakšlietotāj can become a user by requiring a licensed electricity system operator. In this case, it has the responsibility to coordinate the construction of the connection with the property owners, which envisaged the construction of connection.
75. If a person's property or possession in the existing buildings of the implementation are used both his own and those of other users of the system operator, the power supply this guideline provides the maintenance of the building owner or possessor. Through the external power grid reconstruction or increasing the requested connection capacity, the implementation of the various users of the owners of the buildings connected to the system operator in without another person of the use of guideline.
Vi. the electricity supply disruption and breach of contract 76. System operator may without notice to the user key implementation in the following cases: If the implementation is 76.1. connected arbitrarily or without system operator electricity komercuzskait of registered instruments or they are arbitrarily removed or damaged, or have found other violations, which have reduced the amount of electricity actually consumed or created the possibility to use electricity free of charge;
76.2. to damage prevention, if needed to take immediate measures in preventing damage or breakdown in the liquidation, informing the users and giving the reasons for the trip;
76.3. If pursuant to paragraph 31 of these rules is set up a prepaid electricity meter and the user has consumed the entire prepaid electricity and system services.
77. the system operator shall have the right, upon notice to the user, totally or in part the implementation of his key in the following cases: If the user agreement 77.1. the prescribed period is not paid for electricity spent or received the system operator services and compulsory purchase component is not paid or prepay dealer or system operator to the user has requested, or not made payments in accordance with the provisions referred to in paragraph 113 of the Bill;
77.2. If these provisions are not complied with paragraph 54 of the system operator's instructions for changes and the implementation of service users;
77.3. If the user takes place for reasons attributable to the quality of electricity supply decrease, which interferes with other users or the system operator the normal guideline;
77.4. If the user inhibits the authorized employee access to electricity pirmsuzskait chains and komercuzskait of instruments to perform their control or replacement or system operator guideline review and repair;
77.5. If the user does not follow the specific electricity consumption or the authorized load limit. Of the permitted load and power consumption limits for non-compliance with the system operator may be key to the implementation of the user to the extent technically possible and necessary in a certain mode of consumption. If a user repeatedly during the year does not follow the limits or refuses to unlock the restrictions necessary for electrical equipment, the system operator can completely disable user implementation of the grid.
78. On the planned termination of the provision of services in connection with the voltage off temporarily to perform scheduled tasks system operator in the grid, the user should be warned at least five days in advance. If the voltage off the counter or mērmaiņ required checks and replacement and stop time less than 30 minutes, the system operator will alert users immediately before the trip. With users whose connection 6 – guideline 20 kilovolt kilovolt voltage of 110 or not associated with other users, the planned trip times match win. If you cannot agree, the system operator atslēgum time is determined independently and choose it as outside of the user's work, given that it is not permissible for a planned residential buildings atslēgum 24 dark and long atslēgum holidays, as well as the tasks that are causing increased noise from 23.00 until 07.00 during, and notify users.
79. The electricity supply or service contract lapse, if the supply of electricity and the use of user object has not occurred in more than a year.
80. public trader or system operator has the right, upon notice to unilaterally terminate electricity supply or service contract where: 80.1. the supply of electricity to the user is terminated under these terms where provided for 77.1.;
80.2. has received another person's request for the supply of electricity in the corresponding object and public dealer or system operator informed the user about it 15 days in advance, and the user has not demonstrated a desire to continue the contractual relationship.
VII. the rights and obligations of the trader 81. before start-up the system operator's license area dealer closed system use agreement with the system operator, when negotiating the necessary exchange of information, as well as the payment system services.
82. The trader of electricity trade agreement specifies the time of the entry into force of the Treaty, the expiry of the contract early termination arrangements, electricity delivery schedule coordination arrangements, electricity price or the formula for determining the settlement procedures and contacts. If the fee for early termination of the contract, the contract must indicate clearly and unambiguously.
83. the launching of the operation the electricity market, the trader, while protecting the interests of the end user is obliged to inform user: 83.1. about yourself, your business, experience and capabilities, as well as to provide another user with the requested information to be able to identify the specific electricity retailer;
51.7. not to use the user methods that would force it to take a decision on the deal without significant required information, as well as the lack of time. The trader is obliged to provide the user with all the necessary information about the proposed transaction and give enough time to the user carefully and without haste could get acquainted with the offer of a trader;
83.3. presentations and offers to give the user the only correct and verifiable comparison of business opportunity;
83.4. in preparing the bid, the user will not use the methods (letter size, notes, reservations), which may mislead the user about the following design information actual significance of the tender;
83.5. clearly and unambiguously specify the expiration date of the offer;
83.6. the existing reference offer to pay to the other party all losses caused to it.

