Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 197, Riga 2009 24 February (pr. No 14 57. §) rules on the action programme "entrepreneurship and innovation" activity "of the Appendix 2.3.2.2. Aid for investment in micro, small and medium-sized business operators in particular assisted areas" issued under the European Union's structural and cohesion funds act 18 paragraph 10 of article i. General questions 1. determines: 1.1. procedures for implementing the action programme "entrepreneurship and innovation" in Appendix 2.3. Entrepreneurship promotion priority "" "UR2.3.2.pas based business infrastructure and equipment improvements" 2.3.2.2. activity "micro-investment aid , small and medium-sized business operators in particular assisted areas (SPAS) "(hereinafter referred to as the activity);
1.2. the European Regional Development Fund (hereinafter draft) submission evaluation criteria;
1.3. the requirements of the European regional development fund activities project applicant (hereinafter referred to as project applicant);
1.4. the responsible institution and liaison body, the distribution of competence between these institutions and cooperation arrangements;
1.5. the responsible bodies and authorities functional cooperation in the form of subordination.
2. The European Regional Development Fund (hereinafter funds) under the activity in accordance with the Commission on 6 august 2008, Regulation (EC) No 800/2008, which recognize certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of articles 87 and 88. (General block exemption regulation) (Official Journal of the European Union, august 9, 2008, no L 214) (hereinafter referred to as Commission Regulation No 800/2008).
3. The purpose of the activity is to promote the business development of the special assisted areas, thus reducing adverse differences between regions and territories of the region, as well as contributing to the balanced development of the country.
4. Special assisted area status of the procedure is defined in the regulations on special assisted area status.
5. activities at the micro, small and medium sized merchants.
6. activities within the monitoring indicators to be achieved are the following: 6.1-2013 funding have received 360 micro and small economic operators;
6.2-2013 funding has received 71 average merchant;
6.3.1000 until 2013 on the economically active population has 32 economic operators;
6.4. linked to that by 2013 the amount of private financing for the development of the commercial activities of EUR 27 000 000;
6.5-2013 supported merchants two years after receipt of the funding turnover increased by 20%.
7. the implementation of the activity is detected in the project application selection.
8. the implementation of the activity provided by the responsible authority and the liaison body. The responsible authority is the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the responsible authority). The cooperation body is the national investment and development agency of Latvia (hereinafter referred to as cooperation body). The cooperation body is the functional authority.
9. Responsible authorities and cooperation authority: responsible authority: 9.1 9.1.1 provides activities for implementation, monitoring and control, including applied n + 2 and n + 3 principle of activity level, the implementation of the Council of 11 July 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (hereinafter referred to as the Council Regulation No 1083/2006) 1. Article 93, and principles referred to in paragraph 2;
9.1.2. provide information to the public and provide publicity on matters related to the implementation of the activity;
9.2. cooperation authority: 9.2.1. create project submission Evaluation Commission (hereinafter the Commission) and develop the activities of the Commission;
9.2.2. before the adoption of the draft application develop, approve and pub lic authorities cooperation website of the project application and assessment of evaluation method of filling out a form, as well as develop and publish cooperation bodies website application evaluation and project appraisal form filling methodology and a model contract for the project implementation, including the interim and final report forms, filling out an agenda and supporting documents for the expenditure list;
9.2.3. upon submission of a project evaluation and appraisal form behind the default methodology harmonization with the authority to carry out the project application selection and ensure evaluation;
9.2.4. the decision on the application for the approval of the project, approved in the citation provided or rejection and inform the applicant of the project;
9.2.5. concluded with the beneficiary of the financing agreement for the implementation of the project;
9.2.6. evaluate and decide on amendments to the laws and projects of the European Union in the field of the structural funds and to the agreement on the implementation of the project in the order;
9.2.7. provide information about the project applicant project application preparation, project implementation and the fulfilment of the conditions of the contract;
9.2.8. provide activities for implementation, monitoring and control, including applied n + 2 and n + 3 principle on the project level, implementation of the Council Regulation No 1083/2006 and article 93, paragraph 2, of the enforcement principle;
9.2.9. analyse the problems and in the implementation of projects and the responsible authority provides proposals on how to improve the activity and project implementation;
9.2.10. examine and approve funding requests in the payee you and draw up a declaration of expenditure;
9.2.11. provide information to the public and provide publicity matters relating to activities within the project submissions;
9.2.12. ensure data retention in the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund management information system for project submissions and projects.
10. the activities implemented in the framework of projects financed from the European regional development fund and the beneficiaries. Activities available in the framework of the European regional development fund co-financing are 21,287,418.92 lats. 
II. Requirements for the project applicant 11. applicant Project eligible for funding provided that: 11.1. This is a registered merchant in Latvia;
11.2. it is more than 75% of the share capital in private equity;
11.3. it fits micro, small or medium to the status of authorized economic operator in accordance with Commission Regulation No 800/2008, annex I of the micro, small and medium-sized business operators.

12. where a branch of the project, the applicant is not eligible, but the project applicant qualifies for project implementation, project sector eligible applicant clearly differentiates the eligible sectors of the financial implementation of the project feeds from other activities of the applicant, the project sector financial flows during project implementation and three years after project completion. Not eligible are set out in annex 1 to these regulations, paragraph 13, and the criteria in annex 2.
13. On the European regional development fund, the financing may not qualify if: 13.1. beneficiary during the implementation of the cooperation project authority and the responsible authority have provided false information or intentionally misled in connection with the implementation of projects co-financed by the structural funds;
13.2. the project in the interests of the applicant natural person has committed a criminal offence, which hit the Republic of Latvia or the European Union's financial interests, and the project for the applicant under the criminal code is applied to the forced influence;
13.3. the project obtained by the applicant or provides for funding for the same eligible costs of other activities in the framework of local, regional, national or European Union funds, except for the provision in paragraph 28;
13.4. the project the applicant meet the ailing merchant status. Difficulty he is a merchant whose capital has dropped by more than half, from which more than one quarter have fallen in the last 12 months. This condition does not apply to project applicants who are registered for less than three years;
13.5. the project applicant is not noticed or has violated these rules.
14. the project applicant or applicant's project related group of people one calendar month may submit only one project submission. Each subsequent project applications may be lodged only after the completion of the implementation of the project and the final submission of the report or the decision of rejection of the application for the project.
15. Property, including land, which make and use long-term investments, are the property of the applicant or of the project the project applicant has long-term lease rights (at least three years after completion of the project), and it is registered in the land registry. 
III. eligible and ineligible activities funding granted 16. long-term investment: investment in the fixed assets – 16.1. equipment, construction and reconstruction of buildings associated with new economic activities or economic expansion, diversification of production with new products or a fundamental change in the production process;
16.2. intangible investment: the purchase of licences and patents, if it is related to new economic activities or economic expansion, diversification of production with new products or a fundamental change in the manufacturing process.
17. long-term investments are eligible if they: 17.1. using only the project indicated in the project application and only the beneficiary's business activities;
17.2. included in the assets of the beneficiaries as depreciable long-term assets, at least three years after completion of the project, they are the property of the beneficiary and shall not be transferred to third parties in use;
17.3. acquired from third parties for market conditions.
18. Purchase required for project implementation, project carried out by the applicant in accordance with the laws and regulations in the area of procurement.
19. The beneficiary before the conclusion of the contract with the winner of the purchase procedure shall be coordinated with the liaison authority of the procurement procedure, compliance with laws and regulations in the area of procurement. The beneficiary of the procurement liaison body checks after the conclusion of the contract for the implementation of a project. 
IV. Eligible and ineligible costs 20. activities within the eligible costs are the following items: 20.1. purchase of new machinery and equipment costs, which directly supports the production or service delivery process and implementation of the project included in the financial statements in accordance with accounting regulations, which defines and explains the asset accounting and information related to fixed assets shown in the financial statements;
20.2. reconstruction of buildings and construction costs: 20.2.1. building construction and reconstruction costs for only the beneficiary's production needs and in accordance with the Structure of the classification (CC) are classified as industrial production buildings. If the applicant is not the fiscal year closed, the building construction and reconstruction costs may not exceed 50% of the project total eligible costs;
20.2.2. the costs of development projects under construction is governed by the laws and interpretative, but not more than 6% of construction included in the total eligible cost. Construction costs are eligible, if the project is eligible costs for the construction or reconstruction of buildings;
20.3. the beneficiary needs required the acquisition of patents and licences.
21. activities within the non-eligible costs include the following headings: 21.1. current maintenance costs;
21.2. the cost of the purchase of second-hand equipment;
21.3. working capital acquisition costs;
21.4. use lease;
21.5. the payment for a loan or leasing, design and booking, interest payments, interest, charges for financial transactions;
21.6. the value added tax, customs duties, fees and penalty payments;
21.7. General costs related to project application saga support, including advisory services;
21.8. spare parts of equipment or components as well as the cost of the acquisition, the acquisition cost of the ingredients, except the optional equipment able to operate autonomously;
13.6. the demolition of buildings and premises, renovation, building project in regional planning (small architectural shapes and sculptures, lighting equipment, Visual information and home improvement installation according to the construction plan of the elements), greening, conditioning and reclamation costs;

21.10. the costs associated with replacement of equipment with new equipment, the characteristics of which do not differ essentially and not providing production expansion, product changes or technological process rationalisation, modernisation or diversification;
21.11. any type of mobile equipment, vehicles and vessels for acquisition costs, if they are in accordance with the laws and regulations in the field of traffic requires registration Road Safety Directorate or the State Agency "State technical supervisory agency" implements or if they are registered in the registry of Civil Aviation aircraft register of the agency or one of the Latvian maritime administration ship logs, or if they are subject to the legislation of the Republic of Latvia on vessels traffic in inland waters;
21.12., technical equipment and the acquisition cost of vehicles intended for the transport of persons, as well as cargo for loading, unloading, handling or transportation;
21.13. costs not directly connected with the production or provision of services, the process of project implementation;
21.14. long-term investment costs not associated with new economic activities or economic expansion, diversification of production with new products or a fundamental change in the production process;
21.15. costs not originally intended or necessary for the implementation of the project;
21.16. būvvald the deliverable document development costs if a simplified reconstruction;
21.17. costs associated with the construction of buildings and premises, construction or reconstruction of the Premises in accordance with the classification (CC) are not classified as building of industrial production;
21.18. virsizdevum construction cost, including transportation costs, profits and jobs, which exceed 15% of the eligible cost of construction estimated totals;
21.19. construction, arts, entertainment, recreation, advertising or broadcasting, hairdressing, beauty, physical wellness, improving health care, catering, car maintenance and repair cost of the facilities and equipment;
21.20. electricity, gas, heating, ven tilācij, air conditioning, water supply, wastewater management, waste management facilities and equipment costs, except where such equipment ensures the building of industrial production;
21.21. project administration costs;
21.22. other costs that this rule is not referred to in paragraph 20, as applicable.
