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The reason of current competitiveness evaluation study importance is mostly caused by economic downturn which is extremely dangerous to parties that lack particular competitive advantages. Lithuanian milk production sector has the biggest part in food industry. In order to keep current position among the other sectors - an increase of competitiveness could be a strategic target of top importance. Enhancement could be reached by identifying factors of competitiveness. If factors are evaluated and taken in to account accordingly – milk production sector will recover from economic downturn much faster. The study identified main factors of milk production sector competitiveness: inner type- demand conditions, company image and production factors; outer type– Impact of Government activity and social/cultural factors; The biggest negative impact has lack of companies image in international markets, lack of natural resources, complexity of new business, and crediting conditions. Same time following factors have positive impact: sensitiveness to customer requirements; enhanced infrastructure and communications, increase in customers purchasing power, high level of competition in inner and outer markets, strict environmental regulations.

The reason of current competitiveness evaluation study importance is mostly caused by economic downturn which is extremely dangerous to parties that lack particular competitive advantages. Lithuanian milk production sector has the biggest part in food industry. In order to keep current position among the other sectors - an increase of competitiveness could be a strategic target of top importance. Enhancement could be reached by identifying factors of competitiveness. If factors are evaluated and taken in to account accordingly – milk production sector will recover from economic downturn much faster. The study identified main factors of milk production sector competitiveness: inner type- demand conditions, company image and production factors; outer type– Impact of Government activity and social/cultural factors; The biggest negative impact has lack of companies image in international markets, lack of natural resources, complexity of new business, and crediting conditions. Same time following factors have positive impact: sensitiveness to customer requirements; enhanced infrastructure and communications, increase in customers purchasing power, high level of competition in inner and outer markets, strict environmental regulations.

The purpose of this thesis was to analyse market reaction to announcements from the governmental regulatory authorities after the sponsoring pharmaceutical companies had filed during 2010-2015 for an approval of a newly developed medicinal product, more specifically – a drug. The pharmaceutical Research and Development process usually requires many years of dedicated work with substantial investments and the regulatory decision represents the final hurdle for the companies to market their new products. Event study is one of the most popular methods analysing such developments with calculated abnormal returns allowing to estimate the significance of the investor's reaction. Significant abnormal returns before the event were interpreted by some researchers in the past as a potential sign of the insider trading. Another method used in the study was the analysis of compounded stock price returns. The results of the study showed that the market reacts to the US regulatory announcements, but ignores the European counterpart. The information during the event window is reflected in the share price rapidly and efficiently and no clear signs of the insider trading were obtained during this study. Results also confirm the asymmetrical market reaction effect to important events, which was described a number of times previously in the literature. Findings of this study are important consideration aspects for managers of innovative companies. It is suggested that especially asymmetric reaction should be recognised as a risk, which should be properly incorporated into enterprise risk management systems.

The purpose of this thesis was to analyse market reaction to announcements from the governmental regulatory authorities after the sponsoring pharmaceutical companies had filed during 2010-2015 for an approval of a newly developed medicinal product, more specifically – a drug. The pharmaceutical Research and Development process usually requires many years of dedicated work with substantial investments and the regulatory decision represents the final hurdle for the companies to market their new products. Event study is one of the most popular methods analysing such developments with calculated abnormal returns allowing to estimate the significance of the investor's reaction. Significant abnormal returns before the event were interpreted by some researchers in the past as a potential sign of the insider trading. Another method used in the study was the analysis of compounded stock price returns. The results of the study showed that the market reacts to the US regulatory announcements, but ignores the European counterpart. The information during the event window is reflected in the share price rapidly and efficiently and no clear signs of the insider trading were obtained during this study. Results also confirm the asymmetrical market reaction effect to important events, which was described a number of times previously in the literature. Findings of this study are important consideration aspects for managers of innovative companies. It is suggested that especially asymmetric reaction should be recognised as a risk, which should be properly incorporated into enterprise risk management systems.

In the article the activity of Šiauliai County State Food and Veterinary Service (hereinafter referred to as SFVS) Food Department is substantiated. Strategic management peculiarities in public sector organizations have been analyzed, the most important food safety and quality criteria have been defined, the food safety and hygiene implementation mechanism in the European Union and in Lithuania has been discussed, furthermore, the Lithuanian food safety supervision system and legal basis have been introduced. The analysis of results of the implemented activity of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department has been carried out, the forecasts for 2010 and 2011 were prepared, and the activity strategy goals have been formulated. In the food chain, responsibility for food safety, nourishment and quality are shared by all participants of the food chain: producers, processors, distributors, and users. It includes the entire food chain from the initial production to the final user. This holistic approach requires integrated food control system at the national and international levels in entire food chain. The scientific research problem is raised by the following problem oriented questions: what is the food control situation in Šiauliai County? What should the Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department improvement strategy goals be? Which arguments could be used to ground these strategy goals? The subject of the research: activities of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department. The goal of the research: to research the activity of Šiauliai county SFVS Food Department. The aims of the research: 1. to highlight the main indicators having the greatest impact on activity of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department, which enable to realize the forecasted strategy goals. 2. on the basis of the carried out activity analysis of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department to substantiate the strategic aims of this department defined in accordance to the Lithuanian SFVS strategic plan. [.]

In the article the activity of Šiauliai County State Food and Veterinary Service (hereinafter referred to as SFVS) Food Department is substantiated. Strategic management peculiarities in public sector organizations have been analyzed, the most important food safety and quality criteria have been defined, the food safety and hygiene implementation mechanism in the European Union and in Lithuania has been discussed, furthermore, the Lithuanian food safety supervision system and legal basis have been introduced. The analysis of results of the implemented activity of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department has been carried out, the forecasts for 2010 and 2011 were prepared, and the activity strategy goals have been formulated. In the food chain, responsibility for food safety, nourishment and quality are shared by all participants of the food chain: producers, processors, distributors, and users. It includes the entire food chain from the initial production to the final user. This holistic approach requires integrated food control system at the national and international levels in entire food chain. The scientific research problem is raised by the following problem oriented questions: what is the food control situation in Šiauliai County? What should the Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department improvement strategy goals be? Which arguments could be used to ground these strategy goals? The subject of the research: activities of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department. The goal of the research: to research the activity of Šiauliai county SFVS Food Department. The aims of the research: 1. to highlight the main indicators having the greatest impact on activity of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department, which enable to realize the forecasted strategy goals. 2. on the basis of the carried out activity analysis of Šiauliai County SFVS Food Department to substantiate the strategic aims of this department defined in accordance to the Lithuanian SFVS strategic plan. [.]

The purpose of postgraduate work "Opinion of needy families to social support: "Food bank" – is to show the opinion of needy families to social support. In order to investigate value of social support the following tasks were set: to analyze directions of state social support to family, to mark the main social-economical problems and their reasons of needy families, to show the importance of social support by food to needy families . First part of work analyzes the role of family as public institution and possibilities to solve social problems, also state family politic providing social support to families and it's directions are shown. The charity activities of non-governmental institutions are described, also there are shown the main activities of charity fund "Food bank". Third part of work analyzes the data of qualitative analysis-interview and on ground of this analysis conclusions and recommendations are given about social support and social support by food developing. Analysis has showed that social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively, but size and amount of it helps to meet only minimal needs of families and does not improve living standards. The difficulties of family living minify training and occupation of children and creates negative influence on parents and children intercourse. Social support by food is important and well organized part of social support to family, but not insufficient in quantity and assortment of food is not adjustable to children who are the main users of charity food. Data of analysis allows to maintain that hypothesis H1 and H2 were confirmed - social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively from needy families, but size and amount of this support does not improve living standards.

