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Text consolidated by Valsts valodas centrs (State
Language Centre) with amending laws of:
1 April 1998 [shall come
into force on 1 May 1998];
4 March 1999 [shall come into force on 30 March
1999];
5 April 2001 [shall come into force on 4 May 2001];
27 May 2004 [shall come into force on 24 June
2004];
22 June 2006 [shall come into force on 21 July
2006];
14 November 2008 [shall come into force on 1 January
2009];
12 June 2009 [shall come into force on 1 July
2009];
2 May 2013 [shall come into force on 5 June 2013];
3 October 2019 [shall come into force on 1 November
2019].
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:
On Uniformity
of Measurements
Chapter I
General Provisions
Section 1. Terms Used in the Law
(1) The following terms are used in the Law:
1) reference material - a material or substance the
values of one or several qualities of which are sufficiently
homogeneous and definable in order to use them for the
calibration of measuring instruments, evaluation of measurement
methods, or determination of the value of materials;
11) subsequent verification - the periodic
verification of measuring instruments after previous verification
and also the verification of measuring instruments after repair
thereof;
2) pre-packaged product - a product intended for
consumption which is pre-packed without presence of a consumer in
certain nominal quantities in a separate packaging of any type
which encloses the product in such a way that the contents cannot
be altered without opening or changing the packaging;
3) calibration - an aggregate of operations which in
contingent conditions detects coherence between the values of
quantities indicated by measuring instruments or the measurement
system, existing values of a material measure or reference
material and the values which are reproduced from the
corresponding measurement standard;
4) material measure - a measure by which the known
value of one or several specific quantities, which is permanent
during the period of the measure use, is reproduced or
substituted;
5) traceability of measurements - the connection of the
measurement result or the value of the measurement standard with
a national or international measurement standard;
6) uniformity of measurements - an expression of the
measurable quantities in measurement units specified by law,
provided that the values of measurement results are reproduced
from national or international measurement standards and the
error of results is known with an estimated uncertainty;
7) measuring instrument - an installation that is
intended for measuring independently or together with additional
installations;
71) transfer for use of a measuring instrument
- transfer for use of a measuring instrument to a direct user
for initial use in conformity with the intended purpose;
72) producer of a measuring instrument - a
natural or legal person who himself or herself or on behalf of
whom another person designs or produces a measuring instrument
and places it on the market with his or her name or trademark, or
transfers it for use only for personal purposes;
8) approval of measuring instrument type - measuring
instrument type conformity assessment in accordance with the laws
and regulations which prescribe the approval of measuring
instrument type for use in the regulated field;
9) process of measurement - an aggregate of consecutive
activities for the determination of the value of the measurable
quantity;
10) measurement standard - a material measure, a
measuring instrument, a reference material, or a measurement
system which is intended for the definition, realisation,
conservation, or reproduction of a measurement unit, the value of
one or several quantities;
11) national measurement standard - a standard
recognised by a regulation of the Cabinet which serves as a basis
of definite quantity for other standard quantities related
thereto in the State;
111) initial verification - verification of
a previously unverified measuring instrument prior to its placing
on the market or putting into service;
12) legal metrology - a field of metrology which
includes those requirements and norms that are determined and
controlled by the State;
13) international measurement standard - a standard
recognised by an international agreement which serves as a basis
of definite quantity for other standard quantities related
thereto;
14) State Register of Measuring Instruments - a list of
approved national measuring instrument types which are permitted
to be used in the Republic of Latvia in the fields subject to
metrological control;
15) State metrological supervision - a particular
activity of a State authority the purpose of which is to examine
the compliance with the laws and regulations in the field of
legal metrology;
16) verification - an aggregate of activities in order
to detect and confirm that the measuring instruments subject to
the State metrological control conform to the specified
requirements.
(2) Other terms and concepts of this Law are used within the
meaning of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament
and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements
for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the
marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No
339/93.
[1 April 1998; 5 April 2001; 22 June 2006; 2 May
2013]
Section 2. Purpose of the Law
(1) The purpose of this Law is to ensure the uniformity of
measurements in the Republic of Latvia in order to protect the
life and health of human beings, the environment and the consumer
from the negative consequences of inaccurate and incorrect
measurements and to promote the development of national economy
and international cooperation.
(2) Uniformity of measurements in the State shall be ensured
by traceability of measurements to national and international
measurement standards.
(3) The Law prescribes general metrological requirements for
measuring instruments and pre-packaged products intended for
distribution.
[5 April 2001]
Chapter
II
Measurement Units
Section 3. System of Measurement
Units
(1) The International System of Units accepted at the General
Conference on Weights and Measures shall be used in the Republic
of Latvia.
(2) The Cabinet shall approve the names and spelling of
measurement units, and also the procedures for the use
thereof.
[2 May 2013]
Section 4. Off-system Measurement
Units
[2 May 2013]
Chapter
III
Physical Reproduction of Measurement Units
Section 5. Measurement Standards
(1) Measurement units of physical quantities shall be
reproduced with the help of national measurement standards.
(2) A list of national measurement standards developed by the
National Metrology Authority shall be approved by the
Cabinet.
(3) Traceability of measurements to international measurement
standards and the reproduction of the measurement units shall be
ensured for national measurement standards.
[4 March 1999; 22 June 2006; 14 November 2008; 12 June
2009; 2 May 2013]
Chapter
IV
Measuring Instruments
Section 6. Compliance of Measuring
Instruments
(1) Measuring instruments that are subject to the State
metrological control shall conform to the requirements prescribed
in this Law and other laws and regulations.
(2) The metrological requirements for measuring instruments
subject to the State metrological control and the procedures for
metrology control thereof shall be determined by the Cabinet.
[5 April 2001]
Chapter V
State Metrological Control and Supervision
Section 7. Fields of the State
Metrological Control of Measuring Instruments
(1) Such measuring instruments shall be subject to the State
metrological control which are used in:
1) the protection of life and health of a human being;
2) the control of medicaments, perfumery and cosmetic
products, and food products;
3) environmental protection and control;
4) the work safety, technical safety, and traffic safety
control;
5) trade, banking, tax, customs, and postal operations;
6) the accounting of energy resources and other resources;
7) geodesy and hydrometeorology works;
8) conducting investigation and expert-examination.
(2) The Cabinet shall approve the list of measuring
instruments subject to the State metrological control, indicating
the initial verification thereof and also the periodicity of the
subsequent verifications.
[22 June 2006; 2 May 2013]
Section 8. Types of the State
Metrological Control of Measuring Instruments
The following types of the State metrological control shall be
specified for measuring instruments:
1) conformity assessment or approval of the type and initial
verification;
2) subsequent verification of measuring instruments in
use;
3) State metrological supervision.
[2 May 2013]
Section 9. Organisation of
Metrological Control of Measuring Instruments
(1) The measuring instruments subject to the State
metrological control shall be placed on the market and
transferred for use after conformity assessment or approval of
the type and initial verification.
(2) The conformity assessment of measuring instruments shall
be carried out in accordance with the procedures laid down in the
laws and regulations regarding metrological requirements for
measuring instruments. The approval of measuring instrument type
and initial verification shall be carried out in accordance with
the laws and regulations regarding metrological control.
(3) The national types of measuring instruments subject to the
State metrological control shall be approved by the National
Metrology Authority by including them in the State Register of
Measuring Instruments.
(4) A subsequent verification of measuring instruments subject
to the State metrological control shall be carried out by
inspection authorities accredited in the regulated field for the
accreditation of which the National Accreditation Authority has
published a notification on its official website.
(5) The types of measuring instruments subject to the State
metrological control shall be approved and initial verification
thereof shall be carried out by certification and inspection
authorities accredited in the regulated field for the
accreditation of which the National Accreditation Authority has
published a notification on its official website.
(6) A positive result of the verification of measuring
instruments shall be approved with a special mark on the
measuring instrument or by the issue of a verification
certificate. The samples of a verification mark of measuring
instruments and information to be included in a verification
certificate shall be determined by the Cabinet.
(7) The conformity assessment of measuring instruments in
accordance with the procedures laid down in the laws and
regulations governing the conformity assessment of measuring
instruments subject to the State metrological control shall be
carried out by the notified authorities - the authorities for the
conformity assessment of measuring instruments accredited by the
National Accreditation Authority of which the European Commission
has been notified, or notified authorities for the conformity
assessment of measuring instruments of other European Union
Member Sates or European Economic Area States.
