Member State report: Latvia / Art7
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 7 Competent authorities |
| Member State | Latvia |
| Reported by | Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology |
| Report date | 2013-04-30 |
| Report access | MSFDCompAuth_20130430_215329.xml |
CA code (EU, national) |
LVMSCA1 |
LVMSCA2 |
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Acronym, Name (national) |
VARAM: Ministry of Environmental protection and regional development (Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija; Reģistrācijas numurs: 90000028508) |
LHEI: Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology (Latvijas Hidroekoloģijas Institūts) |
Address |
Peldu iela 25, Riga/Rīga, Latvija, LV-1494 |
Daugavgrīvas iela 8, Rīga/Rīga, Latvija, LV-1048 |
URL |
www.varam.gov.lv |
www.lhei.lv |
Legal status |
Cabinet of Ministers 29.03.2011. Regulations No. 233 “Regulations of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development”. Causing law: Law of the Republic of Latvia “Law on the Structure of Public Administration”. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (h...
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Delegated public body “Latvian Institute of Hydroecology” (hereinafter - LHEI) is a state scientific institute subordinated to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (in accordance with Cabinet Regulation No. 233 of 29.03.2011 “Regulations of the Ministry of Environment...
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Responsibilities |
2. ensures the planning, evaluation, implementation, monitoring and control of European Union funds and financial instruments, the Climate Change Financial Instrument, environmental protection and environmental infrastructure projects financed by foreign and other financial instruments, as well as projects aimed at achieving climate policy objectives
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Monitoring the aquatic environment, biodiversity and resources, monitoring the marine environment, monitoring the transboundary transmission of marine waters and establishing monitoring methods
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Reference |
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=228051 |
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=143588 |
Membership |
The Latvian Hydroecology Institute (LHEI) is a national scientific institute of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development studying fundamental and practical problems related to the Baltic Sea environment and ecology http://www.lhei.lv/lv/index.php. According to the Marine ...
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Regional coordination |
The Republic of Latvia is a member of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission, HELCOM): http://www.helcom.fi/. The Saeima ratified the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) in 1994 (Law of 3 March 1994 ...
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The Latvian Institute of Hydroecology participates in HELCOM working groups and projects to promote the development of harmonized and coordinated methods for assessing the state of the marine environment, setting marine objectives and related indicators, as well as the development and implementat...
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| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 7 Competent authorities |
| Member State | Latvia |
| Reported by | Latvian Institute of Aquatic ecology |
| Report date | 2012-12-19 |
| Report access | BALLV_MSFDCompAuth_20121214.xml |
CA code (EU, national) |
LVMSCA1 |
|---|---|
Acronym, Name (national) |
VARAM: Ministry of Environmental protection and regional development (Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija) |
Address |
Peldu iela 25, Riga/Rīga, Latvija, LV1494 |
URL |
www.varam.gov.lv |
Legal status |
Cabinet of Ministers 29.03.2011. Regulations No. 233 “Regulations of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development”. Causing law: Law of the Republic of Latvia “Law on the Structure of Public Administration”. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (h...
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Responsibilities |
In accordance with the Regulations (Cabinet Regulation No. 233 of 29 March 2011), the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (hereinafter - the Ministry) develops draft legal acts regulating the sector and development planning documents, incl. environmental protection polic...
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Reference |
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=228051 |
Membership |
The Latvian Hydroecology Institute (LHEI) is a national scientific institute of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development studying fundamental and practical problems related to the Baltic Sea environment and ecology http://www.lhei.lv/lv/index.php. According to the Marine ...
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Regional coordination |
The Republic of Latvia is a member of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission, HELCOM): http://www.helcom.fi/. The Saeima ratified the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) in 1994 (Law of 3 March 1994 ...
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| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art. 7 Competent authorities |
| Member State | Latvia |
| Reported by | Member State local system |
| Report date | 2011-04-28 |
| Report access | LV_MSCA_20110428.xml |
CA code (EU, national) |
LVMSCA1 |
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Acronym, Name (national) |
VARAM: Ministry of the Environmental Protection and Regional Development (Vides aizsardzības un regionālās attīstības ministrija) |
Address |
Peldu 25, Riga/Rīga, Latvia, LV1494 |
URL |
www.vidm.gov.lv |
Legal status |
Cabinet of Ministers 29.03.2011. Regulations No. 233 “Regulations of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development”. Causing law: Law of the Republic of Latvia “Law on the Structure of Public Administration”. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (h...
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Responsibilities |
In accordance with the Regulations (Cabinet Regulation No. 233 of 29 March 2011), the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (hereinafter - the Ministry) develops draft legal acts regulating the sector and development planning documents, incl. environmental protection polic...
|
Reference |
http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=228051 |
Membership |
The Latvian Hydroecology Institute (LHEI) is a national scientific institute of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development studying fundamental and practical problems related to the Baltic Sea environment and ecology http://www.lhei.lv/lv/index.php. According to the Marine ...
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Regional coordination |
The Republic of Latvia is a member of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission, HELCOM): http://www.helcom.fi/. The Saeima ratified the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) in 1994 (Law of 3 March 1994 ...
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