This Law regulates the standardisation principles, tasks, organisational system and the procedures for the financing of standardisation, as well as the classification of standards. Standardisation is an aggregate of activities, the purpose of which is to determine general and frequently applicable principles for solving existing or prospective tasks and thus to create conditions for optimum order in a specific field. Standardisation tasks shall be as follows to ensure the protection of human life and health and the environment; to promote the free movement of goods and services; to promote the co-operation of states; to ensure the compatibility of products and systems; to utilise resources rationally; and to ensure the protection of consumer interests.
Latvia · 1998-10-14