Assets Disclosure by Public Officials: Latvia

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Coverage of Law/Rule

To what categories of civil servants or appointed officials is this law/rule applicable?

This is listed in Section 4 of the law. Appointed officials include civil servants of the general or specialized state civil service. Section 4(2) extends the assets declaration requirement to a wider circle of officials who issue administrative acts, supervise other officials, or deal with State property.

To what categories of elected officials is this law/rule applicable?

Section 4(1) lists elected officials and includes President, member s of the Saeima, heads, deputies, and members if the councils of local government authorities.

If this law/rule is applicable only to appointed officials in top levels, what is the assets declaration requirement of general appointed officials?

Not stated in this law.

Do provincial and local employees follow the same or similar assets declaration law?

Same law.