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Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 11/12/2003

**GAIN Report Number:** LH3003

LH3003

**Lithuania**

**Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards**

**Country Report**

**2003**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Charles L. Rush

#### US Embassy

**Prepared by:**

International Business Network

**Report Highlights:**

This report provides exporters with detailed information regarding
Lithuania's import procedures including food laws, labeling
requirements, packaging and container regulations and other regulations
pertinent to the food export industry. Lithuania will formally become a
member of the EU in May 2004 and has adopted regulations consistent with
those in place in the EU.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Annual Report

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Table of Contents

[**Food Laws 3**](#food-laws)

[Labeling Requirements 7](#labeling-requirements)

[Packaging and Container Regulations
10](#packaging-and-container-regulations)

[Recycling Regulations 10](#recycling-regulations)

[Food Additive Regulations 11](#food-additive-regulations)

[Pesticide and other Contaminants 12](#pesticide-and-other-contaminants)

[Other Regulations and Requirements
12](#other-regulations-and-requirements)

[Other Specific Standards 13](#other-specific-standards)

[Trademark Laws 15](#trademark-laws)

[Import Procedures 15](#import-procedures)

[Import Duty, VAT, Excise tax: 17](#import-duty-vat-excise-tax)

[Appendix 1 18](#appendix-1)

[Appendix 2 21](#appendix-2)

#  

# Food Laws

In recent years Lithuania has significantly improved its legislation and
procedures related to food sales and safety. The law that regulates how
food is marketed and handled is the 'Law on Food of the Republic of
Lithuania', adopted on April 4, 2000 (State News /Official Gazette/,
2000, No. 32-893; 2002 No. 64-2574). This key piece of legislation also
delineates the responsibilities and competencies of State institutions,
and outlines the duties and liabilities of food producers, food service
operators, food traders as well as protects food consumer rights.

In Lithuania, laws are issued by the Parliament of the Republic of
Lithuania (Seimas). Orders and regulations are issued by the Government,
Ministries and various State Administration Institutions. Ministers and
directors of Administrative Institutions issue orders according to their
power as identified in relevant legislation. In the food sector,
enabling legislation is authorized by the Law on Food.

In 2000 the Lithuanian Government reorganized its institutions involved
in food safety control. According to the Government's decision of May 4,
2000, No. 505 'On reorganization of Market Supervision Institutions',
the State Veterinary Service and subordinate veterinary institutions,
the State Hygiene Inspection of the Ministry of Health, and the State
Quality Inspection Service of the State Service for Competition and
Protection of Consumer Rights were reorganized into the State Food and
Veterinary Service.

Administrative institutions implement the functions of state
administration in the areas assigned to them by the Law on Food and
other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania and seek to ensure that
only food meeting safety requirements are placed on the market. They
implement the requirements of the European Union, the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Trade Organization
(WTO), documents of the Codex Alimentarius Commission and other
international legal instruments.

The Law on Food gives the following powers to State Institutions:

The Lithuanian Government:

\- Takes responsibility for the design and approval of strategies for
promoting the safety and quality of food and for improving general
nutrition among the population;

\- Performs other functions related to food safety and control.

The Ministry of Health:

\- Mandates food requirements, taking into account the assessment of
risk to human health based on scientific research, which include:

\- maximum permitted concentrations of contaminants in food,

\- requirements for the safety of food additives and nutritious matter,

\- the safety of foodstuffs for particular nutritional purposes,

\- irradiated, genetically or otherwise modified food,

\- novel foods or food prepared using unconventional methods,

\- safety requirements for articles which have had contact with food,

\- requirements for food hygiene,

\- the procedure for introducing hazard analysis and critical control
points system at food handling entities,

\- requirements for health of persons handling food, their health
examination procedures and obligatory hygiene training;

\- Develops and approves programs for food safety and improvement of
nutrition for Lithuanians;

\- Monitors the nutrition of Lithuanians;

\- Oversees food safety and food-borne diseases;

\- Promotes habits of wholesome nutrition;

\- Discharges other functions mandated by the Law on Food and other
relevant legal acts.

The Ministry of Agriculture:

\- Implements policy on:

\- improving the quality of food products and raw materials,

\- the production of ecological agricultural products,

\- enhancing the competitiveness of Lithuanian products on the
international market;

\- Develops and approves programs for:

\- improving food quality,

\- the production and marketing of wholesome, ecological food,

\- establishing the mandatory requirements for the assessment of quality
and composition of food,

\- assessing the quality of raw materials,

\- growing plants for food,

\- placing foods on the market,

\- use and control of plant protection means.

The Ministry of Economy:

\- Implements food trade policy;

\- Establishes the mandatory requirements for labeling and trade in
foodstuffs sold on the Lithuanian market.

State Food and Veterinary Service:

\- Implements policy for monitoring the safety of raw materials and food
of animal origin;

\- Establishes mandatory requirements for safety, hygiene, handling and
the sale of raw materials used as food which is of animal origin;

\- Performs hazard analysis and establishes critical control points
systems at food handling entities;

\- Monitors animals and raw materials used as food which is of animal
origin that were contaminated by harmful substances.

Public organizations for the Protection of Consumer Rights:

\- Protect consumer rights and interests in food safety, quality and
information dissemination by:

\- conducting consumer opinion polls about food safety and quality and
providing an overview of survey results to the media,

\- filing court proceedings for violations of consumer rights or lawful
interests,

\- obtaining information from producers and traders about food safety
and quality,

\- notifying the National Council for the Protection of Consumer Rights
and the food control authority about violations of legal acts regulating
food safety and quality,

\- creating proposals that provide more effective consumer rights
protection.

Some food-related laws, such as mandatory requirements for labeling
foodstuffs are regulated by different institutions and are developed
jointly by several ministries.

