Energy Law (1998) Pays/Territoire Lettonie Type du document Législation Date 1998 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Latvijas Vēstnesis, 273/275, 22.09.1998.; Latvijas Republikas Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta Ziņotājs, 20, 15.10.1998. Sujet Énergie, Environnement gén. Mot clé Législation de base Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Production d'énergie hydroélectrique Énergie renouvelable Autorisation/permis Commerce intérieur Protection du consommateur Commerce/industrie/sociétés Protection de l’environnement Enregistrement Gaz naturel Hydrocarbures Risques Responsabilité/indemnisation Éco-produits/processus écologique Lutte contre la pollution Normes environnementales Normes Aire géographique Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Europe du Nord Résumé This Law regulates the energy industry as the economic sector that covers the acquisition and use of energy resources for the production of various types of energy, the conversion, purchase, storage, transmission, distribution, trade and use of energy. The purpose of this Law is to ensure the energy user with efficient, safe and qualitative energy supply in the quantity demanded and for justified prices, diversifying the types of energy resources to be used, increasing the safety of the energy supply and observing the environmental protection requirements; to promote efficient use and balanced consumption of energy; to ensure the right of energy users to choose the type of energy to be consumed and the merchant; to promote economically justified competition; to determine the procedures for the management of energy industry and the principles for organisation and regulation of operation of energy supply merchants; to facilitate the use of local, renewable and secondary energy resources; to promote the friendly impact of energy industry on the environment and the use of environmentally friendly technologies. The energy policy is a part of the national economy policy and the main principles, objectives and directions thereof shall be determined by the Cabinet in policy planning instruments. The Law further provides for licensing and registration of energy supply merchants and operation thereof; restrictions of rights to the use of immovable property because of location of objects of an energy supply merchant therein; natural gas supply system; heating supply and cooling supply system; increase of energy efficiency; energy crisis; energy industry management; regulation of energy supply; liability for failing to comply with the requirements for supply of natural gas; and natural gas market. Texte intégral Letton/Anglais Site web likumi.lv Références - Législation Implemente Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC. Législation | Union européenne | 2009 Mot clé: Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Bioénergie, Biocarburant, Énergie renouvelable, Législation de base, EIA, Changement de climat, Développement durable, Utilisation durable, Biodiversité, Préservation de l'écosystème Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC. Législation | Union européenne | 2009 Mot clé: Gaz naturel, Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Autorisation/permis, Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Transport/dépôt Source: FAO, FAOLEX Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC. Législation | Union européenne | 2012 (2019) Mot clé: Législation de base, Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Énergie renouvelable, Éco-produits/processus écologique Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implementé par Cabinet Regulation No. 218 of 2002 on Energy Information System Législation | Lettonie | 2002 (2003) Mot clé: Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Collecte de données/déclarations, Gouvernance, Collectivité locale, Questions de procédures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 204 of 2011 on Procedures for the Determination of Equitable Compensation for Immovable Property to be Alienated for Public Needs Législation | Lettonie | 2011 Mot clé: Responsabilité/indemnisation, Expropriation, Questions de procédures, Cour/tribunaux Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decision No. 1/3 of the Board of the Public Utilities Commission of 2019 on Regulations Regarding General Authorisation and Registration in the Energy Sector Législation | Lettonie | 2019 (2019) Mot clé: Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Enregistrement, Gaz naturel, Commerce intérieur, Collecte de données/déclarations, Questions de procédures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 78 of 2017 on Trade and Use of Natural Gas Législation | Lettonie | 2017 Mot clé: Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Mise en application, Protection du consommateur, Gaz naturel, Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Questions de procédures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 243 of 2016 on Energy Efficiency Requirements for Centralised Heating Supply Systems in the Possession of a Licensed or Registered Energy Supply Merchant, and the Procedures for Conformity Examination Thereof Législation | Lettonie | 2016 Mot clé: Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Monitorage, Enregistrement Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 40 of 2002 on By-laws of the State Energy Crisis Centre Législation | Lettonie | 2002 (2003) Mot clé: Institution, Risques, Gouvernance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 876 of 2008 on Supply and Use of Thermal Energy Législation | Lettonie | 2008 (2015) Mot clé: Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives, Contrat/accord, Mise en application, Commerce/industrie/sociétés, Questions de procédures, Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Source: FAO, FAOLEX Cabinet Regulation No. 294 of 2016 on Procedures for Calculating Savings of Primary Energy Produced by Cogeneration Plants Législation | Lettonie | 2016 Mot clé: Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie, Lutte contre la pollution Source: FAO, FAOLEX