AI regulation in Latvia

What is the current regulatory status?

EU AI Act applies; AI development report (2020) and digital transformation guidelines as policy.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Informational report on AI development (2020).

Key policy instruments

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

Timeline

Every dated event on the recorded instruments: publication, adoption, entry into force, application and deadlines. Future dates are marked.

1. 1 Feb 2020 · Informational report on AI development (2020) adopted

Latest changes

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Use cases

AI in public services

Sectors

Cross-sector / all sectors

Obligation areas

How to use this information

1. Start from the EU AI Act record for obligations; use this page for the national authorities, penalties and strategy.
2. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
3. Check national data-protection, employment and consumer law that applies to AI systems regardless of the AI Act.

Official government and regulator sources

1. Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development
   Government of Latvia · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Latvia”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/latvia (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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