Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 147 in Riga 2010 16 February (pr. No. 9 32) State aid procedures for development of the forestry sector in 2010, Issued under the agricultural and rural development Act article 5, fourth paragraph i. General questions 1. determines the procedure for the granting of national aid for the development of the forestry sector (hereinafter referred to as aid) in 2010.
2. the total amount of aid is 141 224 lats from the budget of the Ministry of agriculture programs 24.00.00 "forest resources conservation for sustainability" subprogramme 24.02.00 "State aid measures in the forest sector" Forest Development Fund (hereinafter Fund) resources.
3. support for: 3.1 forest industry support and development programmes and projects (hereinafter referred to as the development projects) financing 32 824 lats: 3.1.1. public awareness and education-9824 late;
3.1.2. the measure "forest day 2010" to ensure progress – 10 000 lats;
3.1.3. the forest industry of the year awards ' gold Cone ' prize fund – 13 000 lats;
3.2. research project (research projects) financing 100 000 lats: 3.2.1. start a long-term project tasks in 2010 – 80 000 lats;
3.2.2. priority areas for the project, the potential contribution of private forest industry of Latvia for 2011-2015, the assessment in 2010 – 20 000 lats;
3.3. public international obligations the European forest monitoring system development project "Further development and Implementation of an EU-level forest Monitoring System" (FUTMON) – 8000 dollars in implementation;
3.4. the experts of the project application and assessment of performance review – 400 lats.
4. To support the development projects may apply to the natural or legal person (hereinafter applicant). To support the implementation of the research project may apply to the register of scientific institutions registered by the applicant.
5. If these provisions 3.1.1, 3.1.2, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2., 3.3 or 3.4. funding referred to is not to be used in full, the Fund, the Council shall decide on the reallocation of funding and repeated invitation to tender.
II. submission of the project, evaluation and decision-making 6. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of paragraph 3 of the above projects, the Ministry of agriculture, based on the decision of the Council of the Foundation, shall issue an invitation to tender setting the project submission (annex 1), the time limits of not less than 14 days from the date of the invitation to tender in a newspaper "journal" and the Ministry of Agriculture website.
7. Submission of reports and the implementation of the project financial spending summary (annex 2), the applicant shall submit the field support service (hereinafter service) one of the following forms: 7.1 in paper form with the identical electronic version of the application, using the available electronic media;
7.2. an electronic document signed with a secure electronic signature and confirm with the time stamp.
8. The applicant the application shall be accompanied by the following documents: 8. the project manager and the life course description (CV) detailing her education and work experience;
8.2. the project manager and artist statement of willingness to work on the project;
8.3. a written third party proof of the availability of co-financing, where the implementation of development projects for third-party financing;
8.4. the appropriate authority if the application is signed by the person authorised by the head of the institution.
9. Service within five working days after the submission deadline of submission: 9.1. examine each submission's compliance with this provision in annex 3 administrative evaluation criteria;
9.2. an electronic Ministry of agriculture informed about compliance with the application of these rules referred to in annex 3 administrative evaluation criteria;
9.3. the Ministry of Agriculture sent electronically to these terms referred to in paragraph 8.
10. Ministry of agriculture these rules 7 and 8 of the documents referred to in paragraph shall collect and submit to the Board of the Fund in accordance with the laws and regulations of the forest development fund, management and disposal procedures.
11. the application shall: 11.1. This provision in point 3.1 (except 3.1.3) these projects – the Fund's Advisory Board (hereinafter the Board) with a development project evaluation criteria (annex 4);
11.2. these regulations 3.2 and 3.3 projects referred to the Board and the Foundation invited the Latvian Science Council experts under the research project evaluation criteria (annex 5). An expert on the assessment of one application receive 25 lats before the statutory tax payment.
12. the Council of the Fund within one month of the application deadline, in accordance with the administrative procedure law, decide on the granting of aid, or refusal to grant aid and reported it. If the assessment of the project in the amount of points gained is less than 60, shall take a decision on the refusal to grant the aid.
13. the review of implementation of the project shall: 13.1. This provision in point 3.1 (except 3.1.3) these projects – Advisory Council;
13.2 these regulations 3.2 and 3.3 projects referred to the Board and the Foundation invited the Latvian Science Council experts. Expert on one project completion report rating gets 50 dollars before the statutory tax payment.
14. The project is not eligible the following costs: 14.1 value added tax, and other taxes and charges, which may recover under the legislation on taxes and fees;
14.2. the purchase of the vehicle;
14.3. the health, life and accident insurance premiums;
14.4. other project related costs;
14.5. costs not justified by supporting documents.
