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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
- The Issuance of the Certificate Regarding Architect’s Education or Architect’s Professional Qualification Acquired in the Republic of Lithuania to the Requirements of the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications.
- The Issuance of the Certificate Regarding the Recognition of the Professional Qualification of Architect to the Citizens of the Member States of European Union, States of European Economic Area and Confederation of Switzerland in order to Take-up the Professional Activity of the Architect in the Republic of Lithuania.
- The Acceptance and Announcement of the Declaration Concerning the Provision of Architect’s Services on a Temporary and Occasional Basis in the Republic of Lithuania.
- The Issuance of the Certificate regarding the Recognition of Architect’s Professional Qualification to the citizens of third countries in order to Take-up the Professional Activity of the Architect in the Republic of Lithuania.
- Conformity of the Issuance of the Certificate Regarding Construction Engineer’s Education or Construction Engineer’s Professional Qualification Acquired in the Republic of Lithuania to the Requirements of the Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications
- The Issuance of the Certificate Regarding the Recognition of the Professional Qualification of Construction Engineer to the Citizens of the Member States of European Union, States of European Economic Area and Confederation of Switzerland in order to Take-up the Professional Activity of the Construction Engineer in the Republic of Lithuania
- The Issuance of the Certificate regarding the Recognition of Construction Engineer’s Professional Qualification to the Citizens of Third Countries in order to Work in accordance with the Construction Engineer’s in the Republic of Lithuania
- The Acceptance and Announcement of the Declaration Concerning the Provision of construction engineer’s Services on a Temporary and Occasional Basisin the Republic of Lithuania
- The Appointment of Testing Laboratories and Certification Institutions to Perform Third Parties’ Tasks in Valuating and Inspecting the Consistency of Performance of the Construction Products, which do not have Harmonized Technical Specifications, the Suspension or Termination of Validity of this Appointment
- The Appointment and Announcement (Notification) of Testing Laboratories and Certification Institutions to Perform Third Parties’ Tasks in Valuating and Inspecting the Consistency of Performance of the Construction Products, which have Harmonized Technical Specifications, the Suspension or Termination of Validity of this Appointment and Announcement (Notification)
- The Appointment of Technical Valuation Institutions in order to Prepare the Desirable Area or Areas of Construction Products and Issue European Technical Evaluations, the Suspension or Annulment of the Validity of this Appointment
- The Appointment of Technical Valuation Institutions in order to Prepare the Desirable Area or Areas of Construction Products and Issue National Technical Evaluations, the Suspension or Annulment of the Validity of this Appointment
- The Issuance of Consent for the Contained Use Activity of Genetically Modified Microorganisms (2, 3, 4 Risk Classes)
- The Issuance of Permit for the Activity to Deliberate Release of Genetically Modified Organisms for any other purpose than for Placing on the Market (Deliberate Release of GMOs into the Environment), the Suspension of the Validity of the Permit, the Annulment of the Suspension of the Validity or Annulment of Validity
- The Consent Placing on the Market of GMOs as or in Products (Placing the GMOs (Product) on the Market): the Giving of Consent to Placing the GMOs (Product) on the Market, Refusal to Grant it, Renewal of the Consent to Placing the GMOs to the Market, Temporary Limitation of Validity or Ban
- The Issue of Permit for Introduction / Reintroduction
- The Approval of Measures and Conditions for Organizing the Limited Angling in Inland Water Body
- The Provision of the Conclusions of the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania regarding the Screening Documents of the Strategic Assessment of the Effects of State-Level Plans and Programmes on the Environment (SEA), Scoping Documents of SEA and SEA Reports
- The Issuance of the Certificate of Greeneries Projects Preparation Manager
- The Review of Person Complaints at the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- Acceptance of the Inventory Report of Ambient Air Pollution Sources and their Emissions
- Agreement of Waste Use and Disposal Technical Regulation
- Registration of Waste managers in the State Register of Waste Managers
- Issuance of the Permit for Waste Transportation Within, Into and Out of the European Community
- Adoption of Screening Conclusions on the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Proposed Economic Activity
- Issuance of the European Union eco-label to the relevant product group
- Issuance of Certificates for Handling Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases
- Submission of Background Ambient Air Pollution Data for the Impact Assessment of the Economic Activity on Ambient Air
- Issuance of the License for Organizing Product and/or Packaging Waste Management
- Inclusion of the Product and/or Packaging Waste Managers to the list of waste managers who are entitled to issue documents proving the management of product and/or packaging waste, amendment of the data contained in the list of managers and deletion of managers from the list
- Registration of manufacturers and/or importers in the Code of Manufacturers and Importers
- Issuance of CITES import/export/re-export permits
- Issuance of permits for import and export of animals and/or plants, their parts and articles
- Issuance of a permit to use wild animals
- Issuance of a permit to use protected species
- Issuance of a permit to use the fishing area in the state water body
- Issuance of a permit to market wild plants of protected species
- Issuance of a permit to establish a zoo
- Issuance of a permit to purchase non-amateur fishing gears
- Issuance of a permit to keep wild animals in captivity
- Issuance of a permit described in Article 8 of the Regulation (EU) No 143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species
- Issuance of a permit described in Article 9 of the Regulation (EU) No 143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species
- Permit to lower water level in ponds and dammed lakes
- Obtainment of object data and information from the Rivers, lakes and ponds cadastre of the Republic of Lithuania (RLPC)
- Registration of surface water bodies and hydraulic engineering structures (dams, weirs, spillways, hydropower plans and fish passages) of the Republic of Lithuania in the Rivers, lakes and ponds cadastre of the Republic of Lithuania (RLPC)
- Issuance of the conditions for the use of surface water body for water recovery
- Agreement of projects on management of surface water bodies and coastal areas and reporting conclusions
- Issuance, Updating, and Revocation of Pollution Permit
- Approval of applications for environmental impact assessment of proposed economic activity and adoption of decisions on proposed economic activity opportunities
- Registration of the voluntary Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) or renewal of registration
- Issuance, amendment and termination of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Permit
- Approval of greenhouse gas emission and tonne-kilometer monitoring plans
- Submission of documents related to the conclusions on Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA)
- Issuance, amendment, provision of duplicate licenses, for cremation activities
- Issuance of a permit, renewal, provision of duplicate permits, suspension and revocation of a permit to carry out measurements and research on pollutants emitted from the pollution sources and pollutants in the environment
- Issuance of a license for hazardous waste management
- Agreement of an ash use plan
- Agreement of projects for rehabilitation of territories anticipating the use of sewage sludge for the rehabilitation of damaged territories
- Agreement of Territorial Planning Documents
- Issuance of Territorial Planning Conditions for Territorial Planning Documents
- Registration, adjustment of registration data and de-registration of installations using organic solvents
- Agreement of Programmes of Environmental Monitoring of Economic Entities
- Agreement of Projects for Design Cleaning and Dredging of Water Bodies
- Issuance of a permit to market non-amateur fishing gears
- Agreement of plans for sewage sludge use for fertilizing (agriculture and energy crops)
- Issuance of a permit for special fishing
- Issuance of a commercial fishing permit for inland water bodies
STATE TERRITORIAL PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION INSPECTORATE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
- Providing statutory information to the individuals
- Individuals counseling
- The examination of complaints and notifications
- The Issuance of conclusions on the expediency of approving territorial planning documents (acts of verifying territorial planning documents)
- The approvement of the detailed plan when the detailed plan is not approved within the limited time and the organizer of territorial planning is not provided with the motivated reasons for refusal to approve a detailed plan
- The registration of territorial planning documents in the Register of Territorial Planning Documents (hereinafter – Register)
- The Issuance of the reports according to the documents submitted by a municipality, whether the planned construction and activities comply with the solutions of the territorial planning documents and objectives specified in the Law on the Coastal zone
- The Issuance of the document permitting the construction which have not been issued by the municipality
- Permits issuance (documents) to construct, implement special – national importance project, to build, reconstruct, repair or demolish particular type of object.
