On Licences and Permits

Law of Georgia

On Licences and Permits

Article 1. Scope of regulation of the Law🔗

1. This Law regulates such organised activity or action as concerns an indefinite circle of persons, is characterised by increased danger to human life or health, covers particularly important state or public interests, or is related to the use of state resources. In a case established by law, the operation of this Law may also extend to unorganised activity or action. This Law also regulates the sphere regulated by licence and permit, determines the exhaustive list of types of licence and permit, and establishes the rules for the issuance of a licence and permit, for introducing amendments thereto and for their revocation.

2. The operation of this Law (except for paragraphs 72–72⁵ of Article 6 and paragraphs 23−241 and 54 of Article 24 of this Law) shall not extend to an activity or action provided for by this Law if it is carried out by a Ministry defined by the Law of Georgia “On the Structure, Powers and Rules of Activity of the Government of Georgia” or a state sub-agency institution within its administration, as well as by a Legal Entity of Public Law operating in the sphere of administration of the state sub-agency institution within the sphere of administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia − the Emergency Situations Management Service − the State Reserves and Civil Safety Services Agency, the State Security Service of Georgia and the Legal Entities of Public Law within its sphere of administration, while the operation of subparagraph “a.a” of Article 3 and of Chapters IV and V of this Law shall not extend to the sphere regulated by the Law of Georgia “On Oil and Gas”. The operation of this Law shall also not extend to a state expert institution, if it carries out the activities provided for by paragraphs 72–72⁵ of Article 6 and paragraph 54 of Article 24 of this Law, to a Legal Entity of Public Law – the L. Sakvarelidze National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health, if it carries out the activity provided for by paragraph 72⁴ of Article 6 of this Law, to a non-entrepreneurial (non-commercial) legal entity − the Central Blood Institution, if it carries out the activities provided for by paragraphs 72⁵ and 72⁶ of Article 6 of this Law, and to a Legal Entity of Public Law within the system of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia – the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency, if it carries out the activities provided for by paragraph 3 of Article 6 and paragraphs 9–10¹ of Article 24 of this Law.

2¹. (Removed – 20 July 2018, No. 3218).

2². (Removed – 20 July 2018, No. 3218).

2³. Relations connected with the issuance of the permits defined by paragraphs 171−175 and 27−27⁴ of Article 24 of this Law shall be regulated by this Law and the Law of Georgia “On the Control of Military and Dual-Use Products”.

2⁴. The effect of this Law shall not extend to the deposit insurance activity provided for by the Law of Georgia “On the Deposit Insurance System”.

2⁵. The effect of this Law shall not extend to the activity defined by the licence provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 7 of this Law, where the extraction of a mineral resource − underground fresh water within the administrative boundaries of Tbilisi City Municipality is carried out by Tbilisi City Municipality/a legal entity founded by Tbilisi City Municipality.

2⁶. The effect of this Law shall not extend to the activity of the Legal Entity of Public Law provided for by the Law of Georgia “On Accumulated Pension” − the Georgian Pension Fund.

2⁷. The effect of this Law shall not extend to the activity defined by the licence provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 7 of this Law, where the underground space is used by LLC “Tbilisi Transport Company” founded with 100% share participation of Tbilisi City Municipality.

2⁸. The effect of this Law shall not extend to the activities defined by the permits provided for by paragraphs 50 and 51 of Article 24 of this Law, if they are carried out within the area of an urban development measure defined by Article 56 of the Code of Georgia on Spatial Planning, Architectural and Construction Activities or within the cultural heritage rehabilitation area defined by Article 46 of the Law of Georgia “On Cultural Heritage”, and they are carried out by a state body of Georgia, a body of an autonomous republic or a municipality or a legal entity created/founded by it. In the said case, the procedure for issuing the permits provided for by paragraphs 50 and 51 of Article 24 of this Law and the permit conditions shall be established by the Government of Georgia.

2⁹. The effect of this Law shall not extend also to the activities defined by the permits provided for by paragraphs 23 and 24 of Article 24 of this Law, if they are carried out by the City Hall of Tbilisi City Municipality or a legal entity founded by Tbilisi City Municipality. When carrying out the activities defined by the permits provided for by this paragraph, the procedure for producing and agreeing construction documentation shall be established by the Sakrebulo of Tbilisi City Municipality.

3. Relations related to the issuance of preliminary licences and permits shall be regulated by the Law of Georgia “On State Support of Investments”.

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3176 - LHG I, No. 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 120

Law of Georgia of 30 June 2006 No. 3427 - LHG I, No. 25, 13.07.2006, Art. 201

Law of Georgia of 2 July 2010 No. 3284 - LHG I, No. 37, 14.07.2010, Art. 221

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3550 - LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Law of Georgia of 17 May 2011 No. 4681 - website, 01.06.2011

Law of Georgia of 27 March 2012 No. 5941 – website, 03.04.2012

Law of Georgia of 6 September 2013 No. 1076 – website, 25.09.2013

Law of Georgia of 29 November 2013 No. 1684 - website, 16.12.2013

Law of Georgia of 5 February 2014 No. 1975 – website, 19.02.2014

Law of Georgia of 11 November 2015 No. 4490 – website, 24.11.2015

Law of Georgia of 17 May 2017 No. 856 – website, 02.06.2017

Law of Georgia of 7 December 2017 No. 1706 – website, 14.12.2017

Law of Georgia of 4 May 2018 No. 2262 – website, 24.05.2018

Law of Georgia of 27 June 2018 No. 2628 – website, 06.07.2018

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2018 No. 3306 – website, 06.08.2018

Law of Georgia of 20 July 2018 No. 3218 – website, 13.08.2018

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4081 – website, 28.12.2018

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4080 – website, 28.12.2018

Law of Georgia of 19 April 2019 No. 4523 – website, 24.04.2019

Law of Georgia of 20 December 2019 No. 5696 – website, 26.12.2019

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6916 – website, 28.07.2020

Law of Georgia of 20 September 2023 No. 3479 – website, 09.10.2023

Law of Georgia of 27 June 2024 No. 4317 – website, 12.07.2024

Law of Georgia of 1 April 2026 No. 1472 – website, 01.04.2026

Article 2. Principles of Issuing a Licence and Permit🔗

1. State regulation of an activity or action by licence or permit shall be carried out only if this activity or action is directly related to an increased threat to human life or health or to spheres of state or public interest. State regulation shall be carried out only if, by issuing a licence or permit, it is actually possible to reduce the said threat or to take account of state or public interests.

2. Taking into account paragraph 1 of this Article, the aim and main principles of regulating an activity or action by licence or permit are:

a) ensuring and protecting the safety of human life and health;

b) ensuring and protecting the safety of the human living and cultural environment;

c) protection of state and public interests.

3. An activity or action that is not directly related to public risk shall be exempted from regulation by the State or shall be regulated only partially.

4. A licence or permit issued by a foreign country may be recognised by an international treaty or law and be granted the same legal status as a licence or permit issued on the basis of Georgian legislation.

Article 3. Definition of terms🔗

The terms used in this Law have the following meaning:

a) licence – the right to carry out a specified activity granted to a person by an administrative body on the basis of an administrative act, upon fulfilment of the conditions established by law:

a.a) usage licence – a type of licence by which a person is granted the right to use the state resources defined by this Law. A usage licence is issued by way of auction, except for the cases provided for by this Law and the Law of Georgia “On Electronic Communications”, and is related to an object. The licence holder is entitled to divide the usage licence and/or to transfer it in whole or in part to another person, including by inheritance;

a.b) activity licence – a type of licence by which a person is granted the right to carry out the activity defined by this Law. An activity licence is issued after the applicant fulfils the conditions established by law and is related to the subject. Transfer of an activity licence by inheritance or in any other manner is inadmissible;

b) general licence – the right whereby a person may, on the basis of a single general licence, carry out activities of a similar type and is not obliged to obtain a licence for each activity separately;

c) special licence – the right whereby a person may carry out a particular narrow activity from the general type of licensable activity and is obliged to submit only the factual circumstances satisfying the special licensing conditions. The licence applicant may carry out the activity permitted by the special licence without obtaining the licence regulating a broader range of activities;

d) licence certificate – a document confirming the holding of a licence;

e) permit – the right, provided for by this Law, to carry out an action for a definite or indefinite term, which is related to an object and confirms the compliance of this intention with the conditions established by law. A permit may be transferred to another person, unless this is prohibited by law or the permit is essentially related to its holder;

f) permit certificate – a document confirming the holding of a permit;

g) licence applicant – a person wishing to obtain a licence;

h) permit applicant – a person wishing to obtain a permit;

i) licence issuer – an administrative body which issues a licence in the manner established by law;

j) permit issuer – an administrative body which issues a permit in the manner established by law;

k) other administrative body – an administrative body which, in accordance with legislation, is obliged to establish the factual circumstances satisfying the additional licensing and permit conditions defined by legislation. The procedure of establishment is governed by the rules and principles established by this Law for the issuance of a licence and a permit;

l) one-stop-shop principle – a rule of administrative proceedings where the issuer of a licence or permit itself ensures confirmation of additional licensing or permit conditions by another administrative body. Confirmation of additional licensing or permit conditions shall be connected with the administrative proceedings for the issuance of the licence or permit. Obtaining factual circumstances confirming these conditions must directly serve the purpose of obtaining the licence or permit;

m) departmental licensing register – a systematic set of data on the issuance of licences, amendments thereto and their revocation;

n) departmental permit register – a systematic set of data on the issuance of permits, amendments thereto and their revocation;

o) licence holder – a person who, on the basis of an administrative act, has been granted the right to carry out the activity specified by the licence, to use the resource, or to whom the right to carry out the licensed activity has been transferred by another licence holder;

p) permit holder – a person who, on the basis of an administrative act, has been granted the right to carry out the action specified by the permit, or to whom the right to carry out the permitted action has been transferred by another permit holder;

q) licence fee – a one-time mandatory payment to the central budget of Georgia, which the licence applicant pays in the amount established by law, for granting the applicant the right to carry out the licensed activity specified by law. The licence fee shall take into account the costs of administering the issuance of the licence;

r) permit fee – a one-time mandatory payment to the State Budget of Georgia or to the budget of the relevant municipality (if the permit is issued by a municipal body), which the permit applicant pays in the amount established by law or, on the basis of law, by the representative body of the municipality (if the permit is issued by the relevant municipal body), for granting the applicant the right to carry out the permitted action specified by law. The permit fee shall take into account the costs of administering the issuance of the permit;

s) person – a natural or legal person, a ministry provided for by the Law of Georgia “On the Structure, Powers and Rules of Activity of the Government of Georgia” or a state sub-agency institution under its administration, another organisational formation provided for by law which is not a legal person;

t) licensing conditions – an exhaustive list of requirements and information established by law, which the licence applicant must satisfy in order to obtain a licence and when carrying out the activity specified by the licence;

u) permit conditions – an exhaustive list of requirements and information established by law or, on the basis of law, by a normative act of the Government of Georgia or by a decision of a representative body of a municipality, which the permit applicant must satisfy in order to obtain a permit and in carrying out the action defined by the permit;

v) (deleted – 20.07.2018, No. 3218);

w) electronic communications interception system:

w.a) a software and/or hardware component constituting a stationary technical capability for real-time acquisition of communication (the monitoring system of the authorised body provided for by subparagraph „gg69“ of Article 2 of the Law of Georgia „On Electronic Communications“);

w.b) a software tool created for the purpose of covert acquisition of information from a computer system;

w.c) passive GSM interception system.

Law of Georgia of 19 March 2008 No. 5947 – LHG I, No. 8, 28.03.2008, Art. 52

Law of Georgia of 24 September 2009 No. 1694 – LHG I, No. 29, 12.10.2009, Art. 177

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3550 – LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Law of Georgia of 16 March 2012 No. 5854 – website, 28.03.2012

Law of Georgia of 20 February 2014 No. 2040 – website, 27.02.2014

Law of Georgia of 22 March 2017 No. 486 – website, 27.03.2017

Law of Georgia of 20 July 2018 No. 3218 – website, 13.08.2018

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6916 – website, 28.07.2020

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2023 No. 3796 – website, 20.12.2023

Article 4. Prohibition of the Introduction of an Additional Licence and Permit🔗

1. The exhaustive list of types of licence and permit in the spheres of licensable activity and permit-requiring action shall be determined by this Law. It shall be inadmissible to introduce a licence and permit by another legislative or subordinate normative act in respect of an activity or action not provided for by this Law.

2. It shall be inadmissible for an administrative body to introduce, by a subordinate normative act, an obligation which implies the establishment, in substance, of a licensing or permit regime for any activity or action, or the necessity of the consent of an administrative body in any form.

Article 5. Bodies Issuing a Licence and Permit. Competence of the Autonomous Republics of Abkhazia and Adjara in the Licensing and Permit Spheres🔗

1. The bodies issuing a licence and permit shall be determined by law or by a decision of the Government of Georgia.

2. As a rule, licences and permits for the activity and action established by this Law shall be issued by central government institutions of the State. On the basis of a reasoned request of the government institution issuing the licence or permit, by a decision of the Government of Georgia, the authority to issue licences and permits in the spheres and types of activity or action may be transferred to the respective institutions of the autonomous republics.

Article 5¹. Unified automated management tools🔗

1. The body issuing a licence and/or a permit shall be entitled, for the purposes of the proceedings related to the issuance of a licence/permit and of access to information, to use software and unified automated management tools.

2. The body issuing a licence and/or a permit shall be entitled, by using unified automated management tools, to receive, issue or grant any information and/or document related to the issuance of a licence/permit, including a licence/permit certificate or a duplicate of a licence/permit certificate, and also to maintain a departmental licence/permit register.

3. The body issuing a licence and/or a permit shall be entitled to store and issue, in the form of an electronic copy, any document created by it or stored with it, including a licence/permit certificate or a duplicate of a licence/permit certificate, and also a copy of the departmental licence/permit register.

4. (removed – 21 April 2017, No. 643).

5. In a document issued or granted by the body issuing a licence and/or a permit, including in a licence/permit certificate or a duplicate of a licence/permit certificate, and also in the departmental licence/permit register, data may be entered by mechanical and/or electronic means.

Law of Georgia of 27 December 2011 No. 5647 – website, 9 January 2012.

Law of Georgia of 21 April 2017 No. 643 – website, 10 May 2017.

Article 6. Types of activity licence🔗

1. Licence for the production and packaging of infant food products.

2. Licence for the production and packaging of children's food products.

3. Licence for nuclear and radiation activity.

3¹. Licence for the use of living genetically modified organisms in a closed system.

4. (Removed).

5. (Removed).

6. (Removed).

7. (Removed).

8. (Removed).

9. Licence for the production of biological pesticides.

10. (Removed - 14.05.2014, No. 2425).

10¹. General licence for the manufacture and production of military products.

10². General licence for the repair of military products (including modernisation and on-site servicing).

10³. General licence for trade in military products.

11. Licence for the manufacture (production) of civilian weapons, main parts of firearms, ammunition/cartridges and main parts of ammunition.

11¹. Licence for the repair of civilian weapons and main parts of firearms.

11². Licence for trade in civilian weapons, main parts of firearms, ammunition/cartridges and main parts of ammunition.

12. Licence for the manufacture, acquisition, import or export of electronic surveillance means.

12¹. Licence for the manufacture, import or export of electronic communication interception systems.

13. Licence for private broadcasting.

14. Licence for community broadcasting.

14¹. Licence for cultural-creative radio broadcasting.

15. Licence for electricity generation.

16. Licence for electricity transmission.

17. (Removed - 20.12.2019, No. 5647).

18. Licence for electricity distribution.

18¹. Licence for electricity market operation.

18². Licence for natural gas transmission.

19. Licence for natural gas distribution.

19¹. Licence for the operation of a natural gas storage system.

19². Licence for the operation of liquefied natural gas facilities.

19³. Licence for natural gas market operation.

20. Licence for natural gas transportation.

21. Licence for oil refining.

22. Licence for natural gas processing.

23. Licence for oil transportation.

24. (Removed).

25. (Removed).

2⁶. (Removed).

2⁷. Licence for upbringing activity.

2⁸. (Removed).

2⁹. Licence for life insurance.

30. Licence for insurance (other than life).

31. Licence for reinsurance.

31¹. Licence for voluntary private pension activity.

32. (Removed).

33. (Removed).

34. Licence for banking activity.

34¹. Licence for microbank activity.

35. Licence for non-bank deposit-credit activity.

36. Licence for securities registrar.

37. Licence for brokerage activity.

37¹. Licence for brokerage services in military products.

38. Licence for stock exchange.

39. Licence for central depositary.

40. Licence for asset management activity.

41. (Removed - 16.11.2023, No. 3716).

42. (Removed).

43. (Removed).

4⁴. (Removed).

4⁵. (Removed).

46. (Removed).

47. (Removed).

48. (Removed).

49. (Removed).

50. (Removed).

51. (repealed).

52. (repealed).

53. (repealed).

54. (repealed).

55. (repealed).

56. (repealed).

57.(repealed).

58. (repealed).

59. (repealed).

60. (repealed).

61. (repealed).

62. (repealed).

63. (repealed).

64. (repealed).

65. (repealed).

66. (repealed).

67. (repealed).

68. (repealed).

69. (repealed).

70. (repealed).

71. (repealed).

72. Licence for emergency medical aid.

72¹. Licence for forensic medical examination.

72². Licence for forensic psychiatric examination.

72³. Licence for pathoanatomical activity.

72⁴. Licence for activity with especially dangerous pathogens.

72⁵. Licence for production transfusion activity.

72⁶. Licence for the export from Georgia of a human blood component (plasma which may be used for the manufacture of a medicinal product).

[ 72⁷. Licence for human organ transplantation.

72⁸. Licence for the use of human tissues and cells.

72⁹. Licence for the export and/or import of human tissues and/or cells. (shall enter into force from 1 September 2026)]

73. (repealed).

74. (repealed).

75. (repealed).

76. (repealed).

77. (repealed).

78. (repealed).

79. (repealed).

80. (repealed).

81. (repealed).

82. (repealed).

83. (repealed).

84. (repealed).

85. Licence for private security activity.

86. Licence for enforcement activity.

87. Licence for water supply.

88. Licence for the recovery of scrap metal and non-ferrous metal, in State ownership, sunk in the territorial sea and internal waters of Georgia.

89. Licence for tobacco production.

90. Licence for the production of pyrotechnic articles.

91. Licence for the sale of pyrotechnic articles.

Law of Georgia of 23 June 2006 No. 3380 – LHG I, No. 26, 14.07.2006, Art. 208

Law of Georgia of 24 July 2006 No. 3495 – LHG I, No. 35, 03.08.2006, Art. 251

Law of Georgia of 29 December 2006 No. 4233 – LHG I, No. 50, 30.12.2006, Art. 384

Law of Georgia of 28 March 2007 No. 4532 – LHG I, No. 15, 23.04.2007, Art. 121

Law of Georgia of 21 November 2008 No. 537 – LHG I, No. 34, 04.12.2008, Art. 216

Law of Georgia of 19 December 2008 No. 823 – LHG I, No. 41, 30.12.2008, Art. 301

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3550 – LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3532 – LHG I, No. 47, 05.08.2010, Art. 309

Law of Georgia of 21 June 2011 No. 4867 – website, 06.07.2011

Law of Georgia of 27 December 2011 No. 5651 – website, 12.01.2012

Law of Georgia of 22 June 2012 No. 6545 – website, 04.07.2012

Law of Georgia of 29 November 2013 No. 1684 – website, 16.12.2013

Law of Georgia of 14 May 2014 No. 2425 – website, 27.05.2014

Law of Georgia of 18 September 2014 No. 2658 – website, 02.10.2014

Law of Georgia of 22 March 2017 No. 486 – website, 27.03.2017

Law of Georgia of 20 December 2019 No. 5647 – website, 27.12.2019

Law of Georgia No 2392 of 15 December 2022 – website, 27.12.2022

Law of Georgia No 2611 of 22 February 2023 – website, 10.03.2023

Law of Georgia No 3341 of 28 June 2023 – website, 19.07.2023

Law of Georgia No 3616 of 1 November 2023 – website, 22.11.2023

Law of Georgia No 3716 of 16 November 2023 – website, 07.12.2023

Law of Georgia No 4381 of 19 July 2024 – website, 29.07.2024

Law of Georgia No 145 of 13 December 2024 – website, 29.12.2024

Law of Georgia No 170 of 13 December 2024 – website, 29.12.2024

Law of Georgia No 124 of 13 December 2024 – website, 30.12.2024

Law of Georgia No 391 of 1 April 2025 – website, 02.04.2025

Law of Georgia No 449 of 4 April 2025 – website, 10.04.2025

Article 7. Types of licence for use🔗

1. Licence for the extraction of minerals.

2. Licence for the use of underground space.

3. General licence for the use of oil and gas resources:

a) special licence for oil and gas prospecting and exploration;

b) special licence for oil and gas extraction.

4. Special licence for hunting husbandry.

5. Fishing licence.

6. (removed).

7. (removed – 20.12.2011, No 5547).

8. Licence for the use of the radio frequency spectrum.

9. Licence for the use, for export purposes, of fir cones and of snowdrop bulbs and/or cyclamen tubers included in the appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Law of Georgia No 3176 of 25 May 2006 - LHG I, No 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 120

Law of Georgia No 3186 of 25 May 2006 - LHG I, No 17, 30.05.2006, Art. 131

Law of Georgia No 3495 of 24 July 2006 - LHG I, No 35, 03.08.2006, Art. 251

Law of Georgia No 2176 of 1 December 2009 - LHG I, No 42, 10.12.2009, Art. 308

Law of Georgia No 5547 of 20 December 2011 – website, 30.12.2011

Law of Georgia No 5952 of 22 May 2020 – website, 28.05.2020

Article 8. Procedure for issuing an activity licence🔗

An activity licence shall, as a rule, be issued through simplified administrative proceedings, in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter VII of this Law, except for the types of activity licence precisely defined by law, which shall be issued through public administrative proceedings.

Article 9. Documentation to be submitted for obtaining an activity licence🔗

1. An applicant for an activity licence shall submit a written application to the licence issuer in order to obtain an activity licence. The submission of an application for obtaining a licence shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter VI of the General Administrative Code of Georgia.

2. The application shall meet the requirements provided for by Article 78 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia. It shall also contain an indication as to which type of activity licence the licence applicant requests to obtain, and a list of the attached documents.

3. The application shall be accompanied by extracts from the State Register for a legal entity of private law and an individual entrepreneur, and for a natural person – copies of identification documents established by legislation. A Legal Entity of Public Law shall attach to the application certified copies of its constituent documents.

4. The application shall also be accompanied by a document confirming payment of the licence fee, except where the licence applicant is a Ministry provided for by the Law of Georgia "On the Structure, Powers and Rules of Activity of the Government of Georgia" or a state sub-agency institution within its governance. The amount of the licence fee, the procedure for its payment into the budget, as well as the procedure for refunding an amount overpaid by the licence applicant shall be determined by the Law of Georgia "On Licence and Permit Fees". Additional attached documents may be determined only by law.

5. Depending on the specifics of the activity, for obtaining a licence, in addition to the conditions provided for by this Article, additional licence conditions shall be determined only by law.

6. If the licence applicant requests the issuance of a licence for a specific activity and has a licence in the same field of licensed activity, the licence issuer shall not examine the factual circumstances satisfying the licence conditions that were established when the previous licence was issued.

7. The licence applicant shall be obliged to present such factual circumstances satisfying the additional licence conditions whose confirmation is not directly related to the administrative proceedings for issuing the licence.

8. The licence applicant shall be entitled not to present such documents confirming factual circumstances satisfying the additional licence conditions as are issued by another administrative body and constitute the basis for issuing the licence.

9. For the purpose of confirming and presenting the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article, the licence issuer, in accordance with the procedure established by Article 84 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, immediately upon establishing that the application complies with the requirements established by this Law, shall transmit copies of the application and attached documents to another administrative body. The licence issuer shall be obliged to provide copies of the application and attached documents to the other administrative body no later than 3 days after establishing that the application complies with the requirements established by law.

10. Another administrative body participates in the public administrative proceedings related to the issuance of a licence and is obliged to establish, in the appropriate manner, those factual circumstances the submission of confirmation of which is not the responsibility of the licence applicant. Another administrative body is entitled to give a reasoned refusal to establish the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article.

11. Another administrative body shall be obliged to adopt a decision on the establishment of the factual circumstances or on refusal to establish them no later than 25 days after the submission to the licence issuer of the application and copies of the attached documents. If the said time limit is not sufficient for establishing the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article, another administrative body is entitled, no later than 5 days after receipt of the application and copies of the attached documents, to request an extension of the time limit by a reasoned motion. Where another administrative body adopts a decision, it shall be obliged to submit the decision to the licence issuer no later than 27 days after the submission of the application to the licence issuer.

12. If the licence issuer fails to satisfy the reasoned motion of another administrative body, the licence issuer shall be liable for the damage arising in connection with the said matter.

13. If, within the established time limit, another administrative body has not carried out the confirmation of the factual circumstance in the appropriate manner or given a reasoned refusal of its confirmation, the additional licensing conditions established by legislation shall be deemed to be satisfied.

14. It shall be inadmissible for the licence issuer to require the licence applicant to submit confirmation of the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article.

15. In the event of a change in the data provided for by paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the licence holder shall be obliged to notify the licence issuer thereof in writing and to submit the relevant documents within 7 days of the making of the respective change.

16. If the activity provided for by a licence is carried out by a legal entity, the branch of that legal entity shall also have the authority to carry out the said activity. The licence holder shall be obliged, for the branch to carry out the licensed activity, to notify the licence issuer in advance of the branch's compliance with the licensing conditions. It shall be inadmissible for the licence issuer to impose such an additional condition or regime which, by its content, implies the issuance of a separate licence to the branch of the legal entity holding the activity licence.

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3550 – LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Article 9¹. Body issuing general licenses for the manufacture, production, repair (including modernization and on-site servicing) of military products and trade in military products, and the basis for their issuance🔗

1. The manufacture, production, repair (including modernization and on-site servicing) of military products, and trade in military products shall be carried out by a legal entity or individual entrepreneur entitled to carry out the relevant activity, on the basis of the relevant general license.

2. The general licenses defined by paragraphs 10¹–10³ of Article 6 of this Law shall be issued by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia on the basis of a recommendation of the Permanent Commission on Military-Technical Issues of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

3. In order to obtain the general licenses defined by paragraphs 10¹–10³ of Article 6 of this Law, a legal entity or individual entrepreneur shall, together with the documentation defined by this Law, submit:

a) data on registration of the legal entity or individual entrepreneur in the Register of Entrepreneurs and Non-Entrepreneurial (Non-Commercial) Legal Entities;

b) a list of persons (indicating name, surname, date of birth, profession, place of work, ID card number and place of residence, with submission of certificates on criminal record/deprivation of rights, conviction for a crime provided for by subparagraph "e" of paragraph 2 of Article 27 of the Law of Georgia "On Weapons", absence from narcological registration and mental state), who have direct contact with the manufacture, production, repair (including modernization and on-site servicing) of military products and trade therein;

c) a list of buildings and structures (indicating addresses) in which the manufacture, production, repair (including modernization and on-site servicing) of military products and trade therein are to be carried out;

d) a document confirming compliance with fire safety norms in the relevant building or structure;

e) a document confirming the ensuring of compliance with technical safety norms of the relevant building or structure;

f) a document confirming the proper protection and security of the relevant building or structure;

g) a recommendation of the Permanent Commission on Military-Technical Issues of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

4. The document provided for by subparagraph "d" of paragraph 3 of this Article shall be issued by the relevant units of the Emergency Management Service, a state sub-agency institution within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

5. The technical safety norms of buildings and structures provided for by subparagraph "e" of paragraph 3 of this Article and the authorized person issuing the document confirming compliance with the technical safety norms of buildings and structures shall be determined by the technical regulation provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 15 and paragraph 1 of Article 17 of the Law of Georgia "On Weapons".

6. The document provided for by subparagraph „f“ of paragraph 3 of this Article shall be issued by the entity (service) authorised to protect (responsible for the protection of) the respective building or structure.

Law of Georgia of 29 November 2013 No. 1684 – website, 16.12.2013.

Law of Georgia of 29 May 2014 No. 2472 – website, 12.06.2014.

Law of Georgia of 12 June 2015 No. 3704 – website, 30.06.2015.

Law of Georgia of 7 December 2017 No. 1706 – website, 14.12.2017.

Law of Georgia of 27 June 2018 No. 2628 – website, 06.07.2018.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4080 – website, 28.12.2018.

Law of Georgia of 17 March 2020 No. 5771 – website, 23.03.2020.

Law of Georgia of 15 May 2024 No. 4170 – website, 29.05.2024.

Article 9². Issuance of a Banking Licence to a Temporary Bank🔗

In accordance with the Law of Georgia “On the Activities of Commercial Banks”, when issuing a banking licence to a temporary bank, the National Bank of Georgia shall be entitled to establish a procedure different from and/or simplified compared to that provided for by this Law.

Law of Georgia of 20 December 2019 No. 5663 – website, 31.12.2019.

Article 9³. The Body Issuing a Licence for Brokerage Services in Military Products and the Grounds for Its Issuance🔗

1. A licence for brokerage services in military products shall be issued by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

2. An applicant for a licence for brokerage services in military products and a licence holder may be a resident as defined by the Tax Code of Georgia.

3. In order to obtain a licence for brokerage services in military products, the licence applicant shall, together with the documentation defined by this Law, submit a recommendation of the permanent commission on military-technical issues of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 19 February 2020 No. 5722 – website, 24.02.2020.

Article 9⁴. Conditional Banking Licence🔗

1. For the purpose of promoting the stability and development of the financial sector, as well as proceeding from the interests of the banking sector, including with the aim of using substantially new and innovative financial technologies in the local market and increasing customers' access to financial services, the National Bank of Georgia shall be entitled to issue to a legal entity a conditional licence for the licensing of a commercial bank, with a temporary simplification of the requirements established by the legislation of Georgia in relation to minimum capital. When issuing a conditional licence, the National Bank shall be entitled, in order to reduce risks, to determine appropriate restrictions and/or individual/additional requirements, the stages and timeframes for their full satisfaction.

2. The procedure and conditions for issuing a conditional banking licence shall be determined by a legal act of the National Bank of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 9 September 2022 No. 1798 – website, 23.09.2022.

Article 10. General rule for the issuance of an activity licence🔗

1. Only the types of activity licence precisely defined by law shall be issued through public administrative proceedings.

2. It shall be inadmissible for the licence issuer to issue a licence in the form of administrative proceedings not provided for by this Law, or to replace the type of administrative proceedings determined by law for the issuance of a specific licence with another administrative proceedings.

3. The licence issuer shall adopt a decision on the issuance of a licence in accordance with the rules of public administrative proceedings determined by Chapter IX of the General Administrative Code of Georgia and in accordance with this Law.

4. A decision on the issuance of a licence, refusal to issue it, or its revocation shall be an administrative act and shall comply with the requirements established by Chapter IV of the General Administrative Code of Georgia for an administrative legal act.

5. Within 3 days, the licence issuer shall verify the compliance of the application and attached documents submitted by the licence applicant with the requirements of paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Article 9 of this Law.

6. After accepting the application for proceedings, the licence issuer shall immediately publish a notice on the submission of documents for public review.

7. Within 20 days from the submission of the application for public review, any person shall be entitled to submit their opinions in writing.

8. The licence issuer shall hold an oral hearing no later than 7 days after the expiry of the period for submitting written opinions.

9. The licence issuer shall adopt a decision on the issuance of a licence or refusal to issue a licence. In the case of refusal to issue a licence, the licence issuer shall be obliged to immediately notify the licence applicant in writing of the reasoned refusal.

10. If, in order to establish circumstances of material importance to the case, more than the period determined by law for administrative proceedings is necessary, the licence issuer shall be entitled, only for the types of licence determined by law, to adopt a reasoned decision on the extension of the period of administrative proceedings by not more than 3 months. The licence issuer shall be obliged to adopt the said decision within 15 days from the submission of the application.

11. The extension of the licence issuance period in accordance with paragraph 10 of this Article shall be inadmissible if the licence applicant is not notified of the extension of the licence issuance period within 20 days from the submission of the application.

12. If, due to specific circumstances, it is impossible to issue a licence within the period determined by law, on the basis of a reasoned request of the licence issuer, the Government of Georgia shall adopt a decision on the extension of the period by an additional period of up to 3 months. The licence issuer shall be obliged to immediately notify the licence applicant of the decision of the Government of Georgia.

13. If a specific type of license, the term for the issuance of which may be extended in accordance with paragraph 10 of this Article, is characterized by increased danger to human life and health, concerns a wide range of state and public interests, and 3 months are not sufficient to establish the circumstances envisaged by this activity, the licensing authority is entitled to apply to the Government of Georgia with a reasoned request for the extension of the term for issuing the license by a further 3 months. If the above conditions exist and become known to the licensing authority upon submission of the application, the licensing authority is entitled to apply to the Government of Georgia with a reasoned request for the extension of the term for issuing the license up to 6 months.

14. In the event of acceptance of the reasoned request of the licensing authority, the Government of Georgia adopts a decision on the extension of the term for issuing the license by 3 months. If the grounds envisaged by paragraph 10 of this Article exist, the licensing authority is obliged, within 2 months from the submission of the application, to apply to the Government of Georgia with a reasoned request and, in the event of an extension of the term, to immediately notify the license applicant.

15. In the event of extension of the administrative proceedings related to the issuance of a license to 3 or 6 months, the licensing authority is entitled, on the basis of a reasoned request of another administrative body, to adopt a decision on the extension of the term for verification of the factual circumstances indicated in paragraph 7 of Article 9 of this Law up to 2 months.

16. In the cases envisaged by paragraphs 10, 13 and 14 of this Article, the licensing authority is entitled to extend the term for submitting written opinions.

17. The licensing authority is obliged to adopt a decision on the issuance of the license within 30 days from the submission of the application. If no decision on the issuance of the license or refusal to issue the license is adopted within the said term, the license shall be considered issued.

18. The license applicant is entitled, after the expiry of the term established for the issuance of the license, to request a license certificate. The licensing authority is obliged to immediately issue the license certificate.

Article 11. Grounds for refusal to issue an activity license🔗

The licensing authority shall not issue an activity license if:

a) the application submitted by the license applicant and the attached documents do not meet the requirements of the law and were not corrected by the license applicant within the term established by the administrative body;

b) the license applicant does not meet the licensing conditions established by law.

c) the license applicant has been deprived, by a guilty verdict of a court that has entered into legal force, of the right to carry out activities in the relevant licensed field.

Law of Georgia of 25 July 2006 No. 3533 - LHG I, No. 37, 7 August 2006, Art. 274

Article 12. Appealing against refusal to issue an activity license🔗

The decision of the licensing authority to refuse to issue an activity license may be appealed to a superior administrative body (official) or to a court.

Article 13. Rights and obligations of the license issuer🔗

The license issuer:

a) in cases established by law and in accordance with the established procedure, issues an activity licence, introduces amendments thereto or revokes it;

b) maintains the departmental licensing register;

c) (removed);

d) within 10 days from the adoption of the decision, publishes in the official print body of Georgia – "Legislative Herald of Georgia" – information on the issuance of a licence, the introduction of amendments thereto or its revocation, except for confidential information as defined by the General Administrative Code of Georgia and information on a licence issued using unified automated management tools;

e) in accordance with the procedure established by legislation, keeps the documentation submitted by the licence applicant;

f) in accordance with the procedure established by law, exercises control over the fulfilment of the licensing conditions by the licence holder.

Law of Georgia of 19 March 2008 No. 5947 - LHG I, No. 8, 28.03.2008, Art. 52

Law of Georgia of 27 December 2011 No. 5647 - website, 09.01.2012

Article 14. Form of the licence certificate🔗

The form of the licence certificate shall be determined by law and/or by a normative act of the license issuer or of a superior administrative body.

Article 15. Loss or damage of the licence certificate🔗

1. In the event of loss or damage of the licence certificate, the licence holder (its representative) shall apply to the license issuer with a written application for the issuance of a duplicate of the licence certificate.

2. Within 2 days from the receipt of the application, the license issuer shall issue a duplicate of the licence certificate and enter the relevant information in the departmental licensing register.

3. A duplicate of the licence certificate shall have the same legal force as its original.

4. The amount of the fee payable for the issuance of a duplicate of the licence certificate shall be determined by the Law of Georgia "On Licensing and Permit Fees".

Law of Georgia of 19 March 2008 No. 5947 - LHG I, No. 8, 28.03.2008, Art. 52

Article 16. Entry into force and term of validity of an activity licence🔗

1. In the event of the adoption of a decision on the issuance of an activity licence, the licence applicant shall be entitled, prior to the receipt of the licence certificate, to carry out the activity provided for by the licence on the basis of the relevant administrative act.

2. In the event that the license issuer fails to adopt a decision on the issuance of a licence or on refusal to issue a licence within the period established by law, the licence applicant may carry out the activity provided for by the licence only after the receipt of the licence certificate.

3. The licence holder shall be entitled, in the event of loss or damage of the licence certificate, to carry out the licensed activity on the basis of the relevant administrative act until the certificate is restored.

4. The license issuer shall be obliged, together with the adoption of a decision on the satisfaction of the application, to issue the relevant licence certificate.

5. A licence shall be issued for an indefinite term.

Article 16¹. Rule for issuing a recommendation of the Standing Commission on Military-Technical Issues of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia🔗

The list of documents to be submitted to the Standing Commission on Military-Technical Issues of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia for the issuance of a recommendation by the Commission, as well as the procedures for the adoption of a decision by the Commission and the criteria to be taken into account when adopting a decision, shall be determined by a Resolution of the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No. 5722 of 19 February 2020 – website, 24.02.2020.

Article 17. Documentation to be submitted for obtaining a licence of use🔗

1. When a licence is issued by way of auction, the applicant for a licence of use shall submit a written application, which shall contain an indication of which type of licence of use the applicant for the licence requests to obtain.

2. The application shall be accompanied by extracts from the State Register for a legal entity of private law and an individual entrepreneur, and, for a natural person, by copies of the identification documents established by legislation. A legal entity of public law shall attach to the application certified copies of its founding documents.

3. The application shall also be accompanied by a document confirming payment of the licence fee. The amount of the licence fee, the procedure for its payment into the budget, as well as the procedure for refunding an amount overpaid by the applicant for the licence shall be determined by the Law of Georgia on Licence and Permit Fees.

4. An application for participation in the auction shall be accepted for not less than 15 days from the announcement of the auction. The final deadline for accepting applications shall be set in each specific case by the licence issuer.

5. If the applicant for the licence refuses to participate in the auction before the expiry of the deadline for submitting an application, the licence fee paid by him or her shall be subject to refund.

Law of Georgia No. 5606 of 14 December 2007 – LHG I, No. 47, 26.12.2007, Art. 408

Law of Georgia No. 4045 of 15 December 2010 – LHG I, No. 75, 27.12.2010, Art. 467

Article 17¹. Direct procedure for issuing a mineral extraction license🔗

1. With the consent of the Government of Georgia, the licensing authority may also issue a mineral extraction license by direct procedure:

a) to a person holding a water supply license provided for by paragraph 87 of Article 6 of this Law – for the extraction of underground fresh water for the purpose of supplying consumers with water (drinking water);

b) for the extraction of minerals – therapeutic mud and/or underground mineral waters for external use (therapeutic baths) – for tourist and recreational purposes (for extraction, for exploration and extraction).

2. Revocation of the water supply license provided for by subparagraph "a" of paragraph 1 of this Article shall be grounds for revocation of the mineral extraction license.

3. The licensing authority may issue a mineral extraction license by direct procedure for the extraction of underground fresh water for entrepreneurial purposes on a land plot in private ownership, with the right to extract no more than 5,000 (five thousand) cubic meters per year.

4. If interested in obtaining a mineral extraction license by direct procedure, the license applicant shall submit to the licensing authority an appropriate written application. This application shall contain information on the volume, location and purpose of extraction of the minerals to be extracted.

5. To obtain a mineral extraction license by direct procedure, the license applicant shall attach to the application provided for by paragraph 4 of this Article:

a) in the case of a legal entity of private law or an individual entrepreneur – an extract from the Register of Entrepreneurs and Non-Entrepreneurial (Non-Commercial) Legal Entities;

b) in the case of a natural person – copies of identification documents established by the legislation of Georgia;

c) in the case of a legal entity of public law – copies of founding documents.

6. In the case provided for by subparagraph "a" of paragraph 1 of this Article, the license applicant shall, together with the documentation referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article, submit a document confirming the holding of a water supply license.

7. In the case provided for by paragraph 3 of this Article, the license applicant shall, together with the documentation referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Article, submit a document confirming the right of ownership of the land plot.

8. To obtain a mineral extraction license by direct procedure, the license applicant shall also attach to the application provided for by paragraph 4 of this Article a document confirming payment of the license fee. The amount of the license fee and the procedure for its payment to the budget shall be determined by the Law of Georgia "On License and Permit Fees".

9. For the issuance by direct procedure of the license provided for by this Article, the licensing authority shall establish:

a) requirements for the use of a specific object;

b) additional licensing conditions for the license applicant.

10. The Government of Georgia shall establish the procedure for issuing the licence provided for by this Article by direct procedure.

Law of Georgia of 16 March 2012 No. 5854 – website, 28 March 2012.

Law of Georgia of 1 November 2019 No. 5273 – website, 11 November 2019.

Article 18. Rule for Issuing a Use License by Auction🔗

1. A use license shall be issued by auction, except for the case provided for by this Law.

2. The basis for initiating the proceedings for issuing a use license for a specific state resource shall be both the application of the license applicant and the decision of the license issuer.

3. On the basis of an application or its own initiative, the decision of the license issuer on the issuance of a use license by auction shall be an administrative act.

4. For the issuance of a use license for a state resource, the following shall be established:

a) requirements for the use of a specific object;

b) additional license conditions for the license applicant.

Additional license conditions shall be established by law.

5. The license issuer may, for a specific object of the use license, taking into account state and public interests, establish quantitative, qualitative and time-defined norms and rules of use.

6. If the use of a specific resource under a use license and the license conditions and requirements established for such use, by their essence, include an activity/action provided for by another license or permit and the corresponding additional conditions, obtaining this license or permit shall not be necessary for the use of the said resource.

7. A use license for a specific resource shall be issued by auction on the basis of assuming the obligation to comply with the norms and rules established for use and offering the highest price.

8. Every license applicant who meets the license conditions established by law and assumes the obligation to comply with the requirements determined by the use license issuer shall have the right to participate in the issuance of a license by auction.

9. Information on the holding of an auction for the issuance of a use license for a specific state resource shall be published by the license issuer on its own website no later than 1 month before the auction, except for the cases provided for by paragraph 9¹ of this article. In the case of holding the auction through another website, it shall be mandatory for the license issuer to publish the relevant information on its own website no later than 3 working days before the date of the auction, which must indicate the date of the auction and the address of the website through which the auction is held. Other means may also be used to disseminate information on the holding of the said auction.

9¹. Information on the holding of an auction for the issuance of a license for the extraction of minerals shall be published by the license issuer on the website www.eauction.ge no later than 10 days before the auction. Other means may also be used to disseminate the said information.

10. The information to be published shall contain the following data:

a) the name of the license issuer;

b) the specific object of the use license;

c) the deadlines for accepting applications from license applicants and for holding the auction;

d) licence conditions established by legislation;

e) requirements for the use of a specific object;

f) criteria for identifying the winner;

g) other data – by decision of the licence issuer.

11. The quantity, volume and rules of use of the specific object of the use licence in respect of which the use licence is issued shall be determined by the licence issuer.

12. The rules for holding an auction, identifying the winner and issuing the relevant licence certificate shall be established by the licence issuer.

Law of Georgia No. 5854 of 16 March 2012 – website, 28 March 2012

Law of Georgia No. 5273 of 1 November 2019 – website, 11 November 2019

Law of Georgia No. 5775 of 17 March 2020 – website, 23 March 2020

Law of Georgia No. 555 of 13 May 2025 – website, 15 May 2025

Article 19. Rules for determining the starting price for the issuance of a use licence and for settlement. Term of validity of a use licence🔗

1. The rules for determining the starting price for the issuance of a use licence and for settlement shall, in compliance with the principles provided for by this Law, be established by the licence issuer.

1¹. If the issuance of a use licence provided for by paragraphs 1, 4, 5 and 9 of Article 7 of this Law requires an environmental decision provided for by the Code of Environmental Assessment, the extraction of minerals shall be possible only after the issuance of that decision. If, in accordance with the Code of Environmental Assessment, a decision refusing the carrying out of the activity was taken, or conditions were established by an environmental decision which substantially change the licence conditions for the holder of the use licence, the amount finally recorded/offered at the auction shall be returned to the holder of the use licence, upon his/her request. The rules for the return of the amount shall be determined by the normative act provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article.

2. Taking into account the state and public interests, for the purpose of issuing a use licence at the most optimal price, the term of validity of the use licence shall be determined by the licence issuer on the basis of an application of the licence applicant or without it. This term shall be taken into account when determining the starting price of the auction.

3. The issuance of a use licence for an indefinite period shall be inadmissible. When determining the term, the characteristics of the specific object of the use licence and the technological nature of the use shall be taken into account.

4. The licence issuer shall have the right, with the consent of the Government of Georgia, to extend the term of validity of the use licence.

Law of Georgia No. 4681 of 17 May 2011 – website, 01.06.2011

Law of Georgia No. 895 of 1 June 2017 – website, 21.06.2017

Article 20. Transfer of a use license in whole or in part. Other issues related to the use license🔗

1. The license holder shall be entitled to divide the use license into several parts and to transfer the right of use or part thereof to another person by lease or into ownership, except for the case provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article.

2. In the case of alienation of the license or part thereof, the license holder shall be obliged to submit the relevant documents to the license issuer. The license issuer shall, within 10 calendar days, make changes to the license register and issue the appropriate license certificate.

2¹. If, before the alienation of the whole license or part of the license, the license holder was simultaneously a person defined by the Environmental Assessment Code to whom an environmental decision was issued, after completion of the procedure provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article, the license holder and the license recipient shall apply to the authorized administrative body issuing the environmental decision for the purpose of making changes in the relevant register of decisions, receiving the original of the decision, and establishing environmental conditions in accordance with this decision. In such case, liability of each entity for violation of environmental conditions shall be determined individually, in accordance with the conditions established for it. The authorized administrative body issuing the environmental decision shall consider the submitted application together with the attached documentation under the simplified administrative procedure and shall adopt the relevant decision.

3. Failure by the license issuer to fulfill the obligation specified in paragraph 2 of this Article shall not prevent the license recipient from exercising the relevant use.

4. The license recipient shall be entitled to exercise the relevant use only after fulfillment of the license conditions, assumption of the obligation to fulfill the requirements established for the use of a specific object, and submission to the license issuer of information on the transfer of the use license, and in the case provided for by paragraph 2¹ of this Article – additionally after receipt of the environmental decision. The license recipient shall bear liability for failure to fulfill the aforementioned obligations.

5. Issues related to the rights and obligations of the license issuer and to the loss or damage of the license certificate shall be regulated in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter III of this Law.

6. Transfer of a use license in whole or in part to another person shall be prohibited when the license holder has been deprived by a court judgment of conviction that has entered into legal force of the right to carry out activity in the relevant licensed field.

7. Only with the consent of the Government of Georgia may the holder of a license for the use of resources on the Black Sea continental shelf of Georgia divide the use license and the right of use or part thereof into several parts and transfer them to another person by lease or into ownership.

8. Any person, including a credit institution or an insurance organization, into whose ownership, use or management passes a licence related to the use of natural resources that is mortgaged or otherwise encumbered, shall be obliged to comply with the licence conditions, the requirements established for the use of a specific object, and other requirements established by the licence issuer.

Law of Georgia of 25 July 2006 No. 3533 - LHG I, No. 37, 7 August 2006, Art. 274

Law of Georgia of 3 November 2009 No. 1983 - LHG I, No. 32, 6 November 2009, Art. 195

Law of Georgia of 16 March 2012 No. 5854 – website, 28 March 2012

Law of Georgia of 1 June 2017 No. 895 - website, 21 June 2017

Law of Georgia of 1 November 2019 No. 5273 – website, 11 November 2019

Article 21. Control over the fulfilment of licence conditions🔗

1. The fulfilment of licence conditions by the licence holder shall be controlled by the licensor. The licensor shall be entitled to exercise control if the said function does not fall within the competence of another administrative body under the legislation. In cases provided for by law, the requirements provided for by other normative acts may also be subject to control by the licensor, and in the event of their violation the forms of liability provided for by this Law may be applied.

2. The licensor shall exercise control only through selective inspection of the fulfilment of licence conditions and/or regular reporting by the licence holder.

3. Unless otherwise provided by law, the licence holder shall, annually, from 1 April to 1 May, carry out reporting on compliance with licence conditions. Reporting shall be effected by written submission to the licensor. A licence holder who receives a licence within 6 months before the start of the reporting period shall not be obliged to submit a report to the licensor.

4. If the submitted reporting does not clearly declare or does not indicate at all the fact of compliance with licence conditions, the licensor shall be entitled to apply to the licence holder and request information confirming the fulfilment of compliance with licence conditions within a reasonable time.

5. Failure by the licence holder to comply with the request specified in paragraph 4 of this Article shall be grounds for imposing liability established by legislation.

6. The licensor shall exercise control over the fulfilment of licence conditions only by inspecting licence conditions. The licensor shall not be entitled to inspect or request the submission of factual circumstances that are not directly related to the licence holder's compliance with licence conditions.

7. The licensor's decision on carrying out a selective inspection shall be an administrative act. When carrying out a selective inspection, the licensor shall be obliged to submit the said administrative act to the licence holder.

8. Representatives of another administrative body may participate in carrying out a selective inspection by decision of the licensor.

9. The licensor shall be obliged, after completion of the selective inspection, to draw up the relevant inspection act, which shall be entered in the register maintained by the licensor specifically for this purpose.

10. Unless otherwise provided by law, the licensor may exercise control over the fulfilment of licence conditions only once during a calendar year.

11. The licensor of an activity provided for by paragraphs 72–72⁵ of Article 6 of this Law shall be entitled to exercise control over the fulfilment of licence conditions only three times during a calendar year.

[ 1¹. The issuer of a licence for the activity provided for by paragraphs 72−72⁹ of Article 6 of this Law shall be entitled to exercise control over the fulfilment of licence conditions only three times during a calendar year. (shall enter into force from 1 September 2026)]

Law of Georgia No. 3457 of 3 July 2023 – website, 25 July 2023.

Law of Georgia No. 3616 of 1 November 2023 – website, 22 November 2023.

Law of Georgia No. 124 of 13 December 2024 – website, 30 December 2024.

Article 22. Liability for violation of licensing conditions. Revocation of a licence🔗

1. Failure by a licence holder to fulfil the licensing conditions established by law shall result in the fining of the licence holder in accordance with the procedure established by legislation. The amount of the fine shall be determined by law. The licensor shall determine a reasonable time limit for the fulfilment of the licensing conditions and shall establish the conditions that must be observed for the pursuit of the specific activity.

2. Notwithstanding the imposition of liability, failure by the licence holder to fulfil the licensing conditions within the established time limit shall result in the tripling of the imposed fine. When a fine is imposed on the licence holder, a time limit and the relevant conditions for the fulfilment of the licensing conditions shall be determined.

3. After the expiry of the established time limit from the imposition of the tripled fine, if the licensing conditions are not fulfilled by the licence holder, the imposed fine shall be tripled.

4. If, notwithstanding the imposition of the liability provided for by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, the fulfilment of the licensing conditions has not been ensured by the licence holder, the licensor shall adopt a decision on the revocation of the licence.

4¹. If it is evident that the fining of the licence holder for failure to fulfil the conditions of a licence for use and/or the requirements established for the use of a specific object does not produce an effect, the licensor shall be entitled to revoke the licence under the simplified administrative procedure.

5. In the decision on the revocation of the licence, the licensor shall substantiate the necessity of applying this form of liability.

6. Revocation of a licence means declaring the decision on the issuance of the licence invalid in accordance with the General Administrative Code of Georgia.

7. In addition to that provided for by Article 61 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, the grounds for declaring the decision on the issuance of a licence invalid shall be:

a) the request of the licence holder;

b) the death (liquidation) of the holder of an activity licence, being declared dead in accordance with the established procedure, being recognised as missing, or being recognised as a recipient of support, unless otherwise determined by a court judgment;

c) failure to fulfil the licensing conditions established by law;

d) a court judgment of conviction that has entered into legal force on deprivation of the right to pursue the activity.

7¹. The licensor shall be entitled, in accordance with the procedure established by this Law, to revoke a licence related to the use of natural resources that has been attached, pledged or otherwise encumbered, if there are grounds for revocation of the licence. In the event of revocation of the licence, the corresponding attachment, pledge or other encumbrance shall also be extinguished.

8. The licensor shall adopt a decision on the revocation of the licence in accordance with the procedure established by this Law for the issuance of a licence. The licensor shall be obliged to immediately notify the licence holder of the commencement of administrative proceedings on the revocation of the licence.

9. In the presence of the ground provided for by subparagraph „d“ of paragraph 7 of this Article, as well as in a case of urgency, when a delay in taking a decision may cause substantial harm to public or private interests, the licence issuer shall, within 3 days, take a reasoned decision on the revocation of the licence and shall immediately notify the licence holder of the revocation of the licence.

9¹. The failure by the holder of a licence for use provided for by paragraphs 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9 of Article 7 of this Law to pay the regulation fee in accordance with the established procedure shall result in the fining of the licence holder. At the same time, notwithstanding the imposition of the fine, if the licence holder fails to pay the regulation fee within 30 calendar days from the expiry of the established time limit for the payment of the regulation fee, the licence issuer is entitled to revoke the licence under the simplified administrative proceedings procedure.

10. The licence certificate shall be returned to the licence issuer within 3 days from the entry into force of the decision on the revocation of the licence.

11. Liability in the form of revocation of a licence shall be applied only after the fining of the licence holder fails to ensure compliance with the licence conditions and the licence issuer substantiates that the revocation of the licence will not cause more harm than the validity of the licence.

12. If the revocation of the licence may cause more harm than the continuation of the validity of the licence, or it is substantially impossible to suspend its validity, the licence issuer shall take a reasoned decision on granting the licence holder the right to continue the licensed activity in compliance with the conditions established by the issuer. In such a case, the licence holder shall, within a reasonable time limit established by the licence issuer, ensure compliance with additional licence conditions.

13. If, in the case provided for by paragraph 12 of this Article, compliance with the licence conditions is not ensured by the licence holder, the licence issuer is entitled, notwithstanding the imposition of liability on the licence holder, to take a decision on ensuring compliance with the licence conditions itself or through third parties, in the name and at the expense of the licence holder.

14. In the case of the types of licences provided for by law, when compliance with the licence conditions is impossible in the manner provided for by paragraph 13 of this Article, on the basis of an application of the licence issuer, the court shall take a decision on the appointment of a special manager for the pursuit of the licensed activity and for compliance with the licence conditions. If the delay may cause harm, the licence issuer shall, by a reasoned decision, appoint a special manager and shall immediately submit it to the court for a decision.

15. The rule established by paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 of this article may be applied notwithstanding the imposition of a fine on the licence holder, if the licence issuer knows in advance that the imposition of a fine on the licence holder will not ensure compliance with the licence conditions. The licence issuer shall be obliged to substantiate the said decision.

16. The special manager is entitled, at the expense of the licence holder, for the purpose of ensuring the fulfilment of the licence conditions as far as possible in the shortest possible time, to carry out all measures related to the licensed activity. Unless another time limit is established by law, the court approves the monthly report of the activity carried out by the special manager.

17. The special manager is appointed for a specified term, taking into account the licence conditions to be fulfilled. If the licence conditions have not been fulfilled within the established term, the court is entitled to extend the said term.

18. The licence holder shall be obliged, upon the request of the special manager, to immediately provide the special manager with any information or material means related to the licensed activity. Failure by the licence holder to fulfil the said obligation or obstruction of the special manager shall entail the liability of the licence holder in accordance with the procedure established by legislation.

19. In the event of ensuring the fulfilment of the licence conditions by the special manager or by the licence holder himself/herself, the court shall adopt a judgment on the cancellation of the special management.

20. All actions aimed at ensuring the fulfilment of the licence conditions, including the remuneration of the special manager, shall be carried out at the expense of the licence holder.

21. The issues of the powers, activity and remuneration of the special manager, taking into account the specifics of the licensed activity, may be additionally regulated by a normative act of the licence issuer or its superior (controlling) administrative body.

22. If the licence holder has a general licence and fails to satisfy the licence conditions regulating any narrow special activity from among activities of a similar type, it is entitled to carry out the other remaining activities provided for by the general licence. Non-fulfilment of the licence conditions regulating the narrow activity cannot be a ground for prohibiting the carrying out of other activities provided for by the general licence.

23. The carrying out by the holder of a general licence of any narrow special activity from among activities of a similar type in violation of the licence conditions regulating it shall entail liability in accordance with the procedure established by this article.

24. Control over the fulfilment by the holder of a usage licence of the licence conditions and the requirements established for the use of a specific object, and liability for their violation, shall be determined in accordance with the procedure established by Articles 21 and 22 of this Law.

25. (Removed – 16 March 2012, No. 5854).

26. Paragraphs 11–21 of this Article shall not apply to the case provided for by subparagraph „d“ of paragraph 7 of the same Article.

Law of Georgia of 25 July 2006 No 3533 - LHG I, No 37, 07.08.2006, Art. 274

Law of Georgia of 17 May 2011 No 4681 - website, 01.06.2011

Law of Georgia of 16 March 2012 No 5854 – website, 28.03.2012

Law of Georgia of 20 March 2015 No 3371 - website, 31.03.2015

Article 22¹. Suspension of licenses for activities provided for by paragraphs 72–72⁵ of Article 6 of this Law🔗

[Article 22¹. Suspension of licenses for activities provided for by paragraphs 72–72⁹ of Article 6 of this Law

(shall enter into force from 1 September 2026)]

1. Failure by the license holder to comply with the license conditions determined by the legislation of Georgia shall result in the imposition of a fine on him/her in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia. The amount of the fine shall be determined by law. The licensing authority shall set a reasonable time limit for satisfying the license conditions and shall determine the conditions that must be observed for the performance of a specific action.

2. Failure by the license holder to comply with the license conditions within the established time limit shall result in the imposition of a fine on him/her in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

3. Notwithstanding the imposition of liability on the license holder, if there is a threat to human life and health and/or the epidemiological situation, the licensing authority is entitled to adopt a decision on the suspension of the license, in full or in part (including at a specific address), until the license holder satisfies the license conditions.

4. If the suspension of the license may cause greater harm than the continuation of the license, the licensing authority shall adopt a reasoned decision on granting the license holder the right to continue the licensed activity subject to compliance with the conditions established by it. In such a case, the license holder shall be obliged to ensure compliance with the license conditions within a reasonable time limit established by the licensing authority.

5. If the license holder fails to comply with the license conditions within the time limit established by the licensing authority, the licensing authority shall adopt a decision on the suspension of the license.

6. The licensing authority shall be obliged, within 24 hours after adopting the decision on the suspension of the license, to submit to the court an application for approval of the suspension of the license. If the application is not submitted within the said time limit, the decision on the suspension of the license shall be considered revoked, and the license shall be considered restored.

7. If the violations are eliminated after the suspension of the license, the licensing authority, on the basis of an application by the license holder, shall verify on site, within 5 working days, the fact of compliance with the license conditions, issue a corresponding inspection act, and adopt a decision on the revocation of the decision on the suspension of the license.

8. If the licensing authority adopts a decision on refusal to revoke the decision on the suspension of the license, its reasoned decision shall be immediately delivered/sent to the interested party. The said decision may be appealed to a court. The court shall consider the case in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter VII2⁶ of the Administrative Procedure Code of Georgia.

9. If, within 1 year from the adoption of the decision on suspension of the licence, the licence holder has not ensured compliance with the licence conditions, the licence issuer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by this Law, adopt a decision on revocation of the licence.

10. The licence issuer shall substantiate in the decision on suspension of the licence the necessity of applying this form of liability.

11. The decision on suspension of the licence shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure established by this Law and shall be approved in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter VII2⁶ of the Administrative Procedure Code of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 3 July 2023 No. 3457 – website, 25.07.2023.

