Source: http://europam.eu/?module=country-profile&country=Lithuania
Timestamp: 2017-12-15 06:34:58
Document Index: 529996424

Matched Legal Cases: ['Art.3', 'Art.3', 'Art.3', 'Art.3', 'art. 18', 'art. 18']

83(67) Political Financing
65(41) Conflict of Interest
67(65) Public Procurement
GNI per capita (2011 PPP $) 26,660
Population, total 2,910,199
Urban population (% of total) 66.5
Internet users (per 100 people) 72.1
Life expectancy at birth (years) 73.3
Mean years of schooling (years) 12.4
Bans and limits on private income 100 100 100
Code of Administrative Law Violations, 1985, amended 2015 missing file:
The Lithuanian Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996, last amended 2010) and the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests (1997, last amended 2009) specify the same financial disclosure regulations for all public officials. Head of State, Ministers, Members of Parliament, and Civil Servants must disclose real estate, movable assets, cash, debts, and gifts. Participation in private or public companies must be included if its value exceeds 20 minimum living standards. Should a decision affect private interests, public officials must declare this to the corresponding institution. In addition, new employment after the end of public tenure must be declared. Spouses and children are included in declarations.
Disclosure items 82 82 82
Filing frequency 75 75 75
Sanctions 75 75 75
Monitoring and Oversight 100 100 100
Public access to declarations 100 100 100
Head of State 71 71 71
Ministers 91 91 91
Members of Parliament 91 91 91
Civil servants 91 91 91
Spouses and children included in disclosure Yes. Information on spouses and children must be disclosed. (Article 2 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015)
Real estate Yes. Art.3 (1). 1) immovable property, including unfinished structures, held in the Republic of Lithuania and in foreign states (Article 3 (1) of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015)
Movable assets Yes. Art.3 (1). 2) movable property, where such type of property is subject to legal registration under the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania; 6) works of art, precious stones, jewellery and precious metals, where the value of one such item exceeds 1 500 (Article 3 (1) of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015)
Cash Yes. Art.3 (1). 3) monetary funds kept in banks and other credit institutions or elsewhere than in banks and other credit institutions, where the total amount of the monetary funds exceeds EUR 1 500; (Article 3 (1) of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015)
Loans and Debts Yes. Art.3 (1). 4) Monetary funds that have been borrowed and have not been repaid, where the total amount of the monetary funds exceeds EUR 1 500; 5) monetary funds that have been lent and have not been recovered, where the total amount of the monetary funds exceeds EUR 1 500; 7) securities, where the total amount of such securities exceeds EUR 1 500. (Article 3 (1) of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015)
Gifts received as a public official Yes. Gifts received from close persons during the past twelve calendar months if the value thereof exceeds 50 minimum living standards; gifts received from other persons (except close persons) during the past twelve calendar months if the value thereof exceeds 5 minimum living standards; services rendered by close persons to him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner) during the past twelve calendar months free of charge or expenses paid by close persons for the services or needs of any other type obtained by him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner), if the value thereof exceeds 50 minimum living standards; services rendered by other persons (except close persons) to him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner) during the past twelve calendar months free of charge or expenses paid by the said persons for the services or needs of any other type obtained by him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner), if the value thereof exceeds 5 minimum living standards (Article 6 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings Yes. information about the transactions concluded by him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner) during the past twelve calendar months, if the value thereof exceeds 20 minimum living standards (Article 6 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) Yes. information about the transactions concluded by him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner) during the past twelve calendar months, if the value thereof exceeds 20 minimum living standards (Article 6 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Holding government contracts Yes. information about the transactions concluded by him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner) during the past twelve calendar months, if the value thereof exceeds 20 minimum living standards (Article 6 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm No . Absent from legal framework.
Post-employment Yes. Public officials must notify the head of the institution or his authorised representative of his acceptance of new employment offer. Upon ascertaining the person’s close official relation to the future employer, the head of the institution or his authorised representative must promptly take measures to avert the threat of a conflict of interest. (Article 17 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests Yes. A public official must declare an existing conflict of interest and must exclude himself from participation therein. The head of the institution or his authorised representative may refuse to accept the declared his self-exclusion and obligate the person to take part in the subsequent procedure. (Article 11 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Filing required upon taking office Yes. Presidential candidates submit declarations of property as candidates for office. Within one month of the date of being elected, employed or appointed to an office in the civil service, officials must file a declaration of interests. (Article 6 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 5 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Filing required upon leaving office No . Absent from legal framework.
