Factsheet: Environmental Protection Law

Environmental Protection Law

Key Information

Country/Region:

European Union›LATVIA (LATVIJA)

Description:

The purpose of this Law is to ensure the preservation and recovery of the quality of the environment, as well as the sustainable utilisation of natural resources.

Goal/Aim:

Protection and sustainable management of the environment and natural resources.

Impact on regional bioeconomy objectives

Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Not Relevant

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Not Relevant

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Not Relevant

Building competitive biobased industries:

Not Relevant

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Not Relevant

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Not Relevant

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Not Relevant

Availability of financial resources:

Not Relevant

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Not Relevant

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Not Relevant

Contact References

Full name of Instrument & Measure (English):

Environmental Protection Law

Full name of Instrument & Measure (native language):

Vides aizsardzības likums (ar grozījumiem līdz 18.04.2013.)

Links:

http://likumi.lv/ta/veids/saeima/likumi

http://www.vvc.gov.lv/export/sites/default/docs/LRTA/Likumi/Environmental_Protec...

Responsible Authority:

Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development - Vides aizsardzības un reģionālās attīstības ministrija

Contact of Responsible Authority:

http://www.varam.gov.lv/eng/par_ministriju/

Completed by:

VTT

Completed on:

November, 2014

Advanced Information

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain:

Year Instrument & Measure Started:

2007

Year Last Instrument & Measure was last Amended:

2013

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Factsheet: Environmental Protection Law

Environmental Protection Law

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Fostering effective governance and involvement of the society:

Building a strong research, development and innovation base:

Enhancing the creation of jobs and ensuring availability of required skills:

Building competitive biobased industries:

Creating a reliable and enabling policy setting:

Address the (multilevel) cooperations needed to start biobased businesses:

Creating an attractive environment including infrastructure:

Availability of financial resources:

Learning from the strategies/actions of other regions, clusters,...:

Fostering the development of strong biobased markets:

Feedstock type targeted:

Product type targeted:

Value Chain: