ROAD TRANSPORT REGULATING
AND ENFORCEMENT BODIESLATVIA
March 2022

Country: LATVIA
Competent authorities
Items to be controlled

Traffic regulations and driving licences
Authorisations for international road transport (bilateral, EU,ECMT...)
Special authorisations for carriage of passengers and otherrelated documents (e.g. list of passengers)State
policeCustoms

LatvianState Roads

Authorised
technicalexperts/
workshopsX

Otherauthorisedbodies orofficers
X(1,3)

X

X

X

X

X(3,4)X

X(5)T1 documents or TIR Carnets
Weights and dimensions of vehicles

Ministry ofTransport

X

X

X

X(4)

X

Certificate for carriage of perishable foodstuffs and special
equipment to be used for such carriage (ATP)

X

X(2)

Documents on veterinary and phytosanitary control

X

X(2)

Road user charge

X

X

Technical conditions of vehicles

X

X(1)

X

Regulations on driving time and rest periods

X

Regulations on transport of dangerous goods (ADR)

X

X
X

X(1)
X

X(3,4)X(1) Note:
Road Traffic Safety Directorate- RoadTraffic
SafetyService
Directorate(2) (1)FoodandVeterinary(2)
FoodandVeterinary
Service(3) State Border Guard(3)StateBorderGuard(4) Road Transport Administration- Road TransportAdministration(5) (4)Association“LatvijasAuto”(5) - Association “Latvijas Auto”

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USEFUL ADDRESSES, PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS IN LATVIAEMERGENCY NUMBERS
Police110

Ambulance

113

Dangerous goods accident

112

Breakdown

112

Fire and Rescue

112

National Competent Authorities and Control Authorities on
International Passenger and Goods Traffic by Road

TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND DOCUMENTS RELEVANT TO DRIVING
National competentauthority

Competent control
authority

Name and addressRoad Traffic Safety Directorate
6 S.Eizenšteina Street, Riga,
LV-1079www.csdd.lv

Phone+(371) 6702 5777
Email: csdd@csdd.gov.lv

State Police
Central Public Order Police
Department
Traffic Safety Department
Traffic Surveillance andCoordination Bureau
10B Ezermalas Street, Riga,
LV-1014www.vp.gov.lv+(371) 6720 8377
Email: sdp@vp.gov.lv

Fax

TECHNICAL CONDITION OF VEHICLESNational competentand control authority

Name and addressRoad Traffic Safety Directorate
6 S.Eizenšteina Street, Riga,
LV-1079www.csdd.lv

Phone+(371) 6702 5777
Email: csdd@csdd.gov.lv

Fax

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WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS OF VEHICLESNational competentauthority in charge ofissuing special permits forexcess weight anddimensions
Competent control
authority

Name and address
Latvian State Roads
7/9 Torna Street, Office 203
Riga, LV-1050
www.lvceli.lv

Phone+(371) 6703 6412
Email: atlaujas@lvceli.lv

State Police
Central Public Order Police
Department
Traffic Safety Department
Traffic Surveillance andCoordination Bureau
10B Ezermalas Street, Riga,
LV-1014www.vp.gov.lv+(371) 6720 8377
Email: sdp@vp.gov.lv

Fax

ROAD USER CHARGE
Name and address
Ministry of Transport, RoadInfrastructure Department
3 Gogola Street, Riga, LV-1743
www.sam.gov.lv

Phone
Fax+(371) 6702 8300
Email: talivaldis.vectirans@sam.gov.lv

Competent authority incharge of collectingcharges

Road Traffic Safety Directorate
6 S.Eizenšteina Street, Riga,
LV-1079www.csdd.lv+(371) 6702 5777
Email: csdd@csdd.gov.lv

Competent control
authority

Central Public Order Police
Department
Traffic Safety Department
Traffic Surveillance andCoordination Bureau
10B Ezermalas Street, Riga,
LV-1014www.vp.gov.lv+(371) 6720 8377
Email: sdp@vp.gov.lvNational competentauthorities

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MARKET ACCESS: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS BY ROAD
National competentauthority

Competent control
authority on the use ofauthorisations andother related
documents by
non-residents

Name and addressRoad Transport Administration
30 Valnu Street, Riga, LV-1050
www.atd.lv

