8.The manufacture of military insignia or emblems other than those ordered by the Ministry of National Defence or the Armed Forces is forbidden. The Ministry of National Defence shall have the exclusive right for the distribution of military insignia and emblems.
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Article 63Supplying Servicemen with Food, Clothing and Billeting (Housing)
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1.The Government or its authorised institution shall establish clothing allowances and standards for servicemen.
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2.Conscripts shall be provided with billeting in the barracks.
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3.Volunteer servicemen and active reserve conscripts who are called up for exercises, training or to accomplish service tasks, shall be provided with billeting.
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4.Professional military servicemen, who themselves or whose family members (children or spouse) do not own an apartment, house or part of a house in the area of military service, and have not transferred this type of realty within the last 5 years (except for divorce), shall be provided from the official housing stock possessed by the Ministry of National Defence in an appropriate area with completely restored official apartments (singles or servicemen whose families may not move to the place of military service - with separate official accommodations) that conform to the conditions of the area and are in compliance with all technical and health requirements. For the official apartments provided, servicemen shall not pay any rent fixed under living accommodation rent agreements, other than for the space that exceeds the space standards of official apartments provided to servicemen for free, as established by the Government or its authorised institution. Servicemen shall pay for electricity, communications and other utilities in accordance with rates established in that area.
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5.Part of the military housing may be reserved for servicemen, serving in duty assignments designated by the Government, as commanders (supervisors). The servicemen shall be entitled to this housing for as long as he serves in the designated assignment. Upon transfer to another assignment or the reserve, the serviceman will vacate the housing within 30 days.
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6.A serviceman, who has been transferred to serve in another location, shall within 30 days vacate the official housing (official living accommodation) he had been assigned in the former location of service. Military housing shall be provided to him in the new location in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
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7.A serviceman may live in an official apartment (official living accommodation) as long as he serves in the professional military service. Upon dismissal from the national defence service (transfer to the reserve), the serviceman must vacate his official apartment (official living accommodation) within 30 days. In the cases, under conditions and in the manner prescribed by the Government, a period of time established in this paragraph as well as in paragraph 5 of this Article may be extended by the Minister of National Defence.
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8.If a serviceman does not comply with the requirements of paragraphs 5 and 7 of this Article, he shall be punished in accordance with procedures established by law, and evicted without suit from the official apartment (official living accommodation) together with all other persons living in that apartment.
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9.To compensate for the cost of keeping of living accommodations, those professional military servicemen who have not been provided with official apartments (singles with separate official living accommodations) shall be paid a rent allowance in the amount established by the Government, from the funds assigned to the Ministry of National Defence. When servicemen having families are assigned to another place of service, and there they are provided with separate official living accommodations designated only for singles, while their families live in non-official apartments in another location and may not movie to the place of their service, a part of the rent allowance in the amount established by the Government shall be paid to them.
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10.Professional military service officers and senior non-commissioned officers who have concluded service contracts of indefinite duration and who have at least ten years of service left prior to their transfer to the reserve as established in Article 45 of this Law, as well as other professional military servicemen who have served within the National Defence System at least 5 years without a break in service and their service contracts have been extended, and who have at least ten years of service left prior to their transfer to the reserve as established in Article 45 of this Law (taking into consideration possible promotion) may make avail themselves of the State guarantee and to get a credit on concessionary terms, established by the said guarantee, for the purchase or construction of a dwelling.
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11.Conscripts shall be provided with food in accordance with physiological nutrition standards established by the Government or its authorised institution. In those cases when conscripts are authorised more than one day of leave by the unit commander, a food allowance of an amount established for professional military servicemen shall be paid for those days they are away from their place of duty.
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12.Professional military servicemen, with the exception of servicemen sent to foreign schools or locations where total support is provided, defence attaches, servicemen serving in institutions outside the National Defence System, shall be provided with food according to the physiological nutrition standards established by the Government or its authorised institution, or be paid a food allowance in the amount established by the Government.
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13.Volunteer servicemen and active reservists called up for exercises, training, or service tasks, shall be provided with food according to the physiological nutrition standards established by the Government or its authorised institution, or be paid per diem in the amount established by the Government.
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Article 64Servicemen Postal, Transportation and Moving Expenses
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1.Sending expenses of conscripts’ postal items shall be paid from the State budget funds allocated for this purpose to the Ministry of National Defence.
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2.Professional military servicemen, who are moved to another location, shall have their moving expenses paid for in accordance with allowances established by the Government or its authorised institution.
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3.Professional military servicemen on official duty, who travel in Lithuania by any mode of passenger transport (except taxi-cab), shall have their travel expenses reimbursed in accordance with procedures established by the Minister of National Defence.
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4.When professional military servicemen do not have housing in their service area, or it is not expedient to transport them to work and back by duty vehicles, the Minister of National Defence may allow reimbursement of their travel expenses by passenger transport (except taxi-cab). The Minister of National Defence may reimburse servicemen for travel expenses using their personal vehicles in accordance with rates established for passenger transport. The Minister of National Defence may by his order allow reimbursement for the cost of one round trip per week to the family place of residence for the servicemen who are provided with separate official living accommodations for singles only, while their families live in non-official apartments elsewhere. The reimbursement may be temporary until a soldier is provided with an official apartment at his place of service. While the serviceman is being reimbursed for the cost of travel, he shall not receive a rent allowance established by Article 63, paragraph 9.
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5.When a professional military serviceman is called back from leave within Lithuania, he shall be paid round-trip travel expenses from the place of leave to the place of duty.
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6.Conscripts shall have their travel expenses paid from the funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence, when they travel by any mode of passenger transport (except taxi-cab):
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1)home on leave, and back;
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2)to healthcare or rehabilitation institution, and back;
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3)to visit seriously sick family members, with the consent of their commanders;
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4)to attend the funerals of family members, foster parents or immediate relatives, with the consent of their commanders;
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5)home, upon transfer to the reserve.
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7.Volunteer servicemen and active reservists, who are called up for exercises, training or service tasks, shall have their travel expenses to their place of service, as well as travel expenses for official missions, reimbursed from the funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence in accordance with procedures established by the Government or its authorised institution.
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Article 65Healthcare of Servicemen
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1.The healthcare for conscripts and professional military service servicemen shall be financed from funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence.
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2.Healthcare for volunteer servicemen and active reservists called up for exercise, training or service shall be financed from funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence.
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3.The Ministry of National Defence organises and carries out the healthcare services for servicemen noted in paragraphs 1 and 2 above through National Defence System healthcare institutions or by utilising and reimbursing national, local or private healthcare institutions in accordance with procedures established by the Government.
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4.Expenses for the rehabilitation of servicemen after injuries or sickness shall be covered from funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence.
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5.Healthcare standards and regulations for providing healthcare to conscripts and professional military servicemen are established by laws and other legal acts.
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6.Complaints for healthcare services that were not provided or poorly provided shall be investigated by the Ministry of Health and authorised officials or institutions from the Ministry of National Defence.
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Article 66Insurance of Servicemen
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1.Mandatory life and accident insurance coverage shall be provided by funds allocated from the national budget to:
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1)conscripts - from the day of acquiring serviceman’s status until the day of transfer to the reserve;
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2)professional military servicemen - from the day of acceptance to professional military service until the day of transfer to the reserve;
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3)volunteer servicemen and active reservists - from the day they are called up (for training, exercises, or service) until the day of return to their place of residence.
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2.Insurance payments shall not be made to servicemen who had an accident, while committing a felony, disobeying a lawful order, or being negligent; or if the circumstances leading to their death or health problems were due to intoxication from alcohol, narcotics, psychotropic or toxic materials, suicide, attempted suicide, or intentional injury or in the event when the cause of death or a health problem of a serviceman was due to driving a vehicle without having a driver's licence to drive this particular vehicle or allowing to drive it to a person was who intoxicated with alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or toxic substances, or who had not a driver's licence to drive this particular vehicle. Insurance payments shall not be paid for occurrences that have been acknowledged as non-insurable in accordance with procedures established by the Government.
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3.The Government or its authorised institution shall establish the conditions and the procedures under which insurance payments shall be recognised, the procedures for payment, and the amount of payment.
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4.Conscripts shall be insured at the Government minimal monthly wage rate multiplied by a factor of 12, in the month of the insurable event.
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5.Volunteer servicemen or active reservists shall be covered with insurance equal to their monthly pay as a reserve serviceman multiplied by a factor of 12, in the month of the insurable event. This total can not exceed a sum greater than the minimal monthly wage rate established by the Government for a period of 36 months.
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6.A professional military serviceman shall be covered with insurance equal to his monthly pay as a professional serviceman multiplied by a factor of 12, in the month of the insurable event. This total can not exceed a sum greater than the minimum monthly wage rate established by the Government for a period of 48 months.
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7.The provisions for insurance coverage for servicemen noted in this Article is not applicable during wartime.
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Article 67Compensations in the Event of Death or Breakdown in Health
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1.A serviceman who is injured, crippled or disabled while in the performance of his duties, or a serviceman who is not disabled, but has suffered a breakdown in health with lasting effects that reduces his fitness for military service, in addition to his insurance payments, shall be paid a one-time compensation as noted in paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of this Article, and in compliance with the requirements set in paragraph 12 of this Article, and in the event of death of the serviceman, a one-time compensation in the amount specified in paragraph 10 of this Article shall be paid in compliance with the requirements set in paragraph 12 below. These compensations shall be paid from funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence from the national budget.
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2.Compensation is not paid if the breakdown in health does not affect the servicemen’s fitness for duty. Also, compensation is not paid in the event of a death or a health problem while a serviceman is committing a felony, disobeying a lawful order, or being negligent, or if the cause for death or a health problem was due to intoxication from alcohol, narcotics, psychotropic or toxic materials, suicide, attempted suicide, intentional injury, or in the event when the cause of death or a health problem of a serviceman was due to driving a vehicle without having a driver's licence to drive this particular vehicle or allowing to drive it to a person who was intoxicated with alcohol, narcotic, psychotropic or toxic substances, or who had not a driver's licence to drive this particular vehicle. If a serviceman dies or has a breakdown in health due to carelessness and becomes an invalid, and the cause of death is not related to his direct performance of duty, he is paid compensation specified by this Article in the amount, in every case, established by the Government.
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3.In accordance with the procedures established by the Minister of National Defence, an investigation commission shall establish the causal relationship between the death and a breakdown in the health of a serviceman and his direct performance of duty. The degree to which a serviceman is injured or crippled is established by the Medical Expertise Commission of the Ministry of National Defence, in accordance with procedures established by legal acts. The decision of this commission may be appealed in court within 10 days from the receipt of the decision, by a serviceman, members of his family, or upon the request of the family, an individual representing the interests of the family.
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4.One time compensations in the following amounts are paid to servicemen whose injury or mutilation places them in Disability Group I:
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1)250 minimal monthly wage rate salaries established by the Government - for conscripts;
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2)60 monthly salaries - for professional military servicemen;
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3)60 monthly reserve serviceman salaries - for volunteer servicemen or servicemen in the active reserve.
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5.One time compensations in the following amounts shall be paid to servicemen whose injury or mutilation places them in Disability Group II:
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1)200 minimal monthly wage rate salaries established by the Government - for conscripts;
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2)48 monthly salaries - for professional military servicemen;
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3)48 monthly reserve serviceman salaries - for volunteer servicemen or servicemen in the active reserve.
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6.One time compensations in the following amounts shall be paid to servicemen whose injury or mutilation places them in Disability Group III:
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1)150 minimal monthly wage rate salaries established by the Government - for conscripts;
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2)36 monthly salaries - for professional military servicemen;
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3)36 monthly reserve serviceman salaries - for volunteer servicemen or servicemen in the active reserve.
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7.If a seriously injured or mutilated serviceman does not become disabled after his treatment, but after a check up 12 months later has lasting effects that change his fitness for service, which cause him to transferred to a lower or less paying assignment, a one time compensation shall be paid the serviceman in the following amount:
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1)100 minimal monthly wage rate salaries established by the Government - for conscripts;
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2)24 monthly salaries - for professional military servicemen;
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3)24 monthly reserve serviceman salaries - for volunteer servicemen or servicemen in the active reserve.
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8.If a moderately injured or mutilated serviceman does not become disabled after his treatment, but after a check up six months later has lasting effects that change his fitness for service, which cause him to be transferred to lower or less paying assignment, a one time compensation shall be paid the servicemen in the following amount:
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1)75 minimal monthly wage rate salaries established by the Government - for conscripts;
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2)18 monthly salaries - for professional military servicemen;
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3)18 monthly reserve serviceman salaries - for volunteer servicemen or servicemen in the active reserve.
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9.If a lightly injured or mutilated serviceman does not become disabled after his treatment, but after a check up 3 months later has lasting effects that change his fitness for service, which cause him to be transferred to a lower or less paying duty assignment, a one time compensation shall be paid the serviceman in the following amount:
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1)50 minimal monthly wage rate salaries established by the Government - for conscripts;
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2)12 monthly salaries - for professional military servicemen;
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3)12 monthly reserve serviceman salaries - for volunteer servicemen or servicemen in the active reserve.
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10.In the event of a death of a serviceman, a one time compensation shall be paid in the following amount:
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1)500 minimal monthly wage rate salaries established by the Government, but not less than 100 minimal monthly wage rate salaries for each dependent of the serviceman - for conscripts;
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2)120 monthly salaries, but not less than 100 minimal monthly wage rate salaries for each dependent of the serviceman - for professional military servicemen;
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3)120 monthly reserve serviceman salaries, but not less than 100 minimal monthly wage rate salaries for each dependent of the serviceman - for volunteer servicemen or servicemen in the active reserve.
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11.In accordance with paragraph 10 of this Article, the spouse, father (mother) and dependants of the diseased shall receive equal shares. Individuals not capable of working, who were supported and had the right to be supported by the deceased on the day of his death, children of the deceased born after his death, adolescent children up to the age of 16, and full time day students registered at educational institutions in accordance with established procedures, up to age 24, as well as invalids, may be considered as dependants.
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12.When the established compensations for professional military servicemen, volunteer servicemen or active reservists are exceeded in accordance with the provisions of the paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 of this Article, a limited compensation shall be paid. Conscripts shall receive limited compensation corresponding to the case multiplied by a factor of two.
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13.The conditions for paying compensations noted in this Article do not apply in wartime.
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Article 68Social and other Military Service Guarantees for Servicemen
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1.From the funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence, servicemen shall be conferred social and other military service related guarantees that are applicable by this and other laws, in accordance with established procedures. In this case, laws relating to social guarantees of public employees (officials) and other civilian employees do not apply to servicemen. Guarantees for servicemen are applicable under other laws, if this law does not provide for them.
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2.Professional military servicemen shall be paid an allowance for diseases in the following amounts:
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1)100% monthly salary with extra pay for duty assignment is applicable in the event of a disease (breakdown of health) when temporary disability is not longer than 14 calendar days, and 100% monthly salary without extra pay - if temporary disability is longer than 14 calendar days;
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2)80% monthly salary is applicable, when:
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a)a servicemen nurses a sick family member for a period of time not longer than 7 calendar days;
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b)a serviceman cares for a sick child up to seven years of age for a period not longer than 14 calendar days;
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c)a serviceman nurses a child up to seven years of age in an in-patient ward, or a child up to 14 years of age, who is sick with an oncohematological disease, after a complicated operation, trauma, or burns – for the entire nursing period, but to longer than 122 calendar days.
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3.A volunteer serviceman or an active reservist, who temporarily has lost his ability to work during periods when he would be called up for training, exercises or the service, and does not have any income from insurance payments, shall be paid an allowance from funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence equal to 100% of a reservists monthly pay, for a period of time not to exceed four months.
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4.Active service servicemen who die in service for the reasons associated with service shall be buried at the expense of the Government. The Government or its authorised institution shall establish a list of funeral expenses financed by the State. If during active service a serviceman dies under other circumstances or due to illness, the family members or relatives of the serviceman who bury him, shall be allocated half of the sum designated for burial expenses, as established by the Government, to partly defray the cost of burial expenses.
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5.Active service servicemen, who die in service for the reasons associated with service, and with the agreement of their families (close relatives), may have a standard model tombstone approved by the Minister of National Defence and erected with the funds of the Ministry of National Defence. If the family (close relatives) buries the serviceman, who was killed or died, in a family grave and builds a monument other than the aforementioned, the Ministry of National Defence shall pay the family for expenses incurred equal to the cost of a standard model tombstone.
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6.The Government or its authorised institution shall establish the amount of benefits paid during maternity and child care leave provided for in Article 59 of this Law, and the conditions of contributions for insurance pensions.
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Article 69Incentives for Conscripts who Have Completed Military Service
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1.Individuals, who have fulfilled their mandatory military service under honourable conditions, and who meet the admission requirements, shall have priority rights to national defence or police official educational institutions, as well as being accepted into governmental service with the police, post office, railway, and National Security Department. In cases where their admission requirements are equal to other applicants who have not completed their military service, they shall have priority rights in being accepted into governmental educational institutions.
