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Lithuania - State Data Protection Inspectorate

The Law on Electronic Communications entered into force on 1 May 2004, implementing Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 12 July 2002  concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications).
Users receiving spam can complain to the competent authority - the State Data Protection Inspectorate - in accordance with the Law on Electronic Communications and also to the National Consumer Rights Protection Board - in accordance with the Law on Advertising.
The State Data Protection Inspectorate and National Consumer Rights Protection Board investigate cases of spam. Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania works in consultation with State Data Protection Inspectorate and National Consumer Rights Protection Board and coordinates spam enforcement activities in Lithuania.

  

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Communications Regulatory Authority of the Republic of Lithuania 

Mr. Vygantas Vaitkus,
Chief officer of the Law Application Division of the Legal Department
Algirdo str. 27 
LT - 03219 Vilnius
Tel: +370 5 210 56 31
Fax: +370 5 216 15 64

E-mail: vvaitkus@rrt.lt

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