Directory of European and national rules on Web Applications (updated version, 21 May 2008)
edited by the Research Staff of the Italian Senate Library

LATVIA

Legislation

Electronic documents Law (with amendments to 24.05.2007)
adopted by the Saeima on 31.10.2002
Text consolidated by Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs (Translation and Terminology Centre) with amending laws of:
6 May 2004;
28 October 2004;
22 June 2006;
24 May 2007.
http://www.ttc.lv/index.php?&id=10&tid=50&l=EN&seid=down&itid=13835

Elektronisko sakaru likums
Electronic Communications Law (with amendments to 03.05.2007)
adopted by the Saeima on 28.10.2004
Text consolidated by Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs (Translation and Terminology Centre) with amending laws of:
12.05.2005;
26.10.2006;
3.05.2007
http://www.ttc.lv/index.php?skip=165&itid=likumi&id=10&tid=50&l=EN [download of the English translation]

Law on Information Society Services
adopted by the Saeima on 04.11.2004
17.11.2004
http://www.ttc.lv/index.php?skip=165&itid=likumi&id=10&tid=50&l=EN [download of the English translation]

Law on State information system
22.05.2002
[On how to obtain Internet domains and related problems]

Personal Data protection Law
adopted by the Saeima on 06.04.2000
[In 2005, the Data State Inspectorate drew up the draft law Amendments to the Personal Data Protection Law. Info: http://www.dvi.gov.lv/eng/about/reports/2005/2005-year.pdf ]

Law on Information Accessibility
adopted by the Saeima on 29.10.1998
http://www.humanrights.lv/doc/latlik/info.htm

Guidelines

Ministry for Electronic Government Affairs
Information Society Development Guidelines 2006-2013
2006
http://www.eps.gov.lv/files/informativie_materiali/InfoSab%20EN.pdf

Sources

Latvijas vestnesis, 1993- .
http://lv.lv/index.php?Laikraksts_LATVIJAS_VESTNESIS
http://www.vestnesis.lv/main.php

Web Sources

Latvian Portal
http://www.lv

Latvijas Valsts prezidenta kanceleja (Chancellery of the President, Republic of Latvia)
http://www.president.lv/?lng=en [English version]

Saeima (Parliament)
http://www.saeima.lv/

Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabinets (Cabinet of Ministers)
http://www.mk.gov.lv/en/?lang=1 [English version]

Īpašu uzdevumu ministra elektroniskās pārvaldes lietās sekretariāts (Secretariat of Special Assignments Minister for Electronic Government Affairs)
http://www.eps.gov.lv/index.php?&93

Guide to Latvian Law and Legal Resources
http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/Latvia.htm

Latlex - Normativo aktu sistema (The Normative Acts’ System)
http://www.latlex.lv/

NAIS - Normatīvo aktu informācijas sistēma (NAIS - Latvian Legislation Database)
http://www.nais.dati.lv/

Legal Latvia - Latvian legal form database
http://www.legal.lv/

Cilvēktiesības Latvia (Human rights in Latvia Project)
http://www.humanrights.lv/

In particular:
Republic of Latvia Laws and other Instruments Related to Human Rights:
http://www.humanrights.lv/frames_e.htm?doc/lat_sar_e.htm

Tulkošanas un terminoloģijas centrs (Translations and Terminology Centre – Latvian Laws in English)
http://www.ttc.lv/?id=50

Datu valsts inspekcija  (Data State Inspection)
[Inspectorate to supervise personal data protection in Latvia]
http://www.dvi.gov.lv/eng/about/ [English version]

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