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Certification of vehicles

  1. General information
  2. Proof of certification
  3. EU vehicle type-approval
  4. National vehicle type-approval
  5. Individual certification for M1, N1 category vehicles
  6. Individual certification for O1, O2 category trailers
  1. Individual certification for O3, O4 category trailers and semi-trailers
  2. Individual certification for M2, M3 category buses
  3. Individual certification for N2, N3 category heavy goods vehicles
  4. Individual certification for L category mopeds, motorcycles, tricycles, quads
  5. Payments

Individual certification for M1, N1 category vehicles

For the individual approval (certification) of a vehicle, the following information must be initially sent for review by the CSDD Technical Department to the e-mail address coc@csdd.gov.lv:

  • foreign registration document copy (image file);
  • photographs of the vehicle and the stickers/plates on it, as shown in the example;
  • contact details of the applicant (e-mail address, contact phone number).

The information submitted will be examined within a few working days and a written reply with information about the certification procedure and the costs, which depend on the vehicle’s details, will be sent via e-mail.

M1, N1 category vehicles made for the markets of Russia, Belarus, Japan, UAE, or other third countries

For the individual approval (certification) of a vehicle, the following information must be sent for review by the CSDD Technical Department to the e-mail address coc@csdd.gov.lv:

  • application by the vehicle owner;
  • foreign registration document copy (image file), for previously registered vehicles;
  • customs declaration;
  • written statement (letter) by the vehicle manufacturer or its authorised representative in Latvia confirming that the individual components (parameters) of the vehicle are identical to the corresponding components (parameters) of a vehicle type that has undergone a compliance assessment in accordance with the harmonised requirements of the European Union, or
  • type approval certificates, test reports, or equivalent proof of compliance or copies of such, attesting the compliance of the vehicle or vehicle type with the provisions of Cabinet Regulation No. 1494 ‘Regulations for the compliance assessment of mopeds, motor vehicles, their trailers and components’;
  • technical description of the vehicle (prepared by the vehicle owner or their authorised representative).

The documentation submitted for individual vehicle approval is examined within 10 working days. If the submitted documentation is compliant, the vehicle must be presented for a certification inspection at the CSDD Certification Centre, located at Mazjumpravas iela 78, Riga. The inspection is by appointment only; an appointment can be booked over the phone: +371 29231989.