PRESIDENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF
LITHUANIA
ANNOUNCEMENT
ON RESTORING THE VALIDITY OF ITEMS 3 AND 14 OF THE METHODS OF
ESTABLISHING THE NEEDS OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE BUDGET OF THE
REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AND ASSIGNING THEM TO INSTITUTIONS OF
SCIENCE AND STUDIES (WORDING OF 5 OCTOBER 2006) APPROVED BY
RESOLUTION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA NO.
1272 "ON APPROVING THE METHODS OF ESTABLISHING THE NEEDS OF
FUNDS FROM THE STATE BUDGET OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA AND
ASSIGNING THEM TO INSTITUTIONS OF SCIENCE AND STUDIES" OF 11
OCTOBER 2004 (WORDING OF 5 OCTOBER 2006)
20 March 2008
Vilnius
The 25 October 2007 official gazette "Valstybės žinios"
officially published the announcement of the President of the
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania that until
publishing of a Constitutional Court ruling subsequent to the
petition set forth in Decree of the President of the Republic of
Lithuania No. 1K-1138 "On Applying to the Constitutional Court of
the Republic of Lithuania" of 22 October 2007, requesting to
investigate whether Items 3 and 14 of the Methods of Establishing
the Needs of Funds from the State Budget of the Republic of
Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions of Science and
Studies approved by Resolution of the Government of the Republic
of Lithuania No. 1272 "On Approving the Methods of Establishing
the Needs of Funds from the State Budget of the Republic of
Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions of Science and
Studies" of 11 October 2004 (wording of 5 October 2006) with
Paragraph 3 of Article 40 and Paragraph 3 of Article 41 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, the validity of Items
3 and 14 of the Methods of Establishing the Needs of Funds from
the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania and Assigning Them
to Institutions of Science and Studies (wording of 5 October
2006) approved by Resolution of the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania No. 1272 of "On Approving the Methods of Establishing
the Needs of Funds from the State Budget of the Republic of
Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions of Science and
Studies" 11 October 2004 (wording of 5 October 2006) shall be
suspended.
On 20 March 2008, the Constitutional Court passed the
Ruling "On the compliance of Paragraph 4 (wording of 22 April
2003), Paragraph 5 (wording of 30 June 2005) of Article 47
(wording of 18 July 2006), Article 57 (wording of 18 July 2006),
Paragraph 3 (wording of 22 April 2003), Paragraph 4 (wording of
30 June 2005) of Article 58 (wording of 30 June 2005), Paragraph
1 (wording of 22 April 2003) of Article 60, and Paragraph 1
(wording of 22 April 2003) of Article 61 of the Republic of
Lithuania Law on Higher Education with the Constitution of the
Republic of Lithuania, as well as on the dismissing of the part
of the case subsequent to the petition of the President of the
Republic of Lithuania, the petitioner, which was set forth in his
Decree No. 1k-1138 'On Applying to the Constitutional Court of
the Republic of Lithuania' of 22 October 2007, requesting to
investigate whether Items 3 and 14 of the Methods of Establishing
the Needs of Funds From the State Budget of the Republic of
Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions of Science and
Studies approved by Resolution of the Government of the Republic
of Lithuania No. 1272 'On Approving the Methods of Establishing
the Needs of Funds From the State Budget of the Republic of
Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions of Science and
Studies' of 11 October 2004 (wording of 5 October 2006) are not
in conflict with Paragraph 3 of Article 40 and Paragraph 3 of
Article 41 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania"
whereby it inter alia dismissed the part of the case regarding
the petition of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, a
petitioner, which was set forth in his Decree No. 1K-1138 "On
Applying to the Constitutional Court of the Republic of
Lithuania" of 22 October 2007, requesting to investigate whether
Items 3 and 14 of the Methods of Establishing the Needs of Funds
from the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania and Assigning
Them to Institutions of Science and Studies (wording of 5 October
2006; Official Gazette Valstybės žinios, 2006, No. 108-4114)
approved by Resolution of the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania No. 1272 "On Approving the Methods of Establishing the
Needs of Funds from the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania
and Assigning Them to Institutions of Science and Studies" of 11
October 2004 (wording of 5 October 2006) are not in conflict with
Paragraph 3 of Article 40 and Paragraph 3 of Article 41 of the
Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania.
Conforming to Paragraph 3 of Article 26 of the Law on the
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania,
I hereby announce that from the day of official publishing
of the Constitutional Court Ruling "On the compliance of
Paragraph 4 (wording of 22 April 2003), Paragraph 5 (wording of
30 June 2005) of Article 47 (wording of 18 July 2006), Article 57
(wording of 18 July 2006), Paragraph 3 (wording of 22 April
2003), Paragraph 4 (wording of 30 June 2005) of Article 58
(wording of 30 June 2005), Paragraph 1 (wording of 22 April 2003)
of Article 60, and Paragraph 1 (wording of 22 April 2003) of
Article 61 of the Republic of Lithuania Law on Higher Education
with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, as well as on
the dismissing of the part of the case subsequent to the petition
of the President of the Republic of Lithuania, the petitioner,
which was set forth in his Decree No. 1k-1138 'On Applying to the
Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania' of 22 October
2007, requesting to investigate whether Items 3 and 14 of the
Methods of Establishing the Needs of Funds From the State Budget
of the Republic of Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions
of Science and Studies approved by Resolution of the Government
of the Republic of Lithuania No. 1272 'On Approving the Methods
of Establishing the Needs of Funds From the State Budget of the
Republic of Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions of
Science and Studies' of 11 October 2004 (wording of 5 October
2006) are not in conflict with Paragraph 3 of Article 40 and
Paragraph 3 of Article 41 of the Constitution of the Republic of
Lithuania" of 20 March 2008 the validity of Items 3 and 14 of the
Methods of Establishing the Needs of Funds From the State Budget
of the Republic of Lithuania and Assigning Them to Institutions
of Science and Studies (wording of 5 October 2006) approved by
Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No.
1272 "On Approving the Methods of Establishing the Needs of Funds
From the State Budget of the Republic of Lithuania and Assigning
Them to Institutions of Science and Studies" of 11 October 2004
(wording of 5 October 2006) shall be restored.
President Egidijus Kūris