On 2026-06-23, Order No. 620 dated 2002-12-05 ‘On the Approval of the Rules on Limiting Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds Resulting from the Use of Organic Solvents in Certain Activities and Installations and on the Registration of Installations’ (hereinafter, the LOJ (volatile organic compounds) Rules) was amended.
Paragraph 23 of the LOJ Rules has been clarified: where a substantial change is made to an existing installation, or where, after a substantial change has been made, the installation falls within the scope of the Rules for the first time, the part of the installation in which the substantial change was made is regarded as a new installation. In other words, following any substantial change, that part of the installation is always regarded as a new installation, with no exceptions or additional conditions, for example in relation to emissions.

The exemption has been repealed under which, where the total emissions from the entire installation did not exceed the quantity that would have been calculated by treating the modified part as a new installation, the upgraded part could be treated as part of the existing installation rather than as a new installation and less stringent requirements could be applied.

Key differences

The amendment enters into force on 2026-07-01.

Paragraph 37 of the LOJ Rules has been amended (enters into force on 2027-01-01): each year, by vasario 15, information on the consumption and use of organic solvents during the preceding calendar year and on the quantities of LOJ emitted into ambient air must be submitted only through IS AIVIKS (Environmental Information Management Integrated Computer System). The option is repealed to submit LOJ reports using Annex 5 to the LOJ Rules. The amendment to the paragraph sets out specific requirements for submitting information through IS AIVIKS and requires more detailed information:

37.1. operator data:

37.1.1. the first name and surname of a natural person or the name of a legal person;

37.1.2. the registration number of the legal person;

37.1.3. telephone number;

37.1.4. email address;

37.1.5. address of the registered office of the legal person;

37.2. installation data:

37.2.1. types of activities under Annex 2 to the Rules;

37.2.2. economic activities according to the Classification of Economic Activities (EVRK 2.1), approved by Order No. DĮ-266 of the Director General of Valstybės duomenų agentūra (State Data Agency) dated 2024 m. gruodžio 3 d. ‘On the Approval of the Classification of Economic Activities (EVRK 2.1)’;

37.2.3. address of the location;

37.3. reporting period (the preceding calendar year);

37.4. data on the preparer of the report:

37.4.1. first name and surname;

37.4.2. telephone number;

37.4.3. email address;

37.5. data on organic solvents:

37.5.1. name of the mixture;

37.5.2. for the pure organic solvent or a component of the mixture:

37.5.2.1. name;

37.5.2.2. concentration (%);

37.5.2.3. CAS number (Chemical Abstracts Service number);

37.5.2.4. hazard statements under Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008;

37.5.2.5. quantity (t/year):

37.5.2.5.1. consumption under subparagraph 3.18 of the Rules;

37.5.2.5.2 use under subparagraph 3.19 of the Rules;

37.5.3. total quantity (t/year):

37.5.3.1. consumption;

37.5.3.2 use;

37.6. LOJ emitted into ambient air:

37.6.1. name;

37.6.2. statistical code according to the List of Pollutants and Their Codes, approved by Order No. 408 of the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania dated 1999 m. gruodžio 20 d. ‘On the Approval of the Description of the Procedure for Record-Keeping and Reporting of Pollutant Emissions into Ambient Air’;

37.6.3. channelled LOJ emissions:

37.6.3.1. quantity (t/year);

37.6.3.2. concentration (mgC/Nm3). Monitoring data for LOJ referred to in paragraphs 29 and 30 of the Rules must be presented in separate rows;

37.6.4. fugitive LOJ emissions:

37.6.4.1. quantity (t/year);

37.6.4.2. quantity as a proportion of organic-solvent use (%);

37.6.5. total quantity of LOJ emitted;

37.6.5.1. quantity (t/year);

37.6.5.2. quantity per unit of product manufactured, where applicable under Annex 2 to the Rules (the quantity of pollutant calculated from annual organic-solvent use and production volume);

37.7. additional data enabling verification of compliance with the requirements of the Rules and with the requirements established in decisions adopted by Aplinkos apsaugos agentūra (Environmental Protection Agency; AAA) under the Rules.

Annex 5 to the Rules has been repealed. This Annex was used to submit LOJ reports outside IS AIVIKS. The amendment enters into force on 2027-01-01.