(8) Calibration of measuring instruments shall be carried out
by the calibration laboratories accredited by the National
Accreditation Authority or accredited by other European Union
Member States or European Economic Area States in accordance with
the procedures laid down in the laws and regulations governing
the calibration of measuring instruments.
[2 May 2013]
Section 10. Conformity Control of
the Presented Quantity of the Content of Pre-packaged
Products
(1) The quantity of the content of pre-packaged products
intended for the distribution and labelling on the packaging
shall comply with this Law and the laws and regulations regarding
metrological requirements for pre-packaged products and
metrological control thereof.
(2) The Cabinet shall prescribe the metrological requirements
and the procedures for metrological control for pre-packaged
products.
(3) The Cabinet shall approve the list of standard values of
nominal quantity of the content of pre-packaged products and
nominal capacity of packaging.
[5 April 2001; 2 May 2013]
Section 10.1 State
Metrological Supervision Organisation
(1) The Consumer Rights Protection Centre shall perform the
State metrological supervision.
(2) The Consumer Rights Protection Centre is entitled to carry
out metrological supervision at the places where measuring
instruments are produced, distributed, used, or repaired and at
the places where pre-packaged products are produced or
distributed.
(3) The Consumer Rights Protection Centre shall have the
following functions:
1) to carry out the metrological supervision of measuring
instruments;
2) to carry out the metrological supervision of the
measurement instruments put into service;
3) to carry out the metrological control of pre-packaged
products.
(4) The Consumer Rights Protection Centre is entitled to
request and receive free of charge the samples of measuring
instruments at the production and distribution sites of measuring
instruments and organise their expert-examination at the
accredited conformity assessment authority in order to ascertain
that measuring instruments conform to this Law and the laws and
regulations regarding metrological requirements for measuring
instruments and metrological control thereof. The procedures by
which the Consumer Rights Protection Centre requests and receives
product samples, and also handles them after laboratory or other
type of expert-examination shall be determined by the
Cabinet.
(41) The Consumer Rights Protection Centre and
customs authorities, when carrying out the activities laid down
in Article 27 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the
requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating
to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No
339/93, are entitled to request and receive free of charge the
samples of measuring instruments and to organise laboratory or
other type of expert-examination thereof.
(5) If when conducting market surveillance of measuring
instruments, non-conformity of measuring instruments with this
Law or the laws and regulations regarding metrological
requirements for measuring instruments and metrological control
thereof is established, the Consumer Rights Protection Centre is
entitled:
1) to suspend placing and making available on the market of
measuring instruments, and putting into service thereof for as
long as the conformity of measuring instruments is not
ensured;
2) to prohibit or restrict further placing on the market of
measuring instruments or making them available on the market, and
putting into service thereof or request that they are revoked
from the end-user or removed from the market.
(6) When conducting metrological supervision of the measuring
instruments put into service, the Consumer Rights Protection
Centre is entitled:
1) to request that a user removes a measuring instrument from
use, and conduct its extraordinary verification or calibration if
there are suspicions on non-conformity of this measuring
instrument with the laws and regulations regarding subsequent
verification or calibration. The procedures for conducting
extraordinary verification or calibration shall be determined by
the Cabinet;
2) to control the fulfilment of measuring processes and
conformity of the precision of measuring instruments with the
laws and regulations regarding the metrological requirements for
measuring instruments and metrological control thereof;
3) to suspend the use of a measuring instrument until
rectification of the non-conformity or prohibit the use thereof
if the non-conformity of the measuring instrument with the laws
and regulations regarding metrological requirements for measuring
instruments and metrological control thereof has been
established.
(7) Expenses for the expert-examination referred to in
Paragraph four and extraordinary verification or calibration
referred to in Paragraph six, Clause 1 of this Section shall be
covered by the Consumer Rights Protection Centre.
(8) If measuring instruments made available on the market fail
to comply with the laws and regulations regarding requirements
for measuring instruments and metrological control thereof,
expenses for the expert-examination shall be compensated by the
producer, authorised representative, or importer. The distributor
shall compensate the expenses for the expert-examination if the
producer, authorised representative, or importer of
non-conforming measuring instruments is not registered in
Latvia.
(81) The distributor which has compensated the
expenses of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre for the
expert-examination has the right of recourse against the
producer, authorised representative, or importer from which the
measuring instruments where purchased.
(82) Expenses for the expert-examination shall be
reimbursed within five days from the day of receipt of the
document confirming the expenses. If the relevant person refuses
to cover expert-examination expenses, the Consumer Rights
Protection Centre shall recover the abovementioned expenses in
accordance with civil procedures.
(9) If a measuring instrument removed from use fails to comply
with the laws and regulations regarding metrological requirements
for measuring instruments and metrological control thereof, the
expenses for the extraordinary verification or calibration of the
measuring instrument shall be compensated by the user of the
measuring instrument.
(10) When performing metrological control of pre-packaged
products in conformity with the laws and regulations regarding
the requirements for pre-packaged products and metrological
control thereof, the Consumer Rights Protection Centre is
entitled:
1) to request an receive free of charge the samples of
pre-packaged products at the places of their production and
distribution;
2) to suspend the sale of non-conforming batches of
pre-packaged products until rectification of the established
non-conformities.
[2 May 2013; 3 October 2019]
Section 10.2 Procedures
for Appealing Decisions of the Consumer Rights Protection
Centre
(1) The decision of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre
shall be in effect from the moment it has been taken.
(2) The decisions of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre may
be appealed to a court in accordance with the procedures laid
down in the Administrative Procedure Law. The appeal of a
decision shall not suspend the execution of the decision.
[2 May 2013]
Section 11. Rights and Obligations
of Natural Persons and Legal Persons
(1) Natural persons and legal persons have the right to
receive from the National Metrology Authority any information
related to the provision of uniformity of measurements in the
State.
(2) In compliance with this Law and the laws and regulations
regarding metrological requirements for measuring instruments and
metrological control thereof, the persons who are using the
measuring instruments subject to the State metrological control
have the obligation to ensure:
1) correctness of measurements;
2) proper use of measurement units and designations
thereof;
3) proof for the conformity assessment of measuring
instruments before putting into service thereof and also
retention of the relevant labelling and seals;
4) conformity with periodicity for subsequent verification or
calibration of measuring instruments;
5) proper performance of the processes of measurement;
6) conformity with the provisions for the use of measuring
instruments.
(3) Prior to placing on the market and putting into service of
measuring instruments, the producer of measuring instruments has
the obligation to ensure designing, production, and conformity
assessment procedures in compliance with this Law and the laws
and regulations regarding metrological requirements for measuring
instruments and metrological control thereof. In the cases
specified in the abovementioned laws and regulations, a part of
the obligations of the producer may be fulfilled by an authorised
representative of the producer.
(4) Prior to placing on the market and putting into service of
measuring instruments, the importer of measuring instruments has
the obligation to ensure the conformity with this Law and the
laws and regulations regarding metrological requirements for
measuring instruments and metrological control thereof.
(5) Prior to making available on the market and putting into
service of measuring instruments, the distributor of measuring
instruments has the obligation to ascertain that they conform to
this Law and the laws and regulations regarding metrological
requirements for measuring instruments and metrological control
thereof, including he or she shall ascertain that a measuring
instrument is labelled with the relevant conformity and
informative labellings, ensured with seals which prevent from
adjustment of metrological parameters of a measuring instrument,
and that it has been appended with all the necessary conformity
assessment documents, and also with instructions for use in the
official language.
(6) The persons who are installing the measuring instruments
subject to the State metrological control shall be responsible
for the conformity of installation of the measuring instrument
with the instructions of the producer and the laws and
regulations regarding requirements for measuring instruments and
metrological control thereof.
(7) The producer of pre-packaged products (packer), importer,
or distributor who is the first to place the pre-packaged
products on the market of Latvia shall be responsible for the
conformity of the quantity of the content of pre-packaged
products and labelling on the packaging thereof with this Law and
the laws and regulations regarding requirements for pre-packaged
products and metrological control thereof.
[2 May 2013]
Chapter
VI
Organisational Structure for the Provision of Uniformity of
Measurements
Section 12. Ministry of
Economics
The Ministry of Economics shall develop a State policy for the
provision of uniformity of measurements.
Section 13. National Metrology
Council
(1) The National Metrology Council shall participate in
forming a State policy regarding the issues related to uniformity
of measurements.
(2) The National Metrology Council shall be an advisory
authority comprised of the authorised representatives of the
sectors of the national economy. The by-laws of this Council
shall be approved by the Cabinet. The personnel of the Council
shall be approved by the Minister for Economics.
[2 May 2013]
Section 14. National Metrology
Authority
(1) The National Metrology Authority shall be determined by
the Cabinet.
(2) [12 June 2009]
(3) The main tasks of the National Metrology Authority shall
be as follows:
1) to ensure a base of standards of physical quantity
measurement units and reproduction of measurement units;
2) to approve national measuring instrument types and register
them in the State Register of Measuring Instruments;
3) to perform conformity assessment procedures for the
measuring instruments subject to State metrological control;
4) to provide calibration services;
5) [12 June 2009];
6) to cooperate with metrology organisations of other
countries;
7) to engage in the work of international metrology
organisations;
8) to organise inter-laboratory comparisons and to participate
therein;
9) to organise training in the field of metrology.
(4) The pricelist of the public paid services of the National
Metrology Authority shall be approved by the Cabinet.
[22 June 2006; 12 June 2009; 2 May 2013; 3 October
2019]
Section 15. State Metrological
Inspection
[22 June 2006]
Chapter
VII
Financing
Section 16. Financing of
Metrological Activity
(1) The following shall be financed from the funds of the
State budget:
1) the purchase, development, maintenance, and improvement of
measurement standards;
2) the participation fees in international metrology
organisations;
3) the State programmes in the field of legal metrology;
4) State metrological supervision.
(2) [1 April 1998]
(3) All expenditures which are associated with the approval of
measuring instrument types, conformity assessment, and
calibration services provided by the National Metrology
Authority, and also inter-laboratory comparisons and training in
the field of metrology shall be covered by natural or legal
persons according to the procedures laid down in the laws and
regulations regarding charges for the public services.
[1 April 1998; 22 June 2006; 12 June 2009; 2 May
2013]
Chapter
VIII
Contracts
[2 May 2013]
Section 17. International
Agreements
[2 May 2013]
Chapter
IX
Administrative Offences in the Field of Uniformity of
Measurements and Competence in the Administrative Offence
Proceedings
[3 October 2019 / The new
wording of the Chapter shall come into force on 1 July 2020. See
Paragraph 15 of Transitional Provisions]
Section 18. Non-conformity with the
Requirements for the Installation, Use, or Exploitation of
Measuring Instruments
(1) For the use of such measuring instruments for which the
conformity assessment procedures have not been conducted in
accordance with the laws and regulations regarding metrological
requirements, a warning or a fine from two to seventy units of
fine shall be imposed on a natural person, but from six to three
hundred and sixty units of fine - on a legal person.
(2) For the use of such measuring instruments subject to the
State metrological control which are not verified or calibrated,
a warning or a fine from two to seventy units of fine shall be
imposed on a natural person, but from six to three hundred and
sixty units of fine - on a legal person.
(3) For the use of such measuring instruments which fail to
ensure conformity of precision of measurements with the
metrological requirements laid down in laws and regulations, a
warning or a fine from two to seventy units of fine shall be
imposed on a natural person, but from six to four hundred and
twenty units of fine - on a legal person.
(4) For non-complying installation of the measuring
instruments subject to the State metrological control, a warning
or a fine from two to seventy units of fine shall be imposed on a
natural person, but from six to four hundred and twenty units of
fine - on a legal person.
(5) For failing to comply with the regulations regarding the
exploitation of the measuring instruments subject to the State
metrological control and inappropriate performance of the
measuring processes related thereto, a warning or a fine from two
to seventy units of fine shall be imposed on a natural person,
but from six to four hundred and twenty units of fine - on a
legal person.
[3 October 2019 / The new wording of the Section shall come
into force on 1 July 2020. See Paragraph 15 of Transitional
Provisions]
Section 19. Non-conformity of the
Quantity of the Content of the Products Prepared for the
Distribution with the Laws and Regulations Regarding Metrological
Requirements for Pre-packaged Products
For the non-conformity of the quantity of the content of the
products prepared for the distribution with the laws and
regulations regarding metrological requirements for pre-packaged
products, a warning or a fine from two to seventy units of fine
shall be imposed on a natural person, but from six to five
hundred and eighty units of fine - on a legal person.
