Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania (, abbreviated as ''LR CK'') is the
Civil Code
A civil code is a codification of private law relating to property law, property, family law, family, and law of obligations, obligations.
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of
Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
. It came into effect on 1 July 2001 and was considered a major reform.
Law of approval, entry into force and implementation of the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania (in Lithuanian)
Article 2 states that the Civil Code enters into force on 1 July 2001, except the norms for which the law has set different entry into force dates
Content
The Civil Code governs property
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relationships and personal non-property relationships related with the aforesaid relations, as well as family relationships. In the cases provided for by law
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s, other personal non-property relationships likewise are regulated by this Code.[Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania](_blank)
Article 1
The provisions established by this Code apply to property relationships based on the legal subordination of persons to state institutions and directly resultant from their exercise of functions of state power (realization of subordination), or from the performance of persons’ obligations established by laws towards the state, or from the infliction of administrative or criminal sanctions established by laws, including relationships in the field of taxation and other obligatory payments or dues to the state or to its institutions, also in the field of the state budget, as well as to any other relationships governed by the provisions of public law to the extent that these relationships are not regulated by the relevant laws, also in the cases when it is expressly prescribed by this Code.
See also
* Criminal Code of Lithuania
References
External links
Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania
(English)
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Lithuania
Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...
Lithuanian legislation