The resolution published in: Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 44-1547, 2001

The resolution published in: Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 44-1547, 2001 Official translation 9 February 2010 Government of the Republic of Lithuania RESOLUTION No 594 of 22 May 2001 on the ESTABLISHMENT of the Register of WILLS and On the Approval of the Regulations of the Register of WILLS Vilnius (As amended by Resolution No 193 of 18 March 2009) Pursuant to subparagraph

1. a)of paragraph 6 of Article 50 of the Law on the Endorsement, Enactment and Enforcement of the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 74-2262, 2000), Article 5.32 of the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 74-2262, 2000) and Article 6 of the Law on the State Registers of the Republic of Lithuania (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 86-2043, 1996; No 124-4488, 2004), the Government of the Republic of Lithuania h a s r e s o l v e d: 1. To establish the Register of Wills. 2. To approve the Regulations of the Register of Wills (as appended). 3. To appoint the Ministry of Justice leading institution of the management of the Register of Wills and delegate the task of carrying out all the work related to the establishment of the register to it. 4. (Repealed). Prime Minister Rolandas Paksas Minister of Justice Gintautas Bartkus _______________ APPROVED by Resolution No 594 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 22 May 2001 (amended by Resolution No 193 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 18 March 2009) REGULATIONS OF THE REGISTER OF WILLS I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. The Regulations of the Register of Wills (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulations") shall regulate the purpose and objects of the Register of Wills (hereinafter referred to as "the Register"), the institutions managing the Register, their rights and obligations, Register data management, interaction with other registers, Register data security, Register data provision, and the reorganization and liquidation of the Register. 2. The purpose of the Register shall be to register objects specified in paragraph 3 of the Regulations, collect, accumulate, process, systemize, store and provide data to natural and legal persons and perform other Register data procession operations. 3. The objects of the Register shall be the wills made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or diplomatic missions and consular offices of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as “diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania”) and the facts of acceptance of inheritance, as well as the wills made (deposited for safekeeping) in foreign states (hereinafter referred to as “foreign states“) that have signed, ratified and joined the Convention on the Establishment of a Scheme of Registration of Wills, adopted on 16 May 1972 (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 77-2667, 2004), (hereinafter referred to as “the Convention”). 4. The purpose of the management of personal data shall be to properly identify in the Register persons related to the recorded objects of the Register. 5. Register data shall be stored in a single data base. 6. The Register shall be managed in accordance with the Convention, the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 74-2262, 2000), the Law on State Registers of the Republic of Lithuania (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 86-2043, 1996; No 124-4488, 2004), the Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data of the Republic of Lithuania (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 63-1479, 1996; No 22-804, 2008), the Law on the Notary Office (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 28-810, 1992), the Regulations and other legislation governing the activities of state registers. The main terms used in the Regulations correspond to the terms used in the Convention, the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on the State Registers of the Republic of Lithuania, and the Law on the Notary Office of the Republic of Lithuania. 7. Register data providers shall be notaries, the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries, consular officers of the Republic of Lithuania in foreign states (hereinafter referred to as “consular officers"), courts and national bodies appointed by foreign states to be responsible for the implementation of the provisions of the Convention (hereinafter referred to as “national bodies of foreign states”). II. REGISTER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTIONS 8. The Ministry of Justice shall act as the leading Register management institution, and the Central Mortgage Office shall act as the Register management institution. 9. The leading Register management institution shall provide methodical guidance to the Register and carry out other functions specified in the Regulations. 10. The leading Register management institution must: 10.1. coordinate the activities of the Register management institution and supervise it according to the procedure established by legislative acts; 10.2. ensure proper operation of the Register management institution; 10.3. exercise supervision of compliance with the Register data security requirements; 10.4. oversee the execution of the annual and prospective budgets of the Register; 10.5. examine and summarize proposals of the Register management institution regarding the improvement of the operation of the Register; 10.6. ensure that the Register is run in compliance with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, the Regulations and other legal acts; 10.7. plan annual and prospective budgets of the Register; 10.8. provide information on the activities of the Register to persons concerned; 10.9. arrange organise and coordinate training of public servants and contract employees working for the Register management institution and paid from the state budget and state monetary funds, prepare programmes for training and competence development as well as other training-related guidance documents. 11. The leading Register management institution shall have the right to: 11.1. draw up and adopt legal acts relating to Register management and Register data security; 11.2. organise the acquisition of computer hardware and software as well as communication facilities; establish their maintenance requirements and arrange for Register upgrading and development; 11.3. perform other operations specified in the Regulations of the Register. 12. The Register management institution shall perform the following functions: 12.1. register objects of the Register and manage Register data; 12.2. at the request of the testator arrange for registration of a will in foreign states; 12.3. ensure interaction with other registers; 12.4. keep up computer-based information systems of the Register; 12.5. provide Register data to Register data recipients following the procedure prescribed by the Regulations; 12.6. ensure adequate operation of the Register and protection of Register data and documents; 12.7. manage the archive of data and documents filed for the Register and the archive of the Register data base; 12.8. provide statistical data of the Register; 12.9. provide for the means establishing personal identity and ensuring Registry data consistency and authenticity; 12.10. perform other functions provided for in the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, the Regulations and other legal acts; 13. The Register management institution must ensure: 13.1. uninterrupted operation of the Register; 13.2. full compliance of register data with data specified in the documents presented to the Register management institution; 13.3. regular updating of register data received from related registers; 13.4. that no incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements is entered in the Register. 13.5. that incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete data or their modifications are immediately rectified, updated or supplemented; 13.6. that Register data recipients furnished with incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete data are informed about the rectification of such data; 13.7. Register management in compliance with the Convention, Register Regulations and other legal acts. 14. The Register management institution shall have the right to: 14.1. require that register data suppliers provide timely and duly executed data, which corresponds to data and documents of related registers; 14.2. fix the timeframe for eliminating any drawbacks after the Register management institution establishes that the data or documents supplied to the Register are incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or do not comply with legislative requirements; 14.3. set principles and procedure for Register work arrangement; 14.4. submit proposals to the leading Register management institution as regards better Register operation and data security reinforcement; 14.5. perform other operations specified in the Regulations; 15. The leading Register management institution shall be the holder of personal data; the Register management institution shall be the manager of personal data. III. REGISTER DATA 16. The following data shall be stored and processed in the Register: 16.1. data about wills made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania, containing: 16.1.1. the identification code of a will; 16.1.2. the type of a will; 16.1.3. the testator or testators in case of a joint will of spouses (the personal code assigned by the Residents Register of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as “personal code”), the place of birth (if this is not known, the country), the first name, family name and, where applicable, the maiden name, as well as the residence address shall be specified. In case a person is not listed in the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania, the date and place of birth (if this is not known, the country), the first name, family name and, where applicable, the maiden name, as well as the place of residence shall be specified); 16.1.4. the time and place of making a will; 16.1.5. the place of a will’s safekeeping (name and address of the institution); 16.1.6. the notarial register number of a will (file No.); 16.1.7. Register data provider: the notary (consular officer) who attested (deposited for safekeeping) a will, the court that attested a personal will that has not been transferred for safekeeping; the notary (consular officer) who reported revocation of a will, or withdrawal of the will that was deposited for safekeeping (personal code of a natural (legal) person, first name and family name (name of an establishment) and address (of the central office); the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries that notified about the notary who attested (deposited for safekeeping) a will, when the will is transferred for safekeeping in the archives of the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries , or the revocation of the will or withdrawal of the will that was deposited for safekeeping (specifying the registration number of a the legal person, the name of the establishment, and address of the central office); 16.1.8. evidence, confirming the fact of the testator's death; 16.1.9. the basis and date of the repeal of the will; 16.1.10. the date when a will was registered (removed from the Register) and the date when data was modified in the Register; 16.1.11. remarks about the testator's wish to register a will in a foreign state and the person who attested a will equated to an official will (specifying the name, surname and position of the person who attested a will equated with an official will) or other remarks; 16.2. data about wills made (deposited for safekeeping) in foreign states, specifying: 16.2.1. the testator or testators if a joint will of spouses is made (the date and place of birth (if this is not known, the country), the first name, family name and, where applicable, the maiden name and residence address); 16.2.2. the date when a will was made; 16.2.3. the notary, the public authority or person that has received a will or that has accepted it for safekeeping (specifying the name, surname and the position, (name of the establishment), address (of the central office) ; 16.2.4. the data specified in paragraphs 16.1.1, 16.1.2 and 16.1.8–16.1.10 of the Regulations; 16.2.5. Register data provider (the name and address of a national body of a foreign state); 16.3. data about the facts of acceptance of inheritance, specifying: 16.3.1. the identification code of the fact of the acceptance of inheritance; 16.3.2. the testator (the personal code, name, surname, the last domicile; if the person is not registered with the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania, the date of birth, name, surname and the last permanent residence); 16.3.3. the date of acceptance of inheritance; 16.3.4. Register data provider, i.e. the notary who has received an application on acceptance of inheritance or the court that has received an application regarding the compilation of the inventory of property (inheritance) or who has taken a decision on the establishment of the fact of legal significance that inheritance has been accepted (natural (legal) person’s code, name, surname (name of an establishment) and address), the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries that notified about the notary who received an application on acceptance of inheritance when the inheritance file is transferred for safekeeping in the archives of the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries (specifying the registration code of the legal person, the name of the establishment, and address of the central office); 16.3.5. the date of the registration of the fact of acceptance of inheritance and the date of data modification in the Register; 16.3.6. remarks about the notary to whom the inheritance file has been sent, and about the issuance of a supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance, when it is issued by other than the notary who had started the inheritance file. 17. The identification code of a will or the fact of acceptance of inheritance shall consist of 12 characters in a sequence, which shall be generated by means of information technologies. IV. REGISTRATION of THE register objects 18. Register data providers shall submit data to the Register within the procedure established by the Convention and the laws of the Republic of Lithuania, and shall be deemed liable for data correctness. 19. Data shall be entered in the Register on the basis of notifications submitted by notaries, the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries, consular officers, courts and national bodies of foreign states, transferred electronically, by post or in person. 20. Wills and facts of acceptance of inheritance shall be registered by persons authorized by the Register management institution. The responsibilities and rights of civil servants and contract employees, paid from the state budget and state monetary funds, shall be established by the Instructions on the Management of the Register of Wills approved by the Minister of Justice, also by the job descriptions of civil servants and contract employees, paid from the state budget and state monetary funds. 21. A notification about a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania shall be submitted electronically, by registered post, or in person by a notary or a consular officer within three days from the attestation or acceptance for safekeeping of the will. The Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries shall notify about a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania electronically, by registered post, or in person immediately, but no later than three days from the date of learning about the transfer to the archives of the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries of a will, whose data had not been submitted to the Register according to the procedure established by the Regulations. The received notification shall be registered in an electronic journal of received documents. 22. A will shall be registered within three workdays from the date of receipt of a notification about a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania. 23. If a submitted notification fails to include all the data specified in paragraphs 16.1.2–16.1.7 of the Regulations or the provided data is incorrect, inaccurate, and incomplete or contradicts legislative requirements, the Register management institution allows ten working days for the data provider to rectify the established inaccuracies. In case the inaccuracies can be rectified only upon resubmitting a notification, or if the inaccuracies are not rectified within the timeframe set by the Register management institution, or if a resubmitted notification contains incorrect data, the registration of a will shall be refused and the data provider shall be informed about the reasons for the refusal to register within three workdays from the date of the submission of the notification. 24. A will shall be deemed registered when the data entered in the database is saved and the will is assigned an identification code. 25. Following the registration of a will, a certificate of registration of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania shall be prepared and within three workdays submitted to the data provider electronically, by registered post or in person. A certificate of registration of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania shall be communicated to the data provider in the same way as the data had been communicated to the Register. 26. If a notification received about a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania contains a mark regarding the testator's wish to register the will in a foreign state, the Register management institution shall, according to the procedure established in the Convention, contact a national institution of a respective foreign state regarding the registration of the will. 27. Having received the court’s notification regarding the confirmation of a personal will that had not been transferred for safekeeping, the Register management institution shall register the will in accordance with the procedure and terms set in the Regulations. 28. Data about a registered will shall not be modified. Only incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements shall be rectified. 29. A notification on the revocation of a will made in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania and a notification on the withdrawal of a will deposited for safekeeping in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania shall be communicated electronically, by registered mail or in person by a notary or a consular officer within three workdays from the withdrawal of a will, the revocation of a will or the revocation of the expression of will by one of the spouses, the receipt of a res judicata court decision to recognize a will as invalid or the receipt of another document attesting the revocation of a will. The Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries shall notify about the revocation of a will made in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania and a notification on the withdrawal of a will deposited for safekeeping in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania electronically, by registered mail, or in person immediately, but no later than three days from the date of learning about the transfer to the archives of the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries of documents confirming the withdrawal of a will, the revocation of a will or the revocation of the expression of will by one of the spouses, the receipt of a res judicata court decision to recognize a will as invalid or the receipt of another document attesting the revocation of a will, whose data had not been submitted to the Register according to the procedure established by the Regulations. The received notification shall be registered in an electronic journal of received documents. 