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CONFORMED COPY
July 9
, 2002
His Excellency
Minister of Finance
Ministry of Finance
1 Smilsu Street
Riga, LV 1932
Republic of Latvia
Re: TF020124 (Latvia Municipal Solid Waste Management Project)
Third Amendment 
His Excellency:
We refer to the Grant Agreement (Municipal Solid Waste Management Project) dated 
April 30, 1998 between the Republic of Latvia (the Recipient) and the International Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development (the Bank) as amended on October 21, 1998 and June 8, 2000. 
We also refer to the letters of Mr. Karlis Greiskalns,  Executor of Minister of Finances duties, 
Minister of Education and Science dated May 23, 2002  requesting  that the disbursement 
percentages for Goods and Works be modified to reflect local expenditures.
We are pleased to inform you that after due consideration, the Bank has acceded to your 
request to change the disbursement percentages as recommended. Therefore, the Grant 
Agreement is hereby amended and the table set forth in paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 (Withdrawal 
of the Proceeds of the Loan) is amended as a set forth in the Attachment hereto
.
All the terms and conditions of the Grant Agreement, as amended hereby, shall remain in 
full force and effect.
Please confirm your agreement to the foregoing amendment by signing, dating and 
returning to us the attached copy of this letter.  This amendment will be retroactive as of April 
30, 1998 upon receipt by the Bank of the copy of this Amendment Letter countersigned by you.
Very truly yours,
/s/   Christopher L. Hall
Acting Country Director for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland
Europe and Central Asia Region
AGREED AND CONFIRMED:
REPUBLIC OF LATVIA
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By:  /s/  Gundars Berzins, Minister of Finance
Date:  July 18, 2002
Cleared with and cc:
Ms Nightingale Rukuba-Ngaiza (LEGEC);  Mr. David Freese (LOAG1)
LIC
Attachment 
Schedule 1:  Withdrawal of the Proceeds of the Loan
Category
Amount of the Grant 
Allocated (Expressed in 
SDR Equivalent)
% of Expenditures to be 
Financed
(1) Works
1,050,000
100% of foreign 
expenditures and 100% 
of 
local expenditures
(2) Goods
1,900,000
100% of foreign expenditures, 
100% of local expenditures 
(ex-factory cost) and 100% 
of 
local expenditures for other 
items procured locally
(3) Consultants’ services and 
training
850,000
100%
TOTAL
3,800,000