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LITHUANIA

Since March 2002

Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)  |  Indicator Adoption of the WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Copyright Treaty
Lithuania and the European Union have adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty. Lithuania acceded to the Treaty on 18 June 2001, with its provisions coming into force on 6 March 2002. Subsequently, the European Union ratified the Treaty on 14 December 2009, and it entered into effect on 14 March 2010.
Coverage Horizontal

LITHUANIA

Since May 2002

Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)  |  Indicator Adoption of the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Lithuania and the European Union have adopted the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty. Lithuania acceded to the Treaty on 26 January 2001, with its provisions coming into force on 20 May 2002. Subsequently, the European Union ratified the Treaty on 14 December 2009, and it entered into effect on 14 March 2010.
Coverage Horizontal

LITHUANIA

Since June 2016
Since May 2018

Pillar Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)  |  Indicator Effective protection covering trade secrets
Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets)

Law No XIII-1125 on the Legal Protection of Trade Secrets of the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublikos komercinių paslapčių teisinės apsaugos įstatymas Nr. XIII-1125)
The Directive 2016/943 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) is key in harmonising national laws concerning trade secrets. Lithuania transposed the Directive through a series of amendments to existing legislation in 2018, as well as with Law No XIII-1125 on the Legal Protection of Trade Secrets of the Republic of Lithuania.
Coverage Horizontal

LITHUANIA

Since May 2014

Pillar Telecom infrastructure & competition  |  Indicator Passive infrastructure sharing obligation
Directive 2014/61/EU on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks
It is reported that passive sharing is mandated in Lithuania, and it is practised in the mobile sector based on commercial agreements. In addition, Art. 3.2 Directive 2014/61/EU establishes that Member States shall ensure that, upon written request of an undertaking providing or authorised to provide public communications networks, any network operator must meet all reasonable requests for access to its physical infrastructure under fair and reasonable terms and conditions, including price, with a view to deploying elements of high-speed electronic communications networks. Such written request shall specify the elements of the project for which the access is requested, including a specific time frame.
Coverage Telecommunications sector

LITHUANIA

N/A

Pillar Telecom infrastructure & competition  |  Indicator Presence of shares owned by the government in telecom companies
Presence of shares owned by the government in the telecom sector
It is reported that AB Lietuvos radijo ir televizijos centras (Broadcasting of radio and television programs) is a wholly state-owned company.
Coverage Telecommunications sector

LITHUANIA

N/A

Pillar Telecom infrastructure & competition  |  Indicator Functional/accounting separation for operators with significant market power
Lack of mandatory functional separation for dominant network operators
It is reported that Lithuania does not mandate functional separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. However, accounting separation is required by law.
Coverage Telecommunications sector

LITHUANIA

Reported in 2022

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Exclusion from public procurement
Exclusion from public procurement
On 22 March 2022, the Lithuanian government approved a list of "hostile countries," which now face exclusion from public procurement opportunities in Lithuania. This list includes Russia, Belarus, Crimea, Transnistria, Abkhazia, and South Ossetia. As a result, companies from these countries will no longer be able to participate in public procurement processes, and existing contracts with suppliers from these regions will be terminated. The establishment of this list follows amendments to Lithuania's procurement laws, which allow national authorities to reject tenders from suppliers connected to countries deemed hostile to Lithuania, particularly in cases of mobilisation, war, or a state of emergency.
Coverage Horizontal

LITHUANIA

Since March 2004, last amended in February 2014
Since August 1996, last amended in June 2018

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU)

Law No I-1491 on Public Procurement (Lietuvos Respublikos viešųjų pirkimų įstatymas No. I-1491)
Art. 85 of the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) contains provisions allowing contracting public entities to reject foreign goods not covered by any EU international commitments from its tender procedures. In these cases, a tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender (Art. 85.2). Additionally, in cases of equivalent offers, the provisions provide for a preference for European tenders and tenders covered by EU's international obligations. In practice, this possibility has rarely been used. In Lithuania, the Directive has been transposed through Appendix 2 and the Annex to Law No. I-1491 on Public Procurement and the insertion of Art. 18-1 in the Law.
Coverage Any product sold to a utility provider including software used in telecommunication network equipment
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LITHUANIA

Reported in 2018, last reported in 2023

Pillar Public procurement of ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Other limitations on foreign participation in public procurement
Lack of transparency in public procurement
It is reported that the lack of transparency is a challenge for public procurement procedures in Lithuania, especially for foreign bidders, including with respect to overly narrow definitions of tenders and implicit biases in favour of local vendors and state-owned enterprises. Moreover, foreign companies have expressed concern that large projects are often split into multiple smaller tenders, which favours local companies and reduces economies of scale for foreign bidders.
Coverage Horizontal
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LITHUANIA

ITA signatory? I II

Pillar Tariffs and trade defence measures applied on ICT goods  |  Indicator Effective tariff rate on ICT goods (applied weighted average)
Effective tariff rate to ICT goods (applied weighted average)
0.88%
Coverage rate of zero-tariffs on ICT goods (%)
74.86%
Coverage: ICT goods

LIBERIA

Since 2007

Pillar Technical standards applied to ICT goods and online services  |  Indicator Self-certification for product safety
Telecommunications Act 2007
The Telecommunications Act (Part XI Section 61) allows Supplier Declaration of Conformity for foreign businesses importing telecommunications equipment in Liberia. It also allows the Mutual Recognition of Certification or test reports from countries that enter into a Mutual Recognition Agreement with Liberia. Furthermore, it also allows third-party test certificates.
Coverage Telecommunications sector

LIBERIA

Since December 2019

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator Threshold for ‘De Minimis’ rule
Liberia Modernized Customs Code of 2018
Section 1640 of the Liberian Modernized Customs Code Act prescribes that custom duties up to 100 USD should not be levied. Therefore, the country imposes a de minimis threshold (that is the minimum value of goods below which customs do not charge duties) of 100 USD, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Coverage Horizontal

LIBERIA

Since 2015

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator Restrictions on domain names
Liberia National Policy on The Use of the ".Gov.Lr" Domain Name
The Liberian National Policy on Domain names (UGDn-RL/MPT-FBN/ZT/ddw/2015/005) requires that the use of Liberia Internet Country Code Top-level domain (".lr") shall only be given to entities with local presence and intent in Liberia.
Coverage Horizontal

LIBERIA

Since June 2002

Pillar Online sales and transactions  |  Indicator Framework for consumer protection applicable to online commerce
Act amending the general business law, Title 14 of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised, by adding thereto Chapter 13 to facilitate the use of electronic transactions for commercial and other purposes, and to provide for matters arising from and related to such use, approved 8 January 2002
The "Act amending the general business law, Title 14 of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised, by adding to it Chapter 13 to facilitate the use of electronic transactions for commercial and other purposes, and to provide for matters arising from and related to such use, approved January 8, 2002" provides a comprehensive consumer protection framework that applies to online transactions.
Coverage Horizontal

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