In response to the invitation to submit information on the implementation of Article 3 paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants: Lithuania has no national regulatory and assessment schemes for pesticides and industrial chemicals which address chemicals that exhibit the characteristics of persistent organic pollutants as defined in paragraph 1 of Annex D of the Stockholm Convention. To the extent of available resources Lithuanian competent authorities participate in the regulatory and assessment of chemicals in relation to persistent, bioaccumulative and