30. The Register management institution shall, within three workdays from the receipt of a notification on the revocation of a will made in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania or a notification on the withdrawal of a will deposited for safekeeping in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania, remove the will from the Register, specifying the date and reasons for the removal of the will from the Register. 31. If a notification on the revocation or withdrawal of a will does not contain the data referred to in paragraphs 16.1.1, 16.1.3, 16.1.4 (except for the place where the will was made), 16.1.6, 16.1.7, and 16.1.9 and, in the cases when the data provider submits a notification about the revocation of all the wills made by the testator, does not contain the data referred to in paragraphs 16.1.3, 16.1.7 and 16.1.9, also when the provided data is incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or contradicting legislative requirements, the Register management institution shall allow ten workdays for the data provider to rectify the established inaccuracies. In case the inaccuracies can be rectified only upon resubmitting a notification, or if the inaccuracies are not rectified within the period of time set by the Register management institution, or if a resubmitted notification contains incorrect data, the registration of a will shall be refused and the data provider shall be informed about the reasons for the refusal to register within three workdays from the date of the submission of the notification. Following the removal of a will from the Register, a certificate on the removal from the Register of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania shall be prepared and within three workdays submitted to the data provider electronically, by registered mail or in person. A certificate on the removal from the Register of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania shall be communicated to the data provider in the same way as the data had been communicated to the Register. If the data provider notifies about the revocation of all the wills made by the testator, the Register management institution shall remove the revoked wills from the Register, prepare certificates of the removal of the wills made from the Register and, within three workdays, send them to the notaries, consular officers or courts that attested (deposited for safekeeping) the wills. 32. If a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania is registered in a foreign state at the request of the testator, the Register management institution shall notify a national body of the respective foreign state of the revocation or withdrawal of a will. 33. The notifications by national bodies of foreign states about the wills made (deposited for safekeeping) in foreign states and about their modification, withdrawal or revocation shall be processed in accordance with the procedure and terms set in the Convention and the Regulations. 34. A notary who has received an application regarding the acceptance of inheritance or the court which received an application regarding the compilation of the inventory of the inheritance (property) or which took a decision on the establishment of a legally effective fact that inheritance has been accepted, shall submit a notification on the acceptance of inheritance electronically, by registered mail or in person within three workdays from the day when inheritance was accepted. A notification about the acceptance of inheritance shall be submitted by a notary electronically, by registered mail or in person within three workdays, when a person applies with an inventory of inheritance (property) or with a court decision establishing a legally effective fact that the inheritance has been accepted. A notary or a court shall notify only about the first received application regarding the acceptance of the inheritance of the same testator and the first application for the inventory of the inheritance (property) of the same testator or the establishment of a legally effective fact. The Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries shall notify about the acceptance of the inheritance electronically, by registered mail, or in person immediately, but no later than three days from the date of learning about the transfer to the archives of the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries of inheritance file, whose data had not been communicated to the Register according to the procedure established by the Regulations. The notifications received shall be registered in an electronic journal of received documents. 35. The fact of acceptance of inheritance shall be registered within three workdays from the receipt of a notification. 36. If the presented notification about the acceptance of inheritance does not contain all the data referred to in paragraphs 16.3.2–16.3.4 of the Regulations or the provided data is incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete or contradicting legislative requirements, the Register management institution shall allow ten workdays for the data provider to rectify the established inaccuracies. In case the inaccuracies can be rectified only upon resubmitting a notification, or if the inaccuracies are not rectified within the period of time set by the Register management institution, or if a resubmitted notification contains incorrect data, the registration of the fact of the acceptance of inheritance shall be refused and the data provider shall be informed about the reasons for the refusal to register the fact of the acceptance of inheritance within three workdays from the date of the submission of the notification. 37. The fact of acceptance of inheritance shall be deemed registered when the data entered into the database is saved and it is assigned an identification code. 38. Following the registration of the fact of the acceptance of inheritance, a certificate on the registration of the fact of acceptance of inheritance shall be prepared and, within three workdays, communicated to the data provider in person, by registered mail or electronically. A certificate confirming the registration of the fact of the acceptance of inheritance shall be communicated to the data provider in the same way as the data had been communicated to the Register. 