22. the project costs not included in the application, other than the provisions of paragraphs 20 and 21.
23. The eligible costs shall include only the investments that the mid-term review of the project or the closing date of the report will be fully paid for and which will be the beneficiary of the estate.
24. in the framework of the activity financed only eligible costs directly linked to project activities are proportionate and reasonable. 
V. funding 25. determination of the maximum intensity of public funding is 55% of the project total eligible costs.
26. one project applicant related group activities within the maximum allowable funding have 150 000 lats. Related persons within the meaning of these provisions comply with the provisions of Commission Regulation No 800/2008 annex 1 to that provided for in the definition of the related trader.
27. the project, which the applicant concluded a contract in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers of 20 November 2007, regulations no 798 "action programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "activity" Supplement to aid for investment in the tiny and small business development in the special assisted areas "the implementing rules" may submit the application to a project in accordance with these rules, subject to the following conditions: 27.1. the first project applications can be submitted even if a initiated the project under contract for the implementation of a project of the Cabinet of Ministers of 20 November 2007 No. 798 of the provisions of the "action programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "activity" Supplement support investment details and small business development in the special assisted areas "implementation procedures" is completed and the final report has not been filed;
27.2. each subsequent project applications may be submitted only after the project is completed and the final report is submitted to the Liaison Office.
28. activities within the funding allocated to projects not combined with other aid scheme or individual aid provided within the framework of the project funding. May exceptionally be combined funding in relation to the same eligible costs, subject to the following conditions: 28.1. funding for other aid programs or individual project provide guarantees, loans or risk capital investments;
28.2. the funding granted under these rules, together with funding in the form of loan guarantees or not exceeding the maximum intensity of regional funding, whether funding is provided by local, regional, national or European Union financial instruments;
28.3. beneficiaries who have received funding for risk capital investment in the form of this provision within the permissible total funding amount will be reduced by 20%, up to the amount received in venture capital investment. These conditions apply three years after the granting of risk capital.
29. the Funding recipient, using their own resources or from external financing that is not associated with any commercial support, the project contribute at least 25% of the project total eligible costs. 
Vi. submission of Project proposals and selection project application submission application submission 30 Project Announces one time on all the activity on the funding available, through no less than seven successive project application selection round.
31. the notice of project application submission, submission suspension or termination of the cooperation agreement with the authority, the authority shall issue: 31.1. newspaper "Gazette";
31.2. cooperation Authority website (URwww.liaa.gov.lv).

32. the notice of project application submission shall issue at least a month before the submission of the application to launch the project, specifying the total available funding, each project application selection round of the funding available, the submission of the application, the project start and end date. The statement said information is binding on the applicant, the cooperation of the project authority, the responsible authority and the managing authority.
33. the project application selection round is a calendar month. One project application selection within the available funding is not more than 3 000 000 lats. Project applications submitted to the selection, evaluate and compare between the layers. If any of the project application selection round is not concluded the contract for the entire selection round of the funding available, the liaison body after the last opened in the project application selection round of announcing a new project application selection round for the remaining funding.
34. To apply for funding of the project, the applicant shall submit to the institution of cooperation project submissions: 34.1. fill the project application form (annex 3);
21.3. additional supporting documents: 34.2.1. credit institutions for the provision of credit (certificate shall state that the information referred to in annex 4) (if applicable) and account balances (statement indicates that rule 5 of the information referred to in annex) (if applicable). These certificates shall be submitted for an amount that is not less than the total cost of the project. If the project applicant project is anticipated to receive these provisions advance referred to in paragraph 66, the statement submitted for the total cost of the project and the expense difference. The project at the date of application to the credit certificate may not be older than 30 calendar days. The information need not be given if the project requested funding is less than 30 000 lats;
34.2.2. Declaration eligibility of the applicant for the project of a micro, small or medium merchant category, prepared in accordance with the laws and regulations on economic activities and by whom deklarēšano according to micro, small and medium-sized merchants. To determine the status of the applicant, the project takes into account only the data of the last closed financial year. If the applicant is not the fiscal year concluded, take into account the data from operational financial reports;
34.2.3. State Revenue Service statement (which the project at the date of the application shall not be earlier than 30 calendar days) for the payment of taxes and the average number of employees of the applicant, the project for the past two years (over the years). The project applicant, which in the financial year is not concluded, the State revenue service certificate must indicate the number of employees during the period for which to prepare operational reports;
34.2.4. copies of the annual report of the last closed financial year prepared in accordance with the annual accounts Act, with the State revenue service check for the receipt of the annual report. Sworn auditor's report (copy) must be submitted, as determined by the annual accounts of the Act;
34.2.5. operational financial statement for the period until the last month concluded that may not be older than two months;
34.2.6. in the land register ownership or long-term lease (according to this provision the requirements of point 15) supporting documents for the property, which makes long-term investments (copy);
34.2.7. būvvald issued planning and architectural task copy if būvvald are not accepted and will not be submitted to the technical construction stage of the project (if applicable);
34.2.8. construction of harmonious būvvald (sketch draft) copy when the construction of the technical design stage is not accepted in būvvald before the application of the project and if it is developed in accordance with the laws and regulations in the field of construction (if applicable);
34.2.9. būvvald's accepted projects (technical design stage) If a construction technical stage of the project has been accepted prior to the application of the project (if applicable);
34.2.10. in accordance with the laws and regulations in the area of detection of būvizmaks develop a construction cost estimate that includes the copy and separated all labour and materials cost positions that are included in the project and eligible non-eligible costs, if the project is scheduled for construction or reconstruction.