Filing required annually Yes. A declaration of property shall be filed annually by 1 May of the calendar year. This holds true even if the official leaves office between 1 January and 1 May of the calendar year. (Article 5 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015)
Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest Yes. If the data given in the declaration of interests changes, the person concerned must revise the declaration within 30 calendar days from the day of change in the data. If new circumstances that may give rise to a conflict of interest appear, the person concerned must modify the declaration immediately, but not later than within 7 days after the said circumstances come to his/her knowledge. (Article 7 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Depository body explicitly identified Yes. The depository and enforcement body of declarations of property is the State Tax Inspectorate. The depository and enforcement body of declarations of interest is the Chief Official Ethics Commission. (Article 5 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 5 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Enforcement body explicitly identified Yes. The depository and enforcement body of declarations of property is the State Tax Inspectorate. The depository and enforcement body of declarations of interest is the Chief Official Ethics Commission. (Article 5 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 5 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission Yes. The State Tax Inspectorate is responsible for submission verification and content verification of declarations. of property. The Chief Official Ethics Commission verifies submission of declarations of interest. (Article 5 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 5 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy Yes. The State Tax Inspectorate is responsible for content verification of declarations of property. The bodies responsible for content verification of declarations of interest are: the head or authorised representatives of the head of the institution in which the person concerned is employed, the Chief Official Ethics Commission; the State Tax Inspectorate, and law enforcement institutions in the manner prescribed by laws. (Article 8 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 9 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Public availability Yes. Declarations of property and declarations of interests are publicly available. (Article 10 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 10 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Timing of information release specified Yes. Declaration of property must be published before 1 October each year. (Article 10 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 10 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Location(s) of access specified Yes. Declarations of property are published in the official gazette Valstybės žinios. Data on private interests shall be published in the webpage of the Chief Official Ethics Commission. In order to ensure the publicity of the data on private interests of persons in the civil service a register of private interests shall be set up in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Law on State Registers. (Article 10 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 10 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Holding government contracts Yes. information about the transactions concluded by him/her or his/her spouse (cohabitee, partner) during the past twelve calendar months, if the value thereof exceeds 20 minimum living standards; (Article 6 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Filing required upon taking office Yes. Within one month of the date of being elected, employed or appointed to an office in the civil service, officials must file a declaration of interests. (Article 5 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. In the case of failure to file or late filing of any declaration, officials may be subject to community service, arrest, or a fine. NOTE: Under Article 100 of the Constitution (1993) the Prime Minister and Ministers may not be held criminally liable, arrested or have their freedom restricted otherwise without the prior consent of the Seimas, while between the sessions of the Seimas—without the prior consent of the President of the Republic. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 172 of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended 2015 Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. Failure to observe obligations related to the declaration of interests can result in a fine or a temporary suspension from work. In the case of failure to file or late filing of any declaration, officials may be subject to community service, arrest, or a fine. NOTE: Under Article 100 of the Constitution (1993) the Prime Minister and Ministers may not be held criminally liable, arrested or have their freedom restricted otherwise without the prior consent of the Seimas, while between the sessions of the Seimas—without the prior consent of the President of the Republic. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 202(1) of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended 2015 Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. In the case of providing false information, officials may be punished by deprivation of the right to be employed in a certain position or to engage in a certain type of activities or by imprisonment for a term of up to three years. NOTE: Under Article 100 of the Constitution (1993) the Prime Minister and Ministers may not be held criminally liable, arrested or have their freedom restricted otherwise without the prior consent of the Seimas, while between the sessions of the Seimas—without the prior consent of the President of the Republic. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests Yes. A public official must declare an existing conflict of interest and must exclude himself from participation therein. The head of the institution or his authorised representative may refuse to accept the declared his self-exclusion and obligate the person to take part in the subsequent procedure. (Article 11 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private interests (1997) amended 2015)