III. Conclusion of the contract and financing 15. Service within five working days after the rules of the Fund referred to in paragraph 12 of the decision of the Council shall notify the applicant of the receipt.
16. The applicant within 10 working days of receipt of the decision on the granting of aid for the production of the contract service submit necessary information (legal person – the registration number in the register of companies, legal address, bank properties; physical person-ID code, declared home address, bank details). If an applicant information is not provided, within the time service will inform the Council of the Fund and it is entitled to review the decision on the granting of aid.
17. the Department within 10 working days after this provision in paragraph 16 of this disclosure to the applicant of the project contracts. The contract provides: 17.1. reporting procedures and deadlines: 17.1.1. Overview of the first half of 2010. the tasks submitted to the service by 2010. on 15 July;
17.1.2. the review of implementation of the project, as well as the use of financial resources in the summary shall be submitted to the service by 2010. on 8 November;
17.1.3. the review of implementation of the project for public presentation-IV quarter 2010;
17.2. the financing arrangements and terms: 17.2.1. advance payment of 50% of the project amount of aid;
17.2.2. in the interim, if necessary to the execution of the project, no more than 30 percent of the project, the amount of aid after reporting for the first half of 2010. the tasks of the Fund's Board for approval;
17.2.3. final settlement – after the project completion report, the Council of the Fund;
17.2.4. the contract to complete the funding changes in estimates if they exceed 10 percent of the project, the amount of aid coordinated with Foundation, but for a change, not exceeding 10 percent of the project, the amount of aid shall inform the service;
17.2.5. the aid is paid to the Cashless settlement form, it transferred to the project implementer's designated bank account;
17.3. the condition that the project implementer: 17.3.1. development and implementation of the research activities carried out by the year 2010;
17.3.2. dissemination of any information about the project, indicates reference to the sponsor, the forest development fund;
17.3.3. Overview of implementation of the research project into the Latvian Agricultural University's science research database up to February 1, 2011;
17.3.4. created during the course of the project materials (books, brochures, videos) submitted in a single copy in the Secretariat of the Fund;
17.4. the condition that the project implementer shall inform the Secretariat of the Fund of the project of the planned information activities.
18. Service: 18.1 within five working days after the conclusion of the contract in advance the cost of implementing the project, subject to the conditions of the contract;
18.2. within five working days after the project implementation report submission deadline collects them and assess their compliance with the rules referred to in annex 3 administrative criteria. Information on project performance report summary of electronically submitted to the Ministry of agriculture;
18.3. after receipt of the decision of the Council of the Fund for the project completion report, five working days shall take account of the implementation of the project;
18.4. after receipt of the decision of the Council of the Foundation about this rule referred to in 3.1.3. the forest industry of the year awards ' gold Cone ' award within five working days of the settlement made with the prize;
18.5. upon a decision of the Council of the Fund within five working days of the receipt by a settlement with the rules referred to in point 3.4, experts on the inspection;

11.6. random checks on the site to support the applicant not less than 10 percent of the total number of projects implemented.
19. the Council of the Fund in accordance with the laws and regulations of the forest development fund shall take a decision on the execution of projects financed and the assigned amount of the repayment.
20. If the project implementer has provided false information or violated these terms or conditions of a contract concluded by a decision of the Council of the Fund to the break the contract with the project promoter. After the decision of the Council of the Fund for the support service requires the repayment of the project promoter to repay the amount of the aid received.