Law of Georgia of 1 November 2023 No. 3616 – website, 22.11.2023.

Law of Georgia of 13 December 2024 No. 124 – website, 30.12.2024.

Article 22². Revocation of licences for the activities provided for by paragraphs 10¹−11² of Article 6 of this Law due to non-compliance with amended licence conditions🔗

1. Holders of licences for the activities provided for by paragraphs 10¹−11² of Article 6 of this Law (including the licence provided for by paragraph 2 of Article 38 of this Law) shall ensure compliance with the amended licence conditions no later than 1 year after the amendment of these conditions.

2. Holders of licences for the activities defined by paragraph 1 of this Article shall submit to the licence issuer in writing documentation confirming compliance with the amended licence conditions no later than 5 calendar days after the expiry of the period provided for by the same paragraph.

3. The licence issuer:

a) shall, within 7 calendar days, declare the licence invalid if the licence holder has not submitted, in accordance with the procedure established by paragraph 2 of this Article, documentation confirming compliance with the amended licence conditions;

b) shall, within 30 calendar days, consider the documentation confirming compliance with the amended licence conditions submitted by the licence holder and adopt a written decision:

b.a) on declaring the licence invalid, if the said documentation does not confirm compliance with the amended licence conditions;

b.b) on compliance with the amended licence conditions.

4. The licence issuer shall adopt the decision defined by this Article in accordance with the simple administrative procedure established by the General Administrative Code of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 15 May 2024 No. 4170 – website, 29.05.2024.

[Article 22³. Suspension of a licence in the case provided for by the Law of Georgia "on Weapons"

In the case provided for by Article 27² of the Law of Georgia "on Weapons", the licence issuer shall be entitled to adopt a decision on suspension of the relevant licence defined by this Law. (shall enter into force from 1 May 2026)]

Law of Georgia of 9 December 2025 No. 1146 – website, 15.12.2025.

Article 23. Suspension of a decision on the issuance of a license, refusal to issue it, or revocation thereof in the event of filing an administrative complaint or a claim🔗

In the event of filing an administrative complaint or a claim, the decision on the issuance of a license, refusal to issue it, or revocation thereof shall not be suspended, unless the license issuer or the administrative body or court considering the complaint (claim) adopts another decision.

Article 24. Types of Permits🔗

1. Permit for the transit of products subject to veterinary control.

2. Permit for the import of products subject to veterinary control.

3. Permit for the import of products of plant origin subject to phytosanitary control.

4. (Deleted - 1 June 2017, No. 895).

[4¹. Permit for water abstraction from a surface water body.

4². Permit for water discharge into a surface water body.

4³. Combined permit for water use through a surface water body. (shall enter into force from 1 September 2026)]

5. (Deleted).

6. (Deleted).

7. (Deleted - 13 April 2016, No. 4950).

7¹. Permit for the import, export and transit of waste.

7². Permit for the import, export, re-export and transit of substances provided for by the 1987 Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer.

8. Permit for the use of explosives for industrial purposes.

9. Acquisition of radioactive material within the country.

10. Import, export and transit of radioactive material, return of radioactive material to the manufacturer, import and export of nuclear technologies or know-how.

10¹. Export of radioactive waste.

11. Permit for the export, import, re-export and introduction from the sea of species included in the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), their parts and derivatives.

11¹. Aquaculture permit.

11². Extensive aquaculture permit.

[11³. Integrated environmental permit. (shall enter into force from 1 September 2026)]

12. (Deleted).

13. Permit for the acquisition (with the right to keep) by a natural person of a short-barrelled firearm for defence or a sports short-barrelled firearm.

14. Permit for the acquisition (with the right to keep and carry) by a natural person of a defence gas (air) weapon, a hunting firearm or a sports long-barrelled firearm.

14¹. Permit for the acquisition (with the right to keep and carry) by a person who, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, retains the right to carry a weapon after the expiry of official powers, of a civilian weapon defined by paragraph 13 of this Article.

14². Permit for the acquisition of weapons (with the right to keep and carry) for the purpose of granting the status of service-staff weapon to weapons in the ownership of persons defined by subparagraphs "h"–"o1" of paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Law of Georgia on Weapons during the period of their official powers.

14³. Permit for the acquisition (with the right to carry) of weapons transferred with the status of service-staff weapon to persons entitled to use defined by subparagraphs "h"–"o1" of paragraph 2 of Article 9 of the Law of Georgia on Weapons.

14⁴. Permit for the acquisition (with the right to keep and carry) by a natural person of a signal weapon.

14⁵. Permit for the removal from Georgia of a signal weapon acquired in Georgia by a foreign national.

14⁶. Permit for the import into and removal from Georgia by a foreign national of a signal weapon and/or cartridge.

14⁷. Permit for a citizen of Georgia to import sound (acoustic) weapons into Georgia.

14⁸. Permit for a citizen of a foreign country to import sound (acoustic) weapons into Georgia.

15. Permit for a citizen of a foreign country to export from Georgia civilian firearms and/or gas (air) weapons acquired in Georgia.

15¹. Permit for a citizen of a foreign country to import into Georgia and export from Georgia hunting or sporting firearms and/or ammunition.

15². (Removed - 31.05.2023, No. 3102).

15³. Permit to open a closed and/or semi-closed shooting gallery, shooting range and/or shooting-hunting stand.

15⁴. Permit for the import into Georgia of hunting and/or sporting firearms, their main elements and/or ammunition by a national sports federation/organization of a shooting discipline recognized by the Ministry of Sports of Georgia in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia and/or by a legal entity/individual entrepreneur that is its member (which has opened a closed and/or semi-closed shooting gallery, shooting range and/or shooting-hunting stand in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia), as well as by a national sports organization recognized in the same manner (one of the directions of which is a shooting discipline).

155. Permit for the temporary export from Georgia and import into Georgia of hunting and/or sporting firearms, their main elements and/or ammunition by a national sports federation/organization of a shooting discipline recognized by the Ministry of Sports of Georgia in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia and/or by a legal entity/individual entrepreneur that is its member (which has opened a closed and/or semi-closed shooting gallery, shooting range and/or shooting-hunting stand in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia), as well as by a national sports organization recognized in the same manner (one of the directions of which is a shooting discipline).

156. Permit for the import into Georgia of sound (acoustic) weapons by a national sports federation/organization of a shooting discipline recognized by the Ministry of Sports of Georgia in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia and/or by a legal entity/individual entrepreneur that is its member (which has opened a closed and/or semi-closed shooting gallery, shooting range and/or shooting-hunting stand in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia), as well as by a national sports organization recognized in the same manner (one of the directions of which is a shooting discipline).

16. (Removed - 31.05.2023, No. 3102).

17. Permit for the import, export, re-export or transit of civilian weapons, main elements of firearms, ammunition/cartridges and main elements of ammunition.

17¹. Permit for the import of military products.

17². Permit for the export of military products.

17³. Permit for the transit of military products.

17⁴. Permit for brokerage services in military products.

17⁵. Permit for technical assistance in military products.

18. Permit for the collection and exhibition of weapons.

19. Permit for the importation into Georgia, exportation from Georgia and movement within Georgia of weapons and ammunition/cartridges by persons accompanying representatives of another state and an international organization, as well as other important persons provided for by the register determined by an act of the Special State Protection Service, during their visit.

20. Permit for carrying, transportation and forwarding of weapons and ammunition.

20¹. Permit for carrying, transportation and forwarding of signal weapons and/or cartridges.

21. Repealed.

22. Permit for the importation into Georgia or exportation from Georgia (except transit and re-export) by a citizen of Georgia of civilian firearms and/or gas (air) weapons, their main parts and/or ammunition.

22¹. Permit for the importation into Georgia or exportation from Georgia (except transit and re-export) by a citizen of Georgia of signal weapons and/or cartridges.

23. Construction permit (except for the construction of facilities of special importance, radiation or nuclear facilities).

24. Permit for the construction of facilities of special importance (except radiation or nuclear facilities).

24¹. Permit for the construction of radiation or nuclear facilities.

25. (Repealed).

26. Permit for regular passenger transportation within the administrative boundaries of a municipality.

26¹. Permit for transportation by passenger car − taxi (category M1) in the capital of Georgia.

27. Permit for the import of dual-use products.

27¹. Permit for the export of dual-use products.

27². Permit for the transit of dual-use products.

27³. Permit for brokerage services for dual-use products.

27⁴. Permit for technical assistance for dual-use products.

28. Permit for carrying out specialized operation (aviation works).

28¹. Permit for irregular international air carriage/transportation.

29. Permit for motor passenger transportation.

30. Permit for international motor freight transportation.

31. Permit for a one-time international motor freight transportation (above the established quota) carried out from the territory of Georgia by a foreign carrier.

32. Permit for the activity of a free trade point.

33. Permit for the activity of a customs warehouse.

34. (Repealed).

34¹. (Repealed – 13 October 2011, No. 5121).

35. (Repealed).

36. (Repealed).

37. Permit for the arrangement of a casino.

37¹. Permit for the arrangement of a gambling club.

37². Permit for the provision of gambling and/or profitable games.

37³. Permit for the organization of casino games in system-electronic form.

38. Permit for the arrangement of a gaming machine salon.

38¹. Permit for the organization of gaming machine games in system-electronic form.

39. Permit for the arrangement of a totalizator.

39¹. Permit for the organization of totalizator games in system-electronic form.

40. Permit for the arrangement of lotto.

41. Permit for the arrangement of bingo.

42. Permit for the arrangement of an incentive draw.

42¹. Permit for the arrangement of a cigar bar.

43. Permit for the import or export of medicinal products subject to special control.

44. Permit for a clinical trial of a pharmacological product.

45. Permit for pharmaceutical manufacturing (of medicinal products, except narcotic substances).

46. Permit for an authorised pharmacy.

47. (repealed).

48. (repealed).

49. Permit for the import of non-iodised salt.

50. Permit for works on a cultural heritage monument.

51. Permit for archaeological works.

52. Permit for the export of Georgian cultural valuables from Georgia.

53. Permit for the placement of outdoor advertising.

54. Permit for a stationary facility.

55. (repealed – 23.12.2017, No. 1931).

56. (repealed – 23.12.2017, No. 1931).

57. Permit for the import of pyrotechnic products.

58. Permit for the export of pyrotechnic products.

Law of Georgia of 9 December 2005 No. 2236 – LHG I, No. 54, 20 December 2005, Art. 356

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2006 No. 3186 – LHG I, No. 17, 30 May 2006, Art. 131

Law of Georgia of 23 June 2006 No. 3380 – LHG I, No. 26, 14 July 2006, Art. 208

Law of Georgia of 24 July 2006 No. 3495 – LHG I, No. 35, 3 August 2006, Art. 251

Law of Georgia of 29 December 2006 No. 4233 – LHG I, No. 50, 30 December 2006, Art. 384

Law of Georgia of 8 May 2007 No. 4714 – LHG I, No. 18, 22 May 2007, Art. 145

Law of Georgia of 14 December 2007 No. 5606 – LHG I, No. 47, 26 December 2007, Art. 408

Law of Georgia of 14 March 2008 No. 5921 – LHG I, No. 7, 26 March 2008, Art. 41

Law of Georgia of 5 December 2008 No. 628 – LHG I, No. 36, 12 December 2008, Art. 236

Law of Georgia of 26 December 2008 No. 874 – LHG I, No. 41, 30 December 2008, Art. 309

Law of Georgia of 10 August 2009 No. 1589 – LHG I, No. 26, 27 August 2009, Art. 152

Law of Georgia of 1 December 2009 No. 2176 – LHG I, No. 42, 10 December 2009, Art. 308

Law of Georgia of 8 April 2010 No. 2912 – LHG I, No. 20, 19 April 2010, Art. 113

Law of Georgia of 2 July 2010 No. 3284 – LHG I, No. 37, 14 July 2010, Art. 221

Law of Georgia of 2 July 2010 No. 3288 – LHG I, No. 38, 16 July 2010, Art. 231

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3550 – LHG I, No. 46, 4 August 2010, Art. 285

Law of Georgia of 12 November 2010 No. 3806 – LHG I, No. 66, 3 December 2010, Art. 414

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4214 – website, 10 March 2011

Law of Georgia of 8 April 2011 No. 4527 – website, 2 May 2011

Law of Georgia of 13 October 2011 No. 5121 – website, 19 October 2011

Law of Georgia of 20 December 2011 No. 5547 – website, 30 December 2011

Law of Georgia of 20 March 2012 No. 5913 – website, 23 March 2012

Law of Georgia of 27 March 2012 No. 5957 – website, 12 April 2012

Law of Georgia of 24 April 2012 No. 6054 – website, 27 April 2012

Law of Georgia of 29 November 2013 No. 1684 – website, 16 December 2013

Law of Georgia of 14 May 2014 No. 2425 – website, 27 May 2014

Law of Georgia of 13 April 2016 No. 4950 – website, 26 April 2016

Law of Georgia of 1 June 2017 No. 895 – website, 21.06.2017

Law of Georgia of 28 June 2017 No. 1111 – website, 10.07.2017

Law of Georgia of 23 December 2017 No. 1931 – website, 11.01.2018

Law of Georgia of 4 May 2018 No. 2262 – website, 24.05.2018

Law of Georgia of 12 June 2020 No. 6293 – website, 19.06.2020

Law of Georgia of 24 June 2020 No. 6410 – website, 01.07.2020

Law of Georgia of 25 June 2020 No. 6488 – website, 02.07.2020

Law of Georgia of 9 February 2023 No. 2585 – website, 24.02.2023

Law of Georgia of 31 May 2023 No. 3102 – website, 13.06.2023

Law of Georgia of 29 June 2023 No. 3382 – website, 30.06.2023

Law of Georgia of 15 June 2023 No. 3274 – website, 04.07.2023

Law of Georgia of 16 June 2023 No. 3281 – website, 05.07.2023

Law of Georgia of 16 June 2023 No. 3287 – website, 06.07.2023

Law of Georgia of 30 June 2023 No. 3424 – website, 20.07.2023

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2023 No. 3882 – website, 15.12.2023

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2023 No. 3796 – website, 20.12.2023

Law of Georgia of 12 December 2024 No. 110 – website, 28.12.2024

Law of Georgia of 13 December 2024 No. 170 – website, 29.12.2024

Law of Georgia of 4 April 2025 No. 449 – website, 10.04.2025

Law of Georgia of 17 December 2025 No. 1268 – website, 24.12.2025

Article 25. Documentation to be submitted for obtaining a permit🔗

1. The permit applicant shall submit a written application to the permit-issuing authority for obtaining a permit. The submission, consideration and acceptance for proceedings of an application for obtaining a permit shall be carried out in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter VI of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, except for the cases provided for by Articles 26² and 26⁵ of this Law and paragraph 7 of Article 8 of the Law of Georgia on Aquaculture.

2. The application shall meet the requirements provided for by Article 78 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia. It shall also contain an indication of which type of permit the permit applicant requests, and a list of the attached documents.

3. The application shall be accompanied by: for a legal entity of private law and an individual entrepreneur – extracts from the public registry (except for the cases provided for by paragraphs 28 and 28¹ of Article 24 of this Law), and for a natural person – copies of identification documents established by the legislation of Georgia. A Legal Entity of Public Law (LEPL) shall attach to the application certified copies of constituent documents.

4. The application shall also be accompanied by a document confirming payment of the permit fee, except for the cases provided for by Articles 26¹, 26² and 26⁵ of this Law, as well as the case where the permit applicant is a ministry provided for by the Law of Georgia on the Structure, Powers and Rules of Activity of the Government of Georgia or a state sub-agency institution under its administration. The amount of the permit fee, the procedure for its payment into the budget, as well as the procedure for refunding the amount overpaid by the permit applicant shall be determined by the Law of Georgia on Licence and Permit Fees. Additional attached documents may be determined only by law.

5. Depending on the specifics of the activity, for obtaining a permit, in addition to the conditions provided for by this Article, additional permit conditions shall be determined by law or, on the basis of law, by a normative act of the Government of Georgia or by a decision of a representative body of a municipality.

6. If the permit applicant requests the issuance of a permit for a specific action and has a permit for an action of a similar type, the permit-issuing authority shall not examine the factual circumstances satisfying the permit conditions that were established during the issuance of the previous permit.

7. The permit applicant shall be obliged to submit such factual circumstances satisfying the additional permit conditions whose confirmation is not directly related to the administrative proceedings for issuing the permit. The confirmation of the said factual circumstances shall be carried out by separate administrative proceedings.

8. The permit applicant is entitled not to submit such documents confirming the factual circumstances satisfying the additional permit conditions as are issued by another administrative body and are the basis for issuing the permit.

9. For the purpose of confirming and submitting the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article, the permit issuer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by Article 84 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, immediately upon establishing that the application complies with the requirements established by this Law, transmit to another administrative body copies of the application and the attached documents. The permit issuer shall be obliged to provide copies of the application and the attached documents to the other administrative body no later than 3 days after establishing that the application complies with the requirements established by law.

10. The other administrative body shall participate in the administrative proceedings related to the issuance of the permit and shall be obliged to establish, in accordance with the relevant procedure, those factual circumstances the confirmation of which the permit applicant is not required to submit. The other administrative body shall be entitled to give a reasoned refusal to establish the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article.

11. The other administrative body shall be obliged to adopt a decision on the establishment of the factual circumstances or on refusal to establish them no later than 15 days after the copies of the application and the attached documents are submitted to the permit issuer. If the said period is not sufficient for establishing the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article, the other administrative body shall be entitled, no later than 5 days after receipt of the copies of the application and the attached documents, to request an extension of the period by a reasoned motion. In the event of adopting a decision, the other administrative body shall be obliged, no later than 17 days after the submission of the application to the permit issuer, to submit the decision to the permit issuer.

12. In the event of the permit issuer's failure to satisfy the reasoned motion of the other administrative body, the permit issuer shall be liable for the damage arising in connection with the said matter.

13. If, within the established period, the other administrative body has not carried out the confirmation of the factual circumstance in accordance with the relevant procedure or given a reasoned refusal of its confirmation, the additional permit conditions established by legislation shall be deemed to be satisfied.

14. It shall be inadmissible for the permit issuer to require the permit applicant to submit confirmation of the factual circumstances provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article.

15. In the event of a change in the data provided for by paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article, the permit holder shall be obliged to notify the permit issuer thereof in writing and to submit the relevant documents within 7 days of the respective change.

16. If the action envisaged by a permit is carried out by a legal entity, the branch of that legal entity shall also have the authority to carry out the said action. The permit holder shall be obliged to notify the permit issuer in advance of the branch's compliance with the permit conditions for the branch to carry out the permit action. It shall be inadmissible for the permit issuer to impose such an additional condition or regime which, by its content, implies the issuance of a separate permit to the branch of the legal entity holding the permit. If a legal entity or a branch carries out an action which is regulated by a permit and the permit obtained by them does not envisage the said action, the relevant permit must be obtained by that legal entity.

Law of Georgia No. 628 of 5 December 2008 – LHG I, No. 36, 12.12.2008, Art. 236

Law of Georgia No. 1694 of 24 September 2009 – LHG I, No. 29, 12.10.2009, Art. 177

Law of Georgia No. 3550 of 21 July 2010 – LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Law of Georgia No. 3735 of 15 October 2010 – LHG I, No. 56, 20.10.2010, Art. 360

Law of Georgia No. 4214 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia No. 2262 of 4 May 2018 – website, 24.05.2018

Law of Georgia No. 3571 of 31 October 2018 – website, 20.11.2018

Law of Georgia No. 6410 of 24 June 2020 – website, 01.07.2020

Law of Georgia No. 6916 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.07.2020

Law of Georgia No. 3102 of 31 May 2023 – website, 13.06.2023

Law of Georgia No. 3882 of 30 November 2023 – website, 15.12.2023

Law of Georgia No. 3796 of 30 November 2023 – website, 20.12.2023

Article 26. General rule for issuing a permit🔗

1. The permit issuer shall adopt a decision on the issuance of a permit in accordance with the simplified administrative procedure established by the legislation of Georgia and in accordance with this Law, except for the cases provided for by Articles 26¹, 26² and 26⁵ of this Law.

2. (Removed – 11.10.2011, No. 5093).

3. A decision on the issuance of a permit, refusal to issue it or its revocation is an administrative act and shall comply with the requirements established for an administrative legal act by Chapter IV of the General Administrative Code of Georgia.

4. If, in order to establish circumstances of material importance to the case, more than the time limit established by law for administrative proceedings is necessary, the permit issuer shall be entitled, only for the types of permits established by law, to adopt a reasoned decision on the extension of the administrative proceedings time limit by no more than 3 months. The permit issuer shall be obliged to adopt the said decision within 15 days of the submission of the application.

5. Extension of the permit issuance time limit in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article shall be inadmissible if the permit applicant is not notified of the extension of the permit issuance time limit within 20 days of the submission of the application.

6. If, due to specific circumstances, it is impossible to issue a permit within the time limit established by law, on the basis of a reasoned application of the permit issuer, the Government of Georgia shall adopt a decision on the extension of the time limit by an additional 3 months. The permit issuer shall be obliged to immediately notify the permit applicant of the decision of the Government of Georgia.

7. If a specific type of permit, the extension of the issuance time limit of which is possible in accordance with paragraph 6 of this Article, is characterised by increased danger to human life and health, concerns a wide range of state and public interests, and 3 months are not sufficient to establish the circumstances provided for by this act, the permit issuer shall be entitled to apply to the Government of Georgia, by a reasoned application, for the extension of the permit issuance time limit by a further 3 months. If the above conditions exist and become known to the permit issuer upon the submission of the application, the permit issuer shall be entitled to apply to the Government of Georgia, by a reasoned application, for the extension of the permit issuance time limit up to 6 months.

8. In the event of acceptance of the reasoned application of the permit issuer, the Government of Georgia shall adopt a decision on the extension of the permit issuance time limit by 3 months. If the grounds provided for by paragraph 9 of this Article exist, the permit issuer shall be obliged to apply to the Government of Georgia by a reasoned application within 2 months of the submission of the application and, in the event of an extension of the time limit, to immediately notify the permit applicant.

9. In the event of extension of the administrative proceedings related to the issuance of a permit to 3 or 6 months, the permit-issuing authority is entitled, on the basis of a reasoned motion of another administrative body, to adopt a decision on extending the period for establishing the factual circumstances by up to 2 months.

10. The permit-issuing authority shall adopt a decision on the issuance of a permit within 20 days from the submission of the application. If no decision on the issuance of a permit or refusal to issue a permit has been adopted within the said period, the permit shall be deemed issued.

11. The permit applicant is entitled, after expiry of the period established for the issuance of the permit, to request a permit certificate. The permit-issuing authority shall immediately issue the permit certificate.

Law of Georgia No. 628 of 5 December 2008 – LHG I, No. 36, 12 December 2008, Art. 236

Law of Georgia No. 1140 of 27 March 2009 – LHG I, No. 8, 8 April 2009, Art. 28

Law of Georgia No. 2912 of 8 April 2010 – LHG I, No. 20, 19 April 2010, Art. 113

Law of Georgia No. 3735 of 15 October 2010 – LHG I, No. 56, 20 October 2010, Art. 360

Law of Georgia No. 4214 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10 March 2011

Law of Georgia No. 5093 of 11 October 2011 – website, 3 November 2011

Law of Georgia No. 2262 of 4 May 2018 – website, 24 May 2018

Law of Georgia No. 3218 of 20 July 2018 – website, 13 August 2018

Law of Georgia No. 3796 of 30 November 2023 – website, 20 December 2023

Article 26¹. Rule for issuing a permit for the placement of outdoor advertising🔗

1. The adoption of a decision on the introduction of a permit for the placement of outdoor advertising provided for by paragraph 53 of Article 24 of this Law is a discretionary power of the representative body of the respective municipality. In the event of the adoption of a decision on the introduction of permit-based regulation of the placement of outdoor advertising, the permit shall be issued by the executive body of the municipality.

2. The permit for the placement of outdoor advertising provided for by paragraph 53 of Article 24 of this Law shall be issued by way of auction. The permit for the placement of outdoor advertising shall be issued on the basis of the assumption of the obligation to comply with the established norms and rules and the submission of the highest price. If the permit applicant wins the auction, in order to receive the permit for the placement of outdoor advertising, he/she shall pay only the permit issuance price according to the results of the auction. When issuing the permit for the placement of outdoor advertising, no fee shall be paid.

3. The conditions and procedure for holding the auction shall be established by the representative body of the respective municipality. When determining the procedure for holding the auction, the basic requirements provided for by Articles 25 and 26 of this Law shall be observed.

4. The rule for determining the starting price for issuing the permit for the placement of outdoor advertising and for settlement shall be established by the representative body of the municipality in compliance with the principles provided for by this Law.

5. The permit for the placement of outdoor advertising established by this Law shall be issued only for the placement of outdoor advertising on a land plot or other property in state or municipal ownership. The placement of outdoor advertising on a land plot or other property in the ownership of a natural person or a legal entity of private law or another organised formation provided for by the legislation of Georgia does not require the permit for the placement of outdoor advertising defined by this Law.

Law of Georgia of 5 December 2008 No. 628 – LHG I, No. 36, 12.12.2008, Art. 236

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6916 – website, 28.07.2020

Article 26². Rule for issuing a permit for regular passenger transportation within the administrative boundaries of a municipality🔗

1. A permit for regular passenger transportation within the administrative boundaries of a municipality shall be issued on a competitive basis by the executive body of the municipality, within the administrative boundaries of the city of Tbilisi — by the Government of the city of Tbilisi municipality, by a structural unit of the Tbilisi City Hall authorised by it, or by a legal entity founded by the municipality. A permit applicant who wins the competition shall pay the permit issuance price in order to receive a permit for regular passenger transportation within the administrative boundaries of the municipality. When issuing a permit for regular passenger transportation within the administrative boundaries of a municipality, no fee shall be paid.

2. The price for issuing a permit for regular passenger transportation within the administrative boundaries of a municipality shall be determined, and the rules for holding a competition for the issuance of a permit and for payment of the permit issuance price shall be approved, by the representative body of the municipality.

3. The price for issuing a permit for regular passenger transportation within the administrative boundaries of a municipality shall be credited to the budget of the respective municipality.

Law of Georgia of 15 October 2010 No. 3735 - LHG I, No. 56, 20.10.2010, Art. 360

Law of Georgia of 5 February 2014 No. 1975 - website, 19.02.2014

Law of Georgia of 12 June 2020 No. 6293 – website, 19.06.2020

Law of Georgia of 17 July 2020 No. 7061 – website, 29.07.2020

Article 26³. (removed)🔗

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4214 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2023 No. 3796 – website, 20.12.2023

Article 26⁴. Rule for issuing a construction permit🔗

1. (Removed - 20.07.2018, No. 3218).

2. (Removed - 20.07.2018, No. 3218).

3. (Removed - 20.07.2018, No. 3218).

4. The body issuing a construction permit shall be entitled to conduct the proceedings for issuing a construction permit in electronic form.

5. The rule and conditions for issuing a construction permit in electronic form and for the delivery of an individual administrative-legal act shall be determined by a normative act of the Government of Georgia, and in the municipality of the city of Tbilisi − by a normative act of the Sakrebulo of the municipality of the city of Tbilisi. For an interested party, official delivery of an individual administrative-legal act issued in electronic form means delivery of the individual administrative-legal act by e-mail or other technical means.

6. (Removed - 20.07.2018, No. 3218).

7. (Removed - 20.07.2018, No. 3218).

8. In the process of issuing a construction permit for the construction of an object of state fire supervision, a conclusion on compliance with fire safety requirements shall be mandatory, which, on the basis of an application to the body issuing the construction permit, shall be issued by a state sub-agency institution within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia − the Emergency Situations Management Service.

9. A decision on issuing a construction permit for the purpose of increasing the existing capacity of a power plant, as well as for the construction of a new power plant, shall be taken on the basis of the following objective, transparent, legally substantiated and non-discriminatory criteria:

a) safety and security of the power plant, including its impact on the overall safety and security of the electricity system;

b) protection of public health and safety;

c) environmental protection;

d) land use and location;

e) use of land of the state, an autonomous republic and/or a municipality;

f) energy efficiency;

g) nature of the primary energy source;

h) characteristics of the existing or potential electricity producer − technical, economic and financial capabilities;

i) compliance with measures related to public service obligations in the electricity sector, where relevant;

j) contribution of the power plant's capacity to achieving the overall target indicators for increasing the share of energy from renewable energy sources, which are established in the country taking into account Georgia's international obligation;

k) contribution of the power plant to emission reduction.

Law of Georgia of 11 October 2011 No. 5093 - website, 03.11.2011.

Law of Georgia of 5 February 2014 No. 1975 - website, 19.02.2014.

Law of Georgia of 27 June 2018 No. 2628 – website, 06.07.2018.

Law of Georgia of 20 July 2018 No. 3218 – website, 13.08.2018.

Law of Georgia of 22 December 2018 No. 4080 – website, 28.12.2018.

Law of Georgia of 20 December 2019 No. 5647 – website, 27.12.2019.

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6916 – website, 28.07.2020.

Article 26⁵. Rule for issuing a permit for transportation by light vehicle — taxi (M1 category) in the capital of Georgia🔗

1. The permit for transportation by light vehicle — taxi (M1 category) in the capital of Georgia shall be issued by the Government of Tbilisi Municipality, a structural unit of the Tbilisi City Hall authorized by it, or a legal entity founded by the municipality. An applicant for the permit shall pay the permit issuance price in order to obtain the permit for transportation by light vehicle — taxi (M1 category) in the capital of Georgia. When issuing the permit for transportation by light vehicle — taxi (M1 category) in the capital of Georgia, no fee shall be paid.

2. The permit conditions, the rule for issuing the permit, the permit issuance price and the rule for its payment for transportation by light vehicle — taxi (M1 category) in the capital of Georgia shall be approved by the representative body of the capital of Georgia.

3. The permit issuance price for transportation by light vehicle — taxi (M1 category) in the capital of Georgia shall be credited to the budget of the capital of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 4 May 2018 No. 2262 – website, 24.05.2018.

Law of Georgia of 17 July 2020 No. 7061 – website, 29.07.2020.

Article 26⁶. Rule for issuing a permit for export, import, re-export and introduction from the sea of species, their parts and derivatives included in the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)🔗

1. In cases of export, re-export and introduction from the sea carried out without a permit for export, import, re-export and introduction from the sea of species, their parts and derivatives included in the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), by way of exception, it shall be possible to issue the said permit retrospectively.

2. The rule for issuing the permit for export, import, re-export and introduction from the sea of species, their parts and derivatives included in the Appendices to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), including its retrospective issuance, shall be determined by Chapter VIII¹ of the Law of Georgia on the "Red List" and the "Red Book" of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 26 December 2018 No. 4144 – website, 31.12.2018.

Article 27. Grounds for refusal to issue a permit🔗

The permit issuer shall not issue a permit if:

a) the application submitted by the permit applicant and the attached documents do not meet the requirements of law and were not corrected by the permit applicant within the time limit established by the administrative body;

b) the permit applicant fails to meet the permit conditions established by law or, on the basis of law, by a normative act of the Government of Georgia or by a representative body of a municipality;

c) the permit applicant has been deprived, by a court judgment of conviction that has entered into legal force, of the right to carry out activities in the relevant permit field.

Law of Georgia of 25 July 2006 No. 3533 - LHG I, No. 37, 07.08.2006, Art. 274

Law of Georgia of 24 September 2009 No. 1694 - LHG I, No. 29, 12.10.2009, Art. 177

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6916 – website, 28.07.2020

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2023 No. 3796 – website, 20.12.2023

Article 28. Appealing refusal to issue a permit🔗

The decision of the permit issuer on refusal to issue a permit may be appealed to a higher administrative body (official) or to a court.

Article 29. Rights and obligations of the permit issuer🔗

The permit issuer:

a) in cases established by law and in accordance with the established procedure, issues a permit, makes amendments to it or cancels it;

b) maintains a departmental permit register;

c) (removed);

d) within 10 days from the adoption of the decision, publishes information on the issuance of a permit issued through simplified administrative proceedings, the amendment thereto or its cancellation, as well as information on a permit that contains personal data, state and/or commercial secrets, in accordance with the procedure established by the General Administrative Code of Georgia and the Law of Georgia "on Personal Data Protection";

e) in accordance with the procedure established by legislation, keeps the documentation submitted by the permit applicant;

f) in accordance with the procedure established by law, exercises control over the fulfilment of the permit conditions by the permit holder.

Law of Georgia of 19 March 2008 No. 5947 - LHG I, No. 8, 28.03.2008, Art. 52

Law of Georgia of 25 May 2012 No. 6328 – website, 12.06.2012

Article 30. Form of the permit certificate🔗

The form of the permit certificate shall be determined by law and/or by a normative act of the permit issuer or a higher administrative body.

Article 31. Loss or Damage of a Permit Certificate🔗

1. In the event of loss or damage of a permit certificate, the permit holder shall apply to the permit issuer with a written application for the issuance of a duplicate of the permit certificate.

2. Within 2 days from receipt of the application, the permit issuer shall issue a duplicate of the permit certificate and enter the relevant information in the departmental permit register.

3. A duplicate of the permit certificate has the same legal force as its original.

4. The amount of the fee payable for the issuance of a duplicate of the permit certificate shall be determined by the Law of Georgia on Licence and Permit Fees or, on the basis of the Law of Georgia on Local Fees, by a decision of the representative body of a municipality.

5. In the cases provided for by Articles 26² and 26⁵ of this Law, the price for the issuance of a duplicate of the permit certificate shall be determined by the representative body of a municipality.

6. (removed – 30.11.2023, No. 3796).

Law of Georgia No. 5947 of 19 March 2008 – LHG I, No. 8, 28.03.2008, Art. 52

Law of Georgia No. 1694 of 24 September 2009 – LHG I, No. 29, 12.10.2009, Art. 177

Law of Georgia No. 3735 of 15 October 2010 – LHG I, No. 56, 20.10.2010, Art. 360

Law of Georgia No. 4214 of 22 February 2011 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia No. 2262 of 4 May 2018 – website, 24.05.2018

Law of Georgia No. 6916 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.07.2020

Law of Georgia No. 3796 of 30 November 2023 – website, 20.12.2023

Article 32. Entry into force and term of validity of a permit🔗

1. In the event of a decision being taken to grant a permit, the permit applicant shall be entitled, before receiving the permit certificate, to carry out the activity envisaged by the permit on the basis of the relevant administrative act.

2. In the event that the permit issuer fails, within the period defined by law, to take a decision on granting the permit or on refusing to grant the permit, the permit applicant may carry out the activity envisaged by the permit only after receiving the permit certificate.

3. The permit holder shall be entitled, in the event of loss or damage of the permit certificate, to carry out the permitted activity before the restoration of the certificate, on the basis of the relevant administrative act.

4. The permit issuer shall be obliged, simultaneously with taking the decision to grant the application, to issue the relevant permit certificate (except for the cases envisaged by paragraphs 28 and 28¹ of Article 24 of this Law; in the said cases, the permit granting process shall be considered completed from the moment of issuance of the administrative act).

5. A permit shall be issued once, for a definite or indefinite term. The term of validity of a permit shall be determined by law or, on the basis of law, by a normative act of the Government of Georgia, and in the cases envisaged by Articles 26¹, 26² and 26⁵ of this Law − by an appropriate decision of the relevant body of the municipality. The definite term of validity of a permit shall be extended automatically (except for the cases envisaged by Articles 26¹, 26² and 26⁵ of this Law) if the permit conditions related to this permit have not changed and the permit holder submits a written application and a receipt confirming payment of the fee defined by the legislation of Georgia.

6. A permit shall, as a rule, be issued for an indefinite term. By law or, on the basis of law, by a normative act of the Government of Georgia, and in the cases envisaged by Articles 26¹, 26² and 26⁵ of this Law − by a decision of the representative body of the municipality, a definite term of validity of a permit may be established. When establishing the term, the essence of the permitted activity and/or the technical processes to be carried out shall be taken into account.

Law of Georgia of 5 December 2008 No. 628 - LHG I, No. 36, 12.12.2008, Art. 236

Law of Georgia of 15 October 2010 No. 3735 - LHG I, No. 56, 20.10.2010, Art. 360

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4214 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 4 May 2018 No. 2262 – website, 24.05.2018

Law of Georgia of 31 October 2018 No. 3571 – website, 20.11.2018

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6916 – website, 28.07.2020

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2023 No. 3796 – website, 20.12.2023

Article 33. Control over compliance with permit conditions🔗

1. Compliance with permit conditions by the permit holder shall be controlled by the permit issuer. The permit issuer shall be entitled to exercise control if the said function does not fall within the competence of another administrative body under legislation. In cases provided by law, requirements provided by other normative acts may also be subject to control by the permit issuer, and in the event of their violation, the forms of liability provided by this Law shall be applied.

2. The permit issuer shall exercise control only through selective inspection of compliance with permit conditions.

3. The permit issuer shall exercise control over compliance with permit conditions only by inspecting the permit conditions. The permit issuer shall not be entitled to inspect or require the submission of such factual circumstances as are not directly related to the permit holder's compliance with the permit conditions.

4. The decision of the permit issuer on conducting a selective inspection is an administrative act. When conducting a selective inspection, the permit issuer shall be obliged to present the said administrative act to the permit holder.

5. Representatives of another administrative body may participate in conducting a selective inspection by decision of the permit issuer.

6. The permit issuer shall be obliged, after completion of the selective inspection, to draw up the relevant inspection act, which shall be entered in the register maintained by the permit issuer specifically for this purpose.

7. Unless otherwise provided by law, the permit issuer may exercise control over compliance with permit conditions only once during a calendar year.

8. The operation of paragraphs 2–7 of this Article shall not apply to the cases provided by Articles 26² and 26⁵ of this Law and the Law of Georgia "On the Organisation of Lotteries, Gambling and Profitable Games".

9. In the cases provided by Articles 26² and 26⁵ of this Law and the Law of Georgia "On the Organisation of Lotteries, Gambling and Profitable Games", control of permit conditions shall be exercised in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

10. The permit issuer provided by paragraph 54 of Article 24 of this Law shall be entitled to exercise control over compliance with permit conditions only three times during a calendar year.

Law of Georgia of 15 October 2010 No. 3735 - LHG I, No. 56, 20.10.2010, Art. 360

Law of Georgia of 22 February 2011 No. 4214 – website, 10.03.2011

Law of Georgia of 4 May 2018 No. 2262 – website, 24.05.2018

Law of Georgia of 25 June 2020 No. 6488 – website, 02.07.2020

Law of Georgia of 3 July 2023 No. 3457 – website, 25.07.2023

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2023 No. 3796 – website, 20.12.2023

Article 34. Liability for violation of licensing conditions. Revocation of licence🔗

1. Failure by the licence holder to comply with the licensing conditions established by law shall result in the fining of the licence holder in accordance with the procedure established by legislation. The amount of the fine shall be determined by law. The licence issuer shall determine a reasonable time limit for the fulfilment of the licensing conditions and shall establish the conditions that must be observed for the performance of a specific act.

2. Notwithstanding the imposition of liability, failure by the licence holder to comply with the licensing conditions within the established time limit (except for violation of the deadline for payment of the licence fee by the holder of a licence for arranging a gaming machine hall, a casino, a totalizator, lotto, bingo, or a licence for organising casino games in a system-electronic form, gaming machine games in a system-electronic form, totalizator games in a system-electronic form) shall result in the tripling of the imposed fine. When a fine is imposed, the licence holder shall be given a time limit and the relevant conditions for the fulfilment of the licensing conditions.

3. After the expiry of the established time limit following the imposition of the tripled fine, if the licence holder has not fulfilled the licensing conditions, the imposed fine shall be tripled.

4. If, notwithstanding the imposition of the liability provided for by paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, the licence holder has not ensured the fulfilment of the licensing conditions, the licence issuer shall adopt a decision on the revocation of the licence.

4¹. If the licence holder, notwithstanding the imposition of a fine provided for by subparagraphs „b“, „d“, „f“, „h“, „j“, „n“ or „q“ of Article 37¹ of the Law of Georgia "On Lotteries, Gambling and Profitable Games", has not fulfilled the licensing conditions, the licence issuer shall adopt a decision on the revocation of the licence.

4². In the event of revocation of a licence for arranging a casino/a licence for arranging a gaming machine hall, the licence for arranging a gambling club issued on the basis of that licence shall be revoked.

4³. If a licence for organising casino games in a system-electronic form has been issued on the basis of a licence for arranging a casino, in the event of revocation of the licence for arranging a casino, the licence for organising casino games in a system-electronic form obtained on the basis of that licence shall be revoked.

4⁴. If a licence for organising gaming machine games in a system-electronic form has been issued on the basis of a licence for arranging a gaming machine hall, in the event of revocation of the licence for arranging a gaming machine hall, the licence for organising gaming machine games in a system-electronic form obtained on the basis of that licence shall be revoked.

4⁵. In the event of revocation of a licence for arranging a totalizator, the licence for organising totalizator games in a system-electronic form obtained on the basis of that licence shall be revoked.

5. In the decision on the revocation of the permit, the permit issuer shall substantiate the necessity of applying this form of liability.

6. Revocation of a permit means the declaration as invalid of the decision on the issuance of the permit in accordance with the General Administrative Code of Georgia.

7. In addition to the grounds provided for by Article 61 of the General Administrative Code of Georgia, the grounds for declaring as invalid the decision on the issuance of a permit are:

a) the request of the permit holder;

b) the death (liquidation) of the permit holder, declaration as deceased in accordance with the established procedure, recognition as missing, or recognition as a recipient of support, unless otherwise determined by a court judgment;

c) failure to fulfil the permit conditions established by law.

d) a court conviction judgment that has entered into legal force on deprivation of the right to carry out an activity.

8. The permit issuer shall adopt a decision on the revocation of the permit in accordance with the procedure established by this Law for the issuance of a permit. The permit issuer shall be obliged to immediately notify the permit holder of the commencement of administrative proceedings on the revocation of the permit.

9. Where the ground provided for by subparagraph „d“ of paragraph 7 of this Article exists, as well as in cases of urgency, when a delay in adopting a decision may cause substantial harm to public or private interests, the permit issuer shall be obliged, within 3 days, to adopt a substantiated decision on the revocation of the permit and to immediately notify the permit holder of the revocation of the permit.

10. A decision on the revocation of a permit may be appealed to a superior administrative body (official) or to a court.

11. The permit certificate shall be returned to the permit issuer within 3 days from the entry into force of the decision on the revocation of the permit.

12. If the revocation of a permit may cause greater harm than the continuation of the permit's validity, or if it is substantially impossible to suspend its validity, the permit issuer shall adopt a substantiated decision on granting the permit holder the right to carry out the permitted activity subject to compliance with the conditions established by the issuer. In such a case, the permit holder shall be obliged to ensure compliance with the additional permit conditions within a reasonable period established by the permit issuer.

13. If, in the case provided for by paragraph 12 of this Article, the permit holder fails to ensure compliance with the permit conditions, the permit issuer shall be entitled, notwithstanding the imposition of liability on the permit holder, to adopt a decision on ensuring compliance with the permit conditions itself or through third parties, in the name and at the expense of the permit holder.

14. In the case of the types of permits provided for by law, where the fulfilment of the permit conditions is impossible in the manner provided for by paragraph 13 of this Article, on the basis of a motion of the permit issuer, the court adopts a judgment on the appointment of a special manager for the performance of the permit activity and for the fulfilment of the permit conditions. If the delay may cause damage, the permit issuer shall, by a reasoned decision, appoint a special manager and shall immediately submit it to the court for a judgment.

15. The procedure established by paragraphs 12, 13 and 14 of this Article may be applied notwithstanding the fining of the permit holder, if it is known in advance to the permit issuer that the imposition of a fine on the permit holder will not ensure the fulfilment of the permit conditions. The permit issuer shall be obliged to substantiate that decision.

16. The special manager is entitled, at the expense of the permit holder, in order to ensure the fulfilment of the licensing conditions within the shortest possible time, to carry out all measures related to the permit activity. Unless otherwise provided by law, the court shall approve the monthly report on the actions carried out by the special manager.

17. The special manager shall be appointed for a defined term, taking into account the permit conditions to be fulfilled. If the permit conditions have not been fulfilled within the established term, the court is entitled to extend that term.

18. The permit holder shall be obliged, upon the request of the special manager, to immediately provide to the latter any information or material means related to the permit activity. The failure by the permit holder to fulfil the said obligation or the obstruction of the special manager shall entail the liability of the permit holder in the manner established by law.

19. In the event of ensuring the fulfilment of the permit conditions by the special manager or by the permit holder itself, the court adopts a judgment on the termination of the special management.

20. All actions aimed at ensuring the fulfilment of the permit conditions, including the remuneration of the special manager, shall be carried out at the expense of the permit holder.

21. The issues of the powers, activities and remuneration of the special manager, taking into account the specifics of the permit activity, may be additionally regulated by a normative act of the permit issuer or of its superior (controlling) administrative body.

22. Paragraphs 11–21 of this Article shall not apply to the case provided for by subparagraph „d“ of paragraph 7 of this Article.

Law of Georgia No. 3533 of 25 July 2006 – LHG I, No. 37, 07.08.2006, Art. 274

Law of Georgia No. 4936 of 24 June 2011 – website, 30.06.2011

Law of Georgia No. 5247 of 8 November 2011 – website, 22.11.2011

Law of Georgia No. 5450 of 9 December 2011 – website, 22.12.2011

Law of Georgia No. 6054 of 24 April 2012 – website, 27.04.2012

Law of Georgia of 20 March 2015 No. 3371 – website, 31.03.2015.

Law of Georgia of 9 February 2023 No. 2585 – website, 24.02.2023.

Article 34¹. Suspension of a permit provided for by paragraph 54 of Article 24 of this Law🔗

1. Failure by the permit holder to comply with the permit conditions determined by the legislation of Georgia shall result in the imposition of a fine on him/her in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia. The amount of the fine shall be determined by law. The permit issuer shall set a reasonable time limit for satisfying the permit conditions and shall determine the conditions that must be observed for the performance of a specific action.

2. Failure by the permit holder to comply with the permit conditions within the established time limit shall result in the imposition of a fine on him/her in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

3. Notwithstanding the imposition of liability on the permit holder, if a threat is posed to human life and health and/or the epidemiological situation, the permit issuer shall be entitled to adopt a decision on the suspension of the permit in full or in part (including at a specific address) until the permit holder satisfies the permit conditions.

4. If the suspension of the permit may cause greater harm than the continuation of the permit's validity, the permit issuer shall adopt a reasoned decision on granting the permit holder the right to continue the permitted activity subject to compliance with the conditions established by the permit issuer. In such a case, the permit holder shall be obliged to ensure the fulfillment of additional permit conditions within the reasonable time limit established by the permit issuer.

5. If the permit holder fails to comply with the permit conditions within the time limit established by the permit issuer, the permit issuer shall adopt a decision on the suspension of the permit.

6. The permit issuer shall be obliged, within 24 hours after adopting the decision on the suspension of the permit, to submit to the court an application for approval of the suspension of the permit. If the application is not submitted within the said time limit, the decision on the suspension of the permit shall be considered revoked, and the permit shall be considered restored.

7. If the violations are eliminated after the suspension of the permit, the permit issuer, on the basis of an application by the permit holder, shall verify on site, within 5 working days, the fact of satisfaction of the permit conditions, issue a relevant inspection act, and adopt a decision on the revocation of the decision on the suspension of the permit.

8. If the permit issuer adopts a decision on refusal to revoke the decision on the suspension of the permit, its reasoned decision shall be immediately delivered/sent to the interested party. The said decision may be appealed to a court. The court shall consider the case in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter VII2⁶ of the Administrative Procedure Code of Georgia.

9. If, within 1 year after the adoption of the decision on the suspension of the permit, the permit holder has not ensured compliance with the permit conditions, the permit issuer shall, in accordance with the procedure established by this Law, adopt a decision on the revocation of the permit.

10. The permit issuer shall substantiate in the decision on the suspension of the permit the necessity of applying this form of liability.

11. The decision on the suspension of the permit shall be taken in accordance with the procedure established by this Law and shall be approved in accordance with the procedure established by Chapter VII2⁶ of the Administrative Procedure Code of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 3 July 2023 No. 3457 – website, 25.07.2023.

[Article 34². Suspension of a permit in the case provided for by the Law of Georgia on Weapons

In the case provided for by Article 27² of the Law of Georgia on Weapons, the permit issuer shall be entitled to take a decision on the suspension of the relevant permit determined by this Law. (shall enter into force from 1 May 2026)]

Law of Georgia of 9 December 2025 No. 1146 – website, 15.12.2025.

Article 35. Suspension of a decision on the issuance of a permit, refusal to issue it or its revocation in the case of filing an administrative complaint or a claim🔗

In the case of filing an administrative complaint or a claim, the decision on the issuance of a permit, refusal to issue it or its revocation shall not be suspended, unless the permit issuer or the administrative body or court hearing the complaint (claim) takes another decision.

Article 36. Departmental licensing and permit registers. Access to information🔗

1. (Removed).

2. The departmental licensing/permit register shall be maintained by the issuer of the licence/permit.

3. The issuer of a licence/permit shall, within 2 days of the adoption of the decision, enter into the departmental licensing/permit register the data on the issuance of the licence/permit, the introduction of amendments thereto, its revocation and the issuance of a duplicate.

4. The following shall also be entered into the departmental licensing/permit register:

a) data on the holder of the licence/permit: name – for a ministry provided for by the Law of Georgia “On the Structure, Powers and Rules of Activity of the Government of Georgia” or for a state sub-agency institution under its governance; data on registration in the Register of Entrepreneurs and Non-Entrepreneurial (Non-Commercial) Legal Entities – for an individual entrepreneur or a legal entity (other organisational formation); data on first name, surname, place of residence and place of work – for a natural person;

b) data on a change of the company name (first name, surname), organisational-legal form or location of the holder of the licence/permit, or on its reorganisation;

c) the type (types) of the licence/permit;

d) the number and date of issue of the licensing/permit certificate, the legal address of the issuer of the licence/permit issued through public administrative proceedings, and the identity of the official who signed the relevant decision.

5. The issuer of a licence and/or of a permit issued through public administrative proceedings shall be obliged to:

a) (Removed);

b) within 10 days of the adoption of the decision, publish in the official printed organ of Georgia − the Legislative Herald of Georgia − data on the issuance of a licence, the introduction of amendments thereto or its revocation, except for data on a licence issued by using unified automated management tools;

c) permits issued by the relevant body of a municipality shall be published publicly by the issuer of the permit.

6. (Removed).

7. (Removed).

8. (Removed).

9. (Removed).

10. (Removed).

11. Everyone shall have the right, in accordance with the procedure established by the General Administrative Code of Georgia, to familiarise themselves with the data of the departmental licensing/permit register and to receive public information related to licences/permits.

Law of Georgia of 19 March 2008 No. 5947 – LHG I, No. 8, 28.03.2008, Art. 52

Law of Georgia of 3 November 2009 No. 1972 – LHG I, No. 35, 19.11.2009, Art. 261

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3550 – LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Law of Georgia of 27 December 2011 No. 5647 – website, 09.01.2012

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6916 – website, 28.07.2020

Article 37. Responsibility for violation of this Law🔗

1. Responsibility for violation of this Law shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia.

2. Failure by the issuer of a licence or permit to adopt a decision on the issuance of a licence or permit or on refusal to issue it within the time limits established in violation of the requirements of this Law, or failure by another administrative body to adopt a decision within the established time limits, shall result in the transfer of the guilty official to a position of a lower rank for a period of 6 months.

3. The repeated commission, within 3 years, of the offence specified in paragraph 2 of this Article shall result in the dismissal of that official from the position held.

4. Refusal by the issuer of a licence or permit to immediately issue a licence or permit certificate in the cases provided for by paragraph 18 of Article 10 and paragraph 11 of Article 26 of this Law shall result in a warning to the guilty official. The repeated commission of the said offence within 3 years shall result in the dismissal of that official from service.

5. It shall be inadmissible to appoint an official to the same position from which he/she was dismissed on the grounds specified in this Article. It shall also be inadmissible to appoint this person to another position having the content and function of the position from which he/she was dismissed.

Article 38. Legal status of licences and permits issued before the entry into force of this Law🔗

1. If a specific activity or act for which a licence or permit was issued is no longer regulated by this Law, no one shall have the right to request a licence or permit for the performance of that activity or act.

2. A licence or permit issued before the entry into force of this Law for a specific activity or act that is regulated by this Law shall retain legal force for the respective period.

3. If a licence was issued for a specific activity or act and, after the entry into force of this Law, a permit is issued, or vice versa, without the licensing or permit conditions having substantially changed, the holder of the licence or permit shall be entitled, on the basis of an application, to request the issuance of a licence or permit certificate. The issuer of the licence or permit shall be obliged to issue the respective certificate immediately.

4. Before the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year, legal entities that received a licence for secondary vocational educational activity shall be considered licensed in accordance with the Law of Georgia "On Licensing of the Activity of Educational and Upbringing Institutions".

Law of Georgia of 28 March 2007 No. 4532 - LHG I, No. 15, 23.04.2007, Art. 121

Article 38¹. Transitional regulation of the issuance of an authorised pharmacy permit🔗

A pharmacy holding a permit for the arrangement of a Group I pharmacy does not require obtaining a new permit for the activity provided for by paragraph 46 of Article 24 of this Law. The respective permit-issuing authority shall, in the case of an application by a pharmacy holding a permit for the arrangement of a Group I pharmacy, ensure free of charge the replacement of the permit form with the appropriate permit.

Law of Georgia No. 1589 of 10 August 2009 - LHG I, No. 26, 27.08.2009, Art. 152

Article 38². Principles of issuing a licence/permit for medical activity🔗

1. When issuing a licence/permit for medical activity defined by this Law, the norms of Article 38 of this Law shall apply, regardless of the term of issuance of the licence/permit.

2. If the holder of a licence for medical activity intends to carry out additionally any of those activities for which another licence is issued, it shall be obliged to satisfy the different conditions established for obtaining that licence.

3. In the case provided for by paragraph 2 of this Article, only the different conditions necessary for obtaining the new licence shall be examined. The licence-issuing authority shall not examine the factual circumstances satisfying those licence conditions which the licence holder fulfilled at the time of obtaining the already issued licence.

4. An applicant for a permit for medical activity shall, along with other requirements defined by the legislation of Georgia for obtaining a permit, satisfy the general permit conditions and additional permit conditions in accordance with the service.

5. In the case of the provision by the permit holder of a service subject to additional permit conditions, only the different conditions established for that service shall be examined.

6. Failure by the permit holder to satisfy the additional permit conditions established for any service is not a ground for revocation of the permit for medical activity. In this case, the permit holder shall be prohibited from providing specifically that service for which the additional permit conditions that were not satisfied were provided.

7. The regulatory normative acts on the respective licence/permit conditions shall provide for the implementation of measures for the replacement of licence/permit certificates for such activities/actions for which a licence was issued and from 1 December 2010 a permit is issued or a licence is again issued, without the licence/permit conditions being substantially changed. The aforementioned shall be carried out automatically, on the basis of an application of the holder of the licence/permit certificate.

8. The measures provided for by paragraph 7 of this Article shall be implemented before 1 March 2011 without payment of the respective fee, and after the expiry of this term the replacement of the licence/permit certificate shall be carried out upon the submission of an application of its holder and a document confirming the payment of the fee established by law for the respective licence/permit.

Law of Georgia No. 3550 of 21 July 2010 - LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Article 38³. Transitional regulation of certain licensing/permit activities🔗

The Ministry provided for by the Law of Georgia “On the Structure, Powers and Rules of Activity of the Government of Georgia”, or a state sub-agency institution within its governance, may carry out the respective medical activity, and other interested persons may carry out the forensic-medical examination, forensic-psychiatric examination and pathologo-anatomical activity defined by this Law, without the appropriate licence/permit until 1 December 2010.

Law of Georgia of 21 July 2010 No. 3550 – LHG I, No. 46, 04.08.2010, Art. 285

Article 38⁴. Special rule for the validity of a permit for certain types of permit-based activity🔗

When a person holding authorisation for nuclear and radiation activity imports radiopharmaceuticals for medical purposes, for the use of radioactive substances for medical purposes, only the permit provided for by paragraph 10 of Article 24 of this Law shall be issued, for a term of 1 year.

Law of Georgia of 20 March 2012 No. 5913 – website, 23.03.2012

Law of Georgia of 16 June 2023 No. 3287 – website, 06.07.2023

Article 39. Transitional regulation of use licences🔗

1. A licence issued for a specific activity before this Law enters into force, in respect of which a use licence is issued under this Law, shall retain legal force for the respective term.

2. The procedure and conditions for extending the term of validity of a licence for the activity referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia.

Article 40. Transitional regulation of the bodies issuing licences and permits and of the issuance procedure🔗

1. Before amendments and additions are made to legislative acts, the bodies issuing licences and permits, the issuance procedure and conditions shall be established, in accordance with this Law, by a normative act of the Government of Georgia.

2. If the licensing or permit conditions for an activity or action are determined by a legislative act, the licence or permit shall be issued where the conditions established by that legislative act are satisfied.

3. If this Law determines a type of licence or permit whose additional licensing or permit conditions are not determined by a legislative act, then, before amendments and additions are made to that legislative act, the licensing or permit conditions shall be established by a normative act of the Government of Georgia.

Article 41. Measures to be taken in connection with the entry into force of this Law🔗

1. By 15 November 2005, the Government of Georgia shall submit to the Parliament of Georgia the draft legislative acts related to the adoption of this Law.

2. By 1 January 2006, the Government of Georgia shall present the simplified rules and conditions for the regulation of food-producing enterprises.

Article 42. Definition of the system of regulation of professional activities🔗

1. Professional activity shall be regulated by separate legislation.

2. Before 1 December 2005, the Government of Georgia shall ensure the submission to the Parliament of Georgia of drafts of the relevant legislative acts, which shall provide for the regulation of professional activity in accordance with the following basic principles:

a) full self-regulation of professional activities – (customary regulation) for professional activity with insignificant public risks;

b) partial self-regulation – for professional activity with significant public risks;

c) state regulation – for professional activity with high public risks.

Article 42¹. Temporary legal regulation of relations related to the permit for the placement of outdoor advertising🔗

1. Before 1 January 2010, the introduction of the permit regulation for the placement of outdoor advertising provided for by this Law shall be permissible only in the territories of the capital of Georgia – Tbilisi and the self-governing cities.

2. Before 1 December 2008, the term of validity of contracts executed in accordance with the procedure established by legislation for the placement of outdoor advertising may, by agreement of the parties, be extended without the permit for the placement of outdoor advertising defined by paragraph 53 of Article 24 of this Law, for the term of validity of the permit for the placement of outdoor advertising issued as a result of the first auction held by a local self-government body in accordance with Article 26¹ of this Law.

Law of Georgia of 5 December 2008 No. 628 - LHG I, No. 36, 12.12.2008, Art. 236

Law of Georgia of 12 June 2009 No. 1177 - LHG I, No. 12, 29.06.2009, Art. 51

Article 42². Temporary regulation of compliance with the technical safety norms of buildings and structures🔗

1. Before the entry into force of the technical regulation defined by paragraph 5 of Article 9¹ of this Law, the following of this Law:

a) the general licence provided for by Article 9¹ shall be issued if the building or structure where the relevant activity is carried out complies with the established standards (where such standards exist);

b) the document provided for by subparagraph "e" of paragraph 3 of Article 9¹ shall be issued by a Legal Entity of Public Law − the Technical and Construction Supervision Agency.

2. The operation of Article 22² of this Law shall be suspended until 1 January 2027.

Law of Georgia of 4 April 2025 No. 449 – website, 10.04.2025.

Article 43. Normative acts that have been declared invalid🔗

Upon the entry into force of this Law, the following shall be considered invalid:

a) the Law of Georgia "On the grounds for issuing licences and permits for entrepreneurial activity";

b) Decree No. 472 of 29 September 2003 of the President of Georgia "On the procedure for transferring to the respective ministries and agencies of the autonomous republic in the system of governmental institutions of the executive authority of Georgia the authority to issue licences and permits".

Article 44. Entry into force of the Law🔗

This Law shall enter into force on the 15th day after publication.

President of Georgia

M. Saakashvili

Tbilisi,

24 June 2005.

No. 1775-rs