Regulations Regarding the Charge for Security and Rescue Measures Provided on an Aerodrome

Issued pursuant to
Section 28, Paragraph three of the law On Aviation

1. The Regulation prescribes the charge for security and rescue measures provided on an aerodrome of State significance, including the charge for guaranteeing safety of aircraft flights and maintenance of civil aviation security (hereinafter - the security charge), the procedures for collecting and using it, and also the exemption from the security charge in so far as it is not stipulated by laws and regulations regarding the charge for general services provided on the aerodrome.

2. The Regulation shall apply to the security and rescue measures provided on the aerodrome of valsts akciju sabiedrība "Starptautiskā lidosta "Rīga"" [State joint-stock company Riga International Airport] (hereinafter - the Riga Airport).

3. The security charge shall include the following:

3.1. Riga Airport services - security check of passengers, check of checked and hand baggage of passengers, and also ensuring security and crisis management of the airport (including rescue);

3.2. measures to guarantee safety of aircraft flights and maintenance of civil aviation security provided by the State agency Civil Aviation Agency (hereinafter - the Civil Aviation Agency).

4. Amount of the security charge shall be as follows:

4.1. if passengers pay the security charge with the intermediation of air carriers - EUR 6.50 per each outbound passenger;

4.2. if passengers pay the security charge without the intermediation of air carriers - EUR 7.00 per each outbound passenger;

4.3. if transit and transfer passengers pay the security charge with the intermediation of air carriers - EUR 0.49 per each transit and transfer passenger.

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5. Passengers who have not reached the age of two years shall be exempted from the security charge.

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6. Passengers shall pay the security charge referred to in Sub-paragraphs 4.1 and 4.3 of this Regulation when settling accounts with air carriers for airline tickets.

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7. Passengers shall pay the security charge referred to in Sub-paragraph 4.2 of this Regulation to the Riga Airport before security check of passengers.

8. The security charge collected in accordance with Sub-paragraph 4.1 of this Regulation shall be divided as follows:

8.1. to the Riga Airport for the services referred to in Sub-paragraph 3.1 of this Regulation - EUR 5.40 per each outbound passenger;

8.2. to the Civil Aviation Agency for covering costs of the services referred to in Sub-paragraph 3.2 of this Regulation - EUR 1.10 per each outbound passenger.

9. The security charge collected in accordance with Sub-paragraph 4.2 of this Regulation shall be divided as follows:

9.1. to the Riga Airport for the services referred to in Sub-paragraph 3.1 of this Regulation - EUR 5.90 per each outbound passenger;

9.2. to the Civil Aviation Agency for covering costs of the services referred to in Sub-paragraph 3.2 of this Regulation - EUR 1.10 per each outbound passenger.

9.¹ The security charge collected in accordance with Sub-paragraph 4.3 of this Regulation shall be received by the Civil Aviation Agency to cover costs of the services referred to in Sub-paragraph 3.2 of this Regulation.

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10. The security charge shall be reviewed every three years or in a case where changes in the number of passengers a year exceed 15 % according to the current number of passengers and costs of security services.

11. The Riga Airport and the Civil Aviation Agency shall ensure that the funds obtained from the security charge are only used to provide the services referred to in Paragraph 3 of this Regulation.

12. Air carriers which receive the security charge from passengers shall make payments for the Riga Airport services within 30 days after sending of invoice. If the payment deadline is a Saturday, Sunday, or an official holiday of the Republic of Latvia, payments shall be made on the following working day.

13. The Riga Airport shall, by the 15^th day of each month, submit to the Civil Aviation Agency a report on the security charge collected in the previous month (hereinafter - the reporting period). The report shall include information on the number of the outbound, transit, and transfer passengers serviced.

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14. The Riga Airport shall, not later than 60 days after the end of the reporting period referred to in Paragraph 13 of this Regulation, transfer to the Civil Aviation Agency the charge collected for guaranteeing safety of aircraft flights and maintenance of civil aviation security.

15. Passengers who have purchased airline tickets until the day of coming into force of this Regulation shall be exempted from the security charge.

16. The Regulation shall come into force on 1 January 2012.

Prime Minister V. Dombrovskis

Minister for Transport U. Augulis

Translation © 2022 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre)