TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 04-713 

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INVESTMENT 

 Additional Protocol to the Treaty Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

and LITHUANIA of January 14, 1998 

Signed at Brussels September 22, 2003 

 
 

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 LITHUANIA 

 Investment 

Additional protocol to the treaty of January 14, 1998. 

Signed at Brussels September 22, 2003; 

Transmitted by the President of the United States of America 

 to the Senate March 12, 2004 (Treaty Doc. 108-21, 

 108th Congress, 2d Session); 

Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations 

 April 29, 2004 (Senate Executive Report No. 108-13, 

 108th Congress, 2d Session); 

Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate 

 May 6, 2004; 

Ratified by the President June 3, 2004; 

Ratifications exchanged at Washington July 13, 2004; 

Entered into force July 13, 2004. 
ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL

BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

TO THE TREATY FOR THE

ENCOURAGEMENT AND RECIPROCAL

PROTECTION OF INVESTMENT OF JANUARY 14, 1998

The Government of the United States of America and the Government of the

Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter the "Parties");

Desiring to make more effective the Treaty Between the Government of the United

States of America and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania for the Encouragement

and Reciprocal Protection of Investment, with Annex and Protocol, signed at Washington on

January 14, 1998 (hereinafter "the Treaty");

Have discussed the intentions of the United States of America and the Republic of

Lithuania regarding the compatibility between the Republic of Lithuania's obligations under

the Treaty and its obligations that arise from membership in the European Union;

Have acknowledged that the Republic of Lithuania, pursuant to Article 307 of the

Treaty Establishing the European Community and Article 6.10 of the Republic of Lithuania's

Act of Accession, as applicable, must take all appropriate steps to eliminate incompatibilities

between the Treaty Establishing the European Community and its other international

agreements, including the Treaty;

Have concluded, as a result, that certain amendments to the Treaty are necessary in

order to avoid such incompatibilities;

Have decided to conclude an Additional Protocol thereto; and

Have agreed upon the following articles:

Article I

As necessary for the Republic of Lithuania to meet its obligations pursuant to

measures adopted by the European Union, Article II , paragraph 6, of the Treaty shall not

limit the ability of the Republic of Lithuania to impose performance requirements:

(a) in the agricultural sector that relate to the production, processing and trade of

agricultural and processed agricultural products, that implement quotas, or that

require the purchase or use of goods produced or services provided in the

European Union or, with respect to goods produced or services provided, a

particular level or percentage of content from a source in the European Union;

or
(b) in the audio-visual sector that relate to the production, distribution and

exploitation of audio-visual works, that implement quotas, or that require the

purchase or use of goods produced or services provided in countries of the

Council of Europe or, with respect to goods produced or services provided, a

particular level or percentage of content from a source in countries of the

Council of Europe.

Article II

The Parties acknowledge that the terms of the customs union or free trade area

exception found at Article II, paragraph 10(a), of the Treaty shall apply to all obligations of a

Party by virtue of its membership in an economic integration agreement that includes a free

trade area or customs union (e.g., the European Union), including obligations owed to

nationals or companies of any third country.

Article HI

Article V of the Treaty shall be amended by deleting the text of the existing article in

its entirety and substituting the following text in its place:

"The Parties agree to consult promptly, on the request of either, to resolve any

disputes in connection with the Treaty, or to discuss any matter relating to the

interpretation or application of the Treaty. The Parties also agree to consult promptly

whenever a Party believes that steps are necessary to assure compatibility between the

Treaty and the Treaty Establishing the European Community with a view to assuring

compatibility."

Article IV

A. The Annex to the Treaty shall be amended by adding the following additional

paragraphs:

As necessary to meet its obligations pursuant to measures adopted by the

European Union, the Government of Republic of Lithuania reserves the right

to make or maintain exceptions to national treatment, as provided in Article II,

paragraph 1, in the sectors or matters it has indicated below:

Agriculture

Audio-visual

Securities, Investment Services and other Financial Services

Fisheries

Hydrocarbons

Subsidies

Transport (Air Carriers)

Transport (Inland Waterways)

Transport (Maritime)
5. As necessary to meet its obligations pursuant to measures adopted by the

European Union, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, reserves the

right to make or maintain exceptions to most-favored-nation treatment, as

provided in Article II, paragraph I, in the sectors or matters it has indicated

below:

Agriculture

Audio-visual

Hydrocarbons

6. Any exception by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania exercised

pursuant to paragraphs 4 or 5 above (i.e., through any law or regulation

adopted by, or any European Union measure directly applicable within, the

Republic of Lithuania) shall not apply, for the time period set forth below in

subparagraph (a), to investments of nationals or companies of the United State

that are existing in the relevant sector on the date this amendment takes effect

or on the date the European Commission publishes its proposal to enact the

relevant measure in its Official Journal, whichever date is later.

(a) The time period referred to in this paragraph shall be ten years from the

date the relevant law or regulation adopted by, or European Union

measure directly applicable within, the Republic of Lithuania takes

effect, or twenty years from the date of entry into force of the Treaty,

whichever date is later.

