Law on State Forest Service (1999) Country/Territory Latvia Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis , 416/419, December 15, 1999; Speaker of the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, 24, 30.12.1999. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest service/forest officers Forest management/forest conservation Monitoring Institution Enforcement/compliance Policy/planning Sustainable use Governance Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The State Forest Service is a State civil institution supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture, which institution is responsible for the implementation of uniform forest policy in all forests of Latvia, monitors compliance with regulatory enactments, and implements support programmes for ensuring sustainable forestry. The Service consists of the central headquarters of the Service and territorial units – State regional forest offices that perform the functions of the State Forest Service in specific territories, and a unit established for the performance of special assignments. The Law consists of 4 Chapters and 1 Appendix. Chapter 1 determines the structure and functions of the State Forest Service. Chapter 2 regards officials of the service, their duties and rights. Chapter 3 deals with compliance with decisions taken by officials of the service and appeal procedures thereof. Chapter 4 regards service provisions. Appendix 1 contains transitional provisions. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Amended by Law amending Law on state forest service. Legislation | Latvia | 2002 Keyword: Forest service/forest officers, Forest management/forest conservation, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX