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Cabinet Regulation No. 384 of 2013 on By-law of the Latvian Geospatial Information Agency

Country/Territory
Latvia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Latvijas Vēstnesis, 140, 22.07.2013.
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil
Keyword
Zoning Institution Governance Procedural matters International organization International relations/cooperation Survey/mapping
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Regulation approves the by-law of the Latvian Geospatial Information Agency. The Latvian Geospatial Information Agency is a State administration institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Defence. The purpose of operation of the Agency is to implement the State policy in the field of geodesy, cartography and geospatial information. The Agency has the following functions: to obtain, process and maintain geospatial basic data for military and civil needs and to ensure carrying out of other functions laid down in the Geospatial Information Law; to create and develop the uniform geospatial basic data information system referred to in Section 12, Paragraph five, Section 17, Paragraph three and Section 18, Paragraph two of the Geospatial Information Law; and according to the competence thereof to co-operate with State and local government institutions, Member States of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the authorities of the European Union and competent international organisations, as well as to provide geodetic, cartographic and geospatial information to them and to the society.

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