Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 507 in Riga, June 2, 2009 (Mon. No 37 22) management of nature protection regulations Issued under the public administration Act, article 16 of the equipment the first part i. General question 1. Nature Protection Administration under the authority of the Minister of the environment has an existing direct regulatory authority.
II. Nature conservation administrative functions, tasks and rights 2. Nature Protection Board (hereinafter called the Government) have the following functions: 2.1.  The Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers created the specially protected natural areas (protected area) management;
2.2. the national nature protection policy of species and habitats;
2.3. the functions of the supervisory organ under the laws and regulations on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora;
2.4. compensation administration according to the law "on the rights of landowners to compensation for the operating limits of the specially protected natural areas and mikroliegumo".
3. in order to ensure the performance of the Administration function performs the following tasks: 3.1. organized and monitored by the nature protection plans and restoration of protected areas, as well as to promote and coordinate the implementation of the said plan;
3.2. provide proposals for new protected areas, conservation areas or protected area protection and change the terms of use, as well as protected areas into the international networks of protected areas;
3.3. provide opinions on protected areas status merits of conventional;
3.4. organise the protection of species and habitats and reconstruction plans, as well as to promote the implementation of those plans;
3.5. organized specially protected species, their habitats, as well as protected habitat for optimal maintenance and renewal, as well as protective measures;
3.6. once every two years, prepare a report on the special protection of individuals obtaining of species;
3.7. plan and arrange the necessary conservation measures in protected areas;
3.8. implementing international projects in Latvia in the field of nature protection, and monitors their implementation;
3.9. shall cooperate with the competent national authorities, which are controlled by the institution of the international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora and take the Animal Health statutory supervision and control;
3.10 controls the protected areas, as well as the nature of the regulatory compliance of the laws;
3.11. issuing and withdrawing licences, as well as to suspend their operations, deliver opinions and reconciliations in protected areas of nature protection, as well as provide opinions under the laws and regulations on environmental impact assessment;
3.12. provides informative in nature marks protected area to denote the external borders;
3.13. coordinated and carried out in protected areas of scientific studies and monitoring in the field of science, collects and stores the results of scientific research and monitoring data, accumulate and collect information on the ongoing and necessary, nature protection measures in protected areas;
3.14. provides information to the public about protected areas and their protection, educate the public on conservation issues;
3.15. the design of the Territory Development provides the necessary information on the protected areas;
3.16. in accordance with the laws of nature protection plans and manage the environmental Ministry of State owned real property;
3.17. societies (including the land) involvement of specially protected natural areas;
3.18. carrying out other environmental and forest management legislation in certain assignments.
4. The Board has the following rights: 4.1 to request and receive, free of charge from national and municipal authorities the information necessary for administration tasks;
4.2. in interact with individuals and State and local authorities in the field of the protection of nature;
4.3. According to competence to implement international cooperation in the field of nature protection work in international organisations, to participate in international projects and programmes, including the structural funds of the European Union co-financed projects;
4.4. create tourism and environmental education infrastructure is adequately protected areas protection purpose;
4.5. to close private transactions which require the possession of the Ministry of the environment in the national real estate management, put into administration, as well as the functioning of the Government;
4.6. to receive donations, donations, local and foreign financial assistance;
4.7. in accordance with the competency to provide paid services in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers approved the regulatory fees provided services price list.
III. Governance structure and competence of officials 5. Administration has the following departments: central departments – 5.1 departments and their divisions;
5.2. the territorial unit – Rāzn national park administration, ķemeri national park administration, the administration of the national park Slīter, Ziemeļvid land biosphere reserve administration, the Teič nature reserve administration and Gauja National park administration (hereinafter referred to as the territorial unit).
6. the work of the Government is headed by a Director-General.
7. The Director-General shall be appointed and relieved of the post of Environment Minister.
8. the Director-General shall make public administration facilities Act direct authorities managerial functions as well: 8.1 is entitled to cancel the administration officials issued administrative decisions and internal regulations;
8.2. without express authorisation of the representative Government.
9. The Director-General's deputies. Deputy Director-General Director-General competence.
10. Territorial units shall be headed by a Director.
11. the Director of the territorial unit: 11.1. provide nature protection laws governing the performance of the tasks defined in its own territorial unit;
11.2. managing the protected areas and the exercise of State nature protection policy in protected areas;
11.3. handling the budget allocated to the Department for the administration of the Director-General approved them.
IV. Administration of justice activities and reporting management action 12 of the rule of law provides the Director-General. The Director-General shall be responsible for the management decisions for the creation and operation of the system.
13. Administration officials issued administrative provisions and actual action may be challenged, by the submission to the Director General, if external laws and regulations unless otherwise specified. The decision of the Director may appeal to the Court.
14. The Director-General to succeed administrative provisions and actual action may be challenged if the external environment, the Ministry of law unless otherwise specified. The Ministry of the environment's decision can be appealed in court.
15. Government regulations prepared within a public annual report on the functions and tasks and the use of financial resources.
16. the Administration request after the Ministry of the environment provides information on the use of financial resources and specific tasks.
V. concluding questions 17. Be declared unenforceable: 17.1. Cabinet of Ministers of 21 December 2004, Regulation No 1032 "Teič of the nature reserve administration regulations" (Latvian journal, 2004, nr. 209.);
17.2. The Cabinet of Ministers of 21 December 2004, the provisions of no. 1047 "Gauja National park administration regulations" (Latvian journal, 2004, 207. No.);
17.3. The Cabinet of Ministers of 21 December 2004, Regulation No 1048 "ķemeri national park administration regulations" (Latvian journal, 2004, 207. No.);
17.4. The Cabinet of Ministers of 28 December 2004 Regulation No 1056 "Slīter the national park administration regulations" (Latvian journal, 2004, nr. 209.);
17.5. The Cabinet of Ministers of 22 February 2005, Regulation No 147 "nature protection management regulations" (Latvian journal, 2005, nr. 35; 2008, no. 61);
10.9. Cabinet 2 august 2005 No. 578 of the provisions "of the Ziemeļvidzem biosphere reserve administration regulations" (Latvian journal, 2005, nr. 122);
17.7. The Cabinet of Ministers on 30 January 2007, Regulation No 89 ' Rāzn national park administration regulations "(Latvian journal, 2007, no. 20).
The Prime Minister, the children, family and integration Affairs v. dombrovsky Environment Minister r. vējonis Editorial Note: rules shall enter into force on 11 June 2009.