The Law on Food sets the following basic requirements for the Safety,
Quality and Handling of Food:

\- Food to be placed on the market shall conform to safety requirements
established by the Law on Food and other legal acts of the Republic of
Lithuania;

\- Food and substances which come into contact with food must conform to
the following basic requirements:

\- all food must be fit for human consumption; it must not be
contaminated with chemicals, physical, microbial or other contaminants
in excess of that which is permitted by law; it must also conform with
mandatory safety and quality requirements;

\- only food additives and substances prescribed by legal acts that
conform to established requirements for quantity, purity and use as well
as other requirements may be added to food;

\- the competent authority may impose requirements applicable to a
specific food group with regard to its composition or quality that do
not contravene international provisions when it is necessary for reasons
of public health or nutrition;

\- only materials and products not hazardous to human health and
prescribed by legal acts may be used for packaging food or come into
contact with it;

\- food and materials coming into contact with food must conform with
the marking requirements prescribed by legal acts;

\- At all stages of preparation and sale to the consumer, the handling
of food is allowed only if it meets food hygiene, public health,
veterinary and environmental protection requirements established by the
Law on Food and other legal acts and if there is appropriate equipment
in conformance with hygiene and technology requirements;

\- Hazard analysis and critical control points must be present at food
handling establishments and appropriate laboratory tests must be carried
out in order to ensure self-control of food safety and handling;

\- Persons handling food must meet the health requirements established
by legal acts and undergo obligatory hygiene training in the manner
prescribed by the Ministry of Health.

The Law on Food requires that consumers be provided accurate and factual
information about food and cannot be misled by the description of a
particular food product, its brand, properties, composition, expiration
date, consumption and storage conditions. It is prohibited to make
reference to non-existent properties of a food product; its curative or
preventive features if there is no registration certificate issued by
the Ministry of Health. It is prohibited to indicate that some
foodstuffs have specific features when these features can be actually
found in all other similar products, or to mislead consumers in any
other manner. Food cannot be placed on the market if its packaging
contains materials other than food (with exceptions if the non-food
items are necessary for food handling or consuming), or if they could
endanger the health or life of consumers, in particular children.

The Law on Food does not apply to foodstuffs in transit through
Lithuania, or when food is produced for personal or household use only.

The State Food and Veterinary Service is the governmental control arm
for Lithuanian food production, food processing and marketing. The State
Food and Veterinary Service consists of its headquarters and several
subordinate institutions: the National Veterinary Laboratory, the State
Food Inspectorate, the Border and Transport State Veterinary Service,
the State Inspection on Veterinary Preparations, the Food and Veterinary
Audit Service, the Food and Veterinary Continuing Training Center of
Kaunas and a variety of regional services including: ten county State
Food and Veterinary Services, four city State Food and Veterinary
Services, and thirty four district State Food and Veterinary Services.

The organizational structure of State Food and Veterinary Service.

The main functions of the Service are as follows:

\- to protect the interests of the consumer and to ensure that both food
products on the internal market and those intended for export comply
with the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania which establishes
safety requirements and other mandatory provisions;

\- to encourage the integration of Lithuania into the European Union in
food and veterinary sectors;

\- to implement mandatory requirements for handling food products of
animal origin (including both imported and exported);

\- to control, within its authority - export, import and transit
consignments;

\- to control the composition of food, residues of hazardous substances
in live animals and animal products, quality of raw materials;

\- to investigate complaints from individual consumers, consumer
associations and other related institutions concerning food that does
not meet the requirements for safety and quality;

\- to destroy unsafe food products;

\- to ensure the conformity of alcohol products to the requirements of
the normative acts;

\- to assess the safety of food products, foodstuffs and their
additives;

\- to carry out control and supervision of food handling establishments;

\- to issue permission for the importation of animals, animal products
and raw materials, foodstuffs and additives from abroad;

\- to inform the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the
National Council of Consumer Rights, on the safety of food and trading
restrictions imposed on unsafe food products;

\- to inform the public when banned food produced in the Republic of
Lithuania or imported from other countries is in commerce.

The Laboratory of Food Control, part of National Veterinary Laboratory,
reports to the State Food and Veterinary Service. It has accreditation
according to the EN 45001 standard that is recognized in many countries,
including the European Union, New Zealand, and the USA. This laboratory
conducts physical-chemical, chemical and microbiological tests of food
of animal origin, and also tests some food products of non-animal
origin.

State food control inspection is performed regularly, without prior
warning, according to its own schedules and whenever there is
information that food safety requirements have been violated. Food
control inspections executed by the State Food and Veterinary Service
include all stages of food handling - from manufacturing, import, to the
placing of the food on the market.

Food Control procedures operate on two levels:

\- Central (collecting information about import, manufacturing and trade
of unsafe products, analysis of risk factors, legal regulation of food
control, assurance of the implementation of programs for monitoring
hazardous materials in food, etc.)

Regional and local: County, district and city level food safety control
is performed by relevant Food and Veterinary Services. They include:
checking the conformity of food products to safety requirements, product
labeling, hygienic and sanitary norms, assuring food safety procedures
at the company level, etc.

# Labeling Requirements

Rules for labeling products sold in Lithuania are regulated by the
Ministry of Agriculture according to the Order 'Regarding Rules on
Labeling and Providing Information on Prices of Goods Sold in the
Republic of Lithuania' (State News, 2002, No 50-1927).

The main points of this order concerning foodstuffs are:

> \- These rules are mandatory to all physical and economic entities
> (manufacturers, importers, representatives of manufacturers,
> distributors, sellers) that supply products to the Lithuanian market;
>
> \- All labels must be in Lithuanian. Lithuanian must match the
> manufacturer's match the foreign language information. Adhesive labels
> in Lithuanian are allowed;
>
> \- Product labels must be either on the product itself or on its
> packaging. If food products are packaged in very small containers, are
> sold by weight, or are not packed and sold in units, then labels may
> appear solely on the main packaging. However, in all cases the product
> name, the name of the manufacturer, the date of manufacturing, the
> expiration date and the price of a product unit must be provided;
>
> \- Labels must be visible, easily readable, non-erasable, clear, and
> not misleading to consumers. Information describing product safety
> requirements, product purpose, and product use can be in graphical
> form, but pictures cannot be used instead of the name of the product.

Mandatory information must be shown on the label as follows:

> \- Name of the product;
>
> \- Name of the manufacturer or trademark;
>
> \- For imported goods -- name of the country of residence of the
> manufacturer;
>
> \- Country of product origin, if it is different from the country of
> manufacturer's residence;
>
> \- Name of the importer or trademark and address;
>
> \- Date of expiration of the product. Depending on the product, terms
> 'Suitable for use until...', 'Best until...' can be used;
>
> \- Date of manufacturing of the product; storage conditions;
>
> \- Purpose of product, if it is not clear from its name; instructions
> for use, if needed for the safe and proper use of product;
>
> \- Sale price and price of one standard unit of product;
>
> \- Composition (ingredients) of the product, in descending order by
> mass of the ingredient. These are special labeling requirements
> detailed later in this section.

A list of nutritional and energy information is mandatory for special
purpose foodstuffs or in cases when the manufacturer declares the
information on the original label. Acoholic beverages alcohol content by
volume must be provided if it is higher than 1.2%. There is no
requirement to translate some terms provided on the original label in
Latin letters, such as the company's name, address and country of
origin, and words that are in the name of product. Also it is not
necessary to translate units of measure if they are given in
International Unit System SI (metric system), like 'Weight 100 g net'.

Other laws that regulate food and foodstuffs labeling are: Lithuanian
Standard LST (CODEX STAN1, LST bulletin 1993-10) 'Marking packaged food.
General requirements', Resolution of Lithuanian Standardization Service
'On labeling preserved and canned products' (State News 1994, No
74-1408); Document of Lithuanian Standardization Service 'Codex
recommendations on claiming foodstuffs nutritional information of
labels' (LST bulletin 1994-01).

Starting July 1, 2003, a new Hygienic Norm HN 119:2002 specific to
labeling foodstuffs, entitled 'Labeling of Foodstuffs' will become law.
This norm incorporates EU legislation for the labeling foodstuffs,
namely European Parliament and EU Council directives 2000/13/EB
(labeling, presentation and advertising foodstuffs), 79/112/EEB
(labeling foodstuffs), 90/496/EEB (nutrition labeling for foodstuffs),
89/396/EEB (identifying the batch of foodstuff).

This norm, in addition to identifying requirements established by the
'Law on Food' and the 'Rules of Labeling provide information on the
prices of goods sold in the Republic of Lithuania', will also impose the
following requirements:

> \- trademark or registered trade name is not allowed to be used
> instead of the real name of the foodstuff;
>
> \- it is necessary to provide information about the form of the
> product, such as 'powder', 'frozen', 'smoked', etc. in cases where it
> may not be clear for the consumer;
>
> \- foodstuffs treated by radiation must have relevant marking.

This Hygienic Norm identifies products for which providing information
on foodstuff composition is not necessary (such as fresh fruits and
vegetables; cheese, butter, cream if they do not contain other
ingredients, some other food products).

Nutritional labeling remains non- obligatory. However, if a nutritional
statement is provided on the original label, or during the advertisement
of foodstuffs (with exception of general advertisements) nutritional
marking is mandatory.

The provision of nutritional labeling is divided into two groups:

> \- Group 1: Information on energy value, quantities of protein,
> carbohydrate and fat content.
>
> \- Group 2: Information on energy value, quantities of protein,
> carbohydrate, sugar, fat, saturated fatty acids, fiber materials and
> sodium content.

Quantities of the following substances may be provided: Starch,
Mono-non-fatty Acids, Poly-non-fatty Acids, and Cholesterol. Quantities
of Minerals and Vitamins should be provided if their percentage of the
foodstuff is higher than 15% of the 'Recommended Daily Intake' norm
given in Table 1. In this case the Daily Intake Norm of these Minerals
and Vitamins must be provided (in percent).

Energy value should be given in kilojoules and kilocalories, Protein,
Carbohydrate and Fat -- in grams, vitamins -- in units used in Table 1.

Such information should be provided for 100 grams or 100 milliliters of
product, or for a single serving of product, but in these cases
information on how many servings are in the packaging must be provided
as well. The average nutritional value of food products must be given; a
number identifying the foodstuff batch must be provided as well (with
some exceptions, such as bulk (not packed)) products, agricultural
products to be delivered for processing, if the largest side of food
package is less than 10 cm^2^, etc.).

Table 1. Vitamins and mineral substances for which daily intake norms
must be provided:

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  **Name**                           **Recommended daily intake norm**
  ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
  1\. Vitamin A                      800 µg

  2\. Vitamin D                      5 µg

  3\. Vitamin C                      60 mg

  4\. Tiamin                         1,4 mg

  5\. Riboflavin                     1,6 mg

  6\. Niacin                         18 mg

  7\. Vitamin B~6~                   2 mg

  8\. Folacin                        200 µg

  9\. Vitamin B~12~                  1 µg

  10\. Biotin                        0,15 mg

  11\. Pantoten acid                 6 mg

  12\. Calcium                       800 mg

  13\. Phosphorus                    800 mg

  14\. Iron                          14 mg

  15\. Magnesium                     300 mg

  16\. Zinc                          15 mg

  17\. Iodine                        150 µg
  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Health claims on the labels of food products or health prophylaxis
features are not permitted. Foodstuffs are not required to have labels
in Lithuanian upon entry into Lithuania. Usually Lithuanian labels are
affixed at the wholesale and retail levels; however, it is mandatory
that each product have a label in Lithuanian prior to being sold.

On May 1, 2004 new Hygienic Norm HN 119:2002 will replace Order of
Minister of Agriculture 'Regarding Rules on Labeling and Providing
Information on Prices of Goods Sold in the Republic of Lithuania', to
the extent to which this Order concerns foodstuffs.

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# Packaging and Container Regulations

Foodstuffs packaging requirements are determined by Hygienic Norm HN
16:2001, 'Materials and products that are in contact with foodstuffs'.
This norm describes procedures for assuring the safety of materials used
as packaging for foodstuffs, general requirements for manufacturing
packaging materials, chemicals that must not be present in such
packaging that could possibly harm consumers' health. Packaging
materials must be marked with the label 'Suitable for food packaging', a
product-specific mark like 'bottle for wine' or a special graphical
symbol.

Norm HN 16:2001 describes the methodology for measuring the diffusion of
chemical substances from packaging materials (including ceramics,
polymers, cellulose film, paper and cardboard, vinylchloride, etc.) to
food products and determines the maximum allowable levels of such
diffusion. Also it provides a list of raw materials that are allowed to
be used in the manufacture of food packaging materials. This Hygienic
Norm is based on EU directives and recommendations; a list of these
documents is provided in this Hygienic Norm.