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2.Individuals who have fulfilled their mandatory military service under honourable conditions, and served as professional military servicemen for at least 2 years, upon transfer to the reserve, shall have additional privileges established by other laws.
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3.A volunteer serviceman, who has served exemplary for a period of time not less than 5 years, upon reaching the age when he must be transferred to the reserve, shall be awarded a bonus for his outstanding service. The amount of the bonus shall be determined by the commander, taking into account the service done by the servicemen and not exceeding the following maximum values:
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1)for 5 to 10 years of service - up to two months of active reserve pay as established by the Government;
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2)for more than 10 years of service - up to three months of active reserve pay as established by the Government.
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Article 70Pensions for Servicemen
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1.Professional military servicemen are covered by the state pension insurance. Professional military servicemen, who have served the required number of years required by law, shall be eligible to receive the state military pension.
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2.Servicemen, who become disabled in relation with their service, shall be entitled to receive the state serviceman’s disability pension.
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3.Laws and procedures governing pensions shall establish the conditions and procedures for granting and paying pensions to servicemen.
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4.Other laws shall establish the limitations and the amount of a state military pension that a reserve serviceman can receive, working as a state employee under a labour contract.
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SEVENTH SECTION Specific Features of CIVIL SERVICE IN THE NATIONAL DEFENCE SYSTEM
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Article 71Civil Service in the National Defence System
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1.Civilian employees, officials and other personnel in the national defence system shall be categorised into:
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1)those working on the basis of a labour contract, under the general provisions of the Labour Law and other laws governing labour;
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2)those working in the national defence civil service under a national defence civil service contract drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Law, as well as supplementary conditions and specifics of this Law.
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2.National defence civil service contracts shall be applicable to individuals serving within the sub-units of the Ministry of National Defence, the Armed Forces, Civilian Defence and other services of the National Defence System. Civil servants shall be placed in assignments when it is not necessary to have a professional military serviceman to perform the functions or accomplish the work, rather, an individual having special knowledge and /or experience is needed.
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3.The Government may establish certain restrictions in national defence civil service contracts, taking into account the provisions of paragraph 2 of this Article, and ensuring that the National Defence System has high quality personnel and a stable work force.
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4.The Minister of National Defence shall establish the civil service positions in the National Defence System within the Tables of Organisation, in compliance with the restrictions established by the Government.
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Article 72Specific Features of Civil Service in the National Defence System
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1.In accordance with this Law, employees working in the national defence civil service system shall:
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1)have fixed term contracts, to include the necessary additional provisions noted in the Article 73 of this Law;
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2)be conferred civil service grades;
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3)receive payment for overtime;
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4)be supplied with a service uniform;
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5)act in compliance with the requirements set by the Civilian National Defence Service Statute.
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2.In accordance with the provisions established by the Government, the same support provisions and social guarantees established for professional military servicemen under Article 66 and paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 68, shall apply to employees with national defence civil service contracts. Also the provisions established by Article 63 paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Law may apply to them as well. The provisions for support and social guarantees shall be provided in accordance with the same procedures applicable to professional military servicemen.
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3.In accordance with procedures established by law and other legal acts, individuals, who are entering or serving in the national defence civil service, shall fill out background questionnaires providing personal data, reporting their connections and interests that may be relevant to the protection of classified information, the conduct of their duties, or be a potential reason for a conflict of interest. This information shall be verified. Individuals who conceal or wilfully provide false information shall be prosecuted in accordance with the law. Individuals who conceal or wilfully provide false information may have their national defence civil service contracts terminated and dismissed from service.
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4.In order to ensure the protection of classified information, or to verify the information provided by individuals, who have entered the national defence civil service, a lie detector may be used with the consent of the individual. An individual, who refuses to undergo a lie detector test, shall not be assigned to a position requiring access to classified information.
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Article 73Additional Provisions for the National Defence Civil Service
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1.Only the Minister of National Defence or his authorised officials shall enter into national defence civil service contracts with individuals. The contract shall include the necessary provisions established by this Article.
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2.Upon entering the national defence civil service, the individual shall sign a pledge, the contents of which shall be established by the Minister of National Defence. The contents shall include loyalty to the State and other obligations, length of service, and other relevant circumstances.
