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Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XIII-947 of 21 of December 2017 "To Amend Articles 6, 27 and 37 of the Law No. I-1336 "On State Social Insurance"". -

Adoption: 2017-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2018-10-01 | LTU-2017-L-107104

Rephrases paragraph 5 of Article 6 (Persons covered by social insurance due to a particular social status). Also makes wording changes in sub-paragraph 4 of paragraph 2 of Article 27 (Management system and participants of social insurance and management structure of the Fund). Rephrases Article 37 (Functions of the employment service in the social insurance system).

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XIII-949 of 21 December 2017 "To Amend Articles 8, 10, 21 of the Law No. IX-1675 "On Cash Social Assistance for Poor Families and Single Residents"". -

Adoption: 2017-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 2018-01-01 | LTU-2017-L-107105

Rephrases sub-paragraphs 4 and 10 of Paragraph 1 of Article 8 (The amount of compensations). Also rephrases sub-paragraph 2 of paragraph 1 and sub-paragraph 2 of paragraph 3 of Article 10 (Real estate ratios). Also rephrases paragraph 11 of Article 21 (Funds for social cash assistance).

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Government Resolution No.937 of 21 September 2016 "On Approval of an Inter-Institutional Action Plan on Development Cooperation". -

Adoption: 2016-09-21 | Date of entry into force: 2016-09-26 | LTU-2016-R-104730

Establishes that for the purposes of enhanced inter-institutional coordination of development cooperation, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania has resolved:
1. To approve an Inter-institutional Action Plan on Development Cooperation (annexed hereto).
2. To propose to the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania, to municipal authorities and bodies to take part in implementation of the Inter-institutional Action Plan on Development Cooperation, as approved by the present Resolution.
Inter-Institutional Action Plan on Development Cooperation includes:
Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Aims, objectives, measures, and allocations of the plan
Chapter III: Plan assessment criteria and values.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

The Law No. XII-2512 of 29 June 2016 to Amend the Law "On State Social Insurance Pensions". -

Adoption: 2016-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2018-01-01 | LTU-2016-L-104725

Introduces a new version of the Law No. I-549 "On the Republic of Lithuania on State Social Insurance Pensions" with the following chapters:
Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Old-age pensions
Chapter III: Work incapacity pensions
Chapter IV: Widow’s/widower’s and orphan’s pensions
Chapter V: Award, payment, and revision of social insurance pensions and consideration of disputes concerning pensions
Chapter VI: Payment of pensions awarded before the entry into force of this law
Chapter VII: Preservation of the rights acquired before the entry into force of this law
Chapter VIII: Transitional provisions (establishing, inter alia, the value of the basic pension and pension point; the old-age retirement age and regulation of the obligatory insurance record for an old-age pension)
Chapter IX: Compensation for special working conditions.

Annex 1 ensures the implementation of the following European Union legal acts:
1. Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment (OJ 2009, L 155, p. 17).
2. Directive 2011/98/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on a single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (OJ 2011 L 343, p.7).
Annex 2: Periods recognized as equivalent to the insurance record
Annex 3: Rates of work incapacity pension level multipliers
Annex 4: Rates of annual accumulation participant multipliers
Annex 5: Obligatory insurance record for an old-age pension
Annex 6: Minimum and obligatory insurance record for a work incapacity pension.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XII-2508 of 29 June 2016 to Amend the Law No. I-1336 "On State Social Insurance". -

Adoption: 2016-06-29 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2016-07-16 | LTU-2016-L-104726

Introduces a new version of the Law with the following chapters:
Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Social insurance contributions and benefits
Chapter III: Rights, duties and responsibilities of insurers, insured persons and beneficiaries of social insurance benefits and other payments within the remit of regional branches of the fund board
Chapter IV: Social insurance finances and assets
Chapter V: Management system for social insurance
Chapter VI: Rights of the fund administrations and appeals against decisions and actions.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. No. XII-2501 of 28 June 2016 to Amend the Law No. IX-110 "On Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance". -

Adoption: 2016-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2016-07-16 | LTU-2016-L-104727

Introduces a new version of the law with the following chapters:
Chapter I: General provisions
Chapter II: Sickness benefit
Chapter III: Maternity, paternity and childcare benefits
Chapter IV: Vocational rehabilitation benefit
Chapter V: State social insurance fund resources for sickness social insurance and maternity social insurance
Chapter VI: Final provisions.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XII-2472 of 21 June 2016 to Amend the Law "On Social Insurance of Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases". -

Adoption: 2016-06-21 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2016-07-06 | LTU-2016-L-104723

Introduces new version of Law No VIII-1509 of 23 December 1999 "On Social Insurance of Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases".
The new text chapters are as follows:
Chapter I: General provisions.
Chapter II: Insurance benefits
Deals with, inter alia, the benefits of the social insurance of occupational accidents; the sickness benefit; the compensatory wage used for the calculation of the sickness benefits; the duration and amount of the payment of the sickness benefit; posthumous payment of benefits to the person entitled to such; lump-sum compensation for lost capacity for work; payment of compensations following a change in the incapacity for work of an insured person
Chapter III: Funds of the social insurance of occupational accidents
Introduces also the rates of contributions of the social insurance of occupational accidents; the procedure for paying the state social insurance contributions; the recovery of funds from the guilty persons.
Chapter IV: Final provisions.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XII-2362 of 19 May 2016 to Amend the Law No. I-446 of 26 April 1994 "On Land". -

Adoption: 2016-05-19 | Date of entry into force: 2016-06-03 | LTU-2016-L-104728

Rephrases paragraph 8 of article 23 (Land easements) which deals with the right of land owner or trustee of the state-owned land to apply for reimbursement for the losses incurred due to an easement. Namely regulates the procedure of applying for reimbursement and the reimbursement itself, establishing that the amount of the incurred losses and the time limit for reimbursement thereof shall be settled by agreement between the owners of the dominant and servient objects or the trustees of the state-owned land.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No.XII-2142 of 8 December 2015 to Amend Articles 8, 16, 181, 19 of the Law "On Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance". -

Adoption: 2015-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2016-01-01 | LTU-2015-L-102244

Introduces wording changes into paragraph 3 of article 8 (Entitlement to a Sickness Allowance), paragraph 3 of article 16 (Entitlement to Maternity Allowance over the Duration of Maternity Leave), paragraph 3 of article 181 (Entitlement to Paternity Allowance), also into paragraph 3 of article 19 (Entitlement to Maternity (Paternity) Allowance).

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XII-1003 of 10 July 2014 to Amend and Supplement Law "On Social Insurance of Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases". -

Adoption: 2014-07-10 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | LTU-2014-L-99551

Rephrases para 2 (on insured income of the insured person) of article 3 (Basic definitions); paras 1, 3 of article 4 (Persons who benefit from social insurance of occupational accidents); para 6 of article 5 (Insurers); para 2 of article 30 (Procedure of paying contributions for the state social insurance).
Article 2 of this law enters into force on 23 July 2014.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XI-1772 of 1 December 2011 on Cash Social Assistance for Poor Families and Single Residents to Amend the Law on Cash Social Assistance for Law-Income Families (Single Residents). -

Adoption: 2011-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | LTU-2011-L-90082

Introduces a new edition of the previous Law on Cash Social Assistance for Law-Income Families (Single Residents) of 2003.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XI-1772 of 1 December 2011 Amending Law on Cash Social Assistance for Poor Families and Single Residents. -

Adoption: 2011-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 2012-01-01 | LTU-2011-L-90168

Gives a new version of the previous Law on aw on Cash Social Assistance for Low-Income Families (Single Residents) of 2003.
Chapter I: General Provisions
Chapter II: Types of Cash Social Assistance and Conditions of Granting Therefore.
Chapter III: Amounts of Cash Social Assistance
Chapter IV: Establishment of the Ratio of Property Value for the Entitlement to Cash Social Assistance
Chapter V: Calculation of Income for Receiving Cash Social Assistance
Chapter VI: Provision of Cash Social Assistance
Chapter VII: Duties of Persons Receiving Cash Social Assistance
Chapter VIII: Recovery of Illegally Received Cash Social Assistance
Chapter IX: Provision of Cash Social Assistance in Performing of Independent Functions of Municipalities
Chapter X: Final Provisions

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XI-639 of 22 December 2009 to amend and supplement article 6 of the previous law on Sickness and Maternity Social Insurance. (Ligos ir motinystes socialinio draudimo istatymo 6 straipsnio pakeitimo ISTATYMAS) -

Adoption: 2009-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2009-07-01 | LTU-2009-L-84086

Amends article 6 regulating the procedure of calculation and reimbursement of maternity and paternity allowances.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XI-533 of 8 December 2009 to amend and supplement article 22 of the previous law on State Social Assistance Benefits. (Valstybiniu salpos ismoku istatymo 22 straipsnio pakeitimo ISTATYMAS) -

Adoption: 2009-12-08 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-01 | LTU-2009-L-84083

Amends para 6 of article 22 regulating issues the recipient of social benefits payments in case of death of the beneficiary.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XI-448 of 22 October 2009 to amend and supplement articles 7, 30, 31,33 and 34 of the previous Law on Health Insurance. (Sveikatos draudimo istatymo 7, 30, 31, 33, 34 straipsniu papildymo ir pakeitimo ISTATYMAS) -

Adoption: 2009-10-22 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-01 | LTU-2009-L-84087

Introduces changes in procedure of the registry of persons eligible for compulsory social security, as well as in the functions, competences and territorial branches of the National Health Insurance Fund.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XI-307 of 18 June 2009 to amend and supplement article 22 and 33 of the previous Act on State Social Insurance. (Valstybinio socialinio draudimo istatymo 22 ir 33 straipsniu pakeitimo ISTATYMAS) -

Adoption: 2009-06-18 | Date of entry into force: 2009-08-01 | LTU-2009-L-84082

Introduces minor changes in articles 22 and 33 regulating functioning of the State Social Insurance Fund Board and Lithuanian Labour Exchange.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. XI-168 of 17 February 2009 to amend and supplement articles 8 and 14 of the previous law on State Social Insurance Pensions. (Valstybiniu socialinio draudimo pensiju istatymo 8 ir 14 straipsniu pakeitimo ISTATYMAS) -

Adoption: 2009-02-17 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-01 | LTU-2009-L-84080

Amends para 3 of articles 8 and 14 regulating, inter alia, issues of pension and income calculation for farmers.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. X-1448 to amend the previous Law on State Social Insurance.

Adoption: 2007-02-01 | Date of entry into force: 2008-02-02 | LTU-2007-L-78503

Provides for state social assistance benefits for persons to whom the State assistance is provided because of their disabilities, age or other reasons. Defines the conditions and procedure for granting and paying such benefits.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law on Cash Social Assistance for Low-Income Families (Single Residents) (Law No. IX-1675) -

Adoption: 2003-07-01 | Date of entry into force: 2004-04-01 | LTU-2003-L-70819

Provides for cash benefits to low-income families after an evaluation of their property and income. In order to be able to benefit, persons must be permanent residents in the Republic of Lithuania. This includes foreigners with permanent resident status.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. IX-1245 of 10 December 2002 to amend and supplement articles 2, 10, 28, 29, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 45, 49, 54, 56 of the Act on State Social Insurance Pensions and to supplement the Act with articles 551, 552, 553, 554, 555. -

Adoption: 2002-12-10 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | LTU-2002-L-65887

Unifies the conditions of conferring disability status to persons who become disabled until and after the age of 23, provides for the possibility to receive a widower's pension for guardians raising dead persons' children from 14 to 18 years of age.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. IX-1219 of 3 December 2002 to amend the Act on Health Insurance (as amended by Act No. IX-1833 of 18 November 2003). -

Adoption: 2002-12-03 | Date of entry into force: 2003-11-18 | LTU-2002-L-65886

Regulates compulsory social insurance of foreigners temporarily residing and employed in Lithuania, taking into account the principle of non-discrimination of foreigners under the EU law.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. IX-1215 of 3 December 2002 on Reform of the Pension System. -

Adoption: 2002-12-03 | Date of entry into force: 2003-07-04 | LTU-2002-L-65888

Provides for the main principles relating with social insurance pension systems and the accumulative part of pensions.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. IX-414 of 28 June 2001 to amend sections 3 and 24 of the Act on the Health System.

Adoption: 2001-06-28 | LTU-2001-L-60426

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 685 of 7 June 2001 on the creation of the guarantee fund.

Adoption: 2001-06-07 | LTU-2001-R-64854

Presents in annex the Rules of the guarantee fund: resources and their use, and fund management. Unofficial translation available in French.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. IX-307 of 8 May 2001 to amend sections 23 and 32 of the Act on State social insurance pensions.

Adoption: 2001-05-08 | Date of entry into force: 2001-07-01 | LTU-2001-L-60429

Amends provisions relating to payment of old age benefits to pensioners (and disability benefits to disabled persons) whose income is subject to insurance.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. IX-186 of 20 February 2001 to amend section 16 of the Act on health protection.

Adoption: 2001-02-20 | LTU-2001-L-60432

Amends part 6 of section 16 on payment of contributions by a certain category of persons.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. IX-185 of 20 February 2001 to amend section 3 of the Act on State Pensions.

Adoption: 2001-02-20 | LTU-2001-L-60433

Amends part 3 of section 3 on pension level.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 86 of 25 January 2001 to approve the Regulations on social security benefits for sickness and maternity.

Adoption: 2001-01-25 | LTU-2001-R-60434

Regulates the procedure of attribution and payment of social security benefits for sickness and maternity. Deals with calculation of benefits, qualifying period for insurance, and categories of beneficiaries.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 21 of 9 January 2001 to amend partially the Decree No. 1156 of 18 November 1994 to approve the Regulations on the attribution and payment of State social insurance pensions.

Adoption: 2001-01-09 | LTU-2001-R-60424

Amends point 2.2 and presents a new Annex No. 3 on retirement ages for men and women.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. I-1367 of 6 June 1996 to amend the Act on health care institutions, as amended to 12 October 2000 (No. VIII-2035).

Adoption: 2000-10-12 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-06 | LTU-2000-L-58869

Provides for the classification of health care institutions, principles of their founding, reorganisation, liquidation, operation, State regulation, control measures, administration and financing. Also fixes the nomenclature of institutions of the National Health Care System of Lithuania, and relations between health care institutions and patients.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-1926 of 12 September 2000 on the Guaranteed Fund. -

Adoption: 2000-09-12 | Date of entry into force: 2000-10-01 | LTU-2000-L-63986

Available in English. Provides that the assets of the Fund shall be allocated for payments to the employees of undertakings under bankruptcy, who have terminated employment relationships with such undertakings, as well as to the employees who continue employment relationships with an undertaking under bankruptcy when the undertaking is indebted to them.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Law No. VIII-1679 of 11 May 2000 "On Ethics of Bio-medical Research" as Amended to 26 June 2014. -

Adoption: 2000-05-11 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-01 | LTU-2000-L-99554

Establishes, inter alia, basic categories, objectives and peculiarities of conducting bio-medical research, requirements for ethics of bio-medical research, vulnerable subjects and the protection of their interests, control of the conduct of bio-medical research, formation of regional bio-medical research ethics committees and remit thereof.
Implements Directive 2001/20/EC of the European Parliament of the Council of 4 April 2001 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the implementation of good clinical practice in the conduct of clinical trials on medicinal products for human use (OJ 2004 special edition, Chapter 13, Volume 26, p. 299).

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Resolution No. 339 on Approval of the Regulations of State Voluntary Social Pensions Insurance. (Del Valstybinio savanoriskojo socialinio pensiju draudimo taisykliu patvirtinimo) -

Adoption: 2000-03-23 | Date of entry into force: 2000-03-30 | LTU-2000-M-85748

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-1509 of 23 December 1999 on social insurance of occupational accidents and occupational diseases. -

Adoption: 1999-12-23 | Date of entry into force: 2000-01-01 | LTU-1999-L-56729

Regulates the relations of social insurance of occupational accident and occupational disease occurrences, stipulates the categories of beneficiaries, rights to such insurance benefits, conditions, calculation and payment of benefits, and defines insurable and non-insurable occurrences. Available in English.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act of 1 July 1999 to amend and supplement section 9 of the Act on health protection (Text No. 299).

Adoption: 1999-07-01 | LTU-1999-L-55430

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-1231 of 15 June 1999 to amend and supplement section 13 of the Act on State Pensions (Text No. 231).

Adoption: 1999-06-15 | Date of entry into force: 2000-01-01 | LTU-1999-L-54154

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-1212 of 3 June 1999 on pension funds (Text No. 279). -

Adoption: 1999-06-03 | Date of entry into force: 2000-01-01 | LTU-1999-L-54632

Provides for the creation of a system of voluntary complementary pension insurance. Provides, inter alia, for conditions and procedure for creation of pension funds, authorization for the creation of such funds, and fundamental principles of State regulation of complementary pension insurance.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-1187 of 18 May 1999 to amend and supplement section 14 of the Act on State pensions (Text No. 202).

Adoption: 1999-05-18 | LTU-1999-L-54973

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 329 of 23 March 1999 to amend partially the Decree No. 743 of 22 June 1998 to approve the Rules of the establishment and implementation of the budget of the State social insurance fund (Text No. 98).

Adoption: 1999-03-23 | LTU-1999-R-54281

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 313 of 22 March 1999 to amend partially Government Decree No. 782 of 5 June 1995 to approve Rules of account of persons insured under State social security (Text No. 97).

Adoption: 1999-03-22 | LTU-1999-R-54280

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 96 of 29 January 1999 to approve the Regulations on attribution and payment of material assistance pensions (social pensions) (Text No. 67).

Adoption: 1999-01-29 | LTU-1999-R-54977

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Decree No. 1548 of 31 December 1998 on compulsory State social insurance for persons working independently (Text No. 62).

Adoption: 1998-12-31 | LTU-1998-R-54147

Puts several categories of self-employed workers (e.g., lawyers) at the same level as enterprise owners with regard to payment of contributions.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-1016 of 29 December 1998 to amend section 17 of the Act to amend and supplement sections 2, 6, 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 45, 46, 47, 52, 56 of the Act on State social insurance pensions (Text No. 153).

Adoption: 1998-12-29 | LTU-1998-L-54984

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-987 of 21 December 1998 to supplement section 34 of the Act on State social insurance (Text No. 220).

Adoption: 1998-12-21 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-01 | LTU-1998-L-54157

Concerns the calculation of contributions.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-977 of 16 December 1998 to amend sections 12 and 14 of the Act on State pensions (Text No. 151).

Adoption: 1998-12-16 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-01 | LTU-1998-L-54982

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-972 of 15 December 1998 to amend and supplement Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 27, 30 of the Act on health protection (Text No. 105).

Adoption: 1998-12-15 | LTU-1998-L-53287

Modifications concern, inter alia, compensation for medical rehabilitation expenses and payment of compulsory health insurance contributions.

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-964 of 10 December 1998 to supplement section 41 of the Act on State social insurance (Text No. 219).

Adoption: 1998-12-10 | LTU-1998-L-54156

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-967 of 10 December 1998 to amend and supplement sections 11, 13, 14, 15 of the Act on State pensions (Text No. 186).

Adoption: 1998-12-10 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-10 | Date of partial entry into force: 2000-01-01 | LTU-1998-L-55024

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-907 of 22 October 1998 to amend and supplement sections 2, 6, 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 36, 40, 45, 46, 47, 52, 56 of the Act on State social insurance pensions (Text No. 149).

Adoption: 1998-10-22 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-01 | LTU-1998-L-54980

Lithuania - Social security (general standards) - Law, Act

Act No. VIII-907 of 22 October 1998 to amend and supplement sections 2, 12, 13 of the Act on State pensions (Text No. 150).

Adoption: 1998-10-22 | Date of entry into force: 1999-01-01 | LTU-1998-L-54981