Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 271 in Riga, 23 March 2010 (pr. No 15) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Regulations Issued pursuant to the public administration Act, article 16 of the equipment the first part i. General questions 1. Ministry of the economy (hereinafter the Ministry) is the leading national regulatory authority in the field of economic policy. The Ministry will draw up and implement economic structural policy, industrial policy, energy policy, external economic policy, internal market policy (goods and services), business development, competitiveness and technological development policy, consumer policy, construction and housing policy and other policies, laws and regulations in the areas defined.
2. the Ministry is directly exposed to the Economic Ministers (hereinafter the Minister).
3. the Ministry is the highest authority subordinated to the Ministry of national regulatory authorities.
II. The Ministry's functions, tasks and responsibilities 4. The Ministry shall have the following functions: 4.1 develop economic policies;
4.2. to organize and coordinate economic policy implementation;
4.3. ensuring international economic cooperation;
4.4. other external regulations defined functions.
5. in order to ensure the fulfilment of the functions of the Ministry performs the following tasks: 5.1. economic policy coordination: 5.1.1. prepare reports on the economic situation of the country and provide proposals for necessary changes in the structural policies;
5.1.2. the macroeconomic analysis and development economic development scenarios and forecasts;
5.1.3. coordinate with the Ministry of finance the main macro-economic indicators, forecasts the State budget for the development of the project;
5.1.4. provide proposals to the Ministry of Finance tax policy development;
5.1.5. develop Latvia's national Lisbon programme and coordinate its implementation;
5.1.6. the development of the labour market in the medium-and long-term forecasts and maintain labour market analysis and forecasting system;
5.2. external economic policy: 5.2.1. draw up and implement export promotion and foreign investment attraction policies;
5.2.2. the Republic of Latvia to coordinate the external economic mission network and their operation;
5.2.3. ensure the interests of the Republic of Latvia to the World Trade Organization and the European Union institutions;
5.2.4. draw up and implement external trade policy;
5.3. develop and implement policies in the following sectors: 5.3.1. industry;
5.3.2. tourism;
5.3.3. energy;
5.3.4. construction;
5.3.5. trade;
5.4. develop and implement policies in the following areas: 5.4.1. small and medium-sized enterprise development;
5.4.2. micro-enterprise development;
5.4.3. innovation development;
5.4.4. the trade regulation;
5.4.5. the promotion of competition;
5.4.6. the consumer protection;
5.4.7. the conformity assessment, quality assurance and technical supervision of dangerous equipment;
5.4.8. the regulation of public services;
5.4.9. the national statistics;
5.4.10. housing;
5.4.11. privatisation and denacionalizācij;
5.5. develop business environment and coordinate the business support tools;
5.6. the development policy of standardisation, accreditation and metrology, as well as coordinate national standardisation, accreditation, metrology and market surveillance system;
5.7. the plan, implement and monitor development programmes and projects, linking the European Union and other foreign funds;
5.8. in the performance of the activities of prospecting, exploring for and producing hydrocarbons administrative oversight;
5.9. the plan with energy crisis prevention measures and ensure management;
5.10. the laws and carrying out other tasks.
6. Ministry: 6.1 develop industry legislation and regulatory development programming documents;
6.2. provide opinions on the other institutions the law drawn up development planning documents and projects;
6.3. the external regulations issued in the cases specified in the regulations;
6.4. ensure the implementation of the sectoral policy of the Ministry in subordinated to public administrations and enterprises in which the State is the holder of the shares;
6.5. preparing and law order provides proposals for legislation and the relevant development planning documents for the implementation of the measures and tasks of the Ministry necessary financing from the State budget;
6.6. adequate competency represent national interests in international organisations and European institutions;
4.2. National behalf by private transactions that are required for the operation of the Department;
6.8. in the performance of the inspection function, as well as other checks in subordinated to the Ministry of public administrations;
6.9. ensure public order research application development, as well as to promote the effective use of research results in policy development in the sector;
6.10. the procedure laid down in the laws and cooperate with other public administrations of the single national policy development and implementation;
6.11. inform the public about the policies of the Ministry of industry and subordinated institutions consult with non-governmental organizations in the decision-making process, promote social dialogue on issues related to policy development and implementation, as well as representatives of the public involvement in public administration.
7. The Ministry shall have the right: 7.1. external laws and cases, to request and receive, free of charge from the private law natural and legal persons of the Ministry tasks required information and documents;
7.2. to involve the sectoral policy issues at the Ministry, other government agencies, municipalities and other authorities;
7.3. to participate in the international organization held events, to conclude international cooperation agreements, and coordinate international cooperation;
7.4. to carry out financial audits of existing subordinated to Ministry of public administrations;
7.5. to exercise other legal rights.
