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Cremation Regulations

Original Language Title: Kremācijas noteikumi

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Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 600 in Riga, June 29, 2010 (pr. No 33 43) provisions issued Cremation in accordance with the law "on the dead man's body and human tissues and organs for medical use" 7.1 the second and third and the free provision of services of article 14 of the law the second part i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. operator licensing procedures for cremation, as well as the order in which the State fee payable for special permissions (licenses), and Government fees;
1.2. documents needed to carry out the cremation of a deceased man's submission of the document, as well as the order in which to sort the cremation and related record keeping.
2. the name of The merchant who made cremation, include the word "crematorium".
3. Cremation allowed only suitable buildings – in the crematorium.
II. licensing of traders for Special cremation 4. permission (license) to perform the cremation (hereinafter referred to as the special permit (license)) issued by the municipality, which is located in the administrative territory of the crematorium.
5. Merchant who wants to get a special permission (licence), submit the application (annex 1), where the municipal administrative territory of the crematorium. The said application shall state: 5.1 the merchant type, firm and unified registration number;
5.2. the operator's legal address, contact telephone number and e-mail address;
5.3. the crematorium address.
6. The provisions referred to in paragraph 5, an application accompanied by: 6.1. documents proving the merchant the right to use immovable property (buildings) cremation, if the real estate is not the property of the operators;
6.2. documents certifying that the building in which the economic operator will perform the cremation is: 6.2.1. a separate room, which includes a special furnace dead man (deceased) the cremation of the body;
6.2.2. the room in which the dead for cremation, and prepare a place for the dead storage temperature not exceeding 4 ° C; 6.2.3. a separate room where the parting from the dead;
6.3. documents showing that this rule 6.2.1, 6.2.2, and 6.2.3. the premises referred to in point and the place in which the economic operator shall keep such records as are equipped with alarm and access control systems and secured against unauthorised persons from entering the illegal;
6.4. the national identity of a fee for a copy of the document or to make payment via Internet banking printout that shows the person's name clearly legible name and which is signed by the person. If payment is made with online banking and payment made via the document is signed with a secure electronic signature, and comply with the legislation on electronic document processing requirements, a trader can be sent to the municipal official e-mail address.
7. The municipality after the provision referred to in paragraph 6 of the application and its accompanying documents: 7.1. request from the State revenue service's statement that the merchant does not have tax debt;
7.2. requests from the national environment service regional governments information about whether a trader has received a class B permit to the pollutant.
8. This provision 7.1 and 7.2. documents referred to in paragraph (not older than one month), the merchant can submit at the same time this provision referred to in paragraph 5.
9. The municipality of month after the rule referred to in paragraph 5 of the receipt of the application, examine the application and the attached documents shall take a decision to grant a special permission (licence) or refuse to grant special permissions (licenses). That decision, he can be a challenge or appeal the administrative procedure law.
10. The municipality may refuse to issue a special permit (license) if: 10.1. operator does not submit such rules 5 and 6 of the documents referred to in paragraph;
10.2. This provision of the certificate referred to in point 7.1 indicates that the operator has tax arrears;
10.3. the merchant does not have issued that permit referred to in paragraph 7.2.
11. Local authority within three working days after the decision sends the operator a decision on special permission (license) for the issue or refusal to issue a special permit (license). 
12. special permit (license) (annex 2) indicates the type of operator, joint company registration number, the date when a trader registered in the commercial register, a legal address and the address of the crematorium.
13. Get a special permission (licence), the operator's representative presented identity documents and supporting documents and representation with the signature of the special permission (license).
14. If the trader expressed the desire of the special permission (license) to receive the electronic document, the municipality within three working days of notification of the decision to send the special permission of the trader (license) the electronic circulation of electronic documents the laws and regulatory requirements.
15. If the special permission changed (license), the operator shall immediately submit to the municipality a submission special permission (license) to receive again. The application shall be accompanied by the supporting documents and the changes this rule 6.4. referred to. Authorities within 15 days of receipt of the application to evaluate the application and accompanying documents, and shall decide on the special permissions (licenses).
16. If a special permit (license) is damaged, stolen or lost, the operator no later than three working days, inform the authorities and submit the application with a request to issue a special permit (license), as well as the duplicate rule 6.4. referred to. The municipality shall issue the special permits (licenses) of the replica within five working days after receipt of the application.
17. Receive another special permission (license), or special permissions (licenses), a representative of the replica's presented identity documents and supporting documents, and representation to certify the special permission (license), or special permission (license) a duplicate receipt. If the trader expressed the desire to recreate a special permission (licence) or special permission (license) to get duplicate electronic document, the municipality shall send the economic operator repeat special permission (license), or special permissions (licenses) duplicate the electronic circulation of electronic documents the laws and regulatory requirements.
18. Special permission (license) is cancelled, if the operator is in breach of the requirements laid down in these provisions. The decision on the special permission (license) the cancellation of the local authority which adopts the special permission (license) issued. That decision, he can be a challenge or appeal the administrative procedure law.
19. The economic operator provides local officials a chance to get into the crematorium and tracing it to ensure that the requirements of these regulations.
III. State fees and payment arrangements 20. Submitting this provision the application referred to in paragraph 5, the State fee for the special permission (license), special permission (license) a duplicate or repeated special permissions (licenses) of the merchant service fee, using non-cash settlements (with transfer) or a cash deposit with a credit institution or other institution that has the right to carry out payment services, or settling with payment card.
21. the special permissions (licenses) of the issuing State fee payable to 80 lats.
22. For the special permission (license) a duplicate or repeated special authorisation licence duty paid 10 lats.
23. If the rules referred to in paragraph 5 shall be submitted and the application of special permission (license) issued an electronic document, 21 and 22 of these regulations referred to in paragraph State fee payable by applying the ratio of 0.9.24. Duty of clearing the municipal budget.
IV. the choice of Cremation 25. Dead spouse, relatives, or other person who arranges the burial of the dead, by presenting the identity card or the municipality, if the deceased person referred to in this paragraph is not (bezpiederīg deceased) (hereinafter the applicant) who wants to take the dead man's cremation, submitted to the trader who makes application for cremation, cremation (hereinafter application). In that submission, stating: 25.1. the applicant's first name, last name, ID number, address and contact telephone number (if any);
25.2. the deceased's name, surname and personal code;
25.3. the death certificate number and date of issue;
25.4. the dead last of the residence address.
26. This rule 25.2. and 15.8. the information referred to in the application does not specify if the dead person is not ascertained, but the deceased, in accordance with the laws and regulations are subject to compulsory cremation.
27. the application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 27.1. a copy of the death certificate (showing original);
27.2. the investigation of the Central Prosecutor issued permission for cremation for the deceased if the death fact launched criminal proceedings;
27.3. treatment services referral issued compulsory cremation for the deceased, in accordance with the laws and regulations are subject to compulsory cremation.
V. cremation process

