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official translation REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW ON NUCLEAR ENERGY 14 November, 1996,. No I-1613 Vilnius (as amended by 20

official translation REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA LAW ON NUCLEAR ENERGY 14 November, 1996,. No I-1613 Vilnius (as amended by 20 November, 1997, No VIII-534,Vilnius) CHAPTER ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1.

Article 25

, subparagraph 1 licences shall be issued by VATESI with the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environmental Protection , the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development, and a local authority whose territory or its part is within the sanitary protection zone of a nuclear facility. 2.

Article 25

, subparagraphs 2-6 licences shall be issued by VATESI with the approval of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Environmental Protection. 3.

Article 25

, subparagraph 7, licences shall be issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection with the approval of VATESI and the Ministry of Health.. 4.

Article 25

, subparagraph 8, licences shall be issued by the Ministry of Economy with the approval of VATESI, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health. Article

  1. Basic Principles of the Activities of the Licensing Authority
  2. The institutions referred to in Article 26, issuing licences for a certain type of activity in the nuclear energy sector, are obliged to ensure that enterprises which have been issued licences shall guarantee: 1) adequate standards of nuclear safety for the licensed activity; 2) responsibility for nuclear safety; 3) the system of internal control that would ensure the use of licensed nuclear materials and wastes and would guarantee the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. 4) high professional qualifications of the executive personnel engaged in the licensed activity.
  3. Without prejudice to the principal provisions of this Law and its separate parts, the licensing institution may establish additional requirements for the licensed activity. Article
  4. Licensing
  5. The activities listed in Article 25 of this Law shall be licensed for a limited period in a manner established by the laws and other statutory acts of the Republic of Lithuania.
  6. The licensing institution shall have the right to establish at a later date additional conditions and requirements for the safe operation of a facility, and in the event of their disregard, to suspend the licence and to prohibit any further operation of the facility until all the established shortcomings have been rectified. The issuing institution may at any time cancel the validity of the licence when it establishes that the nuclear safety conditions have been breached.
  7. The procedure for applying new safety standards and rules at the operating facilities shall be established by the competent licensing public authority. 4.. The refusal to issue a licence, its suspension, cancellation or prohibition of the activity of a facility may be appealed against in court. CHAPTER V SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES Article
  8. Legal Prerequisites for the Design of Nuclear Facilities
  9. A nuclear power plant or a nuclear reactor may be designed only subject to a resolution adopted by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the basis of the law on the construction of such a power plant or a nuclear reactor.
  10. Other nuclear facilities may be designed, and the nuclear power plant may be reconstructed subject to a resolution adopted by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania on the recommendation of the Ministry of Economy.
  11. A concrete design of a nuclear facility shall be prepared subject to: 1) the drafting and approval of a special site selection scheme after consideration of several alternative construction sites in a manner prescribed by Law on Territorial Planning; 2) the approval of a detailed plan of the territory; 3) legally effected in a prescribed manner taking over of the land intended for the construction site for public needs. Article
  12. Design Co-ordination Procedure The construction or reconstruction design of a nuclear facility shall be co-ordinated in a manner prescribed by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania with the following state institutions: 1) the Ministry of Environmental Protection; 2) the Ministry of Economy; 3) the Ministry of National Defence; 4) the Ministry of Social Security and Labour; 5) the Ministry of Construction and Urban Planning; 6) the Ministry of Health; 7) the Ministry of the Interior; 8) the State Security Department; 9) the State Atomic Energy Safety Inspectorate (VATESI); 10) the local authority whose territory or its part is within the sanitary protection zone of the facility. Article
  13. Design Evaluation
  14. Designs for the construction, reconstruction, upgrading, expansion, dismantling and decommissioning of nuclear facilities shall be subject to a comprehensive state evaluation. The evaluation shall be organised by the Ministry of Construction and Urban Planning upon receiving the design from the client.
  15. The construction designs of nuclear power plants may be submitted for additional international evaluation organised by the client. The findings of the evaluation shall be incorporated into the state complex evaluation findings. The evaluation expenses shall be covered by the client.
  16. Designs for nuclear power plants, nuclear reactors and storage facilities of nuclear fuel and radioactive materials (wastes included) together with the findings of the experts shall be submitted for the approval of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania which, if necessary, may request an additional evaluation. Article
  17. State Control and Supervision of the Construction of Nuclear Facilities
  18. A permit for the construction of a nuclear facility shall be issued in a prescribed manner by the administration of the county governor.
  19. State control and supervision of the construction of nuclear facilities shall be exercised during all the major stages of work: design and construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning.
  20. During all the stages of work compliance with the conditions and requirements set forth in the nuclear safety, radiation protection and other statutory acts shall be controlled and supervised by the following institutions within the framework of their competence: the State Nuclear Energy Safety Inspectorate, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Construction and Urban Planning, the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, the Ministry of the Interior, the State Security Department and the county governor. Article
  21. Sanitary Protection and Monitoring Zones
  22. Sanitary protection and monitoring zones shall be established around nuclear facilities. The size of the area shall depend on the purpose of the facility and the requirements of operation safety rules and standards. The boundaries of the sanitary and monitoring zones shall be fixed in the documentation of the facility construction design.
  23. Prior to the commissioning of the facility, all the population shall be resettled from the sanitary protection zone in a manner established by the Government. Activities as well as construction of installations and buildings unrelated to the operation or service of the facility shall be prohibited therein. Land, woods and water bodies in the territory of the sanitary protection zone may be used only subject to an approval of the facility operator and permits of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health.
  24. The Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Health and the operator of the facility shall monitor radioactive pollution of the environment, conduct other research in the sanitary protection and monitoring zones.
  25. In the sanitary protection and monitoring zones measures for accident prevention, the programme for the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant shall be planned and implemented, also appropriate conditions for information communication and evacuation will be provided.
  26. The basic requirements for the sanitary protection and monitoring zones of a nuclear power plant or a nuclear reactor, and the conditions for decommissioning conditions shall be stipulated by law on a nuclear power plant or on a nuclear reactor. Article
  27. Commissioning of the Facility After the completion of construction or reconstruction, the commissioning of a nuclear facility shall be executed by an act signed by a special commission appointed by the Government which together with the other documents shall be the basis for obtaining a licence from VATESI for the operation of the facility . CHAPTER VI OPERATION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES Article
  28. Commencement of Operation
  29. Operation of a nuclear power plant or any other nuclear facility may start only subject to the approval act from a commissioning authority and a licence issued by the State Nuclear Energy Safety Inspectorate.
  30. During the testing of a nuclear reactor, VATESI with the approval of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health, shall issue separate licences for: 1) shipping of nuclear fuel to the site of the facility; 2) the first loading of nuclear fuel into the reactor; 3) the first start of the reactor. Article
  31. Basic Duties of the Operating Organisation of the Facility 1.A nuclear facility must be used only the purpose it has been intended.
  32. The operating organisation of the nuclear facility shall be fully responsible for the adequate and safe operation of the facility in accordance with the requirements set in the laws and subordinate legislation of the Republic of Lithuania, in the norms and regulations of nuclear safety and radiation protection, also in the regulations of the facility operator, the rules of labour discipline and organisation, and in the operation licence.
  33. The operator of the facility is obliged : 1) to manage the accounting for nuclear materials belonging to the facility and exercise their control in accordance with the requirements laid down in the safeguards agreement with the IAEA; 2) to analyse nuclear accidents and incidents in the manner prescribed by statutory acts; 3) to notify VATESI and other interested bodies about all the violations of conditions and requirements of operational safety and all failures of the facility safety systems and their components; 4) to ensure preparedness for the elimination of the consequences of a radiological accident.
  34. At the request of VATESI, the operating organisation of the facility is obliged to submit detailed information about the technical condition of the facility or its parts. Article
  35. Decommissioning
  36. The law on decommissioning of the nuclear power plant shall be implemented by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and the subordinate institutions.
  37. Other nuclear facilities may be decommissioned by the decision of the Government. The manner of their decommissioning shall be established by VATESI with the approval of the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Social Security and Labour.
  38. Temporary termination of the nuclear facility operation may be effected by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, VATESI or the facility operator in a manner prescribed by VATESI. Article
  39. Obligations of the Operating Organisation of the Nuclear Power Plant in Preparation for the Decommissioning
  40. If the operating organisation of the nuclear power plant intends to decommission the facility, it must submit to VATESI, five years in advance, a decommissioning plan in conformity with the law on the construction of the plant, approved by the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Social Security and Labour, the county governor and local authority of the territory which, in its entirety or in part, is within the facility sanitary protection zone. The plan must provide for the dismantling of the equipment, its conservation, management of radioactive materials and the subsequent control and supervision of the facility.
  41. Not later than three years prior to the decommissioning, the operator of the nuclear power plant must obtain from VATESI a licence for the decommissioning.
  42. The facility operator shall be held responsible for an accident during the decommissioning and the harmful impact of radiation on people and the environment in a manner prescribed by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania.
