Case No 2020-41-0106
On Compliance of Sub-para 11.2., 13.8., 13.9., 19.18., 19.20., 39.1., 39.8., 39.9., 39.12., 39.19., 39.21., 39.22., 41.14., 41.15., 41.18., 41.22. un 41.23. 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
Adjudicated
On Compliance of Sub-para 11.2., 13.8., 13.9., 19.18., 19.20., 39.1., 39.8., 39.9., 39.12., 39.19., 39.21., 39.22., 41.14., 41.15., 41.18., 41.22. un 41.23. 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
The Constitutional Court ruled:
1. To terminate the proceedings in the case insofar as it concerns the compliance of sub-paragraphs 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.16, 8.17, 8.19, 8.20, 10.2, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.17, 10.18, 10.21, 10.23, 12.10, 12.13, 13.13, 13.16, 13.20, 16.2, 16.5, 16.11, 16.14, 16.18, 16.19, 16.20, 19.18 and 19.20 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” with Article 4(3) of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
2. To recognise sub-paragraphs 10.2, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.17, 10.18, 10.21, 10.23, 18.1, 18.8 and 18.10 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” as being compatible with Article 4(6) and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.
3. To recognise sub-paragraphs 10.2, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.17, 10.18, 10.21, 10.23, 18.1, 18.8 and 18.10 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” as being incompatible with Article 1 and Article 101 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and void as of 1 January 2022.
4. To recognise sub-paragraphs 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.16, 8.17, 8.19, 8.20, 11.2, 12.10, 12.13, 13.8, 13.9, 13.13, 13.16, 13.20, 16.2, 16.5, 16.11, 16.14, 16.18, 16.19, 16.20, 19.18, 19.20, 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, 23.6, 23.8, 23.12, 23.13, 23.15, 23.16, 27.1, 27.3, 39.1, 39.8, 39.9, 39.12, 39.19, 39.21, 39.22, 41.14, 41.15, 41.18, 41.22 and 41.23 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” 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”.
