Epidemiological Safety Law (1997)

Subject

Livestock, Environment gen.

Keyword

Environmental standards Monitoring Public health Governance Enforcement/compliance Liability/compensation Research Disinfection/disinfestation Standards Protection of environment Animal health Pests/diseases

Geographical area

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

Abstract

This Law provides for epidemiological safety. Its purpose is to regulate epidemiological safety and specify the rights and duties of State authorities, local governments, and natural persons and legal persons in the field of epidemiological safety, as well as to determine liability for the violation of this Law. Epidemiological safety includes the environmental health measures; the epidemiological surveillance of infectious diseases, including the registration, enumeration and analysis of the morbidity for infectious diseases; the laboratory examination of human, animal and environmental materials for the monitoring of circulation of infectious disease-causing agents; the study of the immunity of the population; the provision of immunobiological preparations and the vaccination of the population; the detection, enumeration, treatment and, if necessary, the isolation of patients and infected persons; the laboratory examination, medical and epidemiological observation of exposed persons; the restriction and prohibition of the occupational activities of patients and infected persons; the recovery measures of the infectious disease sources, as well as measures for the discontinuance of the circulation of infectious disease-causing agents in the external environment; public health protection measures; informing the inhabitants regarding the epidemiological situation and education on issues regarding the prophylaxis of infectious diseases; and the application of compulsory measures laid down in law for failure to implement epidemiological safety measures.

Full text

English/Latvian

Website

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References - Legislation

Implemented by

Cabinet Regulation No. 618 of 2010 on Disinfection, Disinsectisation and Deratisation

Legislation | Latvia | 2010

Keyword: Disinfection/disinfestation, Procedural matters, Environmental standards, Education, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 7 of 1999 on Procedures for Registration of Infectious Diseases

Legislation | Latvia | 1999 (2013)

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Public health, Data collection/reporting, Inspection, Processing/handling, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Disinfection/disinfestation, Governance, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Procedural matters

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 692 of 2017 on Procedures for Establishing and Maintaining a Bathing Water Site and Managing its Water Quality

Legislation | Latvia | 2017

Keyword: Recreational water use, Thermal and medicinal waters, Monitoring, Water quality standards, Pollution control, Public health, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 125 of 2017 on Regulations Regarding the Procedures for Granting and Cancellation of the Status of the National Reference Laboratory in the Field of Epidemiological Safety or Suspension of the Operation Thereof, and also Regarding the Rights and Obligations of the National Reference Laboratory

Legislation | Latvia | 2017

Keyword: Public health, Research, Institution, Governance, Procedural matters, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 1050 of 2010 on Procedures for the Implementation of Public Health Measures

Legislation | Latvia | 2010 (2012)

Keyword: Pests/diseases, Animal health, Hazards, Public health, Governance, Procedural matters, Disinfection/disinfestation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Regulation No. 38 of 2012 on Procedures for Establishing and Maintaining Bathing Sites

Legislation | Latvia | 2012 (2014)

Keyword: Thermal and medicinal waters, Public health, Recreational water use, Monitoring, Water quality standards, Pollution control, Groundwater, Freshwater pollution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Cabinet Order No. 103 of 2020 on Declaration of the Emergency Situation

Legislation | Latvia | 2020 (2020)

Keyword: Public health, Hazards, Risk assessment/management, Governance, Public participation, Procedural matters, Local government, EIA, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Processing/handling, Food quality control/food safety

Source: FAO, FAOLEX