If you have decided that your business will not be restricted to a couple of berry bushes or root beds, but you will grow cereals, vegetables, plant orchards, you will want to sell or receive subsidies from the European Union and other aid payments, you may become a customer of the Rural Support Service (LAD). It is most convenient to use the LAD Electronic Login System for different e-services (LAD EPS), thereby saving your time. EU subsidies and aid payments can only be received by LAD customers throughLAD EPS.

Becoming a LAD client is not a mandatory requirement, nor does the minimum amount of land managed that would require becoming a LAD client. Both natural and legal persons may become a client of LAD.

More on how to becomeLADEPS user, availableOn the LAD website.

Every farmer is interested in obtaining a quality harvest. In order to achieve this objective, correct, economically and agronomically justified fertilising needs to be carried out, which cannot be provided without knowledge of agronomic soil performance.

Information on agronomic soil indicators can be obtained by applying fieldsagronomic exploration of soilsor by submitting soil samples taken for testingin an accredited laboratory.

Agro-chemical exploration of soils shall be performed by the State Plant Protection Service in accordance withCabinet Regulation No. 833 of 05.10.2004, Procedures for obtaining and compiling information on the level of fertility of agricultural land and changes thereofand approved by the Ministry of Agriculturemethodology.

The agronomic exploration of soils shall include:

• professional soil sampling according to the prepared draft plan;

• analysis of soil samples in an accredited laboratory;

• computerised processing and assessment of the results of agrochemical soil tests;

• Preparation of digital soil agronomic research maps and agro-chemical research materials.

In soil agro-chemical research materials, information on the agronomic performance of soil is presented in the tables as well as in the form of a agronomic survey map. Consequently, the use of soil agrochemical research materials is very extensive, both for the planning of fertilisers and for the calculation of kayaking standards, etc.

Soil agro-chemical research materials also include general recommendations on soilsrectificationmeasures, if any, as well as an assessment of the level of agro-chemical accumulation of soil. In assessing this information, the farmer/groomer may plan appropriate soil remediation measures in the near or future.

When selecting soil samples to be taken independently and submitted to the laboratory for testing, the farmer shall receive a test report from the laboratory showing the numerical values of the indicators applied for analysis. In this case, the farmer must be able to assess the results obtained.

Data on the results of agronomic soil research are also available at:Latvia's open data portal.

How do I apply for agronomic soil research?

For soil agro-chemical research, applications may be made using the Electronic Login System of the Rural Support Service (LAD EPS) by selecting the “agronomic exploration of soils” service under the heading of the main menu of the National Plant Protection Service.

Detailed instructions on the use of the LAD EPS e-service “Soil agronomic research” are available at:manual.

If an e-service is not used, the following documents shall be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service:

•Application for agronomic exploration of soils;

• a plan of land borders of the areas to be mapped with cadastre numbers.

Documents may be submitted by:

• by signingwith a secure electronic signatureand sending to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lvOrusing an e-address, or

• by mailState Plant Protection Serviceorregional Division, or

• on arrivalState Plant Protection Serviceorin the regional section.

The service must be paid in accordance with Regulation No 493 of the Cabinet of Ministers, regulation 12.07.2012, “Price List of State Plant Protection Service Charge Services”Annex 2.

More information on application for agronomic soil research is available on the Latvija.lv portal.Agronomic exploration of soils'in the description.

Plant seed is the beginning and foundation of the next harvest. What plant seed material will be used for crop production, the purity of the seed variety, the quality of germination, etc., according to the specified requirements, depends not only on the size of the next crop and the likelihood of environmental contamination, but also on the seed itself as the market commodity price.

It is very important for any farmer to be sure that quality material will be purchased before the seed is purchased. In order to protect seed buyers from traders of poor quality seed, the seed chain process shall be monitored and controlledState Plant Protection Service.

What is seed certification?

Seed certification means the identification of varieties, the examination of the breeding conditions and quality characteristics of the seed, which includes field inspection, seed quality assessment and post-control, and which is approved by the relevant document.

The seed certification process shall be regulatedLaw on the Circulation of Seeds and Varietiesand the compliance thereof shall be controlled and supervised by the State Plant Protection Service.

Cereal, fodder plants, oil plants, fibre plants, beet, vegetable and potato seed material may be sold if it has been certified or, in certain cases, if it has been checked in accordance with the prescribed procedures.