  43. The Government or an authorised body shall co-ordinate the activities related to the decommissioning of the nuclear power plant, form the necessary structures, mobilise the research and technical resources, and shall establish the means for accumulating funds necessary for the decommissioning. CHAPTER VII EXPORT AND IMPORT OF NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT Article
  44. Legal Basis for the Export and Import of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials and Equipment
  45. The procedure for export, import and transit of nuclear and radioactive materials used in the nuclear energy sector shall be set by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania or an authorised body. The materials and equipment of this category may be exported, imported and transported in transit in conformity with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and the international obligations laid down in the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and other international agreements and conventions to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party.
  46. Special requirements may be prescribed for the export and import of dual-purpose goods by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  47. Restrictions on the Export of Nuclear Materials, Equipment and Technologies It shall be prohibited to export nuclear materials, equipment and technologies to the countries which: 1) have not acceded to the 1970 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and have not assumed obligations to apply the system of safeguards of nuclear materials approved by the IAEA; 2) do not guarantee physical protection of these materials and equipment; 3) have not assumed an obligation in a prescribed manner to prohibit the re-export of these materials, equipment and technologies to the countries referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 2 of this Article. Article
  48. Radiation Protection and Physical Safety of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials , Equipment and Technologies in the Process of Export and Import
  49. Radiation protection and physical safety as well as the consequences of the accident in the process of export and import of nuclear and radioactive materials, equipment and technologies shall be the responsibility of: 1) in the process of import to Lithuania - the exporting country until the responsibility for their radiation protection and physical safety is assumed by the consignee of these materials and equipment in Lithuania; 2) in the process of export from Lithuania - the exporter until the responsibility for their radiation protection and physical safety is assumed by the consignee of the importing country.
  50. The procedure of delivery of nuclear and radioactive materials, equipment and technologies as well as the time and place of such a delivery shall be established in the purchase-sale contracts. Article
  51. Prohibition on Import of Radioactive Wastes It shall be prohibited to import radioactive wastes into the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. CHAPTER VIII TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF NUCLEAR AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS Article
  52. Principal Conditions of Transportation of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials In the process of transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials, the procedure and requirements established by the laws and regulations of the Republic of Lithuania, the rules and standards of transportation and radiation protection must be strictly complied with. Article
  53. Licensing Conditions for Transportation of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
  54. In order to obtain a licence for transportation of nuclear materials, the carrier must file to VATESI: 1) a plan for transportation of nuclear materials covering their physical protection; 2) certificates confirming that the means of transport and the container for carrying these materials are in conformity with the requirements of safe transportation; 3) a document confirming that the persons conducting transportation operations have been tested in accordance with the safety requirements of transportation of nuclear and radioactive materials; 4) an insurance policy or any other document guaranteeing compensation for damage in the event of a nuclear or radiological accident; 5) a document prescribing the actions of the cargo accompanying personnel in the event of an accident (accident card);
  55. Licences for transportation of radioactive materials shall be issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraph
  56. Article
  57. Transit of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials The procedure for transit of nuclear and radioactive materials in the territory of Lithuania shall be established by the international agreements to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party, the laws and regulations of the Republic of Lithuania as well as the rules of carrying hazardous materials in the territory of Lithuania drafted on the basis of the above legal acts and approved in a prescribed manner. Article
  58. Storage of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials The organisation operating the facility must ensure that all the nuclear and radioactive materials belonging to it, wastes included, should be stored in specially designed containers and facilities which ensuring nuclear safety and physical and radiological protection. The technical specifications of the containers and other repositories also of the storage facilities as well as storing conditions must conform to the standards established for such facilities. Article
  59. Disposal of Radioactive Waste Radioactive waste may be disposed in the territory of Lithuania only by the decision of the Government of Lithuania in places specially set aside for this purpose and in conformity with the procedure prescribed by the laws and regulations of the Republic of Lithuania, licences and international agreements to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party. CHAPTER IX PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES Article
