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In accordance to the Seveso II directive, in 2001 the Cabinet of
Ministers accepted the Regulations On Procedures for Industrial
Accident Risk Assessment and Risk Reduction Measures. These
regulations pertain to enterprises with stored (or which could
occur as a result of chemical processes) amounts of hazardous
substances which are equal to or surpass the listed levels for
groups of substances.
The 2000 Cabinet of Ministers Regulations On Reporting of
Hazardous and Polluting Ship Cargo describes the procedure for
reporting, and the type of information required, regarding ships
entering and leaving Latvian harbours. In 1994, Latvia ratified
the 1992 Helsinki Convention On the Protection of the Marine
Environment of the Baltic Sea Area. The goal of this convention is
mitigation of pollution from all types of sources, including
pollution from ships, terrestrial sources, and from the study and
use of the sea bed and deeper layers.
Requirements regarding transport of hazardous cargo are given
in the Regulations On Transport of Hazardous Cargo and the Law on
Railways.
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