On State Secrets

Law of Georgia

On State Secrets

Proceeding from the national security interests of Georgia and the universally recognised international principles operating in the field of information, this Law regulates the legal relations connected with the classification of information as a state secret, its classification and protection, in the fields of defence, economy, foreign relations, intelligence, state security, civil security and the protection of law and order, in order to protect the vitally important interests of the state.

Law of Georgia of 27 June 2018 No. 2610 – website, 06.07.2018.

Article 1. Definition of terms used in the Law🔗

1. State secret – information existing in the fields of defence, economy, foreign relations, intelligence, state security, protection of law and order and civil security of the country, the disclosure or loss of which may cause damage to the sovereignty, constitutional order, political and economic interests of Georgia or of a party to an international treaty or agreement of Georgia, and which is, in accordance with the procedure established by this Law and/or an international treaty or agreement of Georgia, pre-classified or considered a state secret and is subject to protection by the State.

2. Degree of secrecy – a category indicating the importance of the information, the damage that may be caused by its disclosure or loss, the degree of restriction of access to the information and the level of its protection by the State.

3. Secrecy classification marking – a requisite confirming the degree of secrecy of information containing a state secret.

4. System for the protection of state secrets – the means and methods of secrecy protection used to protect state secrets, as well as the measures implemented for this purpose.

5. Classification – the consideration of information as a state secret in accordance with the procedure established by this Law.

6. Declassification – removal of the restrictions established by this Law from information considered a state secret.

7. Information containing a state secret – processed or being processed data/information or a material object (regardless of its form or nature) that requires protection against unauthorised handling, contains data/information containing a state secret in the fields of defence, economy, foreign relations, intelligence, state security, civil security and protection of law and order of the country and, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, is classified as a state secret.

8. Classified information of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – information established by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and having the corresponding degree of secrecy.

8¹. EU classified information − any information or material defined by the European Union security classification, the unauthorised disclosure of which may cause damage of varying degrees to the interests of the European Union or one or more of its Member States.

9. Need to know – a principle according to which the right to become acquainted with a state secret and/or to receive information is granted only to a person who, arising from his/her official, professional and/or scientific-research activity, has a confirmed need for access to this information.

10. Guaranteed right of access to state secrets – ensuring access to state secrets for the subjects defined by Article 18 of this Law in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia, immediately upon their election/appointment to office.

11. Admission of a state body/legal entity to state secrets – taking into account the need to know the information, granting to a state body/legal entity the authority to carry out activities related to state secrets as defined by this Law and other normative acts.

12. Individual admission to state secrets – taking into account the need to know the information, granting to a natural person the authority to carry out activities related to state secrets as defined by this Law and other normative acts.

13. Admission of a legal entity to classified information of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – taking into account the need to know the information, granting to a legal entity the authority to carry out activities related to classified information of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as defined by this Law and other normative acts.

13¹. Admission of a legal entity to European Union classified information − taking into account the need to know the information, granting to a legal entity the authority to carry out activities related to European Union classified information as defined by this Law and other normative acts.

14. Individual admission to classified information of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – taking into account the need to know the information, granting to a natural person the authority to carry out activities related to NATO classified information as defined by this Law and other normative acts.

14¹. Individual admission to European Union classified information – taking into account the need to know the information, granting to a natural person the authority to carry out activities related to European Union classified information as defined by this Law and other normative acts.

15. Vetting procedure – carrying out, by the appropriate state body, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, of special measures to establish reliability and trustworthiness for individual admission to state secrets and for the admission of a state body/legal entity.

16. Handling of information containing state secrets – the performance of any possible action in relation to information containing state secrets, in particular, the creation, processing, collection, transfer, transportation, storage, protection, use, recording, change of the degree of secrecy, declassification, archiving or destruction of information containing state secrets.

17. Secret contract (agreement, arrangement) – a contract (agreement, arrangement) concluded between the parties and the contractor or between the contractor and the subcontractor, which contains information constituting a state secret or on the basis of which such information may be created.

Law of Georgia of 27 June 2018 No. 2610 – website, 06.07.2018.