35. If, in addition to the documents to be submitted are not Latvian language, documents accompanied a certified translation of the Latvian language in the document in accordance with the laws and regulations on the procedures which are translations of documents in the language of the country.
36. the project application can be submitted in paper form or electronic form of the document. Project submissions prepared in paper form, may submit to the institution of cooperation or sent by registered mail. The project application, drawn up in the form of electronic documents, may submit to the institution of cooperation, be sent by post or send to the liaison body of the electronic mail address provided in the notice of project application submission.
37. the project submission in paper form shall be submitted in triplicate (one original and one copy). Each project submitted to the application a copy of the hardback, caurauklot, with consecutive number the pages, on the back of the last page of the thread ends are glued on the label is an indication of the document number and caurauklot number of pages, proof of the correctness of the copy of the document, the project name of the applicant, the date of the application for the project, the name of the document's author, the development of the document and the signature of an official of the applicant for the project. On the first page of the original references the "original", to copy the first page – "copy".
38. If the project application submitted in paper form, the applicant within three working days after submission of the application to the institution of cooperation submitted electronically or sent to the electronic mail address (veidlapa@liaa.gov.lv) completed project submission form DOC, xls or PDF file format.
39. the application shall be accompanied, where the electronic document, it shall meet the following requirements: 24.3. the project application has been designed and furnished according to the circulation of electronic documents regulatory laws;
24.4. the project application has been designed for the DOC, xls, PDF or JPG file format;

39.3. the project submission form and in addition to the original document to be submitted are signed by each individual author's secure electronic signature and confirm with the time stamp before the current project selection rounds. If additional documents are copies of documents, they are certified in each individual to the project the applicant secure electronic signature and time stamp before the project submission deadline.
40. If the project application submitted personally, about the project to the application time is considered the cooperation office stamp specified in the date and time of receipt.
41. If sent by post to the project application is sent in one month, but received a liaison body in another month and the project application to the liaison body shall receive later on the fifth date of the month, the project submissions valued together with the project of the month in which the project application submission is received cooperation. If the application is received at the Office of cooperation next month after the last project application selection round, it scored with the last project application selection round of the project submissions.
42. If the project application submitted in electronic form of a document, sending to the liaison bodies in electronic mail address, and a dispute arises, the applicant must demonstrate that the project is sent to the application before the application deadline for the submission of projects, but a project of the cooperation body based at the applicant's request that the application is not received or received after the project submission deadline.
43. the project is the responsibility of the applicant to prepare and keep the original of the application and of the project with the project the original documents related to project evaluation, but, if the project is approved, up to December 31, 2021.
44. Where the application is filed in electronic form or by sending the document by post, the liaison body within five working days after the submission of the draft selection round end shall be notified in writing of the project applicant project application registration number. 
VII. submission of Project evaluation and decision-making activities within 45. submit application to the evaluation of projects provides a liaison body. Activities within the project application submitted to the evaluation of the quality, not compliance and refine, refine, not administrative criteria, as well as the criteria for the award of funding to ensure cooperation between institutions established a project submission Evaluation Commission (hereinafter the Commission): 45.1. the Commission is composed of the Ministry of the economy and Government agencies "the investment and development agency of Latvia";
45.2. the meetings of the Commission as an observer without the right to vote can participate in the managing authority and the responsible authority.
46. The Commission establishes the cooperation bodies designed and approved.
47. project submissions valued under the provisions referred to in annex 1 quality, compliance, administrative and funding criteria using the project application selection and evaluation methodology and project submission form of valuation set out in laws and regulations, arrangements for the European Union's structural and cohesion funds in the participating institutions provide the planning document preparation and implementation of these funds and the European Union's structural and cohesion funds management and control system.
48. evaluation order according to the criteria is as follows: 29.9. first project submissions valued in conformity with this provision of the annex referred to in paragraph 26 of the criterion. If the application does not meet this criteria, evaluation of the application, the project could not continue;
If the project application 48.2. comply with the provisions of annex 1, paragraph 26, criterion, valued project compliance with this provision of the application of annex 1, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 19 criteria referred to in the paragraph. If the application does not meet these criteria, the evaluation could not continue;
compliance with this rule 48.3. of annex 1 paragraph 13 in this criterion is assessed using the rules given in annex 2 are not supported in the list;
30.1. If the application complies with the provisions of annex 1 of 6, 8, 11, 13 and 19 criteria referred to in paragraph, submission of the project evaluation continues according to the rules referred to in annex 1 quality criteria (1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. criteria referred to in paragraph);
30.1. If the project submissions under this provision of the annex 1 the quality criteria referred to in (1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. criteria referred to in paragraph), several projects receive the same number of points then, listing the projects comply with the following principles: 48.5.1. evaluation of the project receive higher with less funding requested;
48.5.2. If several projects have the same amount of funding requested, the higher the rating, the lower the project receives funding intensity;
48.5.3. If several projects are of equal intensity, higher funding assessment receives projects implementation in the territory of the lower development index;
48.5.4. If several projects have the same project area development index, the higher the rating gets the projects registered as quickly as possible;
30.2. all project applications submitted that are judged according to the rules referred to in annex 1 of the quality criteria assessed compliance with this provision, paragraph 29 of annex 1 of this criterion. If the application does not meet this criterion, it does not continue the assessment;
30.3. compliance with other provisions of this annex 1 the criteria continues to rate only those submissions that meet these rules in annex 1, paragraph 29 criterion.