39. A notification about the sending of an inheritance file to another notary shall, within three workdays from the day of sending an inheritance file to another notary, be provided in person, by mail or electronically by the notary who had sent the inheritance file to another notary. The received notification shall be registered in an electronic journal of received documents. The mark about the sending of a file to another notary shall be entered into the Register within three workdays from the day of the receipt of the notification about the sending of an inheritance file to another notary. Once the mark about the sending of an inheritance file to another notary is entered in the Register, a certificate confirming the entry into the Register of the mark about the sending of an inheritance file to another notary shall be prepared and, within three workdays, presented to the data provider in person, by registered mail or electronically. The certificate confirming the entry into the Register of the mark about the sending of an inheritance file to another notary shall be presented to the data provider in the same way as the data had been presented to the Register. 40. Where a supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance is issued by other than the notary who had initiated the inheritance file, a notification on the supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance shall be submitted by the issuing notary within three workdays from the date of issuance electronically, by registered mail or in person. The received notification shall be registered in an electronic journal of received documents. The mark about the issuance of a supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance shall be entered into the Register within three workdays from the day of the receipt of the mentioned notification. Once the mark about the issuance of a supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance is entered in the Register, a certificate confirming the entry in the Register of the mark about the issuance of a supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance shall be prepared and, within three workdays, presented to the data provider in person, by registered mail or electronically. The certificate confirming the entry into the Register of the mark about the issuance of a supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance shall be presented to the data provider in the same way as the data had been presented to the Register. 41. Having established that incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements was entered in the Register due to the fault of the data provider, the Register management institution shall inform the data provider about that within three workdays and shall request rectification of the inaccuracies. In the cases where incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements was entered due to the fault of a notary whose commission was suspended or terminated, and the will, the inheritance file and other documents were transferred to the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries, the Register management institution shall inform within five workdays the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries about the incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements entered in the Register and request rectification of the inaccuracies. 42. Having noticed that incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements was provided to the Register, the data provider shall immediately provide correct data to the Register management institution. The Register management institution shall correct the errors in the Register within three workdays from the receipt of rectified data. The data provider and data recipients furnished with incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements shall be notified within three workdays from the date of the rectification. 43. The Register data provider, having regard to the data provided by him and handled by the Register, shall be entitled to request rectification of incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements. 44. The Register data recipient shall immediately notify the Register management institution upon the detection of data inaccuracies. If it is established that incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements was entered in the Register database due to the fault of the Register management institution, it shall rectify the data within three workdays and notify all the Register data recipients who had been furnished with incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements. 45. In its website, the Register management institution shall provide information about Register aims and objects, profile of the Register management institution, Register management, right to access the data for individuals whose data is stored in the Register, the procedure for the rectification of incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements, Register data providers, Register data recipients, data amount and transmission method by making public these Regulations and other legal acts. 46. Ten years from the first registration of the fact of acceptance of inheritance of the same testator, data about the wills of the testator made in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at a diplomatic mission of the Republic of Lithuania and about the facts of acceptance of his inheritance shall be transferred to the archive of the data base. 47. Data about the made (deposited for safekeeping) in foreign states shall be transferred to the archive of the data base ten years after the data about the fact of the testator's death was entered. 48. Data shall be kept in the archive of the data base for seventy-five years. Notifications by data providers shall be kept for five years from the transfer of the data to the archive of the database. 49. Legal, administrative, organisational, technical and other means shall be ensured to prevent incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements from being entered while processing the Register, and to secure the compliance of the Register data with the data of the documents submitted for registration. 50. Persons involved in Register data processing shall be bound by an obligation to protect the confidentiality of data for a period of time established by relevant laws and other legislation of the Republic of Lithuania. V. Interaction with other state registers 51. Data of the following registers shall be used to define objects of the Register: 51.1. Data of the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania: data of natural persons referred to in paragraphs 16.1.3, 16.1.7, 16.2.1, 16.3.2 and 16.3.4 of the Regulations; 51.2. Data of the Register of Legal Persons: data of legal persons referred to in paragraphs 16.1.7 and 16.3.4 of the Regulations. 