- Issuance of construction permits to build a ‘special’ and ‘non-special’ type of object in the coastal zone
- Issued permission for nuclear construction/object reconstruction, overhaul or demolition.
- Permit for structures (buildings, constructions) in the territorial water (water over which Lithuania’s State has jurisdiction), its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf
- The issuance of a permit to continue the suspended construction
- Permit to perform conservation work of structure
- The issuance of the certificate because of the construction of the structure without deviation from essential solutions of the structure project
- The issue of a certificate of the demolition of a structure
- Approval of construction completion declaration
- The issuance of construction completion act
STATE FOREST SERVICE
- Review, Approval, and Registration Of Private Land Forest Management Plan
- Felling Permissions For State Forests
- Felling Permissions For Private Forests
- Approval Of Forest Felling Notices For State Forest Managers/Users
- Approval Of Forest Felling Notices For Private Forest Owners
- Permits To Remove Illegally Logged Timber
- Calculation Of Compensation For Forestry Restrictions In Protected Areas
- Seed Quality Certificate
- License To Import And Use Forest Reproductive Material For Forestry Purposes
CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION CERTIFICATION CENTER (SPSC)
Recipients of service: the Member States of the European Union, The Swiss Confederation or the States signatory to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, citizens. Type of service: non-electronic. Link to online application form (when electronic service unavailable): https://www.spsc.lt/spec/2012/formos/Prasymas_pripazinti_teise_KOMP.zip The timeframe of service: 25 days. Fees of service: https://www.spsc.lt/spec/2012/ikainiai.pdf, from € 59,0 to € 96,0. Cross-border payment measures and procedure: Applicants shall pay SPSC for legal recognition services within 5 business days of receiving the prepayment bill. Payment by bank transfer o cash payment at SPSC. Description of process for obtaining a service: Construction technical regulation STR 1.02.01:2017 Chapter VI. List of documents to be submitted to obtain a permit: Construction technical regulation STR 1.02.01:2017 Chapter VI, points 43 and 44. Contact details of the authority providing a service (position of a responsible employee, name and surname, e-mail, phone no.): Phone numbers: +370 52 728077 and +370 52 728078, +370 698 50887, E-mail address: atestavimas@spsc.lt Information concerning available remedies: This decision may be appealed to Commission for the Examination of the legality of appeals against decisions on the issuance or non-issuance, suspension or revocation of certificates of competence and/or certificates of competence by the Ministry of the Environment, High Commission on Administrative Disputes, Vilnius Regional Administrative Court within one month of notification of this decision to the party concerned.
LITHUANIAN CHAMBER OF ARCHITECTS
Recipients of service: Recognition of qualifications for foreign architects. Type of service: non-electronic. Link to electronic service: http://www.architekturumai.lt/atestavimas/kvalifikacijos-pripazinimas/ Link to online application form (when electronic service unavailable): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-weBzQJ2f94enRScVU2YVlQdWM/view Timeframe of service: 30 working days Fees of service: 184 EUR Cross-border payment measures and procedure: The assessment fee must be transferred to the bank account of the Lithuanian Chamber of Architects. Description of process for obtaining a service: List of documents to be submitted to obtain a permit: Contact details of the authority providing a service (position of a responsible employee, name and surname, e-mail, phone no.): Project manager Vilma Ramašauskaitė Information concerning available remedies: The decision of the Committee of architects’ professional certification can be appealed against to the Ministry of the Environment or to the court. Contact details of organizations from which providers or recipients can obtain practical assistance: Ministry of the Environment: A. Jakšto str. 4, Vilnius; tel. Nr. +37070663661; e-mail. info@am.lt
Organization Details: Architects’ Chamber of Lithuania; Code 301111540; IBAN: LT507044060006067130; Bank AB SEB bankas; SWIFT/BIC: CBVILT2X
Email: atestavimas@architekturumai.lt; Mobile: +370 684 52405.
LITHUANIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Recipients of service: Natural or legal person or a group thereof acting under a joint activities agreement Type of service: electronic/non-electronic Link to electronic service: https://alis-vidinis.am.lt/cs/ Timeframe of service: Up to 30 days. If the permit is authorized under the tender procedures – within 20 days after the announcement of the tender results. Fees of Service: Cross-border payment measures and procedure: State fee, payment code 5773 Description of process for obtaining a service: The permits are authorized only for mineral and groundwater resources, and Earth underground cavities that are explored in accordance with the legal regulations and approved by Lithuanian Geological Survey cavities and provided that the exploitation will not have a major negative impact on the environment or human health. List of documents to be submitted to obtain a permit: When applying for a permit, a natural or legal person or a group thereof acting under a joint activities agreement have to submit an application and other documents listed in paragraphs 22-25 of the Rules on the Authorisation of Permits for the Use of the Underground Resources (except Hydrocarbons) and Cavities (approved by Resolution No 198 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 11 February 2002). Contact details of the authority providing a service (position of a responsible employee, name and surname, e-mail, phone no.): Licenses for the exploitation of mineral resources – Division of Mineral Resources and Register, Head of Division Audronė Dumšienė, e-mail audrone.dumsiene@lgt.lt, Phone +370 52133436 Information concerning available remedies: Vilnius Regional Administrative Court (Žygimantai str. 2, 01102 Vilnius, Lithuania) in accordance with the procedure established by the Law on Administrative Proceedings of the Republic of Lithuania
State Tax Inspectorate Under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Budgetary institution. Legal person’s code – 188659752, Address: Vasario 16-th str. 14, 01514 Vilnius, Lithuania
State Tax Inspectorate Under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania data is collected and kept in Register of Legal Entities.
Phone +370 5 266 8200, fax. +370 5 212 5604, e-mail vmi@vmi.lt
The permit of the use of valuable minerals (amber and others), moon mineral quartz sand and metal ores, and natural underground cavities for the disposal of the industrial waste (except radioactive and toxic waste) or for the storage of hydrocarbons (oil and gas) and the other materials, is authorized under a tender procedures only.
The Permit to use the resources of limestone, dolomite, chalk marl, gaze, gypsum, anhydrite, rock salt, clay, sand, gravel, sapropel, peat and groundwater, and underground geothermal energy is authorized without a tender procedure.
Licences for the use of groundwater resources – Division of Hydrogeology,
Head of Division Rasa Radienė, e-mail rasa.radiene@lgt.lt, Phone +370 52136272
Contact details of organizations from which providers or recipients can obtain practical assistance: Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania Budgetary institution. Legal person’s code – 188710780, Address: S. Konarskio str. 35, 03123 Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania data is collected and kept in Register of Legal Entities. Phone +370 52332829, e-mail lgt@lgt.lt
Recipients of service: Natural or legal person or a group thereof acting under a joint activities agreement Type of service: electronic/non-electronic Link to electronic service: https://alis-vidinis.am.lt/cs/ Timeframe of service: Up to 30 days Fees of service: 289 EUR Cross-border payment measures and procedure: State fee, payment code 5773 Description of process for obtaining a service: The Permit for the direct and indirect investigations of the Earth Underground are authorised for a natural or legal person or a group thereof acting under a joint activities agreement, employing specialists with compulsory specialization, qualifications and education who are qualified to lead a given type of research. List of documents to be submitted to obtain a permit: When applying for a Permit, a natural or legal person or a group thereof acting under a joint activities agreement have to submit an application and other documents listed in paragraph 15 of the Rules on the Autorisation of Permit to Investigate the Earth Underground (approved by Resolution No 1433 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania of 29 November 2001). Contact details of the authority providing a service (position of a responsible employee, name, and surname, e-mail, phone no.): Division of Mineral Resources and Register, Information concerning available remedies: Vilnius Regional Administrative Court (Žygimantai str. 2, 01102 Vilnius, Lithuania) in accordance with the procedure established by the Law on Administrative Proceedings of the Republic of Lithuania. Contact details of organizations from which providers or recipients can obtain practical assistance: Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania Budgetary institution. Legal person’s code – 188710780, Address: S. Konarskio str. 35, 03123 Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuanian Geological Survey under the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania data are collected and kept in Register of Legal Entities. Phone +370 52332829, e-mail lgt@lgt.lt
State Tax Inspectorate Under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania
Budgetary institution. Legal person’s code – 188659752, Address: Vasario 16-th str. 14, 01514 Vilnius, Lithuania
State Tax Inspectorate Under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania data is collected and kept in Register of Legal Entities.