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3.A necessary provision of the national defence civil service contract shall be the employee’s commitment to serve in the national defence civil service for a period of time not less than 5 years. If the individual is sent or funded by the Ministry of National Defence to study, he must extend his service for a period of time not less than 2 years after the completion of the most recent training or skill improvement course.
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4.An employee may terminate the national defence civil service contract before its expiration date due to sickness, disability or any other circumstances beyond the individuals control that are insurmountable.
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5.An employee who terminates his contract violating the provisions of paragraph 2 above, when the reasons noted in paragraph 4 above do not apply, or when the contract is terminated on the initiative of the employer due to the fault of the employee (Employment Contract Law, Article 29, paragraph 1, subparagraphs 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12, as well as paragraphs 2 and 3), or in accordance with Article 26, subparagraphs 5, 6, 9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, and 20, the individual shall be required to reimburse the employer for the expenses incurred directly related to training, professional preparation, or skill enhancement, to include the expenses for courses and training overseas, that were incurred by foreign countries as assistance to the National Defence System. If the individual does not fulfil this duty, the expense shall be recovered in accordance with the procedure established by law.
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Article 74National Defence Civil Service Grade System
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1.The national defence civil service system shall have 14 grades established to reflect an employees qualifications and experience.
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2.The national civil service grade system, as well as the requirements for each grade are established by Minister of National Defence. Also, the Minister of National Defence confers the grades to the employees in the National Defence System.
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3.Civil service grades shall not signify subordination.
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4.The conferred grade shall be valid as long as the employee serves in the national defence civil service under a contract.
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5.In the event that the employee does not meet the qualification requirements for the grade he has been conferred, is negligent in the performance of his duties, or violates service discipline, the Minister of National Defence may reduce his grade.
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Article 75Additional Payment Provisions for Employees of National Defence
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Civil service 1. In addition to the conditions and procedures established by legal acts for pay and extra pay for government employees, national defence civil service employees shall be granted:
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1)national defence civil service extra pay, taking into consideration the conferred grade;
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2)extra pay for length of service in the national defence system.
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2.The Government shall establish the amount of extra pay, noted in paragraph 1 above.
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3.In compliance with the conditions established by the Government for granting extra pay, the Minister of National Defence may grant personal extra pay to the employees in the national defence civil service system.
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4.The total amount of the extra pays set forth in paragraphs 1 and 3 of this Article shall not exceed the maximum amount established by the Government.
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Article 76Providing National Defence Civil Service Employees with Uniforms
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1.The Minister of National Defence shall establish a list of civil service positions that will require employees in the national defence civil service to wear uniforms. These uniforms shall be provided from budget funds in accordance with the conditions and procedures established by the Government.
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2.The Minister of National Defence shall approve the standard uniform of national defence civil service.
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Article 77National Defence Civil Service Employees with Bonus
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1.National defence civil service employees shall receive a bonus in accordance with the general bonus procedures of public employees.
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2.Twice a year (Christmas and Easter Holiday) an employee of the national defence civil service shall be paid a holiday bonus up to one month’s pay from the funds allocated to the Ministry of National Defence from the budget. The Minister of National Defence shall establish the amount of the bonus in proportion to the salary.
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Article 77(1) Pay and social guarantees for national defence system security service civil employees 1. The Government shall establish the conditions and procedures for pay for civil service employees in the security services of the national defence system.
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2.Social guarantees provided for professional military servicemen in Articles 66, 67, and paragraphs 4 and 5 of Article 68 shall apply to civil servants serving in security services within the national defence system. The social guarantees shall apply in accordance with the same procedure established for servicemen.
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EIGHT SECTION FINAL PROVISIONS
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Article 78Procedures for Implementation
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The procedures for implementing separate provisions noted in this Law, shall be established by the Law Implementing the National Defence System and Organisation for Military Service.
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Article 79Laws Considered Null and Void
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Once this Law comes into force, the following laws shall be null and void:
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1)the Law on Voluntary National Defence Service of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 1991, No. 4-106);
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2)the Law on National Defence Service of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 1996, No. 101-2302);
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3)the Law on Amendment to the Article 6 of the Law on National Defence Service of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 1997, No. 30-705);
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4)the Law on Implementation of Article 40 of the Law on National Defence Service of the Republic of Lithuania (Official Gazette, 1997, No. 41-990).
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I promulgate this Law passed by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
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PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC Valdas Adamkus