  60. Objectives of Physical Protection The objectives of physical protection of nuclear facilities, nuclear and radioactive materials shall be: 1) to protect the nuclear facility or nuclear materials from all kinds of deliberate actions which might directly or indirectly endanger human health and protection from radioactive irradiation, also to prevent the disruption of normal operation of nuclear facilities; 2) to prevent taking possession or theft of nuclear equipment and nuclear and radioactive materials; 3) to carry out measures outlined in joint action plans of anti-terrorist and anti-penetration protection of the nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities. Article
  61. Protection Zones of the Nuclear Facility
  62. To implement the objectives of physical protection of nuclear facilities, nuclear and radioactive materials, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall designate protection zones of the territory of nuclear facilities. Depending on the distance to the facilities and the importance of the facilities, special restrictions and requirements shall be imposed, special technical facilities shall be set to ensure these restrictions and requirements., and appropriate authorisation shall be granted to the responsible officers.
  63. To ensure physical protection of the nuclear power plant five protection zones shall be designated: 1) the restricted access zone; 2) the isolation zone; 3) the protected zone; 4) the inner zone; 5) the high priority zone. The boundaries of these zones and protection conditions shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  64. Organisational and Legal Basis of Physical Protection
  65. The operator of the nuclear facility jointly with the Ministry of the Interior, in accordance with the legislation and other statutory documents of the Republic of Lithuania shall organise and ensure the physical protection of the nuclear facility it is operating and of nuclear and radioactive materials.
  66. The implementation procedure of the requirements for physical protection of nuclear facilities and nuclear and radioactive materials shall be supervised by VATESI. Article
  67. Preventive Measures for the Physical Protection of the Facility
  68. To ensure the physical protection of the nuclear facility, it shall be prohibited for unauthorised people to enter the territory of the facility without a permit of the operating organisation of the facility (with the exception of the IAEA and VATESI inspectors (specialists) authorised to work or to visit nuclear facilities),to take photos or to film the equipment and installations therein. The unauthorised persons who penetrate the territory of the facility shall be subject to sanctions prescribed by law.
  69. Vehicles and persons (the facility personnel included) in the territory of the facility or the sanitary protection zone may be searched and examined in a manner established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania against possible possession of arms, ammunition, radioactive materials or other things that could be used for the purpose of sabotage, subversive, terrorist or any other criminal activities.
  70. All types of aeroplanes and other aircraft shall be prohibited from flying over the nuclear power plant and its sanitary protection zone, with the exception of cases when flights are necessary for the operation of the power plant or for the management of a nuclear accident or incident. CHAPTER X PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR ACCIDENTS MANAGEMENT OF ACCIDENTS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES Article
  71. Classification of Nuclear Accidents
  72. With the purpose of communicating information, all malfunctions of nuclear facilities and their safety systems shall be classified according to the International Nuclear Events Scale (INES) approved by the IAEA.
  73. The causes and circumstances of every nuclear or radiological accident or a nuclear incident must be examined by a special commission formed for this purpose. Article
  74. Authorities Responsible for Prevention of a Nuclear Accident and Management of the Accident and Its Consequences
  75. Prevention of a nuclear accident and management of the accident and its consequences shall be the responsibility, within the scope of their competence, of the operator of the nuclear facility, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and other public state authorities, also local authorities of the territory where nuclear facilities are sited or where there is a possibility of a harmful impact of a possible accident.
  76. The Government of the Republic of Lithuania shall be responsible for the nuclear accident preparedness on a national scale. Article
  77. Management of a Nuclear Accident
  78. Management of a nuclear accident and its consequences shall be conducted in accordance with the plan of protection of the population of the Republic of Lithuania in the event of a nuclear accident, analogous plans of other departments and the facility personnel protection plan and instructions.
  79. Institutions of all forms of ownership and forces which must take part in the management of a nuclear accident and its consequences shall act in accordance with their own plans for nuclear accident prevention and management of its consequences and shall implement the measures provided therein. Article
  80. Activities of the Governmental Emergency Commission in the Eventof a Nuclear Accident In the event of a nuclear accident, the Governmental Emergency Commission, in accordance with the laws of the Republic of Lithuania and its own regulations as well as the plan for the protection of the population of the Republic of Lithuania in the event of an accident at the nuclear power plant shall perform the following functions: 1) organise the management of the accident and its consequences; 2) co-ordinate the activities of all the bodies and forces taking part in the management of the nuclear accident and its consequences; 3) periodically report to the President of the Republic, the Seimas and the Government about the course of the management of the nuclear accident and elimination of its consequences; 4) implement the decisions adopted by the Government and instructions given in that situation; 5) organise evacuation of the population from the endangered area; 6) notify the relevant organisations, mass media and the public about the course of the management of the accident and elimination of its consequences, the danger of ionising radiation and instruct the population on protection from radiation. Article
  81. Competence of the Facility Operating Organisation in the Event of a Nuclear Accident
  82. The principal rights, duties and functions of the nuclear facility operating organisation in the event of a nuclear accident shall be set out in the incorporation documents and the facility operation licence. The implementing measures shall be established and specified in the plan of a nuclear accident prevention and of the management of the accident and its consequences drafted by the operating organisation and approved by VATESI. Among other things, the plan shall indicate: 1) the notification procedure of the Governmental Emergency Commission and other competent authorities about the occurrence of the nuclear accident and the progress of its management; 2) the organisational and technical measures for checking or reducing emission of radioactive materials into the environment; 3) procedure of co-ordination of actions with other institutions and services participating in the management of the accident and its consequences. Article
  83. Notification of Foreign Countries about the Nuclear Accident Information about a nuclear accident in the Republic of Lithuania or about the increased radiation shall be communicated to foreign countries and international organisations in the manner and scope as stipulated by the 1986 Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident and other international agreements to which the Republic of Lithuania is a party. Communication of this type of information abroad shall be in conformity with the International Nuclear Events Scale (INES). CHAPTER XI CIVIL LIABILITY IN THE SECTOR OF NUCLEAR ENERGY Article
  84. Civil Liability of the Facility Operating Organisation The operating organisation of the facility shall be liable for the damage caused by radioactive effluent discharges from the facility to the natural and legal persons, their property or to the natural environment. Article
  85. Appraisal of Damage
  86. The scope of nuclear damage shall be appraised in accordance with the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania and the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage of May 21, 1963 ( hereinafter referred to as the Vienna Convention) and Law of the Republic of Lithuania adopted on its basis "On the Entry into Force of the Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage of May 21, 1963 and the Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention".
  87. The scope of material liability of the facility operator for nuclear damage shall be limited to the amount in litas equivalent to the minimum amount set in Article V of the Vienna Convention. It shall be calculated in accordance with the official litas and US dollar exchange rate on the day when the damage was inflicted.
  88. Disputes arising on account of appraisal of the damage or the manner of compensation for it shall be settled in court. Article
  89. Consequential Damages for the Harm Caused by the Nuclear Facility If the nuclear damage caused by the nuclear facility is also accompanied by other losses the cause of the origin whereof may not be clearly distinguished from the damage caused by the nuclear facility, they shall be compensated for pursuant to the principle laid down in Article 59 of this Law. Article
  90. Guarantees of Compensation for Damage
  91. The operating organisation of the nuclear facility must insure the facility it is operating or procure in some other way the funds necessary for the compensation of the nuclear damage.
  92. If the insurance and other funds are not sufficient for the compensation of the damage, the payment of the balance shall be guaranteed by the Government pursuant to the obligations assumed by the Republic of Lithuania according to the Vienna Convention. Article
  93. Social Guarantees for the Participants in the Management of a Nuclear Accident or the Elimination of Its Consequences Persons who participated in the management of a nuclear accident or the elimination of its consequences and who suffered from radiation shall be eligible for social guarantees in accordance with the provisions of social guarantees laid down in the laws of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  94. Limitation of Actions Damages for the harm caused by radiation from a nuclear facility or from the radioactive materials in the course of carriage may be enforced if an action is not brought to court or arbitration within ten years from the date of the moment of harm. CHAPTER XII ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CONDITIONS FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF NUCLEAR FACILITIES Article
  95. Financing the Activities
  96. The operating organisation of a nuclear facility must have necessary material and financial resources for the purpose of performing its functions.
  97. Implementation of the state regulatory objectives of nuclear energy safety and radiation protection and the activities of the control and supervision bodies shall be financed from the national budget.
  98. The State shall support and finance the implementation of the science and technology research programmes in the sphere of nuclear safety and radiation protection. Article
  99. The Decommissioning Fund
  100. Pursuant to Law on the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant or a Nuclear Reactor, a decommissioning fund shall be set up.
  101. The fund shall be made up of the deductions from the income received from the sale of the electricity generated by the nuclear plant. The amount and procedure of the deductions shall be established by the Government. These funds shall be included in the electricity production costs.
  102. The decommissioning fund may be used only for the purpose of financing the measures laid down in the decommissioning programme of the power plant and ( as necessary) for compensation for nuclear damage.
  103. The regulations of the decommissioning fund shall be approved by the Government. Article
