NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF CROSS-BORDER INSTRUMENTS TO PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE 32 of liberty, and probation decisions transmitted by other EU Member States. When the Republic of Lithuania is an executing State, the Probation Services are its competent authorities to enforce judgments imposing a penalty not involving deprivation of liberty, or probation decisions transmitted by the competent authorities of other EU Member States. When the Republic of Lithuania is an issuing State, the district courts are its competent authorities to transmit judgments imposing a penalty not involving deprivation of liberty, or probation decisions to other EU Member States. It should be noted that the question of transmission to another EU Member State of a judgment imposing a penalty not involving deprivation of liberty, or of a probation decision is dealt with and decided on by the district court of the place in which the probation service is located.27 In relation with a non-discrimination provision in Recital 16 PAS, Lithuanian Criminal Code Article 6(2) of the Criminal Code generally notes that criminal justice is based on the principle that all persons are equal before the law and the courts, irrespective of their origin, social or property status, nationality, race, sex, education, language, religious or political beliefs, type or nature of activity, place of residence or any other factor. Lithuania decided to recognize and execute the probation measures and alternative sanctions referred to in Article 4(1) only. 27 5798/2/15 REV 2.