Public Procurement Law (2016) Country/Territory Latvia Document type Legislation Date 2016 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 254, 29.12.2016. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, General Keyword Framework law Agricultural commodities Governance Procedural matters Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Business/industry/corporations Access-to-information Contract/agreement Public land Public participation Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract The purpose of the Law is to ensure openness of procurements; free competition of economic operators, and also equal and fair treatment thereof; and effective use of the funds of the contracting authority, minimising the risk thereof as far as possible. Among others, the Law also provides for green public procurement; quality assurance standards; environmental management standards; European single procurement document; and special rules with respect to energy efficiency. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv