LTH PRL Payments Law Amended


On Jul. 24, LTH PRL published law amending the payments law.


  • LTH PRL published Law XIV-2891 of Jul. 11, 2024, amending art 24 and supplementing the annex of Law VIII-1370 of Oct. 28, 1990 on payments of the Republic of Lithuania.
  • Follows LTH MoF Jul. 2024, regulatory changes for crypto sector, see #219861.
  • Follows LTH PRL Jun. 2024 amended the payments law, see #216754.
  • Main Points
  • The present law is the 28th legal text to amend the initial payments law VIII-1370.
  • Requirements of EU TFR Reg 2023/1113 won't apply to fund transfers to recipient's payment account when making payments only for the supply of goods or services.
  • If all the conditions specified in art 2, para 5 of Regulation 2023/1113 are met.
  • The annex is amended in order to include scope and references to TFR Reg 2023/1113.
  • Effectiveness
  • The law enters into force on Dec. 30, 2024.

Regulators LTH PRL
Entity Types Bank; CNSM; CU; MSB
Reference OG 2024-13500, 7/24/2024; Law XIV-2891, 7/11/2024; Law VIII-1370, 10/28/1990; MiCA Reg 2023/1114; TFR Reg 2023/1113; Fintech
Functions AML; Complaints; Compliance; Cyber; Financial; Legal; Operations; Product Administration; Product Design; Risk; Technology; Treasury
Countries Lithuania
Category
State
Products Banking; Cryptocurrency; Payments
Regions EMEA
Rule Type Final
Rule Date 7/24/2024
Effective Date 12/30/2024
Rule Id 221070
Linked to Rule :219861
Reg. Last Update 7/24/2024
Report Section EU

Last substantive update on 08/01/2024