Services

The Agency of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania provides administrative services related to licensing, permits, accreditation, certification and recognition procedures in the agricultural sector.

Administrative services

Licences and permits

The Agency issues licences and permits related to agricultural activities, including:

• Licences for industrial hemp activities
• Import licences for agricultural products
• Export licences for agricultural products
• Permits for animal breeding services
• Permits for animal productivity testing services
• Permits for animal exterior evaluation services
• Permits related to animal reproductive material handling and breeding services
• Permits for horse performance testing services

Recognition and certification

The Agency provides recognition and certification services, including:

• Recognition of agricultural cooperatives
• Certificates for traditional crafts masters
• National heritage product certification
• Certification of traditional crafts training programmes

Accreditation

The Agency also provides accreditation services, including:

• Accreditation of agricultural training institutions
• Accreditation of plant protection training providers
• Recognition of agricultural consultants
• Accreditation of farming basics training providers

Other administrative services

• Issuance of supporting documents for approved importers
• Authorisation for institutions providing sectoral training programmes

Information on how to apply is available in the How to apply section.