Law of Georgia of 15 December 2023 No. 3954 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 2. Legislation of Georgia on State Secrets🔗

1. This Law is based on the Constitution of Georgia, the international treaties and agreements of Georgia and other normative acts.

2. The operation of the legislation of Georgia on state secrets shall not extend to relations connected with the protection of commercial and banking secrets, confidential financial, scientific-technological, inventive and other secret information, unless this information is at the same time a state secret.

Article 2¹. Classification of Information as a State Secret🔗

Information may be considered a state secret by law or in accordance with a procedure established by law, if this is necessary for the protection of the interests of state or public security or of legal proceedings in a democratic society.

Law of Georgia of 29 June 2018 No. 2766 – website, 19.07.2018.

Article 3. State Policy on State Secrets🔗

1. The state policy on state secrets, as an integral part of the policy of ensuring the sovereignty, defence and national security of Georgia, shall be developed by the Parliament of Georgia.

2. The bodies of state authority and municipalities of Georgia, within the competence conferred upon them by the legislation of Georgia, shall ensure the implementation of the state policy on state secrets.

3. The State Security Service of Georgia:

a) ensures the implementation of organisational measures for the protection of state secrets;

b) implements measures to ensure the protection of state secrets;

c) controls the implementation of the measures defined by subparagraphs „a“ and „b“ of this paragraph.

4. The Intelligence Agency, within its competence, implements measures to ensure the protection of the state secrets regime both within its own agency and in respect of the diplomatic representations and consular institutions of Georgia and those citizens of Georgia and their family members who are on long-term mission and who are connected by their activity with information containing state secrets.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 – website, 15.07.2015.

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6918 – website, 28.07.2020.

Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 764 – website, 27.06.2025.

Article 4. Powers of the State in the field of classifying information as a state secret and protecting state secrets🔗

1. The Parliament of Georgia:

a) ensures the regulation by the legislation of Georgia of the protection of information containing state secrets;

b) exercises parliamentary control over the implementation of the legislation of Georgia and of the international treaties and agreements of Georgia on state secrets;

c) determines the powers of those officials of the Administration of the Parliament of Georgia who ensure the protection of state secrets in the Parliament of Georgia;

d) within the scope of its competence, decides other matters related to the classification and protection of information as a state secret.

2. The President of Georgia:

a) within the scope of the competence conferred on him by the Constitution of Georgia, in the fields of the country's defence and foreign relations, in accordance with this Law, decides matters related to the classification and protection of information as a state secret;

b) determines the list of those officials of the Administration of the President of Georgia who have the power to classify specific information as a state secret and who ensure the protection of state secrets;

c) approves the list of those authorised persons who ensure individual access to information classified by the President of Georgia.

3. The Government of Georgia:

a) approves:

a.a) the "Procedure for the classification and protection of information as a state secret";

a.b) the list of information classified as a state secret;

a.c) the list of those authorised persons who have the competence to classify specific information as a state secret;

a.d) the list of those authorised persons who ensure individual access to state secrets;

b) determines the powers of those officials of the Administration of the Government of Georgia who ensure the protection of state secrets in the Administration of the Government of Georgia;

c) within the scope of its competence, in accordance with this Law, decides other matters related to the classification and protection of information/data as a state secret.

4. The Prime Minister of Georgia is entitled, on a proposal of the Trust Group of the Parliament of Georgia, to declassify information containing state secrets.

5. The bodies of the executive authority of Georgia and of municipalities and their heads, within the scope of their competence:

a) ensure the protection of information containing state secrets;

b) ensure the protection of state secrets in the enterprises, institutions and organisations subordinate to them;

c) submit to the Government of Georgia proposals on the improvement of the system for the protection of state secrets.

6. The judicial authority:

a) considers those criminal, administrative law and civil law cases which contain information containing state secrets;

b) when hearing cases, ensures the protection of state secrets;

c) determines the amount of damage caused by the dissemination or loss of information containing state secrets, as well as the amount of damage caused to its owner by the disclosure of the said information;

d) determines the authority of those officials of the judicial power who ensure the protection of state secrets in the bodies of the judicial power.

7. The rules and conditions for access to, handling of, receipt, disclosure and storage of information containing state secrets related to the production of GEL banknotes and coins intended for circulation, to the accounting by the National Bank of Georgia of cash intended for circulation, and to the transportation by the National Bank of Georgia of cash and valuables containing precious metals outside the borders of Georgia shall be determined by a legal act of the Council of the National Bank of Georgia on the basis of agreement with the State Security Service of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 – website, 15.07.2015.

Law of Georgia of 31 October 2018 No. 3587 – website, 21.11.2018.

Law of Georgia of 15 July 2020 No. 6918 – website, 28.07.2020.

Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 764 – website, 27.06.2025.

Article 5. Financing of measures for the classification and protection of information containing state secrets🔗

Measures for the classification and protection of information containing state secrets shall be financed from the budget of a state body, enterprise, institution, organisation (regardless of its legal form) and/or on the basis of a contract concluded with the customer for the performance of works related to state secrets.

Article 6. Information that may be classified as a state secret🔗

The following information may be classified as a state secret:

a) In the field of defence:

a.a) Information that contains strategic and operational plans, documents reflecting the preparation and conduct of military operations, concerns issues of strategic and operational movement of troops and other units, their mobilisation, combat readiness and use of mobilisation resources;

a.b) Information on targeted programmes for the development of armaments and military equipment, as well as on research and design work related to the development of new types of military weapons, military equipment and defence technology;

a.c) Information on the regime, structure and composition of military and civil defence facilities determined by a legal act of the Minister of Defence of Georgia;

b) In the field of economy:

b.a) Information on mobilisation plans and capacities, the stock and supply volumes of strategic raw materials and materials for military purposes, the material assets of state and mobilisation reserves and the location and volume of storage facilities for their storage, as well as on the performance of construction and repair works of these storage facilities;

b.b) Information on the system and regime for the protection of transport, communications, other branches and facilities of the country's infrastructure, in the interests of ensuring their security;

b.c) Information on operations related to the production, storage, protection, prevention of forgery, circulation, exchange and withdrawal from circulation of strict accounting forms (except for strict accounting forms of the National Bank of Georgia);

b.d) Relevant information related to the transportation of cash and valuables containing precious metals of the National Bank of Georgia, the storage, protection and accounting of cash intended for circulation by the National Bank of Georgia, the production, prevention of forgery, circulation, exchange or withdrawal from circulation of lari banknotes and coins intended for circulation, the premature disclosure of which may harm the state interests of Georgia;

b.e) Information on the performance of construction and repair works of the data processing centres (server centres) of the National Bank of Georgia, where information existing in the National Bank of Georgia is processed and stored electronically, as well as on the protection and security of these facilities;

b.f) Information on the design, construction and repair works to be performed and performed for the construction of those facilities of the National Bank of Georgia where operations related to cash and other valuables are carried out, information/references on the technical means, construction and repair materials, and manpower used during the construction of these facilities, as well as on the technical condition, protection and security of the said facilities;

c) In the sphere of foreign relations:

c.a) Information on Georgia's foreign policy and foreign-economic relations, the preliminary disclosure of which may harm the state interests of Georgia;

c.b) Information on military, scientific-technical and other types of cooperation with other states, the disclosure of which may harm the state interests of Georgia;

d) In the spheres of intelligence, state security and protection of law and order:

d.a) Information on the plans, organisation, means of material-technical support, forms, methods and results of intelligence, counter-intelligence and operative-investigative activities and covert investigative actions, as well as on the planning, implementation and financing of specific measures and programmes;

d.b) Information on persons who cooperate or cooperated confidentially with the relevant bodies of Georgia carrying out the appropriate activity in the spheres defined by subparagraph „d“ of this Article;

d.c) Information on persons who are involved in the special programme for the protection of a participant in criminal proceedings;

d.d) Information on the regime of protection of the highest state officials of Georgia as defined by Georgian legislation and of administrative buildings and government residences;

d.e) Information on the regime of protection of the system of execution of pre-trial detention and imprisonment;

d.f) Information on the government and special communication system;

d.g) Information on technical means and software for the protection of state information systems; on cyber means and software used for intelligence, counter-intelligence and operative-investigative purposes; on the technical and software characteristics of information systems created for the protection of state secrets; on the technical-software means and methods used in detecting and preventing unlawful acts directed against the state interests of Georgia in cyberspace; on the development and use of state ciphers, as well as on scientific-research activity in the field of cryptography;

d.h) Information on the functioning of the control system for the protection of Georgia's air and maritime spaces and land border;

d.i) Information on threats expected against Georgia and on the measures to be implemented to prevent them;

d.j) Information on specific measures planned or to be implemented by the Government of Georgia, ministries and other agencies in the occupied territories of Georgia, the preliminary disclosure of which will harm the state interests of Georgia.

e) In the sphere of civil security:

e.a) Information contained in the secret part of the threat assessment document of Georgia assessing threats caused by natural and human factors (technogenic);

e.b) information about the plans related to preparedness for and response to an emergency situation arising as a result of martial law or a state of emergency;

e.c) information about the individual material and technical resources and means, as well as software, used for preparedness for and response to an emergency situation arising as a result of martial law or a state of emergency;

e.d) information about the software and technical equipment of the National Situation Room.

Law of Georgia of 27 June 2018 No. 2610 – website, 06.07.2018.

Article 7. Information which may not be classified as a state secret🔗

1. It is prohibited to classify as a state secret information which may infringe or restrict fundamental human rights and freedoms, his/her legitimate interests, as well as cause harm to the health and safety of the population.

2. Normative acts, including international treaties and agreements of Georgia, may not be classified as a state secret, except for normative acts of the respective agencies related to state interests in the fields of defence of the country, state security and protection of law and order, which regulate their activities in the fields of defence of the country, intelligence, state security, protection of law and order and operative-investigative activity.

3. Maps may not be classified as a state secret, except for maps of military and special purpose on which information and data existing in the fields of defence of the country and state security, as defined by the list of information classified as a state secret, are marked.

4. The following information may not be classified as a state secret:

a) about a natural disaster, catastrophe and other special event which occurred or may occur and threatens the safety of the population;

b) on the state of the environment, on the state of health of the population, its standard of living (including medical service and social security), as well as on socio-demographic indicators, education and culture of the population;

c) about corruption, unlawful actions of officials and the criminogenic situation;

d) about privilege, compensation, monetary award and benefit which the state grants to a citizen, official, enterprise, institution and organisation;

e) about the state currency fund and the total gold reserve;

f) about the state of health of state-political officials.

Article 8. Principles of classification of information containing state secrets🔗

1. Classification of information containing state secrets shall be carried out in accordance with the principles of legality, justification and timeliness.

2. The legality of classification of information containing state secrets shall be determined on the basis of Articles 6 and 7 of this Law, in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

3. The justification of classification of information containing state secrets shall be determined by establishing the compliance of this information with the list of information classified as state secrets.

4. The timeliness of classification of information containing state secrets shall be determined by restricting the dissemination of this information from the moment of its receipt (development).

Article 9. Degree of secrecy and secrecy classification marking of information containing state secrets🔗

1. The classification of information considered a state secret shall be carried out by assigning it the corresponding secrecy classification marking.

2. A secrecy classification marking is a mandatory requisite of information containing state secrets. It shall confirm the degree of secrecy of this information, shall indicate the period of classification of the information and the authorized person who affixed this marking.

3. Taking into account the degree of secrecy, the following secrecy classification markings are established:

a) “Special Importance” (TOP SECRET is equated thereto);

b) “Completely Secret” (SECRET is equated thereto);

c) “Secret” (CONFIDENTIAL is equated thereto);

d) “For Restricted Use” (RESTRICTED is equated thereto).

4. Information to which the secrecy classification marking “Special Importance” is assigned includes data whose dissemination or loss may substantially affect the state interests of Georgia in the fields of national defence, economy, state security, civil security, maintenance of law and order and policy, and/or cause especially grave consequences for a country or organization participating in an international treaty or agreement of Georgia.

5. Information to which the secrecy classification marking “Completely Secret” is assigned includes data whose dissemination or loss may cause grave consequences for the defence, state security, civil security, maintenance of law and order, political and economic interests of Georgia and for the interests of persons defined by subparagraph “d.b” of Article 6 of this Law, and/or whose disclosure may cause grave consequences for a country or organization participating in an international treaty or agreement of Georgia.

6. Information to which the secrecy classification marking “Secret” is assigned includes data whose dissemination may harm the defence, state security, civil security, maintenance of law and order, political and economic interests of Georgia and the interests of persons defined by subparagraph “d.c” of Article 6 of this Law, and/or whose disclosure may harm the interests of a country or organization participating in an international treaty or agreement of Georgia.

7. Information to which the secrecy classification marking “For Restricted Use” is assigned includes data whose dissemination may have a negative impact on the defence, state security, civil security, maintenance of law and order, political and economic interests of Georgia and/or on the interests and activities of a country or organization participating in an international treaty or agreement of Georgia.

8. If it is impossible to affix the secrecy classification marking directly on the material medium of the information, it shall be indicated in an attached document.

9. In the event of a change in the degree of secrecy of information containing state secrets, after expiry of the established classification period of the information or in the event of annulment of the decision on deeming the information a state secret, the authorized person classifying the information shall ensure, accordingly, a change of the secrecy classification marking or declassification of the information.

Law of Georgia No. 2610 of 27 June 2018 – website, 06.07.2018.

Article 10. Classification period of information containing state secrets🔗

1. The classification period of information containing state secrets depends on its degree of secrecy. The classification period for information bearing the “of special importance” secrecy classification marking is 20 years, for information bearing the “top secret” secrecy classification marking – 10 years, for information bearing the “secret” secrecy classification marking – 5 years, and for information bearing the “for restricted use” secrecy classification marking – 3 years. In connection with intelligence, counter-intelligence and/or operational-search activities, the head of the service carrying out such activities has the right to extend the classification period of the information, if declassification of the information would harm the state interests of Georgia. Extension of the classification period, change of the secrecy classification marking or declassification of state secrets recognized in accordance with the procedure established by international treaties and agreements of Georgia shall be carried out taking into account the requirements of these international treaties and agreements.

2. The classification period of information containing state secrets shall be counted from the date of marking it with the secrecy classification marking.

3. After expiry of the classification period of the information, the Prime Minister of Georgia has the right to extend this period.

4. The President of Georgia has the right, after expiry of the classification period of information classified by him, to extend this period.

Article 11. Rule for classifying information containing state secret🔗

1. The basis for classifying information shall be its compliance with the list of information classified as state secret.

2. Justification of the necessity of classifying information as state secret, taking into account its importance, shall be the duty of the state body, enterprise, institution, organization (regardless of its legal form) which developed this information or received it for consideration and/or storage.

3. The issue of classifying information as state secret shall be decided by the authorized persons provided for by subparagraph "b" of paragraph 2 of Article 4 of this Law and subparagraph "a.c" of paragraph 3.

4. In the event of impossibility of identifying the received (developed) information with the information provided for by the list of information classified as state secret, the head of the administrative body shall be obliged to ensure the preliminary classification of the received (developed) information taking into account the expected degree of secrecy and, within 1 week, submit his proposal for expert assessment to the Government of Georgia, which within 1 month adopts a decision on the expediency of making a change to the list of information classified as state secret.

Article 12. Change of the degree of secrecy of information containing state secret. Annulment of an unlawful and/or unjustified decision on considering information as state secret🔗

1. In accordance with the legislation of Georgia, the authorized person/administrative body authorized to declassify information or the authorized person/administrative body superior to it shall have the right, both on its own initiative and upon a motivated instruction of the State Security Service of Georgia:

a) to annul an unlawful decision on considering information as state secret;

b) to change the degree of secrecy of information containing state secret.

2. The court shall also have the right to annul an unlawful and/or unjustified decision on considering information as state secret.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 - website, 15.07.2015.

