Date of the judgment: 24.12.2002.
Official publication: 30.12.2002.
On Compliance of Sub-para1 and Sub-para 2 of Para 8 of "Methods for Calculating Natural Gas Rates" by the Energy Supply Regulation Council (in the wording of Para 1 of Decree No. 192 by the Energy Supply Regulation Council of 19, 2000) with Article 91 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia, Section 5 of Law On Regulators of Public Utilities, as well as Para 5 of Section 84(5) and Para 2 of Section 85(1) of the Energy Law (in the Wording that was effective until 1 October 2001)
Constitutional Court decided to declare Item 2.8, Sub-items 1 and 2 of the Energy Supply Regulation Council ”Methods for Calculating Natural Gas Rates”as conformable with Article 91 of the Republic of Latvia Satversme , Article 5 of the Law ”On Regulators of Public Services” and Articles 84 (Item 5 of the first part) and 85 (Item 2 of the first part) of the Power Industry Law””.