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REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA CONSULAR STATUTE 9 May 1995 – No I-886 (As last amended on 12 November 2009 – No XI-467) Vilnius CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article

  1. Purpose of the Statute The Statute shall lay down 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 the 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 entrusted in that capacity with the exercise of consular functions, including 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 persons 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 circumstances transpire that a person is in distress, has been a victim of a crime or is in a helpless state or under other circumstances provided for in this Statute. Consular assistance shall also be 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 in possession of a permanent residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania who are legally staying in a foreign state.
  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 of the Republic of Lithuania headed by an honorary consular officer.
  7. Consular district means an area, a part thereof or an 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 Activities 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 Law of the Republic of Lithuania 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 Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Diplomatic Service.
  11. In 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 Activities
  13. Consular posts, except for consular posts headed by honorary consular officers, shall be established or liquidated 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. 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 with no diplomatic missions or consular posts specifying 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.
  15. Consular assistance shall be provided by all diplomatic missions and consular posts of the Republic of Lithuania, except for the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania to international organisations. Article
  16. 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 be entitled to use the Lithuanian state emblem on its forms. Article
  17. Transparency of Activities of Consular Officers
  18. 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, where possible, through the other mass media.
  19. Consular officers may not provide or make public information defined as a state, official, commercial, industrial or bank secret, except for the 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
  20. Cooperation of Consular Posts with Other State and Municipal Institutions and Agencies
  21. With a view to implementing the tasks entrusted thereto and in 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.
  22. A consular officer may not assume and exercise functions that have not been entrusted to him by law.
  23. State and municipal institutions and agencies as well as organisations and other public legal persons shall provide a consular post, free of charge, with information and other data, including personal data from the registers, required for the exercise of consular functions. Article
  24. Processing of Personal Data
  25. 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 Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Protection of Personal Data.
  26. Upon the request of a person, diplomatic missions and consular posts must provide unclassified personal data 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
  27. 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
  28. Powers of Consular Officers
  29. When appointing a consular officer to serve at a diplomatic mission or a 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.
  30. The head of a diplomatic mission or consular post shall be responsible for organisation and supervision of 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.
  31. 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 where the applicant 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.
  32. A consular officer shall only act in accordance with the procedure established by the law and may not act as a defence counsel or legal representative of a person applying for consular assistance. Article
  33. Professional Qualification Requirements for Consular Officers
  34. A diplomat entrusted with the exercise of consular functions must meet 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.
  35. The procedure for training of consular officers shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  36. Liability of Consular Officers
  37. Consular officers, except for honorary consular officers, shall be liable to disciplinary penalties for misconduct in office taking into account its nature, reasons for 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 Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Diplomatic Service.
  38. Consular officers shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down by laws, be subject to material liability for the damage caused by illegal actions to a diplomatic mission or consular post, or another state institution, or a person.
  39. 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
  40. Honorary Consular Officers
  41. 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.
  42. An honorary consular officer shall not be a civil servant and shall not receive remuneration from the State budget of the Republic of Lithuania.
  43. 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
  44. Assistance in the Event of a Natural Disaster, Catastrophe, Act of Terrorism, Mass Riots, War or Armed Conflict
  45. In the event of a natural disaster, catastrophe, act of terrorism, mass riots, war or an 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 (cohabittee) or his close relatives or another person in Lithuania indicated by the citizen.
  46. 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.
  47. In the event of a natural disaster, catastrophe, act of terrorism, mass riots, war or an 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
  48. Assistance in the Event of Death
  49. Upon receiving information about the death of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania in the host State, a consular officer shall transmit this information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and the Police Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania for the latter to notify 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.
  50. A consular officer shall grant an authorisation to transport the remains of a deceased person 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.
  51. 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 for the purpose of 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.
  52. 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
  53. Assistance in the Event of an Accident or Illness
  54. 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.
  55. 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
  56. Assistance to Victims of Crime A consular officer shall assist citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have become victims of crime in obtaining medical and legal aid and the services of a translator; he shall also assist in contacting their spouse (cohabitee) or close relatives or any other person in Lithuania specified by the citizens. Article
  57. Assistance to Persons Being Detained, Serving a Sentence or Suspected of Having Committed a Crime
  58. 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.
  59. Upon the request of a 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 and that he has been provided with a translator, and where necessary, arrange for the legal aid and translator to be provided.
  60. 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
  61. Assistance to Persons Lacking Full Capacity
  62. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, assist the competent authorities in organising the transportation to Lithuania of children left without parental care in the host State who have the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania or whose parents, or whose only parent, are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania.
  63. 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.
  64. 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
  65. Assistance to Persons Who Have Lost Their Travel Documents, whose Travel Document Has Become Not Fit for Use or Has Expired
  66. Where a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania has lost his travel document, where it has become not fit for use or 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 repatriation certificate.
  67. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, issue repatriation certificates to minor children born in a foreign state whose parents or one of the parents are citizens of the Republic of Lithuania.
  68. Where stateless persons in possession of a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania have lost their travel documents, where their travel documents have become not fit for use or have expired while they are 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 them with repatriation certificates.
  69. These certificates may also be issued to aliens in the cases specified by international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party. Article
  70. Assistance to Vessels and Aircraft Having the Nationality of the Republic of Lithuania
  71. A consular officer must take action to provide assistance to a vessel having the nationality of the Republic of Lithuania which has suffered an accident in his consular district, including its crew and passengers, and request assistance from the competent authorities of the host State.
  72. 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.
  73. Where, according to the information available to a consular officer, the arrival of a vessel having the nationality of the Republic of Lithuania into any 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.
  74. 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.
  75. Where a vessel is acquired in a foreign state, a consular officer may issue a provisional certificate granting it the right to sail under the state flag of the Republic of Lithuania. The procedure for the issue 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.
  76. The provisions of this Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the aircraft 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
  77. Material Assistance A consular officer shall assist citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have suffered damage in a foreign state in obtaining material assistance solely in accordance with the procedure established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. SECTION II OTHER CONSULAR FUNCTIONS Article
  78. Issue of Visas and Equivalent Documents
  79. A consular officer shall receive and examine applications for the issue 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, or to revoke visas or equivalent documents.
  80. A consular officer shall be responsible for the lawfulness of the issue of visas or equivalent documents, and his decision to refuse to issue a visa or an equivalent document may not be appealed against in accordance with the administrative procedure. Article
  81. Extension of the Period of Validity of a Stateless Person’s Travel Document
  82. 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 upon coordination with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
  83. 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
  84. Issue or Replacement of a Passport and Issues Pertaining to Citizenship
  85. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth by the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Citizenship and other legal acts, receive applications for the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and applications concerning the retention of the right to the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania and transmit them together with the relevant 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 examine and decide on the issues pertaining to the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania.
  86. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, receive applications and other relevant documents from citizens of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the issue or replacement of a passport and shall transmit them to an institution authorised by the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania and, in the event that the personal data to be recorded in a passport provided in the application for the issue (replacement) of a passport correspond to the data stored in the central database of the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania and no doubts arise regarding the personal data and identity of the citizen, shall issue or replace a passport.
  87. Upon receiving the documents attesting to the identity and citizenship of a person or certificates of retention of the right to the 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, deliver them to the requesting person or his authorised representative.
  88. A consular officer shall, in accordance with the procedure set forth by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, receive statements from citizens of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the lost documents attesting to the identity and citizenship and shall invalidate these documents or shall transmit the statements of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania to the competent authorities of the Republic of Lithuania.
  89. A consular officer shall, in cases specified by laws of the Republic of Lithuania, collect from citizens of the Republic of Lithuania the invalid documents attesting to the identity and citizenship and, in accordance with the procedure set forth by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania, shall transmit them to an institution authorised by the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  90. Transmission of Applications for the Issue of Residence Permits A consular officer shall receive a person’s application for the issue of a residence permit in the Republic of Lithuania and shall transmit it to the Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  91. Consular Registration of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania
  92. 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. These data shall only be used for the purposes specified by the citizen of the Republic of Lithuania.
  93. The registration procedure and application forms for such registration shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  94. Receipt of Place of Residence Declarations and Processing of Data Pertaining to Declaration of the Place of Residence A consular officer shall receive place of residence declarations from persons residing in a foreign state and shall process the data pertaining to declaration of their place of residence in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Declaration of the Place of Residence and other legal acts. Article
  95. Processing of Records of Active and Alternative Military Service of Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania A consular officer shall process the 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 upon coordination with the Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  96. Legalisation of Documents and Issue of Certificates (Apostille)
  97. A consular officer shall, by means of a record of an established form attesting to legalisation, certify the signature, the capacity in which the person signing the document to be legalised has acted and the stamp. The legalisation of a document shall not certify the authenticity of its content.
  98. Certificates (Apostille) shall be issued in compliance with the 5 October 1961 Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents.
  99. Legalisation of documents or the issue of certificates (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 the issue of a certificate (Apostille). Legalisation of documents shall not be required where the documents are drawn up and/or issued by diplomatic missions or consular posts of foreign states residing in the Republic of Lithuania.
  100. The procedure for the legalisation of documents and the issue of certificates (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 the births, marriages and deaths of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania. The procedure for the 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 upon coordination 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 residing in a foreign state to change their first and family names and nationality, to rectify and supplement records of civil status, to restore the lost records of civil status and shall transmit them to the civil registration offices 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 for citizens of the Republic of Lithuania located in a foreign state as provided for in the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Notary Office.
  106. Notarial acts shall be performed in a diplomatic mission or consular post. The performance of notarial acts outside the premises of a diplomatic mission or consular post shall only be allowed where the person concerned, due to substantive reasons (an 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, where more than ten persons are in attendance during the performance of the notarial act, or where 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 the performance of notarial acts at diplomatic missions or consular posts and establish the registers for recording notarial acts as well as the forms of notarial certificates and records certifying transactions and witnessed documents.
  108. Where appropriate, 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 the 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 the consular officer a fixed consular fee for the performance of a notarial act; 8) a natural person has no document attesting to 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. The 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 on his capacity, notify of this decision the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and the latter shall inform consular officers about the persons with a limited capacity and the incapable persons. Article
  111. Issue 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 the issue thereof shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  114. Execution of Requests for Legal Assistance Upon receiving a request for legal assistance 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 legal acts of the European Union provide otherwise. Article
  115. Transmission of Documents
  116. Upon the request of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania, a consular officer may apply to the competent authorities of the Republic of Lithuania or of the host State to receive documents unless international treaties to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party or other legal acts provide otherwise.
  117. The procedure for the request, receipt and transmission of documents to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the prescribed application forms 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. Receipt and Transmission of Documents Pertaining to 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 transmit 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 legal acts of the European Union, the documents must be submitted through the competent authorities of the respective states. Article
  121. Receipt and Transmission of Documents Relating to the Applications for an Authorisation to Import (Export) Weapons A consular officer may receive a person’s application and other documents verifying the purpose of the import of a weapon and which, under the legal acts currently in force, are required for the purpose of obtaining 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 transmit 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 the 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 transmit 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 the safekeeping of cash, jewellery, securities and documents shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania upon coordination 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 he is a national of 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 special cases with a prior consent from the competent authority of the Member State of the European Union of which they are nationals.
  132. The obligation to repay the financial assistance shall be executed as a document, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania shall transmit to the competent authority of the respective Member State of the European Union. 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 found himself in a complicated situation in a state other than the Member State 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 person is a national in the host State.
  135. The European Union citizenship shall be established 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 the citizen of which the person is 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 ________________ Annex to Republic of Lithuania Consular Statute LEGAL ACTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION IMPLEMENTED BY THIS LAW
  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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