Energy Law (1998)

Subject

Energy, Environment gen.

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

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe

Abstract

This Law regulates the energy industry as the economic sector that covers the acquisition and use of energy resources for the production of various types of energy, the conversion, purchase, storage, transmission, distribution, trade and use of energy. The purpose of this Law is to ensure the energy user with efficient, safe and qualitative energy supply in the quantity demanded and for justified prices, diversifying the types of energy resources to be used, increasing the safety of the energy supply and observing the environmental protection requirements; to promote efficient use and balanced consumption of energy; to ensure the right of energy users to choose the type of energy to be consumed and the merchant; to promote economically justified competition; to determine the procedures for the management of energy industry and the principles for organisation and regulation of operation of energy supply merchants; to facilitate the use of local, renewable and secondary energy resources; to promote the friendly impact of energy industry on the environment and the use of environmentally friendly technologies. The energy policy is a part of the national economy policy and the main principles, objectives and directions thereof shall be determined by the Cabinet in policy planning instruments. The Law further provides for licensing and registration of energy supply merchants and operation thereof; restrictions of rights to the use of immovable property because of location of objects of an energy supply merchant therein; natural gas supply system; heating supply and cooling supply system; increase of energy efficiency; energy crisis; energy industry management; regulation of energy supply; liability for failing to comply with the requirements for supply of natural gas; and natural gas market.

Full text

English/Latvian

Website

likumi.lv

References - Legislation

Implements

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Renewable energy, Basic legislation, EIA, Climate change, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC.

Legislation | European Union | 2009

Keyword: Natural gas, Energy conservation/energy production, Authorization/permit, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Transport/storage

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

Implemented by

Cabinet Regulation No. 218 of 2002 on Energy Information System

Legislation | Latvia | 2002 (2003)

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Data collection/reporting, Governance, Local government, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 204 of 2011 on Procedures for the Determination of Equitable Compensation for Immovable Property to be Alienated for Public Needs

Legislation | Latvia | 2011

Keyword: Liability/compensation, Expropriation, Procedural matters, Court/tribunal

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Decision No. 1/3 of the Board of the Public Utilities Commission of 2019 on Regulations Regarding General Authorisation and Registration in the Energy Sector

Legislation | Latvia | 2019 (2019)

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Business/industry/corporations, Registration, Natural gas, Internal trade, Data collection/reporting, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 78 of 2017 on Trade and Use of Natural Gas

Legislation | Latvia | 2017

Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Enforcement/compliance, Consumer protection, Natural gas, Energy conservation/energy production, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 243 of 2016 on Energy Efficiency Requirements for Centralised Heating Supply Systems in the Possession of a Licensed or Registered Energy Supply Merchant, and the Procedures for Conformity Examination Thereof

Legislation | Latvia | 2016

Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Energy conservation/energy production, Monitoring, Registration

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 40 of 2002 on By-laws of the State Energy Crisis Centre

Legislation | Latvia | 2002 (2003)

Keyword: Institution, Hazards, Governance

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 876 of 2008 on Supply and Use of Thermal Energy

Legislation | Latvia | 2008 (2015)

Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Contract/agreement, Enforcement/compliance, Business/industry/corporations, Procedural matters, Energy conservation/energy production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 294 of 2016 on Procedures for Calculating Savings of Primary Energy Produced by Cogeneration Plants

Legislation | Latvia | 2016

Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX