REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA
LAW
ON COMPULSORY (ALTERNATIVE) LABOUR SERVICE
Chapter 1
General Provisions
Article 1. Citizens of the Republic of Lithuania between the
ages of 19 and 27, who are unable, on the basis of their
beliefs, to serve in the national defence service, shall perform
alternative (labour) service.
Article 2. The Law On compulsory Alternative (Labour)
Service shall be executed by the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania.
Chapter 2
Conscription to Alternative (Labour) Service
Article 3. Conscription to alternative (labour) service
shall be determined by the Provisional Law of the Republic of
Lithuania on National Defence Service and by this law.
Article 4. Conscripts to national defence service, who
desire to perform alternative (labour) service, must file a
reasonable petition in writing to municipal (regional) government
conscription committees.
Article 5. Municipal (regional) government conscription
committees must consider the citizen's petition concerning
alternative (labour) service and present a resolution within a
period of 20 days from the filing of the petition.
The petitioner shall be invited to the meeting of the
committee. If the petitioner fails to attend the meeting without
a reasonable excuse the committee may make a decision in the
petitioner's absence.
The conscription committee issues the petitioner a document
confirming his right to perform alternative (labour) service.
Article 6. The petitioner, upon being informed in writing of
the decision of the conscription committee and finding himself in
disagreement with it, shall have the right to appeal in court
within a period of 15 days from receipt of the decision in
writing. The decision of the court may be appealed to the
Supreme Court. The decision of the Supreme Court shall be
final.
Article 7. Alternative (labour) service shall be deferred in
cases provided for in Articles 23, 24 and 25 of the Provisional
Law of the Republic of Lithuania on National Defence Service.
Municipal (regional) government conscription committees may
defer alternative (labour) service for the purpose of completion
of studies.
Article 8. Citizens shall be discharged from alternative
(labour) service prior to completion of the term of service if
the conditions provided for in Article 23, Section (a) or
Article 25 of the Provisional Law of the Republic of Lithuania on
National Defence Service become applicable.
Article 9. Citizens who have completed alternative (labour)
service may not be called for national defence training and
exercises.
Article 10. In the event of an ecological catastrophe,
natural or industrial disaster, or in the event of a threat to
national security, conscripts to alternative (labour) service may
be mobilised in the manner provided for by the laws of the
Republic of Lithuania.
Article 11. Citizens up to 45 years of age may be again
called to alternative (labour) service only in cases of
mobilisation.
Chapter 3
Alternative (Labour) Service
Article 12. Citizens shall perform alternative (labour)
service in places specified by the Government of the Republic of
Lithuania. The Department of National Defence concludes contracts
with municipalities, enterprises, institutions, and organisations
regarding the performance of alternative (labour) service.
Article 13. Citizens performing alternative (labour) service
may not hold any high office or any other public office, or
discharge administrative functions.
Article 14. Taking into account the national interests and
with the consent of the conscript, alternative (labour) service,
by individual decree of the Government, may be performed outside
of the Republic of Lithuania.
In such cases the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
may determine the procedure for the reduction of term of service.
Article 15. The term of alternative (labour) service shall
be 24 months. The term of service for citizens who have graduated
from schools of higher education shall be 12 months.
One day of Active Duty Service shall be considered
equivalent to two days of alternative (labour) service.
Article 16. A person upon receiving the document confirming
his right to perform alternative (labour) service, shall report
to the specific place of service at the indicated time.
Travel expences shall be reimbursed by the state.
Alternative (labour) service shall start on the first day of
the citizen's employment in an enterprise, institution or
organisation.
Article 17. Within 5 days of the arrival and employment of
citizens performing alternative (labour) service, an enterprise,
institution, or organisation shall inform the territorial branch
of the Department of National Defence of such arrival and
employment.
Article 18. The nature of performance of alternative
(labour) service shall be regulated by territorial branches of
the Department of National Defence.
Article 19. With 30 days remaining in a conscript's term of
alternative (labour) service, the institution, enterprise, or
organisation, in which said conscript is employed, shall be
informed of these 30 days remaining by a territorial branch of
the Department of National Defence.
Article 20. Employer-employee relations between the citizens
performing alternative (labour) service and enterprises,
institutions, or organisations employing such citizens shall be
regulated by labour laws of the Republic of Lithuania except in
those cases provided for in this law.
Article 21. Alternative (labour) service shall be performed
under the terms of contracts concluded by the Department of
National Defence.
Contracts may not be canceled by a citizen or the management
of an institution or organisation without prior approval of the
Department of National Defence.
Article 22. One day of alternative (labour) service missed
without a reasonable excuse shall extend the term of service by
two working days.
Persons avoiding alternative (labour) service shall be held
accountable under the law.
Article 23. Citizens performing alternative (labour) service
shall be granted 12 days vacation yearly. At the request of such
a citizen, vacation may be extended for another 12 working days;
these days, however, shall not be included into the term of
alternative (labour) service.
Chapter 4
Concluding Provisions
Article 25. The state shall guarantee social maintenance for
those citizens who become permanently unable to perform work as a
result of alternative (labour) service.
Article 26. The State guarantees accident insurance for
those serving pursuant to this law.
Article 27. Citizens performing alternative (labour) service
shall be paid 85 percent of the wages they earn. However, this
amount shall not be less than the minimum living standard
determined by the state.
Vytautas Landsbergis
President
Supreme Council
Republic of Lithuania
16 October 1990
No.I-681