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Tasks at Sea by the Use of Technical Means, Floating Means and Aircrafts of the National
Armed Forces”. The draft regulation was developed because the Amendments to the Law on
the National Armed Forces 124 entered into force on 1 April 2010, which envisage the
elaboration of new Cabinet of Ministers regulations that will determine the procedure in
accordance with which the State Border Guard performs border monitoring tasks at sea by the
use of technical means, floating means and aircrafts of the National Armed Forces 125 .
6.1.2. Changes in the European Union Perspective
Law "Amendments to the Immigration Law", which was adopted by the Saeima on 22
April 2010, specifies the cases when a third-country national shall be included in the list of
third-country nationals to whom entry in the Republic of Latvia is banned. The Law also
specifies provisions for cases that, if an entry ban notification is included in the Schengen
information system regarding a third-country national, it also applies to entry of them in the
Republic of Latvia. The Law provides the restriction of entry for a third-country national who
has received a new travel document abroad and who holds a valid residence permit in the
Republic of Latvia, namely, the third-country national may use the previous travel document
with a valid residence permit for single entry in the Republic of Latvia in order to receive a
new residence permit. 126
In 2010, the structural units of the State Border Guard participated in:
• international operation “Quiet Sea 2010", purpose of the operation: examinations for
vessels that are admitted as suspects for carrying of smuggled goods and narcotic drugs;
• operation "MALDUGUNS 2009", purpose of the operation: immigration control for
fishing vessels, entertainment vessels and ferries, increased monitoring of the sea border among
the border control points (divisions), increased control of compliance with the border control
regime regulations in port territories, ensuring the public procedures and control of compliance
with the shipping control regulations in the aquatorium of Ventspils, Pavilosta and Liepaja
ports, fight against organized crime and cross-border crime, strengthening of cooperation
among the State Border Guard, the state police, the Marine and Inland Waters Administration,
and the customs of the State Revenue Service;
124 Law "Amendments to the Law on the National Armed Forces".// The Latvian Herald, No. 51/52, 31.03.2010.
125 Executive summary to Cabinet of Ministers draft regulation "Procedure in accordance with which the State
Border Guard Performs Border Monitoring Tasks at Sea by the Use of Technical Means, Floating Means and
Aircrafts of the National Armed Forces".//
http://www.mk.gov.lv/lv/mk/tap/pid=40180559&mode=mk&date=2010-11-30 – [see: 01.12.2010]
126 Executive summary to draft law "Amendments to the Immigration Law".