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Baltictimes.com: Latvia opens its retail market for natural gas
The process of opening the natural gas market in Latvia was launched on 3 April 2017, when retail users became able to freely choose their natural gas trader, while continuing to buy it at a regulated price. Most households continued to buy natural gas from the incumbent Latvijas Gāze, controlled by Gazprom, at a regulated […]
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Companies can request the exclusion of applicants from third countries from procurement in Latvia
The International Procurement Act On 29 August 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/1031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, or the International Procurement Act (IPI)[1], entered into force. Its purpose is to promote access and equal conditions for European Union companies outside the EU. This is supposed to be done with response measures: if the […]
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Baltic real estate markets show resilience
“If the commercial property sector in the Baltic countries saw larger or smaller losses and the prospects for individual segments remain vague, the residential property sector has easily withstood the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and has even strengthened its position in some places. First of all, the residential property sector in Lithuania and […]
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Remote attestation of notarial acts allowed in Estonia
As of 6 April 2020 it is possible to attest notarial acts remotely via digitised notarial services (remote attestation), which was initially planned as a pilot project in Estonian foreign representations. A format for attesting notarial acts has been added to the traditional format whereby a party to the act to be attested had to personally visit […]
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Remote notary services allowed in Estonia
As of 6 April 2020 notarial acts can be attested remotely via digitised notary services, in addition to the traditional format of the parties being present at the notary’s office. If the notarial act is attested remotely via digitised notary services, the person is identified via video bridge. Currently, only the holders of an Estonian […]