Prime Minister v. dombrovsky Minister of Agriculture j. Dūklav annex 1 Cabinet of 16 February 2010. the Regulation No. 147 project application to receive State aid in 2010, Agriculture Minister j. Dūklav annex 2 Cabinet of 16 February 2010. the Regulation No. 147 financial summary of spending in 2010, Agriculture Minister j. Dūklav in annex 3 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 16 February 2010. the Regulation No. 147 administrative evaluation criteria no PO box
Application review criteria 1. Filed the prescribed period x x 2. Drawn into national language x x 3. Prepared with the form must be filled out and submitted all the Cabinet's 16 February 2010 No. 147 of the rules "State aid procedures for development of the forestry sector in 2010" (hereinafter referred to as the rules) the documents referred to in paragraph 8 in x 4. Filed under rule 7 requirements referred to in paragraph x x 5. funding is given in full in dollars x x 6. There is no fixes or additions to sections x 7. They are arithmetically correct and consistent with the total cost x x 8 positions not covered by the rules referred to in point 14 eligible costs x x 9. Documents signed by the responsible person with signature rights x x 10. Estimates in accordance with the agreement on the implementation of the project the amount x farming Minister j. Dūklav in annex 4 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 16 February 2010. the Regulation No. 147 forest sector development project evaluation criteria no PO box
Evaluation criteria the maximum number of points 1. Planned results the ability to the extent and within the time limit laid down 10 1.1. planned results can be obtained within the scope and period 10 1.2. planned results it is possible to get a certain time limit, but not a full 3 1.3. planned results is impossible to obtain, not specified not within 0 2. Project leader experience and the ability to implement high quality projects to apply for and obtain a planned results 10 2.1. the project manager has the experience and knowledge of more than one project management 10 2.2. project the Manager has the experience and knowledge of project management in one 5 2.3. Project Manager has no experience in project management in the Project of the artist 3 0 experience and the ability to implement high quality projects to apply for and obtain a planned results 10 3.1. project performers has experience and expertise in the implementation of the project theme 10 3.2. side project the artist's experience and expertise in the implementation of the project topic 5 3.3 project performers have no experience in the execution of the project topic 0 4. Proposed methodology for implementation of 10 projects 4.1. proposed methodology meets the project 10 4.2. If the methodology specified, it is possible to implement the project with the proposed 5 4.3 methodology is not possible to implement the project 0 5. Project budget transparency and level of detail 20 5.1. easy transparent, finely detailed 20 5.2 is transparent, detailed 10 5.3 average difficult, formally detailed 1 6. compliance of cost items planned tasks 10 6.1 cost items comply with planned tasks 10 6.2 cost items in part with planned tasks 3 6.3 cost items do not meet the planned tasks 0 7. Cost items of samērojamīb with the results obtained 10 7.1. cost items are consistent with the results obtained 10 7.2 cost items is partly consistent with results obtained 5 7.3 cost items are not commensurate with the results obtained 0 8. Project financing 15 linked to above 30% 15 8.1 8.2 8.3.26-30% 10 11-25% 5 8.4. to 10% 3 8.5. co-financing is not linked to the 0 sector, 9 Different sub-sectors of the institution or other partners involvement in project implementation 5 total 100 10. project evaluations applied can reduce If someone from the project manager's control of the Ministry of agriculture funded projects-30 10.1. not satisfied during the 15 is not satisfied according to 10.2. contractual work tasks-15 Minister of Agriculture j. Dūklav in annex 5 cabinet 16 February 2010 No. 147 of the rules of scientific research project evaluation criteria no PO box
Evaluation criteria the maximum number of points 1. Planned results the ability to the extent and within the time limit laid down 20 1.1. planned results can be obtained within the scope and period 20 1.2. planned results it is possible to get a certain time limit, but not a full 10 1.3. planned results is impossible to obtain, not specified not within 0 2. Proposed methodological approach solution 10 2.1. proposed methodology meets the project 10 2.2. If the methodology specified It is possible to implement the project with the proposed methodology 2.3 5 may not be possible to implement the project 0 3. The project manager and the ability to implement high quality projects applied for 20 3.1. Project Manager have experience at least one project management 3.2 project 5 performers have the experience and knowledge of the topic of the project execution 5 3.3. information activities have taken place on the proposed topic (such as seminars, talks, lectures) 5 3.4. at least one project application referred to in point 3.1., Edition or at least one publication project 3.2.1. the application referred to in subparagraph 5 3.5 Edition.
the project manager has no experience in project management in the project of the artist 3.6 0 no experience in the execution of the project topic 0 4. Several scientific institutions or partners (at least three) involvement in the implementation of the project is 5 6 5 5. Interdisciplinary research future scientists, PhD. involvement in the implementation of the project 10 project 6.1 involved more than three nascent scientists, doctoral candidates 10 6.2 project implementation involved 1-3 future scientists, doctoral candidates 5 6.3. project implementation is not involved in the nascent scientists 0.7, PhD project budget transparency and level of detail 20 7.1. clearer, accurately detailed 20 7.2 is transparent, detailed 10 average 7.3. difficult, formally detailed 1 8. compliance of cost items planned tasks 10 8.1. cost items comply with planned tasks 10 8.2. cost items in part with planned tasks 3 8.3. cost items do not meet the planned tasks cost items of 9.0 samērojamīb with the results obtained 10 9.1. cost items is consistent with the results obtained 10 9.2. cost items are partially incompatible with the results obtained 5 9.3. cost items are not commensurate with the results obtained 0 10. Research facilities necessary for the provision of scientific institutions in 10 total 100 11. project evaluations applied for may be reduced if someone from the project manager's control and the Ministry of agriculture funded projects-30 is not met during 11.1 – 11.2 15. not satisfied according to the contractual terms of reference-15 Minister of Agriculture j. Dūklav in