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Translation validity: 31.05.2022.–29.06.2024.
Amendments not included:
13.06.2024.
Text consolidated by Valsts valodas centrs (State
Language Centre) with amending laws of:
12 March 2021
(Constitutional Court Judgment) [shall come into force on
12 March 2021];
18 March 2021 [shall come into force on 20 March
2021];
28 May 2021 (Constitutional Court Judgment [shall come
into force on 28 May 2021];
1 June 2021 [shall come into force on 3 June 2021];
21 June 2021 (Constitutional Court Judgment [shall come
into force on 22 June 2021];
9 December 2021 [shall come into force on 1 January
2022];
19 May 2022 [shall come into force on 31 May 2022].
If a whole or part of a section has been amended, the
date of the amending law appears in square brackets at
the end of the section. If a whole section, paragraph or
clause has been deleted, the date of the deletion appears
in square brackets beside the deleted section, paragraph
or clause.
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The Saeima1 has adopted and
the President has proclaimed the following law:
Law on
Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
Chapter I
General Provisions
Section 1. Administrative
Territory
An administrative territory is a territorial unit of Latvia
which is administered by a local government within the scope of
its competence.
Section 2. Populated Area
A populated area is a territory which is inhabited by people,
where material pre-conditions for residence therein have been
established and to which the relevant status of populated area
has been granted according to the procedures specified by laws
and regulations.
Section 3. Scope of Application of
the Law
(1) The Law prescribes the conditions and procedures for the
creation, keeping records, modifying borders, and establishment
of the administrative centre of administrative territories and
the territorial units of municipalities, and also the procedures
for determining the status of a populated area and keeping
records of such areas, and the competence of institutions in
these matters.
(2) In order to strengthen common identity among residents and
preserve and sustainably develop the cultural and historical
environment, belonging of towns and rural territories to
historical Latvian regions - Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme, Zemgale,
and Sēlija - shall be governed by a separate law.
Chapter
II
Administrative Territories and Territorial Units
Section 4. Administrative
Territories
(1) The Republic of Latvia shall be divided into the following
administrative territories:
1) territories of State city governments;
2) territories of municipality governments (hereinafter - the
municipalities).
(2) Administrative territories and their administrative
centres shall be determined by the Saeima in the Annex to
the Law.
Section 5. Territorial Division of a
Municipality
(1) The territory of a municipality shall be divided into the
following units:
1) towns;
2) rural territories.
(2) Territorial units of municipalities shall be determined by
the Saeima in the Annex to the Law.
(3) The municipality council may determine such territorial
division of a municipality in the local government by-law which
consists of several rural territories or rural territories and a
town, designating such territorial division with a relevant
toponym and the word "union".
Section 6. Borders of Administrative
Territories and Territorial Units of a Municipality
(1) The borders of an administrative territory shall be
determined by the Cabinet by ensuring the geographical unity of
the administrative territory.
(2) The Cabinet may modify the borders of an administrative
territory if as a result of modifying the borders the
administrative territory or the territorial unit of a
municipality retains its status and the territorial unit of a
municipality is not amalgamated with another administrative
territory.
(3) The borders of the territorial units of a municipality
shall be determined by the municipality council, insofar as the
borders of the municipality are not modified and the area of the
territorial unit is not substantially changed.
(4) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures and conditions
for determining, modifying, and updating the borders of an
administrative territory and the territorial units of a
municipality, and also the procedures and conditions for changing
the status of an administrative centre.
(5) When amalgamating or dividing an administrative territory,
and also when modifying its borders, the interests of the
residents of the country and local government, the Cabinet
opinion, and decisions of the councils of interested local
governments shall be evaluated.
(6) The Cabinet shall determine the conditions and procedures
for the reallocation of authorities, finances, property, rights,
and liabilities of a local government if the borders of
administrative territories are modified or they are divided.
Chapter
III
Populated Areas
Section 7. Types of Populated
Areas
The Republic of Latvia has the following populated areas:
1) cities and towns;
2) villages;
3) mazciemi (small villages);
4) farmsteads.
Section 8. Cities and Towns
(1) Rīga is the capital city of the Republic of Latvia.
(2) Cities of the Republic of Latvia are divided into State
cities and municipality towns.
(3) The State cities are Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jēkabpils,
Jūrmala, Liepāja, Ogre, Rēzekne, Rīga, Valmiera, and
Ventspils.
(4) Towns are determined in Annex to the Law.
Section 9. Villages
(1) The status of a village shall be granted and revoked by
the municipality council on the basis of the spatial plan of a
local government which lays down the village borders and provides
a justification for the need to establish the village.
(2) The status of a village may be granted to such part of a
municipality territory where building is or is planned to be
concentrated, people are living permanently, and the appropriate
infrastructure has been developed.
(3) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures for granting
the status of a village, for granting the status of a town to a
village, and also the procedures for determining the village
borders.
(4) If a village has more than 5000 permanent residents, the
council of the relevant local government shall, in accordance
with Paragraph three of this Section, submit a proposal to the
Cabinet for determining the status of a town to the relevant
village.
Section 10. Mazciemi and
Farmsteads
(1) A mazciems is a historically developed populated
area where building is predominantly dispersed or concentrated,
for which borders have not been specified in the municipality
spatial plan and the name of which is included in the Toponym
Database of the Latvian Geospatial Information Agency. The
municipality council or the competent authority of a local
government shall determine the addresses included in the
mazciems.
(2) Farmstead is one separate residential building or several
separate residential buildings, and also the domestic buildings
in the territory functionally linked to this building or
buildings where the land is primarily used for agriculture or
forestry. The status of a farmstead shall be granted by the local
government council by assigning a name to the farmstead.
Chapter
IV
Names of Administrative Territories and Populated Areas
Section 11. Names of Administrative
Territories, Their Territorial Units, and Populated Areas
(1) Names to cities and towns, municipalities, and rural areas
shall be given, and cities and towns, municipalities, and rural
areas shall be renamed by a law upon the evaluation of the
Cabinet opinion and the decision of the council of the interested
local government.
(2) Names to villages and mazciemi shall be given and
the abovementioned populated areas shall be renamed by the
relevant municipality council.
