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LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS OFFICIAL TRANSLATION REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW CONSULAR STATUTE 9 May 1995 – No I-886 (As last amended on 25 May 2006 – No X-619) CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article

  1. Purpose of the Statute This Statute shall establish the powers and liability of consular officers, the basis for the activities of consular posts, the conditions and procedure for the provision of consular assistance and performance of other consular functions as well as the principles of provision of consular assistance to citizens of the European Union. Article
  2. Definitions
  3. Consular officer means any diplomat of the Republic of Lithuania employed at a diplomatic mission or consular post and entrusted in that capacity with the exercise of consular functions, also an honorary consular officer.
  4. Consular functions mean the functions provided for in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963, other international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party and this Statute exercised by consular officers upon the request or without the request of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, stateless persons permanently residing in the Republic of Lithuania, legal entities or aliens.
  5. Consular assistance means consular functions exercised by consular officers upon the request or without the request of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania where it transpires that a person is in distress, a victim of a crime or in a helpless state or under other circumstances provided for in this Statute. Consular assistance is also provided upon the request of citizens of the European Union, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Chapter IV of this Statute as well as to stateless persons legally being in a foreign state in possession of a permit for permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania.
  6. Consular post means any consulate general, consulate, vice-consulate or consulate agency of the Republic of Lithuania permanently operating in a foreign state, exercising consular functions and other tasks entrusted to it by international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party, laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, including a consular post headed by an honorary consular officer.
  7. Consular district means an area, part thereof or administrative unit of the receiving State assigned by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, upon receiving the consent of the receiving State, to a consular post for the exercise of consular functions. Article
  8. Legal Grounds for the Activity of Consular Officers
  9. Consular officers shall be governed in their activities by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963, other international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party, this Statute, the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Notary Office, Law on the Diplomatic Service and Law on Civil Service as well as other national and European Union legal acts.
  10. The legal status and social guarantees of consular officers, except for honorary consular officers and their family members, shall be established by the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Diplomatic Service.
  11. When exercising consular functions, consular officers must respect the legal acts and usages of the host State. Article
  12. Establishment of Consular Posts and Range of Consular Activity
  13. Consular posts, except for consular posts headed by honorary consular officers, shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania with prior consideration by the Seimas Committee on Foreign Affairs and approval from the receiving State. Consular districts assigned to consular posts for the exercise of consular functions shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania upon the consent of the receiving State.
  14. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania shall draw up a list of foreign states where there are no diplomatic missions or consular posts and shall indicate which diplomatic mission or consular post may provide consular assistance to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in those foreign states. This information shall be made public. Article
  15. Distinctive Marks A consular post shall have the state flag of the Republic of Lithuania, the flag of the European Union, a sign with the Lithuanian state emblem indicating the seat of the consular post and a seal with the Lithuanian state emblem. A consular post shall have the right to use the Lithuanian state emblem on its forms. Article
  16. Transparency of Activities of Consular Officers
  17. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania shall, without prejudice to individual and public interests, on a regular basis inform state institutions and the public of the activities of consular officers, provide consular information on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and, if possible, - through the other mass media.
  18. Consular officers may not provide or make public information defined as a state, official, commercial, industrial or bank secret, except for cases specified by laws. Information received during service shall not be made public where it might violate human dignity, honour or safety, the legitimate interests of natural and legal persons or where it might impede the prevention and disclosure of criminal acts or where it might promote crime. Article
  19. Consular Post Cooperation With Other State and Municipal Institutions and Agencies
  20. In order to implement the tasks entrusted thereto and when exercising consular functions, a consular post shall cooperate with other state and municipal institutions and agencies. Where necessary, a consular officer shall act as an intermediary between a person and a relevant state institution.
  21. A consular officer may not assume and exercise functions that have not been entrusted to him by law.
  22. State and municipal institutions and agencies as well as organisations and other public legal persons shall provide a consular post with information and other data, including personal data from the registers, required for the exercise of consular functions, free of charge. Article
  23. Processing of Personal Data
  24. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, diplomatic missions and consular posts shall have the right to process personal data, including the personal number, to the extent it is necessary to exercise consular functions. Personal data shall be processed in accordance with the Republic of Lithuania Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data.
  25. Upon a person’s request, diplomatic missions and consular posts must provide unclassified data about the person being processed by them in accordance with the procedure established by the law. It shall be prohibited to provide this person with information on other persons unless the laws provide otherwise. CHAPTER II POWERS AND LIABILITY OF CONSULAR OFFICERS Article
  26. Consular Officers The following persons may be consular officers of the Republic of Lithuania: 1) diplomats employed at diplomatic missions and consular posts entrusted with the exercise of consular functions; 2) honorary consular officers. Article
  27. Powers of Consular Officers
  28. When appointing a consular officer to serve at a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Lithuania, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania may entrust him with the exercise of all or part of the consular functions. Consular assistance shall be provided by all consular officers.
  29. The head of a diplomatic mission or consular post shall be responsible for organising and supervising the performance of consular functions. A consular officer shall be liable for his decisions taken independently while performing consular functions within his official capacity. The head of a diplomatic mission or consular post may personally exercise consular functions; in such cases, he shall act as a consular officer and shall be liable for his decisions.
  30. A consular officer may refuse to perform consular functions in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania when a person applying is under the influence of alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or other psychoactive substances or by an action, word of mouth or in writing shows disrespect towards the State of Lithuania or the consular officer performing his functions.
  31. A consular officer shall only act in accordance with the procedure established by laws and may not act as a defence counsel or legal representative of a person applying for consular assistance. Article
  32. Professional Qualification Requirements for Consular Officers
  33. A diplomat entrusted with the exercise of consular functions must comply with the professional qualification requirements established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and, before being appointed to serve in a foreign state, must complete a training programme for consular officers.
  34. The procedure for training of consular officers shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  35. Liability of Consular Officers
  36. Consular officers, except for honorary consular officers, shall be liable to disciplinary penalties for misconduct in office taking into account its nature, reasons of performing such misconduct, a degree of guilt of the transgressor, his personality, consequences caused and other circumstances in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Diplomatic Service.
  37. Consular officers shall be subject to material liability for the damage caused by illegal actions to a diplomatic mission or consular post, or other state institution, or person in accordance with the procedure laid down by laws.
  38. Consular officers who perform notarial acts shall be covered by compulsory insurance against civil liability in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  39. Honorary Consular Officers
  40. An honorary consular officer of the Republic of Lithuania shall be a person appointed for a fixed term by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania (with a commission issued) who, with the consent of the host State, exercises consular functions therein and performs other tasks entrusted to him by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
  41. An honorary consular officer is not a civil servant and shall not receive remuneration from the state budget of the Republic of Lithuania.
  42. A description of the procedure for the establishment and closure of consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania headed by honorary consular officers and the procedure for the appointment and recall of honorary consular officers as well as the rules governing the activity of honorary consular officers of the Republic of Lithuania shall be approved by an order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. CHAPTER III ACTIVITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS SECTION ONE CONSULAR ASSISTANCE Article
  43. Assistance in the Event of a Natural Disaster, Catastrophe, Act of Terrorism, Mass Riots, War or Armed Conflict
  44. In the event of a natural disaster, catastrophe, act of terrorism, mass riots, war or armed conflict or under threat of such circumstances, a consular officer shall, where possible, keep in regular contact with the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania in distress and shall assist him in contacting his spouse (cohabitee) or his close relatives or another person in Lithuania indicated by the citizen.
  45. When the life or safety of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania located in the territory of a foreign state is endangered, a consular officer may, with the consent of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, assist in organising his evacuation from the crisis zone to the nearest safety zone.
