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National Inspectorates - Latvia

In Latvia, the responsibility for the implementation of REACH, CLP, BPR, POP and PIC is divided between six ministries: Ministry of Health, Ministry of Welfare, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economics and Ministry of Agriculture.

Authorities responsible for REACH, CLP, BPR, POP and PIC enforcement

  • Health Inspectorate (Ministry of Health) controls the chemical substances, mixtures and biocidal products placement on the market (marketed and distributed) and supervises their conformity with the regulatory enactments in the field of human life and health protection.
  • State Labour Inspectorate (Ministry of Welfare) controls activities with chemical substances, mixtures, chemical substances in articles and biocidal products in the working environment and shall supervise the conformity of such activities with legislation and other regulatory enactments in the field of protection of life and health of the employees.
  • State Environmental Service (Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development) controls activities with chemical substances, mixtures, chemical substances in articles, processed articles and biocidal products in manufacturing and professional use and shall supervise the conformity of such activities with legislation and other regulatory enactments in the field of environmental protection.
  • Customs authorities of the State Revenue Service (Ministry of Finance) controls imported dangerous chemical substances and dangerous mixtures which are subject to special restrictions or prohibitions as well as construction preparations containing such dangerous chemical substances.
  • The Consumer Rights Protection Centre (Ministry of Economics) controls the chemical substances in articles in accordance with the REACH Regulation and the processed articles, except processed articles in the food handling and veterinary field and processed articles which are substances and mixtures, in accordance with the BPR regulation.
  • The Food and Veterinary Service (Ministry of Agriculture) controls biocidal products and processed articles in the food handling and veterinary field by controls laid down in legislation and regulations in accordance with the BPR Regulation.