Filing required upon taking office Yes. Parliamentary candidates submit declarations of property as candidates for office. Within one month of the date of being elected, employed or appointed to an office in the civil service, officials must file a declaration of interests. (Article 6 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 5 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. In the case of failure to file or late filing of any declaration, officials may be subject to community service, arrest, or a fine. NOTE: Under Article 62 of the Constitution (1993) the person of a Member of the Seimas shall be inviolable. They may only be prosecuted with the permission of the head of Parliament. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 172 of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985 amended 2015 Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. Failure to observe obligations related to the declaration of interests can result in a fine or a temporary suspension from work. In the case of failure to file or late filing of any declaration, officials may be subject to community service, arrest, or a fine. NOTE: Under Article 62 of the Constitution (1993) the person of a Member of the Seimas shall be inviolable. They may only be prosecuted with the permission of the head of Parliament. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 202(1) of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended 2015 Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. In the case of providing false information, officials may be punished by deprivation of the right to be employed in a certain position or to engage in a certain type of activities or by imprisonment for a term of up to three years. NOTE: Under Article 62 of the Constitution (1993) the person of a Member of the Seimas shall be inviolable. They may only be prosecuted with the permission of the head of Parliament. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests Yes. A public official must declare an existing conflict of interest and must exclude himself from participation therein. The head of the institution or his authorised representative may refuse to accept the declared his self-exclusion and obligate the person to take part in the subsequent procedure. (Article 11 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private interests (1997), amended 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. In the case of failure to file or late filing of any declaration, officials may be subject to community service, arrest, or a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 LTL. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 172 of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended 2015 Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. Failure to observe obligations related to the declaration of interests can result in a fine of 500 to 2,000 LTL or a temporary suspension from work. In the case of failure to file or late filing of any declaration, officials may be subject to community service, arrest, or a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 LTL. (Article 9 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 202(1) of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended 2015 Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) Yes. Public officials are subject to administrative and criminal liability for violations of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996). Officials who violate the requirements of the Law on the Adjustment of Private and Public Interests (1997) may not be given incentives, promoted for a year following the day the violation has come to light, and in case of expiration of official duties on any grounds may not be accepted to the civil service for three years following the day the violation has come to light. In the case of providing false information, officials may be punished by deprivation of the right to be employed in a certain position or to engage in a certain type of activities or by imprisonment for a term of up to three years. (Article 9 of the Law on Declaration of the Property of Residents (1996), amended 2015 Article 221 of the Criminal Code (2000, last amended 2015) Article 15 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private interests (1997) amended 2015)
Public availability Yes. Taking into consideration the data officially provided by the heads of state and municipal institutions and establishments, the Chief Official Ethics Commission approves a list of the positions, whose data on property and private interests are public. Data contained in the declarations of property or private interests of other persons in the civil service may be made public on a justified decision of the Chief Official Ethics Commission. (Article 10 of the Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 Article 10 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Criminal Code, 2000, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law On Declaration Of The Property Of Residents, 1996, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law on Access to Information from State and Municipal Bodies, 2005 (Lithuanian) pdf
The Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service (1997, last amended in 2011) includes a general clause on all Lithuanian public officials avoiding conflicts of interest. In addition, they may not accept gifts or take up employment in the executive of a private company for one year after ending tenure. Additionally, the Lithuanian Constitution (1992, last amended in 2003) prevents the Head of State, Ministers, and MPs from holding another office or receiving remuneration for outside employment in a private company. In addition, Members of Parliament may not perform advisory or managerial functions in a commercial enterprise. Only Civil Servants are explicitly prevented from participating in a decision which may affect private interests.
Restrictions 70 65 65
Sanctions 50 67 67
Monitoring and Oversight 50 62 62
Head of State 40 62 62
Ministers 62 62 62
Members of Parliament 62 82 82
Civil servants 62 52 52
General restriction on conflict of interest Yes. In order to ensure the supremacy of public interest, persons in the civil service must: 1) discharge their official duties impartially, honestly and competently; 2) avoid conflict of interest in accordance with the procedure and measures laid down by legal acts, and act in such a way as to avoid suspicions about the existence of such a conflict; (Article 3 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Accepting gifts Yes. A person in the civil service may not accept or grant gifts or services if this may give rise to private and public interests conflict. The above restriction shall not be applicable to gifts or services accepted pursuant to the international protocol or customs usually connected with the official duties of the person in the civil service. In case the gift is valued in excess of 5 minimum living standards, the gift shall be considered the property of the state or municipality. Such gifts shall be evaluated and kept in the manner laid down by the Chief Official Ethics Commission. (Article 14 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Post-employment Yes. After leaving office in the civil service a person shall have Noright, within a period of one year, to take up employment of company head, deputy head, company board or management board member and run other offices directly related to decision-making in company management, property management, financial accounting and control sphere, provided that during the period of one year immediately prior to the termination of his service in public office his duties were directly related to the supervision or control of the business of said undertakings or the person participated in consideration and making of