52. If it is established that the data received from a related register differs from the data provided by the Register data provider, or other inaccuracies of data received from a relevant register are found, the register management institution of a related register shall be notified immediately about inaccuracies established in the data it had provided, and it shall be immediately furnished with the incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements accompanied with the explanation of the circumstances. 53. Following the notification from a related register on the established inaccuracies of the data that had been transferred to it, and the explanation of the circumstances, the Register management institution shall verify the received information within three workdays and, if it is found to be true, rectify the inaccuracies. In the cases where the Register management institution has to contact the Register data provider regarding the rectification of the inaccuracies, the time limit shall be extended to thirty days. Having rectified the inaccuracies in the Register data, the Register management institution shall immediately inform the register management institution of the related register and the register data recipients furnished with the incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete data or data contradicting legislative requirements. 54. Data from related registers shall be transmitted electronically according to the procedure and terms provided for in data provisioning agreements. VI. provision and use of Register data 55. The Register management institution shall transfer Register data to: 55.1. notaries; 55.2. courts; 55.3. consular officers; 55.4. national bodies of foreign states; 55.5. natural persons whose data is entered into the Register; 55.6. state and municipal authorities; 55.7. the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries; 55.8. other persons concerned. 56. Register data, except with regard to certificates issued for data providers specified in paragraph 57.1 of the Regulations, shall be provided to data recipients, except the individuals specified in paragraph 55.5 of the Regulations, only after the death of the testator. 57. Register data shall be transmitted electronically, by post or handed in person: 57.1. when issuing certificates about the registration in the Register of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania, certificates about the removal from the Register of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania or at the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Lithuania, certificates about the registration in the Register of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in a foreign state, certificates about the removal of a will made (deposited for safekeeping) in a foreign state from the Register, certificates about the registration of the fact of acceptance of inheritance in the Register, certificates about the registration of the mark about the sending of an inheritance file to another notary in the Register, and certificates confirming the entry into the Register of a mark about the issuance of a supplementary certificate confirming the right to inheritance, which shall be furnished exclusively to Register data providers. 57.2. when issuing Register extracts which are presented following the requirements specified in paragraph 70 of the Regulations. 58. Persons willing to receive a Register extract shall present: 58.1. an application for data, whose content requirements are specified in paragraph 60 of the Regulations. The mentioned application may be submitted electronically, by post or in person; 58.2. a document attesting the fact of the death of the testator or a copy of it confirmed by a notary (a document attesting the fact of the death of the testator shall be submitted by the persons referred to in paragraphs 55.1-55.3, 55.6-55.8 of the Regulations only in the cases where there is no determiner confirming the fact of the death of the testator in the Register or there is no data about the date of the death of the testator in the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania). 59. Register extracts shall be issued only upon the payment of a fee in the established amount. In case the information about the payment of the fee is unavailable to the Register management institution, a person concerned shall submit a document confirming the payment of the fee in the established amount for supplied data. 60. An application for data shall contain: applying natural person's the first name, family name (registration number, legal form and name of a legal person), address of the residence (central office), purpose of the use of data, legal basis for data provision and reception, the required data extent and one of the data items referred to in paragraphs 70.1, 70.2 and 70.3 of the Regulations. 61. An extract from the Register shall be prepared and sent (handed in person) within five workdays from the receipt of the application for data. 62. A natural person whose data is entered into the Register shall have the right to access his personal data in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data of the Republic of Lithuania. The mentioned person must confirm the identification within the procedure prescribed by law along with a written application that must contain the following data: the applicant's personal code (or the date of birth if the person is not registered with the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania), first name, family name and residence address. 63. Having accessed the data handled by the Register, a person whose data is listed in the Register shall be entitled to request that incorrect and inaccurate data is rectified, incomplete data is supplemented and illegitimately accrued data is removed. The Register management institution shall rectify the specified inaccuracies and notify about it the requesting person within five workdays from the receipt of the request accompanied with the documents confirming the facts specified in the request. 64. Register data shall be transmitted electronically, by mail or in person to notaries, the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries, consular officers, courts and other state and municipal authorities, who require Register data for the fulfilment of their legally defined functions, according to data provisioning agreements concluded between the Register management institution and the data recipient. 65. The agreements shall provide for the purpose of data provision, legal basis for data provision and reception, conditions, procedure and extent of provided data. Standard data provisioning agreements are published on the website of the Register management institution. 