U.S - Latvia Bilateral Treaties

[In force on January 1, 2004]

Diplomatic Relations

Memorandum of understanding concerning diplomatic relations.

Signed at Riga September 5, 1991; entered into force September 5, 1991.

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Commerce

Provisional commercial agreement according mutual unconditional most-favored-nation treatment in customs matters.

Signed at Riga February 1, 1926; entered into force April 30, 1926.

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Treaty of friendship, commerce, and consular rights.

Signed at Riga April 20, 1928; entered into force July 25, 1928.

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Customs

Agreement regarding mutual assistance between their customs administrations.

Signed at Washington April 17, 1998; entered into force July 23, 1999.

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Defense

Agreement concerning the provision of training related to defense articles under the United States International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program.

Exchange of notes at Riga February 21 and March 4, 1992.

Agreement concerning security measures for the protection of classified military information.

Signed at Washington January 15, 1998; entered into force January 15, 1998.

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Acquisition and cross-servicing agreement, with annexes.

Signed at Riga and Patch Barracks March 28 and 30, 1998; entered into force March 30, 1998.

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Employment

Agreement relating to the employment of dependents of official government employees.

Exchange of notes at Riga April 24 and July 16, 1996; entered into force July 16, 1996.

Economic and Technical Assistance

Agreement concerning economic, technical and related assistance.

Signed at Riga December 20, 1995; entered into force February 7, 1996.

Environmental Cooperation

Agreement for cooperation in the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program, with appendices.

Signed at Riga January 27, 1999; entered into force January 27, 1999.

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Extradition

Treaty of extradition.

Signed at Riga October 16, 1923; entered into force March 1, 1924.

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Supplementary extradition treaty.

Signed at Washington October 10, 1934; entered into force March 29, 1935.

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Finance

Agreement relating to the funding of the indebtedness of Latvia to the United States.

Signed at Washington September 24, 1925; operative December 15, 1922.

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Agreement modifying the debt funding agreement of September 24, 1925.

Signed at Washington June 11, 1932; operative July 1, 1931.

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Investment incentive agreement.

Signed at Indianapolis October 28, 1991; entered into force October 28, 1991.

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Fisheries

Agreement concerning fisheries off the coasts of the United States, with annex.

Signed at Washington April 8, 1993; entered into force October 29, 1993.
Extension: February 13 and May 23, 1997.

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Investment

Treaty concerning the encouragement and reciprocal protection of investment, with annex and protocol.

Signed at Washington January 13, 1995; entered into force December 26, 1996.

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Judicial Assistance

Memorandum of understanding concerning cooperation in the pursuit of Nazi war criminals.

Signed at Riga September 11, 1992; entered into force September 11, 1992.

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Treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, with exchange of notes.

Signed at Washington June 13, 1997; entered into force September 17, 1999.

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Mapping

Basic exchange and cooperative agreement for topographic mapping, nautical and aeronautical charting, geodesy and geophysics, digital data and related mapping, charting and geodesy materials, with attachment.

Signed at Riga August 24, 1993; entered into force August 24, 1993.

Pacific Settlement of Disputes

Treaty of arbitration.

Signed at Riga January 14, 1930; entered into force July 10, 1930.

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Treaty of conciliation.

Signed at Riga January 14, 1930; entered into force July 10, 1930.

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Postal Matters

International express mail agreement, with detailed regulations.

Signed at Washington April 17, 1992; entered into force April 17, 1992.

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Postal money order agreement.

Signed at Washington and Riga August 16 and September 8, 1993; entered into force December 1, 1993.

Taxation

Convention for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.

Signed at Washington January 15, 1998; entered into force December 30, 1999.

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Trade

Agreement on trade relations and intellectual property rights protection.

Signed at Riga July 6, 1994; entered into force January 20, 1995.

Weapons

Agreement concerning technical assistance related to the elimination of conventional weapons systems and facilities formerly controlled by the Russian Federation Armed Forces stationed in the territory of the Republic of Latvia.

Signed at Riga August 12, 1994; entered into force August 12, 1994.

Agreement concerning the provision of assistance related to the dismantlement of the unfinished Skrunda LPAR Facility formerly controlled by the Russian Federation Armed Forces stationed in the territory of the Republic of Latvia.

Signed at Riga August 12, 1994; entered into force August 12, 1994.

Agreement concerning cooperation in the area of the prevention of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Signed at Washington December 11, 2001; entered into force May 5, 2003.