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ICC members help shape the ICC’s position on any given business issue by participating in the work of ICC commissions. Commissions are the bedrock of the ICC, composed of more than 500 business experts who freely give their time to formulate ICC policy and rules. Commissions scrutinize proposals to international and national government programs affecting their subject areas, as well as prepare their own proposals.
Commissions - qualified business opinions.

Lithuanian Business Confederation's Commisisions:

- Commercial Law and Practice
- Arbitration
- E-Business, IT and Telecommunications
- Environment and Energy
- Business, government and society
- Trade
- Taxes
- Transportation and Logistics Commission

Commercial Law and Practice Commission

Goals:
•    Help Lithuanian businessmen correctly understand and put into practice the ICC’s INCOTERMS 2000 plus other international trade terms and recommendations.
•    Promote, present, and distribute INCOTERMS 2000 issues in different ways.
•    Organize seminars for specialists, invite foreign experts, translate INCOTERMS issues into Lithuanian, and legalize and publish ICC copyrights.
•    Analyze the correspondence of standard ICC contracts regarding international trade, distribution, and commercial agents, as well as casual intermediate, international franchise, and the Civil Code of the Republic of Lithuania.
•    Promote multilateral negotiations conducted by the state, encourage entry into the World Trade Organization, propagate the provisions of the World Trade Organization. Commit to members, profit, topics among representatives of the business class, and essential actions that must be implemented by both state institutions and entrepreneurs.
•    Promote the carrying out of the Uruguay Round and other World Trade Organization contracts.
•    Propagate modernization and simplification of customs procedures and support the implementation of the WTO’s provisions regarding trade improvement.
•    Eliminate barriers interfering with free business communication.
•    Popularize ICC International benchmarks as a global standard for advertisement and marketing on the internet.

Chairman: Laimonas Skibarka, Law firm Sorainen & Partners, Partner, e-mail: laimonas.skibarka@sorainen.com, phone: +370 5 2644896
Member: Marius Endzinas, Law firm Nordia Baublys & Partners, Lawyer, e-mail: marius.endzinas@nordia.lt, phone: +370 37 308899
Member: Tomas Milašauskas, Law firm LAWIN Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas and Partners, Partner, e-mail: tomas.milasauskas@lawin.lt, phone: +370 5 2681818
Member: Daiva Ušinskaitė- Filonovienė, Law firm AAA Baltic Service Company, e-mail: d.usinskaite@aaalaw.eu, phone: +370 5 252 6676
Member: Dalia Augaitė, SEB Bank, e-mail: dalia.augaite@seb.lt, phone: +370 5 2682406
Member: Marius Grajauskas, Law firm Balčiūnas ir Grajauskas, Lawyer, e-mail: marius.grajauskas@balciunasgrajauskas.lt
Member: Remigijus Šimašius, (membership suspended).
Member: Elijus Burgis, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Partner, e-mail: elijus.burgis@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Redita Strumylaitė, Project Director, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: redita@lvk.lt

Arbitration Commission

Goals:

•    Provide alternative modes for dispute resolutions and improvements in the field of arbitral law by arranging proposals to the ICC and state institutions.
•    Participate in working parties organized by ministries and other state institutions of the Republic of Lithuania in areas dealing with: standard certificates, regulation of arbitration, and other alternative modes for dispute resolution. Introduce working parties to ICC recommendations.
•    Expand the activity of the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration (VCCA), paying more attention to arbitral procedures of the 2003 VCCA and of the intermediation and development of the status.
•    Promote the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration to Lithuanian and foreign businesses, showing them the advantages of the commercial court over the national court.

