G/TBT/N/LTU/48  
25 January 2023  
(23-0601) 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:   
LITHUANIAN ANTIDOPING AGENCY  
Žemaitės STR. 6, Vilnius, Lithuania  
+370 613 418 49  
info@antidopingas.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:   
National WTO TBT Enquiry point:  
Lithuanian Standards Board  
Algirdo str. 31, 03219 Vilnius, Lithuania  
tel.: +370 5 279 1152; mob.: +370 658 60308; e -mail: asta.samuleviciute@lsd.lt , 
greta.osinovskiene@lsd.lt  (cc: enquiry@lsd.lt ) 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be p rovided in addition, where applicable):  
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Law of the 
Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances on Amendment of Article 
2, XIVP -1496(2); (1 page(s), in Lithuanian)  
6. Description of content:  The draft law restricts production, processing, acquisition, 
wholesale or retail sale, storage, transportation within the state, import or export of 
certain doping substances ( non-approved substances and anti -estrogenic substances) for 
sports purposes.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Doping substances are either unhealthy for human body or their effect is 
harmful or unknown.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. Draft Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances on 
Amendment of Article 2, XIVP -1496(2): https://e -
seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAP/f59b6d0065c511edad44ca0eeb008140?po sitionInSe
archResults=0&searchModelUUID=d2db2748 -5fa2-4902-8447-f9d5bbcbf827.   G/TBT/N/LTU/48  
 
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  2. Basic text: Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances: 
https://www.e -tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/52858400faf911e4b733cba410730a6c . 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 May 2023  
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:   
National WTO TBT Enquiry point:  
Lithuanian Standards Board  
Algirdo  str. 31, 03219 Vilnius, Lithuania  
tel.: +370 5 279 1152; mob.: +370 658 60308; e -mail: asta.samuleviciute@lsd.lt , 
greta.osinovskiene@lsd.lt  (cc: enquiry@lsd.lt ) 
Draft Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances on 
Amendment of Article 2, XIVP -1496(2): https://e -
seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAP/f59b6d0065c511edad44ca0eeb008140?positionInSe
archResults=0&searchModelUUID=d2db2748 -5fa2-4902-8447-f9d5bbcbf827  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/LTU/23_0675_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/LTU/23_0675_01_x.pdf