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In Lithuania, protection measures falling within the scope of the Regulation are ordered by the courts. Certificates pursuant to Article 5 of the Regulation are issued by the court that ordered the protection measure.
In Lithuania, bailiffs are competent to enforce protection measures falling within the scope of the Regulation. If bailiffs are obstructed in enforcing protection measures falling within the scope of the Regulation, they have a general right to ask the police to remove those obstructions.
The protection measures falling within the scope of the Regulation are adjusted by the bailiffs enforcing the protection measure in accordance with Article 11(1).
Applications for refusal of recognition or, where applicable, enforcement of a protection measure should be submitted to the Lithuanian Court of Appeal.
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