There are no special foodstuffs packaging or container size requirements
(with some exceptions, such as bottle sizes for alcoholic beverages,
sugar packages, and others), however, the labels must be Lithuanian,
measures must be given in units recognized in the Republic of Lithuania
(kilograms, grams, liters, etc).

# Recycling Regulations

The Law on the Management of Packaging and Packaging Waste (State News,
2001, No. 85-2968) imposed some obligations on importers and
manufacturers of packaged products. Specifically, producers and
importers who do not meet specified objectives related to collection,
recycling and reusing packaging and packaging waste, must pay an ecology
tax.

The most recent waste disposal law that recognized a European experience
(EU directive 94/62/EB) became effective mid-2002. The law is the Order
of Minster of Environment 'Confirmation of Rules on Packaging and
Packaging Waste Disposal' (State News, 2002, No. 81-3503). Based on this
law, a new company, 'Zaliasis taskas' (The Green Dot), was founded by 35
Lithuanian and foreign economic businesspersons at the end of 2002. The
purpose of Zaliasis taskas is to develop a system for collecting
household packaging waste to treat and package waste recovery in an
environmentally and socially acceptable way using economically efficient
means. 'Zaliasis taskas' is the first waste recovery organization in
Lithuania founded to unify the efforts of industries concerned with
environmental protection and to assume the responsibility for packaging
waste management for fillers and importers. Their operation model is
similar to Germany's 'Der Gruener Punkt' (The Green Dot), and in 2-3
years the company plans to become a member of the European Packaging
Recovery Organization and obtain the right to use 'The Green Dot' logo.

# Food Additive Regulations

The Law on Food describes food additives as any substances usually not
considered food or any part of it, are added to a food for technological
purposes during food handling or additives or their components that
eventually become an integral part of the food. Only food additives and
food substances prescribed by legal acts conforming to the established
requirements for quantity, purity, use and other requirements may be
added to food.

The Register of Food Additives is administered by the Ministry of Health
and confirmed by Order of the Minister of Health Hygienic Norm HN
53:1998 -- Food Additives Allowed for Use' (State News, 2001, No
22-739). This hygienic norm is valid from July 1, 1998 and incorporated
the requirements of EU directives 89/107/EEB, 94/34/EB, 94/35/EB,
94/36/EB, 95/2/EB, 78/663d/EEB, 81/712/EEB, 95/31/EB, 95/45/EB,
96/77/EB, 88/344/EEB, 92/115/EEB, 94/52/EB. Later in 2001 this Hygienic
Norm was amended to include the requirements of EU directives and
decisions 96/85/EEB, 67/427/EEC, 97/292/EB, 88/388/EEB, 88/389/EEB,
91/71/EEB, 97/60/EB, 1599/75/EB, 92/4/EEB, 90/612/EEB, 2232/96/EB,
1999/217/EB, 1999/75/EEB. As with other hygienic norms, it was created
and continuously amended and improved, consistent with directives of the
European Union to meet requirements of the ACQUIS program (the program
for preparing Lithuania for membership in the European Union).

This hygienic norm specifies which additives can be used for various
groups of food and in what concentrations. If an additive is allowed for
use in the EU, it has the demarcation E followed by a relevant number.
If a food additive is registered in the European Union, it necessarily
allowed in Lithuania. This rule will be valid until May 1, 2004. Use of
any new additive requires permission from the National Nutrition Center
and the Ministry of Health.

Use of any new additive requires permission from the National Nutrition
Center and the Ministry of Health (State News, 1998, No. 57-1610). It is
necessary to have a representative in Lithuania who is authorized to
import foodstuffs and has obtained special permission from the National
Nutrition Center to import a food additive or a special food product.
These specimens are examined at the laboratory of the National Nutrition
Center and are granted permission or rejected within 30 days. The
registration certificate is valid for 3 years.

All food additives are required to be listed on the product label. Food
additives shall be marked with the letter E followed by the three-digit
or four-digit code, which indicates their registration number in the
European Union.

Annexed to Hygienic Norm 53:1998 is Hygienic Norm HN 53-1:2001, Food
Additives allowed for use. Allowed Flavoring Substances and Raw
Materials for Production of Flavoring Substances which lists flavoring
substances and raw materials in the production of flavoring substances
for use in or on foodstuffs. This Hygienic Norm is harmonized with these
EU documents:

> \- Council Directive 88/388/EEC of June 22, 1988, on the approximation
> of laws of the Member States relating to flavorings for use in
> foodstuffs and to source materials for their production,
>
> \- Council Decision 88/389/EEC of June 22, 1988, on the establishment,
> by the Commission, of an inventory of source materials and substances
> used in the preparation of flavorings,
>
> \- Commission Directive 91/71/EEC of January 16, 1991, completing
> Council Directive 88/388/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the
> Member States relating to flavorings for use in foodstuffs and to
> source materials for their production (SEE NOTE ABOVE),
>
> \- Regulation (EC) No. 2232/96 dated October 28, 1996, of the European
> Parliament and of the Council established a Community procedure for
> flavoring substances used or intended for use in or on foodstuffs,
>
> \- Commission Decision 1999/217/EC of February 23, 1999, adopting a
> register of flavoring substances used in or on foodstuffs drawn up in
> the application of Regulation (EC) No. 2232/96 of the European
> Parliament and of the Council of October 28, 1996.

Hygienic Norms are obligatory to all physical and economical entities of
Lithuania, importing, transporting or packaging foodstuffs. They are
available at the National Nutrition Center, but only in Lithuanian.

# Pesticide and other Contaminants

The allowable concentrations of pesticides and other contaminants are
regulated by Hygienic Norm HN 54:2001, 'Foodstuffs. The Maximum
Allowable Residual Concentrations of Contaminants and Pesticides',
issued by the Ministry of Health (State News, 2002, No 34(1)-1269). This
norm regulates the safety of food products in commerce and determines
the maximum concentrations of contaminants and pesticides in food
products. Maximum concentrations are set in accordance with the
recommendations of the Commission of the European Union. If only one
contaminant in the product exceeds the maximum contamination norm, it is
not allowable to use the product for consumption or for production of
other foodstuffs. If there are no local legal acts or confirmed methods
of analysis of some contaminants or pesticides, methods by these
organizations are permitted: International (ISO), European (EN),
Northern Countries (NMKL), and Association of Official Analytical
Chemists (AOAC).

