Links & Addresses

Competent Authorities regarding National and International Sanctions

The Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia is the competent authority in the matters of implementation of international and national sanctions insofar as laws and regulations do not provide otherwise.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the coordinating institution regarding the imposition of sanctions in Latvia, including in communication with international organisations and foreign competent authorities.

Other competent authorities:

• The Bank of Latvia
• The Ministry of Economics
• The Ministry of Finance
• The Ministry of the Interior  
• The Ministry of Transport
• The Agricultural Data Center
• The Civil Aviation Agency
• The Consumer Rights Protection Centre
• The Courts Administration
• The Land Registry office of a district (city) court 
• The Latvian Association of Certified Auditors
• The Latvian Council of Sworn Advocates
• The Latvian Council of Sworn Notaries
• The Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection
• The Maritime Administration of Latvia
• The National Cultural Heritage Board
• The National Electronic Media Council
• The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs  
• The Patent Office
• The Road Traffic Safety Directorate
• The Register of Enterprises  
• The State Revenue Service
• The State Security Service
• The State Technical Oversight Agency

When imposing national sanctions, the Cabinet of Ministers may also designate other competent authorities besides those indicated above.

Latvian Resources

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  K.Valdemara iela 3, Riga LV-1395, Latvia
  Telephone: (+371) 67 016 201
  Fax: (+371) 67 828 121
  e-mail
  Website

• Ministry of Defence of Latvia
  K.Valdemara iela 10/12, Riga, LV-1473, Latvia
  Telephone: (+371) 67 210 124
  Website

• LATO: Latvian Transatlantic Organization
  3rd floor, Akademiska biblioteka, Rupniecibas iela 10, Riga, LV-1235, Latvia
  Telephone: +371 67 322 883
  Website

• Latvian Institute of International Affairs
  Pils iela 21, Riga, LV-1050, Latvia
  Telephone: +371 20 248 498
  e-mail
  Website

• Centre for East European Policy Studies
  Ausekļa iela 11/411, Rīga, LV-1010, Latvia
  Phone: +371 672 821 01
  Fax: +371 672 821 01
  e-mail
  Website

International Resources

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

• NATO Parliamentary Assembly

• The European External Action Service (EEAS)

• Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

• Nordic Council

• Council of the Baltic Sea States

• United Nations 

• United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee

• Joint Baltic American National Committee

• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

• International Atomic Energy Agency

• European Commission, Export Controls of Dual-Use Items

• Council of the European Union, Export Controls of Strategic Goods

• Council of the European Union, EU fight against terrorism

• Europol

• Interpol

• EU Judicial Co-operation Unit (Eurojust)

• Council of Europe

• Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD

• Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF)