Current Legal Developments in Latvia and the World – January

BDO Law has compiled the most significant updates to legislative amendments in January 2025.

This summary covers the following amendments:

• Amendments to the Land Register Law
• Amendments to the Administrative Liability Law
• Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law
• Amendments to the Civil Law
• Amendments to the Criminal Law
• Amendments to the Law on the Circulation of Tobacco Products, Herbal Smoking Products, Electronic Smoking Devices, and Their Liquids
• Amendments to the Cabinet of Ministers' Regulations No. 55 of January 28, 2014, "Regulations on the Employment of Foreigners"
• Amendments to the Road Traffic Law

Sanctions updates:

• The U.S. imposes sanctions on one of Hungary's highest-ranking officials
• China introduces new sanctions against U.S. companies
• An open letter urges the U.S. to avoid sanctions against the International Criminal Court
• Six EU countries call for a reduction of G7 oil price caps
• The U.S. and the EU plan to ease sanctions against Syria
• The EU prepares its 16th sanctions package against Russia
• The European Commission proposes raising tariffs
• The U.S. re-lists Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism

Read the full summary here