REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
LAW ON RATIFICATION OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTION ON LAUNDERING, SEARCH, SEIZURE AND CONFISCATION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM CRIME AND ON THE FINANCING OF TERRORISM
28 January 2020 No XIII-2806
Vilnius
Article 1. Ratification of the Convention
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, acting pursuant to point 16 of Article 67 and point 6 of the first paragraph of Article 138 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania and having regard to Decree No 1K-123 of the President of the Republic of Lithuania of 13 November 2019, hereby ratifies with declarations and reservations the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism, done at Warsaw on 16 May 2005.
Article 2. Reservation of the Republic of Lithuania
Acting pursuant to Article 53(2) of the Convention, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania declares that the Republic of Lithuania reserves its right not to apply the provisions of Article 9(6) of the Convention.
Article 3. Declarations of the Republic of Lithuania
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania declares that:
1) in accordance with Article 24(3) of the Convention, Article 24(2) of the Convention applies only subject to the principles of the Constitution and the legal system of the Republic of Lithuania;
2) in accordance with Article 33 of the Convention, the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania are designated as central authorities, which are responsible for sending and answering requests made under the Convention, the execution of such requests or the transmission of them to the authorities competent for their execution;
3) in accordance with Article 35(3) of the Convention, the requests made and the documents supporting such requests must be accompanied by a translation into the English or Lithuanian language;
4) in accordance with Article 42(2) of the Convention, information or evidence provided under Chapter IV of the Convention may not, without the prior consent of the Republic of Lithuania, be used or transmitted by the authorities of the requesting Party in investigations or proceedings other than those specified in the request;