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Latvia - Country Profiles

Constitution of Latvia.
Date of text: 15 February 1922 (30 April 2002)

Policies

Priority directions of action in land reclamation policy for 2021–2027.
Date of original text: 12 April 2021 (13 June 2024)
Prioritised Action Framework (PAF) for Natura 2000 in Latvia
Date of text: 2021
Action plan for the transition to the circular economy 2020-2027.
Date of text: 04 September 2020
National Development Plan of Latvia for 2021-2027
Date of text: 02 July 2020
Air Pollution Reduction Action Plan 2020-2030.
Date of text: 21 April 2020

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Date of original text: 07 April 2004 (01 January 2025)
Unfair Trade Practices Prohibition Act.
Date of text: 07 April 2021
Co-operative Societies Law (2018)
Date of text: 12 April 2018
Law on Management of European Union Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund for the 2014-2020 Programming Period (2014)
Date of text: 03 July 2014
Law on Scientific Activity (2005)
Date of original text: 14 April 2005 (21 June 2018)

Climate change

Law on Participation of the Republic of Latvia in the Flexible Mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol (2007)
Date of text: 08 November 2007
Cabinet Regulation No. 42 of 2018 on Methodology for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Date of text: 23 January 2018
Cabinet Regulation No. 737 of 2017 on the Establishment and Maintenance of the National System for the Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Preparation of Projections
Date of text: 12 December 2017
Cabinet Regulation No. 769 of 2012 on Participation of Stationary Technological Installations in the Emission Allowance Trading Scheme of the European Union
Date of text: 13 November 2012
Cabinet Regulation No.1492 of 2009 on Open Tender Development of Technologies Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Projects Financed by the Climate Change Financial Instrument
Date of text: 12 December 2009

Cultivated plants

Law on Circulation of Fertilizers.
Date of original text: 26 January 2006 (16 July 2022)
Plant Varieties Protection Law.
Date of original text: 02 May 2002 (01 January 2012)
Seed and Variety Circulation Law.
Date of original text: 07 October 1999 (01 July 2020)
Plant Protection Law (1998)
Date of original text: 17 December 1998 (18 October 2024)
Cabinet Regulation No. 772 of 2020 on Plant Quarantine
Date of text: 17 December 2020

Disaster risk management

Law on the Management of the Spread of COVID-19 Infection (2020)
Date of original text: 05 June 2020 (21 July 2020)
Civil Protection and Disaster Management Law (2016)
Date of text: 05 May 2016
Volunteer Service Law (2015)
Date of original text: 02 July 2015 (12 October 2017)
Law on Emergency Situation and State of Exception (2013)
Date of original text: 07 March 2013 (23 October 2014)
Law on International Assistance (2008)
Date of original text: 24 April 2008 (16 January 2020)

Environment

Environmental Protection Law.
Date of original text: 02 November 2006 (01 July 2020)
Law on Pollution (2001)
Date of original text: 15 March 2001 (21 March 2023)
Law on Circulation of Genetically Modified Organisms.
Date of original text: 15 November 2007 (23 May 2024)
Law on pollution.
Date of original text: 29 March 2001 (20 July 2022)
Law on Environmental Impact Assessment.
Date of original text: 14 October 1998 (01 January 2024)

Fisheries

Fishery Law.
Date of original text: 12 April 1995 (01 January 2023)
Council Regulation (EC) No. 58/1999 laying down for 1999 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Latvia.
Date of text: 18 December 1998
Council Regulation (EC) No. 59/1999 allocating, for 1999, catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Latvian waters.
Date of text: 18 December 1998
Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 116 validating the Procedure for registering farm animals and aquaculture animals, their herds and holdings and procedure for marking farm animals.
Date of text: 25 February 2025
Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers No.477 validating the Procedure for awarding state and European Union support in the event "Aquaculture stock insurance".
Date of text: 16 July 2024

Food and nutrition

Trademark Law.
Date of text: 06 February 2020
Law on the Supervision of the Handling of Food.
Date of original text: 19 February 1998 (10 May 2024)
Law on Circulation of Genetically Modified Organisms.
Date of original text: 15 November 2007 (23 May 2024)
Unfair Trade Practices Prohibition Act.
Date of text: 07 April 2021
Law on the Handling of Energy Drinks (2016)
Date of text: 21 January 2016

Forestry

Law on Forests.
Date of original text: 24 February 2000 (01 July 2023)
Law on Inventory of Trees and Round Timber in Transactions (2004)
Date of text: 16 December 2004
Law on State Forest Service (1999)
Date of text: 25 November 1999
Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 901 validating the Regulation on competent institutions and actions with property belonging to the state.
Date of text: 17 December 2024
Cabinet Regulation No. 726 validating Environmental requirements for chemical wood protection (impregnation).
Date of original text: 17 August 2004 (21 August 2004)

Land and soil

Land Management Law.
Date of original text: 30 October 2014 (01 January 2025)
Land Use Planning Law (2006)
Date of text: 14 September 2006
Law on the Procedure for the Construction of Facilitated Energy Supply Structures Necessary for the Promotion of Energy Security and Independence.
Date of text: 29 September 2022
Latvian Historical Lands Law.
Date of text: 16 June 2021
Law on the Activity of Real Estate Agents (2020)
Date of text: 11 June 2020

Livestock

Law on Breeding and Animal Production.
Date of original text: 20 January 2011 (01 January 2025)
Law on Circulation of Animal Feedingstuffs.
Date of original text: 26 September 2002 (01 January 2025)
Veterinary Medicine Law.
Date of original text: 26 April 2001 (14 March 2024)
Animal Protection Law.
Date of original text: 09 December 1999 (01 January 2025)
Epidemiological Safety Law (1997)
Date of original text: 11 December 1997 (19 April 2018)

Mineral resources and energy

Biofuel Law.
Date of original text: 17 March 2005 (09 May 2006)
Energy Law.
Date of original text: 03 September 1998 (26 December 2024)
Law "On subsoil".
Date of original text: 02 May 1996 (24 March 2021)
Law on State Support for Energy Supply Costs.
Date of text: 23 November 2023
Law on the Procedure for the Construction of Facilitated Energy Supply Structures Necessary for the Promotion of Energy Security and Independence.
Date of text: 29 September 2022

Sea

Maritime Code.
Date of original text: 29 May 2003 (26 December 2020)
Marine Environment Protection and Management Law (2010)
Date of original text: 28 October 2010 (12 June 2014)
State Border Law of the Republic of Latvia (2009)
Date of original text: 12 November 2009 (22 March 2018)
Maritime Administration and Marine Safety Law (2002)
Date of original text: 31 October 2002 (14 February 2019)
Law on Application of Taxes in Free Ports and Special Economic Zones (2001)
Date of original text: 27 July 2001 (03 July 2014)

Social protection

Law on Management of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived Persons during 2014-2020 Programming Period (2014)
Date of text: 25 September 2014
Subsidised Electricity Tax Law (2013)
Date of original text: 06 November 2013 (09 February 2017)
Law on Social Services and Social Assistance (2002)
Date of original text: 31 October 2002 (07 May 2020)
Law on Social Protection of the Participants in the Liquidation of the Consequences of the Accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant and Persons who Suffered due to the Accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Power Plant (1999)
Date of original text: 29 September 1999 (24 November 2020)
Law on Mandatory Social Insurance in Respect of Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases (1995)
Date of text: 02 November 1995

Water

Water Management Law.
Date of original text: 12 September 2002 (01 July 2020)
Law "On subsoil".
Date of original text: 02 May 1996 (24 March 2021)
Law on Water Management Services (2015)
Date of text: 18 June 2015
Law on Regulators of Public Utilities (2000)
Date of original text: 19 October 2000 (22 November 2017)
Cabinet Regulation No. 233 validating Mandatory safety and quality requirements, monitoring and control procedures for drinking water used in food enterprises.
Date of text: 09 May 2023

Wild species and ecosystems

Hunting Law.
Date of original text: 08 July 2003 (29 June 2023)
Law on the Conservation of Species and Biotopes (2000)
Date of original text: 16 March 2000 (03 October 2024)
Law on Specially Protected Nature Territories.
Date of original text: 02 March 1993 (29 June 2023)
Animal Protection Law.
Date of original text: 09 December 1999 (01 January 2025)
Pedvāle Art Park Law (2018)
Date of text: 20 September 2018

Miscellaneous

Law on European Cooperative Societies.
Date of original text: 26 October 2006 (01 August 2021)
Consumer Rights Protection Law.
Date of original text: 18 March 1999 (05 June 2024)
Freedom of Information Law.
Date of original text: 29 October 1998 (01 May 2023)
Public Procurement Law (2016)
Date of original text: 15 December 2016 (30 April 2020)
Law On Public-Private Partnership (2008)
Date of original text: 18 June 2008 (19 September 2013)

International Agreements

Agreement between the Government of Latvia, the Government of Lithuania and the Government of Estonia on cooperation in the field of disaster prevention, preparedness and response.
Date of text: 23 November 2017
MEMORANDUM on Mutual Understanding between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture of Latvia on cooperation in the field of agriculture.
Date of text: 27 October 2015
Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of Georgia on cooperation in the field of civil emergency prevention, preparedness and response.
Date of text: 30 May 2014

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