REPUBLIC OF LATVIA

1. This Regulation prescribes the procedures for the determination and collection of the charges for the air navigation services provided by the State joint stock company “Latvijas gaisa satiksme” (hereinafter – LGS), as well as exemptions from the charges for the air navigation services provided by the LGS, with effect from 01 JAN 2025.

2. The charges for the air navigation services provided by the LGS shall be calculated as follows:

2.1. the charge for the air navigation services in the Riga Flight Information Region and in the airspace delegated to the Republic of Latvia in accordance with international treaties (hereinafter – Riga Flight Information Region), shall be calculated using the following formula:

R = t x d x p, where

R - the charge for en-route air navigation services;

t - unit charge rate in the Riga Flight Information Region. In accordance with Articles 3.2 (e) and 6.1 (a) of the Multilateral Agreement Relating to Route Charges of 12 February 1981 (hereinafter - Agreement), the calculation of the unit charge rate shall be examined and approved by the enlarged Commission (hereinafter - Commission) of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation;

d - 1/100 part of the distance covered within the Riga Flight Information Region, which shall be recalculated according to the great circle distance and expressed in kilometres (with an accuracy of two digits after the comma). Upon the landing of an aircraft in the aerodromes of Latvia or upon taking off therefrom, the distance shall be reduced by 20 kilometres;

p - aircraft weight factor (with an accuracy of two digits after the comma), which is calculated as the square root of the quotient that is obtained by dividing the number of metric tons of the maximum certified take-off mass of the aircraft referred to in the certificate of airworthiness, in the flight manual or another similar official document by 50:

2.2. the charge for air navigation services within the terminal control area shall be calculated using the following formula:

R = t x N, where

R - the charge for the air navigation services provided within the terminal control area;

t - unit charge rate - EUR 136.45;

N - coefficient of the aircraft weight factor (with an accuracy of two digits after the comma), which is calculated by dividing the maximum certified take-off mass of the aircraft expressed in metric tons by 50 and by raising the result in 0.7 power.

3. The following shall be exempt from the charge referred to in Paragraph 2. of this Regulation:

3.1. the flights referred to in Article 31 (3) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 2019/317 of 11 February 2019 laying down a performance and charging scheme in the single European sky and repealing Implementing Regulations (EU) No. 390/2013 and (EU) No. 391/2013;

3.2. military flights performed by military aircraft of any State;

3.3. flights of police, border guard and customs aircraft;

3.4. VFR flights in the Riga Flight Information Region.

4. The charge referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.1. of this Regulation, for en-route air navigation services provided in the Riga Flight Information Region, in accordance with Articles 3.1 (b) and 8 of the Agreement, shall be collected by the Central Route Charges Office (hereinafter - Office) of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation.

5. The procedures for the collection of the charge referred to in Paragraph 4 of this Regulation, in accordance with Articles 1.2 and 3.2 (e) of the Agreement, shall be determined by the Commission.

6. The Office is entitled to collect the charge referred to in Sub-paragraph 2.2. of this Regulation upon commission of the LGS.

7. The owner and operator of the aircraft shall be solidarily responsible for the performance of the payments referred to in Paragraph 2. of this Regulation.

8. A person responsible for the payments referred to in Paragraph 2. of this Regulation shall be determined in accordance with Article 5 (1), (2) and (3) of Annex IV to the International Convention relating to Co-operation for the Safety of Air Navigation of 13 December 1960 of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation.

9. The Commission shall determine the amount of late-payment interest in accordance with Articles 3.2 (e) and 6.1 (a) of the Agreement.

10. Late-payment interest - 11.57% per year from the principal debt sum unpaid - shall be applied for the delay of the term for payment of terminals.

11. For en-route air navigation services the administrative unit rate and interest rate on late payment are:

• administrative rate - EUR 0.11;

• interest on late payment - 13.79 percent/annually.

Cancels AIC A 001/2024