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Governmental Resolution No.683 of 1996 on the establishment of the state agency of tobacco and alcohol control under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.

Country/Territory
Lithuania
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996 (1998)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants
Keyword
Institution Viticulture/oenological practices Packaging/labelling Tobacco
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
Entry into force from the date of issue.
Abstract

Pursuant to Article 117 of the Law on Health System of the Republic of Lithuania and Article 40 of the Law on Alcohol Control of the Republic of Lithuania, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania has resolved: 1. to establish a budgetary institution – State Agency of Tobacco and Alcohol Control under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2. to approve the Regulations of the State Agency of Tobacco and Alcohol Control under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. The document consists of VI Sections. Section I lays down general provisions. Section II establishes objectives and functions of the Agency. Section III establishes the rights of the Agency. Section IV regards organization of the activities of the Agency. Section V regards funding of the Agency. Section VI regards liquidation of the Agency. The State Agency of Tobacco and Alcohol Control under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) shall be an executive budgetary institution of the Republic of Lithuania acting under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. In pursuing its activities, the Agency shall adhere to the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on Alcohol Control of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on Tobacco Control of the Republic of Lithuania, the Law on Health System of the Republic of Lithuania, other laws, resolutions of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, decrees of the President of the Republic, resolutions of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, ordinances of the Prime Minister, other legal acts, as well as these regulations. The main objectives of the Agency shall be: 1. to form and implement together with the ministries and other governmental agencies the state policy of tobacco and alcohol control; 2. to try to achieve a reduced level of smoking and the consumption of alcoholic beverages in Lithuania, lessen the harmful effects of tobacco and alcohol on people’s health.

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