Regulations on Professions with Special Pension Plans in Private Pension Funds (Regulatory Enactment of the Cabinet)

Effective as of 01.07.1998 Published in “ Vestnesis, “ as of 30. 04.98; # 120

The Republic of Latvia Cabinet of Ministers

Regulations # 155 Passed as of 28.04.1998




Regulations on professions with special pension plans

with the private pension funds



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Effective as of 01.07.1998

Confidentiality : without restrictions

The last correction: 29.06.1998, Andrejeva

The last change of status: Andrejeva

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Published – Zinotajs, 14.06.98; # 11 (L.V., # 120/121)



(Protocol # 22.17)

Passed in accordance with Part 5 of Article 11

of the law “On private pension funds”




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1. These Regulations determine the professions with special pension plans, which may be envisaged with the private pension funds:

Item
Profession
Age (in years) which may be determined as the pension age for a respective profession with the special pension plan
1
2 3
I.
Aviation
1. Plane piloting specialists
1.1 Pilots:
1.1.1 Captain of the plane 45
1.1.2 Steersman 45
1.1.3 Plane pilot 45
1.1.4 Helicopter pilot 45
1.1.5 Hydroplane pilot 45
1.1.6 Test-pilot 45
1.2 Aviation instructor 45
1.3 Dispatcher of air service 50
1.4. Flight attendant 50
II.
Employees of construction materials manufacture
2. Furnace operator 50
3. Operator of mills 50
III.
Power stations operators
4. Nuclear power station reactor operator 50
IV.
Rubber production
5. Operators and vulcanizers 50
5.1 Rubber forming operator 50
5.2 Rubber calendering operator 50
5.3 Rubber processing operator 50
5.4 Rubber embossing pressors 50
5.5 Rubber hot pressing operator 50
5.6 Vulcanizer 50
V.
Engineering mechanisms mechanist
6. Nuclear power mechanisms mechanist 50
VI.
Chemical distillation equipment and reactors operators
7. Reactor operator 50
VII.
Members of the ships crews
8. Members of the crews of chemicals, gas, oil shipment, agglomerate ships, oil pumping and refinement tankers, ships independently working in Arctic, fish processing fleet manufacturing ships, utilized for fishing and marine products obtaining and processing and acceptance of ready products
8.1 Navigation specialists:
8.1.1 captain 50
8.1.2 Assistant captain 50
8.1.3 Steersman 50
8.2 Radio and telecommunications equipment specialists:
8.2.1 Radio operator of the ship 50
8.2.2 Marine radio equipment operator 50
8.3 Ships exploitation specialists:
8.3.1 Ship engineer mechanist 50
8.3.2 Ship mechanist 50
8.3.3 Ship engineer electrician mechanist 50
8.3.4 Assistant ship mechanist 50
8.3.5 Ship electrician mechanist 50
8.3.6 Radio location and radio navigation engineer 50
8.3.7 Radio navigation systems mechanist 50
8.3.8 Ships freezer equipment mechanist 50
8.4 Electrician 50
8.5 Motor mechanic 50
8.6 Boatswain 50
8.7 Sailors of all categories 50
8.8 Hydro acoustics specialist 50
8.9 Ships freezer equipment operator 50
8.10 Ship fish processing equipment operator 50
VIII.
Specialists in the field of culture
9. Theatres, concert organizations, circus and other artistic collectives:
9.1 Choreographs and dancers:
9.1.1 Ballet dancer 38
9.1.2 Dancer 38
9.2 Clowns, acrobats and specialists of related professions:
9.2.1 Clown 38
9.2.2 Acrobat 38
9.2.3 Animal trainer 50
9.3 Musicians and singers:
9.3.1 Soloists 50
9.3.2 Vocalist 50
9.3.3 Wind-instruments 50
IX.
Engineers of mechanisms
10. Nuclear energy mechanisms engineer 50
X.
Metal – working
11. Workers:
11.1 Blacksmith 50
11.2 Metal melter 50
11.3 Metal casts chopper 50
11.4 Metal casts former 50
11.5 Metal reshaper 50
11.6 Mordant dipper 50
11.7 Metal cutter 50
11.8 Caster 50
XI.
Metallurgical industry
12. Workers:
12.1 Pressure casting operator 50
12.2 Scoops lining operator 50
12.3 Metal casting operator 50
12.4 Bricklayer 50
12.5 Roller 50
12.6 Roller floors operator 50
12.7 Hot processing furnace operator 50
12.8 hot metal removal operator (from a rolling-mill)
(with amendments to Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 154 of 09.04.2002)
XII.
Pulp industry
13. Operators
13.1 Paper bleaching operator 50
13.2 Pulp production equipment specialist 50
13.3 Paper pulp refinement operator 50
XIII.
Sportsmen
14. Professional sportsman 45
XIV.
Glass industry
15. Liquid glass production operator 50
XV.
Glass fiber industry
16. Workers:
16.1 Melting furnace operator 50
16.2 Chemicals loading equipment operator 50
16.3 Glass fiber production operator 50
16.4 Winder 50
16.5 Spinner 50
16.6 Spin winder 50
16.7 Weaver 50
16.8 Chemical processing operator 50
16.9 Assistant master 50
16.10 Controller 50
XVI.
Health care
17. Medical personnel:
17.1 Radiologist 50
17.2 Diagnosis radiologist 50
17.3 X-rays equipment operator 50

2. Regulations are effective as of 1 July 1998.



Prime Minister G.Krasts

Minister of Welfare V.Makarovs