NATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK CONCERNING THE APPLICATION OF CROSS-BORDER INSTRUMENTS TO PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND/OR PSYCHOSOCIAL DISABILITIES IN LAW AND PRACTICE 26 2.2. TRANSFER OF PRISONERS The implementation of the legal acts of the European Union, which apply the principle of mutual recognition of decisions in criminal cases, is ensured by the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on the Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions of the Member States of the European Union in Criminal Cases.23 The procedure for transfer of prisoners is established by the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania ‘Regarding the procedure for the organisation and execution of the transfer of prisoners in the execution of the decisions of the courts of the member states of the European Union on the recognition of a prison sentence’ No. 1V-289, April 8, 2021.24 Transfer of prisoners is organised and carried out by the Public Security Service under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the International Relations Board of the Lithuanian Criminal Police Bureau. The prisoner transfer procedure does not provide for exceptions or special application requirements for persons with intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities. An interview with a practising lawyer in this field revealed that in order to verify the legality of the consent of the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Mutual Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Criminal Matters between Member States of the European Union, No. XII-1322, 13 November 2014. Available at: https://bit.ly/3Qhvjpg. 24 Order of the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania “On the Organisation and Execution of the Surrender or Transfer of Sentenced Persons in Connection With the Execution of Judgments of the Courts of the Member States of the European Union on the Recognition of Custodial Sentences“, No. 7395, 1V-289, 8 April 2021. Available in Lithuanian at: https://bit.ly/3SlC1Nz. 23