49. If there is no information in the project application in order to assess compliance of the application for the project to one or more of the evaluation criteria, as well as if this information is not legible or is not provided in the Latvian language, believes that the project submission does not meet the criterion or criteria is assigned the lowest rating.

50. the head of the liaison bodies, on the basis of the assessment by the Commission, shall take a decision on the application for approval of a project if the project submissions, project submission complies with these provisions of annex 1, paragraph 29 criterion. If the application does not meet this criteria, head of liaison bodies shall take a decision on the rejection of the application for the project. The relevant decisions of the head of the liaison bodies shall be adopted within one month of the submission of the draft selection round.
51. The decision on the application of the project approval may include conditions to be met in order to project the applicant may enter into a contract for the implementation of a project.
52. the decision on the application for the approval of the project provided the cooperation project, the applicant authority shall indicate what additional or clarifying information is needed to meet the project's application of these rules 1.7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 28 the criteria referred to in the paragraph, and the time limit within which the information must be submitted.
53. Cooperation authority decision conditions contained in the deadline may not be longer than 12 working days from the date of signing of the decision.
54. The provisions referred to in paragraph 53 the deadline cannot be extended.
55. a decision on project approval or rejection of the application, or approval with conditions and an opinion on the project information provided by the applicant of the decision concerning the conformity of the project approval submissions, provided the conditions set out by post within two working days after the signing of the decision or opinion.
56. the decision on the application of the project approval or rejection, or approval with conditions and an opinion on the project information provided by the applicant of the decision concerning the conformity of the project approval submissions, provided the conditions set out in one of the working days of the decision or opinion shall also send to the signing of the project specified in the application to the fax number or electronic mail address.
57. Information on the fulfilment of the conditions contained in the decision, the applicant shall provide the project cooperation institution evaluation. The liaison body within 10 working days of receipt of the information evaluated the information submitted by the applicant for the project and prepares opinion on its compliance with the conditions laid down in the decision.
58. it is the responsibility of the beneficiaries during the month following the adoption of the decision on the application for the approval of the project or after the signing of the cooperation body of opinion that the decision of the conditions are met, to conclude the agreement on the implementation of the project. 
VIII. Project implementation and financing conditions 59. The beneficiary shall ensure that up-to-date information on the progress of the implementation of the project to the funding recipient's Web site (if applicable) not less frequently than once every three months.
60. The beneficiary receives the funding, if the following conditions are met: 60.1. the beneficiary with the liaison authority has entered into a contract for the implementation of the project;
60.2. the contract concluded for the implementation of a project, before the beneficiary has just launched a project supported activities. If the beneficiary has launched a project supported activities prior to the conclusion of the contract for the project implementation, funding is not granted;
60.3. the beneficiary in implementing the project, provides the individual with the implementation of the project of the financial transactions related to the revenue and expenditure accounting records according to the requirements of the laws and the generally accepted accounting standards, as well as to prepare financial statements according to the regulations on the procedures for recording the financial statements for State, local, foreign, European Community, other international organizations and institutions, financial aid (financial assistance), gifts and donations, whether in cash or in kind;
60.4. is ready and the agreement for the implementation of a project on time filed interim cooperation authority (if required) and the final payment claim, as well as copies of the document have been added under the cooperation bodies develop and approve the expenditure supporting documents list, published in cooperation of the Authority's Web site;
37.6. the beneficiary first announced the purchase of the tender is not later than three months after the conclusion of the contract for the project implementation. If the contest is not enacted within that period, the authority may decide on the termination of the contract;
60.6. nine months after conclusion of the contract for the implementation of the project: the project submission 60.6.1. is connected to a credit certificate for the provision of credit, the beneficiary with the credit institution has entered into a contract for the provision of credit for an amount that is not less than 75% of the amounts referred to in the certificate;
60.6.2. If the application is for new machinery and equipment, acquisition of patents and licences costs, the beneficiary has entered into contracts with suppliers for an amount that is not less than 75% of the project provided for the purchase of new machinery and equipment, the acquisition of patents and licences;
60.6.3. If the application is for the reconstruction of buildings and construction costs, the beneficiary has entered into contracts for reconstruction and construction of buildings for an amount that is not less than 75% of the project provided for the reconstruction of buildings and construction costs;
60.7. project implementation costs are recognised as eligible by the liaison authorities carried out an interim or final payment request inspections in accordance with the laws and regulations in the field of the structural funds.
61. If this provision, 60.6.2. and 60.6.3.60.6.1. the contracts referred to in the conclusion of the nine-month period after the conclusion of the contract for the project implementation, the authority may decide on the agreement for the implementation of a project.
