National Security Law (2000) País/Territorio Letonia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2000 (2021) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen., General Palabra clave Peligros Gobernanza Cuestiones de procedimiento Salud pública Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Área geográphica Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Septentrional Resumen The Law prescribes the national security system and its tasks, the competence of the persons or institutions responsible for the national security system and the principles and procedures of coordination, implementation and control of their activities. The national security system is formed by the authorities implementing State authority and administration, and the citizens of Latvia to whom law delegates obligations and rights in the field of national security within the scope of specified competence. The tasks of the national security system are the following: to forecast in a timely manner and prevent internal and external threat to the State, to guarantee State defence, public safety and democratic development of society; to draw up a joint, systemic policy of national security for the authorities implementing State authority and administration, and to implement, in a coordinated and purposeful manner, the legal, economic, social, military, security and other measures determined by the State at all levels of State administration; and to ensure effective management to overcome threat to national security. Among others, the Law provides for critical infrastructure stipulating that critical infrastructure is objects, systems or parts thereof and services located in the Republic of Latvia which are of significance for ensuring the implementation of important public functions, and also human health protection, security, economic or social welfare and destruction of or interferences in the operation of which would significantly affect the implementation of State functions, except for the critical financial services referred to in Section 22.3 of this Law and the financial market infrastructures related thereto, including payment and financial instrument settlement systems within the meaning of the law On Settlement Finality in Payment and Financial Instrument Settlement Systems. Texto completo Letón/Inglés Página web likumi.lv