{"id":9982,"date":"2026-07-06T13:12:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockbridge.legal\/legislative-review-june-29-july-3-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T08:46:07","slug":"legislative-review-june-29-july-3-2026","status":"publish","type":[67],"link":"https:\/\/rockbridge.legal\/en\/legislative-review-june-29-july-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Legislative Review June 29 \u2013 July 3, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9982\" class=\"elementor elementor-9982 elementor-9188\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e655216 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" 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Vasariete\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7edcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e7edcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><a href=\"#komerctiesibas\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW184533341 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184533341 BCX8\">COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE LAW<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW184533341 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2,\"335559685\":357,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h6><p>\u2013 <a href=\"#jaunas-prasibas-mediju-pakalpojumu-sniedzejiem\">New requirements for media service providers<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#stajies-speka-pienakums-iesniegt-un-registret-plg-valstspiederibas-un-kontroles-apjomu\">Obligation to submit and register UBO nationality and level of control enters into force<\/a><\/p><h6><a href=\"#nekustamie-ipasumi-buvnieciba\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW182456228 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182456228 BCX8\">REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW182456228 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":2,\"335551620\":2,\"335559685\":357,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/span><\/a><\/h6><p>\u2013 <a href=\"#pienemti-grozijumi-mk-noteikumos-nr-156-buvizstradajumu-tirgus-uzraudzibas-kartiba\">Amendments adopted to Cabinet Regulation No. 156 &#8220;Procedures for Market Surveillance of Construction Products&#8221;<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#pienemtas-izmainas-pasvaldibu-ires-ligumu-parslegsanas-kartiba\">Changes adopted regarding the procedure for renewing municipal rental agreements<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#grozijumi-buvniecibas-likuma-paatrinas-buvniecibas-procesus-un-vienkarsos-regulejumu\">Amendments to the Construction Law will accelerate construction processes and simplify regulation<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#termineta-nomas-liguma-izbeigsanas-un-ta-pagarinasanas-tiesiskais-pamats\">Legal basis for the termination and extension of fixed-term lease agreements<\/a><\/p><h6><a href=\"#energetika\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ENERGY<\/span><\/a><\/h6><p>\u2013 <a href=\"#sprk-apstiprina-maksimalas-siltumenergijas-iepirkuma-cenas-noteiksanas-kartibu-riga\">PUC approves the procedure for determining maximum thermal energy purchase prices in Riga<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#sprk-izsludina-publisko-konsultaciju-par-izmainam-elektroenergijas-parvades-sistemas-pakalpojumu-tarifu-aprekinasanas-metodika\">PUC announces public consultation on changes to the methodology for calculating electricity transmission system service tariffs<\/a><\/p><h6><a href=\"#reguletas-tiesibas\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">REGULATED INDUSTRIES<\/span><\/a><\/h6><p>\u2013 <a href=\"#sprk-pilnveido-elektronisko-sakaru-pakalpojumu-kvalitates-uzraudzibu\">PUC improves quality supervision of electronic communications services<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#sprk-izsludina-publisko-konsultaciju-par-grozijumiem-noteikumos-par-elektronisko-sakaru-pakalpojumu-tirgus-analizei-nepieciesamo-informaciju\">PUC announces public consultation on amendments to regulations regarding information necessary for electronic communications market analysis<\/a><\/p><h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#vides-tiesibas\">ENVIRONMENTAL LAW<\/a><\/span><\/h6><p>\u2013 <a href=\"#stiprina-speju-operativi-reaget-uz-vides-riskiem-izveidojot-risku-parvaldibas-departamentu\">Strengthening the capacity to respond promptly to environmental risks by establishing a Risk Management Department<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#seminars-daba-balstiti-risinajumi-udenstilpju-aizsardziba-teorija-un-prakse\">Seminar &#8220;Nature-based solutions in the protection of water bodies: theory and practice&#8221;<\/a><\/p><h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#nodokli\">TAXES<\/a><\/span><\/h6><p>\u2013 <a href=\"#pievienotas-vertibas-nodokla-samazinata-likme-12-partikas-produktu-piegadem\">Reduced Value Added Tax rate of 12% for food supplies<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#uznemumu-ienakuma-nodokla-alternativas-15-likmes-piemerosana-dividendem\">Application of an alternative 15% Corporate Income Tax rate to dividends<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#ienakuma-no-dzeramnaudas-deklaresana\">Declaration of income from tips<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#nodoklu-kopiga-starpvalstu-parbaude-un-kopiga-uzraudziba\">Joint cross-border tax audits and joint supervision<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#mans-vid-lietotne-bus-jauna-funkcionalitate-attaisnoto-izdevumu-noradisanai\">The &#8220;My SRS&#8221; app will feature new functionality for reporting eligible expenses<\/a><\/p><h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#muita\">CUSTOMS<\/a><\/span><\/h6><div><p>\u2013 <a href=\"#grozijumi-autonomo-savienibas-tarifu-kvotu-piemerosana-attieciba-uz-lauksaimniecibas-un-rupniecibas-produktiem\">Amendments to the application of autonomous Union tariff quotas for agricultural and industrial products<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#par-tarifu-kvotam-terauda-izstradajumiem\">Regarding tariff quotas for steel products<\/a><br\/>\u2013 <a href=\"#muitas-nodokla-0-likmes-piemerosana-konkretu-precu-importam\">Application of a 0% customs duty rate for the import of specific goods<\/a><\/p><\/div><h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"#stridu-izskirtsana\">DISPUTE RESOLUTION<\/a><\/span><\/h6><div><p>\u2013 <a 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data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">(<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW100453148 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/likumi.lv\/ta\/id\/369285-grozijumi-likuma-par-presi-un-citiem-masu-informacijas-lidzekliem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW100453148 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100453148 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Published version<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW100453148 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW100453148 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW14695283 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/h6><p><i><br>Entered into force on June 27, 2026.<br><\/i><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">Amendments to the Law &#8220;On the Press and Other Mass Media&#8221; establish  <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">additional obligations for media service providers, including the submission of information to the Register of Enterprises (RE). A new term, &#8220;media service provider,&#8221; has been introduced in the law<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">  \u2013  <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">a natural or legal person whose professional activity is to provide a media service, who has editorial responsibility for the choice of the content of the media service and who determines the manner in which it is organized.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">  The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">law stipulates that henceforth the founding of a mass medium or the creation of an electronic mass medium program or service must be mandatory applied for registration in the register of mass media.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">Information regarding the  <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">type<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">mass medium<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">frequency<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> initial<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">u<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">volume<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> , and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected BCX8 SCXW13031663\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177a745 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177a745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"stajies-speka-pienakums-iesniegt-un-registret-plg-valstspiederibas-un-kontroles-apjomu\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206830357 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun 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data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW206830357 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ur.gov.lv\/lv\/jaunums\/skaidrojums-par-grozijumiem-noziedzigi-iegutu-lidzeklu-legalizacijas-un-terorisma-un-proliferacijas-finansesanas-noversanas-likuma-attieciba-uz-patiesa-labuma-guveja-valstspiederibu-un-kontroles-apjomu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW206830357 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206830357 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Published version<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW206830357 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW206830357 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<br\/><br\/><\/span><\/span><\/h6><p><em>Entered into force on July 1, 2026.<\/em><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On December 3, 2025, amendments were adopted to the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Law on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism and Proliferation Financing, which entered into force on April 1, 2026. Meanwhile, the provisions providing for the concealment of ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) data in case of threat and the obligation to submit and register UBO nationality and level of control enter into force on July 1, 2026.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Firstly, if the public availability of information about a person as an ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) may pose a threat to this person or their family members being subjected to a criminal offense, the UBO has the right to submit an application to the Register of Enterprises (RE) requesting that information about them as a UBO be designated as restricted access information. Secondly, until now, identifying information, one nationality, the country of permanent residence, as well as the type of control were registered with the RE regarding UBOs. However, the amendments provide for the obligation to register all nationalities of the UBO, if the UBO has several, as well as to register the level of control exercised by the UBO in addition to the type of control. The transitional provisions of the law provide for a different procedure for updating information on UBO nationality and level of control, depending on whether the person is identifiable by a personal code in the registers or not.   <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a825b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"80a825b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"nekustamie-ipasumi-buvnieciba\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603852d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"603852d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory Acts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1122f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa1122f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"pienemti-grozijumi-mk-noteikumos-nr-156-buvizstradajumu-tirgus-uzraudzibas-kartiba\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW215080363 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215080363 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">Amendments adopted to Cabinet Regulation No. 156 &#8220;Procedures for Market Surveillance of Construction Products&#8221; (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW215080363 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/tapportals.mk.gov.lv\/legal_acts\/03833eee-460e-4133-98ea-180a1ae2ed3c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW215080363 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215080363 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Project ID: 26-TA-340<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW215080363 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW215080363 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><\/h6><p><i><br>Adopted at the Cabinet meeting on June 30, 2026.  <br><\/i><\/p><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"df9a86ac-78ba-51b8-a1db-7cdcb253d24e|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"RBL Normal\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"RBLNormal\",335572020,\"1\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",469777929,\"RBL Normal Char\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\" data-ccp-parastyle-linked-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"04dd8c3e-60f3-53a8-b1c5-f43a27ab4e09|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",201341986,\"1\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",268442635,\"22\",469775450,\"RBL Normal Char\",201340122,\"1\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"RBLNormalChar\",335572020,\"1\",134231262,\"true\",335551547,\"2057\",469777929,\"RBL Normal\",469778324,\"Default Paragraph Font\"]}\">The current <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">Cabinet regulations are based <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">on<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> European Union (EU) Regulation 305\/2011<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">laying down harmonized conditions for the marketing of construction products<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">; however, in 2024, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> EU adopted a new Regulation 2024\/3110, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">which establishes harmonized rules for the marketing of construction products<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> repeals <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">the old<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> regulation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">The amendments <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">to the Cabinet <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">regulations <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">include references <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">to<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">the new <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">regulation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">as well as <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">precisely define <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">when construction products are regulated under the new regulation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> and when under the old one<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">. The amendments strengthen the rights and obligations of market surveillance authorities in both regulatory regimes, including regarding the request for information and documentation, conformity assessment, sampling and expertise, as well as the submission of documents in the official state language.