Cabinet Regulation No. 78 of 2017 on Trade and Use of Natural Gas Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Business/industry/corporations Enforcement/compliance Consumer protection Natural gas Energy conservation/energy production Procedural matters Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The Regulation prescribes (1) the procedures for supplying and discontinuing the supply of natural gas to system users, the requirements for secure use of the natural gas system, the rights and obligations of a trader, public trader, system operator, system user and owner of a gasified object in the supply and use of natural gas; (2) the procedures for settling payments for the received services, the amount of late payment interest, the procedures for changing traders, and the supply of system users in the case of disruptions in the supply of natural gas; (3) the procedures for ensuring the supply of natural gas to captive consumers by a public trader; (4) the procedures for selecting a public trader; and (5) the procedures for determining and publishing the price for the supply of last resort for final non-captive consumers and the gasified objects of which are connected to the natural gas distribution system. Full text English Website www.likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Energy Law (1998) Legislation | Latvia | 1998 (2016) Keyword: Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Hydropower generation, Renewable energy, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Consumer protection, Business/industry/corporations, Protection of environment, Registration, Natural gas, Oil, Hazards, Liability/compensation, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Pollution control, Environmental standards, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX 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