(3) A local government council shall give, change, or remove
names of streets and squares in cities, towns, and villages,
names or numbers of farmsteads, the land parcels intended for
building, and buildings, and also numbers of building units. The
State Land Service shall remove the address of a building unit
and shall inform the local government thereof if the building
unit is deleted from the State Immovable Property Cadastre
Information System. A local government council may delegate the
giving, changing or removing of the names or numbers of
buildings, land parcels intended for building, and building units
to any authority of such local government.
(4) The decision to give, change or remove a name or number
shall be sent by the relevant local government to the State Land
Service within five working days after the signing thereof.
Section 12. Conditions for Giving a
Name
(1) Names of administrative territories and their territorial
units, and also streets, squares, farmsteads, and land parcels
intended for building shall be given, changed or approved in
compliance with the provisions of the Official Language Law for
the creation and use of place names, and also the geographical,
historical, living and other conditions.
(2) When renaming populated areas which have a point for the
provision of postal services, railway station, bus station,
aerodrome or port, the local government council which has taken
the decision on the renaming shall, within five working days
after signing of the decision, inform the relevant sectoral
ministry thereof.
Chapter V
Registration of Administrative Territories, Their Territorial
Units, and Populated Areas
Section 13. Keeping Records of
Administrative Territories, Their Territorial Units, and
Populated Areas
(1) Administrative territories, their territorial units,
villages and their borders, and also mazciemi shall be
registered by the State Land Service in the State Address
Register Information System (hereinafter - the Address Register)
on the basis of laws and regulations or a decision of the council
of the relevant local government.
(2) Streets, squares, buildings, farmsteads, land parcels
intended for building, and building units shall be registered in
the Address Register by the State Land Service on the basis of
the information provided by the competent authority of the local
government.
(3) The Cabinet shall determine:
1) the basic principles of the address system, the procedures
for allocating addresses and maintaining the Address Register,
and also the procedures for the registration and circulation of
information;
2) the procedures for requesting and issuing data from the
Address Register, and also the amount and type of data to be
issued free of charge and for a fee;
3) the persons who shall pay the State Land Service for the
preparation and issuing of data from the Address Register in the
amount specified by laws and regulations;
4) the procedures for making the payment for the issuing of
data from the Address Register.
(4) The address shall be allocated, changed, updated or
removed in accordance with the law or by decision of a local
government. A decision of a local government may be issued also
in the form of a general administrative act.
Section 14. Administrative
Regions
[9 December 2021]
Transitional
Provisions
1. With the coming into force of this Law, the Law on
Administrative Territories and Populated Areas (Latvijas
Republikas Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta Ziņotājs, 2009, No.
3; Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2010, No. 23, 149; 2011, No. 112,
202; 2015, No. 64) is repealed.
2. With the coming into force of this Law, the local
governments of cities and municipalities shall continue to
perform their functions and tasks in accordance with the
procedures laid down in laws and regulations until the first
meeting of the local government council elected in the local
government elections of 2021 or of the temporary administration
appointed by separate law, which is convened on 1 July 2021 in
accordance with the procedures laid down in the Law. Until 30
June 2021, Cabinet Regulation No. 154 of 19 March 2013,
Regulations Regarding the Approval of Descriptions of the Borders
of Cities and Administrative Territories of Municipalities, shall
be applicable to the activities of local governments.
[1 June 2021]
3. The Central Election Commission shall proclaim the local
government elections of 2021 in the administrative territories
laid down by the Law.
4. In order to ensure the local government elections of 2021
in the municipalities affected by the amalgamation of
administrative territories, the local government councils shall,
by 1 December 2020, convene a general meeting of the councillors
of all the local governments to be amalgamated, and it shall
elect a municipality election commission. The chairperson of the
council of the local government with the largest number of
inhabitants in accordance with the current data of the Population
Register shall propose the convening of a general meeting of
councillors and chair it. Upon electing the municipality election
commission, the number of votes of councillors of each local
government shall be proportionate to the total population of the
relevant local government. In such case:
1) the municipality election commission shall be established
and it shall operate in accordance with the law governing the
work of local government election commissions and polling station
commissions, insofar as it is not in contradiction with the
Law;
2) the first meeting of the commission shall be convened by
the chairperson of the council of the local government with the
largest number of inhabitants in accordance with the current data
of the Population Register, or a person authorised thereby;
3) all local government councils shall finance the operation
of the municipality election commission from the budgets thereof
in proportion to the number of inhabitants of the relevant local
government territory according to the current data of the
Population Register;
4) the address of the election commission shall be the address
of the election commission of the local government with the
largest number of inhabitants according to the current data of
the Population Register.
5. If the general meeting of councillors fails to establish
the municipality election commission according to the procedures
specified in the Law by 1 December 2020, it shall be appointed by
the Central Election Commission in accordance with the law On the
Central Election Commission.
6. As of the first meeting of the local government council
newly elected in the local government elections of 2021 or of the
temporary administration appointed by separate law, the powers of
all previous local government councils shall expire. A
municipality government shall be the successor to the
authorities, finances, property, rights, and liabilities of the
local governments included in the relevant municipality. The
executive director of the local government with the largest
number of inhabitants prior to elections according to the current
data of the Population Register as on 1 January 2021 shall be
responsible for ensuring the continuity of the work of local
government institutions and local government capital companies
until the day when the local government councils elected in the
local government elections of 2021 decide on the appointing of
the executive director.
[1 June 2021]
7. The Cabinet shall determine the conditions and procedures
by which a State earmarked grant for the development of a joint
administrative structure project of future municipalities is
granted to local governments within the framework of
administrative and territorial reform by 1 July 2021.
8. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional
Development shall, by 30 September 2020, develop a methodology
for local governments for commencing the operation of future
municipalities.
9. The Cabinet shall determine the conditions and procedures
by which, within the framework of the administrative and
territorial reform by 1 December 2021, cofinancing for the
development of draft spatial development planning documents of
future municipalities shall be provided to local governments from
the financial resources allocated in the State budget.
Cofinancing shall also be granted for the development of joint
spatial development planning documents to Daugavpils City
Government and the local governments that will be included in the
future Augšdaugava municipality; Liepāja City Government and the
local governments that will be included in the future
Dienvidkurzeme municipality; Rēzekne City Government and the
local governments that will be included in the future Rēzekne
municipality; Ventspils City Government and the Ventspils
Municipality Government; Jelgava City Government and the local
governments that will be included in the future Jelgava
municipality. Until 30 June 2021, the development of the
abovementioned projects shall be managed by the local government
with the largest number of inhabitants according to the current
data of the Population Register.
10. The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which a
one-time grant for cofinancing the administrative expenses
incurred as a result of the implementation of an administrative
and territorial reform shall, by 1 December 2021, be granted to a
local government which has been established by the amalgamation
of local governments from the financial resources allocated in
the State budget.
11. The Cabinet shall:
1) by 31 October 2020, draw up and submit to the Saeima
draft laws regarding the amendments necessary to other laws,
ensuring compliance with the administrative territorial division
specified in the Law;
2) by 31 December 2020, draw up and submit to the
Saeima for examination a draft law providing rights for
local communities (cities, towns, and rural areas) to
democratically elect their representatives and granting such
local communities the competence to solve issues of local
significance;
3) within two months after coming into force of the Law, issue
the regulations referred to in Section 6, Paragraph six of the
Law and the regulations referred to in Paragraphs 7 and 9 of the
Transitional Provisions;
4) by 30 June 2021, issue the regulations referred to in
Section 6, Paragraphs one and four, Section 13, Paragraph three,
Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of the Law and Paragraph 10 of the
Transitional Provisions;
5) by 30 June 2021, make amendments to Cabinet Regulation No.
787 of 22 December 2015, Price List of the Paid Services of the
State Land Service and the Payment Procedures;
6) by 30 September 2023, prepare and submit to the
Saeima an evaluation of the modification of State city
borders or their amalgamation with an adjacent administrative
territory.
12. The following Cabinet regulations shall be applied until
the coming into force of the relevant Cabinet regulations, but
not later than until 1 July 2021, insofar as they are not in
contradiction with this Law:
1) Cabinet Regulation No. 216 of 27 March 2012, Procedures for
the Definition of the Borders of Administrative Territories and
the Territorial Units Thereof, and also the Procedures for the
Preparation and Updating of the Description;
2) Cabinet Regulation No. 698 of 8 December 2015, Regulations
Regarding Addresses.
13. The Cabinet shall, within six months after the adoption of
the law referred to in Section 3, Paragraph two of the Law,
approve the plan for the sustainable development of Latvian
historical regions and the living space of cultural and
historical communities.
14. From 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021:
1) Sigulda Municipality Government and Ropaži Municipality
Government shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down in
laws and regulations, ensure the reallocation of the authorities,
finances, property, rights, and liabilities of a local government
in relation to the town of Vangaži of Ropaži municipality;
2) Preiļi Municipality Government and Krāslava Municipality
Government shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down in
laws and regulations, ensure the reallocation of the authorities,
finances, property, rights, and liabilities of a local government
in relation to the Grāveri rural territory, Šķeltova rural
territory, and Kastuļina rural territory of Krāslava
municipality;
3) [20 March 2021].
[18 March 2021]
15. The villages registered in the Address Register from 1
July 2021 for which no village borders are specified in the
spatial plan shall be considered mazciems, and the State
Land Service shall make the relevant amendments to the Address
Register.
16. After coming into force of the Law, the towns which have
less than 2000 permanent residents shall retain the status of a
town. The status of a town may be changed to the status of a
village in accordance with the procedures laid down by laws and
regulations.
17. The municipality council elected in the local government
elections of 2021 shall evaluate the adopted biding regulations
of the former local governments forming the municipality and
shall adopt new municipality binding regulations. Binding
regulations of the former local governments forming the
municipality shall be in force until the day of coming into force
of municipality binding regulations but no longer than until 31
December 2022, except for the binding regulations regarding the
spatial planning developed until 31 December 2025.
[19 May 2022]
18. After 1 July 2021, the newly created local governments
shall consolidate the budgets of the local governments for the
financial year and shall approve them not later than within one
month after the first meeting of the newly elected local
government council or the temporary administration appointed by a
separate law.
[1 June 2021]
19. After 1 July 2021, resources from the State budget (grants
and earmarked grants within the scope of the annual State budget
law), grants from the local government financial equalisation
fund and contributions to the local government financial
equalisation fund, transfers of personal income tax, and other
payments made by the Treasury shall be transferred to the future
local government as a sum of the resources approved for the local
governments to be amalgamated.
20. The local government which is amalgamated as a result of
the administrative and territorial reform may take loans,
undertake guarantees and long-term liabilities, lease its
immovable property, and also alienate its movable and immovable
property the sale value of which exceeds EUR 50 000 or 0.1 per
cent of the value of the local government fixed assets only when
a positive decision of the financial committee of the local
governments to be amalgamated (hereinafter - the financial
committee) is received. The financial committee shall be composed
of the chairpersons of the councils of all the local governments
to be amalgamated, and it shall be chaired and its operation
shall be organised by the chairperson of the council of the local
government with the largest number of inhabitants according to
the current data of the Population Register. The meeting of the
financial committee shall be convened within a month after the
relevant local government decision has been submitted to the
financial committee for examination. The decision of the
financial committee is taken if those who voted in favour
represent at least half of the total population of the relevant
local governments according to the current data of the Population
Register.
21. The State Land Service shall, by 16 July 2021, make
changes to the Address Register in accordance with the Annex to
the Law.
22. The authorities shall, by 31 December 2021, make changes
related to the coming into force of the Law in the information
systems maintained thereby.
23. [9 December 2021]
24. [9 December 2021]
25. In order to ensure the achievement of the objectives of
the administrative and territorial reform, Daugavpils City
Government and Augšdaugava Municipality Government, Jelgava City
Government and Jelgava Municipality Government, Liepāja City
Government and Dienvidkurzeme Municipality Government, Rēzekne
City Government and Rēzekne Municipality Government, and
Ventspils City Government and Ventspils Municipality Government
shall, after 1 July 2021, cooperate in the development of a
sustainable development strategy and a development programme and
establish joint cooperation authorities in the fields of civil
protection, education, and waste management, but after 1 January
2022 until the first meeting of the council elected in the local
government elections of 2029, also in the fields of the
management of the local government property, promotion of the
economic activity, ensuring public order, organisation of public
transport services, and protection of children's rights.
