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On Compliance of the Second Sentence of Section 314 (1) of the Electricity Market Law with Article 1 and the First Sentence of Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

On Compliance of Sub-para 23.1, 23.2., 23.8., 23.12. and 23.13. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1, the Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia as well as the Sixth Part of Article 4 and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Combined case: 2020-41-0106

On Compliance of Para 4 of Section 4 of the Law “On the Career Course of Service of Officials with Special Service Ranks Working in Institutions of the System of the Ministry of the Interior and the Prisons Administration” with Article 101 and Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

On Compliance of the First Part of Section 8 and the Second and the Third Part of Section 8.1 of the Law “On Control of Aid for Commercial Activity” with Article 1, Article 91, Article 92 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia”

The Constitutional Court held:
1. To terminate the proceedings with regard to the compliance of Section 81(2)(3) of the Law on Control of Aid for Commercial Activity with Articles 1, 91, 92 and 105 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.
2. To terminate the proceedings with regard to the compliance of Section 8(1), Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section 81(2) and Section 81(3) of the Law on Control of Aid for Commercial Activity with the principle of separation of powers and the first sentence of Article 92 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.
3. To declare Section 8(1), Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Section 81(2) and Section 81(3) of the Law on Control of Aid for Commercial Activity compliant with Article 1, the first sentence of Article 91 and the first, second and third sentences of Article 105 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.

On Compliance of Sub-para 39.1, 39.8., 39.9., 39.12., 39.19. and 39.22. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1, Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia as well as the Sixth Part of Article 4 and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Combined case: 2020-41-0106

On Compliance of Sub-para 41.14., 41.15., 41.18., 41.22. and 41.23. “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1, the First Sentence of Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Sixth Part of Article 4 and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Combined case: 2020-41-0106

On Compliance of Sub-para 13.8. and 13.9. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1, the First Part of Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia as well as the Sixth Part of Article 4 and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Combined case: 2020-41-0106

On Compliance of Sub-para 31.15., 31.29. and 31.30. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1, the Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Third and Sixth Part of Article 4 as well as Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Combined case: 2020-43-0106

On Compliance of Section 423 (1) of Energy Law (in the wording that was in force until 7 March 2016) with Article 64 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, and Para 98, Sub-para 99.2. and Para 100 of the Cabinet Regulation of 9 February 2016 No. 85 “Regulation on the Supply and Use of Natural Gas” with Article 64 and Article 105 of the Satversmeof the Republic of Latvia and 423(1) of Energy Law (in the wording that was in force until 7 March 2016)

Combined case: 2019-37-0103

On Compliance of Sub-para 32.4. and 36.2. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1 and the First Sentence of the Second Part Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Sixth Part of Article 4 as well as Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

On Compliance of Sub-para 11.2. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1 and the First Part of Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Sixth Part of Article 4 and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Combined case: 2020-41-0106

On Compliance of Sub-para 19.18. and 19.20. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1 and the Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Third and Sixth Part of Article 4 as well as Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

On Compliance of the Programme and Sub-programme for Increasing the Remuneration for Work to Health Care Workers of the Law “On the State Budget for 2020”, insofar they do not Envisage an Increase of the State Financing for Increasing the Remuneration for Work to Health Care Workers Set in Para 11 of the Transitional Provisions of the Health Care Financing Law, with Article 1 and Article 66 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

The Constitutional Court ruled:

To recognise the programmes and sub-programmes of the law ‘On the State Budget for 2020’ which set out the remuneration of health care workers, insofar as they do not make provision for State funding to increase the remuneration of health care workers in 2020 as set in Paragraph 11 of the Transitional Provisions of the Health Care Financing Law, as being compatible with Articles 1 and 66 of the Constitution.    

On Compliance of Para “c” of Article 3, Para 3 of Article 4 and Para 1 of Article 12 of the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence with the Preamble, Article 1, Article 99 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and of Para 4 of its Article 4 with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and its Article 14 with Article 112 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

Constitutional Court
held:

1. To terminate legal proceedings in the case in the part regarding
compliance of Para “c” of Article 3, Para 3 of Article 4 and Para 1 of Article 12
of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence
against Women and Domestic Violence with the Preamble, Article 1, Article 99
and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, and compliance of
Para 14 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating
Violence against Women and Domestic Violence with Article 112 of the
Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.

2. To recognise Para 4 of Article 4 of the Council of Europe Convention
on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
as being compatible with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia.

On Compliance of Sub-para 28.2. and 28.19. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1, the Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Third and Sixth Part of Article 4 and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

Combined case: Nr.2020-37-0106

On Compliance of Sub-para 35.4. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1, the First Part of Article 101 of the Satversme and the Sixth Part of Article 4 and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

The Constitutional Court ruled:
To terminate the legal proceedings in the case insofar as it concerns the compliance of subparagraphs 28.2, 28.19 and 35.4 of Annex “Administrative Territories, their Administrative Centres and Units of Territorial Division” to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas with Article 4(3) of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
To recognise subparagraph 35.4 of Annex “Administrative Territories, their Administrative Centres and Units of Territorial Division” to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas as being compatible with Article 4(6) and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
To recognise subparagraph 35.4 of Annex “Administrative Territories, their Administrative Centres and Units of Territorial Division” to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas as being incompatible with Articles 1 and 101 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.
To recognise subparagraphs 28.2 and 28.19 of Annex “Administrative Territories, their Administrative Centres and Units of Territorial Division” to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas as being compatible with Articles 1 and 101 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and with Article 4(6) and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.

On Compliance of Para 1 of Section 72 (5) of Law on the Protection of the Children’s Rights with the First Sentence of Article 91 and the First Sentence of Article 106 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

On Compliance of Section 6 (5) of the Law “On State Social Insurance” with the First Sentence of Article 91 and Article 109 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

On Compliance of Para 13 of the Cabinet Regulation of 27 October 2009 No. 1250 “Regulation Regarding State Fee for Registering Ownership Rights and Pledge Rights in the Land Register” with Article 91, Article 105 and Article 110 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

On Compliance of the Third Sentence of Section 5 (1), Section 56 (3) and Para 49 of the Transitional Provisions of the Law “On Institutions of Higher Education” with Article 1 and Article 105 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia