Issue of the tour operator‘s certificate
Business entities established in the Republic of Lithuania (natural or legal persons) (hereinafter: the "person") must submit to the State Consumer Rights Protection Authority (hereinafter: the "Authority") in order to obtain a tour operator's (equivalent of “tour operator” in the Directive (EU) 2015/2302 is “travel organiser”) certificate the following documents:
- properly completed application (form for legal entity / for natural person).
- properly completed declaration of good repute (for legal entity / for natural person).
- profit (loss) account and balance sheet (for a legal entity). If the legal entity is not yet active, the financial statements of the initial state are presented.
- valid document certifying the enforcement of obligations (insurance policy contract signed with an insurance company and / or financial guarantee issued by a financial institution) with a minimum validity of three months (for outbound and domestic tour operators).
The amount of the enforcement of obligations must not be less than:
- Eur 3 000 for the sole purpose of domestic tourism.
- Eur 50 000 for outbound tourism without charter flights.
- Eur 200 000 for outbound tourism with charter flights.
- To pay a fixed state fee.
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Payment details: |
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Payment code |
5813 |
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Description |
State fee |
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Beneficiary’s name |
State Tax Inspectorate under the Ministry of Finance |
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Beneficiary’s account |
LT24 7300 0101 1239 4300 |
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Bank |
Swedbank |
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Bank Code |
73000 |
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Amount |
Eur 37 (to outbound and / or domestic tourism activities) or Eur 14 (only to inbound tourism activities) |
The state fee may also be paid into other revenue collection accounts of the State Tax Inspectorate. The list is available here.
The application is submitted (optionally):
- by e-mail: ramune.tamosaitiene@vvtat.lt or prieziura@vvtat.lt.
- in person - Vilnius, Vilniaus g. 25, Room 308;
- via the Electronic Government Gate portal epaslaugos.lt
- by post to:
Valstybinės vartotojų teisių apsaugos tarnybos
Turizmo rinkos priežiūros skyriui
Vilniaus g. 25, LT-01402 Vilnius
LITHUANIA
Other information:
- Within 5 working days of the receipt of the documents, the subject gets a confirmation that the documents referred to above have been received and, where appropriate, that the information submitted needs to be corrected.
- The application is processed within 20 working days since the receipt of all proper documents and information.
- The certificate is issued for an unlimited period of time.
