Current Legal Developments in Latvia and the World – February

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

This summary covers the following amendments:

  • Amendments to the Law on the Circulation of Alcoholic Beverages
  • Amendments to the Law “On the Registration of Real Estate in the Land Register”
  • Cabinet of Ministers' Regulations No. 99 of February 11, 2025 – “Procedure for Granting State Budget Co-financing for Large, Significant Public Events and Foreign Film Productions in Latvia”
  • Amendments to the Municipal Council Election Law

Sanctions updates:

  • The U.S. imposes sanctions on the International Criminal Court prosecutor
  • Ukraine imposes sanctions on a former president
  • Estonia publishes its annual intelligence report for 2024
  • The EU lifts some sanctions against Syria
  • The U.S. revokes a previously granted license for oil sector operations
  • The United Kingdom warns of potential sanctions against Rwanda
  • The U.S. announces an end to tolerance of Iran’s threats
  • Canada imposes secondary sanctions for the first time
  • Sanctions against cyber infrastructure providers
  • The EU adopts its 16th sanctions package
Read the full summary here