Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 869 in 2011 (15 November. No 67 8) amendments to Cabinet 21 September 2010 No. 887 of the rules "rules for the operational programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "activity 2.3.1.1. Appendix" Unlocking "external market apakšaktivitāt" external 2.3.1.1.2. market penetration – strengthening the international competitiveness of the industry "issued under the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund management law, article 18, paragraph 10 do cabinet 21 September 2010 No. 887 of the rules" rules for the operational programme "entrepreneurship and innovation" activity 2.3.1.1. Appendix "Unlocking" external market apakšaktivitāt "external 2.3.1.1.2. market areas-sectoral strengthening international competitiveness" (Latvian Journal No. 158, 2010) the following amendments: 1. Express 2 and 3 by the following: "2. the goal of Apakšaktivitāt is to promote the competitiveness of the sector, to support the strengthening of the economic operators ' entry into foreign markets, providing representation of Latvia's foreign economic activity, promoting foreign direct investment and by promoting the raising of Latvia Latvia as a tourist destination of international competitiveness.
3. within the Apakšaktivitāt supports the following: 3.1 the organisation of national stand in international exhibitions abroad;
3.2. advertising campaign and marketing research organization in foreign countries;
3.3. entrepreneurship promotion and investment attraction activities: 3.3.1. foreign economic representation work;
3.3.2. foreign investment attraction activities (participation in international exhibitions and investment attraction marketing campaigns). "
2. Make 12 and 13 the following paragraph: "12. If the beneficiary is a public agency whose purpose is to promote business development, the National Agency: 12.1. within apakšaktivitāt of the funds used in these regulations and in paragraph 3.1.3.3 the following, except that the final beneficiaries are also beneficiaries 2.3.2.3. activity "cluster program";
12.2. the activities supported within the beneficiary shall be assessed pursuant to the requested funding to develop procedures for the selection and provide support for the economic operators, local authorities, associations, foundations, cooperatives, and port authorities;
12.3. the rules referred to in point 3.1., within a national bench players provide exhibitors the Organizer determine the cost (fee for exhibition, exposure area, renting of equipment costs and the costs associated with the insertion of the exhibition catalog), the design and the manufacture of the bench as well as stands of organized marketing efforts.
13. If the beneficiary is a government agency set up to implement the national policy of tourism development, the National Agency: 13.1. within apakšaktivitāt of the funds use this rule 3.1. and 3.2. actions referred to in subparagraph;
13.2. the eligible actions implemented under the national tourism development agency's Advisory Council approved a Latvian tourism marketing strategy;
13.3. in cooperation with the tourism development of National Advisory Board provides the selection of participants national stands;
13.4. organising a national stand, the beneficiary shall be assessed pursuant to the requested funding to develop procedures for the selection and provide support for the economic operators, local authorities, associations, foundations, cooperatives, and port authorities;
13.5. the rules referred to in point 3.1., within a national bench players provide exhibitors the Organizer determine the cost (fee for exhibition, exposure area, renting of equipment costs and the costs associated with the insertion of the exhibition catalog), the design and the manufacture of the bench as well as stands of organized marketing efforts. "
3. To make the title of chapter III, the following: "(iii). the requirements for economic operators, local authorities, associations, foundations, cooperatives, and port authorities for assistance."
4. Make the following point 14: "14. Beneficiary of the activities supported under grant de minimis aid to economic operators, associations, foundations, cooperatives, and port authorities, pursuant to the Commission on 15 December 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1998/2006 on 87 and 88 of the Treaty. application of article de minimis aid (Official Journal of the European Union, of 28 December, no L 379) (hereinafter Regulation No 1998/2006) the conditions for granting a de minimis aid."
5. Supplement with 14.1, 14.2, 14.3 and 14.4 points for the following: "beneficiary 14.1 eligible activities before granting a de minimis aid for the economic operators, associations, foundations, cooperatives, and port authorities to check compliance with one of the following conditions: 1. in accordance with these provisions 14.1 of de minimis aid granted shall, together with the fiscal year concerned and the two previous fiscal years allocated amount of de minimis aid does not exceed the Regulation No 1998/2006, article 2 (2) the maximum amount of de minimis aid;
14.1 2. According to these rules the allocated amount of de minimis aid, together with the fiscal year concerned and the two previous fiscal years of de minimis aid granted and the limited amount of other aid does not exceed EUR 500 000 the equivalent in local currency. This provision shall apply until 31 December 2011.
14.2 Till 31 December 2011 recipient of the de minimis aid de minimis registration is carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations on de minimis aid tracking and allocation procedure and de minimis aid in the form of samples or other de minimis and the limited amount of aid in the form of samples and award procedures. From 1 January 2012, the de minimis aid beneficiary accounts de minimis aid shall be carried out in accordance with the laws and regulations on de minimis aid tracking and allocation procedure and de minimis aid in the form of samples.

14.3 Till 31 December 2011, for de minimis aid, is required to file a form of de minimis aid received in accordance with the laws and regulations on de minimis aid tracking and award procedures or other de minimis and the limited amount of aid in the form of samples and award procedures. From January 1, 2012, for de minimis aid, is required to file a form of de minimis aid received in accordance with the laws and regulations on de minimis aid tracking and award procedures.
14.4 the De minimis aid can be obtained under Regulation No 1998/2006 article 1, paragraph 1. "
6. Make a point 15 as follows: "15. support may get a trader or cooperative society, which meets the following requirements: 15.1 merchant is registered in the commercial register of the Republic of Latvia or cooperative society is registered in the enterprise register of the Republic of Latvia;
15.2. the Merchant (cooperative company) claim to support eligible sector (not supported in the list included this provision in annex 1);
15.3. the Merchant (cooperative society) does not meet the ailing merchant status, and it has established the following signs: 15.3.1. it is declared by a Court of 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, whether it is in the process of restoration, or the economic activity it has ended;
15.3.2. the loss more than half of the share capital, and the last 12 months more than a quarter of the capital losses;
15.3.3. According to the last two years, the financial information in 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;
15.3.4. it is not possible to cover losses from 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 interference in the short or medium term will almost certainly lead merchants (cooperative society) to failure to proceed;
15.4. This provision 15.3.3. the requirements referred to in subparagraph does not apply to merchants (cooperatives), consistent with the Commission's august 6, 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), annex 1. the definition set out in article 2;
15.5.15.3.2, 15.3.3. these terms and conditions referred to in paragraph 15.3.4. do not apply to merchants (cooperatives) in the first three years after their registration;
15.6. the trader (cooperative society) is the State revenue service administered by the tax and other State or local Government set compulsory payment of the debt;
15.7. the Merchant (cooperative society) the beneficiary has provided false information or intentionally misled in connection with European Union structural funds co-financed projects implementation;
15.8. the Merchant (cooperative society) in the interest of the person did not do crime that hit the Republic of Latvia or the European Union's financial interests, and the trader (cooperative company) under the criminal code are not suitable for the forced influence;
15.9. the Merchant (cooperative society) 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;
15.10. the cooperative society have joined forces at least five operators (not granting aid housing cooperatives, the owner of the car in the garage of cooperatives of owners, boat owners garage cooperatives and cooperatives of Horticulture). "
7. Make the following paragraph 17.5.: "17.5. the municipality may receive aid amounting to one calendar year does not exceed 46853.60 lats."
8. Express 18 as follows: "6. the aid can get associations, foundations or port authorities, which meet the following requirements: 18.1. Association, Foundation or the port administration does not administer the State revenue service tax and other State or local Government set the minimum payment of the debt;
18.2. port Association, Foundation or Government funding to the recipient has not provided false information or intentionally misled in connection with European Union structural funds co-financed projects implementation;
18.3. the Association, Foundation or the port administration by submitting a project that is not associated with the implementation of the economic activities, can receive aid amounting to one calendar year does not exceed 46853.60 lats. Association, Foundation or the port administration, in submitting the project that is related to the implementation of the economic activities, can get a de minimis support;
18.4. the Association, Foundation or the port authority 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;
18.5. the Association have joined forces at least five merchants;
18.6. the Foundation founder and their members (associations and partnerships) and founder (Foundation) between at least five merchants;
11.6. If the Association, Foundation or the port administration receives de minimis aid, it found no such signs: 18.7.1. by a judgment is rendered in 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, or it is in the process of reorganisation, or its economic activity is terminated;
18.7.2. in accordance with the last two years, the financial information in 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;

18.7.3. it is not possible to cover losses from its own resources or with the funds it is able to obtain from its owner or its creditors, and its inability to stop the losses, which the public authorities without external intervention in the short or medium term will almost certainly lead to inability to continue its business;
12.8. This provision and 18.7.3 18.7.2. in these conditions do not apply to economic operators in the first three years after their registration. "
9. Supplement with 19.10. subparagraph by the following: "19.10. travel expenses for two representatives of the applicant in the project, including transport, accommodation and daily allowance costs."
10. Make 20 and 21 by the following: "20. Entrepreneurship promotion and investment attraction measures apply is the following: 20.1. communication and information systems services;
20.2. rental of premises, maintenance and utility costs;
20.3. the costs of remuneration, bonus on diplomatic rank, and the law on the diplomatic and consular services defined benefits and compensation (excluding bonuses and prize money);
20.4. the national social insurance costs;
20.5. Office supply costs, including media and entertainment material;
20.6. the costs of the mission, including transport, accommodation and daily allowance costs;
20.7. marketing activity costs, marketing materials, manufacturing and distribution costs, seminar and Conference organisational and membership costs, expenses, fees of presentation consultants;
12.9. the Exhibition Organizer determine costs (membership fee exhibition, exposure area, renting of equipment costs and the costs associated with the insertion of the exhibition catalogue);
20.9. the necessary costs of outsourcing business promotion and foreign direct investment attraction activities.
21. the advertising campaign and marketing research organization abroad apply are the following: 21.1. advertising campaigns and promotional material concept, design development costs;
21.2. the manufacture of video and distribution costs;
21.3. the cost of foreign publicity in the media;
21.4. marketing materials design, content development, translation, production, distribution and storage costs;
21.5. foreign travel companies and journalists welcome visits costs (including transportation, accommodation, meals and guide service costs);
21.6. advertising costs for the implementation of the activities in foreign markets (including environmental advertising object design, fabrication, and installation costs of the lease);
21.7. the organisational costs of seminars and workshops (including room rental, technical equipment, presentation expenses, attracting participants and organisational costs);
21.8. marketing activities and Tourism Portal content development that contribute to the Latvian Tourism Portal of number of visits;
13.6. market research and advertising campaign monitoring costs. "
11. Express 22.1. subparagraph by the following: "22.1. costs that are not mentioned in these regulations 19, 20 and 21;".
12. Annex 1 Worded as follows: "annex 1 Cabinet 21 September 2010 the regulations no 887 classes which do not have support for non-assisted industry restrictions apply to company products or services that the company offers on the market, except where specifically stated otherwise.
I. agricultural industry limitation applies to the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union annex I primary production of agricultural products.
II. Fisheries and aquaculture fisheries and aquaculture, subject to Council 1999 17. Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products.
III. The coal industry according to the Council of 23 July 2002, the Regulation No 1407/2002 on State aid to the coal rūpniecībai1 coal is defined as high-quality, medium-grade and low-grade category A and B coal under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe developed international coal codification sistēmai2.
Coal industry included in NACE Rev. 2.05. "coal and brown coal (lignite) mining" (NACE UR1.1.red. Group 10.1 "coal mining, processing and agglomeration" and 10.2 "group lignite lignite mining, processing and agglomeration ').
The notes. 1 OJ L 205, 02.08.2006, p. 1-8 2 international medium quality and high quality coal codification system (1998), the international classification of coal layer (1998) and the international codification of low-quality coal system (1999).
IV. The tobacco industry in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. "chapter 12 manufacture of tobacco products" (NACE UR1.1.red. Chapter 16 "tobacco products").
V. trade sector in accordance with NACE Rev. 2 section G wholesale and retail trade; automotive and motorcycle repair ", except group 45.2" automotive service and repair "(NACE section G" UR1.1.red wholesale and retail trade; cars, motorcycles, personal effects, household hardware and machine repair ", with the exception of" Automotive Group 50.2 maintenance and repair "and the group" personal item 52.7, household hardware and machine repair ").
Vi. Financial intermediation sector in accordance with NACE Rev. 2 section K financial and insurance activities "(NACE section J UR1.1.red." financial intermediation ").
VII. the commercial service sector in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. "operation with L real estate" and "chapter 77. Leasing and operating leasing" (NACE UR1.1.red. 70. Chapter "operations with the real estate" and "Chapter 71 vehicles, machinery and equipment, personal effects, household hardware and equipment leasing").
VIII. The gambling industry in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. ' 92 gambling and betting "(NACE UR1.1.red. class 92.71 gambling and betting" ")."
13. Express 2.5 Annex 2 paragraph by the following: "2.5. Planned activities of the project (provide description of each planned activity): the national organization in international exhibition stand abroad 1. name of the exhibition, which is scheduled to organize a national Billboard: the exhibition industry: the scheduled time for the exhibition: exhibition venue (city, State): the justification of selected exhibitions: milestones planned results: 2 ….


Advertising campaigns in foreign markets

1. Country in which the planned advertising campaign: the planned advertising campaign: the ad campaign's rationale: promotional campaign planned actions and rationale: planned results to be achieved: 1. ...


Business promotion and investment attraction activities: Latvian foreign economic representation activity 1. foreign economic representation and reasoning: planned results to be achieved: 1. Foreign investment attraction measures 1. foreign direct investment description and justification of the measures: planned results achieved: 2 ….
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