66. The Register data recipient shall not use the data for other purpose or extent or mode than specified upon the reception of the data. 67. Register data shall be provided to the national bodies of foreign states in accordance with the procedure established in the Regulations and in the Convention. 68. The rate of the fee charged for the use of Register data as well as payment procedure shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The fee rate, terms and payment procedure shall be published on the website of the Register management institution. 69. Following the procedure established in paragraphs 56-62 and 64-67 of the Regulations, Register data shall be provided free of charge to: 69.1. natural persons whose data is handled in the Register – once a calendar year; 69.2. tax administration and law and order institutions for discharge of their duties provided for in legal acts; 69.3. the Lithuanian Chamber of Notaries, when data is transmitted electronically, for discharge of their duties provided for in legal acts; 69.4. notaries, when data is transmitted electronically – for discharge of their duties provided for in legal acts; 69.5. consular officers, when data is transmitted electronically – for discharge of their duties provided for in legal acts; 69.6. national bodies of foreign states, in cases provided for in the Convention; 69.7. related registers – for discharge of their duties provided for in legal acts, according to data provisioning agreements. 70. Register data shall be provided according to: 70.1. the identification code of a will; 70.2. the identification code of the fact of acceptance of inheritance; 70.3. the personal code as well as the first name and family name of the testator (bequeather) and, if a person is not registered with the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania, the date of birth as well as the first name and family name. 71. An extract from the Register according to the identification code of a will shall provide the data referred to in paragraphs 16.1 or 16.2 of the Regulations, except for the data specified in paragraphs 16.1.7 or 16.2.5 and 16.1.8. An extract from the Register according to the identification code of acceptance of inheritance shall provide the data referred to in paragraph 16.3 of the Regulations, except for the personal code of the data provider. An extract from the Register according to the data of the testator (bequeather) shall provide the data referred to in paragraphs 16.1 and (
2. or)16.2 of the Regulations, except for the data specified in paragraphs 16.1.7 and (
3. or)16.2.5 and 16.1.8, and (
4. or)the data referred to in paragraph 16.3 of the Regulations, except for the personal code of the data provider. 72. Having received an application from a data recipient for data on wills registered in a foreign state, a copy of a document attesting the fact of the death of the testator confirmed according to the laws, the Register management institution shall send an inquiry to a national institution of a respective foreign state and forward the response received to the data recipient. The application must include the following data: the applicant's first name and family name (the registration number, legal form and name of a legal person), address of residence (central office) and the purpose for the use of data, the testator's date of birth, first name and family name and, where applicable, the maiden name, as well as the place of birth (if this is not known, the country), and a foreign state to which an inquiry should be sent. VII. REGISTER DATA PROVISION TO FOREIGN STATES 73. Register data shall be provided to legal and natural persons of the member states of the European Economic Area and subsidiary companies and representation offices based in the member states in accordance with the same procedure that applies to legal and natural persons of the Republic of Lithuania and subsidiaries and representation offices of the companies of European Economic Area member states based in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. 74. Register data shall be provided to legal persons and natural persons of third countries in accordance with the laws and other legislative acts of the Republic of Lithuania as well as international agreements. VIII. SECURITY OF THE REGISTER DATA 75. Register data security shall be the responsibility of the leading Register management institution and the Register management institution. 76. Register data security shall be governed by the Security Regulations for Register Data adopted by the leading Register management institution, the Rules for Secure Handling of Electronic Data of the Register, the Plan Governing the Continuity of the Operation of the Register, Administrative Rules for Register Users and other documents regulating data security. 77. Register data processing shall require the application of appropriate security measures to protect data from accidental or illegal destruction, change and disclosure, also from any unlawful handling. These measures shall be prescribed by the leading Register management institution in accordance with the Law on Legal Protection of Personal Data of the Republic of Lithuania, the General Data Protection Requirements approved by Resolution No 952 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 4 September 1997 (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 83-2075, 1997; No 2-45, 2003), and other legislation governing data security. 78. The following measures of protecting the managed Register from unlawful destruction, modification and use of data shall be applied: 78.1. software measures; 78.2. technical measures; 78.3. premises security measures; 78.4. administrative measures. IX. REGISTER FUNDING 79. The Register shall be funded from the state budget of the Republic of Lithuania, from the revenues received from paid services and from other sources in accordance with the procedure established in the legislation. X. REORGANIZATION AND LIQUIDATION OF THE REGISTER 80. The Register shall be reorganized and liquidated according to the procedure established by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 81. The data of a liquidated or reorganized state register shall be transferred to another state register, disposed of or transferred to state archives in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Law on Documents and Archives of the Republic of Lithuania (Valstybės žinios (Official Gazette) No 107-2389, 1995; No 57-1982, 2004) or liquidated in accordance with the procedure established in the legislation. ––––––––––––––––––––