For more information on the seed certification process and how it is organised, see pageOn the website of the State Plant Protection Service.

Viewing the growing field

One of theseed certification processstages shall have an assessment of the growing field or field inspection, in which the conformity of the field and the growing plants with the requirements is assessed during growing of plants, as well as the purity of the species and variety is determined.

This process shall be performed by the State Plant Protection Service, which shall prepare and issue a field survey report, as well as take a decision regarding the conformity of the variety volumes for the acquisition of seed.

In order to submit the fields of growing for inspection, the following documents shall be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service:

•Application for inspection of potato growing fields

Or

•An application for inspections of growing fields;

•field History;

• documents certifying the quality of seed sown (certificates, etc.).

Documents may be submitted by:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand sending to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lvOrusing an e-address, or

• sending by post the State Plant Protection Serviceregional Division, or

• on arrival of the State Plant Protection Servicein the regional section.

The service shall be paid in accordance with Regulation No 493 of the Cabinet of Ministers, Regulation No 12.07.2012, Price List of State Plant Protection Service Charge Services, Annex 2Point 6.

For more information, see the “Latvija.lv” portal.Viewing the growing field'in the description.

Phytosanitary control is a set of measures taken by the national phytosanitary services to protect the country from plant quarantine organisms. Different phytosanitary control measures shall be carried out at and within the external border of the European Union.

Phytosanitary control on the external borders of the European Union

In order to protect Latvia and the European Union from plant quarantine organisms which may be imported from third countries, the consignments imported to the external border of the European Union, which contain goods subject to phytosanitary control, shall be inspected by the border inspectors of the Food and Veterinary Service.

What plants and plant products are subject to phytosanitary control, what documents are needed and how border controls are being carried out, you can find outMinistry of Agriculture Industry Portal.

The exact list of products subject to phytosanitary control by species is given inRegulation No 218 of the Cabinet No. 30.03.2004, Regulations on Plant Quarantine, Annex 1, Part B.

Internal phytosanitary control of the European Union

Part of plants and plant products according toCabinet Regulation No. 218 of 30.03.2004, Regulations on Plant Quarantinein order to be distributed (marketed) within the European Union, checks must be carried out at breeding sites and should be added when movingplant passport.

For more information:On the website of the State Plant Protection Service.

Register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control

Any natural or legal person cultivating, processing, storing, importing, marketing, exporting and moving plants, plant products and objects exposed to phytosanitary control within the countries of the European Union must registerRegister of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control. The State Plant Protection Service shall register persons in this register, assign an individual registration number and issue a registration certificate.

To registerRegister of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control, submit to the State Plant Protection Service:

•Application for registration in the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control;

•Declaration for phytosanitary control;

• plans for plots or premises;

• a copy of the document certifying payment of the State fee.

Documents may be submitted by:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand by sendingState Plant Protection Service, usinge-address, or to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lv;

• by mailState Plant Protection Serviceorregional Division;

• on arrivalCountrythe plant protection service or itsin the regional section.

Prior to receipt of the service, the State fee shall be paid in accordance with Regulation No 139 of the Cabinet of Ministers on 20.02.2007, Regulations regarding the State fee rates and the procedures for payment thereof regarding the sorting of the register of plant protection products, the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control and the register of wood packaging labels'Point 3.1.

More information on registration in the register is available at:

•Website of the State Plant Protection Service;

• on the Latvija.lv portalRegistration in the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control'in the description.

Declaration for phytosanitary control

Cabinet Regulation No. 218 of 30.03.2004, Regulations on Plant Quarantineprovides that the person registeredRegister of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control, to be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service by 1 April each yearDeclaration for phytosanitary control.

The State Plant Protection Service shall accept and compile declarations in order to obtain data on the quantities of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control and importers.

In order to make a declaration, the form must be completedDeclaration for phytosanitary controland must be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand by sendingState Plant Protection Service, usinge-address, or to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lv;

• by mailState Plant Protection Serviceorregional Division;

• on arrivalState Plant Protection Serviceorin the regional section.

For more information on the submission of a declaration for phytosanitary control, see:

•On the website of the State Plant Protection Service;

• portalLatvija.lvservice 'Declaration for phytosanitary control 'description.

How to amend the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control?

Amendmentsin the registerit is necessary to do so if you change the name or name of the company as a registered legal or natural person, the registration number in the Commercial Register or the personal number, legal address or address of the place of residence.

In order to make amendments, the following documents must be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service:

•Application for amendments to the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control;

• a copy of the document supporting the change;

• a copy of the document certifying payment of the State fee.

If the economic activity that you intend to carry out or carry out with plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control has changed, the following documents shall be provided in addition:

•Declaration for phytosanitary control;

• an application regarding the need to carry out an inspection and to issue a plant passport of the type concerned.

Documents may be submitted by:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand by sendingState Plant Protection Service, usinge-address, or to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lv;

• by mailState Plant Protection Serviceorregional Division;

• on arrivalState Plant Protection Serviceorin the regional section.

Prior to receipt of the service, the State fee shall be paid in accordance with Regulation No 139 of the Cabinet of Ministers on 20.02.2007, Regulations regarding the State fee rates and the procedures for payment thereof regarding the sorting of the register of plant protection products, the register of persons involved in the circulation of plant and plant products subject to phytosanitary control and the register of wood packaging labels'Point 3.2.

More information on amendments to the register is available at:

•On the website of the State Plant Protection Service;

• on the Latvija.lv portalAmendment of the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control'in the description.

How to remove a person from the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control?

If you want to cease operations (grow, recycle, store, import, market, export or move) withAnnex 1 to Regulation No 218 of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 30.03.2004, Regulations on Plant Quarantinethe following documents shall be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service for the specified plants and plant products:

•Application for deletion from the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control;

• a registration certificate issued by the State Plant Protection Service regarding the inclusion in the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control.

Documents may be submitted by:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand by sendingState Plant Protection Service, usinge-address, or to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lv;

• by mailState Plant Protection Serviceorregional Division;

• on arrivalCountrythe plant protection service or itsin the regional section.

More information on removal from the register is available at:

•On the website of the State Plant Protection Service;

• on the Latvija.lv portalRemoval from the register of persons involved in the circulation of plants and plant products subject to phytosanitary control'in the description.

Phytosanitary certificate

In order to export plants and plant products from Latvia to countries not members of the European Union, a phytosanitary certificate is requiredfor export or re-export. The phytosanitary certificate is a document attesting that the exported plant production has been inspected and conforms to the phytosanitary requirements of the beneficiary country prior to its export from Latvia.

Before issuing a phytosanitary certificate, the State Plant Protection Service shall ascertain the phytosanitary requirements of plant and plant products in the recipient country of the consignment, perform a plant production check and then issue a phytosanitary certificate to the person.

In order to receive a phytosanitary certificate, the following forms must be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service:

•Application for the performance of phytosanitary control for the receipt of a phytosanitary certificate

or separately:

•Application for the performance of phytosanitary control;

•Application for the receipt of a phytosanitary certificate.

Documents may be submitted by:

• using the e-service “Phytosanitary Certificate” in the State Plant Protection Service Culture Monitoring Information System (KUVIS). To do this, it is necessary to concludeContract regarding the utilisation of services of the State Plant Protection Service, utilising the State information system for the monitoring of cropsand when the contract was concluded by authorisingKUVIS.

In the absence of an e-service, documents may be submitted:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand by sendingState Plant Protection Service, usinge-address, or to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lv;

• sending by post the State Plant Protection Serviceregional Division;

• on arrival of the State Plant Protection Servicein the regional section.

The service shall be paid in accordance with Regulation No 493 of the Cabinet of Ministers, Regulation No 12.07.2012, Price List of State Plant Protection Service Charge Services, Annex 2Point 12.

More information on receipt of a phytosanitary certificate is available on the Latvija.lv portal.Phytosanitary certificate'in the description.

Each crop population wants to harvest as much as possible and therefore undertakes soil research, plant manure and seeks to protect plants against diseases and pests.

To increase crop yields, farmers use a variety of fertilizers and substrates as well as use plant protection products. In this way, the environment is polluted, and certain requirements must be met for plant manure and protection.Handling of fertilisersandplant protectionthe State Plant Protection Service shall supervise and control.

