Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 1042 in Riga in 2008 on December 16th (Mon. 93 50) at national and European Union aid modalities of action, "farmers and farm consultation service for" activity "farmers for the use of advisory services" Issued under the agricultural and rural development Act article 5, fourth and seventh part i. General questions 1. determines the order in which the State and the support of the European Union (hereinafter referred to as aid) measure "farmers and farm consultation service for" activity "farmers for the use of advisory services" (hereinafter referred to as the activity).
2. The purpose of the activity is to improve agricultural production, taking into account the law on support for rural development, and to promote the sustainable management of natural resources, offsetting the cost of advisory services to farmers.
3. the activity administered by the rural support service (hereinafter service).
4. the location of the activity is the whole territory of Latvia.
II. conditions for receiving the aid of aid applicants 5 is a natural or legal person who, in the last year has received direct payments and used the recognized cross-compliance consulting service provider consulting services on the Council on 29 September 2003 of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending regulations (EEC) No 2019/93 , (EC) no 1452/2001, (EC) no 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) no 1673/2000, (EEC) no 2358/71 and (EC) no 2529/2001 (hereinafter Regulation No 1782/2003), 4 and 5 article requirements in agricultural activities.
6. supports the applicant with recognized cross-compliance consulting service provider has entered into a contract on the advice of receipt of Regulation No 1782/2003 lays down the requirements in one or more of the following: the scope of cross compliance 6.1. environment (Regulation No 1782/2003 annex III 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5.)
6.2. identification and registration of animals (Regulation No 1782/2003 annex III, 6, 7 and 8;)
6.3. the public, animal and plant health (Regulation No 1782/2003 annex III, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15;)
6.4. animal welfare (Regulation No 1782/2003 annex III, 16, 17 and 18;)
6.5. good agricultural and environmental condition (Regulation No 1782/2003, annex IV).
7. The provisions of paragraph 6 of the agreement provides for the provision of advice, consultancy, the number of visits and the holding of consultations, service schedule, as well as consulting services provider's liability for the quality of the advice provided.
8. the beneficiary represents that the could not claim to support from other Union funds or State aid programs eligible for this activity in the consultation. 
III. Application procedures to aid 9. To log in, support the applicant in support of its legal address (physical person – according to the location of the farm) shall provide service to regional agricultural administration request for advisory services received cost compensation (hereinafter referred to as the refund request) (annex).
10. supports the applicant up to the current year January 1, April 1, July 1 or October 1 compensation request in paper form in two copies shall be submitted personally or sent to the Department by mail, or electronically, to prepare appropriate legislation on electronic document design.
11. The request for compensation must satisfy the following conditions: 11.1. compensation application form is fully completed and prepared according to the annex to these provisions, as well as the contract has been filed with a recognised consultancy services provider for consulting services (copy) and transactions and payments to the supporting documents (copies). By submitting a copy of a document, the applicant declares the aid according to the development and presentation of documents;
11.2. the refund request has been filled in clearly and legibly in the national language;
11.3. the request for compensation is cauršūt (caurauklot), with numbered pages (does not apply to requests made under the laws and regulations on electronic document design);
11.4. the request for compensation is not addressed in the correction or addition;
11.5. filed the requested number of copies of the request for compensation (does not apply to refund applications submitted in accordance with the laws and regulations on electronic document design).
12. Service record support the applicant's request for compensation on the date of receiving it. If the refund request filed in person, proof of service of the application receipt to the applicant immediately. In other cases the Department within 10 working days of receipt shall be sent by mail or electronic document in the form of laws and regulations for the design of electronic documents.
13. where the refund request does not comply with this provision in paragraph 11 above requirements, service writing requires additional information. The information requested support, the applicant shall submit 10 working days after receipt of the notification. If the information requested is not supplied, the service request is rejected for compensation. 
IV. Form of aid and about 14. Beneficiary of the received advice this provision set out in point 6 areas shall receive compensation at 60% of the total amount of expenditure on consultancy services received.
15. the measure "farmers and farm consulting for information services in the" total amount of compensation received by the employees of the aid for the 2007-2013 programming period, together exceed EUR 1000 EC vivalent of dollars.
16. Service the refund shall be paid on a quarterly basis the Ministry of agriculture in a specific amount of aid. Service requests compensation ranked in descending order according to the last closed year of direct payments received.
17. Priority to compensation received for consultancy services is the farmer who direct the amount of the payments last year concluded more than EUR 15 000 equivalent in dollars of the year.
18. If the total amount exceeds the compensation required the Ministry of agriculture in the quarter, the amount of aid fixed, claims for compensation, which according to the ranking is not enough funding for the next quarter include the non-repetitive document submission and ranking. The refund shall be paid immediately after it is paid to farmers who immediate payments last year concluded more than EUR 15 000 equivalent in dollars of the year.
19. the Advisory services compensation is terminated after the event "farmers and farm consultation service for" the use of the funds assigned to the activity.
20. the decision may be challenged, and to appeal to the administrative procedure law.
21. Payment by Cashless settlement form of compensation to the beneficiary or his authorized representative shall submit to the bank account the payment order for the Treasury. The Treasury made remittance to the account of the recipient of the refund within three working days.
22. the rules shall enter into force on 1 January 2009.
Prime Minister i. Godmanis Minister of Agriculture m. Roze Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force by 1 January 2009.
   
Annex a Cabinet of 16 December 2008 the Regulation No 1042 farming Minister m. rose