Cabinet Regulation No. 226 of 2017 on Regulations Regarding the Energy Efficiency Obligation Scheme Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 97, 18.05.2017. Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Data collection/reporting Procedural matters Enforcement/compliance Tax/levy Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the sectors to be included in the energy efficiency obligation scheme; the criteria for the selection of obligated parties of the energy efficiency obligation scheme; the scope of the obligations of the obligated parties in breakdown by years and the methodology for its determination; the system for the verification of the achieved energy savings; the procedures by which the costs incurred by the obligated party due to the energy efficiency improvement measures at the final customer or contributions determined for the obligated party to the State Energy Efficiency Fund shall be included in the charge for energy; and the procedures by which the costs referred to above shall be distributed between final customers and their method of payment. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC. Legislation | European Union | 2012 (2019) Keyword: Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Renewable energy, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Energy Efficiency Law (2016) Legislation | Latvia | 2016 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Sustainable development, Climate change, Policy/planning, Monitoring, Procedural matters, Local government, Inspection, Enforcement/compliance, Environmental audit, Liability/compensation Source: FAO, FAOLEX