G/TBT/N/LTU/36  
16 January 2020  
(20-0471) 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:   
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania  
Gedimino av. 19, 01103 Vilnius  
Fax. (+370 5) 239 1212  
E-mail: zum@zum.lt  
web address: http://www.zum.lt   
Name and address (including telephone an d 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:    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):  
Dried  fruits. KN 0803 10 90; KN 0804 10; KN 0804 20; KN 0804 30; KN 0804 50; KN  0806 
20; K N 0809 29; KN 0809 21; KN 0813 10; KN 0813 20; KN 0813 30; KN 0813 40 10; 
KN 0813 40 30; Fruit, dried, other than that of headings 08.01 to 08.06; mixtures of nuts 
or dried fruits of this Chapter (HS 0813); Fruits and derived products (ICS  67.080.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania amending the Order of the Minister 
of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania No. 3D -155 19 April 2006 on Approval of Quality 
Requirements for Dried Fruit. (21 page(s), in Lituanian)  
6. Description of content:  The project lays down requirements for the quality and 
commercial presentation of dried fruit. Its provisions are obligatory on all companies of 
the Republic of Li thuania engaged in the production, import and sale of the products 
specified in this Project. The Project also sets out a mutual recognition clause, that is, the 
"Single Market Clause" set out in 2017. 19 December See Commission Communication 
COM (2017) 78 7 final. The requirements of the project apply to dried fruit: apples, pears, 
pineapples, bananas, mangoes, peaches, apricots, plums, dates, figs, grapes, cherries, 
made from fresh fruits of the design species and intended for direct consumption (without 
additional heat treatment). The project defines the concept of dried fruit and lays down 
specific quality requirements for individual dried fruits. The project sets out the technical 
requirements for the preparation of raw materials, the labelling requireme nts for dried 
fruits and describes certain research methods.  G/TBT/N/LTU/36  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The project is designed to expand the range of dried fruits. The project 
clarified the definition of dried f ruit. Quality indicators for newly added dried fruits are 
provided, and quality indicators for dried fruits, mentioned in previous Quality 
Requirements, were revised. We have also made other changes, including technical ones, 
to ensure the integrity of the  legislation . 
8. Relevant documents:  - 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 May 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 May 2020  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/LTU/20_0497_00_e.pdf