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National Annex — Latvia (LV)

Status (July 2026): In force. Community-maintained orientation, not legal advice — verify against the official gazette and authority guidance before relying on it. Corrections welcome (see CONTRIBUTING.md).

NIS2 implementation

Field Value
Implementing law Nacionālās kiberdrošības likums (National Cybersecurity Law) — in force 1 September 2024
Competent authority National Cybersecurity Centre (Ministry of Defence)
National CSIRT / reporting CERT.LV
Official starting point https://www.ncsc.gov.lv

Country notes for your CDC

Registration and annual self-assessment duties; Latvia appeared in the May 2025 reasoned opinions over completeness of secondary measures — verify current implementing regulations.

Standard checklist (all countries)

  • [ ] Applicability determined per legal entity and sector; recorded in the regulatory applicability register (GOVERN)
  • [ ] Entity registration completed with the national authority where required
  • [ ] Incident-reporting procedure drilled against the national channel and the 24 h early-warning clock (RESPOND)
  • [ ] Contact established with the national CSIRT before the first incident
  • [ ] Data protection authority contact and GDPR Art. 33 flow prepared (runs in parallel with NIS2 reporting)
  • [ ] National guidance/frameworks mapped to your control evidence (see note above)

Selector tag

lv-nat — tick "Latvia" in tools/regulatory-profile.html to include this country's references.

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