Published: 12.04.2020.

Billateral Agreements

  • Agreement between the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Nature protection of the Republic of Armenia on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on December 10, 2009)

  • Memorandum of Understanding regarding bilateral cooperation between the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (signed on 11 July 2003)

  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria on co-operation for the implementation of Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC (signed on 25 October 2007)

 

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on June 25, 2009)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on cooperation in the field of information and communication technologies (signed on 4 October, 2006)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 21 February 1994)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on mutual acknowledgement of product and standard certification (signed on 10 June 1997)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on basic principles for transboundary cooperation (signed on 16 May 1998)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Belarus on cooperation in protection and sustainable use of protected transboundary nature territories (signed on May 5, 2010)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on early notification of nuclear accidents, exchange of information and co-operation in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection (signed on February 7, 2018) 

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Environment of the Kingdom of Denmark on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 31 January 2003)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Estonia on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context (signed on 14 March 1997)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Estonia on Management of Nature Conservation in Transboundary Context (signed on 27 January 2000)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Estonia on co-operation in protection and sustainable use of transboundary water courses (signed on 24 October 2003)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia, the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on cooperation in the field of environment (signed on June 4, 2010)

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  • Agreement between the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Environment Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia on Cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 14 March 2008)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of Georgia on cooperation in the field of information technologies (signed on 21 April 2010)

  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia on cooperation in the field of regional development (signed on 24 August 2011)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Russia Federation on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on December 20, 2010, in force from March 23, 2011)
  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Cooperation in the field of Environmental Protection (signed on 3 June 2013)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on cross-border cooperation (signed 10 September 1999)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania on Management of Nature Conservation in Transboundary Context (signed on 24 May 2001)

  • Technical Protocol between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania on Exchange of Information on Emergency Ecological Situations (signed on 24 May 2001)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on early notification of nuclear accidents, Exchange of information and cooperation in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection (signed on 3 October 2003)

  • Technical protocol between the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania on Cooperation in Managing the International River Basin Districts (signed on 24 October 2003)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia, the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on cooperation in the field of environment (signed on June 4, 2010)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 17 March 2006)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Government of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of information technologies (signed on 24 August 2007, entered into force on 22 November 2007)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Regional Development and Construction of the Republic of Moldova on cooperation in the field of regional development (signed on 28 June 2012, entered into force on 18 August 2012)

  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands on cooperation for the implementation of Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC (signed on 28 June 2007)
  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nature Resources and Forestry of the Republic of Poland on Cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 12 October 1995)
  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 2 March 2006)
  • Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Finland on cooperation for the implementation of Article 17 of the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC (signed on 28 June 2007)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 17 October 2001)

  • Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on early notification of nuclear accidents, on Exchange of information and cooperation in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection (signed on 17 October 2001)

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Protection of the Republic of Latvia and the Ministry of Ecology and Nature Resources of Ukraine on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 4 April 2017) 

  • Agreement between the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of the Republic of Latvia and the State Committee on Environmental Protection of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of environmental protection (signed on 17 October 2013)

Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Latvia and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (signed on 18 January 2008, entered into force on 30 April 2008)

Multilateral Agreements

  • Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, Geneva, 1979
     

  • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 1992
     

  • Convention on Protection of Ozone Layer, Vienna, 1985
     

  • Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area, Helsinki, 1992
     

  • Convention on the protection and use of trans-boundary watercourses and international lakes, Helsinki, 1992
     

  • Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, London, 1973
     

  • Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents, Helsinki, 1992
     

  • Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Basel, 1989
     

  • Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, Espoo, 1991
     

  • Convention concerning the Protection of Workers against Ionising Radiations, 1960
     

  • Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage, Vienna, 1963
     

  • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, Vienna, 1986
     

  • Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, Vienna, 1986 
     

  • Convention on Nuclear Safety, Vienna, 1994
     

  • Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, Vienna, 1997
     

  • Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, 1968
     

  • Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, Aarhus, 1998
     

  • Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Stockholm, 2001
     

  • Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, Paris, 1994
     

  • Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Rotterdam, 1998
     

  • Agreement on the Exchange of Radiation Monitoring Data
     

  • Agreement between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the European Atomic Energy Community and the International Atomic Energy Agency in implementation of Article III (1) and (4) of the Treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons

  • Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 2012
       

  • Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention), 1971
       

  • UNESCO World Heritage Convention, 1972
     

  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES (Washington) Convention), 1973
     

  • Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention), 1979
     

  • Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (Bonn Convention), 1979
     

  • Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats, 1991
     

  • Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, 1995
     

  • Convention on Biological Diversity (Rio de Janeiro Convention), 1992
     

  • Convention on the protection of the Baltic Sea (Helsinki Convention), 1974, 1992