GEN 1.6 SUMMARY OF NATIONAL REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS/CONVENTIONS
A list of titles, references and summaries of national regulations affecting air navigation, together with a list of international agreements/conventions ratified by the Republic of Lithuania:
1 Aviation act
The Republic of Lithuania Aviation Act from 17 October 2000, No. VIII-2066;
2 Civil aviation regulation
Resolution No. 394 “On the Approval of the Regulations on the Use of Military Aerodromes for the Purposes of Civil Aircraft” adopted on 1 April 2003 by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
Resolution No.1355 “On the Approval of the Order of the Use of the Šiauliai Military Aerodrome for the Flights of Civil Aircraft“ adopted on 28 October 2004 by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
Resolution No. 285 “On the Approval of the Rules for the Organization of the Airspace of the Republic of Lithuania” adopted on 17 March 2004 by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
Resolution No. 1132 “On Implementation of Provisions of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 923/2012 of 26 September 2012 laying down the common rules of the air and operational provisions regarding services and procedures in air navigation and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1035/2011 and Regulations (EC) No 1265/2007, (EC) No 1794/2006, (EC) No 730/2006, (EC) No 1033/2006 and (EU) No 255/2010” adopted on 4 December 2013 by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 3-439 “On the Approval of the Regulations of the Registration of Civil Aircraft“ issued on 10 October 2005 by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 3-25 “On the Approval of the Regulations for the Classification and Investigation of and Reporting on the Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents” issued on 15 January 2002 by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 134/217 “On the Approval and Implementation of the Regulations on the Aircraft Noise Restriction” issued on 19 April 2001 by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
3 International agreements/conventions
Resolution No. 514 “On the Republic of Lithuania’s joining Convention on International Civil Aviation” adopted on 30 November 1991 by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
Convention on International Civil Aviation (The Chicago Convention, 1st November 1944);
Protocol of Amendment to the Warsaw Convention of 12 October 1929 for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air (28 September 1955, Hague);
Convention Supplementary to Warsaw Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules Relating to International Carriage by Air (18 September 1961, Guadalajara);
Convention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed on Board Aircraft (14 September 1963, Tokyo);
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft (16 December 1970, Hague);
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (23 September 1971, Montreal);
Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International Civil Aviation. Supplementary to the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation (24 February 1988, Montreal);
Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of Detection 1 March 1991, Montreal);
The Republic of Lithuania Act “On the Ratification of the International Agreements of European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation” adopted on 30 March 2006;
Eurocontrol International convention related to co-operation for the safety of air navigation (13 December 1960, Brussels);
Additional protocol to Eurocontrol International convention related to co-operation for the safety of air navigation (6 July 1970, Brussels);
Protocol for the amendment of the additional protocol to the Eurocontrol International convention related to co-operation for the safety of air navigation of 6 July 1970 (21 November 1978, Brussels);
Final Act of the Diplomatic conference on the Protocol amending the Eurocontrol International convention related to co-operation for the safety of air navigation of 13 December 1960 (12 February 1981, Brussels);
Multilateral agreement relating to route charges (12 February 1981, Brussels);
Final Act of the Diplomatic conference on the Protocol consolidating the Eurocontrol International convention related to co-operation for the safety of air navigation of 13 December 1960, as variously amended (27 June 1997, Brussels);
The protocol on the Accession of the European Community to the Eurocontrol International convention related to co-operation for the safety of air navigation of 13 December 1960, as variously amended and as consolidated by the Protocol of 27 June 1997 (8 October 2002, Brussels).
4 Miscellaneous
4.1 General
Order No. 1R-388 “On the Approval of Description of Procedure for the Investigation of the Civil Aviation Accidents and Incidents” issued on 30 December 2015 by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 3-118 “On Approval of Description of Procedure for Payment and Use of Charges for the Use of Airports and the Air Navigation Services Provided within the Airspace of the Republic of Lithuania” issued on 28 February 2011 by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 3-144 “On the Approval of the Regulations on the Provision of Ground Handling Services in Airports” issued on 12 April 2002 by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 2BE-304 “On the Approval of Description on the Organization of the Air Shows and the Aviation Sport Contests” issued on 25 October 2019 by the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration Director;
Order No. 4R-147 “On the Approval of the Requirements on the Use of Aeroplanes and Helicopters of Experimental Category” issued on 06 September 2017 by the Civil Aviation Administration Director;
Order No. 3-96/D1-171 “On the Approval of the Regulations on the Restriction of Operations of Civil Subsonic Jet Aircraft in the Airports of the Republic of Lithuania” issued on 23 March 2007 by the Minister of Transport and Communications and the Minister of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 2BE-70 “On the Approval of the Regulations on the Issuing of Special Certificates of Airworthiness of Civil Aircraft” issued on 6 March 2019 by the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration Director;
Order No. 3-147 “On the Approval of the Regulations on the Transportation of Passengers, Baggage, Mail and Cargos by Aircraft” issued on 20 April 2006 by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania;
Order No. 2-78 “On Application of Visual Meteorological Conditions to Helicopter Flights of Aviation Board of State Border Guard Service under the Ministry of the Interior” issued on 31 March 2020 by the Director of Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration;
Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code);
Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 The third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the internal borders and whose nationals are exempt from that requirement;
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency - Basic regulation.
Order No. 2-78 “Separation minima for application by air navigation service provider within Vilnius flight information region and upper flight information region” issued on 29 June 2022 by the Director of Transport Competence Agency.
4.2 Air carriers
Resolution No. 483 “On the Approval of Regulation on Licensing of Air Transport” adopted on 28 April 2004 by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania;
Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community;
Order No. 3-298 “On the Approval of the Description for Applications on Investigation for Performance of Air Transport between the Republic of Lithuania and the European Union and the States outside the European Economic Space, Provision, Appointment, Revocation of the Flight Rights and Consultations with the Interested Parties” issued on 7 September 2007 by the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania.
4.3 Aviation security
Commission Implementing Decision C(2015) 8005 of 16 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security containing information, as referred to in Article 18 (a) of Regulation (EC) No. 300/2008;
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/1998 of 5 November 2015 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security;
National Civil Aviation Security Programme approved by Resolution No. 1613-7 of 10 November 2010 of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of the National Civil Aviation Security Programme”;
Programme of the National Civil Aviation Security Training approved by Order No. 3-193 of 4 May 2009 of the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Approval of the Programme of the National Civil Aviation Security Training”;
Commission Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 On Common Rules in the Field of Civil Aviation Security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002.