III. structure and officials of the Ministry competence 8. Ministry led by Minister.
9. Ministers: 9.1. without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;
9.2. instructs the Secretary of State and the political officials of the Ministry;
9.3. instructs the Ministry of administration officials and employees who inform higher officials;

9.4. instructs the Ministers and subordinated to the Ministry of public administrations, administrative officers and employees and manages those binding internal legislation, in so far as external laws and regulations provide otherwise;
9.5. in accordance with the laws laid down for external competence of the Minister or the Ministry supervises the subordinated public administration activities, the Corporation, in which the Ministry is part of the capital of the country, as well as officials of the holder or authorised officials of the Ministry of the question;
9.6. you can cancel the Parliamentary Secretary, Secretary and other administration officials at the Ministry could have internal regulations, decisions and orders, excluding administrative provisions;
9.7. the Minister may cancel and subordinated to the Ministry of public administration institution officials succeed in internal regulations, decisions and orders, excluding administrative provisions if the law does not provide otherwise;
9.8. appointed and released from the post of State Secretary of the Ministry and subordinated to the Ministry of public administration, in so far as external laws and regulations provide otherwise;
9.9. the internal audit system of the Ministry;
9.10. external laws and regulations duly concluded international treaties;
9.11. the laws and regulations of other specific functions.
10. Parliamentary Secretary to make public administration facilities Act and other legislation.
11. Secretary of State: 11.1. organizes the sector policy and strategy development and implementation of sectoral policies;
11.2. runs the administrative work and provides Ministry functions;
11.3. ensure the Minister and Parliamentary Secretary of the order;
11.4. create a rational structure for the functions of the Ministry;
11.5. the financial resources of the plan the Ministry's subordinated to existing national regulatory authorities;
11.6. adopt managerial decisions and issue internal regulations;
7.3. without express authorisation by the representative of the Ministry;
11.8. give direct orders the Ministry of administration officials and employees;
7.4. ensure Ministry continuity, in the case of the political leadership of the Ministry;
11.10. other equipment of the public administration Act direct authorities public administration functions and other legislation in certain functions.
12. is the Deputy to the Secretary of State. Deputy Secretary of State, as well as the competence of the Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry for internal departments down the Secretary of State.
13. The Ministry's departments is the Department, it Department and independent sections. Departments, their divisions and stand-alone section creates, reorganize and eliminate the Secretary of State. The Department, it Department and an independent chapter of the regulations after consulting the Secretary of State shall issue the relevant head of Department.
14. the departments and chapters are independent of the subject to the Secretary of State or a Deputy Under Secretary in the Division of functions provided.
15. The Department is headed by the Director of the Department. The Department's Deputy Director can be. Department and a Deputy Director of the competence description or ierēdņaamat contract.
16. the substantive department is headed by a head of Department. Independent manager can be. Head of unit and Deputy competence in the official job description or employment contract.
17. the Minister and State Secretary in the Ministry can create a Council, working groups and the Commission. Such institutions can engage other institutions authorised representatives, as well as individuals. The institution of the regulations approved by the Minister or Secretary of State.
IV. activities of the Ministry of justice mechanism and providing reports on the activities of the Ministry of the Ministry of Justice of 18 performance provides the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is responsible for the management decisions on the establishment and functioning of the system.
19. The Secretary of State has the right to cancel the decision of the Ministry of administration officials and internal regulations.
20. The Secretary of State adopted the decision on the individual's contested the Ministry's administration officials issued the administrative act or Government officials and employees, the actual action if external laws and regulations unless otherwise specified.
21. the Secretary of State issued administrative provisions and the actual action of an individual may appeal to the Court.
22. The Ministry not less frequently than once a year, provide to the Minister reports on the implementation of the policy of the sector, the Ministry's functions and the use of budget resources, as well as the laws and regulations established shall prepare an annual public report on the implementation of the sectoral policy.
23. The Minister shall have the right at any time to request a review of the sector or individual areas of policy implementation, as well as the Ministry's subordinated to the activities of the national regulatory authority.
V. existing subordinated to the Ministry of public administrations, public entities and derived a corporation in which the Ministry has a national shareholders 24. subordinated the Ministry is: 24.1. Central Statistical Bureau;
24.2. The competition Council;
24.3. The consumer protection centre;
15.2. the National Agency for development of tourism;
15.2. the national investment and development agency of Latvia;
24.6. The construction, energy and housing State Agency.
25. The Ministry of public shareholders in a corporation: State stock company 25.1. "Privatization Agency";
15.7. State joint stock company "latvenergo";
25.3. limited liability company "Latvian National Metrology Centre ';
25.4. the society with limited liability "the Latvian guarantee agency";
25.5. a society with limited liability "the standardization, accreditation and Metrology Centre ';
6. limited liability company "Latvijas gāze";
25.7. joint stock company "Riga heat".
26. under the supervision of the Ministry is derived public person-public service Commission Regulation.
Vi. Closing questions 27. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers of 29 April 2003, the provisions of no. 238 "Statute of the Ministry of Economic Affairs" (Latvian journal, 2003, 70 no; 2004, nr. 15, 54; 2005; 2006, 12 no, 144, no. 176, 207; 2007, 102, 169, 188. nr.; 2008, no. 37).
28. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers of 4 December 2007 Regulation No 831 "National Charter of būvinspekcij ' (Latvian journal, 2007, no. 205).
29. This rule 24.6. subparagraph shall cease to be in force July 1, 2010.

30. By 1 July 2010 to be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of 16 October 2007 rules no 694 "construction, energy and housing State agency rules" (Latvian journal, 2007, nr. 169; 2009, 204. no).
Prime Minister v. Economic Minister Dombrovskis a. camphor