[9 December 2021]
26. Sub-paragraph 8.11 (regarding the status of the town of
Koknese) and Sub-paragraph 13.9 (regarding the status of the town
of Iecava) of the Annex to this Law shall come into force on 1
July 2021. Sub-paragraph 11.2 (regarding the status of the town
of Ādaži), Sub-paragraph 22.6 (regarding the status of the town
of Ķekava), and Sub-paragraph 27.3 (regarding the status of the
town of Mārupe) of the Annex to this Law shall come into force on
1 July 2022.
[18 March 2021]
27. Aglona, Limbaži, and Inčukalns municipality governments
shall have an obligation to submit to the Ministry of
Environmental Protection and Regional Development by 1 October
2020 all the information which is required for the identification
of the extent of reallocation of authorities, financial
resources, property, and also rights and liabilities when
implementing the administrative and territorial reform in the
relevant administrative territories.
28. Ropaži Municipality Government shall, by 31 December 2023,
approve the plan for the division of Garkalne rural territory and
send it to the Ādaži Municipality Government. After evaluation of
the abovementioned plan, the concerned local governments shall
decide on the modification of the borders of municipality
territories.
29. Starting from 2022, the Cabinet shall, once every four
years by 1 May, submit to the Saeima a report on the
changes to the socio-economic situation of local governments and
administrative regions. The report shall also include the
assessment of benefits and losses resulting from the
administrative and territorial reform. In addition, the first
reports shall include the assessment and research-based
information on the potential for development of Saulkrasti
municipality and provide an assessment regarding the potential
development centres of regional significance in the
municipalities of Ventspils, Rēzekne, Augšdaugava, Saulkrasti,
Varakļāni, Dienvidkurzeme, and Jelgava.
[1 June 2021]
30. Until 1 October 2021, a public consultation on the
amalgamation of Varakļāni municipality with the surrounding
municipalities for the achievement of the objectives of the
administrative and territorial reform shall be organised for
Varakļāni Municipality Government for consultative purposes.
[1 June 2021]
31. After assessment of the scenarios for the achievement of
the objective set out in the notification of the Saeima of
21 March 2019, Regarding the Continuation of the Administrative
and Territorial Reform, the Cabinet shall, by 1 January 2023,
submit proposals to the Saeima regarding the
administrative territory of Varakļāni municipality.
[9 December 2021]
32. The days of advance voting for the local government
elections in 2021 in Madona municipality are 3 and 4 June. The
working hours of the polling stations on the days of advance
voting shall be as follows: on Thursday - from 16.00 to 20.00, on
Friday - from 11.00 to 20.00.
[1 June 2021]
33. The Central Election Commission shall announce the local
government elections of 2025 in the administrative territories
determined in the Annex to this Law as on 31 December 2021. The
Central Election Commission shall announce the local government
elections of 2029 in the administrative territories determined in
the Annex to this Law.
[9 December 2021]
34. In order to ensure the local government elections of 2029
in future Daugavpils municipality, Jelgava municipality, Liepāja
municipality, Rēzekne municipality, and Ventspils municipality,
the local government councils shall, by 1 December 2028, convene
a general meeting of the councillors of all the local governments
to be amalgamated, and it shall elect a municipality election
commission. The chairperson of the council of the local
government with the largest number of inhabitants in accordance
with the current data of the Register of Natural Persons shall
propose the convening of a general meeting of councillors and
chair it. Upon electing the municipality election commission, the
number of votes of councillors of each local government shall be
proportionate to the total population of the relevant local
government. In such case:
1) the municipality election commission shall be established
and it shall operate in accordance with the law governing the
work of local government election commissions and polling station
commissions, insofar as it is not in contradiction with the
Law;
2) the first meeting of the municipality election commission
shall be convened by the chairperson of the council of the local
government with the largest number of inhabitants in accordance
with the current data of the Register of Natural Persons, or a
person authorised thereby;
3) all local government councils shall finance the operation
of the municipality election commission from the budgets thereof
in proportion to the number of inhabitants of the relevant local
government territory according to the current data of the
Register of Natural Persons;
4) the address of the municipality election commission shall
be the address of the election commission of the local government
with the largest number of inhabitants according to the current
data of the Register of Natural Persons.
[9 December 2021]
35. If the general meeting of councillors fails to establish
the municipality election commission according to the procedures
specified in this Law by 1 December 2028, it shall be appointed
by the Central Election Commission in accordance with the law On
the Central Election Commission.
[9 December 2021]
36. As of the first meeting of the local government council
newly elected in the local government elections of 2029, the
powers of all previous local government councils shall expire. A
municipality government shall be the successor to the
authorities, finances, property, rights, and liabilities of the
local governments included in the relevant municipality. The
executive director of the local government with the largest
number of inhabitants prior to elections according to the current
data of the Register of Natural Persons as on 1 January 2029
shall be responsible for ensuring the continuity of the work of
local government institutions and local government capital
companies until the day when the local government councils
elected in the local government elections of 2029 decide on the
appointing of the executive director.
[9 December 2021]
37. The municipality council elected in the local government
elections of 2029 shall evaluate the adopted biding regulations
of the former local governments forming the municipality and
shall adopt new municipality binding regulations. Binding
regulations of the former local governments forming the
municipality shall be in force until the day of coming into force
of municipality binding regulations but no longer than until 1
June 2030, except for the binding regulations regarding the
spatial plan and local plans. The newly elected municipality
council shall, by 31 December 2029, evaluate the binding
regulations of the former local governments forming the
municipality regarding the spatial plans and local plans, and
shall take one of the following decisions:
1) to commence the development of such spatial plan of a newly
created municipality which would integrate the requirements of
the spatial plans and local plans of previous municipalities.
Binding regulations of the former local governments forming the
municipality regarding the spatial plans and local plans shall be
in force until the day of coming into force of the spatial plan
of a newly created municipality;
2) to approve the spatial plans and local plans of the former
local governments forming the municipality by issuing the
relevant binding regulations.
[9 December 2021]
38. After the local government elections of 2029, the newly
created local governments shall consolidate the budgets of the
local governments for the financial year and shall approve them
not later than within one month after the first meeting of the
newly elected local government council.
[9 December 2021]
39. After the local government elections of 2029, resources
from the State budget (grants and earmarked grants within the
scope of the annual State budget law), grants from the local
government financial equalisation fund and contributions to the
local government financial equalisation fund, transfers of
personal income tax, and other payments made by the Treasury
shall be transferred to the newly created local government as a
sum of the resources approved for the local governments to be
amalgamated.
[9 December 2021]
40. The State Land Service shall, by 18 July 2029, make
changes to the Address Register in accordance with the Annex to
the Law.
[9 December 2021]
41. Until the first meeting of the municipality council
elected in the local government elections of 2029, Daugavpils,
Jelgava, Liepāja, Rēzekne, and Ventspils city governments and
also Augšdaugava, Dienvidkurzeme, Jelgava, Rēzekne, and Ventspils
municipality governments shall continue to perform their
functions in the administrative territories that existed before
31 December 2021.
[9 December 2021]
The Law shall come into force on the day following its
proclamation.
The Law has been adopted by the Saeima on 10 June
2020.
President E. Levits
Adopted 22 June 2020
Law on Administrative Territories
and Populated Areas
Annex
[Annex amended by the judgment of
the Constitutional Court of 12 March 2021, the Law of 18 March
2021, the judgment of the Constitutional Court of 28 May 2021,
the Law of 1 June 2021, the judgment of the Constitutional Court
of 21 June 2021, and the Law of 9 December 2021 which shall come
into force on 1 January 2022. Sub-paragraph 11.2 (regarding the
status of the town of Ādaži), Sub-paragraph 22.6 (regarding the
status of the town of Ķekava), and Sub-paragraph 27.3 (regarding
the status of the town of Mārupe) of the Annex shall come into
force on 1 July 2022. See Paragraph 26 of Transitional
Provisions. See the valid administrative territorial division in
the historical wording. See Paragraph 41 of Transitional
Provisions]
Administrative
Territories, Their Administrative Centres, and Territorial
Units
| Administrative Territory and Its Administrative
Centre |
Territorial Units Included in the Administrative
Territory |
| 1. [9 December
2021] |
| 2. [9 December
2021] |
| 3. Jūrmala City
Government |
|
| 4. [9 December
2021] |
| 5. [9 December
2021] |
| 6. Rīga City
Government |
|
| 7. [9 December
2021] |
| 8. Aizkraukle
municipality (Aizkraukle) |
8.1. Aiviekste rural territory
8.2. Aizkraukle rural territory
8.3. Town of Aizkraukle
8.4. Bebri rural territory
8.5. Daudzese rural territory
8.6. Irši rural territory
8.7. Jaunjelgava rural territory
8.8. Town of Jaunjelgava
8.9. Klintaine rural territory
8.10. Koknese rural territory
8.11. Town of Koknese
[Sub-paragraph shall come into force on 1 July 2021.
See Paragraph 26 of Transitional Provisions]
8.12. Mazzalve rural territory
8.13. Nereta rural territory
8.14. Pilskalne rural territory
8.15. Town of Pļaviņas
8.16. Sece rural territory
8.17. Sērene rural territory
8.18. Skrīveri rural territory
8.19. Staburags rural territory
8.20. Sunākste rural territory
8.21. Vietalva rural territory
8.22. Zalve rural territory
|
| 9. Alūksne
municipality (Alūksne) |
9.1. Alsviķi rural territory
9.2. Town of Alūksne
9.3. Anna rural territory
9.4. Ilzene rural territory
9.5. Jaunalūksne rural territory
9.6. Jaunanna rural territory
9.7. Jaunlaicene rural territory
9.8. Kalncempji rural territory
9.9. Liepna rural territory
9.10. Maliena rural territory
9.11. Mālupe rural territory
9.12. Mārkalne rural territory
9.13. Pededze rural territory
9.14. Veclaicene rural territory
9.15. Zeltiņi rural territory
9.16. Ziemeri rural territory
|
| 10. [9 December
2021] |
| 11. Ādaži
municipality (Ādaži) |
11.1. Ādaži rural territory
11.2. Town of Ādaži
[Sub-paragraph shall come into force on 1 July 2022.
See Paragraph 26 of Transitional Provisions]
11.3. Carnikava rural territory
|
| 12. Balvi
municipality (Balvi) |
12.1. Baltinava rural territory
12.2. Balvi rural territory
12.3. Town of Balvi
12.4. Bērzkalne rural territory
12.5. Bērzpils rural territory
12.6. Briežuciems rural territory
12.7. Krišjāņi rural territory
12.8. Kubuli rural territory
12.9. Kuprava rural territory
12.10. Lazdukalns rural territory
12.11. Lazduleja rural territory
12.12. Medņeva rural territory
12.13. Rugāji rural territory
12.14. Susāji rural territory
12.15. Šķilbēni rural territory
12.16. Tilža rural territory
12.17. Vectilža rural territory
12.18. Vecumi rural territory
12.19. Town of Viļaka
12.20. Vīksna rural territory
12.21. Žīguri rural territory
|
| 13. Bauska
municipality (Bauska) |
13.1. Town of Bauska
13.2. Bārbele rural territory
13.3. Brunava rural territory
13.4. Ceraukste rural territory
13.5. Code rural territory
13.6. Dāviņi rural territory
13.7. Gailīši rural territory
13.8. Iecava rural territory
13.9. Town of Iecava
[Sub-paragraph shall come into force on 1 July 2021.
