Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 540 in Riga, July 5, 2011 (pr. No 41 38) airfield services fees and change order Issued in accordance with the law "on the air" in article 28 of the sixth 1. determines the order in which the Republic of Latvia is determined and changed the aerodrome services charges for aerodromes, which served during the year the number of passengers exceeds five million, or, in the absence thereof, on the ground with the greatest number of passengers.
2. The terms used in the following terms (the terms to be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Union defined the term content): 2.1 administration of the Airport Authority, which manages airport infrastructures, as well as coordinates and controls the activities of the operators of aviation airport;
2.2. user: any natural or legal person responsible for the carriage of passengers, mail or cargo by air;
2.3. the fee-payment aerodrome, charged for the benefit of the airport administration and paid by the airport users of the equipment and the use of services provided by the airport's administration only and which are associated with common and passenger airport security, aircraft landing, take-off, lighting and parking of aircraft, as well as with passenger and freight service;
2.4. the airport users Committee of the airport users Committee-authorized representatives that, in accordance with the airport users ' Committee in the master document has the right to participate in the vote on the aerodrome charges;
2.5. airport network – a group of airports managed by one airport administration.
3. the provisions do not apply to the fees charged pursuant to: 3.1 Commission of 6 December 2006, Regulation (EC) no 1794/2006 laying down a common charging scheme for air navigation services;
3.2. the Cabinet of Ministers of 17 June 2008. Regulations No 447 "procedure for granting access to the groundhandling market";
3.3. European Parliament and Council, July 5 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006 concerning the rights of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air.
4. the National Agency for Civil Aviation Agency "(hereinafter referred to as the Civil Aviation Agency) shall publish on its homepage on the internet at the airport of the Republic of Latvia to the list, subject to the requirements of this regulation, and every year, if necessary, update the information.
5. in determining the cost of airport ground handling network, all airports within it is definitely non-discriminatory conditions for the application of the charge of the aerodrome.
6. Ground handling charges-criteria are objective, transparent and non-discriminatory for all airport users.
7. in determining the aerodrome, airport administration charge shall observe the following principles: 7.1 the eligibility principles to the particular service are applied to its costs and resources that directly or indirectly related to the provision of services;
7.2. the principle of transparency;
7.3. legal equality;
7.4. the principle of fairness.
8. the administration of the airport ground handling charges may be differentiated according to the quality of service, and costs or any other objective criterion, without prejudice to point 7 of these rules.
9. the administration of the airport to ensure that ground-handling fees, including fees and ground handling differentiation of service quality, are reconciled with the airport users, consultation. Consultation organised by the not less frequently than once a year if the consultations have not otherwise agreed.
10. If the airport's Administration plans to change certain fees of the aerodrome, it requests from the users of the airport: 10.1. air transport (passenger numbers, number of flights, a new destination) forecasts for at least three years;
10.2. the number of aircraft types and their intended use forecasts at least three year period;
10.3. information on planned development projects at the airport in question;
10.4. information on user needs for running the airport concerned;
10.5. the flight schedule next season.
11. the rules of airport users the information referred to in paragraph 10 shall be submitted to the administration of the airport not later than 20 working days after receipt of the request.
12. The Airport Administration prepare commercially reasonable proposals for changes in the fees and the aerodrome not later than four months before the intended date of entry into force of changes sent to the users of the airport.
13. the administration of the airport by the airport users of the rules referred to in point 12 proposals for specific changes in the charge of the aerodrome shall include at least the following: 13.1 for the previous taxation period collected aerodrome charges and specific service resources involved;
13.2. ground handling charges methodology used;
13.3. the overall cost structure of the service covered by the aerodrome charges;
13.4. the Tower of charge during the tax period for income obtained and the total costs related to a particular service;
13.5. information on any State funding directly or indirectly relating to the service;
13.6. projections of changes in air traffic at the airport, investment and any substantial investment proposal expected effects on aerodrome charges and capacity;
8.5. the airport infrastructure and equipment the actual use of the given period.
14. The airport users no later than 30 days after this Regulation referred to in paragraph 12 of the receipt of the proposal can be submitted to the airport administration proposals or objections based on projected changes in charge aerodrome.
15. proposal by the airport user or the receipt of the objection, and the evaluation of airport administration sends the information about the users of the airport the airport administration and the airport users ' Committee of mutual consultation date, location and time.