62. The liaison body shall be reduced on a pro rata basis the amount of funding when: 62.1. the actual use of the funds is less than that provided for in the project application;
62.2. not implemented any of the agreement on the implementation of the project activities envisaged, but the aim of the project is reached;
38.7. not submitted a financial leverage of the supporting documents;
38.8. spending is not proportionate and reasonable;
62.5. beneficiary during project implementation deliberately gives a cooperation body of false information;
38.9. procurement has not been carried out according to the requirements laid down in the laws of procurement;
62.7. this rule 28.3. in the case referred to in subparagraph.

63. the cooperation of the authority shall be entitled to interim and final evaluation report, as well as by making a payment request from the beneficiary's additional information related to the interim and final evaluation reports.
64. cooperation authority have the right to review of interim and final ratings during the invite experts to check whether the project cost estimates specified eligible costs are reasonable and economically justified.
65. the payments shall be made with the Cashless settlement in a separate project implementation in the funds intended for the recipient's bank account specified in the agreement for the implementation of a project.
66. During project implementation the beneficiaries can receive advance payment, not exceeding 35% of the amount of public funding. For receiving the advance payment and the payment of the advance payment received means open account beneficiary country. To receive advance payment, the beneficiary shall submit to the institution of cooperation bank letter of guarantee for the amount of the advance. Bank guarantee period is shorter than the period of project implementation.
67. If the project lasts more than one year, during project implementation the beneficiaries can receive one interim payment.
68. the interim payment shall be made following the completion of the implementation phase of the project.
69. the project closing statements submitted to the liaison body of the 15 working days following the completion of the project, but not later than July 1, 2015.
70. The liaison body shall be paid to the beneficiaries of funding is determined on the basis of the eligible costs of the project and submitted them to local expenditure supporting documents developed and presented, subject to the requirements of the legislation on payment and transaction documents. 
IX. concluding issues 71. Be declared unenforceable in the Cabinet of Ministers of 20 November 2007 the rules no 798 "action programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "activity" Supplement to aid for investment in the tiny and small business development in the special assisted areas "implementing rules" (Latvian journal, 2007, no. 198).
72. The submission of projects to the implementation and monitoring of approved up to the date of entry into force of the rules shall apply to the Cabinet of Ministers of 20 November 2007 the rules no 798 "action programme" entrepreneurship and innovation "activity" Supplement to aid for investment in the tiny and small business development in the special assisted areas "the implementing rules".
Prime Minister Godmanis economic Minister i. k. Gerhard Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force with the 14 March 2009.
 
Annex 1: Cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 197 evaluation criteria action program name and number: 2. entrepreneurship and innovation priority name and number: 2.3.
Entrepreneurship promotion event name and number: 2.3.2.
Business infrastructure and equipment improvements the activity name and number: 2.3.2.2.
Aid for investment in micro, small and medium-sized business operators in particular assisted areas (SPAS) project selection type: open project selection authority Responsible: Ministry of Economics 1. Criteria of quality evaluation system of notes of the system (the maximum number of points, if the criteria are fulfilled conditions) Min-21 points (the total of all criteria) 1.
Project sector 15 Min 1.1.
projects, which are implemented in the following sectors: 38 1.1.1.
manufacturing industry (NACE Rev. 2 section C) 1.1.2.
computer and related activities (NACE Rev. 2 section 62. and J. 63) 1.1.3.
research and experimental development natural sciences and technical sciences (NACE Rev. 2 group of section 72.1 M) 1.1.4.
technical inspection, measurement and analysis (NACE Rev. 2 section group 71.2 M.)
1.2. the project is being implemented in the sector to be supported, other than those referred to in point 1.1 1.1 15.
Quality criteria of horizontal priorities 2.
Horizontal priority "for the balanced development of the territory" the project area development index Min-0 2.1.
The project area development index is from-2 to-1.5 40 2.2.
The project area is the development index – to – from 1.49 1 30 2.3.
The project area development index is up to-20 from-0.99 0.5 2.4.
The project area development index is from 0 to 10.5″-0.49
The project area development index is greater than 0 0 3.
Horizontal priority "macroeconomic stability" requested funding intensity – if it reduced by one percentage point, is awarded one point. If at least 18 percentage points, are assigned a maximum score in 18 Min-0 4.
Horizontal priority "information society" Min-0 4.1.
the project is created in the information technology (IT) solution or IT Services 2 4.2.
the project is not created or IT solutions IT services 0 5.
Horizontal priority "sustainable development" Min-0 5.1.
project implementation, reduces the load on the environment in one of the following forms: 2 5.1.1.
ensure economic energy use 5.1.2.
is designed for waste optimization 5.1.3.
will be introduced in the production and processing methods that reduce the environmental impact of a product life cycle 5.1.4.
will respect the "green procurement" principle in 5.2.
load on the environment is reduced to 0 2. eligibility criteria 2.1. PROJECT eligibility criteria applicant ranking system Yes/No 6.
The project applicant is a registered merchant in Latvia, which is more than 75% in fixed capital private equity N 7.
The project applicant is not in the State revenue service administered by the tax debt P 8.
Project applicant has been declared bankrupt, is not in the process of reorganisation or winding-up or it is not terminated N 9.
The project the applicant complies with the regulations on the implementation of the activity for the status defined P 10.
