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Republic of Latvia
Cabinet
Regulation No. 344
Adopted 29 May 2007
Regulations regarding the Registration of Hazardous Equipment
Issued pursuant to
Section 8, Paragraph one, Clause 2
of the Law On Technical Supervision of Hazardous Equipment
1. These Regulations prescribe the procedure by which hazardous equipment shall be
registered with the State Labour Inspectorate.
2. The possessor of hazardous equipment or an authorised representative of the possessor
(hereinafter – possessor) shall register the hazardous equipment before commencing use of
the equipment with the State Labour Inspectorate.
3. In order to register hazardous equipment, the possessor thereof shall submit the following
to the State Labour Inspectorate:
3.1. a submission in writing, in which the following shall be indicated:
3.1.1.the given name, surname, personal identity number of the possessor of
the hazardous equipment and the address of the location of the hazardous equipment –
if the submitter is a natural person;
3.1.2. the registration number in the Register of Enterprises, the firm (name)
and legal address – if the submitter is a legal person; and
3.2. copies of the following documents (presenting the original):
3.2.1. the declaration of conformity in the official language, which has been
drawn up by the manufacturer of the hazardous equipment, authorised representative
thereof, importer or installer of the hazardous equipment in accordance with the
requirements of the regulatory enactments regarding the manufacture and putting on
the market of such equipment;
3.2.2. a passport of the hazardous equipment in the official language, which
has been drawn up by the possessor of the hazardous equipment in accordance with
the requirements of the regulatory enactments regarding the technical supervision of
hazardous equipment; and
3.2.3. a protocol of the first technical inspection regarding the compliance of
the hazardous equipment with the requirements of the regulatory enactments regarding
the technical supervision of hazardous equipment issued by the notified inspection
authority in accordance with the procedures specified in the regulatory enactments
regarding the technical supervision of hazardous equipment (hereinafter – the
inspection authority).
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4. Upon the justified request of an official of the State Labour Inspectorate, if it is suspicious
regarding the non-conforming technical state of hazardous equipment, the possessor shall
present the certificate of conformity issued in accordance with the procedures specified in the
regulatory enactments regarding the manufacture of hazardous equipment and essential safety
requirements or a copy of the certificate approved by the issuer of the certificate of
conformity regarding the compliance of the hazardous equipment with the requirements of the
referred to regulatory enactments.
5. The State Labour Inspectorate shall examine the submitted documents within a time period
of three working days after the receipt of the documents referred to in Paragraph 3 of these
Regulations, register the hazardous equipment in the register of hazardous equipment of the
State Labour Inspectorate and make the entry in the passport of the hazardous equipment
regarding the permission to commence the use of the hazardous equipment.
6. If the State Labour Inspectorate determines, that any of the documents referred to in
Paragraph 3 of these Regulations are missing, it shall notify thereof the possessor within a
time period of five working days and determine a reasonable period of time for elimination of
the determined deficiencies, but not less than five working days. If the determined
deficiencies are not eliminated within the specified period of time, the State Labour
Inspectorate shall issue a written refusal for the registration of the hazardous equipment to the
possessor.
7. In order to remove hazardous equipment from the register, if the use of it has been
terminated, the possessor shall submit a submission in writing and a passport of the hazardous
equipment to the State Labour Inspectorate.
8. In order to make changes in the register data of hazardous equipment (the address of a
possessor or registration of the hazardous equipment, the firm (name) of a legal person or
registration number in the Register of Enterprises is changed), the possessor shall submit a
submission in writing to the State Labour Inspectorate and present the passport of the
hazardous equipment.
9. The State Labour Inspectorate shall make changes in the register and approve changes in
the passport of hazardous equipment within a time period of three working days after the
receipt of the documents referred to in Paragraph 7 and 8 of these Regulations.
10. The declaration of conformity referred to in Sub-paragraph 3.2.1. of these Regulations
shall be replaced with documents, which attest to the origin, manufacturer, year of
manufacture, year of commencement of use and property rights of the hazardous equipment:
10.1. for hazardous equipment, the use of which in Latvia or other European Union
States or European Economic zone States has been commenced prior to the coming into force
of the regulatory enactments referred to in Sub-paragraph 3.2.1. of these Regulations;
10.2. for hazardous equipment, for which the regulatory enactments referred to in Subparagraph 3.2.1. of these Regulations do not provide for drawing up the declaration of
conformity:
10.2.1. for boiler equipment for which it is not provided for in the regulatory
enactments regarding boiler equipments and complexes thereof, but the parameters of
which comply with the requirements specified in the regulatory enactments regarding
the technical supervision of boiler equipment;
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10.2.2. for road transport equipment for carriage of dangerous goods, if they
are not intended for carriage of Class 2 substances in accordance with the
classification specified in the European Agreement concerning the International
Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR).
11. The Cabinet Regulation No. 129 of 4 April 2000, Procedures for Registration of
Hazardous Equipment (Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2000, No. 125./126; 2001, No. 15; 2003, No. 424;
2004, No. 754) is repealed.
12. These Regulations shall come into force on 1 July 2007.
Prime Minister
A. Kalvītis
Minister for Economics
J. Strods
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