84. If the dealer in their presentations, conversations with users or quotes use information in connection with the service, quality, prices or other similar information, he is responsible for the accuracy of the information used and accuracy.
85. in order to ensure their visibility, dealer: 85.1. by participating in the electricity market, through marketing or informational nature, uses electricity traders in the registry for the specified properties. Representatives of the traders refer to the registered dealer that they represent and whose name is running;
85.2. provides the following publicly available information about you: the name of the economic operator 85.2.1.;
85.2.2. electricity trader registration number, date of issue, period of validity;
85.2.3. the merchant's phone number, address, electronic mail address;
85.2.4. Merchant-contact-list of representatives.
86. The dealer shall ensure the confidentiality of user information in accordance with the requirements of the laws that govern the physical and legal persons and the protection of their business secrets.
87. The dealer at least six weeks in advance which informs the user about the electricity sales contract expires, unless the electricity trade agreement duration is shorter than six weeks.
88. The trader, worked out with the system operator has the right to the service on behalf of the system contract with the user. System operator for all traders to ensure equal conditions for authorisation.
89. The trader, worked out with the system operator has the right to give the last guaranteed delivery to user-electricity market participant.
90. The electricity trading quotes this provision in paragraph 13 users dealer includes the following information: 90.1. electricity sales contract, date of entry into force of the agreement and conditions, which you can change this date, as well as all the conditions and requirements for renewal;
90.2. the electricity price, terms of payment, the user guarantees the fee for early termination of the contract, not timely made or payments have been made, other possible contents and extent of payments, checkout the sample invoice user, content, frequency of discharge, when a trader might make claims or receive compensation from him, that refund way this escalation and settlement procedures, cases where the agreement is terminated, the contract of transfer, another trader, and the consequences of this transfer;
90.3. the renewable energy's share of electricity in the amount of electricity sold.
91. at the close of trade in electricity agreement with these rules referred to in paragraph 13 of the users: 91.1. the dealer shall not be entitled to conclude agreements with the user, if the agreement is different from the user's supply conditions issued, unless both parties agree on different terms;
91.2. period of validity of the contract may not exceed two years;
91.3. conditions to be included in the Treaty that allows the user to terminate the contract, 10 days before announcing it to the merchant. The Treaty explicitly and clearly indicate the amount of compensation to be paid, ending the contract in this manner, if such compensation is provided. Notice of termination of the contract shall be submitted in writing in person or sent by registered mail, to the address specified in the contract, or by notice by telephone or electronic mail, if provided for in the contract;
91.4. conditions to be included in the Treaty that allows the user to depart from the conclusion of the trade agreement until the date of entry into force of the Treaty.
VIII. The responsibilities and rights of 92. System operator shall have the obligation to ensure appropriate quality system services. If the user is not in the laws and standards that define the characteristics of a voltage quality requirements quality requirements according to the electricity system of the quality of the service, the system operator is applied to a reduced electricity tariffs for system services. Reduced electricity tariff calculation system services, the corresponding user group system in electricity tariff electricity transmission service component by applying the ratio 0.5. Fee for ievadaizsardzīb machines size allow the power capacity or transmission capacity in the maintenance and development of, if one is set, remains unchanged. Reduced electricity tariff system services development in the application of the system operator and publish it on your website.
93. The guideline of emergency or in case of damage of the system operator shall ensure as soon as possible (not more than 24 hours) in damage prevention.
94. The blackout prevention time may exceed this provision in paragraph 93 of the time if: 94.1 damage have occurred. natural disasters or force majeure;
94.2. the damage persists user personnel or third-party intentional or unintentional actions;
58.6. power supply is limited or stopped according to the restriction or atslēgum of the schedule to the energy law announced in the energy crisis.
95. If the electrical supply is interrupted due to damage to more than 5000 users, the system operator shall inform the user through the media.
96. the system operator shall not be obliged to provide for the supply of electricity and is not responsible for the electricity supply contract quality of electricity during a period when the user does not meet the contractual power consumption mode or use electrical equipment, which impair the quality of electricity.
97. the system operator shall be obliged to make the user's premises located in the territory and its operation according to the guideline of the legislative requirements that determine guideline of technical operating and safety rules.
98. If the operator is in possession of information that indicates leaks electricity user in the implementation and sign of an emergency situation, and the system operator is convinced of the veracity of this information, the system operator of the authorized employees are obliged to report and to call on the national police officers to law in any time of the day get into user space or territory emergency prevention. The system operator shall immediately provide the user information on the penetration of the territory or premises.
