The object of the social insurance contributions of employees was harmonised with the object of the personal income tax.

In the area of labour protection the legal acts of Latvia are harmonised with the requirements of the European Union by transposing EU Directives.

Local Revenue Enhancement Best practices documented and guidelines completed World Bank replication of process ongoing. Production of Harmonised Participatory Planning Guidelines for Lower Local Governments

Indicators that would provide information on the impact of transport regulations include the degree to which regulations for road transport are harmonised with neighbouring countries, registration requirements, level of taxes, protection of state operators, etc.

The new Law On Copyright is harmonized with all European Union Directives and all international agreements, effective at present, as well as it has been partly harmonised with the Agreement on Copyright and the Agreement on Performance and Phonograms of the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

A representative of the Legal Department of ESA participated in the panel discussion of the Project 2001Plus workshop on the theme Towards a harmonised approach for national space legislation in Europe , organized jointly by the Institute of Air and Space Law of the University of Cologne and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Berlin on 29 and 30 January 2004.