Lithuania

II. Objectives and Measures

Objective 3: ensuring access to effective remedy

          A. lmplemented measures [page 9]

1. Promotion of mediation system development and effectiveness. The aim is to develop the mediation process and promote peaceful settlement of disputes. An order No l R-263 On Mediation System Development was adopted by the Minister of Justice on 12 November, 2013. Working groups were created to prepare the concept of the mediation system development and to improve the mediation system in civil, administrative and criminal procedure.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   B. Planned Measures  [page 10]   

2. Evaluation of legal regulation of the institute of pre-trial administrative dispute The aim is to establish a more explicit and definitive regulation of pre-trial complaint examination process carried out by the Chief Administrative Disputes Commission and public administrative disputes commissions in municipalities by transferring valid regulation from disputes commissions’ work regulations to the Law on Administrative Disputes Commissions.

3. Development of peaceful and extrajudicial consumer dispute The aim is to establish a more effective procedure for extrajudicial resolution of disputes, to increase the participation of social partners (consumer associations and business organisations) in the system of alternative dispute resolution and to encourage self-regulation institutions to become members of the consumer rights protection system.