(b) In no case, however, may an exception exercised pursuant to

paragraphs 4 or 5 above apply to an existing investment, as defined in

this paragraph, to the extent that it would require divestment, in whole

or in part, of such an existing investment."

B. Paragraph 1 of the Annex to the Treaty shall be amended to reflect that the

Government of the United States of America reserves the right to make or maintain limited

exceptions to national treatment, as provided in Article II, paragraph 1, in the new sectors or

matters it has indicated below:

Fisheries

Subsidies

C. Paragraph 2 of the Annex to the Treaty shall be amended to reflect that the

Government of the United States of America reserves the right to make or maintain limited

exceptions to most favored nation treatment, as provided in Article II, paragraph 1, in the new

sectors or matters it has indicated below:

Fisheries

Article V

This Additional Protocol, which shall form an integral part of the Treaty, shall be

subject to ratification.
Article VI

This Additional Protocol shall enter into force on the date of the exchange of

instruments of ratification, and shall remain in force so long as the Treaty shall remain in

force.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized by their respective

Governments, have signed this Additional Protocol.

DONE in duplicate at Brussels, this 22nd day of September, 2003 in the English and

Lithuanian languages, both texts being equally authentic. In case of divergences, the English

text shall prevail.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA:
1998 M. SAUSIO 14 D. JUNGTINIV AMERIKOS VALSTIJV VYRIAUSYBES

IR LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS VYRIAUSYBES

SUTARTIES DEL INVESTICIJV

SKATINIMO IR ABIPUSES

APSAUGOS PAPILDOMAS PROTOKOLAS

Jungtiniq Amerikos Valstijq Vyriausybe ir Lietuvos Respublikos

Vyriausybe (toliau — Salys),

noredamos, kad Jungtiniq Amerikos Valstijq Vyriausybes ir Lietuvos

Respublikos Vyriausybes sutartis del investicijq skatinimo ir abipuses apsaugos su

priedu ir protokolu, pasira.tyta 1998 m. sausio 14 d. VaSingtone (toliau — Sutartis),

butt} veiksmingesne;

aptarusios Jungtiniq Amerikos Valstijq ir Lietuvos Respublikos tikslus,

susijusius su Lietuvos Respublikos jsipareigojimq pagal Sutartj suderinamumu su

Lietuvos Respublikos jsipareigojimais, atsirandanCiais del narystes Europos

Sgjungoje;

pripalindamos, kad atitinkamai pagal Europos bendrijos steigimo sutarties

307 straipsnj ir Lietuvos Respublikos stojimo akto 6.10 straipsni Lietuvos

Respublika privalo imtis visq tinkamq priemoniq, kad pa§alintas Europos

bendrijos steigimo sutarties ir kitq jos tarptautiniq susitarimq, taip pat ir Sutarties,

nesuderinamumas;

nutarusios, kad del to reikia padaryti kai kuriuos Sutarties pakeitimus, kad

bag i'gvengta tokio nesuderinamumo;

nusprende sudaryti Papildomq, protoko4 ir

susitare del sit} straipsniq:

I straipsnis

Tiek, kiek Lietuvos Respublikai butina vykdyti savo jsipareigojimus del

Europos S4jungos priimtq priemoniq, Sutarties II straipsnio 6 dalis neriboja

Lietuvos Respublikos galimybes kelti veiklos reikalavimus:

a) 2emes ukio sektoriuje — susijusius su 2emes ukio ir perdirbtq 2emes

Etkio produktq gamyba, perdirbimu ir prekyba vykdant kvotas arba

reikalaujant pirkti ar naudoti Europos S4jungoje pagamintas prekes

ar teikiamas paslaugas, arba kad tam tikra pagamintq prekiq ar

teikiamq paslaugq dalis arba tam tikras procentas butt} is Europos

Sajungoje esaneio §altinio; arba
b) audiovizualiniame sektoriuje — susijusius su audiovizualiniq darbq

gamyba, platinimu ir naudojimu vykdant kvotas arba reikalaujant

pirkti ar naudoti Europos Tarybos valstybese pagamintas prekes ar

teikiamas paslaugas, arba kad tam tikra pagamintq prekiq ar

teikiamq paslaugq dalis arba tam tikras jq procentas butt{ is Europos

Tarybos valstybese esaneio

H straipsnis

Salys pripatsta, kad Sutarties II straipsnio 10 dalies a punkte numatyta

i§imtis del muittl sajungos arba laisvosios prekybos zonos visiems Salies

jsipareigojimams taikoma remiantis tuo, kad Salis yra ekonomines integracijos

organizacijos susitarimo, apimaneio laisvosios prekybos zonk arba muitq sajunga

(pvz.. Europos Sqjunga), §alis, taip pat jsipareigojimams bet kurios treeiosios

valstybes pilieeiams ar bendrovems.

