Cabinet Regulation No. 970 of 2009 on Procedures for the Public Participation in the Development Planning Process

The Regulation prescribes the procedures for the public participation in the development planning process of the Saeima, the Cabinet, State institutions of direct administration, State administrative institutions which are not subordinated to the Cabinet, planning regions and local governments. The purpose of the Regulation is to promote efficient, open, inclusive, timely and responsible public participation in the development planning process, thus increasing the quality of the planning process and the conformity of the planning results with the public needs and interests. Public participation shall be implemented by formal (for example, associations, foundations, trade unions, employers’ organisations, religious organisations) and informal (unregistered initiative groups, interest associations) groups of the public, as well as individual natural persons.