28. to adopt Cremation of dead if it is not present the subject which combustion may cause unwanted reactions. The fact that the deceased made cremation, was not present for the subject, with signature cremation log confirms the applicant.
29. The dead kremējam good burning natural materials in the coffin, which may be the only good burning natural materials. Before the cremation casket placed in close proximity to the plate with the registration number of the cremation and clearly legible name of the merchant who made cremation (hereinafter referred to as heat-resistant tile).
30. the cremation oven at Krems in no more than one dead.
31. Cremation can take place if the merchant has submitted 25. these rules and the documents referred to in paragraph 27. 
32. Every dead ash (also a heat-resistant plate) collected and placed in a durable, air and water-tight capsule (capsule), which collect and assigned the number.
33. the capsule read indicate the following data: 33.1. cremation registration number (this should match the number of cremation log);
33.2. the first name and last name of the deceased;
33.3. the deceased's date of birth;
20.8. dead death date;
33.5. dead man's cremation site and date.
34. The capsule with the dead ashes issued by the applicant or his authorised person.
35. The capsule with the dead ashes stored in 45 days after the crematorium cremation. If during this time the applicant or the authorized person with the deceased's ashes capsule is not requested, it was the site for the disposal of the dead, bezpiederīg or dead ash applied.
Vi. The order in which the economic operator sorts with cremation related recordkeeping 36. Operator sorts records on every cremation of the dead. The documents referred to in these provisions merchant stores 75 years and then transferred to national archives.
37. For all you do for the cremation cremation records log.
38. Cremation log entries for each merchant number in the cremation with an individual serial number, indicating the following: 38.1. news about the dead: 38.1.1. name, surname and personal code;
38.1.2. the place and date of birth;
38.1.3. the place and date of death;
38.1.4. last place of residence;
38.1.5. or is recognised as the bezpiederīg dead;
38.1.6. date and time of the cremation;
38.2. the applicant's first and last name;
38.3. the specific staff member responsible for carrying out the cremation of the first name and last name.
VII. final question 39. provisions applicable to 1 July 2010.
Prime Minister v. Minister of Interior dombrovsky l. Mūrniec of annex 1 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 June 2010 Regulation No. 600 of the Home Affairs Minister l. Mūrniec annex 2 Cabinet of 29 June 2010 Regulation No. 600 of Home Minister l.-Mūrniec