Article 13. Destruction of Information Containing State Secrets🔗

1. Information containing state secrets shall be destroyed in such a way that it is impossible to fully or partially restore its content.

2. Information containing state secrets bearing the secrecy classification “special importance” shall not be destroyed, except for the case provided for by paragraph 3 of this article.

3. During martial law or a state of emergency, in case of urgent necessity or in case of other extreme urgent necessity, when it is impossible to ensure proper protection of information containing state secrets and there is a real threat of its disclosure or loss, the duly authorized person shall immediately destroy this information.

4. The procedure for destruction of information containing state secrets is determined by the “Procedure for Classifying and Protecting Information as State Secrets”.

Article 14. Reproduction and Translation of Information Containing State Secrets🔗

1. Reproduction and translation of information containing state secrets may be carried out only in case of official necessity and by the person who has the right to access this information.

2. The number of copies of information containing state secrets shall be limited to the number necessary for official purposes.

3. A copy/translation of information containing state secrets shall be assigned the same secrecy classification as that assigned to the original of this information. A copy/translation of information containing state secrets shall be protected in the same way as the original of this information.

4. Information containing state secrets bearing the secrecy classification “special importance” shall not be reproduced. Such information may be translated only if this is provided for by international treaties and agreements of Georgia.

5. Information containing state secrets bearing the secrecy classification “completely secret” may be reproduced only with the written consent of the authorized person who assigned this classification to the information.

6. Reproduction or translation of information containing state secrets may be restricted or prohibited by the authorized person who assigned the classification to this information.

Article 15. Appeal against a decision on the classification/declassification of information🔗

1. A state body, natural and legal persons have the right to appeal a decision on the classification/declassification of information in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.

2. A state body, legal and natural persons have the right to address the authorized person marking the classification stamp on the information containing it with a reasoned proposal on the declassification of this information. This authorized person shall consider the proposal and, within 1 month, shall notify the initiator of the response.

3. A state body, legal and natural persons shall be obliged to provide the information provided for by paragraph 2 of this article to the authorized person/institution in such form that no damage is caused to the state secret, the interests of state and public security.

Article 16. Grounds for the declassification of information containing a state secret and for the removal of the classification stamp🔗

1. The grounds for the declassification of information containing a state secret and for the removal of the classification stamp are:

a) the assumption by Georgia of an international obligation on the open exchange of information which constitutes a state secret;

b) a change of objective circumstances, as a result of which the protection of information which constitutes a state secret is no longer necessary;

c) the expiry of the established term for the classification of information;

d) a decision of the Prime Minister of Georgia;

e) a decision of the President of Georgia on the declassification of information classified by him.

2. A state body, enterprise, institution, organization (regardless of its legal form) which classifies information shall be obliged to review annually the data on its classification, in order to assess, in relation to a concrete situation, the necessity of the confidentiality of the information.

Article 17. Procedure for Declassification of Information Containing State Secrets🔗

1. Declassification of information containing state secrets shall be carried out no later than the period for which it was classified. In the case provided for by subparagraph „c“ of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of this Law, declassification of information containing state secrets shall be carried out by the entity assigning the state secret classification marking to the information and/or the Legal Entity of Public Law within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia – the National Archives of Georgia, if such authority was granted to it by the holder of the state secrets or its legal successor. If such authority has not been granted to the Legal Entity of Public Law within the governance sphere of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia – the National Archives of Georgia, and/or the said entity no longer exists, the issue of declassification of information containing state secrets shall be decided by the State Security Service of Georgia.

2. In the case provided for by subparagraph „a“ of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of this Law, the State Security Service of Georgia shall have the right to declassify information containing state secrets.

3. In the case provided for by subparagraph „b“ of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of this Law, the issue of declassification of information containing state secrets shall be decided by the entity assigning the state secret classification marking to the information or its legal successor in agreement with the State Security Service of Georgia, and if such entity no longer exists – by the State Security Service of Georgia on its own initiative or upon the proposal of an interested state body, legal or natural person.

4. In the case provided for by subparagraph „b“ of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of this Law, the prosecutor shall also have the right to declassify, in accordance with the procedure established by law, documents and materials reflecting operative-search activity and covert investigative action.

5. In the cases provided for by paragraph 3 of this Article, the State Security Service of Georgia shall notify the initiator of the response on the declassification of information no later than 1 month from his/her application with the relevant proposal. If more time is needed to prepare the response, the State Security Service of Georgia shall be entitled to extend the said period up to 2 months, of which it shall notify the initiator in writing before the expiry of the one-month period. If the specified periods are missed, the declassification issue shall be considered decided.

6. In the case provided for by subparagraph „d“ of paragraph 1 of Article 16 of this Law, the Prime Minister of Georgia shall be entitled, upon the proposal of the Trust Group of the Parliament of Georgia, to remove the classification marking from any information submitted by him that has any degree of state secrecy.

7. Only the President of Georgia has the right, within the competence conferred by law, to take a decision on declassifying information classified by him. A notification on the decision taken by the President of Georgia shall be sent to the State Security Service of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 – website, 15.07.2015.

Article 18. Guaranteed right of access to state secrets of the President of Georgia, the Prime Minister of Georgia, a member of the Government of Georgia, the Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia, the Public Defender of Georgia, the Auditor General of the State Audit Office, the Chairperson of the Constitutional Court of Georgia, the Chairperson of the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Prosecutor General of Georgia, the Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, the Head of the Intelligence Agency, the Head of the Special State Protection Service, the President of the National Bank of Georgia and the Commander of the Defence Forces of Georgia is ensured upon their election/appointment to office.🔗

Law of Georgia of 31 October 2018 No. 3587 – website, 21.11.2018.

Law of Georgia of 30 November 2018 No. 3817 – website, 13.12.2018.

Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 764 – website, 27.06.2025.

Article 19. Access of a state agency/legal entity to state secrets🔗

1. Access of a state agency/legal entity to state secrets shall be granted to a state agency, enterprise, institution or organisation (regardless of its legal form) that has the physical, technical and organisational capability to properly handle information containing state secrets and has a need to familiarise itself with such information.

2. The decision on granting access of a state agency/legal entity to state secrets shall be taken, taking into account the results of the vetting procedure of the state agency/legal entity, by the authorised structural subdivision of the State Security Service of Georgia by issuing an appropriate permit, which shall be issued for a period of not more than 5 years.

3. The procedure and conditions for issuing, suspending and revoking the permit referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be determined by the "Procedure for Classifying and Protecting Information as a State Secret".

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 – website, 15.07.2015.

Article 19¹. Categories of admission − permit of a state body/legal entity🔗

Admission of a state body/legal entity shall be issued according to the following categories:

a) Category I − shall be issued to a state body and it is authorized to handle secret information bearing the classification markings "of special importance", "top secret", "secret", "for restricted use";

b) Category II − shall be issued to a state body/legal entity and it is authorized to handle secret information bearing the classification markings "top secret", "secret", "for restricted use";

c) Category III − shall be issued to a state body/legal entity and it is authorized to handle secret information bearing the classification markings "secret" and "for restricted use".

Law of Georgia of 15 December 2023 No. 3954 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 20. Individual access to state secrets🔗

1. In the presence of the grounds determined by this Law and other normative acts, individual access to state secrets, taking into account the results of the vetting procedure, shall be granted to a capable citizen of Georgia who has reached the age of 18.

2. The decision on individual access to state secrets shall be made, on the basis of the consent of the authorized structural subdivision of the State Security Service of Georgia, by the head of the state body/legal entity holding access to state secrets. The relevant subdivision of the State Security Service of Georgia shall be notified of this decision.

3. The procedure for granting and revoking access to state secrets to an alien and a stateless person shall be determined by an international treaty and/or agreement of Georgia or by a relevant Resolution of the Government of Georgia.

4. The right of access to information containing state secrets related to the production of GEL banknotes and coins intended for circulation, the accounting of cash intended for circulation of the National Bank of Georgia, and the transportation of cash and valuables containing precious metal of the National Bank of Georgia outside the borders of Georgia shall be granted to natural and legal persons by the National Bank of Georgia in agreement with the State Security Service of Georgia.