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW51519458 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ca24e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61ca24e\" 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Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">Changes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">adopted<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">regarding the procedure<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">renewing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">municipal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">rental agreements<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW256658098 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/likumi.lv\/ta\/id\/369396-grozijums-dzivojamo-telpu-ires-likuma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW256658098 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Published version<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256658098 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><i><br>Enters into force on July 1, 2026.  <br><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140868783 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"df9a86ac-78ba-51b8-a1db-7cdcb253d24e|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"RBL Normal\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"RBLNormal\",335572020,\"1\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New 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class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140868783 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">the deadline by which indefinite-term rental agreements must be converted to fixed-term agreements<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140868783 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> until December 31, 2028. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140868783 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">Previously, the law required the conversion of rental agreements to be completed by the end of 2026. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140868783 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">The amendments were adopted to resolve ambiguities that arose in practice and to ensure a uniform approach to the renewal of municipal rental agreements, especially considering the large volume of agreements in certain municipalities.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140868783 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> It is also stipulated that if the agreements are not renewed or a claim is not filed in court by December 31, 2028, their term of validity will be until December 31, 2036<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140868783 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589cb89 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"589cb89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"grozijumi-buvniecibas-likuma-paatrinas-buvniecibas-procesus-un-vienkarsos-regulejumu\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Amendments to the Construction Law will accelerate construction processes and simplify regulation (<a href=\"https:\/\/likumi.lv\/ta\/id\/369398-grozijumi-buvniecibas-likuma\">Published version<\/a>)<\/h6><p><i><br>Enters into force on August 1, 2026.  <br><\/i><\/p><p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192381849 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\" 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Additionally, the law provides solutions for accelerating the development of military infrastructure, allowing for deviations from construction standards at military sites while maintaining safety requirements. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192381849 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">Furthermore, the law stipulates that the local municipality <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192381849 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">will be able to individually assess <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192381849 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">the need for the construction initiator to perform a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW192381849 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\">cumulative effect assessment<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192381849 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"RBL Normal\"> of the environmental impact of the construction proposal in order to analyze the interaction between wind power plants and their 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class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">extension<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">of a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">fixed-term<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">lease<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">agreement (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW177637476 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/gateway.elieta.lv\/api\/v1\/PublicMaterialDownload\/6c433c58-1a47-4f20-94b2-fdd1b4881784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW177637476 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Case No. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">SKC-0532-26<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW177637476 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span> <\/span><\/h6><p><br><em>Judgment delivered on June 30, 2026.<\/em> <\/p><p>A lease agreement was concluded between the lessee and Person A until January 1, 2022, which provided that unless one of the parties expressed a desire to terminate the contractual relationship one month before the expiration of the agreement&#8217;s term, the agreement would be considered automatically extended under the same terms for another calendar year. Later, Person A gifted this property to Person B. On January 1, 2023, the lease agreement with the Lessee was terminated. The Lessee filed a claim in court against Person A and B, requesting that the concluded gift agreement be declared invalid and that the land lease agreement concluded between the lessee and Person A be declared valid.   <\/p><p>The parties disagree on the content of the agreement clause providing for the automatic extension of the agreement. The Lessee believes that the one-month term for termination and the automatic extension of the agreement for one calendar year apply every time a year passes \u2013 specifically, if neither party terminates the agreement one month before the expiration of the term, it is extended for another year. Conversely, the defendants disagree with this view and believe that the mentioned clause clearly stipulates that the automatic extension of the agreement is possible only once for one additional calendar year, after which the agreement expires.  <\/p><p>The Senate set aside the judgment of the appellate court and referred the case for a new hearing, as it found that the court had not correctly interpreted the terms of the agreement and had not ascertained the true will of the parties. Furthermore, the court had not evaluated all the evidence as a whole, as it had not properly assessed the correspondence between the parties, which showed that both parties anticipated the end of the agreement&#8217;s term. These circumstances indicated that the Lessee herself initially acknowledged the expiration of the agreement&#8217;s term. The Senate reminded that according to the Civil Law, a fixed-term lease agreement expires automatically upon the expiration of the term and does not require a notice of termination. Therefore, the court had to justify why the fixed-term agreement in this case was effectively converted into an indefinite-term agreement, but no such justification was provided in the judgment.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0695249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0695249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"energetika\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENERGY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707271a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"707271a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory Acts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e19a966 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e19a966\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"sprk-apstiprina-maksimalas-siltumenergijas-iepirkuma-cenas-noteiksanas-kartibu-riga\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96190085 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96190085 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">PUC approves the procedure for determining maximum thermal energy purchase prices in Riga<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96190085 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96190085 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">(<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW96190085 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vestnesis.lv\/op\/2026\/123.16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW96190085 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96190085 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Procedure<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW96190085 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW96190085 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW96190085 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <br><br><\/span><i><\/i><\/h6><p>The Procedure was developed in implementation of the delegation set out in the Energy Law for the PUC to determine the maximum thermal energy price, which from October 1, 2026, will have to be applied by the heat supply system operator whose volume of thermal energy delivered to users exceeds 2 million megawatt-hours per year (AS &#8220;R\u012bgas siltums&#8221;). The approved procedure provides for price caps on thermal energy that AS &#8220;R\u012bgas siltums&#8221; purchases from independent thermal energy producers. These will apply to the competitive market share on the right bank of Riga, where heat is produced by several companies and sold to AS &#8220;R\u012bgas siltums&#8221;. According to the approved procedure, AS &#8220;R\u012bgas siltums&#8221; will calculate and publish the maximum thermal energy purchase price every month, which independent thermal energy producers will not be able to exceed when selling thermal energy in the competitive market segment. At the same time, the principle of economic gradualism established in the Energy Law will continue to be observed, ensuring that the cheapest thermal energy offered on the market is purchased primarily.      <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3065efd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3065efd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Draft Regulatory Acts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d698698 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d698698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"sprk-izsludina-publisko-konsultaciju-par-izmainam-elektroenergijas-parvades-sistemas-pakalpojumu-tarifu-aprekinasanas-metodika\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW184471353 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184471353 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">PUC announces public consultation on changes to the methodology for calculating electricity transmission system service tariffs (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW184471353 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprk.gov.lv\/lv\/media\/12428\/download?attachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW184471353 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184471353 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Consultation document<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW184471353 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW184471353 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW184471353 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/h6><p><i><br>Opinions and proposals can be submitted until July 13, 2026.  <br><\/i><\/p><p>The draft amendments provide for improving the approach to forecasting personnel costs, establishing principles for the attribution of communication and public information costs, introducing uniform principles for evaluating outsourcing costs, as well as clarifying the procedure for using the regulatory account. It is planned that the amendments will enter into force on August 1, 2026.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0166506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0166506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REGULATED INDUSTRIES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a7edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"60a7edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory Acts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f319d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f319d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"sprk-pilnveido-elektronisko-sakaru-pakalpojumu-kvalitates-uzraudzibu\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204874443 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204874443 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">PUC improves quality supervision of electronic communications services<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204874443 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW204874443 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vestnesis.lv\/op\/2026\/123.15\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW204874443 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204874443 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Methodology<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW204874443 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW204874443 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW204874443 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/h6><p><em><br>Adopted on June 29, 2026.  <br><\/em><\/p><p>A new Methodology for Measuring the Quality of Electronic Communications Services has been approved, which expands the quality supervision of electronic communications services and ensures a modern approach to evaluating the quality of voice communications and mobile internet. Henceforth, service quality measurements will be performed not only at fixed locations but also while in motion, thereby obtaining a more complete picture of service quality in various territories of Latvia. The new methodology provides for a uniform procedure for performing voice communication and mobile internet quality measurements, evaluating the results, and publishing them.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e433c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e433c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Draft Regulatory Acts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a5fe30 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a5fe30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"sprk-izsludina-publisko-konsultaciju-par-grozijumiem-noteikumos-par-elektronisko-sakaru-pakalpojumu-tirgus-analizei-nepieciesamo-informaciju\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW204874443 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180165972 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180165972 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">PUC announces public consultation on amendments to regulations regarding information necessary for electronic communications market analysis (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW180165972 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sprk.gov.lv\/lv\/media\/12389\/download?attachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW180165972 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180165972 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Consultation document<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180165972 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180165972 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/h6><p><em><br>Opinions and proposals can be submitted until July 31, 2026.  <br><\/em><\/p><p>One of the functions of the PUC is market supervision and analysis. To perform these functions qualitatively and objectively, the PUC requires data from merchants, among other things. The submission of this data is determined by the &#8220;Regulations regarding information necessary for electronic communications market analysis and the deadlines for its submission.&#8221; The consultation document was developed regarding amendments to these regulations, which provide for improving the information necessary for electronic communications market analysis. The existing deadlines for submitting information and the principles by which merchants required to provide information are determined are maintained. It is planned that the amendments will enter into force by October 1, 2026, and for the first time, merchants will submit information according to the new requirements by November 1, 2026.         <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49e84c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e49e84c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"vides-tiesibas\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ENVIRONMENTAL LAW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e09cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0e09cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806cb00 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"806cb00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"stiprina-speju-operativi-reaget-uz-vides-riskiem-izveidojot-risku-parvaldibas-departamentu\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24790097 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24790097 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24790097 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">trengthening the capacity to respond promptly to environmental risks by establishing a Risk Management Department (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW24790097 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vvd.gov.lv\/lv\/jaunums\/vvd-stiprina-speju-operativi-reaget-uz-vides-riskiem-izveidojot-risku-parvaldibas-departamentu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW24790097 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24790097 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">read here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW24790097 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24790097 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<br\/><br\/><\/span><\/span><\/h6><p>To ensure faster, more coordinated, and more effective response to environmental threats, the State Environmental Service (SES) is improving its work organization by establishing a Risk Management Department. The new department will combine the previously separate operational management and coordination in the areas of pollution and fisheries control, where two separate management centers previously operated. At the same time, the assessment of industrial accident risks and related supervision, which were previously organizationally separate, will be concentrated within it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1e7e5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a1e7e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"seminars-daba-balstiti-risinajumi-udenstilpju-aizsardziba-teorija-un-prakse\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">Seminar<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">Nature-based<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">solutions<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">in the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">protection<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">of water bodies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">: <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">theory<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">practice<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">&#8220;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> (<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW161905691 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.varam.gov.lv\/lv\/jaunums\/atverta-pieteiksanas-otrajam-seminaram-par-daba-balstitiem-risinajumiem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW161905691 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">read here<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" lang=\"DE-DE\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161905691 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><\/h6><p><em><br>Will take place on July 23-24. Registration until July 19, 2026 <br><\/em><\/p><p>On July 23, experts will discuss online the connection between climate change and water quality and rising water levels, the role of nature-based solutions in the protection of coasts and water bodies, coastal erosion processes, and opportunities to mitigate their impact. The seminar will also cover practical examples demonstrating how nature-based solutions help strengthen climate resilience and improve the quality of the water environment. <\/p><p>On July 24, in Kurzeme, participants will have the opportunity to personally explore several implemented solutions and projects in the vicinity of Liep\u0101ja, including the territory of Lake Liep\u0101ja, the \u0100lande River walking trail in Grobi\u0146a, and other places where natural processes are used as part of sustainable territorial development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db868ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db868ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"nodokli\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TAXES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29ef13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29ef13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82403d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f82403d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"pievienotas-vertibas-nodokla-samazinata-likme-12-partikas-produktu-piegadem\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">Reduced <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">Value<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">Added<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">Tax<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">rate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> of 12% for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">food<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">product<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">supplies<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">(<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW166983249 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vid.gov.lv\/lv\/media\/35131\/download?attachment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW166983249 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Methodological material<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166983249 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<br\/><br\/><\/span><\/span><\/h6><p>01.07.2026. Amendments to the VAT Law entered into force, stipulating that a reduced tax rate of 12% applies to fresh fruits, berries, and vegetables (including washed, peeled, shelled, cut, and packaged, provided they are not thermally or otherwise processed), as well as to specific bread, milk, poultry meat, and egg products. The material published by the SRS explains which products the reduced VAT rate is applicable to and what the exceptions are. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d5ee7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61d5ee7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"uznemumu-ienakuma-nodokla-alternativas-15-likmes-piemerosana-dividendem\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>Application of an alternative 15% Corporate Income Tax rate to dividends (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vid.gov.lv\/lv\/media\/35134\/download?attachment\">Methodological material<\/a>)<br><br><\/h6><p>From January 1, 2026, an alternative procedure for applying corporate income tax to dividends has been introduced for companies whose members are only natural persons. 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<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b65af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72b65af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"muita\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CUSTOMS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0090c81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0090c81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Regulatory Acts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c6b8e1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c6b8e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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Tariff quotas mainly apply to chemical and technological products used as raw materials in industrial production. They allow certain products to be imported in a specific volume with a reduced or 0% customs duty rate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f338e4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f338e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"par-tarifu-kvotam-terauda-izstradajumiem\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">Regarding <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">tariff<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">quotas<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">for steel<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">products<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">(<\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW166158848 BCX8\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/LV\/TXT\/PDF\/?uri=OJ:L_202601457\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW166158848 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Regulation (EU) 2026\/1457<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><br><br><\/h6><p><em>Entered into force on July 1, 2026.<\/em><\/p><p>Regulation 2026\/1457 &#8220;Steel Regulation&#8221; opens tariff quotas in the amount of 18,345,922 t for 26 product categories and sets an out-of-quota duty with a 50% ad valorem rate. These tariff quotas are allocated according to the tariff quota order numbers indicated in Annex I of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026\/1457, which are divided by product categories and countries. The regulation applies from July 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-843659c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"843659c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"muitas-nodokla-0-likmes-piemerosana-konkretu-precu-importam\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW166158848 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW9273039 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW9273039 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" 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has adopted Regulation 2026\/1461, which stipulates that a customs duty rate of 0% shall apply to the import of goods listed in its annex, classified under the European Union Combined Nomenclature codes 0306 11 90 \u2013 frozen rock lobsters and other sea crawfish, 0306 12 10 and 0306 12 90 \u2013 frozen lobsters, 0306 32 10 \u2013 live lobsters, and 1605 30 90 \u2013 lobsters, prepared or preserved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8191f41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8191f41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"stridu-izskirtsana\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DISPUTE RESOLUTION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac22a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac22a98\" 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offensive statements about the Plaintiff, for example, calling her a thief. The Regional Court dismissed the claim, stating that the Defendant&#8217;s allegations are not related to a reference to any specific criminal offense but are to be recognized as an emotionally and subjectively expressed opinion.<\/p><p>The Senate reminded that liability can also arise for expressing an unfounded and offensive opinion if this opinion is crude and offensive and lacks a factual basis. In this regard, the Senate points out that a purposeful, deliberately organized set of actions, publicly accusing another person of committing criminal offenses, cannot be equated to an opinion expressed in a sudden burst of emotion. For such an opinion to be recognized as proportionate, the court would have had to establish that the plaintiff&#8217;s actions as a manager could contain indications of possible criminal conduct, but no such justification is found in the court&#8217;s judgment.