G/TBT/N/LTU/33  
 
14 June 2018  
(18-3700) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member: LITHUANIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  
Ministry of Environment A. Jaksto str. 4, LT -01105 Vilnius, L ITHUANIA  
Tel.: +370 (5) 2663661  
E-mail: info@am.lt  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
EC TBT Enquiry Point: ec-tbt@cec.eu.int  
National TBT Enqu iry Point: enquiry@lsd.lt  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  X ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): 
Construction products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Order of 
the Mini ster for Environment of the Republic of Lithuania amending the Order No D1 -901 of 
the Minister for Environment of the Republic of Lithuania of 10 December 2015 approving 
the Technical Construction Regulation STR 1.01.04:2015 "Assessment, verification of 
constancy of performance of construction products for which there are no harmonized 
technical specifications and declaration of performance of such products. Designation of 
testing laboratories and certification bodies. National Technical Assessments and 
designation and notification of Technical Assessment Bodies " (hereinafter referred to as 
Draft Order). (3 page(s), in Lituanian)   
6. Description of content: The Draft Order amends the Construction Technical Regulation 
STR 1.01.04:2015 (hereinafter referred t o as Regulation) with new point 16 making it clear 
what needs to be done for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance of 
construction product which is not on the List of Construction Products Subject to 
Regulation (the List is approved b y the Order of the Minister for Environment of the 
Republic of Lithuania, renewed nearly on annual basis). In order to establish more 
detailed, comprehensive and clear requirements for the designation of test laboratories 
and certification bodies, the Draf t Order foresees the amendment of point 17 of the 
Regulation.  
The Draft Order amends the Regulation with new point 17, which states that test 
laboratory or certification body accredited in the area of construction products covered by 
the European Assessme nt Document (or ETAG) and wishing to become a designated body 
when products in this area have national technical assessments, instead of documents 
proving its compliance with the requirements set out in Chapter VII of the Regulation may 
submit an accredita tion certificate issued by the National Accreditation Bureau under the G/TBT/N/LTU/33  
 
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  Ministry of Economy, certifying that the body is accredited for performing the assessment 
and verification of constancy of performance of construction products in accordance with 
the re quirements of the Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of 
the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of 
construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (hereinafter referred to 
as Regulation (EU) No 305/2011), a copy of the civil liability insurance cover and 
information on employee impartiality.  
The Draft Order amends the Regulation also in a way that it would: set out in detail the 
actions of the Ministry of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania in cases of the 
suspension or repeal of the designation of the designated body in the event of non -
compliance with the requirements established; establish requirements for the storage of 
documents where the designated body ceases to perform the functions of the designated 
body; imposes obligations on the designated body to ensure that their subcontractors or 
affiliates meet the requirements set out by the Regulation; impose obligation on the 
designated body to provide information t o the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of 
Lithuania in cases when the validity of the accreditation certificate expires.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: The Draft Order is prepared with the aim to reduce the administrative burden 
for bodies seeking designation, to give more clarity for the market by setting out more 
precisely and transparently the actions of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of 
Lithuania in cases of the suspension or re peal of the designation of the designated body in 
the event of non -compliance with the requirements established, to solve practical issues 
encountered related with responsibility for the storage of documents in case when bodies 
cease to function as a desig nated bodies.  
8. Relevant documents:  The Law on Construction of the Republic of Lithuania, the List of 
Construction Products Subject to Regulation approved on 7  February 2017 by the Order 
No. D1 -123 of the Minister for Environment of the Republic of Lithu ania.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Not specified  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Not specified  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days after circulation by WTO Secretariat  
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:   
enquiry@lsd.lt