Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Lithuania - Pharmaceutical products : doping substances (non-approved substances and anti-estrogenic substances) for sports purposes

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: LITHUANIA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible:

LITHUANIAN ANTIDOPING AGENCY

Žemaitės STR. 6, Vilnius, Lithuania

+370 613 418 49

info@antidopingas.lt

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

National WTO TBT Enquiry point:

Lithuanian Standards Board

Algirdo str. 31, 03219 Vilnius, Lithuania

tel.: +370 5 279 1152; mob.: +370 658 60308; e-mail: asta.samuleviciute@lsd.lt, greta.osinovskiene@lsd.lt (cc: enquiry@lsd.lt)

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS (HS code(s): 30)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Draft Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances on Amendment of Article 2, XIVP-1496(2); (1 page(s), in Lithuanian)

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Description of content: The draft law restricts production, processing, acquisition, wholesale or retail sale, storage, transportation within the state, import or export of certain doping substances (non-approved substances and anti-estrogenic substances) for sports purposes.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Doping substances are either unhealthy for human body or their effect is harmful or unknown.

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Relevant documents:

1. Draft Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances on Amendment of Article 2, XIVP-1496(2): https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAP/f59b6d0065c511edad44ca0eeb008140?positionInSearchResults=0&searchModelUUID=d2db2748-5fa2-4902-8447-f9d5bbcbf827.

2. Basic text: Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances: https://www.e-tar.lt/portal/lt/legalAct/52858400faf911e4b733cba410730a6c.

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: 1 May 2023

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Final date for comments: 60 days from notification

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

National WTO TBT Enquiry point:

Lithuanian Standards Board

Algirdo str. 31, 03219 Vilnius, Lithuania

tel.: +370 5 279 1152; mob.: +370 658 60308; e-mail: asta.samuleviciute@lsd.lt, greta.osinovskiene@lsd.lt (cc: enquiry@lsd.lt)

Draft Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Control of Certain Doping Substances on Amendment of Article 2, XIVP-1496(2): https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAP/f59b6d0065c511edad44ca0eeb008140?positionInSearchResults=0&searchModelUUID=d2db2748-5fa2-4902-8447-f9d5bbcbf827

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/LTU/23_0675_00_x.pdf

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/LTU/23_0675_01_x.pdf