99. the territory or premises accommodate the planned guideline repair and service work must be carried out by the system operator as possible disrupting the user's economic activity. The works performed by the system operator shall inform the user five days before work. The user area and spaces which accommodate the implementation of the system operator, the system operator after the works are arranged according to their previous condition.
100. before the implementation of a user connecting to the electricity system operator of the system have the right to view it to make sure of the implementation's compliance with the requirements set out in the regulations for the installation of the guideline, and request a written declaration on the implementation of the willingness to turn on voltage. The implementation of the user viewing the system operator does not impose liability for its actions.
101. the system operator after upgrading or repair guideline should ensure the implementation of all the corresponding connected user before adding a guideline in.
102. At the user's request, the system operator shall inform and advise the user of the connection required to create a guideline for installation and construction costs and expected, work organization, as well as the use of electricity, accounting, billing and quality issues.
103. The authorised personnel, the presentation of the service card, may, at any time of the day to access the user's (or any property) or in premises located in the territory of the implementation, drive up the road and other technical means to perform emergency repair, inspection or operational shifting. After the work out of the property as it is restored to its original state.
104. An accident prevention and emergency relief work in their implementation, which deployed to the user's territory or premises, the system operator may be made at any time, either orally or in writing about it informing the user.
105. the system operator shall keep records of the system connected to the electricity consumption of the end-user corresponding to compulsory purchase component in each billing period, provide the necessary information to the public and dealer settlement accounts with the public about its dealer system connected to the end-user for electricity consumption in the respective component.

106. the system operator shall provide for the payment of the user with the necessary information to him about the power consumption of this user (information from the automated accounting system of electricity), except for data on user's total monthly electricity consumption.
107. the system operator shall provide for remuneration of traders – balancing service – operational information about the power consumption and load profile, if such information is in the possession of the transmission system operator.
108. If the implementation of the system of the user, the operator finds that arbitrarily installed attachment pirmsuzskait chains or user of electricity used without electricity meter of the komercuzskait and the result is a reduced power consumption display size or create the possibility to use electricity for free, the system operator shall draw up the facts found and require the user to provide explanations and witnesses.
109. If the implementation of the system of the user, the operator finds that have changed electricity meter of the komercuzskait scheme or komercuzskait of the electricity meter is faulty or is damaged or missing komercuzskait of electricity measuring apparatus or electrical seals of pirmsuzskait or has done other things, or use accessories, which have reduced the power consumption of the display size, or create the possibility to use electricity for free, the system operator shall draw up on the findings of require user and witnesses provide explanations and removes the power of the komercuzskait meter, damaged seals and accessories, which have reduced the power consumption of the display size. System operator electricity measuring apparatus of komercuzskait and damaged seals pass inspection laboratory, accredited in the laws of conformity assessment. The user has the right to get acquainted with the system operator dialled and laboratory findings.
110. If the system operator reasonably suspects the presence of arbitrary power consumption the user object, the system operator shall inform the national police officers.
111. in the light of the documented user komercuzskait meter and the fact of the infringement, as well as witnesses and explanations of users, if any are provided and expertise (if it was necessary to carry out the inspections), the system operator conversion, electricity, ancillary system services and compulsory purchase by period component from the last system operator made the user installed the komercuzskait meter test days until opening day of the infringement (the presumed arbitrary time electricity consumption). The converted electricity, ancillary system services and compulsory purchase of the components shall not be higher, as are recalculated after the connection to the maximum throughput of the daily 24-hour period.
112. If the operator finds the komercuzskait meter tampering in action, subject to the approval of the inspection findings, or the connection to the pirmsuzskait chains and this activity was impossible to discover, making a current meter of the komercuzskait control, the system operator is entitled to recalculate electricity, ancillary system services and compulsory purchase components for the period amounts to one year after the connection's maximum capacity of 24-hour 24 hour period regardless of the results of previous checks.
113. The system operator, when 111. these rules and conversion, paragraph 112 users-operators of electricity-electricity price determined by the average market price of electricity.
114. in accordance with the conversion of the system operator made the statement to the user account in which indicates the payment conversion, the amount and payment term. The user has the responsibility to timely and full payment by the system operator.
115. If a user – electricity market – not the time for system services, ancillary services or mandatory procurement component, the system operator shall be entitled after warning the user's implementation of key, fully or partially interrupting the user supplies. The system operator is obliged to restore power within five days after receipt of payment in full for services. User that payment shall be made in good time and that time of the year is again interrupted power supplies, system operator is entitled to request disconnection and connection with costs and restore power after those costs, as well as further require prepayment in full settlement period to the extent anticipated.
