WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/LVA/1/Add.1
20 July 2001
(01-3608)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
ADDENDUM TO TABLE MA:1 NOTIFICATIONS:
GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION WT/L/384
The following addendum to the notification of Latvia  on the administration of tariff quotas
(Table MA:1), document G/AG/N/LVA/1 dated 22 March 1999, has been submitted in response to
the General Council Decision of 15 December 2000 on implementation related issues(WT/L/384 refers) paragraph 1.1.
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REPUBLIC OF LATVIA CABINET OF MINISTERS
March 25,1997 Regulations No.106
Riga (Prot. No.15. § 8)
Regulations of
Quotas of Customs Tariffs
Issued in accordance with Article 12 of the
Law on International Treaties of theRepublic of Latvia"
1. These Regulations determine the procedure of distribution of the volume of quotas of customs
tariffs fixed by the international treaties, in the terr itory of the Republic of Latvia (a limited quantity
of goods which is permitted to move across the customs border of the Republic of Latvia within a
certain period of time applying reduced rates of the customs tariffs or zero rate of the customs tariffs,
as well as the procedure of issue of special permits (licenses) in order to secure fulfilling of the quotas
of the customs tariffs.
2. Customs tariff quotas are allocated by means of a tender to establishments (entrepreneurial
societies), which have applied for quotas, on cond ition that applications comply with assessment
criteria published in "Latvijas V ēstnesis", taking account of the task to promote a free and fair
competition on Latvia's market. If the amount of tariff quotas required is higher than that provided by
a respective international agreement, it is divided into equal parts among establishments(entrepreneurial societies) having applied for, but not exceeding the amount of customs tariff quotas
required by each establishment (entrepreneurial society).
3. The quotas of the customs tariffs shall be distributed for a period of time up to one calendar
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4. Special permits (licenses) (hereinafter - "licenses"), in accordance with the quotas of the
customs tariffs, shall be issued for imports or exports of a certain quantity of goods or products.
5. The volume of the quotas of the customs tariffs and the conditions of application thereof shall
be determined by the international treaties.
6. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economics shall each year summarize the
data on the volumes of quotas of customs tariffs fixed by the international treaties, for the next
calendar year, and shall submit this information to the Council of Customs Tariffs by November 15 of
the current year.  The data summarized on amounts of customs tariff quotas provided under Annex 2
of the Law on Import Duty (Tariffs) Rates and Customs Tariff Quotas to be Applied to Agricultural
Goods of European Community Origin, shall be submitted to the Council of Customs Tariffs by
15 May of the current year.
7. Customs Tariff Council, in accordance with  Regulations No 42 of the Cabinet of Ministers of
28 February 1995 on advisory Council of Customs Tariffs, shall examine information submitted by
15 May on the amounts of customs tariff quotas, no later than by 15 June of the current year, but theinformation submitted by 15 November - not later than by 15 December of the current year.
8. Based on the Protocol of the Council of Customs Tariffs, the licenses shall be issued by:8.1. Rural Support Service of the Ministry of Ag riculture: for imports or exports of a certain
quantity of foodstuff, fish and fish products as well as raw materials and production means necessary
for agriculture and manufacturing of foodstuff;
8.2. The Ministry of Economics: for imports and exports of a certain quantity of all kind goods
(except for foodstuff, fish and fish products as well as raw materials and production means necessaryfor agriculture and manufacturing of foodstuff).
9. A license shall be signed by the State Secretary to the respective Ministry, or, during his
absence, by the Deputy State Secretary.
10. A license (see Appendix) shall be drawn up in three copies.  One copy of the license shall be
delivered to the licensee, another copy to the Customs Department of the State Revenue Service.  Thethird copy of the license shall be kept by the license issuing authority.
11. The State Duty for issue of a license shall be collected according to the provisions of the
legislation and resolutions.
12. Persons who import or export across the customs borders of the Republic of Latvia any goods
to which reduced rates of the customs tariffs or zero rate of the customs tariffs are applied, and who
have received license for imports or exports of a certain quantity of goods and products (hereinafter -
"the licenses"), shall submit time schedules of import or export of goods to Rural Support Service of
the Ministry of Agriculture or the Ministry of Economics respectively.
13. The Rural Support Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Economics
(hereinafter "the license issuing authority") sha ll promptly inform the Customs Department of the
State Revenue Service about any issuance of a license.
14. The Customs Department of the State Revenue Service shall control use of each license and
checks that application of the rates of customs tariffs comply with the conditions of the license.G/AG/N/LV A/1/Add.1
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15. The Customs Department of the State Revenue Service and the licensees each month shall
inform the license issuing authority about the use thereof during the previous month.
16. The license issuing authorities, together with the Customs Department of the State Revenue
Service, shall at least once a quarter compare the data about the use of quotas of customs tariffs,summarize this information and submit to the Council of Customs Tariffs.
17. The license issuing authority shall be entitled to pass a decision on withdrawal of a license if
the license is not used or any conditions of the license or any provisions laid down by regulatory
documents are not met.
18. If a licensee has not used the license, the licensee shall return the license to the issuing
authority within five days after the expiration of  the license validity term, and inform the issuing
authority in written form about the reason of failure to use the license.
19. If a licensee has not been able to use the license within the specified term due to objective
reasons, the (license issuing authority shall be entitled to extend the license validity term by sevendays.  Any extension of a license validity term shall be reported by the license issuing authority to the
Customs Department of the State Revenue Service.
20. To recognize as invalid:
20.1. Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 208 of 1 November 1994 "On Procedure for
Determination and Application of Quotas of Import and Export Customs Tariffs" (Latvijas
Vēstnesis,1994, No.130);
20.2. Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 24 of 17 January 1995 "On Procedure for Issue of
Special Permits (Licenses) in Compliance with  the Quotas of Customs Tariffs" (Latvijas
Vēstnesis,1995, No.16).
Prime Minister A. Šk ēle
Minister of Economics G. Krasts
Appendix to the
Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers
No 106 of 25 March 1997
Special Permit (License)
(can not be transferred to any other natural or legal person)
1. Recipient of the Special Permit (License) ______________________________________________
Legal address ______________________________________________________________________Telephone _________________________________________________________________________
Registration Certificate of the Enterprise (Entrepreneurial Company) No. _______________________
and date of issue ____________________________________________________________________
2. Banking information on the recipient of the Special Permit (License):
Account No. _______________________________________________________________________
Bank name ________________________________________________________________________
Bank code _________________________________________________________________________G/AG/N/LV A/1/Add.1
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3. The Special Permit (License) No. ______________ issued ________________________________
4. Term of validity of the Special Permit (License) _________________________________________5. Value of the payable Customs Tax ___________________________________________________6. Currency of payment ______________________________________________________________7. Exporting country ________________________________________________________________8. Republic of Latvia Customs Border Checkpoint _________________________________________
9. County of origin of goods __________________________________________________________
Description of
goodsCode Measuring unit Quantity Rate of customs tax
within the frame of thequota of customs tariff
10. Issuing authority of the Special Permit (License) _______________________________________
(Ministry and Official signing the License)
__________________________________________________________________________________
Signature _____________________
(seal)
Date_________________________________
11. Note of Customs Official Custom s Cargo Declaration No. ________________________________
Date ____________________________________________
Quantity of goods _________________________________
12. Name of the Customs Official ______________________________________________________
Signature _____________________
(seal)
Minister of Economics G. Krasts
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