If Lithuania has international agreements with other countries that
contain different stated contamination levels, these agreements will
prevail against this Hygienic Norm.

Hygienic Norm 54:2001 is harmonized with the requirements of EU
directives. It provides a list of pesticides to which maximum residue
limits are applied. It sets maximum allowed concentrations of
contaminants such as nitrates, micotoxins, mercury, plumbum, cadmium and
others and lists food products for which these limits are applied.

The State Plant Protection Service (SPPS) registers pesticides and
maintains a list of approved pesticides. This list and the registration
requirements are available at the SPPS. The address and Internet site of
the State Plant Protection Service is given in Appendix 1 of this
Report.

# Other Regulations and Requirements

In general, there are no requirements to register and test food products
prior to importing them to Lithuania, but for some special food
products, especially those of animal origin, it could be required. Thus,
products like meat, milk, and marine products are under stricter
controls and must come from an exporter that, along with other mandatory
documents, has confirmation that the product originated with an exporter
who is included in the EU veterinary register.

Forms for Import Certificates for some food products, animal products
for human consumption and animals are available at the Internet site of
the State Food and Veterinary Service. A sample of such an Import
Certificate is given in Appendix 2 of this report. The State Food and
Veterinary Service also does necessary food laboratory tests.

Each consignment of foodstuffs entering the Republic of Lithuania is
subject to the customs procedures for release into free circulation,
processing under customs control and inward processing. The consignment
must contain the supplier's declaration of conformity, veterinary or
phytosanitary certificate in Lithuanian (or English, German, Russian).

Apart from general requirements established for the supplier's
declaration of conformity, it must include safety and quality indicators
provided by the supplier, as well as the following information:

> \- The 'best before' date or 'use-by' date for foodstuffs (if this
> information is provided only on the packages of foodstuffs, it must be
> recorded in the supplier's declaration of conformity, a veterinary or
> phytosanitary certificate by the officer of a food control authority
> who has inspected the consignment); if such date is not indicated in
> the supplier's declaration of conformity, or a veterinary or
> phytosanitary certificate or on the packages of foodstuffs, but a
> production date is marked, the 'best before' date or 'use-by' date for
> an appropriate foodstuff, established by legal acts of the Republic of
> Lithuania, shall be recorded;

-   Food additives contained in foodstuffs. This information may be
    provided only on the packages of imported foodstuffs.

-   

# Other Specific Standards

Some other Laws and Hygienic Norms relevant to foodstuffs in force:

> \- Law on Product Safety (State News 1999, No. 52-1673).
>
> This Law establishes general requirements for product safety, states
> principles of state and public control of product safety, and
> specifies the procedure for providing and communicating information
> about dangerous products, etc. The purpose of this Law is to ensure
> that only safe products are placed on the market. The producer, seller
> and supplier of a service, when placing manufactured goods and
> services in the market, must comply with the product safety
> requirements set forth in legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania.
>
> \- Law on Alcohol Control (State News 1995, No. 44-1073).
>
> The objective of this law is to reduce alcohol consumption, alcohol
> abuse, and the damage it causes to public health and the economy. It
> also determines the legal principles granting the rights to produce,
> sell and import alcoholic products. It also regulates relations in
> connection with the manufacture of alcohol and food products with
> alcohol additives and other products containing ethyl alcohol, their
> manufacture, internal trade, storage, transportation, import and
> export. The law establishes the basis of state control of alcohol in
> the Republic of Lithuania.
>
> \- Law on Genetically Modified Organisms (State News 2001, No.
> 56-1976).
>
> This law establishes the spheres of activities involving genetically
> modified organisms and genetically modified products, their state
> management and regulation, and also the rights, duties and
> responsibility of the users of genetically modified products. The
> State Food and Veterinary Service establishes mandatory safety
> requirements for food that contains genetically modified organisms or
> is manufactured from genetically modified organisms.
>
> \- Law on Sugar (State News, 1995, No. 41-990).
>
> Imposes sugar market regulations and protection measures on the sugar
> market in Lithuania.
>
> \- Law on Veterinary Activities (State News, 1992, No. 2-15).
>
> Establishes the requirements for veterinary sanitation and the
> principles of veterinary control. Further, this law establishes the
> requirements consistent with those of the UN, EU, the Codex of Zoo
> sanitation and the World Trade Organization ensuring that contagious
> animal diseases or harmful products of animal origin are not
> introduced into Lithuania. The State Food and Veterinary Service is
> authorized to conduct veterinary checks on imported animals and
> products made from raw materials and foodstuffs of animal origin. This
> act mandates that animals can be imported only upon receiving a
> license from the State Food and Veterinary Service, and determines the
> duration of animal quarantine (usually 24 days). It further requires
> that the importation of products and raw materials of animal origin
> shall only be permitted in accordance with the procedure established
> by the State Food and Veterinary Service.

There are other foodstuff related hygienic norms such as:

> \- HN 15:2001 'Food Hygiene'.
>
> This norm implements requirements of directive 93/43/EEB of the
> European Council 'On Foodstuffs Hygiene' and determines the mandatory
> requirements for food hygiene. If special legal acts define different
> requirements for some special food products, these laws prevail
> against this Hygienic Norm. It requires maintaining Good Hygienic
> Practice' and rules for the implementation of a 'System of Potential
> Risk Elements Analysis and Management of Important Operating Points'.
>
> \- HN 107:2001 'Foodstuffs of Special Purposes'.
>
> Establishes general requirements for special purpose foodstuffs,
> obligatory hygienic expertise procedures to be followed when such
> products are imported into Lithuania for the first time, and lists
> nutritive materials that are allowed in the production of special
> purpose foodstuffs. A list of registered special purpose foodstuffs is
> published in the Official Gazette 'State News'.
>
> \- HN 106:2001 'New food products and new ingredients'.
>
> Requires mandatory state safety and hygienic analysis for new food
> products and new ingredients; this examination must be conducted by
> the National Nutrition Center. It imposes requirements for these
> products, special labeling requirements (including products containing
> genetically modified organisms) and procedures for the sale these
> products should be put to market. It also classifies new food products
> and new ingredients into categories.
>
> \- HN 26:1998 'Food raw materials and foodstuff. Maximal allowed
> microbial contamination level'.
>
> \- HN 16:2001 'Materials and products that are in contact with
> foodstuffs' (already described in Section III).
>
> \- HN 24:1998 'Drinking Water. Quality Requirements and Supervision'.
>
> \- HN 28:2001 'Natural Mineral Water, Spring Water and Mineralized
> Drinking Water. Quality Requirements and Supervision'.