116. the operator is obliged to agree with one electricity trader, who will provide the last guaranteed delivery to users – the electricity market participants. The system operator on its website pursuant to this provision of paragraph 85.2 information on selected retailer.
117. Small distribution system operator is entitled to require the trader to sell electricity to the public, which requires the system connected to the related user provisioning. The system operator shall provide to the public information about the related trader user supplying the required amount of electricity and the estimated power consumption of each settlement period schedule. Small distribution system operator settled with the public traders for each mandatory purchasing components and receive electricity at a price fixed in accordance with the provisions of article 129.
118. the system operator shall verify the compliance of the user associated with this rule paragraph 13 and each year up to February 1, inform the users about the loss of the right to receive a universal service under the provisions of paragraph 13.
IX. The merchant's Exchange as defined in this chapter 119. Merchant's obligations and rights apply to traders, who are also the balancing service provider.
120. The user has the right to change the dealer the first of the month.
121. the user selected merchant's obligation is to inform the system operator on the conclusion of the agreement on the trade of electricity for at least 21 days before the start of trade in electricity, as well as to immediately notify the system operator of the breakage.
122. the system operator shall be at least 10 days before the change of the traders inform the previous dealer.
123. The dealer not later than one working day before the electricity trade agreement expires shall inform the system operator for the supply of electricity at the time of termination.
124. The supply of electricity, which the user has exhausted all the trade agreements and that has not stopped the operation of the electricity market, to the new electricity trade agreement for the conclusion of the last guaranteed delivery within the system operator of conduct chosen trader this provision in paragraph 131.
125. The user is obliged to pay the previous electricity traders and electricity delivered to cover the cancellation fee, if any is prescribed, according to the electricity trade agreement rules.
126. the system operator shall within five working days after the exchange of the trader inform the previous and the new dealer for the user of electricity consumed.
127. the system operator shall at the request of a trader should provide information about user-market participants – power consumption and load profile history, if such information is in the possession of the transmission system operator and the dealer has received the consent of the user.
X. last guaranteed delivery 128. This provision referred to in paragraph 13, end users have the right to suspend the operation of the electricity market and to receive electricity from the public trader or small distribution system operator as the last guaranteed supplier of these provisions in paragraphs 129 and 130. Interrupting the operation of the electricity market, the user accounts with the system operator on the system services, ancillary services and compulsory purchase component and with the trader, for electricity, according to the electricity trade agreement rules.
129. the system operator shall promptly provide public trader when the public traders must take over the power supply for a given user. Power supply the following user six months from takeover takes place on public or small traders in the distribution system operator shall establish a price at least one month before each billing period is published in a public merchant, or a small distribution system operator's Web site. The user is obliged to pay the public trader or small distribution system operator's invoices for the supply of electricity, system services and received the mandatory procurement component.
130. The provisions referred to in paragraph 13 of the end-user, who stopped the operation of the electricity market, may become linked users and receive electricity at tariffs set in the electricity market law, this provision 129. the period referred to in paragraph 1.

131. If a user – electricity market participant – balancing the service agreement, the power supply to the following user happens the last guaranteed delivery. The last guaranteed delivery time shall terminate all user of electricity trade agreements concluded. The system operator shall immediately specify its chosen trader when he takes over the power supply for a given user. Power supply such a user going on a specific dealer price, at least one month before each billing period is published on the merchant's Web site. The user is obliged to pay to the operator chosen electricity retailer of electricity delivered.
XI. concluding issues 132. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers of 21 July 2009. Regulation No 793 "electricity sales and use" (Latvian journal, 2009, 118 no).
133. paragraph 13 of these rules shall enter into force on April 1, 2012. Until March 31, 2012 for universal service are entitled to all household users and power users, with an annual turnover (or the balance sheet total) not exceeding seven million dollars and the number of employees is less than 50.134. Until 31 December 2011 the system operator shall notify all connected users that, with the entry into force of this provision, paragraph 13, will lose the right to a universal service of electricity supply for breach of contract and of the obligation to contract in accordance with this provision, paragraph 34.
135. Until March 1, 2012 the public submitted to regulators for approval of the traders of electricity standard contracts and system operators-standard system services to the draft Treaty.
136. Until 1 July 2012 for the related user, subject to the electricity supply contract and the requirements of this regulation, does not conclude a separate system services agreement with the system operator, system services and auxiliary services. Related user, who is not entered into a separate contract with system services, system operators continue to get system services and ancillary services pursuant to the electricity supply agreement and the requirements of this regulation.
Informative reference to European Union Directive provisions included in the law arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009. directive 2009/72/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 2003/54/EC.
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