Chairman: Vilija Vaitkutė Pavan, Law firm LAWIN Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas and Partners, Partner, e-mail: vilija.vaitkute.pavan@lawin.lt, phone: +370 5 2681813
Member: Kęstutis Švirinas, Law Firm Nordia Baublys & Partners, Lawyer, e-mail: kestutis.svirinas@nordia.lt, tel.: +370 5 2487388
Member: Giedrius Justas Baranauskas, Law Firm Baranauskas, Sesickas, Stukas and Partners, Partner, e-mail: g.baranauskas@apexlegal.lt, phone: +370 5 2628400
Member: Vitalija Baranovienė, Arbitral Institution Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration, Secretary General, e-mail: v.baranoviene@arbitrazas.lt, phone: +370 5 2614517
Member: Renata Beržanskienė, Law Firm Sorainen and Partners, Partner, e-mail: renata.berzanskiene@sorainen.com, phone: +370 5 2649321
Member: Vytautas Nekrošius, Vilnius University, professor, Dean in Faculty of Law, e-mail: vytautas.nekrosius@tf.vu.lt, phone: +370 5 2366185
Member: Gediminas Dominas, Law firm Bernotas and Dominas, Glimstedt, Partner, e-mail: g.dominas@glimstedt.lt, phone: +370 5 269 0700
Member: Gintaras Balčiūnas, Law firm Balčiūnas and Grajauskas, Partner, e-mail: gintaras.balciunas@balciunasgrajauskas.lt, phone: +370 5 248 7467
Member: Dr. Rimantas Simaitis, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Associate Partner, e-mail: Rimantas.simaitis@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Algimantas Akstinas, General Director, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: algimantas@lvk.lt

E-Business, IT, Telecommunications, and Intellectual Property Protection Commission

Goals:

•    Promote e-business, explaining its significance and advantages in the modern world. Participate in the propagation and organization of Lithuanian e-commerce juridical database, rules, and regulations, in order to secure a safe business environment on the internet.
•    Work with other ICC national committees in creating the ICC Telecommunications and Business Liberation program. Propagate WTO contracts in telecommunications.
•    Develop the experimental e-commerce database, where all the juridical aspects of the field will be located for internet companies.

Chairman: Andrius Iškauskas, Law Firm AAA Baltic Service Company, Partner, e-mail: a.iskauskas@teise.lt, phone: +370 5 2414177
Member: Remigijus Šėris, Lintel, Director General, e-mail: remigijus.seris@teo.lt, phone: +370 5 236 8300
Member: Mindaugas Glodas, Microsoft Lietuva, Director General; e-mail: glodasmi@microsoft.com, phone: +370 5 2780684
Member: Tomas Jonušas, Association Open Source for Lithuania, Vice-president, e-mail: tomas@akl.lt, phone: +370 5 2104005
Member: dr. Rimantas Gatautis, KTU, Centre of Electrical Business Researches, Director; e-mail: rgataut@ktu.lt, phone: +370 37 300554
Member: Arijus Katauskas, Baltic Comunication Partners, Director; e-mail: arijus.katauskas@bcp.lt, phone: +370 5 2043247
Member: Laurynas Ramuckis, Law firm Sorainen, Lawyer, e-mail: laurynas.ramuckis@sorainen.com, phone: +370 52 685 040
Member: Tomas Ivanauskas, Law firm Balčiūnas and Grajauskas, Lawyer, e-mail: tomas.ivanauskas@balciunasgrajauskas.lt, phone: +370 5 248 7467
Member: Maksimas Saveljevas, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Managing Associate, e-mail: maksimas.saveljevas@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Member: Romanas Matulis, Law Firm Sorainen, Lawyer, e-mail : laurynas.ramuckis@sorainen.com, phone: +370 65 562 624
Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Austėja Nainytė, Project Manager, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: austeja@lvk.lt

Environment and Energy Commission

Activity in Lithuania:
•    The goal of the Environment and Energy Commission is to represent the interests of consumers, while striving for cleanliness in environmental and energetic policy.
•    Implementation of the principles kept by the commission:
•    In the process of forming the Lithuanian power priorities;
•    Participating in discussions developing renewable resources in Lithuania;
•    Executing the strategy for reducing emissions of carbon dioxide.
•    Participating in considerations for the development of nuclear energy in Lithuania.
•    Participating in forming the exploitation policy of valuable resources.

Lithuanian Environment and Energy Commission works through the International ICC Energy Commission. The national Commission receives up-to-date information from the international Commission, shares experience and data with other national commissions, and participates in developing international projects and proposals for national governments and intergovernmental institutions.

Global activity of the commission

The Global ICC Environment and Energy Commission has 227 members and represents 75 multi-national corporations, 33 industrial associations, and 52 national ICC committees.
The commission discusses the most important political issues related to environmental control and working, energetic, or thematic parties. The commission usually organizes meetings twice per year. Working and other thematic parties can organize meetings more frequently and efficiently.
The commission represents different business sectors and urges businesses to take responsibility and propose their own ideas on environment control. The ICC closely collaborates with the United Nations (UN), ensuring the business sector representation in UN initiatives, such as: the UN Convention of Climate Change, the UN Commission for Harmonious Development, the UN Convention of Biological Diversity, and others.
Members of the commission organize a calendar and plan events. They also coordinate the activity of working and thematic parties and work in close contact with the Secretariat of the Commission in Paris. Each national committee delegates its representatives to meetings. The members of the Commission are appointed by the Chairman or Secretariat General, under the supervision of consultants from national committees.
Members of the Commission have more national authority because of the global ICC network of national committees supported by particular ICC links with the main global intergovernmental organizations.

Chairman: Paulius Koverovas, Law firm Sorainen and Partners, Lawyer, e-mail: paulius.koverovas@sorainen.com, phone: +370 5 268 5040
Member: Valdas Sutkus, Lithuanian Business Confederation, President, e-mail: VSutkus@fima.lt, phone: +370 5 2113433
Member: Dr. Stasys Kropas, Association of Lithuanian Banks, Director, e-mail: s.kropas@lba.lt, phone: +370 5 2496669
Member: Andrius Romanovskis, Association of Lithuanian Insurers, Director, e-mail: andrius.romanovskis@draudikai.lt, phone: +370 5 2310381
Member: Dovilė Greblikienė, Law firm LAWIN Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas and Partners, Partner, e-mail: dovile.greblikiene@lawin.lt, phone: +370 5 2681875
Member: Jonas Saladžius, Law firm Eversheds Saladžius, Executive Partner, e-mail: jonas.saladzius@evershedssaladzius.lt, phone: +370 5 2392391
Member: Andrius Krištapavičius, Orlen Lietuva, Director of Activity Regulation Risk control , e-mail: andrius.kristapavicius@orlenlietuva.lt, phone: +370 687 48798
Member: Artūras Skardžius, Lithuanian Renewable Resources Energy Association, President, e-mail: arturas.skardzius@laiea.lt, tel.: +370 5 25 00 608
Member: Tadas Navickas, 4 Eenergia, Director
Member: Mindaugas Jablonskis, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Managing Associate, e-mail: mindaugas.jablonskis@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Member: Aušra Mudėnaitė, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Partner, e-mail: ausra.mudenaite@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Redita Strumylaitė, Project Director, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: redita@lvk.lt

Business, Government, and Society Commission

The main goal of this Commission is to unite experts and practitioners from various sectors—public relations, wealth activity, and systems of society briefing—in order to ensure fair legal regulation that is clearly supported by consultations with law-making bodies. Other goals are to obey the rules in the aforementioned sectors, promote viable business principles, and develop effective social dialogue.

