Published: 27.08.2020.
On Compliance of Sub-para 11.2., 13.8., 13.9., 19.18., 19.20., 39.1., 39.8., 39.9., 39.12., 39.19., 39.21., 39.22., 41.14., 41.15., 41.18., 41.22. un 41.23. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1 and the Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Third and Sixth Part of Article 4 as well as Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government
Years
2020
Stages of the proceedings
Adjudicated
Outcome of the proceedings
Judgement
Type of the proceedings
Written procedure
Applicant
Local government council
Applicant: Salas novada dome; Carnikavas novada dome; Kandavas novada dome; Iecavas novada dome; Mazsalacas novada pašvaldība; Salacgrīvas novada dome; Ozolnieku novada dome; Jaunjelgavas novada dome; Rundāles novada dome; Rugāju novada dome; Alojas novada dome; Ilūkstes novada dome; Babītes novada dome; Auces novada dome
Date of the judgment: 21.06.2021.
Official publication: 22.06.2021.

On Compliance of Sub-para 11.2., 13.8., 13.9., 19.18., 19.20., 39.1., 39.8., 39.9., 39.12., 39.19., 39.21., 39.22., 41.14., 41.15., 41.18., 41.22. un 41.23. of “Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative Territories, Administrative Centres thereof and the Units of Territorial Division”” with Article 1 and the Article 101 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia and the Third and Sixth Part of Article 4 as well as Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government

The Constitutional Court ruled:

1. To terminate the proceedings in the case insofar as it concerns the compliance of sub-paragraphs 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.16, 8.17, 8.19, 8.20, 10.2, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.17, 10.18, 10.21, 10.23, 12.10, 12.13, 13.13, 13.16, 13.20, 16.2, 16.5, 16.11, 16.14, 16.18, 16.19, 16.20, 19.18 and 19.20 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” with Article 4(3) of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.

2. To recognise sub-paragraphs 10.2, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.17, 10.18, 10.21, 10.23, 18.1, 18.8 and 18.10 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” as being compatible with Article 4(6) and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government.

3. To recognise sub-paragraphs 10.2, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.17, 10.18, 10.21, 10.23, 18.1, 18.8 and 18.10 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” as being incompatible with Article 1 and Article 101 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and void as of 1 January 2022.

4. To recognise sub-paragraphs 8.5, 8.7, 8.8, 8.16, 8.17, 8.19, 8.20, 11.2, 12.10, 12.13, 13.8, 13.9, 13.13, 13.16, 13.20, 16.2, 16.5, 16.11, 16.14, 16.18, 16.19, 16.20, 19.18, 19.20, 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, 23.6, 23.8, 23.12, 23.13, 23.15, 23.16, 27.1, 27.3, 39.1, 39.8, 39.9, 39.12, 39.19, 39.21, 39.22, 41.14, 41.15, 41.18, 41.22 and 41.23 of the Annex to the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas “Administrative territories, their administrative centres and territorial units” as being compatible with Articles 1 and 101 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia and with Article 4(6) and Article 5 of the European Charter of Local Self-Government”.

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