[3 October 2019 / Section shall come into force on 1 July
2020. See Paragraph 15 of Transitional Provisions]
Section 20. Competence in the
Process of Administrative Offences
The administrative offence proceedings for the offences
referred to in Sections 18 and 19 of this Law shall be conducted
by the Consumer Rights Protection Centre.
[3 October 2019 / Section shall come into force on 1 July
2020. See Paragraph 15 of Transitional Provisions]
Transitional
Provisions
[4 March 1999]
1. The Minister for Economics shall approve the statutes of
the State non-profit limited liability company Latvijas
Nacionālais metroloģijas centrs [Latvian National Metrology
Centre] and submit for registration in the Enterprise Register of
the Republic of Latvia by 1 April 1999.
2. The National Standardisation and Metrology Centre of Latvia
shall operate until the registration of the State non-profit
limited liability company Latvian National Metrology Centre in
the Enterprise Register of the Republic of Latvia.
3. The non-profit State limited liability company Latvian
National Metrology Centre shall be transformed into a limited
liability company Latvian National Metrology Centre and applied
for registration in the Commercial Register not later than by 31
October 2004. Until the registration of the limited liability
company Latvian National Metrology Centre in the Commercial
Register the tasks of the Metrology Centre specified in this Law
shall be performed by the non-profit organisation State limited
liability company Latvian National Metrology Centre.
[27 May 2004]
4. Section 9, Paragraph 41 of this Law shall come
into force on 1 August 2005.
[27 May 2004]
5. The Cabinet shall approve the by-law of the Metrology
Agency by 31 July 2006.
[22 June 2006]
6. Up to the commencement of the operations of the Metrology
Agency, the limited liability company Latvian National Metrology
Centre shall perform the functions of the Metrology Agency
specified in this Law.
[22 June 2006]
7. Until 31 December 2006, the State limited liability company
Latvian National Metrology Centre shall perform the initial and
subsequent verification of the measuring instruments subject to
State metrological control and ensure the accreditation of their
laboratories in the regulated field at the State agency Latvian
National Accreditation Bureau.
[22 June 2006]
8. Reorganisation of the State Metrological Inspection shall
be commenced from 1 August 2006 merging it with the Consumer
Rights Protection Centre.
[22 June 2006]
9. Until 31 July 2006, the State Metrological Inspection shall
perform the functions of the Consumer Rights Protection Centre
laid down in this Law.
[22 June 2006]
10. Until the day of coming into force of new Cabinet
regulations, but not later than by 31 December 2006, Cabinet
Regulation No. 452 of 28 June 2005, Regulations Regarding
Verification of Measuring Instruments, Verification Certificates
and Verification Marks, shall be in force insofar as it is not in
contradiction with this Law.
[22 June 2006]
11. Performance of the functions specified in Section 9,
Paragraphs eight and nine of this Law shall be commenced by the
Consumer Rights Protection Centre from 1 August 2006.
[22 June 2006]
12. Until 1 January 2014, the Cabinet shall issue the
regulations which determine the authority that performs the
functions of the national metrology authority.
[2 May 2013]
13. Until the day of coming into force of the Cabinet
regulations referred to in Paragraph 12 of these Transitional
Provisions, the Metrology Office of the limited liability company
Standardisation, Accreditation and Metrology Centre shall be the
National Metrology Authority referred to in Section 14 of this
Law and shall be liable for compliance with this Law and other
laws and regulations in the field of metrology.
[2 May 2013]
14. Until the day of coming into force of the Cabinet
regulations referred to in Paragraph 12 of these Transitional
Provisions, the notification of the National Accreditation
Authority on the accredited authorities laid down in this Law
shall not be published on the official website of the National
Accreditation Authority but in the official gazette Latvijas
Vēstnesis.
[2 May 2013]
15. Amendment regarding the new wording of Chapter IX of this
Law shall come into force concurrently with the Law on
Administrative Liability.
[3 October 2019]
16. Until 31 December 2019, the Cabinet shall approve the
pricelist of the paid services laid down in Section 14, Paragraph
four of this Law.
[3 October 2019]
Informative
Reference to European Union Directives
[2 May 2013]
The Law has been adopted by the Saeima on 27 February
1997.
President G. Ulmanis
Rīga, 11 March 1997
1 The Parliament of the Republic of
Latvia
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