favourable for these companies decisions for obtaining state orders or financial assistance in the course of public contests or otherwise. A person, following the expiration of the term of office in the civil service, or an undertaking in which he or his close relatives or family members hold over 10% of the authorised capital or material contribution, or are employed in the management or audit institutions, shall have Noright for a period of one year to enter into contracts with the institution or seek individual privileges provided by the institution in which the person held office for the last year. (Articls 18-19 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Fines are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior Yes. Lithuanian Republic law on public and private interests in the civil service prohibiting, restricting or binding provisions: The violator shall incur in a fine of five hundred to one thousand litas. If the same offenses committed by a person who has already been convicted, he incur in a fine of one thousand to two thousand litas or suspension from work. (Article 202.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended in 2015)
Administrative sanctions are stipulated for violations of COI regulations restricting behavior Yes. Lithuanian Republic law on public and private interests in the civil service prohibiting, restricting or binding provisions: The violator shall incur in a fine of five hundred to one thousand litas. If the same offenses committed by a person who has already been convicted, he incur in a fine of one thousand to two thousand litas or suspension from work. (Article 202.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences, 1985, amended in 2015)
Enforcement body specified (sanctions, hearings) Yes. Some bodies are responisible for the enforcement: Chief Official Ethics Commission, the state and municipal institutions, agencies or their authorized representatives, other state institutions according to the laws. (Article 22 of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings Yes. The duties of a Member of the Seimas, with the exception of his duties at the Seimas, shall be incompatible with any other duties at State institutions and organisations as well as with work in business, commercial and other private establishments or enterprises. During his term of office, a Member of the Seimas shall be exempt from the duty to perform the national defence service. The duties of a Member of the Seimas, with the exception of his duties in the Seimas, shall be incompatible with any other duties in state agencies and organisations and with any job in business, commercial and other private agencies or enterprises. (Article 60 or the Constitution (1992, last amended in 2003) Article 6 of the Statute of the Seimas (1994, last amended in 2015))
Enforcement body specified (sanctions, hearings) Yes. In the event of the conflict of interest, a Member of the Seimas must act in compliance with this Statute and recommendations of the Commission for Ethics and Procedures or the Chief Official Ethics Commission. A Member of the Seimas must do his utmost that his integrity should not raise doubts among the public and that the public be given a possibility to ascertain the integrity of the Member of the Seimas. The Commission for Ethics and Procedures or an investigation commission set up for this purpose must analyse the activities of a Member of the Seimas which violate the said provisions, and prepare findings for the Seimas. (Article 18(2-3) of the Statute of the Seimas (1994, last amended in 2015))
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests Yes. A person in the civil service shall be prohibited from participating in the preparation, consideration or passing of decisions or from otherwise influencing decisions, which may give rise to a conflict of interest situation. (Article 11(1) of the Law on the Adjustment of Public and Private Interests in the Civil Service, 1997, amended in 2015)
Statute of the Seimas, 1994, amended 2014 (Lithuanian) pdf
Lithuania's federal legal framework governing the right to receive information from public federal institutions derives primarily from three sources: its Constitution (1992), the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public (1996, amended 2014), and the Law on the Right to Receive Information from State and Municipal Institutions and Bodies (2000, amended 2014). The scope of the 2000 FOI law extends to state and municipal institutions and agencies, including the representative, the head of state, executive and judicial authorities, law enforcement agencies and institutions, audit, control (supervision) agencies and other institutions financed from the state or municipal budgets. Any legal entity in which majority shares are owned by the state is covered by the law, along with private enterprises that perform statutory roles or provide statutory services.
Scope and Coverage 93 93 93
Information access and release 75 75 75
Exceptions and Overrides 100 100 100
Monitoring and Oversight 17 17 17
"Information" or "Documents" is defined Yes. 37 . The official state and municipal authorities and institutions documents - state and local government institutions, enterprises and institutions, public persons authorized by the applicable law, the power to create, approve, or get on with their activities the written, graphic, audio, computer information or other documents, enrolled in these institutions, enterprises and institutions of accounting documents. (Article 2, Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, 1996, amended 2015)
Draft legal instruments Yes. Draft laws and other legal acts, which under the resolution of Seimas shall be made available for the discussion by the public, shall be published in the Appendix “Informaciniai pranešimai“ of the Official Journal “Valstybės Žinios”. Each public institution shall have an internet site, in which it shall publish the draft laws and other normative legal acts prepared by the institution, as well as the draft laws or other legal acts prepared by the agencies under control of the institution and belonging to its regulation sphere and submitted to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. (Article 126 of the Statute of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (1994) Article 17 of the Legislative Framework Law, 2012, amended 2015 )
Annual budgets Yes. State and Municipal annual budgets shall be accessible to public; and the drawing up, adoption, implementation, evaluation and control is open to public when this information does not contain State secret. (Article 11 of the Law on the Budget Structure (1990, amended 2015) )
Annual chart of accounts (actual expenditures) Yes. Sets of reports on the implementation of the State budget and municipal budgets, including actual expenditures, shall be drawn up by the Ministry of Finance and submitted to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. After analyzing the sets of reports, the Government submits the relevant decisions regarding the State budget to the Seimas for approval. A set of reports on the implementation of a municipal budget shall be approved by a municipal council. (Articles 35 and 36 of the Law on the Budget Structure (1990, amended 2015) )
