Guide to Overseas Laws and Statutes in the NLA

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Lithuania
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Laos

Laos became a French protectorate in 1893. The country was proclaimed an independent state within a French union in 1949. The People's Democratic Republic of Laos was founded on 2 December 1975.

A collection of legislation in Laotian is located in the Asian Collections Reading Room. Major English and French language texts are listed below.

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Labour Law of Lao People's Democratic Republic 1994 YY 344.59401 L298
[Lois et ordonnances royales/legislation et reglementation] (Journal officiel du Royaume du Laos. Partie officielle. Annexes) 1953–54 (impft.), 1957 v. 5 (impft.), 1958–59 v. 6–7, 1960–63 v. 8–11, 1964–65 v. 12–13, 1965–69 v. 13–17, 1970 v. 18 sq 354.594 LAO mfm 1344 (microfilm)

Latvia

Latvia declared independence from Russia on 18 November 1918. The country was incorporated in the USSR on 5 August 1940. Latvia's independence was proclaimed again on 21 August 1991 and the Soviet Union recognised Latvia as an independent state on 6 September 1991.

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Khronologicheskoe sobranie zakonov Latviiskoi SSR, ukazov Prezidiuma Verkhovnogo Soveta Latviiskoi SSR ... 1940–59 s 345.4743 LAT
Likumdošanas aktu padomju 1970 v. 1 340.094743 L365
Svod zakonov Latviiskoi SSR. Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta Latviiskoi SSR. Sovet Ministrov Latviiskoi SSR 1982–89 LL 349.4743 L351
Latvijas Padomju Republikas Padomes un Vedomosti Verkhovnogo Soveta i pravitel'stva Latviiskoi SSR 1964–69, 1970 no. 1–28, 32–52 s 328.4743 LAT
Latvijas Republikas Padomes un Vedomosti Verkhovnogo i pravitel'stva Latviiskoi Respubliki 1991 July + s 328.4743 LAT

Leeward Islands

The Leeward Islands of the British Caribbean were incorporated into the Territory of the Leeward Islands in 1956, which in turn became part of the Federation of the West Indies in 1958. For individual island states see Antigua and Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat, St Christopher (St Kitts)-Nevis and other islands.

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
(General Government) Statutory Rules and Orders 1945–48, 1952, 1953 (impft.), 1954, 1955–56 (impft.) s 345.7297 LEE
(General Government) Acts and Ordinances 1872–74, sq 345.7297 LEE
  1927, 1942, 1945–49, 1952–55
For other issues see alsogazettes at sq 354.7297 LEEand sq 354.7292 ANT
s 345.7297 LEE

Lesotho

For publications before 1966 see Basutoland.

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Laws 1966 v. 11, 1969–70 v. 14–15 s 345.6861 BAS

Liberia

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Liberian Code of Laws of ... Adopted by the Legislature of the Republic of ... 1956 v. 1–5 s 345.666 LIB
Liberian Code of Laws Revised Adopted by the Legislature of the Republic of ... 1973 v. 1, 1979 v. 6 s 345.666 LIB

Lithuania

Lithuania's independence was proclaimed on 16 February 1918. On 5 August 1940 Lithuania was incorporated in the USSR. On 11 March 1990 the Lithuanian Supreme Soviet declared Lithuania an independent state and its independence was recognised by the Soviet Union on 6 September 1991.

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Grazhdanskii kodeks Litovskoi Sovetskoi Sotsialisticheskoi Respubliki [Lietuvos TSR Civilinis Kodeksas] 1972 340.09475 L776

Luxembourg

SHORT TITLE Holdings Location
Code de la législation commerciale 1967 sq 345.4935 LUX

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