Chairman: Mykolas Katkus, VRP | Hill & Knowlton, Chairman of the Board, e-mail: mykolas@vrp.lt, phone: +370 5 2499949
Member: Valdas Sutkus, Lithuanian Business Confederation, President, e-mail: VSutkus@fima.lt, phone: +370 5 2113433
Member: Žydrūnas Gaudiešius, SIC, Chairman of the Board
Member: Andrius Romanovskis, Lithuanian Insurers Association, President, e-mail: andrius.romanovskis@draudikai.lt, phone: +370 5 2310381
Member: Aušra Jefremovienė, Law Firm Eversheds Saladžius, HR and Marketing Manager, e-mail: ausra.jefremoviene@evershedssaladzius.lt, phone: +370 5 2392391
Member: Paulius Tamulionis, Idea Prima, Director, e-mail: paulius@ideaprima.lt
Member: Dr. Erika Vaiginienė, Vilnius University, International Business School, General manager of Innovation and Competence Center
Member: Dovilė Burgienė, Law Firm LAWIN Lideika, Petrauskas, Valiūnas ir partneriai, Partner, e-mail: dovile.burgiene@lawin.lt Member: Dr. Paulius Markovas, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Managing Associate, e-mail: paulius.markovas@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Kristina Lukošiūtė, Director of Corporate Affairs, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: kristina@lvk.lt

Trade Commission

One of the goals of this Commission is to unite experts in the trade, service, and investment sectors, in order to develop fair regulation that is clearly supported by consultations with law-making bodies and obeyed by businesses. Other goals include: guaranteeing unlimited trade among countries, developing national investment attractiveness, and promoting exportation.

Chairman: Laurynas Vilimas, The Association of Lithuanian Trade Enterprises, Managing Director, e-mail: l.vilimas@lietuvos-prekyba.lt
Member: Ramūnas Mačius, National Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, Executive Secretary, e-mail: ramunas.macius@jti.com
Member: Arkadij Freidenzon, UAB Maxima LT, lawyer, e-mail: arkadij.freidenzon@maxima.lt
Member: Saulius Galadauskas, Brewers Guild of Lithuania, President, e-mail: saulius.galadauskas@aludariai.lt
Member: Dr. Erika Vaiginienė, Vilnius University, International Business School, General Manager of Innovation and Competence Center
Member: Akvilė Bosaitė, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Senior Associate, e-mail: akvile.bosaite@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Member: Saulius Galadauskas, Lithuanian Brewers'Guild, Presiden, email: saulius.galadauskas@aludariai.lt

Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Kristina Lukošiūtė, Director of Corporate Affairs, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: kristina@lvk.lt

Taxes Commission

Chairman: Marius Dubnikovas, Association of Lithuanian Financial brokers, President, Finasta, director, e-mail: marius@ekb.lt, phone.: +370 37 322995
Member: Vitas Vasiliauskas (membership suspended)
Member: Tomas Kontautas, Law firm Sorainen and Partners, Partner, e-mail: tomas.kontautas@sorainen.com, phone.: +370 5 2649376
Member: Vytautas Lazdinis, Association of Lithuanian Financial Brokers, Lawyer, e-mail: vytautas.lazdinis@finasta.lt, tel.: +370 5 2786841
Member: Laura Žalaitė, Finasta, Financial Broker, e-mail: laura.zalaite@finasta.lt, phone.: +370 5 2786833
Member: Linas Šinkūnas
Member: Rimtis Puišys, Law firm Eversheds Saladžius, Associated Partner, e-mail: rimtis.puisys@evershedssaladzius.lt, phone.: +370 5 2392391
Member: Ramūnas Mačius, National Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, Executive Secretary, e-mail: ramunas.macius@jti.com
Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Aurimas Stašaitis, Chief Accountant, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: aurimas@lvk.lt

Transportation and Logistics Commission

The commission works in the transportation and logistics sector and is included in the government's business incentive program. The commission strengthens ties with the international multimodal freight transportation network, expands the network of intermodal terminals and freight transport services, and promotes logistics efficiency and stimulates competitiveness in the region.

