Holder registration and deletion in e-CSDD

A request for registering or deleting the holder (including registering holder change) of a vehicle registered in Latvia, and for receiving a new vehicle registration certificate can be filed electronically, via e-CSDD.

Holder registration, deletion

An e-CSDD request for holder registration can also be filed before registering ownership change, if the owner of the vehicle has changed, and an entry about it has been made in the Register, but no ownership change registration has taken place. In this case, the buyer of the vehicle prepares a holder registration application as the owner of the vehicle, and as the holder specified in the application confirms their accepting the holding of the vehicle, the requests for requesting ownership change and registering the holder are prepared at the same time.

The service is available if:

the vehicle was acquired recording the ownership change in e-CSDD (see: Electronic ownership change in e-CSDD);
the entry about the transfer of property rights to the registered holder or other party has been filed by the finance lease company registered as the owner of the vehicle (see: Finance lease repayment);
the vehicle was bought at a retail company, and an ownership certificate has been prepared to formalise this (see: Purchase at a retail company).

Procedure for registering a holder (also if a different person is registered as the holder of a vehicle, instead of its previously-registered holder):

The owner of the vehicle starts the procedure, preparing an application for registering the vehicle holder. In the application, the owner indicates the name, surname, and personal identity number of the holder to be registered if the holder is a natural individual, or the holder’s registration number and name, if the holder is a legal entity registered in Latvia. Once the owner completes the application, the person that the owner intends to register as the holder, and specified as such in the application, is sent an e-mail notification about this activity. When preparing the application, the owner pays the vehicle operation tax and the company car tax for the period up to and including the month of the holder registration application, if the taxes for that period have not yet been paid. Once the owner completes the application, the person that the owner intends to register as the holder, and specified as such in the application, is sent an e-mail notification about this activity.
The holder has 5 days after the completion of the owner’s application to confirm the registration of their holding of the vehicle. When the holder is confirmed as such, an application for the registration of the vehicle holder is also prepared. When preparing the application, the holder pays the vehicle operation tax and the company car tax for the period from the moment holder is accepted (including the month of the acception), if the taxes for that period have not yet been paid. This can be done in e-CSDD or in any CSDD customer service centre.

The owner can only prepare an application for registering a holder if any of the following parties are indicated as the holder:

a person who has a personal identity number and a registered residence address in Latvia;
a legal entity registered in Latvia.

The holding rights and responsibilities are handed over to the holder once the holder confirms the owner’s application, prepares a request for the registration of a holder, and pays for the registration and receiving a new vehicle registration certificate. The holder (which may be a natural individual of full legal age, or a representative of a legal entity using that entity’s e-CSDD account) prepares a request for their registration and receiving a registration certificate in e-CSDD.

If a finance lease company registers or acquires a vehicle, and files in the National Register of Vehicles and Their Drivers an entry about the vehicle holder that is to be registered, no e-mail notification is sent to the holder about the entry filed by the finance lease company. In such a case the entry filed by the finance lease company has no expiration date, and is not deleted until the holder prepares a request for holder registration in e-CSDD or in any CSDD customer service centre. The service can also be used if the finance lease company has acquired ownership, but is yet to register it. In such a case, the registration of the change of ownership can take place at the same time as the registration of the holder. For a list of finance lease companies entitled to file entries in the register, see: Companies entitled to file holder entries in the register.

Important! If the vehicle is subject to a vehicle operation or company car tax exemption or reduction, then before registering the holder, the owner reports the eligibility of the vehicle for exemption or reduction before preparing the application in the ‘Reporting tax reductions’ section of e-CSDD. If an exemption or relief from paying taxes is applicable to a registrable holder, the action can be performed in person at any CSDD customer service center.

When preparing the holder registration request, the holder specifies where the vehicle registration certificate is to be received. The registration certificate of a vehicle can be received at any CSDD customer service centre, or via post, to the indicated address in Latvia.

Important!

The location (address) for the pickup of the certificate of registration specified in the application cannot be changed.
If the registration certificate is set to be received at a CSDD customer service centre, the person requesting the service will be sent a code once the registration certificate is ready. Any person of full legal age who presents the code sent will be able to pick up the registration certificate.
If the registration certificate is set to be sent to a specific address in Latvia, it will be sent by post as using a standard service without insurance or tracking. There must be a freely accessible post box at the address specified.
The person requesting the receipt of the registration certificate via post takes full responsibility for the loss of the registration certificate during its delivery.

The vehicle owner may delete their holder registration application before the holder specified confirms it.

If the specified holder does not accept the holding of the vehicle within 5 days, the application prepared by the vehicle owner is deleted.

The holder specified by the vehicle owner may reject their registration as the holder of the vehicle in e-CSDD.

Information about the entries filed by the vehicle owner and holder is available in the e-CSDD accounts of these parties, and is sent via e-mail.

A vehicle owner application is deemed invalid if before the holder accepts their holding of the vehicle, a request for the registration of the vehicle is received at a CSDD customer service centre.