Annual reports of public entities and programs Yes. The public entities are required to provide all information to public on its functions and activities and regulate general requirement to submit information to the public, however, they do not directly relate to annual reports. Public entities are obliged to publish all legal information relating to the activities of the entity, including legal acts, draft legal acts, researches and analysis related to future legal regulation, which include annual reports on the activity of the institution as well. Moreover the public entities shall provide information on the activities of the institution, brief history of the institution, plans and spheres of activities in the internet site of the institution. (Article 6, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, 1996, amended 2015 Article 6, paragraph 1 and 2, Law on Right to Receive Information from State and Municipal Institutions and Bodies, 2000, amended 2014 )
Cost of access is specified (free, request fees, photocopying costs, other administrative costs) Yes. The payment may only be in the amount for the services involving information retrieval and the multiplication (copying) of information or document. This payment may not exceed the actual costs of providing information. The fee for provision of the information cannot exceed the expenses for preparation and provision of the information together with reasonable investment return. (Article 6, paragraph 6, of the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, 1996, amended 2014 Article 8, paragraph 2, of the Law on Right to Receive Information from State and Municipal Institutions and Bodies, 2000, amended 2014)
Existence of secrecy/states secrets law Yes. Law on State Secrets and Official Secrets (1999) (Law on State Secrets and Official Secrets (1999) )
Existence of personal privacy/data law Yes. Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data (2008) (Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data (2008) )
Specific exemptions to disclosure Yes. Specific exemptions to coverage are provided in several provisions, outlined below. Information is exempt to protect constitutional order or individuals’ honor and health; and generally, in situations of martial law. The legislation exempts information implicating state security; public order; territorial integrity; judicial impartiality; business, state, professional, commercial, or bank secrets; defense, foreign policy, criminal prosecution, and prevention of crimes or the disclosure of confidential information and protect people’s health, rights, and dignity. The legislation exempts information implicating administrative information the processing of which is not related to government functions; government-held intellectual property; information imparted via nationally funded broadcasts, schools, libraries, science agencies, museums, theatres, concert halls, or the Dept. of Archives; public safety; national defense; statistical data; state, official, commercial, professional, or bank secrets. The legislation exempts information implicating personal data. The legislation exempts information implicating confidential commercial or bank secrets. The legislation exempts information implicating national security, defense, foreign relations, public safety, privacy, criminal investigation and prosecution, economic policies, commercial interests, and personal information. The legislation exempts information implicating certain classified state and official secrets , including military information, government emergency plans, technological or scientific information, foreign relations and negotiations, nuclear power plants, information and communication systems, intelligence, covert participants in certain government programs like health care, pre-trial investigatory information, personal information about a witness or a victim, certain data on the transportation of special cargoes, economic and banking information, and certain strategic topographical maps, among a few others. (Articles 25, 28 and 145 of the Constitution of LIthuania (1992) Article 3, paragraph 4, and Article 18 of the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, 1996, amended 2014 Article 1, paragraph 3, of the Law on Right to Receive Information from State and Municipal Institutions and Bodies, 2000, amended 2014 Article 6 of the Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data (2008) Articles 1.116 and 6.925 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania (2000) Articles 3 and 7 of the Law on State Secrets and Official Secrets (1999) )
Appeals allowed within public entities Yes. A general right of a person to appeal against the adopted individual administrative act, is established. The right to appeal the refusal to provide the information requested, is established. The legislation provides a general right to appeal a decision on an institution, such right is provided in majority acts relating decisions of public entities. The principle Law relating to the right and procedure to submit appeals within a public entity is the mentioned in the Law on Public Administration. (Articles 8 and 20 of the Law on Public Administration (1999) Articles 16 and 19 of the Law on Right to Receive Information from State and Municipal Institutions and Bodies, 2000, amended 2014 )
Independent, non-judicial appeals mechanism, e.g., information commissioner. Does not include Ombudsman unless appeals decisions are binding. Yes. An independent appeal mechanism outside of the courts through the Commission of Administrative Disputes, exists. An independent appeal mechanism outside of the courts through the Seimas Ombudsman, exists. (Articles 1 and 11 of the Law on the Commissions of Administrative Disputes (1999, amended 2011) Articles 12 and 13 of the Law on the Seimas Ombudsman (1998, amended 2014) )
Judicial appeals mechanism Yes. A mechanism for appeal through the administrative court system exists. (Articles 3 and 5 of the Law on the Jurisdiction of Administrative Cases (1999))
Nodal agency for RTI (implementation support/compliance within public sector). Does not include Ombudsman. Yes. A Government authorized institution is a body responsible for implementation of the state policy in the field of providing information. Authority is granted to the Ministry of Culture. (Article 45 of the Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, 1996, amended 2014 Resolution of Government regarding Authorization Granted to the Ministry of Culture (2001) )
Law on the Provision of Information to the Public, 1996, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Statute of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, 1994, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law on the Budget Structure, 1990, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law on State Secrets and Official Secrets, 1999, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data, 2008, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania, 2000 (Lithuanian) pdf
Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania, 2000, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Code of Administrative Offences, 1985 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law on the Commissions of Administrative Disputes, 1999, amended 2015 (Lithuanian) pdf
Law on the Seimas Ombudsma, 1998, amended 2014 (English) pdf
Law on the Jurisdiction of Administrative Cases (1999)
Resolution of Government regarding Authorization Granted to the Ministry of Culture (2001)
LTL 100000 (ca. EUR 31000) for goods
LTL 500000 (ca. EUR 155000) for works
LTL 100000 (ca. EUR 31000) for services
Scope 27 27
Information availability 93 93
Evaluation 67 67
Institutional arrangements 62 62
What is the minimum contract value above which the public procurement law is applied? (Product type GOODS) EUR 58000. simplified procurement procedure applies. Also, the consent of the Public Procurement Office shall not be required where, in the case of the simplified procurement procedure, the value of the awarded contract is less than LTL 10000 (art. 18.8) (Article 2(15), 18(8), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What is the minimum contract value above which the public procurement law is applied? (Product type WORKS) EUR 145000. simplified procurement procedure applies (Article 2(15), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What is the minimum contract value above which the public procurement law is applied? (Product type SERVICES) EUR 58000. simplified procurement procedure applies. Also, the consent of the Public Procurement Office shall not be required where, in the case of the simplified procurement procedure, the value of the awarded contract is less than LTL 10000 (art. 18.8) (Article 2(15), 18(8), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Entity: PUBLIC SECTOR) EUR 134000. EU threshold: 134,000 € (Article 11, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Entity: UTILITIES) EUR 414000. EU threshold: 414,000 € (Article 11, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Entity: DEFENCE) EUR 134000. EU threshold: 134,000 € or LTL 1,429,459 (Article 11, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Product type GOODS) EUR 134000. EU threshold: 134,000 € (Article 11, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Product type WORKS) EUR 5186000. EU threshold: 5,186,000 € (Article 11, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum application thresholds for the procurement type? (Product type SERVICES) EUR 134000. EU threshold: 134,000 € (Article 11, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Which are the documents which are published in full? Notices (prior information notices, contract notices, contract award notices, notices of the results of a design contest, notices for voluntary ex ante transparency) shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, as well as in the supplement Informaciniai pranešimai to the official gazette Valstybės žinios and in the Central Portal of Public Procurement. Prior information notices may be published on the website of the contracting authority in the specially assigned section (hereinafter referred to as “buyer profile”). . 0 (Article 23, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Are any of these documents published online at a central place? yes. Notices shall be published in the Central Portal of Public Procurement. Prior information notices may be published on the website of the contracting authority in the specially assigned section (hereinafter referred to as “buyer profile”). ( Article 23, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is it mandatory to keep these records? Public notices of bidding opportunities, Bidding documents and addenda, Bid opening records, Bid evaluation reports, Formal appeals by bidders and outcomes, Final signed contract documents and addenda and amendments, Claims and dispute resolutions, Final payments, Disbursement data (as required by the country’s financial management system) yes. 4 years (Article 21, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Are contracts awarded within a framework agreement published? yes. yes, but exceptions. Certain information contained in a notice on the public contract award or the conclusion of the framework agreement may be withheld from publication where release of such information would impede law enforcement or otherwise be contrary to the public interest, would harm the legitimate commercial interests of suppliers or might prejudice fair competition between them. (Article 22(6), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is it mandatory to publish information on subcontractors in some cases? yes. part of the contract in writing (Article 18 (1 and 6.11), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
If yes, above what proportion of subcontracted value is it mandatory? an indication of the proportion of the contract, which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract; (Article 36(10), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is there a ban on mentioning specific companies or products in tender specification/call for tender? yes. no explicit ban, but principles of equal participation and non-discrimination (Article 3, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Are there restrictions on allowable grounds for tenderer exclusion? yes. 1. The contracting authority shall reject requests to participate and tenders if the supplier.. has (have) an unspent or unexpunged conviction or a judgment of conviction was passed and became effective against the supplier (legal person) within the past five years for participation in a criminal organisation, formation or being in charge thereof, for bribery, bribery of an intermediary, graft, fraud, use of a credit, loan or targeted support not in accordance with its purpose or the established procedure, credit fraud, tax evasion, provision of inaccurate data on income, profit or assets, failure to file a tax return or to submit a report or another document, acquisition or handling of the property obtained by criminal means, money or property laundering or a judgment of conviction was passed and became effective against the suppliers of other countries for the crimes defined in the legal acts of the European Union listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (Article 33, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is there a preferential treatment for local/national companies? (companies from other EU MS are considered foreign companies) yes. 1. for more than 50% of contract value from third countries (non-EU), 2. Any tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries, as determined in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender. For the purposes of this Article, software used in telecommunications network equipment shall be regarded as products. 3. Where two or more tenders are equivalent in the light of the tender evaluation criteria as established by the contracting authority, preference shall be given to those tenders which may not be rejected pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article. (Article 82 (2 and 3), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is there a specific set of rules for green/sustainable procurement? yes. The contracting authority may require the production by the candidate or tenderer of certificates issued by independent body attesting its compliance with certain quality assurance standards… Should contracting authorities, in public works contracts and public service contracts in the case referred to in subparagraph 7 of paragraph 1 of Article 36 of this Law require the production of certificates issued by independent bodies attesting compliance of the supplier with certain environmental management standards, they must refer in the contract documents to the EU Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) or to environmental management standards based on the relevant European or international standards certified by bodies conforming to EU law or the relevant European or international standards concerning certification. The contracting authorities shall recognise equivalent certificates from bodies established in other Member States. They shall also accept other evidence of equivalent environmental management measures from the suppliers. (Article 37, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Are some bids automatically excluded such as lowest/highest price; unusually low price, etc. yes. abnormally low price/tender (Article 40, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is scoring criteria published and explicit? yes. lowest price or MEAT (Articles 49, 54, 57, 62, 78, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Can evaluation decision be made by a single person (as opposed to a committee)? no. Commission of, at least, 3 persons (Article 16(2), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Are there regulations on evaluation committee composition to prevent conflict of interest? yes. 4. Except in the cases prescribed by the legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, the members of the Commission and the experts invited by the body which has formed the Commission shall be prohibited from providing third parties with any information concerning the content of the tenders submitted by suppliers. 5. Each member and expert of the Commission may take part in the work of the Commission only upon signing a declaration of impartiality and a pledge of confidentiality. 6. A member and an expert of the Commission shall be held liable for their acts under laws of the Republic of Lithuania. (Article 16 (3, 4, 5 and 6), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
If yes, what is banned? Commission persons should be other than employees of the body forming the Commission. On appointment, regard should be taken to their knowledge on economics, technology, legislation and understanding on the law and other acts applicable to procurement. 0 (Article 16 (2), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is some part of evaluation comitee mandatorily independent of contracting authority? Yes. appointment of a Public Procurement Commission for all contracts (Article 16 (1), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Are scoring results recorded and publicly available? above LTL 10,000. With the exception of the cases when the value of the contract awarded by simplified procurement procedure is less than LTL 10000 (net of VAT), the contracting authority shall as soon as possible, but not later than within five working days inform interested candidates and interested tenderers in writing of a decision reached concerning the award of the public contract or conclusion of a framework agreement, or admittance to a dynamic purchasing system, provide a summary of the relevant information referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article which has not been provided during the procurement procedure and indicate the established ranking of tenders, the successful tender and the exact period of deferment. The contracting authority must also indicate the grounds for any decision not to award the public contract or conclude the framework agreement or to recommence the procedure or implement the dynamic purchasing system. (Article 41, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Under which conditions can the tender be cancelled? 4. At any time before the deadline for receipt of tenders, the supplier may modify or revoke his tender without losing the right to tender security. Any such modification or notification about the tender being revoked shall be deemed valid, if the contracting authority received it before the deadline fixed for the receipt of tenders. . 0 (Article 29 (4), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Where should the call for tenders be published? (Procedure type: OPEN) Official Journal of the European Union, as well as in the supplement Informaciniai pranešimai to the official gazette Valstybės žinios and in the Central Portal of Public Procurement. Prior information notices may be published on the website of the contracting authority in the specially assigned section (hereinafter referred to as “buyer profile”). . 0 ( Article 23, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Where should the call for tenders be published? (Procedure type: RESTRICTED) Official Journal of the European Union, as well as in the supplement Informaciniai pranešimai to the official gazette Valstybės žinios and in the Central Portal of Public Procurement. Prior information notices may be published on the website of the contracting authority in the specially assigned section (hereinafter referred to as “buyer profile”). . 0 ( Articles 45(1) and 23, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Where should the call for tenders be published? (Procedure type: NEGOTIATED) Official Journal of the European Union, as well as in the supplement Informaciniai pranešimai to the official gazette Valstybės žinios and in the Central Portal of Public Procurement. Prior information notices may be published on the website of the contracting authority in the specially assigned section (hereinafter referred to as “buyer profile”). . 0 ( Articles 57(1) and 23, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
If there is a minimum number of bidders stipulated, under what conditions? RESTRICTED 5. 0 (Articles 47(3), 53(2) and 60(1), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
If there is a minimum number of bidders stipulated, under what conditions? NEGOTIATED 3. (Articles 47(3), 53(2) and 60(1), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
