LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE Ligita Vircava
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LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE Ligita Vircava, 26. 11. 2013. “HOTRISK”
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE Legal background State Ltd Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre [established by Order of the Cabinet of Ministers No 448 (1. 07. 2009)] – – – Hydrometeorological agency; Environment Agency; Geological service; Hazardous waste management agency; Laboratories – environment, radiation, metrology
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE LEGMC • State Ltd LEGMC – successor in rights and obligations of state agencies • Share holder – Ministry of the Environmental Protection and regional Development • Registered in Register of Enterprises on 7. 07. 2009
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE Advantages - Performing of state delegated tasks; - Less financial restrictions on additional services; - Free price competition; - Additional funding possibilities – from projects & funds (not available on previous status of Agency); - Possibility to take loans.
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE Delegated tasks 1 • Development of environmental monitoring and unified environmental information systems; • Maintaining of Environmental Data bases and provision of environmental information for public; • Provision of meteorological forecasts according to Civil protection plan, providing of information to Fire fighting service and State police, support for emergency situations;
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE Delegated tasks 2 • Subsoil resources and subsoil use; • Providing of information according to: – National legislation – EU legislation – Requirements of International Conventions – Representation of the Republic of Latvia with international organizations; • Hazardous waste management.
LATVIAN ENVIRONMENT, GEOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY CENTRE