Other HN's apply to more specific situations.

In addition to the laws and Hygienic Norms, there are various Standards
on nutrition requirements and food hygiene that require information
about nutritious characteristics of foodstuffs and methods of testing at
the food laboratories. Orders regulate mandatory quality characteristics
for various specific foodstuffs (for instance, mandatory requirements
for fat mixtures, eggs, ice-cream, yogurt, flour, milk, fruits and
vegetables, etc.).

Hygienic norms are available at the Ministry of Health. Orders
regulating quality requirements of specific foodstuffs are available at
the Ministry of Agriculture and the State Food and Veterinary Service.
Unfortunately, Hygienic Norms, Standards, Mandatory Requirements for
Foodstuffs, and many other documents, including the Order on Labeling
the Goods, are in most cases not available in English.

Recommendations of daily nutrition and energy norms (both for children
and mature persons, including vitamins and minerals) are determined by
Order of the Minster of Health (State News, 1999, No. 102-2936). These
norms were developed according to recommendations of the World Health
Organization, the experience of Northern Countries, UK, USA, Poland, and
statistical information about Lithuania collected at the initiative of
the WHO.

**Product samples and mail order shipments**

If a postal parcel contains more than three kilograms of any foodstuffs
classified in one subposition of the combined nomenclature and permitted
to be sent by post to the Republic of Lithuania, the supplier's
declaration of conformity, veterinary or phytosanitary certificate and a
certificate must be presented to the state institutions that carry out a
check on postal parcels, and the receiver of a postal parcel must be
registered as an importer of foodstuffs.

# Trademark Laws

Trademarks and brand names are protected in accordance with the Law on
Trademarks of Republic of Lithuania (State News, 2000, No. 92-2844) This
law establishes legal protection for trademarks, provides procedures for
registration and use in the Republic of Lithuania, and covers the
administration of the Register of Trademarks of the Republic of
Lithuania. The Law on Trademarks also lists limitations on trademark
registration and gives reasons for possible refusal of registration or
invalidation of a mark.

Applications to register a trademark must be submitted to the State
Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania. The address of this
organization is given in Appendix 1 of this Report.

The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania is responsible for
protection of industrial property (inventions, designs, trademarks and
service marks, firm names, etc.). The State Patent Bureau maintains
information about Industrial Property in the Republic of Lithuania and
administers the Database of the Register of Trademarks data on
international registrations extended to the Republic of Lithuania in
accordance with the Madrid Protocol and other information.

# Import Procedures

Border and Transport State Veterinary Service control the flow of food
entering Lithuania is performed by the. Currently, there are 18 border
veterinary posts and 30 checkpoints, and new ones are to be opened on
borders with Byelorussia and Russia, and at the Klaipeda seaport.

Food import procedures are administered in accordance with the
Government Resolution 'Procedure for the Importation of Foodstuffs into
the Republic of Lithuania and the Control of Safety of such Foodstuffs'
(State News, 1999, No. 85-2547; 2001, No. 61-2190). This resolution
regulates the importation of foodstuffs (including foodstuffs intended
for charity) into the Republic of Lithuania, their carriage in transit
through its territory, and the activities of regulatory institutions.
The stated goal of the procedure is to ensure that no foodstuffs that
might be harmful to human health or spread diseases and plant pests be
brought into the Republic of Lithuania.

This resolution determines 'Foodstuffs' as any substances or products -
processed, semi-processed or raw materials (unprocessed products)
intended for human nutrition or similar consumption (foodstuffs also
include drinking water, alcoholic beverages, chewing gum, food additives
and other substances and products intended for human swallowing, chewing
or consumption, except medical and tobacco products, narcotic and
psychotropic substances). The list of imported foodstuffs inspected by
food control authorities shall, in accordance with the combined
nomenclature, be approved by the Ministry of Health upon consultation
with the State Food and Veterinary Service, State Plant Protection
Service and the Customs Department under the Ministry of Finance.

This procedure does not apply to foodstuffs that are imported for
exhibitions or for representation purposes, or to foodstuffs intended to
satisfy the needs of diplomatic missions of foreign states, nor to
foodstuffs intended to secure registration in the Republic of Lithuania
or for the purpose of carrying out of an expert examination (for this
purpose it is allowable to import no more than 50 grams of each food
additive and not more than one pack intended for retail trade of each
foodstuff for particular nutritional purposes).

Only those foodstuffs meeting the requirements established in legal acts
of the Republic of Lithuania may enter the Republic of Lithuania with
the exception of the cases provided for in international agreements with
the Republic of Lithuania. Importers of foodstuffs brought into the
Republic of Lithuania are liable under law for safety and quality of the
foodstuffs.

Control procedures for imported foodstuffs are normally carried out in
two stages:

> \- The first point of contact is typically with a post of the State
> Food and Veterinary Service and State Plant Protection Service that
> operate at a border crossing point of the Republic of Lithuania.
>
> \- The next layer of control is the Ministry of Health posts that
> operate at the customs offices located within the customs territory.

Additional control of certain foodstuffs, in cases where the quality of
the foodstuff can not be examined at a border post of the State Food and
Veterinary Service, can be carried out where the food is unloaded, after
the foodstuff clears customs.

The foodstuffs subject to control of the State Food and Veterinary
Service and the State Plant Protection Service can enter Lithuania only
through those state border crossing points of the Republic of Lithuania
at which the posts of these institutions are located. Other foodstuffs
may be entered through any state border crossing point at which a
customs office operates.

The foodstuffs imported into the Republic of Lithuania subject to be
checked by food control authorities is defined by a list published by
the relevant authority, along with the listing of documents necessary to
present to customs and food control authorities.

