POSSIBLE E-SERVICES AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS IN LITHUANIA UNECE WPLA Workshop “Experiences with Data Management to Improve Land Administration in ECE Countries”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 23-24 April, 2009 POSSIBLE E-SERVICES AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS IN LITHUANIA Bronislovas Mikuta, Head of the International Relations Division, State Enterprise Centre of Registers E-mail: Bronislovas.Mikuta@registrucentras.lt

OUTLINE Strategic documents and legal acts E-services for the society and business Basic state registers E-services provided by the State Enterprise Centre of Registers Some statistical information E-services related to the Real Property Register E-services related to the Register of Legal Entities E-services related to the Address Register EULIS Service Digital Certificate Centre Public Electronic Service for Real Property Transactions Conclusions

STRATEGIC DOCUMENTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATION SOCIETY IN LITHUANIA Strategy on Public Administration Development until 2010 – the goal is to create an environment for the development of public administration system. The Strategy is based on the following vision: ”The public administration system which provides better public services and takes into account personal needs, which adopts the EU institutional, administration and political process experience“. Lithuanian Information Society Development Strategy – provides for key national goals promoting the development of information society in Lithuania. The Strategy is based on the following vision: “A modern information society, i.e. educated and continuously learning society, where activities of the members are based on information, knowledge and solutions offered by the most advanced technologies“. 2007-2010 Plan of Measures for the Implementation of the Strategy on Public Administration Development until 2010 – provides for measures to realise the goals raised in the Strategy; 2006-2008 Programme for the Lithuanian Information Society Development – has been prepared for the implementation of the Lithuanian Information Society Development Strategy, establishing goals for the development of information society in Lithuanian for 3 years. Position Paper on E-Government - aims at improving (by using digital technologies) the delivery of public services to public and municipal authorities and institutions (hereinafter referred to as the institutions), to individuals of the Republic of Lithuania, and businesses.

LEGAL ACTS REGULATING INFORMATION SOCIETY SERVICES Law on Information Society Services; Civil Code; Law on Copyright and Related Rights; Law on Electronic Communications; Law on Consumer Protection; Law on Provision of Information to the Public.

E-SERVICES FOR THE SOCIETY AND BUSINESS Declarations (property, income); Social allowances and compensations; Registration of transport vehicles; Birth and death certificates; Search of free job vacancies; Building construction permits; Search of publications, articles in public libraries; etc. E-services for business: Corporate taxes; Registration of new enterprises; Customs declarations; Value Added Tax; Public Procurement; Submission of data to the Department of Statistics; Social benefits to employees; etc.

BASIC STATE REGISTERS AND ADMINISTRATION IN LITHUANIA

E-SERVICES OF THE STATE ENTERPRISE CENTRE OF REGISTERS

PROVISION OF INFORMATION Internet; In XML format; Provision of systematised information under agreements (State Tax Inspectorate, municipalities, forestry management institutions, etc.); Provision of statistical information to the state institutions (Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Statistics, etc.); Provision of information under special agreements.

STATISTICS ON INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY IN LITHUANIA COMPARED TO THE EU Data source: Department of Statistics under the Government of the Republic of Lithuania

GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONAL USERS TO THE CENTRAL DATA BANK (E-SUPERMARKET) Data source: State Enterprise Centre of Registers, Lithuania

DYNAMICS OF SEARCHES IN THE CENTRAL DATA BANK (E-SUPERMARKET) Data source: State Enterprise Centre of Registers, Lithuania

WEBSITE OF THE STATE ENTERPRISE CENTRE OF REGISTERS (www WEBSITE OF THE STATE ENTERPRISE CENTRE OF REGISTERS (www.registrucentras.lt)

PUBLIC SERVICES – REAL PROPERTY REGISTER Ordering of works and services through the Internet Free search in the Real Property Register by address Search of average market values of property Statistical information Information for property owner

ORDERING OF WORKS AND SERVICES THROUGH THE INTERNET – REAL PROPERTY REGISTER Excerpt from the Real Property Register by the indicated property address. Excerpt from the Real Property Register by the indicated owner. Excerpt from the Real Property Register on the property registered during last n years. A copy of cadastre data file. Certificate on the area of agricultural land possessed by the right of ownership. Certificate on the owners of neighbouring parcels. Printing of the excerpt from the cadastral map. Preparation of cadastral data package on the real property object. Cadastral surveying of real property objects (land parcels, buildings, premises and engineering structures)

SERVICES FOR REGISTERED USERS – REAL PROPERTY REGISTER Search by identifiers Search by address Search by the natural person Search by legal entity Cadastral maps Specialised services

EXCERPT FROM THE CENTRAL DATA BANK OF THE REAL PROPERTY REGISTER

DIGITAL CADASTRAL MAP Municipalities Residential areas Centre lines of streets Cadastral units Cadastral blocks Parcels Building points Addresses Engineering constructions: gas networks; pipeline networks; sewage networks; rainwater collection networks; roads, streets, railways; heating networks; communication networks; water supply networks; electricity lines.

SPECIALISED E-SERVICES FOR MUNICIPALITIES Search result: Certificate from the Real Property Register for social support, excerpt from cadastral map Calculation of value for not registered buildings

PUBLIC SERVICES - THE REGISTER OF LEGAL ENTITIES Free search in the Register of Legal Entities; Free announcement of data; Notifications of legal entities; Forms of applications and notifications; E-guide of the Register of Legal Entities; Submission of financial statements

SERVICES FOR REGISTERED USERS - THE REGISTER OF LEGAL ENTITIES E-Trade:   Electronic short excerpt from the Register of Legal Entities (identification data) Electronic excerpt of the main data Extended electronic excerpt Extended electronic excerpt with history Search in the Register of Legal Entities Announcement of the Register data Financial Statements in XML format Example of electronic short excerpt from the Register of Legal Entities

PUBLIC SERVICES – ADDRESS REGISTER Public services – names of the address objects (counties, municipalities, local administrative units, streets) Services for registered users (provision of data from the Address Register)

EULIS SERVICE EULIS key target – to provide efficient, unified access and reliable information on interests in land and property across national borders. www.eulis.org

EULIS SERVICE – LITHUANIAN APPLICATION

DIGITAL CERTIFICATES AT THE STATE ENTERPRISE CENTRE OF REGISTERS (DIGITAL CERTIFICATE CENTRE) Provision of information on real property without contracts Signing of contracts on sale of information on-line Service for the preparation of authorisations for the third parties to represent legal entity Authentication in NETSVEP and other information systems of the Centre of Registers Verification of real property transaction contracts with qualified e-signature of a notary

PUBLIC ELECTRONIC SERVICE FOR REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS (NETSVEP PROJECT) NETSVEP project started in 2006. The project was funded from the EU Structural Funds and by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. One-stop-shop principle – parties to the transaction communicate only with the notary. Electronic documents – information is entered and examined only once, probability of errors is minimised. Integrated environment – all actions are performed within the framework of one system.

PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHTS TO IT (NETSVEP) CENTRAL DB Print out NOTARY OFFICE Prepare Accept order CUSTOMERS

CONCLUSIONS: ADVATANGES OF PROVIDING E-SERVICES BASED ON “ONE-STOP-SHOP” PRINCIPLE Simplification of administrative procedures and bureaucracy; More efficient implementation of legal acts; Closer co-operation between public institutions, agencies and authorities; Lower labour costs; Transparency of public services provision; Better accessibility of services for the citizens; Time and energy-saving solution for the citizens; Quicker communication with businesses accelerate business processes and efficiency.

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