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LithuaniaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Non-alcoholic beverages, Food – Lithuania

Official title

Draft Law No. XVP-893(3) on the Amendment of Article 6¹ of the Law on Food of the Republic of Lithuania.

Lithuania notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 July 2026. The comment period closed on 11 September 2026.

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At a glance

Products

ICS 67.160.20 – Non-alcoholic beverages

Notifying member
Lithuania
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 13 July 2026. Check WTO ePing or Lithuania for its current status.
Objectives
  • Other
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/LTU/54
ICS classification
  • 67.160.20 Non-alcoholic beverages
  • 67 Food technology
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 11 September 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 11 September 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/LTU/54; it can take them up with Lithuania.

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What the notification says

The draft law aim is to prohibit the sale, purchase on behalf of, or other transfer of non-alcoholic beverages whose name contains the designation of an alcoholic beverage group, subgroup and/or category established by an institution authorised by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania pursuant to the Law on Alcohol Control of the Republic of Lithuania or directly applicable European Union legislation, to persons under 18 years of age.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

All updates from Lithuania

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