Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 852 in Riga in 2008 (October 14. No 74 13. §) rules on "operational programme infrastructure and services" Appendix 3.3.1.2. activity "TEN-T rail reconstruction and development (East-West railway corridor infrastructure development and Rail Baltica)" 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 ' infrastructure and services ' Appendix 3.3. priority "European transport network and the development of sustainable transport promotion" UR3.3.1.pas "contributes a large scale transport infrastructure improvement and development" activity "3.3.1.2. The ten-T rail reconstruction and development (East-West railway corridor infrastructure development and Rail Baltica) "(hereinafter referred to as the activity);
1.2. the responsible authority;
1.3. project submission evaluation criteria;
1.4. requirements the project applicant. 2. The purpose of the activity is to develop high quality, common Eurasian transport system integrated into the rail transport infrastructure, increasing East-West transport corridor throughput and reducing train speed and other operating restrictions of technical as well as an efficient railway system connecting the Baltic countries begin with Central Europe (project "Rail Baltica"). 3. activities to target rail shippers and recipients, as well as passengers. 4. the activity exercised limited project application selection. II. Activity and projects available for funding from the Cohesion Fund and the amount of the allowable aid intensity 5. total activity of the Cohesion Fund co-financing available is 80 749 508 lats. National co-financing provides the project applicant or the State budget, where it has taken the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers. The minimum national co-financing amount is 15 percent of the eligible costs of the project-14 249 913 lats. 6. minimum cohesion fund co-financing of the project total eligible costs per project is 1 757 010 lats. Maximum cohesion fund co-financing of the project total eligible costs per project has 47 506 880 dollars. Cohesion Fund funding intensity shall not exceed 85 per cent of the total project cost in building subject to. III. The responsible authority and the applicant of the project activities implementation 7. the responsible authority is the Ministry of transport. Work on the authority responsible for all its functions, including: 7.1 ensure within the limits of its competence, not to be exceeded this in paragraph 5 of the rules laid down for the implementation of the activities of the Cohesion Fund financing available;
7.2. monitor the available funding under the Cohesion Fund, including the Council of 11 July 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down the Riga vispā provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, article 93 1 and 2 of the principle referred to in the performance of the activities and project level, controlling the project financing plan. 8. the competent authority, three years after the action programme ' infrastructure and services ' closing provides the revenue generated by the project, including the withholding of revenue recovery or that were not taken into account in calculating the available for the project under the Cohesion Fund and the State budget funding. 9. within the framework of the project the applicant activity can be a public joint stock company "Latvian Railway". IV. Project activities eligible, eligible and non-eligible costs of the project assisted in 10 steps is creating a new infrastructure or new route development (including the development of necessary reconstruction work). 11. the eligible costs of the project are: 11.1. land acquisition if its value does not exceed 10 per cent of the eligible cost of the project;
11.2. designing (including autoruzraudzīb);
11.3. preparation of the construction site;
11.4. construction;
11.5. building;
11.6. the inspection;
7.3. environmental compliance costs;
11.8. to fire and other safety requirements-related costs;
7.4. amenity;
11.10. publicity measures, in so far as it provides for the structure of the European Union funds and the cohesion fund management regulatory acts;
11.11. expenditure for contingencies this provision in paragraph 11.4. bottom to cover: not more than 10 per cent of the eligible cost of the project (including the possible incidence of compensation of the project) project, whose total cost is at least 35 140 200 lats, and no more than five percent, projects the total cost is less than 35 140 200 lats. 12. not eligible costs of the project are: 12.1. value added tax;
12.2. land acquisition when its value exceeds 10 per cent of the eligible costs of the project amount;

12.3. other project inextricably linked costs. 13. the project can include only those rules 11 and 12 above. V. Project application selection to tender, project submission, and submission of the project application form 14. the responsible authority shall invite the applicant to submit such a draft set of rules appropriate project submissions. 15. project applications submitted to the competent authorities within the time limit specified. Period is shorter than 30 days. 16. If the total cost of the project is at least 35 140 200 lats, project submissions presented pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) no 1828/2006 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European regional development fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, and the European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European regional development fund Annex XXI, Latvian and English. 17. in paragraph 16 of these regulations for that project is added to the application fill the Cohesion Fund project application of the annex (annex 1) Latvian language. 18. If the total cost of the project is less than 35 140 200 lats, project submission prepared by filling the cohesion fund the project application form (annex 2). 19. the project application can be submitted in paper form in two copies (original and copy) or electronic form of a document, if the document is drawn up according to the law on electronic document nofor mēšan. Project submissions are presented according to the rules of 31. criteria referred to in paragraph 1. 20. the project application submitted to the responsible body together with a cover letter signed by the project paraksttiesīg of the applicant party. 21. the application shall be accompanied, where the electronic document, it sends it to the e-mail address inv_dep@sam.gov.lv. 22. If the project application submitted in paper form, the submission of the project and the project cost-benefit analysis, the original and the copy of the application, add the project to the electronic version of a data medium (Insert documents in the form in MS Word, MS Excel format). 23. activities the authority responsible for the implementation of the two projects provide tool mu selection round. 24. the first application round project under the Cohesion Fund co-financing available is 47 506 880 dollars. The first application round project opened in 2008. 25. The second project application selection round is available within the remaining cohesion fund co-financing. The second project application selection round opening in 2009. Vi. application of the evaluation of projects and project submission evaluation criteria 26. Responsible authorities leader creates a project application to the Evaluation Commission. 27. the Commission is governed by the head of the responsible authority's approved Charter. 28. The Evaluation Commission includes representatives of the Ministry of transport. Observers may participate in the evaluation the Commission managing body. 29. evaluation by the Commission, in assessing submissions under the project admin of the tratīv funding, eligibility and award criteria, evaluation forms page under "assessment" refers to the application of the conformity of the project evaluation criteria ("Yes") or non-compliance with evaluation criteria ("no"). 30. the Commission, in assessing project submissions according to the criteria in the test are assured, scoring form under "assessment" specifies the number of points or the conformity of the application evaluation criteria ("Yes") or non-compliance with evaluation criteria ("no"). 31. the project submissions valued according to the following criteria: 19.3. an administrative project, the applicant is invited to submit a project application;
31.2. the project proposal is submitted to the responsible authorities within the time limit laid down;
31.3. the project is drawn up into the application;
19.5. If the total cost of the project is at least 35 140 200 lats, the project application form completed in Latvian and English. If the total cost of the project is less than 35 140 200 lats, project submission prepared for the Latvian language;
31.5. the project has been submitted to the original and the copy of the application (if the application is submitted in paper form);
19.6. the project application pages are numbered (if the application is submitted in paper form);
19.7. the project submission complies with a copy of the original application for the project (if the application is submitted in paper form);
19.8. the project proposal is prepared according to the project application form;
19.8. the project application is fully completed and added to the set;
31.10. project financing plan and budget summary is no arithmetical errors;
31.11. project is not specified in the application for revision-deletion, aizkr, design, in deletion or addition;
31.12. signed by the application of the project the project manager of the institution by the applicant or his authorised person;
31.13. Cohesion Fund co-financing percentage and the total amount is calculated correctly;
31.14. project cost specified in the application and their amount corresponds to the rules for the implementation of the activity cost and their scope. 32. the project submissions valued according to the following eligibility criteria: 32.1. the project applicant has been declared bankrupt, is being wound up and the economic activity it is not paused or stopped;
32.2. the project applicant is not a national tax and social security payment of the debt;
32.3. the project applicant has sufficient and stable financial resources to provide the national co-financing;
32.4. the project applicant is committed to providing funding of their own funds in the event of increased project costs;
32.5. the project application describes the project management, implementation and monitoring of the scheme, and it required resources (in the number of staff involved, qualifications and responsibilities, the available material and technical base);
32.6. the project management team have the appropriate experience and project management capacity, professional and technical knowledge;
32.7. the project required for the implementation of the land is the property of the applicant or of the project the project the applicant declares that he will be able to provide the necessary land acquisition to construction its beginning;
20.4. the project has been cost-benefit analysis;
32.9. project cost-benefit analysis is used in real financial discount rate of five percent and the social discount rate – 5.5 percent;
32.10. project current economic net present value (ENPV) is greater than zero;

32.11. the project's economic rate of return (ERR) is more than 5.5 percent;
32.12. the project has been the sensitivity and risk analysis;
32.13. the project will be completed by august 31, 2015.
32.14. project activities meet the objective to develop high quality, common Eurasian transport system integrated into the rail transport infrastructure, increasing East-West transport corridor throughput and reducing train speed and other operating restrictions of technical as well as an efficient railway system connecting the Baltic countries begin with Central Europe (project "Rail Baltica");
32.15. project budget includes expenditure corresponds to the average of the projected market prices of construction project of the year and are required to achieve the project's results and the implementation of the planned activities;
32.16. project planned in the application monitoring indicators are clearly defined and measurable;
32.17. project for the railway corridor capacity in places where the circuit capacity does not match the estimated volume of transport;
32.18. projects need another project development to ensure the balanced development of the transport system;
32.19. project is located in Ventspils-Riga route, Moscow or the "Rail Baltica" route in the territory of the Republic of Latvia;
32.20 the total eligible project cost is at least LVL 3 514 020;
32.21. project of new infrastructure or new route development;
32.22. project is not and has not been financed or co-financed from other Union financial sources as well as State and local budgets, as well as project planned activities do not overlap with the activities financed by other activities in European Union funds and other financial instruments;
32.23. project planned in publicity and dissemination do MIA meets with European Union fund management-related laws;
32.24. ensuring the sustainability of the project results – ensure object maintenance after completion of the project. 33. project submissions valued according to the following quality criteria: 33.1. project economic rate or return (ERR). Points are awarded according to the project's economic rate of return (ERR);
33.2. project implementation time: 33.2.1. up to two years (including)-4 points;
33.2.2. from two to three years (including)-3 points;
33.2.4. from three to four years (inclusive) – 2 points;
33.2.4. for more than four years – 1 point;
33.3. the implementation of the project will be taken into account in the construction of the Republic of Latvia laws and regulatory requirements and good practices with regard to accessibility for people with functional disabilities;
33.4. the project will prevent or reduce negative impacts on the quality of the environment. 34. This provision is referred to in criteria 33.1. the proportion of 90 Pro cents, 33.2. criteria referred to in the share is 10 percent. 35. in order to determine the total score for this rule 33.1 and 33.2. below. criteria referred to in paragraph 1, the number of points earned are multiplied by the percentage of the proportion of the corresponding criteria. 36. project submissions valued according to the following criteria: financing 36.1. meets the project's submission, this provision, 31.2, 31.3 31.1...,.,., 19.5 19.7 19.8 19.6.,.,.,., 31.12 31.9.31.14 31.11., and in paragraph 32, 33.3 and 33.4. criteria referred to in subparagraph as well as 33.1. and 33.2. criteria referred to in point bottom together received at least 505 points;
36.2. the listing of this rule 36.1. criteria referred to in paragraph below with "Yes" the estimated project applications in order of priority according to the number of points received project application project selection round enough funding. VII. Adoption of the agenda draft submissions worth 37. in the light of these provisions of the evaluation criteria set out in the order. If the application does not meet any of the criteria for the evaluation, except that rule, 31.10. and 19.6.31.13. criteria referred to in the application for the project's compliance with the following evaluation criteria not assessed and project submissions rejected. 38. If the application requires clarification according to this provision, and 31.10 31.13 19.6. subparagraph, the competent authority shall take a decision on project approval with conditions (the project the applicant within the time limit laid down in that decision provides the project submission complies with the relevant criterion). 39. the responsible authority shall within five working days after the decision on the application of the project approval, approval with conditions or refuse consent in the draft decision sent to the applicant. 40. the decision on the application for the approval of the project provided the conditions contained in the project, the applicant provided within 15 working days after the decision. 41. Within five working days after the fulfilment of the conditions for the receipt of supporting documents evaluation the Commission shall assess the fulfilment of the conditions contained in the decision, and the responsible authority shall prepare an opinion. In the opinion of Justice control is done just like the decision, which contains the conditions to control this opinion is drawn up. 42. Where the applicant has complied with the decision on the application for the approval of the project provided the conditions laid down by the responsible authority within five working days after this provision 40. the expiry of the period referred to in paragraph 1 shall send to the applicant of the project's positive opinion on the conditions contained in the decision. 43. If the decision contains the conditions are not met or are not met, this provision within the time limits laid down in paragraph 40 or 41 these provisions the competent authorities referred to in the opinion is negative, the project application is considered to have been rejected. 44. If the total cost of the project is at least 35 140 200 lats, the responsible authority within five working days after the decision on the application for the approval of the project or after the decision on the application for the approval of the project, provided the conditions of application of the draft sent to the managing authority. 45. The agreement on the implementation of the project, concluded between the authority and the beneficiary, the responsible authority shall specify the start of the procurement procedure. 46. the national joint stock company "Latvian Railway" after the implementation of the project shall ensure that:

46.1. the newly created infrastructure is public rail infrastructure and to its use on equal terms anyone can log on to the Manager. Railway infrastructure capacity will be distributed so that in respect of the principle of equality is respected;
46.2. the economic benefits from the newly formed rail infrastructure benefit only the infrastructure manager-limited liability company "And infrastructure". Prime Minister i. Godmanis traffic Minister a. shlesers submitted by the Ministry of transport version of annex 1 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 14 October 2008 a Regulation No 852 annex 1 PDF traffic Minister a. shlesers submitted by the Ministry of transport in annex 2 versions of the Cabinet of Ministers on October 14 2008. Regulations No 852 annex 2 PDF traffic Minister a. shlesers