Subsidiarity[1]
The LLSG Article 4 (14) states that the decisions of the municipal public administration entities must be made and implemented at the level at which they are the most effective.
The procedures for the control of the principle of subsidiarity through the Seimas are laid down in Article 1806 of the Statute of the Seimas. Specialised committees in the Seimas are responsible for proper and timely control of the principle of subsidiarity. The Committee on European Affairs is responsible for communicating statements concerning possible nonconformity of legal acts to the parliaments of other Member States as well as to the institutions of the European Union.[2]
The local level is not involved in the subsidiarity check mechanism. In general, any issues concerning subsidiarity are resolved following the general mechanism of consultations (Art 52 of LLSG).
[1] Committee of the Regions, Report on 'Subsidiarity in the multilevel Framework of the Lisbon Treaty', Committee of the Regions, drafted by EIPA, 2011. Not published.
[2] Committee of the Regions, Report on 'Subsidiarity in the multilevel framework of the Lisbon Treaty', Committee of the Regions, drafted by EIPA, 2011. Unpublished.