Phone +370 5 266 8200, fax. +370 5 212 5604, e-mail vmi@vmi.lt
Head of Division Audronė Dumšienė, e-mail audrone.dumsiene@lgt.lt, Phone +370 52133436
Chief Specialist Rasa Smolskutė, e-mail rasa.smolskute@lgt.lt, Phone +370 52334647
MUNICIPALITIES OF LITHUANIA
Recipients of service: Natural or legal person Type of service: electronic/ non-electronic Link to electronic service: Jurbarko District Municipality; Link to online application form (when electronic service unavailable): Sample application form Timeframe of service: 20 working days from the date of submission of all necessary documents. Fees of service: Depends on the Municipality Cross-border payment measures and procedure: Depends on the Municipality Description of process for obtaining a service: Applications for the permissions for excavation and fencing are issued to construction contractor organizations, self-dependent organizations or individual builders in construction, repairing and reconstructing or demolishing buildings, engineering facilities and networks in the territory of the Municipality. If permission for all construction in the object is obtained, i.e. fencing of the territory and carrying out of earthworks and construction assemblage works, the permission for excavation in laying of separate underground communications to the before-mentioned object is issued as a continuation of the main permission. Arrangement with the Department of Protection of Cultural Values at the address Šnipiškių g. 3, room 7, tel. 2731024, if the works are carried out in the area of protection of cultural values. Permissions and arrangements of the Road Administration where the works are carried out in city streets operated by regional road companies. Permission for cutting trees and bushes obtained by ordering an additional service. List of documents to be submitted to obtain a permit: List of Municipalities (Lithuanian): Information concerning available remedies: In order to obtain consultation or information, the person shall submit a request and information detailing the circumstances of the request which is of concern to him.
Recipients of service: Natural or legal person Type of service: electronic/ non-electronic Link to electronic service: Jurbarko District Municipality; Link to online application form (when electronic service unavailable): Sample application form Timeframe of service: 20 working days from the date of submission of all necessary documents Fees of service: Depends on the Municipality Cross-border payment measures and procedure: Depends on the Municipality Description of process for obtaining a service: Permissions are issued for cutting, replanting or otherwise removing and pruning of plantations subject to protection growing not in forest land. An application is submitted in writing (by the appearance of the person or his representative directly at the administration of the municipality, sending the application by mail, electronically to the official e-mail address of the administration of the municipality if it is possible to identify the applicant or electronically through the E-Government Gate. The permission or refusal of permission is issued to the recipient of the service by the appearance of the recipient directly at the administration of the municipality or by sending it to the person by the means specified by him: by mail or through the E-Service system or through the E-Government Gate (www.epaslaugos.lt). List of documents to be submitted to obtain a permit: List of Municipalities(Lithuanian): Information concerning available remedies: In order to obtain consultation or information, the person shall submit a request and information detailing the circumstances of the request which is of concern to him.
