LATVIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON CADASTRE IN THE EU 2015 Rome, Italy, 21 November, 2014 Director General Elita Baklane-Ansberga The State Land Service

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3 Latvia is the pearl of the Baltic States, situated in the North of Europe – on the shores of the Baltic Sea BRIEFLY ABOUT LATVIA Language: Latvian Area: km2 Capital city: Riga Population: ~ 2 million Cadastral parcels:

GENERAL INFORMATION THE STATE LAND SERVICE (1) 4 Ministry of Justice State Land Service (SLS)  Founded in 1992  5 Regional Offices (13 offices, which provide customer service in 28 customer service centers)  750 employees  The budget: 14,9 mln EUR State Land Service (SLS)  Founded in 1992  5 Regional Offices (13 offices, which provide customer service in 28 customer service centers)  750 employees  The budget: 14,9 mln EUR

5 GENERAL INFORMATION THE STATE LAND SERVICE (2) The main functions and tasks  Maintenance of The National Real Estate Cadastre Information System and registration of real estate object data  Maintenance of textual and graphical information in The State Address Register  Mass valuation of real estates  The implementation of national land reform policy  Maintenance of high resolution topographic data central database (scale 1:500)  Maintenance of The Restricted Territories Information System  Cadastral surveying of buildings and groups of premises  Land consolidation

PRIORITIES OF THE PRESIDENCY OF THE EU COUNCIL 6 EEnsuring a competitive Europe as the basis for growth, improving the quality of life of the citizens, and investment in further development; SSeizing the opportunities provided by digital technologies as the basis for EU’s competitiveness and growth; RReinforcing of the role of the EU as a global player, including the ensuring of stability, security and welfare in the EU’s neighboring regions.

PRIORITIES OF THE LATVIAN PRESIDENCY OF THE PCC 7  Up to date, authoritative, complete and quality data in the Cadastre Information System;  Challenges in data exchange between Cadastre Information System and other Information Systems;  Different solutions and its advantages and disadvantages merging Cadastre Information System and Land Registry;  Continue previous priorities of Presidencies, for example, Marine Cadastre Research.

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