The project scheduled to be completed within two years after the conclusion of the contract, P 11.
The project is implemented in the special assisted area N 2.2 project eligibility criteria 2.2.1. project eligibility criteria the sector ranking system Yes/No 12.

A sector in which the project will be implemented is defined in accordance with the statistical classification of economic activities (NACE Rev. 2).

P 13 13.1 13.1.1 13.1.2...... 13.1.3 13.1.4 13.1.7 13.1.8 13.1.5 13.1.6.13.1.9 13.1.10...... 13.1.11 13.1.12
The industry, which will be implemented in the project, is supported.
Not eligible are: steel industry, synthetic fibres production of agricultural products, fisheries and aquaculture, the coal industry of beer and alcoholic beverages, tobacco products in the shipbuilding trade, financial intermediation of commercial gambling N 2.2.2. Project cost eligibility criteria ranking system Yes/No 14.
The eligible costs of the project comply with the laws and regulations on the implementation of the activity of the eligible cost referred modes P 15.
The cost of the project (the total eligible costs of the project, not the total project eligible costs and total cost of the project) project cost estimates are calculated correctly, the arithmetic follows the activity of the eligible costs laid down limitations P 16.
The requested funding is calculated correctly and does not exceed the maximum amount and intensity of funding in accordance with the laws and regulations on the implementation of the activity P 17.
The requested funding will not exceed the activity maximum funding one economic operator or a related person of the applicant in the project group P 18.
Project cost justification and effectiveness (to be run in all conditions): 18.1 P.
planned expenditure provides a physically measurable results – are valued, or a particular solution to the problem of the positive impact of the project and the applicant's economic activity or the aim of the project is clear and physically measurable and defined for the selected problem 18.2.
eligible costs of the project are required to evaluate whether the eligible costs of the project are required to achieve the objective pursued 18.3.
the eligible costs related to the implementation of the project – estimated eligible costs, or match the planned project activities 18.4.
planned spending is economically justified 3. Administrative criteria ranking system Yes/No 19.
A trader or applicant of the project group of persons within the relevant serial has submitted only one project application N 20.
The project application has been drawn up according to the project application form, all have been added in addition to the deliverable documents mentioned in the list, and they are designed according to the laws and regulations on the development and design of a document P 21.
Project application form is fully completed, P 22.
Application of the original project are numbered pages P 23.
The project is not specified in the application for amendment, deletion, aizkrāsojum, deletion and addition of 24 P.
The original of the application and the draft law for the certified copy thereof is the document legal force P 25.
Project application used currency is the lats-LVL 26 P.
Project submission filed a submission deadline for the submission of projects N 27.
The project application is made in the Latvian language and into P 28.
The project proposal is submitted in duplicate P 4. Funding criteria ranking system Yes/No 29.
The project submission complies with 19 and 26 administrative criterion 6, 8, 11 and 13, 1. eligibility criteria quality criteria is received at least 15 points and has received at least 21 points, when measuring the quality evaluation criteria and the project submissions, listing priority order (starting with the project application that has obtained the most points), the corresponding activity selection round funding available for project submission has sufficient N sign.
1. Min-the minimum number of points for criteria for individual or multiple criteria.
2. N-project does not meet the criteria, the application is rejected.
3. P-project does not meet the criteria, you can make a decision on project approval with conditions.
Minister of Economic Affairs k. Gerhard annex 2 Cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 197 sectors concerned is not intended for support for the action programme "entrepreneurship and innovation" in Appendix 2.3. Entrepreneurship promotion priority "" "UR2.3.2.pas based business infrastructure and equipment improvements" in activity "2.3.2.2. Aid for investment in micro, small and medium-sized business operators in particular assisted areas (SPAS)" is delivered in the following sectors: 1. The steel industry. According to the regional State aid guidelines 2007-2013 1. attachment limit steel industry is attributable to business operators who produce the following products: no PO box
The product code of the combined nomenclature (CN 2007) 1.1.
7201 pig iron 1.2.
ferro-alloys, 7202 11 20 7202 11 80, 7202 99 10 1.3.
iron ore direct reduction products obtained and other porous iron products 7203 1.4.
iron and non-alloy steel 7206 1.5.
iron or non-alloy steel semi-finished 7207 11 11, 7207 11 14, 7207 11 16, 7207 12 10, 7207 19 12, 7207 19 80, 7207 20 11, 7207 20 15, 7207 20 17, 7207 20 32, 7207 20 52, 7207 20 80 1.6.
iron or non-alloy steel flat rolled products 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 00, 7208 38 00, 7208 39 00, 7208 40 00, 7208 51, 7208 54 00, 7208 52, 7208 53, 7209 15 00, 7208 90, 7209 16, 7209 17, 7209 18, 7209 25 00, 7209 26, 7209 27, 7209 28 7209 90, 7210 11 00, 7210 12, 7210 20 00, 7210 30 00, 7210 41 00,, 7210 49 00, 7210 50 00, 7210 61 00, 7210 69 00, 7210 70, 7210 90, 7211 13 00, 7211 14 00, 7211 19 00, 7211 90, 7212 10, 7211 29 00, 7211 23, 7212 20 00, 7212 30 00, 7212 40, 7212 50, 7212 60 00 1.7.
iron or non-alloy steel hot rolled bars loosely wound 7213 10 00, 7213 20 00, 7213 91 bundles, 7213 99 1.8.