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11161f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c11161f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"kriminalsoda-un-mediciniska-rakstura-piespiedu-lidzekla-piemerosana-savstarpeji-viens-otru-neizsledz\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span class=\"TextRun SCXW37225721 BCX8\" lang=\"LV-LV\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37225721 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{\"ObjectId\":\"2adaac41-52e5-5bec-b074-aed592229426|1\",\"ClassId\":1073872969,\"Properties\":[469775450,\"1st level (heading)\",201340122,\"2\",134234082,\"true\",134233614,\"true\",469778129,\"1stlevelheading\",335572020,\"1\",134224900,\"true\",469777841,\"Aptos\",469777842,\"Times New Roman\",469777843,\"Times New Roman\",469777844,\"Aptos\",469769226,\"Aptos,Times New Roman\",335551547,\"2057\",335559740,\"240\",201341983,\"0\",335559739,\"120\",335559738,\"120\",335551550,\"6\",335551620,\"6\",335560102,\"0\",134245418,\"true\",469775498,\"Normal\",201342446,\"1\",201342447,\"5\",201342448,\"1\",201342449,\"1\",201341986,\"1\",268442635,\"22\"]}\">The application of a criminal penalty and a compulsory measure of a medical nature are not mutually exclusive<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37225721 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"1st level (heading)\"> (Case No. SKK-67\/2026)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW37225721 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134245418\":true,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":6,\"335551620\":6,\"335559738\":120,\"335559739\":120,\"335559740\":240}\"> <\/span><\/h6><p><em><br>Judgment delivered on July 1, 2026.  <br><\/em><\/p><p>The accused person deliberately failed to comply with a decision on protection against violence; therefore, the Riga City Court, finding the accused guilty, sentenced her to eight months of imprisonment. Since an expert&#8217;s opinion established that at the time of committing these offenses, the accused was in a state of diminished responsibility, the court also imposed a compulsory measure of a medical nature on the accused, namely, outpatient treatment in a medical institution. <\/p><p>Having examined the defense counsel&#8217;s appeal, the Riga Regional Court set aside the judgment in the part regarding the application of a compulsory measure of a medical nature. 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data-id=\"1f07968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ALISA LE\u0160KOVI\u010cA\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52aac0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52aac0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PARTNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9d8908 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9d8908\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Alisa is an experienced advocate and a partner at RockBridge Legal. Since 2008, Alisa has advised clients and provided legal assistance in complex tax and customs matters.  <\/p><p>Alisa also specializes in anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, and compliance matters. Alisa has significant experience in corporate crime and investigation cases related to tax, customs, and sanctions issues. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0638b6 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d0638b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:%20(+371)%2029340444\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">  (+371) 29340444<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li 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elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9172a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c9172a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Viktorija Jarkina-To\u010da<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f2198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54f2198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PARTNER, ATTORNEY AT LAW<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-029250a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"029250a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr. iur. Viktorija Jarkina is a partner at RockBridge Legal, ranked by international legal directories Chambers Europe, Chambers Global, Best Lawyers, and Legal 500 among the leading criminal defense attorneys in Latvia. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":true,\"134233118\":true}\"> <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Viktorija specializes in shareholder disputes, civil and commercial litigation, as well as criminal law, providing representation and defense in white-collar crime cases, including money laundering and environmental offenses. Additionally, Viktorija has extensive experience working with franchises, providing full legal assistance related to franchising. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c227add elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c227add\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:%20(+371)%2027%20727%20077\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(+371) 27 727 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href=\"https:\/\/rockbridge.legal\/en\/attorney\/viktorija-jarkina-toca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LEARN MORE <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da94501 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"da94501\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c506b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c506b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rockbridge.legal\/en\/news\/\">RETURN TO ARTICLES &gt;<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee91c47 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ee91c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-search11\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf9c40b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf9c40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEARCH ARTICLE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-451fb62 elementor-search-form--skin-classic elementor-search-form--button-type-icon elementor-search-form--icon-search elementor-widget elementor-widget-search-form\" data-id=\"451fb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"search-form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<search role=\"search\">\n\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/rockbridge.legal\/en\/\" method=\"get\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-search-form__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"elementor-screen-only\" 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class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-envelope-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68d330e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68d330e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEARCH BY TOPICS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57800ec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-category-list\" data-id=\"57800ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-category-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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