
Article 1 
Decision 2009/290/EC is hereby amended as follows:

1.. Article 3(5)(a) shall be replaced by the following:
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((a)) implementation of a clearly-set medium-term fiscal programme so as to bring the general government deficit below the Treaty reference value of 3 % of GDP with a timeframe and consolidation path consistent with the Council recommendation(s) to Latvia adopted under the excessive deficit procedure;';
2.. Article 3(5)(b) shall be replaced by the following:
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((b)) implementation of the budget for 2009 and adoption of the budget for 2010 with sustainable measures consistent with the consolidation path;'.
Article 2 
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Latvia.
Article 3 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 13 July 2009.
For the Council
The President
E. ERLANDSSON