Lávar Authority

The Lávar Authority is a chartered to oversee and administer navigation, economic use, and environmental protection for the Lávar River from its source in Avakhtem and along its course through and between Tagaraš and Ventora. The three countries signed the Lávar Compact in 1843 to form the Authority and comprise its member states. Head offices are on the banks of the Lávar in Ascara, Montaña, Ventora.

Functions
The Lávar Compact in 1843 provided the legal basis for the Authority to:
 * regulate traffic on the Lávar, including establishing uniform navigational standards;
 * oversee planning for and assisting with works on the river
 * function as the seat of the Lávar navigation tribunal.

Over the years, addenda to the Compact have provided for the Authority to take on additional functions. These include:
 * overseeing pilot services along the courses of the river;
 * unifying the regulations governing river, customs, and sanitary inspection;
 * harmonizing economic activities and jurisdictions, including fisheries and aquaculture, water usage, and wildlife;
 * coordinating the maintenance and operation of navigational aids and works;
 * administering the activity of hydro-meteorological services;
 * collecting statistical data on aspects of navigation, usage, and economics related to the river;
 * publishing reference works, sailing directions, nautical charts, and atlases;
 * synchronizing environmental regulations for the protection of aquaculture, wildlife, and habitats dependent upon the Lávar

Structure
Each of the member states appoint three delegates to serve as the Controlling Board for the Lávar Authority. While the member states determine the qualifications and tenures of their delegates, the Board executive positions rotate every three years. The Board elects its executives from among itself, with the three executive positions distributed among the three member states. The current executives are:
 * President &mdash; Aršaran Samar (Tagaraš)
 * Vice President &mdash; Frons Prumio Cequirá (Ventora)
 * Secretary &mdash; Gottaget Avakht-name (Avakhtem)

There are 97 full-time professional employees who serve the Authority in various capacities. They include administrators, scientists, engineers, and legal experts. They also provide for the Court of Pleas which has legal jurisdiction to enforce the rules and regulations of the Authority. Decisions of the Court of Pleas may be appealed to the Controlling Board which meets in plenary session four times per year.

Emblem
The Authority's current emblem was adopted in 1994. The blue disk signifies the Lávar, its waters, and how it touches each of the three member states, represented by the three segments around the blue disk. The surrounding segments also signify the river's importance in agriculture (gold), habitat (green), and economic activities (red), as well as the interdependence of all the elements with all the others.