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AI regulation in Lithuania: laws & policy (2026)

AI in Lithuania: comprehensive law.

Lithuania applies the EU AI Act as the primary comprehensive AI governance framework, which entered into force on 1 August 2024 and is phased in through August 2026. In January 2025 the Seimas enacted national implementing amendments designating the Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) as AI market surveillance authority and the Innovation Agency as notifying authority, making Lithuania one of the first EU member states to formally designate competent bodies. Lithuania also maintains a 2019 national AI strategy and is establishing an AI regulatory sandbox and a public-sector AI Competence Centre.

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Legal framework

EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), directly applicable; national implementation via amendments to the Law on Technology and Innovation and the Law on Information Society Services (January 2025); market surveillance authority: Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT); notifying authority: Innovation Agency

The EU AI Act in Lithuania

In Lithuania, artificial intelligence is governed by the EU AI Act, the first comprehensive AI law, which applies directly as an EU regulation.

Framework
the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689)
Approach
risk-based: unacceptable-risk AI is banned, high-risk AI faces strict duties, limited-risk AI has transparency rules
General-purpose AI
transparency duties for all GPAI models; systemic-risk models add safety and evaluation obligations
Timeline
phased: prohibitions from Feb 2025, GPAI rules from Aug 2025, most high-risk obligations from Aug 2026
Maximum fine
€35 million or 7% of global annual turnover for prohibited-AI breaches
Oversight
national market-surveillance authorities, coordinated by the EU AI Office

The AI Act is an EU regulation applied directly in Lithuania; national market-surveillance authorities handle enforcement.

Key points: artificial intelligence in Lithuania

  1. EU AI Act applicability

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 entered into force 1 August 2024; prohibitions and AI literacy obligations applied from 2 February 2025; GPAI model obligations from 2 August 2025; full application by 2 August 2026. As an EU member state Lithuania is directly bound.

    digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu artificialintelligenceact.eu

  2. National competent authority designation

    On 14 January 2025 the Seimas adopted amendments to the Law on Technology and Innovation and the Law on Information Society Services, designating RRT (Communications Regulatory Authority) as AI market surveillance authority and the Innovation Agency as national notifying authority, ahead of the EU's August 2025 deadline.

    eimin.lrv.lt ai-regulation.com

  3. AI regulatory sandbox

    Lithuania launched a pilot AI regulatory sandbox hosted by the Innovation Agency, where companies receive expert compliance advice on AI Act conformity and support for conformity assessment procedures, making it one of the EU's earliest operational AI sandboxes.

    eimin.lrv.lt kurklt.lt

  4. National AI Strategy

    Lithuania published its national AI strategy 'A Vision of the Future' in April 2019, setting objectives on ethics, skills, R&D, and cross-sector AI adoption. A National AI Governance Forum with 200+ stakeholders convened throughout 2024 to update the strategy for the post-election government.

    eimin.lrv.lt ai-watch.ec.europa.eu

  5. Public-sector AI Competence Centre

    Lithuania initiated creation of an AI Competence Centre within the State Digital Solutions Agency to enhance AI literacy and EU AI Act compliance across the public sector.

    eimin.lrv.lt

  6. SME AI investment programme

    For 2026-2028 Lithuania plans to allocate more than €7.5 million to support SME adoption of AI solutions, aimed at productivity improvements aligned with the national AI strategy.

    eimin.lrv.lt

The EU AI Act in Lithuania: FAQ

Does the EU AI Act apply in Lithuania?

Yes. As an EU member, Lithuania is covered by the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), which applies directly.

What does the EU AI Act regulate in Lithuania?

It uses a risk-based approach: unacceptable-risk AI is banned, high-risk AI faces strict obligations, and general-purpose AI models carry transparency duties.

When does the EU AI Act take effect in Lithuania?

It is phased: prohibitions applied from February 2025, general-purpose-AI rules from August 2025, and most high-risk obligations from August 2026.

What are the penalties under the EU AI Act in Lithuania?

Up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover for breaching the prohibited-AI rules, with lower tiers for other breaches.

Sources

  1. eimin.lrv.lt/en/sector-activities/digital-policy/artificial-intelligence/
  2. digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai
  3. artificialintelligenceact.eu/national-implementation-plans/
  4. artificialintelligenceact.eu/implementation-timeline/
  5. ai-watch.ec.europa.eu/countries/lithuania/lithuania-ai-strategy-report_en
  6. eimin.lrv.lt/uploads/eimin/documents/files/DI_strategija_ENG(1).pdf
  7. ai-regulation.com/designation-of-national-competent-authorities-under-the-eu-ai-act/
  8. kurklt.lt/en/projects/nacionalinis-dirbtinio-intelekto-di-prieziuros-ir-proverz
  9. rrt.lt/en/about-rrt/
  10. kurklt.lt/en/projects/nacionalinis-dirbtinio-intelekto-di-prieziuros-ir-proverz

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