G/TBT/N/LTU/49  
2 Febru ary 2023  
(23-0734) 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 of the Republic of Lithuania  
A. Jakšto street 4, LT -01105 Vilnius, LITHUANIA  
Tel.: (+370) 706 63661,  
E-mail: lina.lekunaite@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:   
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  (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 provided in addition, where applicable):  All non -
harmonised construction product s 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Order of 
the Minister 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. 
Design ation of testing laboratories and certification bodies. National Technical 
Assessments and designation and notification of Technical Assessment Bodies" (STR 
1.01.04:2015) (hereinafter referred to as Draft Order); (24 page(s), in Lithuanian)  
6. Description of content:  This draft order transfers the functions of the Ministry of the 
Environment of the Republic of Lithuania, which are not inherent in the provisions of the 
Law, concerning the appointment of testing laboratories and certification bodi es, and the 
appointment of Technical Assessment Bodies (TAB), to the public body Building Sector 
Development Agency.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Taking into account the fact that the Ministry of En vironment of the Republic 
of Lithuania, in accordance with the approved Regulations, forms the state policy in the 
areas specified in the Regulations, but does not carry out the implementation of legal 
acts, therefore, with this amendment to the order, the  following functions are transferred 
to the Construction Sector Development Agency:  G/TBT/N/LTU/49  
 
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  1. Designation, suspension of designation, cancellation of suspension of designation, 
and cancellation of designation of testing laboratories or certification bodies 
seeking t o be designated to perform third -party tasks in assessing and verifying 
the constancy of performance of construction products in the harmonised and 
non-harmonised field (designated body), in accordance with the procedure 
established by the Minister of the Environment STR 1.01.04:2015;  
2. Designated institutions seeking to be designated Technical Assessment Bodies 
(TAB) in the Republic of Lithuania according to STR 1.01.04:2015 and/or 2011 
March 9 European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 
establishing the harmonized marketing conditions for construction products and 
repealing the Council Directive 89/106/EEC, to prepare and issue national 
technical assessments and/or European technical assessments for the desired 
area or areas of construction products, assessment, appointment, monitoring of 
their activities and competence, suspension of the validity of the appointment, 
cancellation of the suspension of the validity of the appointment and cancellation 
of the appointment, in accordance with the p rocedure established by the Minister 
of the Environment STR 1.01.04:2015.  
8. Relevant documents:   
1. The Law on Construction of the Republic of Lithuania: https://www.e -
tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/TAR.F31E79DEC55D/asr;  
2. The List of Construction Products Subject to Regulation approved on 24 January 
2022 by the Order No. D1 -15 of the Minister of the Environment of the Republic 
of Lithuania: https://www.e -
tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/9e5caa607ce911ec993ff5ca6e8ba60c/asr;  
3. Basic text: 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. N ational Technical Assessments and 
designation and notification of Technical Assessment Bodies": https://www.e -
tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/ff8727d09fdb11e58fd1fc0b9b ba68a7/asr.  
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  (cc: enquiry@lsd.lt ) 
Draft Order: https://e -
seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAP/5a9dbdf09bb011eda06e9a4a8dd92fc1  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/LTU/23_0864_00_x.pdf