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The Ministry of Defense informs that the opinion of the international accredited laboratory Centexbel concludes that the company ADDI Trading PTE Ltd. disposable medical masks which the State Defense Military Objects and Procurement Center has purchased for the needs of state institutions comply with all the specified requirements for bacterial filtration and respiration parameters.The National Defense Military Facilities and Procurement Center has received the first test results for face masks from Centexbel a Belgian accredited research laboratory which were purchased in April from ADDI Trading PTE Ltd. a Singapore-based company. They show that the medical masks Type I supplied by the company fully meet the requirements of their standard EN14683 - both in terms of bacterial filtration and respiration parameters.It has already been reported that in the first half of April taking over the contract from the National Health Service the National Defense Military Facilities and Procurement Center of the Ministry of Defense purchased disposable medical masks from ADDI Trading PTE Ltd. a company registered in Singapore. The contract was for the supply of 1 498 000 disposable medical masks and the total value of the contract excluding value added tax was EUR 988 680.At the same time false information was heard in the Latvian public space that the purchased masks were inappropriate although the companys representative already confirmed at that time that the delivery of medical masks to Latvia had been carried out in accordance with the requirements of the order. He indicated to the portal Sargs.lv that according to the delivery agreement ADDI Trading had to deliver medical masks Type I which comply with the EN14683 standard and not surgical masks.The conformity of the delivered masks to the standard after delivery was initially confirmed by the representatives of the Medical Devices Supervision Division of the Health Inspectorate during the inspection of the delivered cargo. During the acceptance of the goods both cargo documents and certificates were inspected by the Health Inspectorate and no non-compliance with the requirements of the order was found.Sargs.lv has already written that the global Covid-19 pandemic literally overheated the personal protective equipment market in a few months. Due to high demand not only their production but also supplies became more difficult and prices rose significantly.Since 2 April the Latvian government has entrusted the Ministry of Defense with the centralized procurement of personal protective equipment and disinfectants necessary for curbing the spread of Covid-19 for the needs of state institutions. The person responsible for these procurements is the National Defense Military Facilities and Procurement Center taking over the procurements from the National Health Service. In its turn the National Armed Forces provide logistical support by delivering the purchased goods to the recipients in accordance with the amount specified in the list of priority institutions and their needs.It was also reported that the government adopted regulations stipulating that even after the end of the emergency situation the procurement of personal protective equipment for the needs of all state institutions will continue to be performed by the National Defense Military Objects and Procurement Center. These provisions apply to the purchase of disposable face surgical masks respirators gloves overalls bathrobes boot swabs and surgical caps. In addition stocks of personal protective equipment and medical devices must be built up for at least three months.