If there is a minimum number of bidders stipulated, under what conditions? COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE 3. (Articles 47(3), 53(2) and 60(1), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum number of days for advertisement required? (Procedure type: OPEN) 52. 52 days; 36 days if the contracting authority published a prior information notice at least 52 days but not more than 12 months before commencing the procedure; In case of emergency, it can be shorter than 36 days, but not less than 22 days. 7 days if the contracting authority draws up and transmits the contract notice by electronic means. The time limit can be reducred by 5 more days when the contracting authority offers unrestricted and full direct access by electronic means to all contract documents from the date of publication of the contract notice (Article 44, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum number of days for advertisement required? (Procedure type: RESTRICTED) 37. 37 days 40 days (time for submission of of tenders from the day of dispatch of invitations to tender to suppliers 36 days if the contracting authority published prior information notic at least 52 days, but no more than 12 months before commencing the procurement procedure Reduced by 7 days if the contract notice is drawn up and transmitted by electronic means 15 days in case of urgency or 10 days in case of urgency where the notice was dispatched by electronic means. (Article 46, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the minimum number of days for advertisement required? (Procedure type: NEGOTIATED) 37. 37 days It may be shortened by 7 days if the contract notice is dispatched by electronic means 15 days in case of urgency or 10 days in case of urgency and if it was dispatched by electronic means (Article 59, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the main EXCEPTIONS preventing the application of the public procurement law for tenders/organisations? closed list. State secrets or official secrets, those on which other international rules apply, rent or acquisition of land, public electronic communications, employment contracts, financial services, services provided by the Bank of Lithuania, those services by international financial institutions, arbitration and conciliation, broadcasting, research and development (Article 10, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the main types of institutions which have to apply the public procurement law? 1. A contracting authority shall be: 1) any state or local authority; 2) any public or private legal person meeting the conditions set forth in paragraph 2 of this Article; 3) any association of authorities specified in subparagraph 1 and/or of public or private legal persons referred to in subparagraph 2 of this paragraph; 4) any legal persons engaged in water, energy, transport or telecommunication activity referred to in subparagraphs 2-4 of paragraph 1 of Article 70 of this Law. 2. A public or private legal person (with the exception of state or local authorities) shall be deemed to be a contracting authority, if all or part of its activities is intended for meeting the needs of general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, and meets at least one of the following conditions: 1) the activities thereof are financed, by more than 50%, with state or municipal budget resources, or with resources of other state or municipal funds, or with the resources of other public or private legal persons specified in this paragraph; 2) it is subject to control (management) by the state or local authorities, or other public or private legal persons specified in this paragraph; 3) it has an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than half of whose members are appointed by the state or local authorities or by the public or private legal persons specified in this paragraph. 3. The Government of the Republic of Lithuania or an institution authorised by it shall approve the lists of contracting authorities (including military units and services of the national defence system). . 0 (Article 4 (1,2 and 3), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What are the main procedure types or procurement methods permitted by law? open, restricted, negotiated with or without prior notice and competitive dialogue. 0 (Article 42, Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is the procurement advisors' profession legally defined (i.e. degree to be obtained, official list of members of the professional association) and its role in the tendering procedure described (e.g. right to draft tender documentations, conduct market research identifying bidders)? no. but expertise is considered in appointments, especially for the PP Commission (Article 8 (4 and 5), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is disclosure of final, beneficial owners required for placing a bid? yes. This is the only article found on beneficial ownership: 1. This Chapter shall apply to the procurement procedures of the following contracting authorities operating in the water, energy, transport or postal services sectors and carrying out one or several of the activities listed in paragraph 2 of this Article: 3) any undertaking over which the contracting authorities referred to in subparagraph 1 of this paragraph may exercise directly or indirectly a dominant influence by virtue of their ownership of it, their financial participation or the rules which govern the activities of the undertaking. A dominant influence on the part of the contracting authority shall be presumed when it, directly or indirectly, in relation to an undertaking which: holds the majority of the undertaking’s authorised capital or controls the majority of the votes attaching to shares issued by the undertaking or can appoint more than half of the undertaking’s administrative, management or supervisory body members. (Article 70 (3), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Is there a fee for arbitration procedure? Not specified. No information on a fee was found. Hence, it is assumed that the arbitration procedure is free. (Chapter V, Law on Public Procurement , 13 August 1996)
Is there a ban on contract signature until arbitration court decision (first instance court)? yes. 2. Upon receiving a claim, the contracting authority shall forthwith suspend procurement procedures until the claim is fully examined and a decision is taken. The contracting authority may award a public contract not earlier than after the lapse of 15 days from dispatch of a written notice of a decision taken by it to the supplier which has filed a claim, interested candidates and interested tenderers. (Article 95 (2), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
What is the maximum number of days until arbitration court decision from filing a complaint? 3. 3 days from the day in which the copy of the supplier's request was received (Article 95 (3), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Are arbitration court decisions required to be publicly released? yes. 5. The Public Procurement Office must, on an annual basis, submit to the European Commission copies of all decisions adopted by the court in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 952 of this Law and publish these decisions in the Central Portal of Public Procurement. (Article 951 (5), Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014)
Law on Public Procurement, 1996, amended 2014 please rename this "amended 2015" missing file: