The Saeima has adopted amendments to the Law on Limiting th…

On September 30, 2026, the Latvijas Vēstnesis No. 188 (OP 2026/188), in the section “CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS” under the publishing body heading Saeima, published the law “Amendments to the Law on Limiting the Price Increase of Petroleum Products”. In the official publication, the act is included as item number 1, and its document type is indicated as “Law”. The publication in the official gazette is a notification of the amendments adopted by the Saeima.

The amendments were published in the same issue as two other Saeima laws — “Amendment to the Energy Law” (item number 2) and “Amendment to the Social Services and Social Assistance Law” (item number 3). All three acts in issue No. 188 are included with the same document type “Law” and a single publishing body — Saeima. The title of the law indicates that the regulation relates to the limitation of price increases for petroleum products, namely, the area associated with fuel retail prices and consumer expenditures.

Official Publication and Reference

Publication: Latvijas Vēstnesis No. 188, September 30, 2026.
Official reference: OP 2026/188.
Section: CONSTITUTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; publishing body: Saeima.
Act title: “Amendments to the Law on Limiting the Price Increase of Petroleum Products”.
Document type: Law; item number in publication: 1.
Public reference: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16988?content=1

One-Day Legislative Package

1. Amendments to the Law on Limiting the Price Increase of Petroleum Products — Law.
1. Amendment to the Energy Law — Law.
1. Amendment to the Social Services and Social Assistance Law — Law.

Other Legal Acts Published in the Same Issue

Bank of Latvia: regulation No. 425 (amendments to regulation No. 259 of November 27, 2023, on the licensing of credit institutions) and regulation No. 426 (amendments to regulation No. 266 of December 18, 2023, on prudential requirements).
Public Utilities Commission: decisions No. 75 and No. 76 on water management and thermal energy tariffs, as well as decisions No. 1/18 and No. 1/19.
Central Election Commission: decision No. 60 on a publication clarification regarding the polling station commissions of the 15th Saeima elections.
Binding regulations of municipalities: Jelgava City Council No. 20 and No. 21, Jēkabpils Municipality Council No. 15, Salaspils Municipality Council No. 11/2026, Sigulda Municipality Council No. 10, No. 11 and No. 12, Ventspils Municipality Council No. 9.

Structure of the Publication

The official announcement section of the publication includes eight categories: Miscellaneous announcements (4), Auctions (28), Marital property relations (2), Inheritance notices (54), Revocations of powers of attorney (6), Doctoral theses (2), Invitations to settle liabilities (3), and Enterprise Register notices (7). The legislation section is dominated by laws adopted by the Saeima, followed by regulations of the Bank of Latvia, decisions of the Public Utilities Commission, and binding regulations of local governments.

What this means

The publication of a law in the official gazette is the moment when adopted amendments become publicly available and notified to the addressees. Since the act concerns the limitation of price increases for petroleum products, it is one of the most significant legal acts of the day in the fields of energy and consumption.

The law published in Issue No. 188 is part of a set of legal acts from a single day, in which the Saeima simultaneously clarified the Energy Law and the Social Services and Social Assistance Law. The amendments to the law on limiting the price increase of petroleum products are a direct signal to fuel market participants and consumers, as the regulation applies to the formation of retail prices.

Official source: Latvijas Vēstnesis, No. 188, September 30, 2026, OP 2026/188 — “Amendments to the Law on Limiting the Price Increase of Petroleum Products”, Law, issuing body Saeima. Public reference: https://www.vestnesis.lv/url/16988?content=1