455. The number of research establishments increased from 22 in 1989 to 29 in 1995.

Taking into account study programmes that are the same, however implemented at several higher education establishments, the total number of study programmes is 556, of which 499 of the above programmes are implemented at state higher education establishments, 57 at higher education establishments founded by legal entities.

Establishments of higher education in Latvia are divided into establishments of the university type and establishments of the non university type.

Since the study year of 1990 91 the number of vocational schools and secondary special education establishments has decreased by 14 .

The network of education establishments was characterised by a high degree of specialisation and a large number of small one profile schools.

The annual general industrial statistics cover the following data items number of establishments enterprises number of persons engaged number of employees by gender wages and salaries paid to employees output value added and gross fixed capital formation.

Establishments Community

General education establishments of primary education, establishments of general secondary education, establishment of special education (information of the CSD)

A number of nationwide campaigns have been conducted to clean up and regulate establishments offering Internet services, clear the Internet of harmful content, etc.

259. There was a considerable increase in the number of university level educational establishments the number of universities rose from 26 in 1988 to 79 in 1994, a growth rate of 204 per cent.

Private educational establishments have the right to establish tuition fees for the acquisition of education at these establishments.

Regarding non State owned establishments the provisions only indicate the maximum number of hours that can be worked, while for State owned establishments the hours are fixed and cannot be reduced or extended (except in situations expressly laid down by the law).

Employees of educational establishments 586 589 123

Higher education establishments (Information of the MES)

Regulation and management of all penal establishments

Workers in socialized and non socialized establishments, and establishments owned by individuals which employ workers

In the private sector the relevant laws are implemented in those establishments which have the requisite number of employees to come within the ambit of these laws.

In cooperation with the MES they organise the licensing of establishments and the accreditation of educational programmes at establishments in their subordination.

Over the recent years the number of students enrolled in higher education establishments has undergone a considerable increase in comparison with the fall in the number of students that took place immediately after the restoration of independence.

377. In the period 1989 1992, the number of juvenile employees aged 15 to 18 in establishments employing more than five people significantly decreased and amounted to

Studies revealed a large number of rural establishments using child labor 14 year old minors comprise 30 of the workforce on small livestock farming ventures in five Brazilian States.

Approval of opening on these establishments will be suspended

Regulation and management of all penal establishments 157 59

No cases are reported of industrial establishments employing children.

Vocational education establishments of vocational education (information of the CSD)

Permanent establishments or other source principles

Private educational establishments 555 557 118

At present there are 46 such agreements covering the majority of non agricultural economic activities subject to the Labour Code, as well as a number of collective agreements for establishments.

494. In the case of scientific documentation, scientific establishments, libraries and private establishments are free to import any scientific papers that they may wish.

Within the framework of the Law On Higher Education Establishments, establishments of higher education have the right to take on employees and to determine their remuneration.

The table below provides information about the number of people who have been admitted to and who have graduated from the establishments where a medical education can be obtained.

454. There has also been a considerable increase in the number of research establishments and in their financial and human resources, together with incentives for supporting their own efforts.

456. Nevertheless, there has been a sizeable increase in the number of contractual research personnel, or back up personnel, as a result of the credits available under the national mobilization programmes and the resources allocated to the budgets of the research establishments or resulting from the implementation of contracts between research establishments and economic enterprises.

Private educational establishments In Latvia legal and natural persons have the right to found, reorganize and liquidate private educational establishments.

Under the Act, however, women working in informal establishments are not guaranteed equal rights with those working in formal establishments.

General education pre school education establishments (Information of the CSD)

300. The special education establishments are free.

At the national level the CM establishes the distribution of financial resources to all education establishments, as well as minimum wages and conditions of remuneration for employees of these establishments.

Managers of private education establishments are appointed and dismissed by founders of the said establishments (legal entities or natural persons) in accordance with the charter or regulation of the establishment.

At establishments of higher education teachers receive only slightly higher salaries.

The Law On Establishments of Higher Education allows colleges supervised by higher education establishments to provide professional education for a period of time that is less than four years.

The containers were emptied and at least four vehicles were driven away by FANCI and all the vehicles are parked at Ministry of Defence establishments with FANCI number plates on them.

Foreigners who have not been issued a permanent residence permit, may take part in programme at higher education establishments of Latvia in accordance with international agreements on exchange (among higher education establishments) or within the framework of cooperation programmes of higher education establishments in accordance with admission conditions.

Higher education The Law On Education and the Law On Higher Education Establishments, enacted on 2 November 1995, provides considerable independence to establishments of higher education from the state.

Section 72 of the Charter of the French Language requires that instruction be conducted in the French language in kindergartens, elementary and secondary schools, in public establishments and in subsidized private establishments.