Law No. IX-938 “On emergency situations”. Country/Territory Lithuania Document type Legislation Date 2012 (2002) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Disasters Public health Local government Access-to-information Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law establishes the bases and procedure for introducing the state of emergency, temporary control of the exercise of rights and freedoms by natural persons, temporary limitation of the activities of legal persons, temporary control of state and municipal institutions in the event of an emergency, as well as the lawfulness of the activities of these institutions and the procedure for the withdrawal of emergency situations. Emergency situation an event that occurs due to natural, technical, e Full text Lithuanian Website e-seimas.lrs.lt