SE Centre of Registers

LEGAL ENTITY: Public institution

LEGAL REGULATION

The Law on Public Institutions
The Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania (Book Two)

ESTABLISHMENT

The articles of association of the public institution are drawn up. If the founder of the public institution is a single person, the act of establishment must be drawn up. If the founder of the public institution is the state or municipal institution, the latter must adopt the decision to establish the public institution;
The founders may submit to the Register of Legal Entities an application (form JAR-5) for temporary inclusion of the name into the Register;
The statutes of the public institution are drawn up;
The constituent meeting which must elect collegial bodies elected by the general meeting of members and appoint the manager;
The public institution is deemed to have been established upon registration thereof with the Register of Legal Entities.

REGISTRATION

Before the application for registration of the public institution is submitted to the Administrator of the Register, the civil law notary must verify the correctness of the particulars entered into the application, the compliance of the statutes with the statutory requirements and the fact that the public institution is eligible for registration, with the exception of public institutions founded by the state or municipality.

Documents to be submitted to the State Enterprise Centre of Registers:


1.	The instrument of incorporation or the act of establishment
2.	The statutes
3.	Form JAR-1 PDF 345 Kb / DOC 170 Kb
4.	Form JAR-VO-V PDF 212 Kb / DOC 42 Kb
5.	Form JAR-T PDF 181 Kb / DOC 33 Kb
* A fee of 28,00 Eur shall be charged for the registration of a public institution

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