Date of the judgment: 23.09.2008.
Official publication: 30.09.2008.
On Compliance of the Financial Assistance Quotas for Production of Biofuel 7813953 Litres – for the Farmers Co-operative “Latraps” (LV58503007191) and 3255814 Litres for the Joint-Stock Company “Baltic Holding Company” (LV40003558603) Established in Para 4 of the Regulation No. 312 of May 8, 2007 by the Cabinet of Ministers “Amendments to the Regulation No. 712 of September 13, 2005 by the Cabinet of Ministers “On the Procedure for Granting State Assistance for Production of the Necessary Minimum Amount of Biofuel and the Procedure for Setting the Financial Assistance Quotas According to the Types of Biofuel”” with the First Part of Section 8 of the Biofuel Law and Item 1 of the Fourth Part of Section 8 of the Law “On Excise Duties
Constitutional Court held:
1. Appendix II of the Regulation No. 712 of September 13, 2005 by the Cabinet of Ministers “On the Procedure for Granting State Assistance for Production of the Necessary Minimum Amount of Biofuel and the Procedure for Setting the Financial Assistance Quotas According to the Types of Biofuel” does not comply with the first part of Section 8 of the Biofuel Law.
2. Appendix III of the Regulation No. 280 of April 15, 2008 by the Cabinet of Ministers “Regulations Regarding Financial Assistance Quotas for Biofuel” does not comply with the first part of Article 8 of the Biofuel Law and is invalid as from November 1, 2008.