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Their core work

Lithuania's State Consumer Rights Protection Authority is the national body responsible for enforcing energy efficiency regulations, eco-design requirements, and energy labelling standards on products sold in the Lithuanian market. They conduct market surveillance — inspecting and testing products like appliances, heaters, and lighting to ensure manufacturers comply with EU energy efficiency directives. In H2020, they have participated in coordinated EU-wide market surveillance campaigns, contributing enforcement experience and product testing data from the Lithuanian market.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their participation shows a consistent and deepening commitment to energy product market surveillance across the full H2020 period. Early projects (EEPLIANT, MSTYR15, 2015-2018) established their role in coordinated EU enforcement actions, while later projects (EEPLIANT2, EEPLIANT3, 2017-2024) expanded the scope to more product categories including air conditioners, ventilation units, and local space heaters. The progression from EEPLIANT to EEPLIANT3 suggests growing institutional expertise and a trusted role within the pan-European surveillance network.

Moving toward wider product coverage in eco-design enforcement, likely to participate in future EU market surveillance initiatives covering new energy-related product regulations.

How they like to work

They exclusively participate as a partner, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as a national enforcement authority contributing to EU-wide coordinated actions led by other bodies. With 40 unique partners across 25 countries from just 4 projects, they operate in very large consortia typical of pan-European market surveillance campaigns. They are a reliable, returning participant — the EEPLIANT series shows they are trusted enough to be invited back across successive project generations.

Connected to 40 partner organizations across 25 EU/EEA countries, reflecting the pan-European nature of coordinated market surveillance. Their network consists primarily of fellow national market surveillance authorities and energy agencies across the continent.

What sets them apart

As Lithuania's designated market surveillance authority for energy products, they offer direct access to enforcement data and regulatory insights from the Lithuanian market. For any consortium needing Baltic or Lithuanian market coverage in energy compliance projects, they are the institutional contact point. Their repeat participation in the EEPLIANT series demonstrates reliability and institutional commitment to EU-wide enforcement cooperation.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EEPLIANT3
  Largest funding (EUR 54,915), broadest product scope covering 6+ appliance categories, and longest duration (2019-2024) — represents the most ambitious coordinated market surveillance effort.
• MSTYR15
  Demonstrates capability beyond household appliances by extending market surveillance to the automotive-adjacent tyre sector, showing regulatory versatility.