See Paragraph 26 of Transitional Provisions]
13.10. Īslīce rural territory
13.11. Kurmene rural territory
13.12. Mežotne rural territory
13.13. Rundāle rural territory
13.14. Skaistkalne rural territory
13.15. Stelpe rural territory
13.16. Svitene rural territory
13.17. Valle rural territory
13.18. Vecsaule rural territory
13.19. Vecumnieki rural territory
13.20. Viesturi rural territory
|
| 14. Cēsis
municipality (Cēsis) |
14.1. Amata rural territory
14.2. Town of Cēsis
14.3. Drabeši rural territory
14.4. Dzērbene rural territory
14.5. Ineši rural territory
14.6. Jaunpiebalga rural territory
14.7. Kaive rural territory
14.8. Liepa rural territory
14.9. Līgatne rural territory
14.10. Town of Līgatne
14.11. Mārsnēni rural territory
14.12. Nītaure rural territory
14.13. Priekuļi rural territory
14.14. Raiskums rural territory
14.15. Skujene rural territory
14.16. Stalbe rural territory
14.17. Straupe rural territory
14.18. Taurene rural territory
14.19. Vaive rural territory
14.20. Vecpiebalga rural territory
14.21. Veselava rural territory
14.22. Zaube rural territory
14.23. Zosēni rural territory
|
| 14.1
Daugavpils municipality (Daugavpils) |
14.11. Ambeļi rural territory
14.12. Bebrene rural territory
14.13. Biķernieki rural territory
14.14. State city of Daugavpils
14.15. Demene rural territory
14.16. Dubna rural territory
14.17. Dviete rural territory
14.18. Eglaine rural territory
14.19. Town of Ilūkste
14.110. Kalkūne rural territory
14.111. Kalupe rural territory
14.112. Laucesa rural territory
14.113. Līksna rural territory
14.114. Maļinova rural territory
14.115. Medumi rural territory
14.116. Naujene rural territory
14.117. Nīcgale rural territory
14.118. Pilskalne rural territory
14.119. Prode rural territory
14.120. Saliena rural territory
14.121. Skrudaliena rural territory
14.122. Town of Subate
14.123. Svente rural territory
14.124. Šēdere rural territory
14.125. Tabore rural territory
14.126. Vabole rural territory
14.127. Vecsaliena rural territory
14.128. Višķi rural territory
|
| 15. [9 December
2021] |
| 16. Dobele
municipality (Dobele) |
16.1. Annenieki rural territory
16.2. Town of Auce
16.3. Augstkalne rural territory
16.4. Auri rural territory
16.5. Bēne rural territory
16.6. Bērze rural territory
16.7. Biksti rural territory
16.8. Bukaiši rural territory
16.9. Dobele rural territory
16.10. Town of Dobele
16.11. Īle rural territory
16.12. Jaunbērze rural territory
16.13. Krimūna rural territory
16.14. Lielauce rural territory
16.15. Naudīte rural territory
16.16. Penkule rural territory
16.17. Tērvete rural territory
16.18. Ukri rural territory
16.19. Vecauce rural territory
16.20. Vītiņi rural territory
16.21. Zebrene rural territory
|
| 17. Gulbene
municipality (Gulbene) |
17.1. Beļava rural territory
17.2. Dauksti rural territory
17.3. Druviena rural territory
17.4. Galgauska rural territory
17.5. Town of Gulbene
17.6. Jaungulbene rural territory
17.7. Lejasciems rural territory
17.8. Litene rural territory
17.9. Lizums rural territory
17.10. Līgo rural territory
17.11. Ranka rural territory
17.12. Stāmeriena rural territory
17.13. Stradi rural territory
17.14. Tirza rural territory
|
| 18. Jelgava
municipality (Jelgava) |
18.1. Cena rural territory
18.2. Eleja rural territory
18.3. Glūda rural territory
18.4. Jaunsvirlauka rural territory
18.5. State city of Jelgava
18.6. Kalnciems rural territory
18.7. Lielplatone rural territory
18.8. Līvbērze rural territory
18.9. Ozolnieki rural territory
18.10. Platone rural territory
18.11. Salgale rural territory
18.12. Sesava rural territory
18.13. Svēte rural territory
18.14. Valgunde rural territory
18.15. Vilce rural territory
18.16. Vircava rural territory
18.17. Zaļenieki rural territory
|
| 19. Jēkabpils
municipality (Jēkabpils) |
19.1. Aknīste rural territory
19.2. Town of Aknīste
19.3. Asare rural territory
19.4. Atašiene rural territory
19.5. Ābeļi rural territory
19.6. Dignāja rural territory
19.7. Dunava rural territory
19.8. Elkšņi rural territory
19.9. Gārsene rural territory
19.10. State city of Jēkabpils
19.11. Kalna rural territory
19.12. Krustpils rural territory
19.13. Kūkas rural territory
19.14. Leimaņi rural territory
19.15. Mežāre rural territory
19.16. Rite rural territory
19.17. Rubene rural territory
19.18. Sala rural territory
19.19. Sauka rural territory
19.20. Sēlpils rural territory
19.21. Varieši rural territory
19.22. Viesīte rural territory
19.23. Town of Viesīte
19.24. Vīpe rural territory
19.25. Zasa rural territory
|
| 20. Krāslava
municipality (Krāslava) |
20.1. Andrupene rural territory
20.2. Andzeļi rural territory
20.3. Asūne rural territory
20.4. Auleja rural territory
20.5. Bērziņi rural territory
20.6. Dagda rural territory
20.7. Town of Dagda
20.8. Ezernieki rural territory
20.9. Grāveri rural territory
20.10. Indra rural territory
20.11. Izvalta rural territory
20.12. Kalnieši rural territory
20.13. Kaplava rural territory
20.14. Kastuļina rural territory
20.15. Kombuļi rural territory
20.16. Konstantinova rural territory
20.17. Krāslava rural territory
20.18. Town of Krāslava
20.19. Ķepova rural territory
20.20. Piedruja rural territory
20.21. Robežnieki rural territory
20.22. Skaista rural territory
20.23. Svariņi rural territory
20.24. Šķaune rural territory
20.25. Šķeltova rural territory
20.26. Ūdrīši rural territory
|
| 21. Kuldīga
municipality (Kuldīga) |
21.1. Alsunga rural territory
21.2. Ēdole rural territory
21.3. Gudenieki rural territory
21.4. Īvande rural territory
21.5. Kabile rural territory
21.6. Town of Kuldīga
21.7. Kurmāle rural territory
21.8. Laidi rural territory
21.9. Nīkrāce rural territory
21.10. Padure rural territory
21.11. Pelči rural territory
21.12. Raņķi rural territory
21.13. Renda rural territory
21.14. Rudbārži rural territory
21.15. Rumba rural territory
21.16. Skrunda rural territory
21.17. Town of Skrunda
21.18. Snēpele rural territory
21.19. Turlava rural territory
21.20. Vārme rural territory
|
| 22. Ķekava
municipality (Ķekava) |
22.1. Baldone rural territory
22.2. Town of Baldone
22.3. Town of Baloži
22.4. Daugmale rural territory
22.5. Ķekava rural territory
22.6. Town of Ķekava
[Sub-paragraph shall come into force on 1 July 2022.
See Paragraph 26 of Transitional Provisions]
|
| 22.1
Liepāja municipality (Liepāja) |
22.11. Aizpute rural territory
22.12. Town of Aizpute
22.13. Bārta rural territory
22.14. Bunka rural territory
22.15. Cīrava rural territory
22.16. Dunalka rural territory
22.17. Dunika rural territory
22.18. Durbe rural territory
22.19. Town of Durbe
22.110. Embūte rural territory
22.111. Gavieze rural territory
22.112. Gramzda rural territory
22.113. Grobiņa rural territory
22.114. Town of Grobiņa
22.115. Kalēti rural territory
22.116. Kalvene rural territory
22.117. Kazdanga rural territory
22.118. Laža rural territory
22.119. State city of Liepāja
22.120. Medze rural territory
22.121. Nīca rural territory
22.122. Otaņķi rural territory
22.123. Town of Pāvilosta
22.124. Priekule rural territory
22.125. Town of Priekule
22.126. Rucava rural territory
22.127. Saka rural territory
22.128. Tadaiķi rural territory
22.129. Vaiņode rural territory
22.130. Vecpils rural territory
22.131. Vērgale rural territory
22.132. Virga rural territory
|
| 23. Limbaži
municipality (Limbaži) |
23.1. Ainaži rural territory
23.2. Town of Ainaži
23.3. Aloja rural territory
23.4. Town of Aloja
23.5. Braslava rural territory
23.6. Brīvzemnieki rural territory
23.7. Katvari rural territory
23.8. Liepupe rural territory
23.9. Limbaži rural territory
23.10. Town of Limbaži
23.11. Pāle rural territory
23.12. Salacgrīva rural territory
23.13. Town of Salacgrīva
23.14. Skulte rural territory
23.15. Staicele rural territory
23.16. Town of Staicele
23.17. Umurga rural territory
23.18. Vidriži rural territory
23.19. Viļķene rural territory
|
| 24. Līvāni
municipality (Līvāni) |
24.1. Jersika rural territory
24.2. Town of Līvāni
24.3. Rožupe rural territory
24.4. Rudzāti rural territory
24.5. Sutri rural territory
24.6. Turki rural territory
|
| 25. Ludza
municipality (Ludza) |
25.1. Blonti rural territory
25.2. Briģi rural territory
25.3. Cibla rural territory
25.4. Cirma rural territory
25.5. Goliševa rural territory
25.6. Isnauda rural territory
25.7. Istra rural territory
25.8. Town of Kārsava
25.9. Lauderi rural territory
25.10. Līdumnieki rural territory
25.11. Town of Ludza
25.12. Malnava rural territory
25.13. Mežvidi rural territory
25.14. Mērdzene rural territory
25.15. Nirza rural territory
25.16. Ņukši rural territory
25.17. Pasiene rural territory
25.18. Pilda rural territory
25.19. Pureņi rural territory
25.20. Pušmucova rural territory
25.21. Rundēni rural territory
25.22. Salnava rural territory
25.23. Zaļesje rural territory
25.24. Town of Zilupe
25.25. Zvirgzdene rural territory
|
| 26. Madona
municipality (Madona) |
26.1. Arona rural territory
26.2. Barkava rural territory
26.3. Bērzaune rural territory
26.4. Cesvaine rural territory
26.5. Town of Cesvaine
26.6. Dzelzava rural territory
26.7. Ērgļi rural territory
26.8. Indrāni rural territory
26.9. Jumurda rural territory
26.10. Kalsnava rural territory
26.11. Lazdona rural territory
26.12. Liezēre rural territory
26.13. Town of Lubāna
26.14. Ļaudona rural territory
26.15. Town of Madona
26.16. Mārciena rural territory
26.17. Mētriena rural territory
26.18. Ošupe rural territory
26.19. Prauliena rural territory
26.20. Sarkaņi rural territory
26.21. Sausnēja rural territory
26.22. Vestiena rural territory
|
| 27. Mārupe
municipality (Mārupe) |
27.1. Babīte rural territory
27.2. Mārupe rural territory
27.3. Town of Mārupe
[Sub-paragraph shall come into force on 1 July 2022.
See Paragraph 26 of Transitional Provisions]
27.4. Sala rural territory
|
| 28. Ogre
municipality (Ogre) |
28.1. Birzgale rural territory
28.2. Town of Ikšķile
28.3. Jumprava rural territory
28.4. Krape rural territory
28.5. Town of Ķegums
28.6. Ķeipene rural territory
28.7. Laubere rural territory
28.8. Lēdmane rural territory
28.9. Lielvārde rural territory
28.10. Town of Lielvārde
28.11. Madliena rural territory
28.12. Mazozoli rural territory
28.13. Meņģele rural territory
28.14. State city of Ogre
28.15. Ogresgals rural territory
28.16. Rembate rural territory
28.17. Suntaži rural territory
28.18. Taurupe rural territory
28.19. Tīnūži rural territory
28.20. Tome rural territory
|
| 29. Olaine
municipality (Olaine) |
29.1. Olaine rural territory
29.2. Town of Olaine
|
| 30. Preiļi
municipality (Preiļi) |
30.1. Aglona rural territory
30.2. Aizkalne rural territory
30.3. Galēni rural territory
30.4. Pelēči rural territory
30.5. Preiļi rural territory
30.6. Town of Preiļi
30.7. Riebiņi rural territory
30.8. Rožkalni rural territory
30.9. Rušona rural territory
30.10. Sauna rural territory
30.11. Silajāņi rural territory
30.12. Sīļukalns rural territory
30.13. Stabulnieki rural territory
30.14. Upmala rural territory
30.15. Vārkava rural territory
|
| 31. Rēzekne
municipality (Rēzekne) |
31.1. Audriņi rural territory
31.2. Bērzgale rural territory
31.3. Čornaja rural territory
31.4. Dekšāre rural territory
31.5. Dricāni rural territory
31.6. Feimaņi rural territory
31.7. Gaigalava rural territory
31.8. Griškāni rural territory
31.9. Ilzeskalns rural territory
31.10. Kantinieki rural territory
31.11. Kaunata rural territory
31.12. Lendži rural territory
31.13. Lūznava rural territory
31.14. Mākoņkalns rural territory
31.15. Malta rural territory
31.16. Nagļi rural territory
31.17. Nautrēni rural territory
31.18. Ozolaine rural territory
31.19. Ozolmuiža rural territory
31.20. Puša rural territory
31.21. State city of Rēzekne
31.22. Rikava rural territory
31.23. Sakstagals rural territory