The purpose of postgraduate work "Opinion of needy families to social support: "Food bank" – is to show the opinion of needy families to social support. In order to investigate value of social support the following tasks were set: to analyze directions of state social support to family, to mark the main social-economical problems and their reasons of needy families, to show the importance of social support by food to needy families . First part of work analyzes the role of family as public institution and possibilities to solve social problems, also state family politic providing social support to families and it's directions are shown. The charity activities of non-governmental institutions are described, also there are shown the main activities of charity fund "Food bank". Third part of work analyzes the data of qualitative analysis-interview and on ground of this analysis conclusions and recommendations are given about social support and social support by food developing. Analysis has showed that social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively, but size and amount of it helps to meet only minimal needs of families and does not improve living standards. The difficulties of family living minify training and occupation of children and creates negative influence on parents and children intercourse. Social support by food is important and well organized part of social support to family, but not insufficient in quantity and assortment of food is not adjustable to children who are the main users of charity food. Data of analysis allows to maintain that hypothesis H1 and H2 were confirmed - social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively from needy families, but size and amount of this support does not improve living standards.

Thesis research was based on state food and veterinary service veterinarians survey answers. After veterinarians of 32 districts were questioned, animal welfare situation in Lithuania, the most important problems with which veterinarians face during audits, most common companion animal welfare violations and measures which, in veterinarians' opinion, could improve state food and veterinary service work ensuring animal welfare were established. Also animal welfare legislation in Lithuania and Europe union was analysed in thesis, and some legalized measures to ensure animal welfare in other Europe countries.

Thesis research was based on state food and veterinary service veterinarians survey answers. After veterinarians of 32 districts were questioned, animal welfare situation in Lithuania, the most important problems with which veterinarians face during audits, most common companion animal welfare violations and measures which, in veterinarians' opinion, could improve state food and veterinary service work ensuring animal welfare were established. Also animal welfare legislation in Lithuania and Europe union was analysed in thesis, and some legalized measures to ensure animal welfare in other Europe countries.

The dissertation provides an integrated analysis of the legal regulation of provision of food information to consumers in food law of the European Union and the Republic of Lithuania with a special focus on the content of the prohibition on misleading consumers as this prohibition can serve as a basis in cases where the legal regulation of provision of food information to consumers is missing, where such regulation is insufficient or unclear. An assessment of the conception of an average consumer defined in the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union as a criterion in deciding if the above-mentioned prohibition on misleading consumers is respected is provided at the same time raising a question if the new legal regulation of providing food information to consumers allows assuming that this conception could be still considered as a reference in the field of provision of food information to consumers. Legal regulation of the institution of responsibility of food business operators for the provision of food information to consumers, which is aimed at increasing the confidence of consumers in the food safety and control system, is also analysed in the dissertation. The research was carried out within the context of changes in the legal regulation of provision of food information to consumers: the concept of food information was introduced by the new regulation, rules for fair information practice were updated, provisions regulating the distribution of responsibility specifically in the field of provision of food information to consumers were introduced for the first time.

The dissertation provides an integrated analysis of the legal regulation of provision of food information to consumers in food law of the European Union and the Republic of Lithuania with a special focus on the content of the prohibition on misleading consumers as this prohibition can serve as a basis in cases where the legal regulation of provision of food information to consumers is missing, where such regulation is insufficient or unclear. An assessment of the conception of an average consumer defined in the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union as a criterion in deciding if the above-mentioned prohibition on misleading consumers is respected is provided at the same time raising a question if the new legal regulation of providing food information to consumers allows assuming that this conception could be still considered as a reference in the field of provision of food information to consumers. Legal regulation of the institution of responsibility of food business operators for the provision of food information to consumers, which is aimed at increasing the confidence of consumers in the food safety and control system, is also analysed in the dissertation. The research was carried out within the context of changes in the legal regulation of provision of food information to consumers: the concept of food information was introduced by the new regulation, rules for fair information practice were updated, provisions regulating the distribution of responsibility specifically in the field of provision of food information to consumers were introduced for the first time.

