Cabinet Order No. 103 of 2020 on Declaration of the Emergency Situation Pays/Territoire Lettonie Type du document Règlement Date 2020 (2020) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Latvijas Vēstnesis, 51A, 12.03.2020. Sujet Environnement gén., Alimentation et nutrition, Général Mot clé Santé publique Risques Évaluation/gestion des risques Gouvernance Participation du public Questions de procédures Collectivité locale EIA Hygiène/procédures sanitaires Transformation/manutention Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Nord Résumé This order declares the emergency situation throughout the State territory from the moment of taking of the decision until 9 June 2020 with the purpose of containing the spread of COVID-19 during validity of the emergency situation. The order provides that the Minister for Agriculture during the emergency situation shall be authorised to take decisions related to the containment and prevention of the consequences of COVID-19 in the field of food handling, agriculture, forest sector, and fisheries. The Ministry of Economics in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Health, and representatives of the catering sector shall prepare and the Minister for Economics shall approve measures for ensuring social distancing at public catering facilities. The order also provides that the public consultation laid down in environmental laws and regulations shall be organised remotely. The performer of extraction of natural resources, the operator performing polluting activities, the initiator of the intended activity or the developer of the environmental review of the planning document shall prepare a video presentation on the polluting activity (including on substantial changes), the intended activity or the environmental review of the planning document, and to post it on its website and on the website of the local government. Remote consultations shall take place for not less than five working days during which the interested parties may send questions and receive answers in the e-mail address indicated by the performer of extraction of natural resources, the operator performing polluting activities, the initiator of the intended activity or the developer of the environmental review of the planning document. Texte intégral Letton/Anglais Site web likumi.lv Références - Législation Implemente Epidemiological Safety Law (1997) Législation | Lettonie | 1997 (2018) Mot clé: Normes environnementales, Monitorage, Santé publique, Gouvernance, Mise en application, Responsabilité/indemnisation, Recherche, Désinfection, Normes, Protection de l’environnement, Santé des animaux, Parasites/maladies Source: FAO, FAOLEX Civil Protection and Disaster Management Law (2016) Législation | Lettonie | 2016 Mot clé: Risques, Questions de procédures, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Système d'alerte précoce Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law on Emergency Situation and State of Exception (2013) Législation | Lettonie | 2013 (2014) Mot clé: Risques, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Questions de procédures, Santé publique Source: FAO, FAOLEX