Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 576 Riga, July 21, 2008 (pr. No 51 2. §) rules on "operational programme infrastructure and services" apakšaktivitāt "Appendix 3.2.2.1.1. Information systems and electronic services development" 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 3.2. Priority Areas and the availability of "reach" UR3.2.2.pas "ICT based infrastructure and services" activity "public 3.2.2.1. Government electronic services and information system development". "activity sub 3.2.2.1.1 information system and the development of electronic services" ( hereinafter referred to as apakšaktivitāt);
1.2. the responsible authority and liaison body, the distribution of competence between these institutions and cooperation arrangements, as well as the responsible authorities and cooperation agencies functional form of subordination;
1.3. the requirements of the European regional development fund project applicant (hereinafter referred to as project applicant);
1.4. European regional development fund project application (hereinafter referred to as project submissions) evaluation criteria.
2. the purpose of the Apakšaktivitāt is the effective use of information and communication technologies to improve the efficiency of the public administration, promoting public service elektronizācij, development, availability and quality, and to reduce the administrative burden on citizens and economic operators, to increase the opportunities for citizens to get involved in public affairs, to develop information systems, providing a technical base for the development of electronic services and improving the circulation of information. Apakšaktivitāt is focused on information and communication technology infrastructure, including information systems and services in many sectors – health care, employment and social protection, culture and other areas, providing both access to information resources and the conservation of these resources. Apakšaktivitāt's goal is also to develop and improve information system for all or more of public administration institutions, ensuring the coherence of information systems and integration, and develop services involving several public authorities and are used in a number of information systems.
3. Apakšaktivitāt implement the project application to the limited selection.
4. the purpose of the group is Apakšaktivitāt regulatory authority, authorized public administration tasks, and other information systems and electronic services users.
5. eligible activities of the Apakšaktivitāt are: 5.1 information systems, integration and development;
5.2. electronic service creation and development;
5.3. information resource digitization.
6. the total funding available for Apakšaktivitāt is 116 405 645 lats, including the European regional development fund co-financing 98 944 798 dollars, and Latvian State budget funding 17 460 847 lats.
II. Responsible authorities and cooperation authority and expertise 7. implementation of Apakšaktivitāt provide the responsible authority and the liaison body: 7.1 function is performed by the responsible authority to the Minister of special duties Electronic Government Affairs Secretariat;
7.2. the cooperation carried out under the authority of the Agency, "the Central Finance and contracts".
8. the cooperation body is the functional supervision of the responsible authority.
9. The authorities competent to: 9.1. ensure the supervision and control of the apakšaktivitāt, including 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, article 93 1 and 2 of the implementation of the principles referred to in the apakšaktivitāt level;
9.2. provide information to the public and to provide publicity for matters relating to the European regional development fund projects (hereinafter the project), and to ensure information and publicity measures at the level of the apakšaktivitāt;
9.3. develop project application form filling methodology;
9.4. the development of the project application for the evaluation of the Commission's rules;
9.5. ensure the project application selection and evaluation;
9.6. to decide on the application for the approval of projects, approval or rejection of the condition;
9.7. collect information about project submissions under the laws and regulations of the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund management information system design and use;
9.8. provide the statutory information on the financial management of the State budget funds for the preparation of the request;
9.9. develop and conclude an agreement on the implementation of the project (hereinafter referred to as the agreement) with the beneficiary;
9.10. evaluate the submitted project requests for amendments and, if necessary, to provide funding for the requested opinion on the amendment to the deficiencies identified in the request;
9.11. the procurement plan and submit it to the pre-verification procurement monitoring Bureau;
9.12. to take a decision on the allocation of the suspension, restoration or withdrawal prescribed laws;
9.13. to carry out controls and inspections of the project locations, ensuring the technical content and verifying the functionality of the project site;
9.14. provide methodological tools for the development of the European Regional Development Fund beneficiaries, who are the European regional development fund projects in accordance with the purchasing public procurement law and the law "on procurement for public service needs" and what is the meaning of this law are the principal to the internal development of the laws.
10. the cooperation of the authority are: 10.1 ensure project implementation monitoring and control, including 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, article 93 1 and 2 of the principle referred to in the project execution level, with the exception of those rules specified in paragraph 9.13. responsible authorities;
10.2. the beneficiary's payment request submitted by you, to approve the amounts of the eligible expenses and prepare payment orders;
10.3. prepare declarations of expenditure and send it to the managing authority inspection;
10.4. the assessment of the reports submitted by the beneficiaries of the implementation of the pēcprojekt;
10.5. collect information about projects, consistent with the laws of the European Union's structural funds and the cohesion fund management information system design and use;
10.6. consider funding requested progress reports and, if necessary, send them to fine-tune the recipient of funding;
10.7. verification project locations subject to the regulations, which determines the order in which the managing authority, certifying authority, liaison body or authority responsible for the controls to be carried out for the European Union structural funds and the Cohesion Fund for the implementation of the project site.
III. Requirements to the project applicant Project applicant has 11 direct State management bodies, the latter under the supervision of an institution and and planning regions.
12. the project, the applicant is entitled to submit the application to a project in cooperation with other direct public administration institutions, under the authority and supervision of these existing institutions, as well as with the planning regions and local authorities.
13. the project applicant be eligible for the European Regional Development Fund for funding provided that: 13.1 the responsible authority it has invited to submit a project application;
13.2. the project included in the project application to the topic meets the Cabinet of Ministers approved the electronic administration and the information society, the development priority project list;
13.3. the sector ministries and under its authority and under the supervision of the existing institutions of the eligible costs of approved projects amount does not exceed the provisions mentioned in annex 1 of the industry Ministry and under its authority and under the supervision of the existing institutions of the available total funding volume.
14. Apakšaktivitāt within the framework of the European regional development fund co-financing of up to 85 percent of the total eligible project costs, but the State financial budget shall not be less than 15 percent of the project's total eligible costs.
15. The minimum amount of financing of the project within the apakšaktivitāt is 210 841 lats, the maximum amount of financing of the project is LVL 3 514 020.
16. the maximum project duration is three years.
IV. Eligible and ineligible costs 17. The project has the following eligible costs: 17.1. project direct eligible costs: 17.1.1. the preparation of the application projects of the necessary feasibility studies and technical project development costs, but not more than 10 percent of the project's eligible direct costs;
17.1.2. information systems and electronic services, the creation and development of information system integration and information resource digitization costs;

17.1.3. taxes and duties directly related to co-financed projects, if the beneficiary cannot be recovered, under the law on taxes and duties established procedure;
17.2. the project's indirect eligible costs: 17.2.1. public information and publicity costs;
17.2.2. unexpected costs, but not more than three percent from 17.1. these terms and costs referred to in paragraph 17.2.1. amounts. Unexpected costs consumed 17.1. these regulations and the prescribed in paragraph 17.2.1. costs.
18. These rules prescribed in paragraph 17.1.2. costs include the following subheadings: 18.1. national information systems development and integration;
18.2. public administration electronic services development and implementation of various service resource elektronizācij, public services information security development content;
18.3. the Authority's Web site and home page design and development;
18.4. the electronic database, electronic records and electronic archive creation and development;
18.5. information resource digitization;
18.6. the electronic data security and improvement of protection of personal data;
11.6. electronic data exchange;
12.8. the information and communications technology hardware and equipment (other than the end user of the infrastructure) acquisition project created or developed information system;
11.7. the project created information system maintenance cost of its development and launch of productive activity in the scope of project activities;
18.10. the project create or develop the information system user guides;
18.11. the administrator training project created information system;
18.12. consultants, experts and specialists ' fees to the company or service contract.
19. the costs considered eligible if they: 19.1 applies to procurement that is required for the implementation of the project and is carried out in accordance with the public procurement laws and regulatory requirements;
19.2. is actually carried out, figuring the beneficiary's book-keeping, identifiable, separate from the rest of the costs are verifiable, and they attest to the appropriate justification documents (originals);
19.3. the need for the implementation of the project, is designed for in the approved project submission, and they performed under appropriate financial management, economy, productivity and effectiveness. Contingencies the beneficiaries can use if they coordinate with the responsible authority, on the basis of an agreement concluded between the competent authority and the beneficiary;
19.4. directly related to project implementation, is proportionate and reasonable.
20. The project is not eligible for the following: 20.1. administrative costs;
20.2. the information and communication technology the end user hardware and the purchase of equipment;
20.3. end-user training project created information systems and electronic services;
20.4. the use of consultants in the use of electronic services.
21. This provision 20.1. in point costs include the following subheadings: 21.1. project administration staff involved in job for a particular job or service performance, based on the contract of employment or contract of the company;
21.2. the national employers ' compulsory social insurance contributions;
21.3. the travel or travel costs;
21.4. expenditure on stationery to goods;
21.5. expenditure on fuel, vehicle lease, purchase of transport services;
21.6. the electronic communications service costs (down to a certain limit).
22. This provision not set out in paragraph 20.1. eligible costs of the project shall not exceed five percent of the total eligible project costs and shall be included in the project application.
23. This rule 20.2, 20.3 and 20.4. in Tajikistan, the specified do not apply to the cost of the project does not exceed 10 percent of the project total eligible costs and shall be included in the project application.
V. application and Project selection procedures 24. To ensure that the funding referred to in paragraph 6, the responsible authority shall send the invitation to submit a project application to the authorities, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the electronic administration and the information society, the development priority project list. The invitation shall: 24.1. the application of the project site and order sending it by mail, in person or submit an electronic document;
24.2. to be the subject of the project;
24.3. the maximum project funding available to the applicant;
15.2. the address of the Web site containing the European regional development fund project for the preparation of the necessary application documents.
25. the responsible authority shall ensure that the evaluation is only one industry project submission, if the balance of the available funding for the sector is less than 7 028 040 lats.
26. the project applicant 40 working days following this provision in the invitation referred to in paragraph 24 of the receipt of the prepared and submitted to the responsible body of the project submission.
27. the project application consists of the completed project submission form (annex 2) and, if the project is going on in cooperation with the rules set out in point 12, the institutions of cooperation (annex 3).
28. If the project application and proof of cooperation shall be submitted in paper form, the following requirements shall be met: 28.1. project submissions, submit four copies (original and three copies) to the relevant indications "original" or "copy";
28.2. the project application form shall also be submitted electronically, in addition not rewritable storage medium;
17.6. all copies of the application and of the project in addition to the submit document copies are caurauklot, and pages are numbered. On the back of the last page of the thread ends are glued and sealed with the seal of the applicant for the project. Specified on the label in the document number and caurauklot number of pages, the author of the document, date, and signature design, as well as proof of the correctness of the copy of the document;
28.4. the project application to the institution of the applicant, the signature project officer with signature rights or its authorized person. If the project application to the authorized person signature, together with the project application submitted a document that authorizes the person to sign the project submission.
29. the application shall be accompanied, where the electronic document, the following requirements shall be met: 29.1. project submissions are presented according to the development of electronic document, presentation, storage and movement of the regulatory requirements of the law;
29.2. the project submission developed in DOC, DOCX, xls, PDF or JPG file format;
29.3. the project application is signed with a secure electronic signature, in addition to the original documents be signed separately with the author of the safe digital signature and certified with time stamp before the adoption of the project submission deadline. If additional documents are copies of the document, it certifies each individual to the project the applicant secure electronic signature and a time stamp prior to the adoption of the project submission deadline;
29.4. the project application to the institution of the applicant, the signature project officer with signature rights or its authorized person.
30. If the application is sent by mail, on the date of filing of the application, the project considers the postmark shows the date of shipment.
31. If the application is submitted in person on the application time is considered the seal of the authority responsible in the specified date and time.
32. The project shall be submitted by sending an e-mail or using the authorities held a special online form for filing shall be deemed to be the time when it is sent.
Vi. evaluation of the application and draft decision 33. Apakšaktivitāt project submitted within the application project submissions valued the Evaluation Commission (hereinafter the Commission). Panelists include three voice of the entitled representatives of the responsible authority.
34. the Commission observer status shall include a representative of the managing authority.
35. the Commission's personnel approved by the responsible authorities.
36. the Commission within the apakšaktivitāt project application submitted for marking call on experts.
37. project submissions valued according to the quality criteria, eligibility criteria, administrative criteria and the criteria for allocation of funding in accordance with the provisions of annex 4.
38. the project submissions valued according to the following quality criteria: 38.1. data exchange link in the project (upgradeable) electronic services for you;
38.2. the project to create (upgradeable) electronic service of elektronizācij;
38.3. the site for the project (upgradeable) electronic service interfaces form deployment;
23.9. the results of the project target group size;
38.5. the project costs per beneficiary;
24.0. project risk assessment: 38.6.1. the duration of the project;

38.6.2. to project the estimated number of procurement procedure for the contract price which exceeds 50 000 lats (excluding VAT);
36.6. framework of the project of the investment made territorial impact;
24.1. the project specific activities implementing the principle of equal opportunities, providing electronic service options for persons with functional disabilities;
39. the project submissions valued according to the following eligibility criteria: 24.3. the applicant's project eligibility criteria: 39.1.1. project applicant is direct State administration or under its authority or institution, under the supervision or planning region, referred to the Cabinet of Ministers approved the electronic administration and the information society, the development priority project list;
39.1.2. project implementation is in cooperation with 12 of these rules the institutions referred to in paragraph (if applicable);
24.4. the project eligibility criteria: project submission topic 39.2.1. meets the Cabinet of Ministers approved the electronic administration and the information society, the development priority project list;
39.2.2. the project is clearly indicated by the applicant, as required by the plan to attract funding for the project;
39.2.3. project applicant has indicated, as plans to ensure adequate control of the project implementation;
39.2.4. the project specified in the application project implementation duration does not exceed three calendar years;
39.2.5. project application based on the target group needs;
39.2.6. project application describes how will address at least one of the following problems: 39.2.6.1. insufficient information system development, interoperability and integration;
39.2.6.2. not enough elektronizēt in the public administration services;
39.2.6.3. inadequate electronic service delivery technical base;
39.2.6.4. high administrative burden on citizens and economic operators;
39.2.7. project application contains a detailed explanation of the activity;
39.2.8. for the implementation of project activities is for enough time;
39.2.9. the application of the project project activities during project implementation is planned in order to effectively use the time provided for in the implementation of the project;
39.2.10. project application is objectively verifiable results;
39.2.11. project displayed in the application identified the problem, objectives, activities and results direct linking;
39.2.12. the project provided information and publicity provides the statutory minimum requirements;
39.2.13. the co-financing of the European Union does not exceed the allowable amount of the eligible costs of the project;
39.2.14. project submissions included in eligible costs comply with the provisions of paragraph 17 of the cost;
39.2.15. project submissions not included in eligible costs complies with that provision set out in paragraph 20;
39.2.16. application not included in the project eligible costs do not exceed the permissible level;
39.2.17. application of the project budget estimate is drawn up according to the planned activities;
39.2.18. the project has indicated that the applicant intends to use the results of the project and to ensure the maintenance of the infrastructure created for at least five years after the end of project implementation;
39.2.19. project for the development of electronic services, are not yet available, or increase an existing electronic service Electric Institute, or extend an existing electronic service functionality;
39.2.20. project to be created or perfected electronic service description is complete;
39.2.21. the project will be developed or improved, or transformed for electronic service delivery institutions necessary for internal processes to increase operational efficiency;
39.2.22. project resulting from information systems and electronic services comply with the regulations laid down in the data security requirements;
39.2.23. the project will directly contribute to one or more of the following information in the systems shall maintain data quality dimension data, data accuracy, data consistency, timeliness of data, the data uniqueness, permissible – improvement of data, so the project information systems maintain data could be considered quality at least the quality dimension (if applicable).
40. the project submissions valued according to the following criteria: administrative 24.9. the project applicant is invited to submit a project application;
40.2. the project application submitted in the letter of invitation within the time limit laid down;
40.3. the project proposal is prepared for the Latvian language;
25.1. the project is drawn up into the application;
25.2. the project application is signed the legislation, contract or any other document governing the operation of the institution paraksttiesīg established in person or authorised person;
25.2. the project application is fully completed and drawn up according to the project application form;
40.7. the project application in the financial statement is made in dollars;
25.4. the application of the project financial statement is accurately and correctly arithmetic developed.
41. the project submissions valued according to the following criteria: financing the project submission contains 25.5. the eligible cost amount does not exceed the balance available funding to the sector;
41.2. the project submission complies with the Administration and conformity assessment criteria and has received at least 25 points, after assessing the quality criteria.
42. the project submission compliance is assessed on the basis of this provision, 38, 39, 40 and 41 of the draft laid down criteria for the evaluation of the application and with the project application selection and evaluation procedures, as well as application forms, assessment provided in the laws of the order in which 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 fund management and control system. The project is administered by the independent compliance application, eligibility and funding criteria assessed with "Yes" or "no" ("Yes", "no" – meets does not meet). Application of project compliance with quality criteria assessed by giving a certain number of points.
43. Launching of the evaluation first evaluated the project's compliance with this provision of the application, 24.9., 40.2 40.3 40.4., and the criteria referred to in point: 43.1. application if the project does not conform to these rules, 25.0 25.0 24.9.,., and 40.4. criteria referred to in the application is rejected and the project evaluation do not continue;
26.8. If the project application meets this rule 40.2., 24.9., 25.0 25.1. bottom point and these criteria, project submissions valued at 25.2. these provisions, 40.6, and 25.4 in 40.7 and 38.39 and 41, the criteria referred to in paragraph 1.
44. After the submission of a project evaluation, the head of the responsible authority shall take a decision on the project: 44.1. the approval of the application;
44.2. the approval of the project application;
44.3. the rejection of the application for the project.
45. the decision on the approval of the project application to the responsible authorities the driver accepted if it satisfies all these rules 39, 40 and 41. criteria referred to in points and has won at least 25 points, judging by this rule 38. criteria referred to in paragraph 1.
46. the decision on approval of the application, the project on condition the head of the authority responsible for accepting, if it fully complies with this provision, 25.0 25.0 24.9.,., and 40.4 in as well as 24.3. criteria referred to in point and has obtained at least 25 points, judging by this provision in paragraph 38 of these criteria, but it is necessary to clarify, according to at least one of these rules, 25.2, 25.2 24.4...,.,., 40.7 41.1 41.2 25.4. or. criteria referred to in point.
47. The decision on the application for the approval of the project provided may include: 29.3. additional clarification;
47.2. the implementation of the project or the cost of refining the design by years;
47.3. the cost adjustment (reduction or exclusion), in so far as it does not affect this provision in paragraph 17.1.1., 17.2.2. and 22 and 23 the costs referred to in point position size limits;
29.5. other activities to ensure compliance with the project application, this provision, 40.6, 25.2. and 40.7 25.4. criteria referred to in point.
48. If a decision on approval of the application, the project on condition, the fulfilment of the conditions contained in the project shall ensure, when you submit information to the authorities responsible for the prescribed period, which shall not exceed 30 calendar days.
49. the Commission and the responsible authority shall draw up an opinion on the decision the conditions contained within 10 working days after this rule 48 deadline. In the opinion of Justice control is done just like the decision, which contains the conditions to control this opinion is drawn up.
50. Where the applicant does not provide this rule 47, paragraph contained in that decision the conditions or the conditions are not met within the time limit laid down in that decision, the responsible authority opinion is negative and the project application is considered to have been rejected.
51. the decision rejecting the application, the project authority leader accepted if:

51.1. application apply to this rule 43.1. subparagraph;
51.2. the project submission does not meet the project criteria for the eligibility of the applicant (this rule 24.3);
51.3. in assessing the application of the project by quality criteria (this provision, paragraph 38), the project has won less than 25 points.
52. After the submission of the project approval by the responsible authority of the beneficiary of the financing agreement on the switch project, subject to the regulations establishing procedures for European Union structural and cohesion funds in the participating institutions provide the planning document preparation and implementation of these funds.
VII. Project implementation conditions 53. If project implementation is in cooperation with this provision in point 12, the institutions, the applicant concluded cooperation agreements with them not later than three months from the date of approval of the application. If the contract is not concluded within that period, the competent authority shall decide on the termination of the agreement.
54. The beneficiaries of the first tender issued no later than three months from the date of approval of the application. If the competition did not preach within that period, the competent authority shall decide on the termination of the agreement.
55. The beneficiary not less frequently than once every three months puts the beneficiary authority homepage online current information on the progress of the implementation of the project.
56. The beneficiary is directly responsible for project implementation and maintenance of results for at least five years after the implementation of the project.
VIII. final question 57. projects to be implemented within three years of the agreement on the implementation of the project the date of its entry into force, but not later than 30 June 2015.
Prime Minister i. Godmanis special task Minister for electronic Government Affairs s. Enger Editorial Note: regulations shall enter into force with the 14 august 2008.
 
1. the annex to Cabinet of Ministers of 21 July 2008. Regulations No 576 of the sectoral distribution of funding by ministries and under the authority and supervision of the existing institutions of the apakšaktivitāt 3.2.2.1.1. "information systems and electronic services development" within the no PO box
The industry Ministry, under its authority and responsibility in the amount of funding (LVL) 1.
The Ministry of defence, under their authority and supervision in 1 000 000 2.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under its authority and in monitoring 500 000 3.
The children and Family Affairs Ministry, under their authority and supervision in 500 000 4.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs, under its authority and responsibility in 2 500 000 5.
The Ministry of finance, under their authority and supervision in 3 000 000 6.
The Ministry of the Interior, under their authority and supervision in 8 000 000 7.
Special task Minister for electronic Government Affairs Secretariat, under the authority and supervision in 20 005 645 8.
The Ministry of education and science, under their authority and supervision in 14 500 000 9.
The Ministry of culture, under its authority and responsibility in 13 000 000 10.
The Ministry of welfare, under their authority and supervision in 3 500 000 11.
Regional development and local government Ministry, under its authority and in monitoring, planning regions 18 000 000 12.
The Ministry of transport, under its authority and existing monitoring bodies 3 000 000 13.
The Ministry of Justice, under its authority and responsibility in 4 000 000 14.
The Ministry of health, under their authority and supervision in 16 000 000 15.
Ministry of the environment, under their authority and supervision in 5 000 000 16.
Ministry of agriculture, under their authority and supervision in total 116 405 645 3 900 000 special task Minister for electronic Government Affairs s. Enger of the Ministry with special responsibility for electronic Government Affairs submitted to the annex 2 Cabinet on July 21, 2008. Regulations No 576 annex 3 Cabinet on July 21, 2008. Regulations No 576 annex 4 of the Cabinet of Ministers of 21 July 2008.-Regulation No. 576