Imports of meat and meat products are permitted for retail trade if the
product is in packages of no more than three kilograms each, and bulk
meat or meat products - only for industrial processing. Economic
entities are allowed to admit imported foodstuffs intended for
processing only when they have permission from the food control
authority to sell a consignment. Importers of foodstuffs must be
registered and have certificates. Certificates are issued and their
validity is terminated in compliance with the procedure established by
the Ministry of Health and the State Food and Veterinary Service.

After passing both stages of control, conformity declarations of the
supplier, veterinary or phytosanitary certificates are marked with
'Goods released' or 'Goods held for inspection'.

The mark 'Goods released' is applied when conformity declarations of the
supplier, veterinary or phytosanitary certificates and imported
foodstuffs satisfy the requirements.

Conformity declarations of the supplier, veterinary or phytosanitary
certificates are marked with 'Goods held for inspection' in cases when
importing food additives or their mixtures without the authorization of
the National Nutrition Center to sell these products or use them in
foodstuff production; or when carrying out of periodic control is
necessary.

The food control authority is authorized to check the condition of
imported foodstuffs and their conformity to the documents, hold goods
for inspection and select samples to be sent for examination.

Importing foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes, officers of food
control authorities verify whether these products have been registered
with the National Nutrition Center of the Ministry of Health.

When foodstuffs arrive for customs warehousing, food control authorities
only verify consistency between the documents and the goods. However,
only after foodstuffs are inspected for safety and the conformity to
declarations of the supplier, the veterinary or phytosanitary
certificates are marked with 'Goods released' and foodstuffs can be
released into commerce.

Each consignment of foodstuffs imported into the Republic of Lithuania
must be accompanied by legally valid primary accounting documents which
should, next to the name of each product, contain consignment
identification requisites (the number of the supplier's declaration of
conformity, veterinary or phytosanitary certificate and the 'best
before' date), the code of the institution that granted permission to
sell foodstuffs in the Republic of Lithuania and the registration number
of the supplier's declaration of conformity, and a veterinary or
phytosanitary certificate. Each consignment of alcoholic beverages must
additionally have the supplier's declaration of conformity or its copy
confirmed with the supplier's stamp.

Decisions to prohibit the sale of imported foodstuffs may be appealed in
accordance with the procedures established by law. If necessary, the
safety and quality of foodstuffs imported into the Republic of Lithuania
may be repeatedly checked in the domestic market.

Imported foodstuffs are subject to taxes including: VAT tax, Autonomous,
Conventional or Preferential tax, depending on whether the Lithuanian
Republic has an international agreement with the exporter's country, and
the Excise tax. Information on tax tariffs is available at the Ministry
of Economy.

# Import Duty, VAT, Excise tax:

All such information is available on the Government of Lithuania website
(http://www.cust.lt/en/) for a fee.

# Appendix 1

Organizations that were referred to in this Report and other useful
addresses.

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**The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania (Seimas)**

Address: Gedimino av. 53, Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 239 64 03; fax: +(370-5) 239 63 69

Email: bendrasis@lrs.lt

Internet site: http://www.lrs.lt

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**The Government of the Republic of Lithuania**

Address: Gedimino av. 11, LT-2039 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 266 38 49; fax: +(370-5) 266 38 77

Email: mp.sekretore@lrvk.lt

Internet site: http://www.lrv.lt

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**The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania**

Address: Gedimino av. 19 (Lelevelio str. 6 ), LT-2025, Vilnius,
Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 239 10 32; fax: +(370-5) 239 12 12

Email: zum@zum.lt

Internet site: http://terra.zum.lt

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**Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania**

Address: Gedimino av. 38/2, LT- 2600 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 262 24 16; fax: +(370-5) 262 39 74

Email: kanc@ukmin.lt

Internet site: http://www.ekm.lt

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**Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania**

Address: A. Jaksto str. 4/9, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 266 36 61, fax: +(370-5) 266 36 63

Email: info@am.lt

Internet site: http://www.am.lt

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**Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania**

Address: Vilniaus str. 33, LT-2001 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 266 14 00; fax: +(370-5) 266 14 02

Email: regina.zilinskiene@sam.lt

Internet site: http://www.sam.lt

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#### State Food and Veterinary Service

Address: Siesiku str. 19, LT 2010 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel: +(370-5) 240 43 61, fax: +(370-5) 240 43 62

Email: vvt@vet.lt

Internet site: http://www.vet.lt

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**National Veterinary Laboratory**

Address: J.Kairiukscio str. 10, LT-2021 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: + (370-5) 278 04 70, fax: + (370-5) 278 04 71.

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**Border and Transport State Veterinary Service**

Address: Siesiku str. 17, LT-2010 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 240 43 40; tel./fax: +(370-5) 240 43 41

Email: ptvvt@vet.lt

Internet site: http://vetlt1.vet.lt/pt/

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**State Inspection of Veterinary Preparations**

Address: Savanoriu str. 287, LT-3009 Kaunas, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-37) 311 558; fax: +(370 --37) 312 531

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**Public Enterprise 'Food and Veterinary Consulting Center'**

Address: Siesiku str. 21-10, Vilnius 2034

Tel.: +(370-5) 246 04 65; fax: +370-5) 246 04 64

Email: konsultavimoc@vet.lt

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**Vilnius Public Health Centre**

Address: Vilniaus str. 16, 2001 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 212 40 98, fax: +(370-5) 261 27 07

Email: vvsc@vilniausvsc.lt

Internet site: http://www.vilniausvsc.lt

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**State Plant Protection Service**

Address: Kalvariju str. 62 LT-2005 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel: +(370-5) 275 27 50; fax: +(370 --5) 275 21 28

Email: vaat@vaat.lt

http://www.vaat.lt

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**National Nutrition Center**

Address Kalvariju str. 153, 2042 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 277 89 19; +(370-5) 270 01 07

Internet site: http://www.rmc.lt/ (under construction )

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**The State Patent Bureau of the Republic of Lithuania**

Address: Kalvariju str. 3, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: (+370-5) 278 02 50; fax.: (+370 -5) 275 07 23

Email: spb@vpb.lt

Internet site: http://www.vpb.lt

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#### Lithuanian Customs

Address: A.Jakšto str. 1/25, LT-2600 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel.: +(370-5) 212 64 15; fax: (+370-5) 212 49 48

E-mail: info@cust.lt

Internet site: http://www.cust.lt/en/

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# Appendix 2 

Sample of Import Certificate for fishery products from establishments
approved by EU.

### \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Šalies eksportuotojod kompetentinga institucija

**Competent institution of the exporting country**)

**VETERINARIJOS SERTIFIKATAS**

**VETERINARY CERTIFICATE**

**ŽUVININKYSTĖS PRODUKTAMS,** **IMPORTUOJAMIEMS Į LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKĄ IŠ
EUROPOS SĄJUNGOS PATVIRTINTŲ ĮMONIŲ**

**FOR FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO THE REPUBLIC OF
LITHUANIA FROM ESTABLISHMENTS APPROVED BY EU**

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Nr./**No.**\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Data/**Date**)

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(Išdavimo vieta/**Issued at**)

Šalis siuntėja:

**Exporting
country:**\...\...\..............................................................\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...

Atsakinga tarnyba:

**Competent
authority:**\...\...\...\...\...\...\.............................................................\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...

I.  Produktų tapatumo nustatymas

#### Identification of the fishery products

Žuvų/vandens gyvūnų produktų aprašymas (1):

**Description of fishery/aquaculture products
(1):**\...\....................................\...\...\...\...\...\....

Rūšis (mokslinis pavadinimas):

**Species (scientific
name):**\...\...\...\...\...\...\.......................................................................\...\...\...\...

Produkto pateikimas ir apdorojimas (2):

**Presentation of product and type of treatment
(2):**\...................\.......\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....

Kodas (jei yra):

**Code number (where
available):**\...\...\..........................................................................\...\...\...\...

Pakuotė:

**Type of
packages:**\...\...\...\...\...\...\.......................................................................\...\...\...\...\...\......\....

Pakuočių skaičius:

**Number of
packages:**\...\...\...\...\...\...\..........................................................................\...\...\.......\......

Svoris neto:

**Net weight:**
\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\....................................................................\...\...\...\........\.....

Sandėliavimo ir transportavimo temperatūra:

**Requisite storage and transport
temperature:**...................................................................\....

II. Produktų kilmė

#### Origin of products

Įmonės, transporto ar šaldytuvo pavadinimas ir ES patvirtintas numeris:

**Name and EU approval number of** **establishments, factory
vessel:**\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...\...

##### 

##### 

##### **Produktų paskirtis**

##### **Destination of products**

Produktai siunčiami iš:

**The products are dispatched
from:**\...\...\...\...\.................................................................................

(Išsiuntimo vieta/**place of dispatch**)

į:/**to**:\...\....

(Paskirties šalis ir vieta/**country and place of destination**)

transporto priemone:

**by the following means of
transport:**\...\...\..................................................................................\...

Siuntėjo pavadinimas ir adresas:

**Name and address of
consignor:**\...\................................................................................\...\...\...\.....

Gavėjo pavadinimas ir adresas:

**Name and address of
consignee:**\...\...\...............................................................................\...\...\...\...

III. Sveikumo patvirtinimas

#### Health attestation

Valstybinis veterinarijos gydytojas patvirtina, kad žuvininkystės
produktai:

**The official veterinarian hereby certifies that the fishery or
aquaculture products specified above:**

1.  Sugauti ir laikyti laivuose pagal ES Tarybos direktyvos 92/48/EEB
    reikalavimus.

**Have been caught and handled on board vessels in accordance with the
health rules laid down by Directive 92/48/EEC.**

2.  Žuvininkystės produktai turi būti iškrauti, laikomi, jei reikia-
    įpakuoti, paruošti, apdoroti, šaldyti, atitirpinti ir sandėliuoti,
    laikantis higienos reikalavimų, nurodytų ES Tarybos direktyvos
    91/493/EEB priedo II, III ir VI skyriuose.

**Were landed, handled and where appropriate packaged, prepared,
processed, frozen, thawed and stored hygienically in compliance with the
requirements laid down in Chapters II, III and IV of the Annex to
Directive 91/493/EEC.**

3.  Ištirti, kaip nurodyta ES Tarybos direktyvos 91/493/EEB priedo V
    skyriuje.

**Have undergone health controls in accordance with Chapter V of the
Annex to Directive 91/493/EEC.**

4.  Supakuoti, paženklinti, sandėliuoti ir transportuoti pagal ES
    Tarybos direktyvos 91/493/EEB priedo VI, VII ir VIII skyrių
    reikalavimus.

**Are packaged, marked, stored and transported in accordance with
Chapters IV, VII and VIII of the Annex to the directive 91/493/EEC**

5.  Nėra iš nuodingų ar turinčių biotoksinų rūšių žuvų.

**Do not come from toxic species or species containing biotoxins.**

6.  Buvo įvertinti organoleptiškai, atlikti parazitologiniai, cheminiai
    ir mikrobiologiniai tyrimai, nustatyti žuvų kategorijoms, pagal ES
    Tarybos direktyvą 91/493/EEB ir ją įdiegiančius sprendimus.

**Have satisfactory undergone the organoleptic, parasitological,
chemical and microbiological checks laid down for certain categories of
fishery products by Directive 91/493/EEC and in the implementing
decisions thereto.**

7.  Žemiau pasirašęs valstybinis veterinarijos gydytojas patvirtina, kad
    yra susipažinęs su ES Tarybos direktyvomis 91/493/EEB, 92/48/EEB.

**The undersigned official veterinarian hereby declares that he is aware
of the provisions of Directive 91/493/EEC, Directive 92/48/EEC.**

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
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| \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\ |
| _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ | _\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ |
|                       | (                     |                       |
| (Pildžiusio asmens    | Parašas/**Signature** | (Vardas,              |
| pareigos              | (3))                  | pavardė/**Full        |
|                       |                       | name)**               |
| **Position**)         |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

##### **Antspaudas/**Stamp **(3)**

(1) išbraukti, kas netinka/**delete where applicable**

(2) gyvi, atšaldyti, sušaldyti, sūdyti, rūkyti, konservuoti ir
    kt./**live, refrigerated, frozen, salted, smoked, preserved, etc.**

(3) antspaudo ir parašo spalva turi skirtis nuo teksto spalvos/ **the
    stamp and signature must be in colour different from that of the
    printing.**

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