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Latvia - Country Profiles

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

Policies

Prioritised Action Framework (PAF) for Natura 2000 in Latvia
Date of text: 2021
National Development Plan of Latvia for 2021-2027
Date of text: 02 July 2020
Latvian Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products 2019–2023
Date of text: 22 January 2020
Latvia’s National Energy and Climate Plan 2021–2030
Date of text: 2020
Latvia “One Health” Plan for Containing Antimicrobial Resistance and Prudent Use of Antibiotics for 2019-2020
Date of text: 14 August 2019

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Law on Agriculture and Rural Development (2004)
Date of original text: 07 April 2004 (18 October 2007)
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)
Law on the Safety of Goods and Services (2004)
Date of original text: 07 April 2004 (20 March 2014)

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 Fertilisers (2006)
Date of original text: 26 January 2006 (17 January 2019)
Plant Varieties Protection Law (2002)
Date of original text: 02 May 2002 (16 December 2010)
Seed and Variety Circulation Law (1999)
Date of original text: 07 October 1999 (25 April 2013)
Plant Protection Law (1998)
Date of original text: 17 December 1998 (04 March 2010)
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 (2006)
Date of original text: 02 November 2006 (18 April 2013)
Law on Pollution (2001)
Date of original text: 15 March 2001 (12 April 2018)
Law on Circulation of Genetically Modified Organisms (2007)
Date of original text: 15 November 2007 (18 June 2015)
Law on pollution.
Date of original text: 29 March 2001 (20 July 2022)
Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (1998)
Date of original text: 14 October 1998 (05 June 2014)

Fisheries

Fishery Law (1995).
Date of original text: 12 April 1995 (24 October 2019)
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
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
Regulation of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 301 validating the Procedure for awarding state aid for the promotion of the agricultural and fishery market.
Date of original text: 21 May 2024 (24 September 2024)

Food and nutrition

Trademark Law.
Date of text: 06 February 2020
Law on the Supervision of the Handling of Food (1998)
Date of original text: 19 February 1998 (23 October 2014)
Law on the Handling of Energy Drinks (2016)
Date of text: 21 January 2016
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
Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law (2004)
Date of original text: 22 April 2004 (05 March 2015)

Forestry

Law on Forests (2000)
Date of original text: 24 February 2000 (27 July 2017)
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 Regulation No. 144 on protected dendrological plantations.
Date of text: 28 March 2023
Cabinet Regulation No. 143 (Prot. No. 16 § 20) on protected alleys.
Date of text: 28 March 2023

Land and soil

Land Management Law (2014)
Date of original text: 30 October 2014 (15 September 2016)
Land Use Planning Law (2006)
Date of text: 14 September 2006
Law amending Law on Land Reform in the Rural Areas of the Republic of Latvia (1990).
Date of text: 23 May 2024
Law on the Activity of Real Estate Agents (2020)
Date of text: 11 June 2020
Law on Execution of Confiscation of Criminally Acquired Property (2017)
Date of text: 22 June 2017

Livestock

Law on Breeding and Animal Production (2011)
Date of original text: 20 January 2011 (27 February 2014)
Law on Circulation of Animal Feedingstuffs (2002)
Date of text: 26 September 2002
Veterinary Medicine Law.
Date of original text: 26 April 2001 (14 March 2024)
Animal Protection Law (1999)
Date of original text: 09 December 1999 (15 June 2017)
Epidemiological Safety Law (1997)
Date of original text: 11 December 1997 (19 April 2018)

Sea

Maritime Code (2003)
Date of original text: 29 May 2003 (22 May 2014)
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 (2002)
Date of original text: 12 September 2002 (06 November 2013)
Law on Subterranean Depths (1996)
Date of original text: 02 May 1996 (16 May 2013)
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 (2003)
Date of original text: 08 July 2003 (01 April 2022)
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 (1993)
Date of original text: 02 March 1993 (19 December 2013)
Animal Protection Law (1999)
Date of original text: 09 December 1999 (15 June 2017)
Pedvāle Art Park Law (2018)
Date of text: 20 September 2018

Miscellaneous

Law on European Cooperative Societies (2006)
Date of original text: 26 October 2006 (14 January 2010)
Biofuel Law (2005)
Date of text: 17 March 2005
Consumer Rights Protection Law (1999)
Date of original text: 18 March 1999 (18 June 2015)
Freedom of Information Law (1998)
Date of original text: 29 October 1998 (03 September 2015)
Energy Law (1998)
Date of original text: 03 September 1998 (03 March 2016)

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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