  46. In the event of a natural disaster, catastrophe, act of terrorism, mass riots, war or armed conflict or under threat of such circumstances, the Lithuanian State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania shall regularly inform the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania about citizens of the Republic of Lithuania located in the crisis zone and about the situation in the crisis zone. Article
  47. Assistance in the Event of Death
  48. Upon receiving information about the death of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania in the host State, a consular officer shall forward this information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior so that the latter notifies the spouse (cohabitee) of the deceased citizen of the Republic of Lithuania or his close relatives. In the event of their absence, - the information about the fact of death of the citizen may be provided to other persons.
  49. A consular officer shall grant an authorisation to transport the remains of the deceased to Lithuania in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania unless international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party provide otherwise.
  50. Where no person can be found to assume responsibility for the funeral or cremation of the deceased citizen of the Republic of Lithuania or transportation of his remains to Lithuania, a consular officer shall apply to the competent authorities of the host State in relation to organising a funeral or cremation of the deceased citizen of the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with the legal acts and the usual procedure in the host State.
  51. Upon the request of the spouse (cohabitee), close relatives or a person designated as the citizen’s representative while the citizen was still alive, a consular officer shall assist in receiving information on the cause of death of the deceased citizen of the Republic of Lithuania if there are no other ways to receive such information in accordance with the effective laws of the host State. Article
  52. Assistance in the Event of an Accident or Illness
  53. In the event of an accident or illness, a consular officer shall assist citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in contacting the spouse (cohabitee) or close relatives or any other person in Lithuania specified by the citizen, assist in receiving medical aid or returning to Lithuania.
  54. A consular officer shall provide the necessary information or shall assist in obtaining it by an injured or ill citizen of the Republic of Lithuania or his spouse (cohabitee) or close relatives or any other person specified by the citizen making arrangements for his transportation to Lithuania. Article
  55. Assistance to Victims of Crime A consular officer shall assist citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who became victims of crime in obtaining medical and legal aid and services of a translator shall also assist in contacting their spouse (cohabitee) or close relatives or any other person in Lithuania specified by the citizens. Article
  56. Assistance to Persons Being Detained, Serving a Sentence or Suspected of Having Committed a Crime
  57. If a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania is being detained or is serving a sentence or is suspected of having committed a criminal act in a consular district, a consular officer shall, taking into account the legislation of the host State, contact or, where necessary, meet this person upon a justified request from him, his authorised representative, his spouse (cohabitee) or close relatives.
  58. Upon the request of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer shall ascertain that the citizen has been provided with a defence counsel and other legal aid in accordance with the local laws also whether he has been provided with a translator, and where necessary, arrange for such legal aid and translator to be provided.
  59. A consular officer shall, where possible, keep in contact with the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who is serving a sentence of imprisonment and shall ascertain that the conditions of detention of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania are not worse than those of the citizens of the host State. Article
  60. Assistance to Persons Lacking Full Capacity
  61. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, assist the competent authorities in the host State in organising the transportation to Lithuania of children deprived of parental care who have the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or whose parents, or whose only parent, are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania.
  62. Upon the request of the competent authority of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer shall assist in establishing the location and living conditions of a child having the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania who was wrongfully removed to or is retained in the host State and shall assist in organising the transportation of the child being voluntarily returned to Lithuania unless international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party provide otherwise.
  63. If an incapable citizen of the Republic of Lithuania or a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania with a limited capacity residing in a consular district has no legal representative, a consular officer shall, taking into account the legislation of the host State, protect the legal interests of this person without an authorisation. Article
  64. Assistance to Persons Who Have Lost Their Travel Documents, Whose Travel Document Is No Longer Fit For Use or Has Expired
  65. Where a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania has lost his travel document, where it is no longer fir for use or it has expired while the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania is temporarily in a foreign state, a consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, issue him with a certificate of return.
  66. Upon receiving the consent of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer may issue certificates of return to minor children born in the host State whose parents or one of the parents are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania.
