Lithuania's Seimas adopts an EU AI Act implementation law, in force 1 December
Lithuania's Ministry of the Economy and Innovation posted on 5 November 2026 that the Seimas that day adopted the ministry's law on implementing the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in Lithuania. The post says the law sets the responsibilities of Lithuanian institutions and how they work together. It says the ministry will coordinate implementation. It says the Innovation Agency will be responsible for creating a regulatory sandbox for AI, and the State Digital Solutions Agency will contribute to developing that sandbox and will give methodological help to the public sector. It says market surveillance of high-risk AI systems will be carried out by market-surveillance authorities appointed for separate areas, and the Communications Regulatory Authority will be the single contact point coordinating them. It says the implementation law enters into force on 1 December this year. The post's update date is 5 November 2026.
Source: Lithuania Ministry of the Economy and Innovation (opens in a new tab), 5 Nov 2026Also: LRT, citing BNS (opens in a new tab)
Lithuania's Ministry of the Economy and Innovation posted on 5 November 2026 that the Seimas that day adopted the ministry's law on implementing the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in Lithuania. The post says the law sets the responsibilities of Lithuanian institutions and how they work together. It says the ministry will coordinate implementation. It says the Innovation Agency will be responsible for creating a regulatory sandbox for AI, and the State Digital Solutions Agency will contribute to developing that sandbox and will give methodological help to the public sector. It says market surveillance of high-risk AI systems will be carried out by market-surveillance authorities appointed for separate areas, and the Communications Regulatory Authority will be the single contact point coordinating them. It says the implementation law enters into force on 1 December this year. The post's update date is 5 November 2026.
As reported by LRT, citing BNS, on 5 November 2026, 92 members voted in favour, none against, and three abstained. The statute text and a law number were not opened, so no penalty figure is stated here.
What it means for business: the ministry's post describes who will coordinate the EU AI Act in Lithuania and says the national law starts on 1 December 2026. The EU regulation's own dates are unchanged. The pages opened do not set out a new fine. This describes the ministry's post. It is not advice on a particular system.