Summary of Fertilisation Plans for Cultivated Plants

Farmers who, according toCabinet Regulation No. 834 of 23.12.2014, Requirements for the Protection of Water, Soil and Air from Pollution caused by Agricultural Activitiesparticularly sensitive areas (Dobeles, Auces, Turveta, Jelgava, Ozollers, Bauska, Vecumans, Iecava, Rundals, Babite, Marupe, Oliva, Baldones, Salaspils, Stopple, Ropažu, Garkales, Carnikava, Saulkrau, Saulkrau, within the administrative territory of the municipalities of Adažu, Inchualna, Sigulda, Krimulda and Malpils, except for the municipality of Vecumnieks Valle and Kurmenes, the parish of Krimulda municipality Lēdurga, as well as the administrative territory of Jelgava, Riga and Jurmala) are managed in agriculture. land in 20 hectares and a larger area or growing vegetables, potatoes, fruit trees or sockets in three hectares and larger area, and using fertilisers, a summary of crop manure plans for the current year shall be submitted to the State Plant Protection Service by 30 November each year.

The Electronic Login System of the Rural Support Service may be used for the submission of a summary of crop manure plans (LAD EPS) by selecting the “Summary of crop manure plans” service under the heading “National Plant Protection Service” of the main menu.

Detailed instructions on how to use the LAD EPS e-service “Summary of crop fertilization plans” are available at:manualand LADin video.

If an e-service is not used, the summary may be submitted by signing it withsecure electronic signatureand sending to the State Plant Protection Service, usinge-address, or to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lv.

For more information:

•On the website of the State Plant Protection Service;

• on the Latvija.lv portalSummary of Fertilisation Plans for Cultivated Plants'in the description.

Integrated farming of agricultural products is the production of agricultural products through environmentally friendly measures, preserving biodiversity and reducing risks to human health and the environment, while taking measures to ensure plant protection. Integrated plant protection is based on regular seasonal survey of crops – monitoring.

The conditions to be met by integrated growers of agricultural products shall be determined by:Cabinet Regulation No. 1056 of 15.09.2009 — Requirements for Integrated Growing, Storage and Labelling of Agricultural Products and Procedures for Control.

The integrated cultivation of agricultural products must respect the following principles:

• to be performedagronomic exploration of soilsOrsoil analyseson the basis of which each crop is developedthe Fertilisation Plan;

• a rural accounting system (field history) should be established for the field of each grown crop, reflecting each year the soil enrichment, agro-technical, fertilising and plant protection measures taken, the field observations made and the volume of harvests obtained, as well as other measures taken (field History Sampleis available on the website of the State Plant Protection Service);

• It is recommended that the conditions of good agricultural practice be met (more information on the conditions of good agricultural practice can be found inConditions of Good Agricultural Practice in Latvia: 2008).

Register for integrated farming of agricultural products

In the Register of Integrated Growing of Agricultural Productsyou must register if you want:

• receive State and European Union aid for agricultural products grown (vegetables, potatoes, fruit and berry products), or

• include an indication of the national food scheme in the labelling of products in accordance with the regulatory enactments regarding the requirements for food quality schemes (e.g. “green spoon”), and

• participate in the School Milk and Fruit Programme.

How do I register in the Register for Integrated Growing of Agricultural Products?

To registerin the register, to be submitted to the State Plant Protection ServiceApplication for the inclusion of a person in the Register of Integrated Growing of Agricultural Products.

May submit a submission:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand sending to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lvOrusing an e-address, or

• by mailState Plant Protection Serviceorregional Division, or

• on arrivalState Plant Protection Serviceorin the regional section.

For more information:

•On the website of the Ministry of Agriculture;

•On the website of the State Plant Protection Service;

• on the Latvija.lv portalRegistration Register integrated growing of agricultural products'in the description.

Organic crop production is a farming system in which products are obtained by farming with natural biological methods, without the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, weeds, pests and small organisms are not destroyed by poisons, but crop yields are ensured by creating healthy soils. It is also important to use plant seed material suitable to local climate conditions and resistant plants.

The farm may not be converted into an organic farm on a single day, week or year.

In order to obtain the status of the holding, several steps need to be completed:

• first refusal of any use of pesticides and fertilizers on the holding,

• next step – to be submittedThe applicationfor certification in one of the two control bodies for organic farming:environmental Quality SocietyOr“Certification and Testing Centre” Ltd,

• pass the inspection/transition period and obtain the certificate of the organic farm.

List of operators involved in organic farminginformation is available on operators who have received certificates for organic farms.

It is permitted to use seed and vegetative propagating materials in organic production which have not been produced by the biological production method if seed and vegetative propagating materials of biological origin are not available.

Ensure that seed and vegetative propagating materials of biological origin are available, possibly in the databases maintained by the State Plant Protection Service:

•Available organic seed and seed potato database;

•Database of available materials for the vegetative propagation of organic farming.

Databases updatedCabinet Regulation No. 485 of 26.05.2009, Procedures for Monitoring and Control of Biological Farmingwithin the specified time limits. Only if, after the specified update deadline, those databases do not include information on available seed of biological origin and vegetative propagating materials and the plant species concerned has not been grantedgeneral authorisation, the farmer may request an individualauthorisation for the use of seed and vegetative propagating materials of conventional origin in organic farming.

Individual authorisation for the use of seed and vegetative propagating materials of conventional origin in organic farming

In order to allow seed (seed mixtures) and vegetative propagating materials not obtained by the organic production method to be used in organic farming, it is necessary to obtain an individual authorisation.

In order to receive a permit, a form must be completed and submitted to the State Plant Protection Service:

•Application for the receipt of a permit for the use of seed (seed mixture) or seed potatoes, which has not been obtained by the method of production of organic farmingOr

•Application for the receipt of a permit for the use of vegetative propagating material not obtained by the organic farming method.

The form may be submitted by:

• by signing withsecure electronic signatureand sending to e-mailinfo@vaad.gov.lvOrusing an e-address, or

• by mailState Plant Protection Service, or

• on arrivalState Plant Protection Serviceorin the regional section.

Prior to receipt of the service, the State fee must be paid in accordance with Regulation No 251 of the Cabinet of Ministers, Regulation No. 16.03.2010, Regulations Regarding the State Fee in the field of Organic FarmingPoint 2.1.

The deadline for submission of the application varies between plant species groups and therefore the spotlight should be followedOn the website of the State Plant Protection Service.

For more information, see the “Latvija.lv” portal.Authorisation for the use of seed and vegetative propagating materials of conventional origin in organic farming'in the description.

If you want to purchase a tractor-engineering and/or tractor-engineering trailer or if it is owned by you, it must be registeredNational Technical Monitoring Agency.

Registration of tractor-engineering shall be carried out in accordance with 06.06.2017. Cabinet Regulation No. 313Rules for the registration of tractor-type equipment and its trailer“. Annex 1 to these Regulations lists the techniques that need to be registered in the State Information System “State Information System for Truck Engineering and its Drivers” (the register is not publicly available).

How do I make a first-time registration of tractor equipment?

If you purchase a new or used tractor-type device registered or not registered in foreign states or a trailer thereof, it is necessary to perform the reinforcement of the property's first-time rights in the Republic of Latvia.

To register the first-time ownership rights of the owner of the tractor-engineering or its trailer, it is necessaryNational Technical Monitoring Agencyto submitapplicationthe first registration of a technical unit in the Republic of Latvia, andservice to be paid. The application may be submitted upon arrival at the State Technical Monitoring Agency.

After submitting the documents, the tractor-type equipment or its trailer must be presented in the National Technical Monitoring Agency (VTUA) for comparison of technical data. The comparison of technical data may be carried out on arrival of THE STAFF member to the owner or by bringing the equipment to THE office of THE VTUA.

After evaluating registration documents and comparing technical data, registration of technical data of the owner, tractor-type or its trailer in the national information system “Information system for Truck Engineering and its drivers” (register not publicly available) shall take place.

When registered, a tractor or trailer shall be issued with a registration certificate for the tractor or its trailer and a national registration number mark.

For more information:

•Ministry of Agriculture websitethe site;

• on the Latvija.lv portalStrengthening of the right of first-time ownership of the tractor-type equipment or the owner of its trailer in the Republic of Latvia'in the description.

How do I register the replacement of the tractor or the owner of the trailer?

If you want to change the owner of the tractor or its trailer, purchase, sell or transfer to another person the tractor or its trailer, both parties must apply the REQUIREMENT to ensure that the owner is re-registered on a reciprocal basis.applicationon the basis, in other cases, on the basis of the change of ownership document submitted by the person (contract, act on transfer, judgment of the court, invoice-reference, etc.).

You can register the change of the tractor or the owner of the trailerVTUA, submitting in person:

1.application;

2. the registration certificate;

3. a document certifying the right of purchase or inheritance (for example, a payment supporting document, together with a contract, a certificate of inheritance, a true copy of the court ruling on the succession)

After submitting the documents, a comparison of technical data on the tractor or trailer shall be made on-site. Comparisons of technical data may be carried out on arrival to the OWNER or on arrival by THE owner.

For more information:

•Ministry of Agriculture websiteon the site,

•On the website of the National Technical Monitoring Agency;

• on the Latvija.lv portalRegistration of changing the tractor or its trailer owner 'description.

Statement or statement from the national information system on technical data, owners, possessors or holders of the tractor-type or its trailer

A natural person, free of charge, and a legal person (in the case of payment of a service), may receive information from the State information system “The State information system of Truck Engineering and its drivers” (the register is not publicly available) regarding the tractor equipment or trailer owned by him or her. A person may obtain information from the State information system in the form of a statement or a statement.

The information can be obtained electronically by means of the Electronic Login System of the Rural Support Service (LAD EPS). Detailed instructions on how to use the LAD EPS e-service will be found on the Agriculture Ministry webon site.

If you do not use an e-service, the application may be submitted by signing and sending:

• withsecure electronic signatureto e-mailvtua@vtua.gov.lvOrusing an e-address, or

• by mailNational Technical Monitoring Agency, or

• on-site visits to the State Technical Monitoring Agency or its regional departments (VTUA).

For more information:

• Ministries of Agricultureon the website;

• on the Latvija.lv portalStatement or statement from the national information system on technical data, owners, possessors or holders of the tractor-type or its trailer'in the description.

Affixing or removing a warning mark of a tractor-type or its trailer in the national information system “State information system for tractors and their drivers”

A natural or legal person, in conformity with regulatory enactments or with a decision of officials specified by law, or a court adjudication, tractor or trailer may impose a prohibition mark (a prohibition on alienation, registration and other prohibition), as well as remove such mark.

To do this, it is necessary to submitapplication National Technical Monitoring Agency. On the basis of the application of the owner indicated in the vehicle registration certificate (identifying the applicant), the “State information system of the tractor and its drivers” (the register is not publicly available) shall be labelled.

In order to receive the service, it is necessary to pay the service, in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 225 of 17 April 2018 "State Technical Supervision Agency price list of paid services".

It is possible to apply the prohibition mark electronically by means of the Electronic Login System of the Rural Support Service (LAD EPS). Detailed instructions on how to use the LAD EPS e-service will be found on the Agriculture Ministry webon site.

If you do not use an e-service, the application may be submitted by signing and sending:

• withsecure electronic signatureto e-mailvtua@vtua.gov.lvOrusing an e-address, or

• by mailNational Technical Monitoring Agency, or

• on-site visits to the State Technical Monitoring Agency or its regional departments (VTUA).

For more information:

• Ministries of Agricultureon the website;

• on the Latvija.lv portalAffixing or removing a check mark on a tractor or its trailer in the national information system'in the description.

Various Latvian State aid and facilities are available for agriculture and rural development, which can boost business or provide the necessary support for development.

An applicant established as a client in the Rural Support Service (LAD) and using LAD may apply for European Union (EU) and State aid.Electronic login system(EPS).

On the LAD websiteinformation on current agricultural aid can be obtained. This information is regularly updated according to the current projects during the specific period.

In order to apply for aid (both national and EU funds support measures), it is necessary to fill in electronically the aid application forms (using e-services) availableLAD EPS.

More information on how to apply for State aidLAD EPS, found inIn the LAD Guide to the “Projects and Investments” section of the Electronic Login System (EPS).

LAD EPSyou will also be able to follow the application administration process and changes in the application data, check the data, see the amounts of aid transferred, and the dates when the amount of money has been approved for payment, and options.

More information on the types of state aid for agriculture is available at:

•On the website of the Ministry of Agriculture;

•On the LAD website;

• on the Latvija.lv portalState aid for agriculture'in the description.

State compensation shall be granted and paid in cases where an emergency situation in a given sector is declared. In agriculture, an emergency is declared as a result of natural disasters (floods, long-term drought), animals or plant diseases, if the development of the sector is significantly affected or threatened.

The procedures for applying for each refund may vary, therefore the information published should be followed.On the website of the Ministry of AgricultureOrOn the LAD website.