  67. These certificates may also be issued to aliens in cases specified by international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party. Article
  68. Assistance to Vessels and Aircrafts Having the Nationality of the Republic of Lithuania
  69. A consular officer must take action to provide assistance to a vessel having the nationality of the Republic of Lithuania that has suffered an accident in his consular district, as well as to its crew and passengers, and to request assistance from the competent authorities of the host State.
  70. Upon receiving information from the competent authorities of the host State that a vessel having the nationality of the Republic of Lithuania has been detained due to violations of the maritime safety requirements, a consular officer shall notify thereof the Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration.
  71. Where, according to the information available to a consular officer, the arrival of a vessel having the nationality of the Republic of Lithuania into a port is unsafe, undesirable or impossible, the consular officer must notify thereof the Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and, where possible, warn thereof the vessel’s captain.
  72. Upon the request of the competent authorities of the host State and approval of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer shall give consent for the host State to take action against a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania who has committed a crime aboard a vessel having the nationality of the Republic of Lithuania while in the territorial sea, inland waters or port of the host State.
  73. Where a vessel is acquired in a foreign state, a consular officer may issue a provisional certificate granting it the right to fly the state flag of the Republic of Lithuania. The procedure for the issuance of a provisional certificate granting the right to fly the state flag of the Republic of Lithuania shall be established by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania having co-ordinated it with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
  74. The provisions of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis also to the aircrafts having the nationality of the Republic of Lithuania where the application thereof does not contravene the provisions of international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party. Article
  75. Material Assistance A consular officer shall assist citizens of the Republic of Lithuania injured in a foreign state in obtaining material assistance only in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. SECTION TWO OTHER CONSULAR FUNCTIONS Article
  76. Issuance of Visas and Equivalent Documents
  77. A consular officer shall receive and consider applications for the issuance of visas or equivalent documents and shall, in accordance with the conditions and procedures established by legal acts, take decisions to issue visas or equivalent documents or refuse such applications and to revoke the visa or equivalent document.
  78. A consular officer shall be responsible for the lawfulness of the issuance of visas or equivalent documents and his decision to refuse to issue a visa or equivalent document may not be appealed in accordance with the administrative procedure. Article
  79. Extension of the Period of Validity of a Stateless Person’s Travel Document
  80. A consular officer shall extend the period of validity of travel documents of stateless persons permanently residing in the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania and co-ordinated with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
  81. The period of validity of a stateless person’s travel document may be extended for up to six months from the date of adoption of the decision to extend the period of validity of the travel document but not longer than for the period of validity of the stateless person’s valid residence permit. Article
  82. Receiving and Forwarding Applications for Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and Concerning Retention of the Right to Citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and or Issuance or Replacement of a Passport and Presentation of Passports
  83. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth by the Republic of Lithuania Law on Citizenship and other legal acts, receive applications for citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and applications concerning the retention of the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and forward them along with the related documents to the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or an institution authorised by him or any other institution in the Republic of Lithuania which has the competence granted by the law to consider and decide on the issues of citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
  84. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, receive applications and other related documents from citizens of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the issuance or replacement of a passport and shall forward them to the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or an institution authorised by him.
  85. Upon receiving documents confirming the identity of a person or certificates of retention of the right to citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, forward them to the requesting person or his authorised representative and notify thereof the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or an institution authorised by him.
  86. A consular officer shall accept reports of lost documents confirming the identity and citizenship of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and shall forward them to the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or an institution authorised by him.
  87. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, collect expired documents confirming the identity and citizenship of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and shall forward them to the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania or an institution authorised by him. Article
  88. Forwarding Applications for the Issuance of Residence Permits A consular officer shall receive a person’s application for the issuance of a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania and shall forward it to the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  89. Consular Registration of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
  90. Upon the request of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania residing in the consular district, a consular officer shall enter his data in the database of the diplomatic mission or consular post. This data shall only be used for the purposes specified by the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania.
  91. The procedure for registration and the application forms for registration shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  92. Receiving and Forwarding Declarations of the Place of Residence
  93. A consular officer shall receive declarations of the place of residence from persons residing in a foreign state in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Republic of Lithuania Law on Declaration of the Place of Residence.
  94. The procedure for the provision of data regarding the place of residence of persons residing in a foreign state shall be established by the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania having co-ordinated it with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  95. Processing Records of Active and Alternative Military Service of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania A consular officer shall process records of active and alternative military service of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and co-ordinated with the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  96. Legalising and Certifying Documents with an Apostille
  97. A consular officer shall certify the signature, position of the person who signed the document to be legalised and the stamp with a record of an established form certifying legalisation. The legalisation of the document shall not certify the authenticity of its content.
  98. Documents shall be certified with an Apostille in compliance with the 5 October 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation For Foreign Public Documents.
  99. Legalisation or certification of documents with an Apostille shall not be required where, under international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party and legal acts of the European Union, the document is exempt from legalisation or certification with an Apostille.
  100. The procedure for legalisation and certification of documents with an Apostille shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  101. Registration of Records of Civil Status
  102. A consular officer shall have the right to register births, marriages and deaths of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania. The procedure for registration of records of civil status in diplomatic missions or consular posts shall be established by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and co-ordinated with the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania.
  103. A consular officer shall receive applications from citizens of the Republic of Lithuania permanently resident in a foreign state to change first and family names and nationality, to rectify and supplement records of civil status, to restore the lost records of civil status and shall forward them to civil registration agencies of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  104. Notarial Acts Performed by Consular Officers
  105. Consular officers shall, in compliance with legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, perform notarial acts provided for in Article 27 of the Republic of Lithuania Law on the Notary Office for citizens of the Republic of Lithuania located in a foreign state.
  106. Notarial acts shall be performed in a diplomatic mission or consular post. Performing notarial acts outside the premises of a diplomatic mission or consular post shall only be allowed when an interested person, with a valid reason (illness, disability or in other cases specified by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania) cannot arrive at the diplomatic mission or consular post and requests a consular officer to arrive at his house, medical centre or other institution, when more than ten persons are present while performing the notarial act or when the notarial act is performed in a formal ceremony.
  107. The Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania shall approve the procedure for performing notarial acts in diplomatic missions or consular posts and establish registers for recording notarial acts as well as forms of notarial certificates and records certifying transactions and witnessed documents.
  108. Where necessary, the Chamber of Notaries shall provide consular officers with information concerning the performance of notarial acts.
  109. A consular officer must refuse to perform notarial acts where: 1) in cases specified by the law, the notarial act has to be performed by a notary; 2) a transaction submitted for notarization does not comply with the requirements of legal acts or is drawn up with an intention known to be contrary to public interest; 3) a transaction is concluded through a representative whose powers to conclude the transaction have not been properly executed or who concludes the transaction exceeding the powers that have been granted to him; 4) persons have not submitted all the documents required to conclude a transaction; 5) an application for performance of notarial acts is received from an incapable person, also a person who is in a state where he is incapable of understanding the meaning of his actions (under the influence of alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or other psychoactive substances); 6) an application to certify a transaction has been received from a person with a limited capacity without the consent of his parents, adoptive parents or a custodian; 7) a person objects to paying a consular officer a fixed consular fee for the performance of a notarial act; 8) a natural person has no document confirming his identity; 9) in other cases, where the performance of a notarial act contradicts legal acts or does not comply with the requirements thereof;
  110. Courts of the Republic of Lithuania must, within three days after the coming into force of the court decision to limit the capacity of a natural person or to repeal the restrictions of his capacity, notify of this decision the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania which shall notify consular officers about the persons with a limited capacity and incapable persons. Article
  111. Issuance of Consular Certificates
  112. A consular officer shall issue consular certificates concerning the circumstances based on the facts provided to him.
  113. The list of consular certificates issued by consular officers and the procedure for their issuance shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  114. Administration of Applications for Legal Aid Upon receiving a legal aid application from a court of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania and taking into account legal acts of the host State, deliver procedural documents to a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania residing in the receiving State or perform other procedural actions with respect to the citizen unless international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party or the European Union legal acts provide otherwise. Article
  115. Forwarding Documents
  116. Upon the request of the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer may apply to the competent authorities in the Republic of Lithuania or in the host State to receive documents unless international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party or the European Union legal acts provide otherwise.
  117. The procedure for requesting, receiving and forwarding documents to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the prescribed application form shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania unless international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party provide otherwise. Article
  118. Receiving and Forwarding Documents Concerning the Award and/or Payment of Pension
  119. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania, receive applications and other documents required to award and/or pay a pension and shall forward them to the competent state or municipal institutions or agencies of the Republic of Lithuania.
  120. A person’s application and other documents required to award a pension shall not be accepted where, under the international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party or the European Union legal acts, the documents have to be submitted through the competent authorities of the respective states. Article
  121. Receiving and Forwarding Documents Concerning Applications for an Authorisation to Import (Export) Weapons A consular officer may receive a person’s application and other documents confirming the purpose of importing a weapon and which are required under the legal acts currently in force to receive an authorisation for category B, C and D weapons to be imported to the Republic of Lithuania (exported from the Republic of Lithuania) and shall forward them to the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  122. Protection of Interests of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania in the Event of a Succession Mortis Causa in a Foreign State
  123. Where an authority in a foreign state notifies a consular officer or he learns otherwise about property that a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania may have a right to succeed, he shall notify thereof the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania shall forward this information to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania and the latter shall inform the person with the right of succession.
  124. Where necessary, a consular officer may assist citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have received succession mortis causa in a foreign state in finding an administrator of the succession. Article
  125. Safekeeping of Cash, Jewellery, Securities and Documents
  126. A consular officer may accept cash, jewellery, securities and documents belonging to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania for safekeeping.
  127. The procedure for safekeeping of cash, jewellery, securities and documents shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania having co-ordinated it with the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  128. Notification of Dangerous Diseases Upon receiving information about quarantine diseases, danger or cases of epidemics, epiphytotics or epizootics in his consular district, a consular officer shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania so that it informs the competent authorities in the Republic of Lithuania. CHAPTER IV PROVISION OF CONSULAR ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION Article
  129. General Provisions on the Provision of Consular Assistance to Citizens of the European Union
  130. Every citizen of the European Union being in the territory of a third country in which the state of which he is a national is not represented shall have the right to receive consular assistance from a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Lithuania under the same conditions as citizens of the Republic of Lithuania.
  131. Financial assistance to citizens of the European Union may only be provided in extraordinary cases with a prior consent from the competent authority of the European Union Member State of which they are nationals.
  132. An obligation to repay the financial assistance shall be executed as a document, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania shall forward to the competent authority of the respective European Union Member State. Article
  133. Conditions for the Provision of Consular Assistance to Citizens of the European Union
  134. In accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, consular assistance shall only be provided if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: 1) the person is a citizen of one of the European Union Member States; 2) the citizen of the European Union has got into a complicated situation in a state which is not a member of the European Union and is in need of consular assistance; 3) there is no diplomatic mission or consular post of the European Union Member State of which the citizen is a national in the host State.
  135. The European Union citizenship shall be proven upon presentation of a passport or an identity card. In the event of loss or theft of those documents, another proof of citizenship may be presented which, if necessary, could be verified by the authorities of the state of which the citizen is a national or by the nearest diplomatic mission or consular post representing this state. I promulgate this Law passed by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania. PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC ALGIRDAS BRAZAUSKAS Annex to the Republic of Lithuania Consular Statute IMPLEMENTED LEGAL ACTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
  136. Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council of 19 December 1995 regarding protection for citizens of the European Union by diplomatic and consular representations (95/553/EC). ________________

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