This service can be used with the following conditions met:

the vehicle is registered in Latvia.
if the owner or holder of the vehicle is a natural individual of full legal age, the CSDD register contains information about a valid personal identification document issued to that individual;
if the owner or holder of the vehicle is a company registered in Latvia, it status does not preclude the registration of the vehicle as owned or held by that company (i.e. the company is not undergoing liquidation or reorganisation, its registration has not been revoked, and its business activities have not been suspended);
CSDD has electronic data about the address of the holder in Latvia (the registered residence address in Latvia for natural individuals, and the registered address in Latvia, for legal entities);
if the vehicle was bought from a retail company with no valid technical inspection; the vehicle is specified in the comparison of the assembly numbers, and the assembly number comparison report is valid;
if the ownership change is formalised in e-CSDD:
- the vehicle has not been converted as a sports vehicle (the registration certificate has a ‘SPORTS’ entry in the ‘Notes’ section);
- the operation of the vehicle is not prohibited;
- the vehicle has not undergone prohibited conversions (the registration certificate has a ‘Not allowed to operate, prohibited conversion’ entry in the ‘Notes’ section);
the vehicle registration certificate specifies the identification number (VIN) assigned by the manufacturer of the watercraft or by CSDD;
no changes in the technical data were identified in the comparison of the assembly numbers of the vehicle, and no conversions since the last registration activity;
the vehicle has not been removed from records to be exported from Latvia, it has not been written off or struck from the register due to being registered abroad, or because no technical inspection or assembly number comparison of the vehicle has taken place for 3 years, and the registration of the vehicle has not been suspended with the handover of the national registration plates;
no prohibition (including by the owner) for performing the registration activities in question has been registered for the vehicle;
the fines imposed on the vehicle, its owner or holder have been fully paid.

Holder deletion in e-CSDD

If the vehicle has a registered holder, one can delete the holder in e-CSDD, without specifying any other party as the holder. The registered owner of the vehicle (either a natural individual of full legal age, or a legal entity representative) can file a request for deleting the holder, and for receiving the registration certificate by post at any CSDD customer service centre, or electronically, via e-CSDD.

The holder deletion application can only be filed if the owner is one of the following:

an adult who has a personal identity number and a registered residence address in Latvia;
a legal entity registered in Latvia.

The responsibility over the vehicle is transferred to the registered owner as soon as the request for the deletion of the holder is filed, and the fees for the registration and the new vehicle registration certificate are paid.

When preparing the application, the owner pays the company car tax for the period up to and including the month of the application for the deletion of the holder, as well as the vehicle operation tax for the previous period and up to the end of the calendar year, provided that the taxes for these periods have not yet been paid. If the vehicle is subject to a vehicle operation or company car tax exemption or reduction, then the eligibility of the vehicle for exemption or reduction is reported before preparing the application for the deletion of the holder, in the ‘Reporting tax reductions’ section of e-CSDD.

When preparing the holder deletion request, the owner specifies where the vehicle registration certificate is to be received. The registration certificate of a vehicle can be received at any CSDD customer service centre, or via post, to the indicated address in Latvia.

Important!

The location (address) for the pickup of the certificate of registration specified in the application cannot be changed.
If the registration certificate is set to be received at a CSDD customer service centre, the person requesting the service will be sent a code once the registration certificate is ready. Any person of full legal age who presents the code sent will be able to pick up the registration certificate.
If the registration certificate is set to be sent to a specific address in Latvia, it will be sent by post as using a standard service without insurance or tracking. There must be a freely accessible post box at the address specified.
The person requesting the receipt of the registration certificate via post takes full responsibility for the loss of the registration certificate during its delivery.

Information about the entries filed by the vehicle owner is available in the e-CSDD accounts of these parties, and is sent via e-mail.

This service can be used with the following conditions met:

the vehicle is registered in Latvia.
if the owner of the vehicle is a natural individual of full legal age, the CSDD register contains information about a valid personal identification document issued to that individual;
if the owner of the vehicle is a company registered in Latvia, it status does not preclude the registration of the vehicle as owned by that company (i.e. the company is not undergoing liquidation or reorganisation, its registration has not been revoked, and its business activities have not been suspended);
CSDD has electronic data about the address of the party in Latvia (the registered residence address in Latvia for natural individuals, and the registered address in Latvia, for legal entities);
the vehicle registration certificate specifies the identification number (VIN) assigned by the manufacturer of the watercraft or by CSDD;
no changes in the technical data were identified in the comparison of the assembly numbers of the vehicle, and no conversions since the last registration activity;
the vehicle has not been removed from records to be exported from Latvia, it has not been written off or struck from the register due to being registered abroad, or because no technical inspection or assembly number comparison of the vehicle has taken place for 3 years, and the registration of the vehicle has not been suspended with the handover of the national registration plates;
no prohibition (including by the owner) for performing the registration activities in question has been registered for the vehicle;
the fines imposed on the vehicle or its owner have been paid.

The e-CSDD holder deletion application cannot be submitted for small watercraft motors.