NATIONAL REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1954 HAGUE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT AND ITS TWO 1954 AND 1999 PROTOCOLS REPORTING COUNTRY: The Republic of Lithuania REPORTING PERIOD: 2003-2007 National point of contact: Chief Specialist of Cultural Heritage Protection in the Lithuanian Armed Forces Auksė Ūsienė Šv. Ignoto str. 8/29, LT-01121 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel. +370 5 278 5057 Fax. +370 5 210 3872 E-mail:
[email protected] Chief Specialist of Cultural Heritage Protection in the Lithuanian Armed Forces (at interim from 2008 to 2010) Vilda Čelnaitė Šv. Ignoto str. 8/29, LT-01121 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel. +370 5 278 5057 Fax. +370 5 210 3872 E-mail:
[email protected] The 1954 Hague Convention for the protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (hereinafter – the Convention) was ratified by the Lithuanian Seimas on 17 March 1998 by the Law No. VIII-664 on the Ratification of the 1954 UNESCO Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its Protocol“ („Dėl 1954 metų UNESCO kultūros vertybių apsaugos ginkluoto konflikto metu konvencijos ir jos Protokolo ratifikavimo“)1 (entered into force on 27 October 1998). The 1999 Second Protocol of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (hereinafter – the Second Protocol) was ratified by the Lithuanian Seimas on 13 November 2001 by the Law No. IX-594 on the Ratification of the 1999 Second Protocol of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict“ („Dėl 1954 metų Hagos konvencijos dėl kultūros vertybių apsaugos ginkluoto konflikto metu 1999 metų Antrojo protokolo ratifikavimo“)2 (entered into force on 9 March 2004).