Phone+(371) 6768 6458+(371) 6768 6493
Email: info@atd.lv

State Police
Central Public Order Police
Department
Traffic Safety Department Traffic
Surveillance and Coordination
Bureau10B Ezermalas Street, Riga, LV1014
www.vp.gov.lv+(371) 6720 8377
Email: sdp@vp.gov.lv

Fax

MARKET ACCESS: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT OF GOODS BY ROAD
National competentauthority

Competent control
authority on the use ofauthorisations andother related
documents bynon-residents

Name and addressRoad Transport Administration
30 Valnu Street, Riga, LV-1050
www.atd.lv

Phone+(371) 6768 6458+(371) 6768 6459
Email: info@atd.lv

State Police
Central Public Order Police
Department
Traffic Safety Department Traffic
Surveillance and Coordination
Bureau10B Ezermalas Street, Riga, LV1014
www.vp.gov.lv+(371) 6720 8377
Email: sdp@vp.gov.lv

Fax

VETERINARY AND PHYTOSANITARY CONTROLNational competentauthority

Competent control
authority

Name and address
Ministry of Agriculture,
Veterinary and Food Department
2 Republikas laukums, Riga
LV-1981www.zm.gov.lv

Phone+(371) 6702 7010
Email: pasts@zm.gov.lv

Food and Veterinary Service
30 Peldu Street, Riga
LV-1050
www.pvd.gov.lv+(371) 6709 5230
Email: pasts@pvd.gov.lv

Fax

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TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (ADR)
Name and address
Ministry of Transport,
Security Policy Coordination
Unit
3 Gogola Str, Riga, LV-1743
www.sam.gov.lv

Phone
Fax+(371) 6702 8227
Email: juris.pakalns@sam.gov.lv

Authority/body in chargeof special authorisations

Items of Class 7:
Radiation Safety Centre
23 Rūpniecības Street, Riga,
LV–1045
www.vvd.gov.lv+(371) 6708 4200
Email: pasts@vvd.gov.lv

Competent control
authority

State Police
Central Public Order Police
Department
Traffic Safety Department
Traffic Surveillance andCoordination Bureau
10B Ezermalas Street, Riga,
LV-1014www.vp.gov.lv+(371) 6720 8377
Email: sdp@vp.gov.lv

National competentauthoritiesSOCIAL REGULATIONS (DRIVING TIME AND REST PERIODS)National competentauthority

Competent control
authority

Name and addressRoad Transport Administration
30 Valnu Street, Riga,
LV-1050
www.atd.lv

Phone+(371) 6768 6458+(371) 6768 6462
Email: info@atd.lv

State Police
Central Public Order Police
Department
Traffic Safety Department
Traffic Surveillance andCoordination Bureau
10B Ezermalas Street, Riga,
LV-1014www.vp.gov.lv+(371) 6720 8377
Email: sdp@vp.gov.lv

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Competent
authorities/bodies incharge of T and TIR
regimesName and address
Ministry of Finance
1 Smilšu Street, Riga
LV-1919
www.fm.gov.lv

Phone+(371) 6709 5405
Email: pasts@fm.gov.lv

Fax

State Revenue Service, Customs
Division
1 Talejas Street, Riga,
LV-1978www.vid.gov.lv+ (371) 6712 0000
Email: vid@vid.gov.lv

Association "Latvijas auto"
4A Grēdu Street, Riga,
LV-1019
www.lauto.lv+(371) 6738 9270+(371) 6738 9677
+ (371) 2639 2499
Email: lauto@lauto.lv

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Ministry of Transport, 3 Gogola Street, LV-1743, Riga
www.sam.gov.lv

Phone+(371) 6702 8210

Fax

Email: satiksmes.ministrija@sam.gov.lv
Public Transport Services Department
www.sam.gov.lv+(371) 6702 8325
Email: annija.novikova@sam.gov.lv;

ASSOCIATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT OPERATORS
Association "Latvijas auto"
4A Grēdu Street, Riga, LV-1019
www.lauto.lv

Phone
Fax
+(371) 6738 9270+(371) 6738 9677
+ (371) 2639 2499
Email: lauto@lauto.lv

Latvian Association of Passenger Carriers
121-301 Dzirciema Street, Riga, LV-1055+(371) 67460255
Email: lpaa@latnet.lv

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