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 (hereinafter - the Ministry) is the leading public administration institution that develops policy in the following areas: 1.1. environment protection; 1.2. national development and regional development planning and coordination; 1.3. local government development and monitoring; 1.4. territorial development planning and land management; 1.5. introduction of the one-stop shop principle in the availability of state and local government services; 1.6. public investment; 1.7. e-government, information society and information technology in public administration. The Ministry is the highest authority for public administration institutions subordinate to the Ministry.
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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 Environmental Protection and Regional Development”), which studies fundamental and practical problems related to the environment and ecology of the Baltic Sea (http://www.lhei.lv/lv/index.php). LHEI Regulations (16.07.2007) http://www.lhei.lv/docs/2008/Nolikums.pdf, issued in accordance with Article 21.2 (3) of the Law on Scientific Activity.
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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 Environment Protection and Management Act (28.10.2010), the LHEI is responsible for the development of the preliminary assessment of the state of the marine environment, the determination of good environmental status of the marine environment and the development of marine environmental objectives, as well as the development and coordination of the implementation of the monitoring programme. The LHEI shall ensure public access to information related to the development and implementation of the marine strategy, as well as public participation, shall submit to the European Environment Agency the information contained in the marine assessment and obtained during the implementation of the marine environment monitoring programme.
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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 “On the 1974 and 1992 Helsinki Conventions on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area”): http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=58050). The Republic of Latvia is represented by HELCOM in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development. In order to promote the development and implementation of a coherent and coordinated marine strategy throughout the Baltic Sea Region, the Law on the Protection and Management of the Marine Environment (28.10.2010) sets out the principles of regional cooperation.
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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 implementation of marine monitoring programs, thus promoting harmonized monitoring methods and monitoring. comparability of results throughout the Baltic Sea region in accordance with the requirements of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC.
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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 |
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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 (hereinafter - the Ministry) is the leading public administration institution that develops policy in the following areas: 1.1. environment protection; 1.2. national development and regional development planning and coordination; 1.3. local government development and monitoring; 1.4. territorial development planning and land management; 1.5. introduction of the one-stop shop principle in the availability of state and local government services; 1.6. public investment; 1.7. e-government, information society and information technology in public administration. The Ministry is the highest authority for public administration institutions subordinate to the Ministry.
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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 policy, organize and coordinate its implementation and perform the functions specified in external regulatory enactments. In order to ensure the fulfillment of functions, the Ministry shall: 1. develop environmental quality standards, programs for the implementation of environmental quality standards, as well as action programs for the reduction of pollution; 2. ensure the planning, evaluation, implementation, monitoring and control of environmental protection and environmental infrastructure projects financed by the European Union funds and financial instruments, the Climate Change Financial Instrument, foreign and other financial instruments, as well as projects aimed at achieving climate policy objectives; 3. promote the integration of measures in other sectoral policy planning documents and regulatory enactments aimed at achieving the objectives of environmental protection policy; 4. in the field of territorial development planning, perform the functions of the responsible ministry specified in regulatory enactments, including ensuring the development of maritime spatial planning; 5. monitor the development of state information systems, compile and maintain data on state information systems; 6. perform other tasks specified in development planning documents and external regulatory enactments; 7. in accordance with its competence, represents the interests of the state in international organizations and institutions of the European Union. The regulations determine the structure of the ministry, the minister, the parliamentary secretary, the state secretary, etc. competence of officials, as well as determined by the institutions subordinate to the Ministry. The tasks of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (hereinafter - the Ministry) related to the protection of the marine environment are determined by the “Law on the Protection and Management of the Marine Environment” (28.10.2010) (http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=221385&from=off). The Ministry is responsible for compliance with the requirements of the Law on the Protection and Management of the Marine Environment (and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC) in general. According to the law, the ministry co-operates with competent institutions of other European Union member states and foreign countries.
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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 Environment Protection and Management Act (28.10.2010), the LHEI is responsible for the development of the preliminary assessment of the state of the marine environment, the determination of good environmental status of the marine environment and the development of marine environmental objectives, as well as the development and coordination of the implementation of the monitoring programme. The LHEI shall ensure public access to information related to the development and implementation of the marine strategy, as well as public participation, shall submit to the European Environment Agency the information contained in the marine assessment and obtained during the implementation of the marine environment monitoring programme.
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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 “On the 1974 and 1992 Helsinki Conventions on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area”): http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=58050). The Republic of Latvia is represented by HELCOM in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development. In order to promote the development and implementation of a coherent and coordinated marine strategy throughout the Baltic Sea Region, the Law on the Protection and Management of the Marine Environment (28.10.2010) sets out the principles of regional cooperation.
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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 (hereinafter - the Ministry) is the leading public administration institution that develops policy in the following areas: 1.1. environment protection; 1.2. national development and regional development planning and coordination; 1.3. local government development and monitoring; 1.4. territorial development planning and land management; 1.5. introduction of the one-stop shop principle in the availability of state and local government services; 1.6. public investment; 1.7. e-government, information society and information technology in public administration. The Ministry is the highest authority for public administration institutions subordinate to the Ministry.
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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 policy, organize and coordinate its implementation and perform the functions specified in external regulatory enactments. In order to ensure the fulfillment of functions, the Ministry shall: 1. develop environmental quality standards, programs for the implementation of environmental quality standards, as well as action programs for the reduction of pollution; 2. ensure the planning, evaluation, implementation, monitoring and control of environmental protection and environmental infrastructure projects financed by the European Union funds and financial instruments, the Climate Change Financial Instrument, foreign and other financial instruments, as well as projects aimed at achieving climate policy objectives; 3. promote the integration of measures in other sectoral policy planning documents and regulatory enactments aimed at achieving the objectives of environmental protection policy; 4. in the field of territorial development planning, perform the functions of the responsible ministry specified in regulatory enactments, including ensuring the development of maritime spatial planning; 5. monitor the development of state information systems, compile and maintain data on state information systems; 6. perform other tasks specified in development planning documents and external regulatory enactments; 7. in accordance with its competence, represents the interests of the state in international organizations and institutions of the European Union. The regulations determine the structure of the ministry, the minister, the parliamentary secretary, the state secretary, etc. competence of officials, as well as determined by the institutions subordinate to the Ministry. The tasks of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (hereinafter - the Ministry) related to the protection of the marine environment are determined by the “Law on the Protection and Management of the Marine Environment” (28.10.2010) (http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=221385&from=off). The Ministry is responsible for compliance with the requirements of the Law on the Protection and Management of the Marine Environment (and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC) in general. According to the law, the ministry co-operates with competent institutions of other European Union member states and foreign countries.
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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 Environment Protection and Management Act (28.10.2010), the LHEI is responsible for the development of the preliminary assessment of the state of the marine environment, the determination of good environmental status of the marine environment and the development of marine environmental objectives, as well as the development and coordination of the implementation of the monitoring programme. The LHEI shall ensure public access to information related to the development and implementation of the marine strategy, as well as public participation, shall submit to the European Environment Agency the information contained in the marine assessment and obtained during the implementation of the marine environment monitoring programme.
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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 “On the 1974 and 1992 Helsinki Conventions on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area”): http://www.likumi.lv/doc.php?id=58050). The Republic of Latvia is represented by HELCOM in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development. In order to promote the development and implementation of a coherent and coordinated marine strategy throughout the Baltic Sea Region, the Law on the Protection and Management of the Marine Environment (28.10.2010) sets out the principles of regional cooperation.
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