31.24. Silmala rural territory
31.25. Sokoli rural territory
31.26. Stoļerova rural territory
31.27. Stružāni rural territory
31.28. Vērēmi rural territory
31.29. Viļāni rural territory
31.30. Town of Viļāni
|
| 32. Ropaži
municipality (Ulbroka) |
32.1. Garkalne rural territory
32.2. Ropaži rural territory
32.3. Stopiņi rural territory
32.4. Town of Vangaži
|
| 33. Salaspils
municipality (Salaspils) |
33.1. Salaspils rural territory
33.2. Town of Salaspils
|
| 34. Saldus
municipality (Saldus) |
34.1. Blīdene rural territory
34.2. Town of Brocēni
34.3. Ciecere rural territory
34.4. Ezere rural territory
34.5. Gaiķi rural territory
34.6. Jaunauce rural territory
34.7. Jaunlutriņi rural territory
34.8. Kursīši rural territory
34.9. Lutriņi rural territory
34.10. Nīgrande rural territory
34.11. Novadnieki rural territory
34.12. Pampāļi rural territory
34.13. Remte rural territory
34.14. Ruba rural territory
34.15. Saldus rural territory
34.16. Town of Saldus
34.17. Šķēde rural territory
34.18. Vadakste rural territory
34.19. Zaņa rural territory
34.20. Zirņi rural territory
34.21. Zvārde rural territory
|
| 35. Saulkrasti
municipality (Saulkrasti) |
35.1. Saulkrasti rural territory
35.2. Town of Saulkrasti
35.3. Sēja rural territory
35.4. [Considered as invalid from 16 March 2021 by the
judgment of the Constitutional Court of 12 March 2021]
|
| 36. Sigulda
municipality (Sigulda) |
36.1. Allaži rural territory
36.2. Inčukalns rural territory
36.3. Krimulda rural territory
36.4. Lēdurga rural territory
36.5. Mālpils rural territory
36.6. More rural territory
36.7. Sigulda rural territory
36.8. Town of Sigulda
|
| 37. Smiltene
municipality (Smiltene) |
37.1. Ape rural territory
37.2. Town of Ape
37.3. Bilska rural territory
37.4. Blome rural territory
37.5. Branti rural territory
37.6. Drusti rural territory
37.7. Gaujiena rural territory
37.8. Grundzāle rural territory
37.9. Launkalne rural territory
37.10. Palsmane rural territory
37.11. Rauna rural territory
37.12. Smiltene rural territory
37.13. Town of Smiltene
37.14. Trapene rural territory
37.15. Variņi rural territory
37.16. Vireši rural territory
|
| 38. Talsi
municipality (Talsi) |
38.1. Abava rural territory
38.2. Ārlava rural territory
38.3. Balgale rural territory
38.4. Dundaga rural territory
38.5. Ģibuļi rural territory
38.6. Īve rural territory
38.7. Kolka rural territory
38.8. Ķūļciema rural territory
38.9. Laidze rural territory
38.10. Lauciene rural territory
38.11. Lībagi rural territory
38.12. Lube rural territory
38.13. Mērsrags rural territory
38.14. Roja rural territory
38.15. Town of Sabile
38.16. Town of Stende
38.17. Strazde rural territory
38.18. Town of Talsi
38.19. Town of Valdemārpils
38.20. Valdgale rural territory
38.21. Vandzene rural territory
38.22. Virbi rural territory
|
| 39. Tukums
municipality (Tukums) |
39.1. Cēre rural territory
39.2. Degole rural territory
39.3. Džūkste rural territory
39.4. Engure rural territory
39.5. Irlava rural territory
39.6. Jaunpils rural territory
39.7. Jaunsāti rural territory
39.8. Kandava rural territory
39.9. Town of Kandava
39.10. Lapmežciems rural territory
39.11. Lestene rural territory
39.12. Matkule rural territory
39.13. Pūre rural territory
39.14. Sēme rural territory
39.15. Slampe rural territory
39.16. Smārde rural territory
39.17. Town of Tukums
39.18. Tume rural territory
39.19. Vāne rural territory
39.20. Viesati rural territory
39.21. Zante rural territory
39.22. Zemīte rural territory
39.23. Zentene rural territory
|
| 40. Valka
municipality (Valka) |
40.1. Ērģeme rural territory
40.2. Kārķi rural territory
40.3. Valka rural territory
40.4. Town of Valka
40.5. Vijciems rural territory
40.6. Zvārtava rural territory
|
| 41. Valmiera
municipality (Valmiera) |
41.1. Bērzaine rural territory
41.2. Brenguļi rural territory
41.3. Burtnieki rural territory
41.4. Dikļi rural territory
41.5. Ēvele rural territory
41.6. Ipiķi rural territory
41.7. Jeri rural territory
41.8. Jērcēni rural territory
41.9. Kauguri rural territory
41.10. Kocēni rural territory
41.11. Ķoņi rural territory
41.12. Lode rural territory
41.13. Matīši rural territory
41.14. Mazsalaca rural territory
41.15. Town of Mazsalaca
41.16. Naukšēni rural territory
41.17. Plāņi rural territory
41.18. Ramata rural territory
41.19. Rencēni rural territory
41.20. Town of Rūjiena
41.21. Town of Seda
41.22. Sēļi rural territory
41.23. Skaņkalne rural territory
41.24. Town of Strenči
41.25. Trikāta rural territory
41.26. Vaidava rural territory
41.27. Valmiera rural territory
41.28. State city of Valmiera
41.29. Vecate rural territory
41.30. Vilpulka rural territory
41.31. Zilaiskalns rural territory
|
| 42. Ventspils
municipality (Ventspils) |
42.1. Ance rural territory
42.2. Jūrkalne rural territory
42.3. Piltene rural territory
42.4. Town of Piltene
42.5. Pope rural territory
42.6. Puze rural territory
42.7. Tārgale rural territory
42.8. Ugāle rural territory
42.9. Usma rural territory
42.10. Užava rural territory
42.11. Vārve rural territory
42.12. State city of Ventspils
42.13. Ziras rural territory
42.14. Zlēkas rural territory
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| 43. Varakļāni
municipality (Varakļāni) |
43.1. Murmastiene rural territory
43.2. Varakļāni rural territory
43.3. Town of Varakļāni
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1The Parliament of the Republic of
Latvia
Translation © 2022 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language
Centre)