By performing the research study of the impact of the bread market concentration on prices the social and economic threats of market concentration were clarified, the Lithuanian bread market was defined, the trends of retail price structure and the reasons that caused these changes were analyzed, the level of the bread market concentration was estimated and the impact of this concentration on competitiveness and prices was assessed. There are 4 big and 241 small and medium - sized bakeries operating in Lithuania. According to the Herfindahl - Hirschmann method, it was found that the Lithuanian bread market is not concentrated due to the large number of small and medium - sized bakeries and monopolistic competition should prevail in this market. However, the big bakeries, that occupy 30-50 per cent of the Lithuanian bread market, have a big influence to form supply and impose prices. By using Correlation and Regression analysis it was found that the estimated correlation signal strength of changes in grain purchase and oil product sale prices and it's impact on changes in prices of grain products in 2006-2009 revealed that only about one - third of the price increase could be justified on objective grounds, Hile the other two thirds - on subjective desicions of producers and traders. These desicions are specific to the Lithuanian bread market, where the features of oligopolistic competitiveness are intensifying. Cartels and their consequences are possible in such a market. According to the results of the research study, it was suggested that the legislative provisions that enable a predominant company position on the market, by occupying a smaller share of the market, could be specified.

By performing the research study of the impact of the bread market concentration on prices the social and economic threats of market concentration were clarified, the Lithuanian bread market was defined, the trends of retail price structure and the reasons that caused these changes were analyzed, the level of the bread market concentration was estimated and the impact of this concentration on competitiveness and prices was assessed. There are 4 big and 241 small and medium - sized bakeries operating in Lithuania. According to the Herfindahl - Hirschmann method, it was found that the Lithuanian bread market is not concentrated due to the large number of small and medium - sized bakeries and monopolistic competition should prevail in this market. However, the big bakeries, that occupy 30-50 per cent of the Lithuanian bread market, have a big influence to form supply and impose prices. By using Correlation and Regression analysis it was found that the estimated correlation signal strength of changes in grain purchase and oil product sale prices and it's impact on changes in prices of grain products in 2006-2009 revealed that only about one - third of the price increase could be justified on objective grounds, Hile the other two thirds - on subjective desicions of producers and traders. These desicions are specific to the Lithuanian bread market, where the features of oligopolistic competitiveness are intensifying. Cartels and their consequences are possible in such a market. According to the results of the research study, it was suggested that the legislative provisions that enable a predominant company position on the market, by occupying a smaller share of the market, could be specified.

By performing the research study of the impact of the bread market concentration on prices the social and economic threats of market concentration were clarified, the Lithuanian bread market was defined, the trends of retail price structure and the reasons that caused these changes were analyzed, the level of the bread market concentration was estimated and the impact of this concentration on competitiveness and prices was assessed. There are 4 big and 241 small and medium - sized bakeries operating in Lithuania. According to the Herfindahl - Hirschmann method, it was found that the Lithuanian bread market is not concentrated due to the large number of small and medium - sized bakeries and monopolistic competition should prevail in this market. However, the big bakeries, that occupy 30-50 per cent of the Lithuanian bread market, have a big influence to form supply and impose prices. By using Correlation and Regression analysis it was found that the estimated correlation signal strength of changes in grain purchase and oil product sale prices and it's impact on changes in prices of grain products in 2006-2009 revealed that only about one - third of the price increase could be justified on objective grounds, Hile the other two thirds - on subjective desicions of producers and traders. These desicions are specific to the Lithuanian bread market, where the features of oligopolistic competitiveness are intensifying. Cartels and their consequences are possible in such a market. According to the results of the research study, it was suggested that the legislative provisions that enable a predominant company position on the market, by occupying a smaller share of the market, could be specified.