  104. Assistance Fund In a manner prescribed by the Government, an assistance fund shall be established for the local authorities the territory whereof, in its entirety or in part, is within the monitoring zone of the nuclear power plant. Every month the power plant shall make deductions to the fund for the local authorities. Article
  105. Prices and Rates The prices and rates of electricity generated at the nuclear power plant shall be set in a manner prescribed by Law on Energy of the Republic of Lithuania. In setting the electricity rates, account shall be taken of the fuel, maintenance, development, and reconstruction expenses as well as the tax-related expenses and deductions for various funds prescribed by law. Article
  106. Foreign Investment The share of foreign investment in the nuclear facilities under construction or reconstruction shall be established by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The procedure for investment of foreign capital into the sector of nuclear energy of the Republic of Lithuania shall be regulated by Law on the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant or a Nuclear Reactor and Law on Foreign Capital Investment in the Republic of Lithuania. CHAPTER XIII LABOUR RELATIONS IN THE SPHERE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY Article
  107. Legal Basis of Labour Relations Labour relations in nuclear facilities shall be regulated by labour legislation of the Republic of Lithuania, this Law, secondary legislation also labour regulations and disciplinary statutes applicable in nuclear facilities. Article
  108. Restrictions of the Employment Contract
  109. Only citizens of the Republic of Lithuania may work as the management personnel of the operating organisation of a nuclear facility . Director of the nuclear facility shall be appointed by a Government decree.
  110. The Deputy Director for Safety of the operating organisation of the nuclear facility shall be appointed and dismissed by Director of this organisation on the recommendation of the State Security Department.
  111. The following persons may not be employed at nuclear facilities: 1) attested in a prescribed manner as alcohol, drug and toxic substances abusers; 2) suffering from diseases the list whereof shall be approved by the Ministry of Health; 3) under the age of 18 years; 4) foreign nationals and stateless persons who have no visas of the Republic of Lithuania or permits for permanent residence in Lithuania. 5) with previous convictions for wilful crimes.
  112. The staff for nuclear facilities shall be employed only subject to the vetting by the State Security Department.
  113. Persons whose work involves the use and protection of information constituting a state secret of the Republic of Lithuania may not be employed in nuclear facilities if they do not have a permit issued in accordance with the Law on State Secrets of the Republic of Lithuania and their Protection to work with the information constituting a state secret. If such a permit is cancelled in a manner prescribed by the Law on State Secrets of the Republic of Lithuania and their Protection the person shall be dismissed from work (position). Article
  114. Labour Relations of Foreign Nationals and Stateless Persons
  115. Foreign nationals and stateless persons having a visa of the Republic of Lithuania or a permit for permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania shall be employed in nuclear facilities subject to the approval of the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania and the vetting by the State Security Department.
  116. Exceptions shall be allowed only in the event of management of nuclear accidents on the basis of a separate decree of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania and with the approval of the State Security Department. Article
  117. Social Security The nuclear facility staff whose work is related to a possible radiological impact on health and life ( a list of such jobs shall be approved by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Security and Labour) may be eligible for supplementary health insurance and accident-at-work insurance from the funds set aside for this purpose by the operating organisation of the facility. The funds shall be included in the production costs of electricity. Article
  118. Restrictions on Industrial Action
  119. The staff of a nuclear facility shall be prohibited to go on a strike.
  120. It shall be prohibited to hold rallies, demonstrations, protests and disobedience actions on the territory and the sanitary protection zone of the nuclear facility.
  121. Persons who do not comply with the provisions of this Article shall be sued in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the laws of the Republic of Lithuania. CHAPTER IV INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE LAW Article
  122. Principles of International Agreements
  123. International agreements regulating relations in the sphere of nuclear energy in Lithuania shall be concluded in conformity with the principles and norms of international law and the laws of the Republic of Lithuania which prescribe the procedure for concluding international agreements.
  124. During the drafting and concluding of international agreements relating to the production or use of nuclear energy, participation of authorised persons from the Ministry of Energy, and during the drafting and concluding of international agreements relating to nuclear safety and radiation protection - participation of authorised representatives of VATESI shall be mandatory. Article
  125. Conditions for Entry of Foreign Nuclear Ships into the Territorial Waters of the Republic of Lithuania
  126. Foreign ships with nuclear engines or carrying a cargo of nuclear materials may enter the territorial sea of the Republic of Lithuania only subject to a permit of the Government of Lithuania.
  127. When issuing an entry permit the Government of the Republic of Lithuania lays down the conditions for the presence of a foreign nuclear ship or a ship carrying nuclear materials in the territorial waters or a port of the Republic of Lithuania. Article
  128. Entry into Force This Law shall enter into force on January 1,
  129. I promulgate this Law passed by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC ALGIRDAS BRAZAUSKAS

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