16. discussions of the administration of the airport: 16.1. informed of airport development plans, at least for the next three years;
16.2. consult airport users on the completion of new infrastructure projects;
16.3. consult airport users for the proposed aerodrome charges;
16.4. consult airport users on the quality of service and service contracts;
16.5. inform about services which airport users are entitled to receive, upon payment of the fee of the aerodrome;
16.6. inform the aerodrome cost differentiation according to service quality, volume and cost.
16.7. informed about the planned changes at the cost of the airport;
16.8. the basic cost of the new ground, including the methodology used to calculate the charge in the ground;
16.9. informed about the centralised infrastructure quality and volume to provide tailor-made services to any user of the airport.
17. The airport administration that rule 16, paragraph consultations shall consult airport users about proposed changes to the ground will cost and when deciding on the aerodrome charges change, take into account the airport user based views.
18. If there are cases of force majeure, the airport administration of these regulations 11, 12, and 14, paragraph limits may be shortened, notifying the airport users and giving the reasons therefor.
19. Ground handling charges, which discuss these regulations referred to in paragraph 16, the consultations are considered to be consistent if they supported, in accordance with the airport users ' Committee voting procedure laid down in the Basic Act.
20. Within five working days after the rules referred to in point 19 harmonisation of Airport Administration publishes airport home page on the internet about this rule referred to in paragraph 16 of the consultations, as well as airport aerodrome charges approved by the administration of the entry into force of the time limit, which may not be less than two months after publication. Charges according to the law "on air" the mandate determined by the Cabinet of Ministers shall enter into force after their approval by the Cabinet of Ministers, pursuant to this paragraph takes effect.
21. If these provisions referred to in paragraph 16 of the consultation is not reached, the airport managing body shall submit a request in the Civil Aviation Agency to deliver an opinion on the conformity of the activities of the airport effective competition in conjunction with unmatched issues.
22. paragraph 21 of these rules as described in the request for the airport administration adds this rule 10, 13 and 16, paragraph information.
23. to objectively assess the reasonableness of the fee changes, the aerodrome, the Civil Aviation Agency may require: 23.1. airport authorities: 23.1.1. service copies of the contracts concluded between the airport managing body and airport users or all contract projects in connection with the aerodrome charges;
23.1.2. a copy of the Act on mutual settlement collation with airport users;
23.1.3. other required documentation and information;
23.2. the users of the airport-information about the service quality does not match (if one has been) service quality indicators.
24.20 working days following this rule 21 and the information referred to in paragraph 23 of document receipt and the Civil Aviation Agency, on the basis of the information in its possession, assesses the functioning of the airport effective competition and aerodrome charges methodology compliance with this provision in paragraph 7 of these principles, including the calculation of aerodrome charges compliance with the following criteria:

24.1. the airfield users consistent ground charges methodology;
24.2. the contracts concluded for the quality indicators;
24.3. the condition that the ground fees are economically justified;
15.2. the conditions of effective competition.
25. Civil Aviation Agency that paragraph 24 of that period may be extended to four months, if the necessary detailed rules of the conditions referred to in paragraph 24 of the evaluation. In this case, the relevant aerodrome is an extended charge time limit for the entry into force, to ensure compliance with this provision, paragraph 29.
26. by paragraph 21 of these rules in the receipt of the request referred to in the Civil Aviation Agency can call in experts meetings and hear the airport administration and airport users ' opinions and arguments, as well as to request from the airport administration and airport users in the time limit to submit any additional information.
27. Information relating to aerodrome charges, considered a trade secret.
28. following the provisions referred to in paragraph 24, the criteria for the consideration of the Civil Aviation Agency shall provide an opinion to the airport administration. The movement of charge can come into effect, if the Civil Aviation Agency received a positive opinion.
29. the airport managing body shall ensure that charges according to the law "on air" the mandate determined by the Cabinet of Ministers, and the Civil Aviation Agency's positive opinion is submitted to the Cabinet for approval, pursuant to Cabinet of Ministers in the governing legislation. Aerodrome charges enter into force not earlier than two months after their publication.
30. the Civil Aviation Agency, publishing the annual public report, these regulations include specific steps.
Informative reference to European Union directives, the provisions included in the law arising from the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009. directive 2009/12/EC on airport charges.
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