Cabinet Regulation No. 30 of 2015 on Procedures by Which the State Environmental Service Shall Issue Technical Regulations for the Intended Activity Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword EIA Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes the intended activities, for the performance of which technical regulations are required; the requirements for the content of technical regulations; the procedure for requesting and preparing technical regulations; and the requirements for making amendments to technical regulations. According to the Regulation, technical regulations lay down the environmental protection requirements for the intended activity at its performance site. The aforementioned requirements are binding to the person performing the activity. Technical regulations are required for the activities for which, after performance of the initial assessment, an environmental impact assessment is not necessary in accordance with the Law On Environmental Impact Assessment, or for the activities referred to in the Annex to this Regulation. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Legislation | European Union | 2011 (2014) Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on Environmental Impact Assessment (1998) Legislation | Latvia | 1998 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, EIA, Waterworks Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment. Legislation | European Union | 2014 Keyword: EIA, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Climate change, Offences/penalties, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX