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