the rest, of iron or non-alloy steel rods, 7214 30 00, 7214 91 7214 20 00, 7214 99, 7215 90 00 1.9.
iron and non-alloy steel angles, shapes and sections 7216 10 00, 7216 21 00, 7216 22 00, 7216 31, 7216 32, 7216 33, 7216 40, 7216 50, 7216 99 00 1.10.
stainless steel 7218 10 00, 7218 91 10, 7218 91 80, 7218 99 11, 1.11 7218 99 20.
stainless steel flat-rolled products 7219 11 00, 7219 12, 7219 13, 7219 14, 7219 21, 7219 22, 7219 23 00, 7219 24 00, 7219 31 00, 7219 32, 7219 33, 7219 34, 7219 35, 7219 90, 7220 11 00, 7220 12 00, 7220 20, 7220 90 1.12.
stainless steel rods

7221, 7222 11 00, 7222 19, 7222 30 97, 7222 40 10, 1.13 7222 40 90.
other alloy steel flat rolled products 7225 19, 7225 30, 7225 11 00, 7225 40, 7225 91 00, 7225 92 00, 7225 99 00, 7225 50, 7226 19, 7226 91 7226 11 00, 7226 20 00,, 7226 92 00, 7226 99 1.14.
other alloy steel 7224 10, 7224 90 02, 7224 90 03 rods, 7224 90 05, 7224 90 07, 7224 90 14, 7224 90 31, 7224 90 38, 7227 10 00, 7227 20 00, 7227 90, 7228 10 20, 7228 30 20, 7228 30 41 7228 20 10, 7228 20 91,, 7228 30 49, 7228 30 61, 7228 30 69, 7228 30 70 , 7228 30 89, 7228 60, 7228 70, 7228 80 00 1.15.
piling 7301 10 00 1.16.
Rails and sleepers, 7302 10 23 7302 10 21, 7302 10 29, 7302 10 40, 7302 10 50, 7302 10 90, 7302 40 00, 1.17 7302 90 00.
seamless tubes, pipes and hollow profiles 7303 00, 7304 1.18.
welded iron or steel tubes and pipes, of an external diameter exceeding 406.4 mm 7305 2. Synthetic fibres: 2.1 according to national regional aid guidelines for 2007-2013 2. attachment limit applies to the economic operators involved in the production of artificial fibres: enabling processes 2.1.1. all types of polyester, polyamide, acrylic or polypropylene fibre and thread (regardless of their use) or extrusion texturing;
2.1.2. polymerisation (including polycondensation) where its use is combined with the extrusion;
2.1.3. any subsidiary associated with simultaneous extrusion texturisation capacity by installation of the project applicant or other economic operators in the same group, and in the way of business in terms of equipment used is usually combined with such capacity;
2.2. the synthetic fibres industry included in NACE Rev. 2. Group 12.8 "synthetic fibres".
3. Agricultural production (limit applies to the Treaty establishing the European Community listed in annex I to the primary production of agricultural products, processed agricultural products, leading to the Treaty establishing the European Community listed in annex I of the agricultural products, products with CN codes 4502, 4503 and 4504 (Cork products), as well as their manufacture and marketing of products which imitate or substitute for milk and milk products, as specified in the Council on 22 October 2007, Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation)).
4. fisheries and aquaculture (restrictions shall be determined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2.03. "fisheries" chapter).
5. The coal industry: 5.1 according to the Council of 23 July 2002, the Regulation No 1407/2002 on State aid to the coal industry, coal is defined as high-quality, medium-grade and low-grade category A and B coal within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe within the meaning of the international codification system for coal (international medium quality and high quality coal codification system (1998), the international classification of coal layer (1998) and the international codification of low-quality coal system (1999));
5.2. the coal industry included in NACE Rev. 2.05. "coal and brown coal (lignite) mining".
6. Beer and alcoholic beverages (restrictions shall be determined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. Chapter 11 "beverages", except for the class production of "malt" 11.06 and 11.07 class "soft drinks, mineral waters and production of bottled water production of another").
7. manufacture of tobacco products (restrictions shall be determined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. Chapter 12 of "tobacco products").
8. Ship building: 8.1. According to the guidelines on State aid to shipbuilding ship building is defined as the community, of self-propelled seagoing commercial vessels;
8.2. the shipbuilding industry include NACE Rev. class 2.30.11 "ships and floating plant building".
9. Marketing (restrictions shall be determined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2 section G wholesale and retail trade; automotive and motorcycle repair ", except group 45.2" automotive service and repair ").
10. Financial intermediation (restrictions shall be determined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2 section K financial and insurance activities ").
11. Commercial Services (restrictions shall be determined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2. "operation with L real estate" and "chapter 77. Leasing and operating leasing").
12. the gambling (restrictions shall be determined in accordance with NACE Rev. 2.92. the section entitled "gambling and betting).
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Commission Regulation (EC) no 1549/2006 of 17 October 2006 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the common customs tariff.
Minister of Economic Affairs k. Gerhard, Ministry of Economic Affairs submitted to the annex 3 of the Cabinet of Ministers on 24 February 2009. Regulations No 197 economic Minister k. Gerhard annex 4 Cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 197 economic Minister k. Gerhard annex 5 cabinet 24 February 2009. Regulations No 197 economic Minister k. Gerhard