HI straipsnis

Sutarties V straipsnis keieiamas iThraukiant visa galiojaneio straipsnio

tekst4 ir jj pakeieiant tokiu tekstu:

„Vienos is Salitl pra:symu Salys susitaria nedelsdamos tartis, kaip spresti su

Sutartimi susijusius gineus arba aptarti su Sutarties aAinimu ar taikymu

susijusius klausimus. Salys taip pat susitaria nedelsdamos tartis, kai viena

Salis yra jsitikinusi, jog reikia imtis priemoniq, kad utikrintas

Sutarties ir Europos bendrijos steigimo sutarties suderinamumas, turint

tiksla utikrinti suderinamuma."

IV straipsnis

A. Sutarties priedas keidiamas jj papildant §iais punktais:

Tiek, kiek !patina vykdyti savo jsipareigojimus del Europos Sqjungos

priimttj priemonitj, Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybe pasilieka teise

daryti i§imtis del nacionalinio reiimo arba jas i§laikyti, kaip

nurodyta II straipsnio 1 dalyje, toliau nurodytuose sektoriuose arba

tokiais klausimais:

zeroes iikis,

audiovizualinis,

vertybiniai popieriai, investicines paslaugos, finansines paslaugos,

2uvininkystè,

angliavandeniliai,

subsidijos,

transportas (oro veZejai),

transportas (vidaus vandenq keliai),

transportas (jOru).

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5. Tiek, kiek batina vykdyti savo jsipareigojimus del Europos Sqjungos

priimtq priemoniq, Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybe pasilieka teise

daryti i§imtis del diclkausio palankumo raimo arba jas

kaip nurodyta II straipsnio 1 dalyje, toliau nurodytuose sektoriuose

arba tokiais klausimais:

2. emes iikis,

audiovizualinis,

angliavandeniliai.

6. Kiekviena igimtis, kuri Lietuvos Respublikos Vyriausybê taiko

pagal pirmesnius 4 ir 5 punktus (t. y. del bet kurio Lietuvos

Respublikos priimto jstatymo ar kito teises akto arba bet kurios

Lietuvos Respublikoje tiesiogiai taikomos Europos Sqjungos

priemones), tarn tikru toliau a papunktyje nurodytu laikotarpiu

netaikoma Jungtiniq Amerikos Valstijq ar bendroviq

investicijoms, egzistuojanCioms atitinkamuose sektoriuose t4 dienk,

kai isigalioja §is pakeitimas, arba dieng, kai Europos Komisija

Oficialiajame leidinvje paskelbia savo pasialymq jgyvendinti

atitinlcamq priemone, atsi2velgiant j tai, kuri data yra velesne.

a) Sioje dalyje minêtas laikotarpis yra degimt met! nuo tos

dienos, kai Lietuvos Respublikoje priimamas atitinkamas

istatymas ar kitas teises aktas arba joje tiesiogiai isigalioja

Europos Sqjungos priemone, arba dvide§imt meta nuo tos

dienos, kai jsigalioja Sutartis, atsi2velgiant j tai, kuri data yra

velesne.

b) Taelau jokiu biidu negalima i§imties pagal pirmesnius 4 ir 5

punktus taikyti §iame papunktyje apibrekai egzistuojanêlai

investicijai tokia apimtimi, kad reikettl ma2inti tokios

egzistuojan6ios investicijos dalies arba visos investicijos

kapitalo idejimus."

B. Sutarties priedo 1 punktas keidiamas taip, kad atsispindetq, jog Jungtiniq

Amerikos Valstiju Vyriausybe pasilieka teise daryti arba i§laikyti ribotas isimtis del

nacionalinio rekmo, kaip apibreta II straipsnio 1 dalyje, toliau nurodytuose

naujuose sektoriuose arba tokiais klausimais:

2uvininkyste,

subsidijos.

C. Sutarties priedo 2 punktas keiClamas taip, kad atsispindetq, jog Jungtiniq

Amerikos Valstiju Vyriausybe pasilieka teisc daryti arba islaikyti ribotas isimtis del

nacionalinio rekmo kaip apibreka II straipsnio 1 dalyje, toliau nurodytuose

naujuose sektoriuose arba tokiais klausimais:

kuvininkyste.

V straipsnis

Si Papildomq protokolq, kuris yra Sutarties sudedamoji dalis, reikia

ratifikuoti.
VI straipsnis

Sis Papildomas protokolas jsigalioja tq dien4, kai pasikei6iama

ratifikavimo dokumentais ir galioja tol, kol galioja Sutartis.

Tai patvirtindami, savo atitinkami Vyriausybiq tinkamai jgalioti

asmenys pasirak §1_ Papildomq protokolq.

PasiraAytas 2003 m. rugsejo 22 d. Briuselyje dviem egzemplioriais anglq ir

lietuviq kalbomis, abu tekstai yra autentAki. Kilus nesutarimq, vadovaujamasi

tekstu anglq kalba.

JUNGTINIU AMERIKOS VALSTIJIJ

VYRKUS YBES VARDU

LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS

VYRIAUSYBES VARDU