Transportation and Logistics Commission Activities and Priorities:
1. Assess the EU's transportation policy in the Baltic Sea region, move toward greener transport and extension of railways, and make use of the expertise of companies in this field.
2. Strengthen ties with the international multimodal freight transportation network and develop intermodal terminals and freight transportation services:
2.1. Create a new model for logistics schemes, initiate new international routes, and open the East-to-West and North-to-South transport lines;
2.2. Develop public logistics centers in Lithuania to form a regional freight distribution network;
2.3. Develop the East-to-West Corridor Association, joining carriers, port operators, and government and academic representatives, in achieving a competitive advantage for transportation on a global scale and attract freight flow;
3. Improve interaction between the Klaipeda port and stevedoring companies in order to increase cargo traffic in Klaipeda. Making sure that AB "Lithuanian Railways" investments and EU funds will help ensure that government programs and the objectives of freight and passenger transport are successfully implemented and met, improving railway infrastructure.
4. Solve the problem of rail carriers paying duty on fuel (urge authorities to exempt duty for railway companies or refund duty for the railway sector), leveling the playing field for the railway sector and making it a cheaper mode of transportation.
5. Ensure that state-owned enterprises achieve transparency in their guidelines and transition to the International Financial Reporting Standards, which will objectively assess a company's financial records.
6. Deal appropriately with the new European Union rail transport package, which plans to increase the direct cost for rail transport, to implement new requirements for tax collection, and to cause additional restrictions for railway services.
7. Help solve the problem of EU funds absorption and bureaucratic involvement in investment projects carried out by local governments and other institutions.
8. Submit a project that will impose compulsory civil liability for transportation and logistics for railway companies.
9. Provide incentives for free trade and efficient customs procedures.
10. Use information technology companies to aid transportation operations.
11. Urge the consideration of amendment proposals to the Rail Transportation Code and form the Confederation of the Common Position.
12. Negotiate visa liberalization for transportation employees.
13. Track long-term strategies that are working toward allowing carriers to work in three countries.
14. Provide training in transportation and logistics by bringing in local and foreign experts.

Chairman: Albertas Šimėnas, Lithuanian Railways, Deputy Director General, e-mail: alsime@litrail.lt
Vice-chairman: Arūnas Bertašius, Rhenus Svoris, General Director, e-mail: arunas.bertasius@lt.rhenus.com
Member: Dainius Petravičius, LNEA ,,Lineka" member of prezidium, e-mail: dainius@vingesterminalas.lt
Member: Algimantas Kondrusevičius, Lithuanian National Road Carriers Association LINAVA, President, e-mail: algis@transvelas.lt
Member: Linas Dovydėnas, Avia Solutions Group, General Manager, e-mail: linas.dovydenas@aviasg.com
Member: Marija Dubickienė, International Association of Agroindustrialists, President, e-mail: maria.d@gsa.lt
Member: Dr. Erika Vaiginienė, Vilnius University, International Business School, General Manager of Innovation and Competence Center, e-mail: erika.vaiginiene@tvm.vu.lt, phone: +370 5 236 6136
Member: Laurynas Lukošiūnas, law firm Sorainen, Senior Associate, e-mail: laurynas.lukosiunas@sorainen.com, tel. 8 52 649 322
Member: Saulius Stasiūnas, Lithuanian Railways, Deputy Director for Development, e-mail: s.stasiunas@litrail.lt, tel.8 5 269 3364
Member: Gediminas Saudargas, Law Firm Raida Lejins & Norcous, Associate, e-mail: gediminas.saudargas@rln.lt, phone: +370 5 250 0800
Member: Arijus Ramonas, UAB ,,Arijus" General Director, e-mail: a.ramonas@arijus.lt, phone: +370 698 25191
Member: Arijandas Šliupas, VĮ ,,Kaunas airport" General Director, e-mail: a.sliupas@kun.lt, phone: +370 611 54410 Responsible representative from the Executive Board of Lithuanian Business Confederation: Austėja Nainytė, Project Manager, tel. +370 5 212 11 11, e-mail: austeja@lvk.lt