5. The decision on granting access to state secrets to those employees of the Intelligence Agency who directly carry out intelligence activities shall be made by the Head of the Intelligence Agency without agreement with the State Security Service of Georgia. The list of employees of the Intelligence Agency determined by this paragraph shall be approved by the Head of the Intelligence Agency.

6. The issuance of access to state secrets provides for:

a) submission by the person of the documentation established by the "Procedure for Classifying and Protecting Information as State Secret";

b) the vetting procedure of the person;

c) assumption by the person of the obligation to protect state secrets;

d) the person's consent to the restriction, provided for by law, of his/her rights due to access to state secrets;

e) familiarization of the person with the norms of responsibility for violation of this Law.

7. In accordance with the classification markings ("of special importance", "top secret", "secret", "for restricted use"), the forms of individual access to state secrets shall be established.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 - website, 15.07.2015.

Law of Georgia of 26 June 2025 No. 764 - website, 27.06.2025.

Article 21. Non-issuance of admission to state secrets🔗

1. A person shall not be granted admission to state secrets if:

a) the person fails to submit justification of the necessity of admission to information containing state secrets;

b) in view of the factual circumstances revealed as a result of conducting the vetting procedure, as well as the low degree of trustworthiness and reliability, the person poses or will pose a threat to the interests of state and public security, the life and health of the population, human rights and freedoms;

c) the person refuses to assume the obligation to protect state secrets or there is no consent of the person to the restriction of his/her rights provided by law due to admission to state secrets;

d) the person provides incorrect information about himself/herself.

2. A person shall be entitled, within the time limit established by the legislation of Georgia, to appeal a decision on refusal to grant admission to state secrets or a decision on revocation of admission to state secrets to a superior official and/or to a court.

Article 22. Procedure for vetting a person for granting admission to state secrets🔗

1. The procedure for vetting a person for granting admission to state secrets shall be conducted by the State Security Service of Georgia within 3 months from the submission of the documentation provided for by subparagraph „a“ of paragraph 6 of Article 20 of this Law, in the manner established by this Law, the Laws of Georgia "On Counter-Intelligence Activities", "On the State Security Service of Georgia" and "On Operative-Investigative Activities" and other legal acts.

2. The time limit established by paragraph 1 of this Article may be extended, but not by more than 3 months, with the consent of the superior official of the structural subdivision conducting the vetting procedure.

3. During the conduct of the vetting procedure, the existence or non-existence of the circumstances provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 21 of this Law shall be established.

4. Consideration of the conclusion of the body conducting the vetting procedure shall be mandatory for the authorised person who takes the decision on granting admission to state secrets.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 - website, 15.07.2015.

Article 22¹. Validity period of individual admission to state secrets🔗

The following validity periods are established for the forms of individual admission to state secrets:

a) to "exceptionally important" data − 5 years;

b) to "completely secret" and "secret" data − 10 years.

Law of Georgia of 15 December 2023 No. 3954 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 23. Revocation of admission to state secrets🔗

1. Admission to state secrets may be revoked:

a) in the event of the creation or discovery of a circumstance provided for by paragraph 1 of Article 21 of this Law;

1¹. Admission to state secrets shall be revoked upon expiry of the relevant term established by Article 22¹ of this Law.

b) in the event of a person's release from service/office or termination of powers.

2. The decision on revocation of admission to state secrets shall be taken by the official/body entitled to take a decision on admission to state secrets. The relevant structural subdivision of the State Security Service of Georgia shall be notified of this decision.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 - website, 15.07.2015.

Law of Georgia of 15 December 2023 No. 3954 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 24. Obligations of a person admitted to state secrets🔗

A person admitted to state secrets shall be obliged:

a) not to disclose state secrets which were entrusted to him or became known to him;

b) to comply with the requirements provided for by the "Procedure for Classifying and Protecting Information as State Secrets";

c) to notify the authorised official of the circumstances which impede the protection of state secrets.

Article 25. Essence of the protection of state secrets🔗

1. The protection of state secrets implies a set of organisational-legal, cryptographic and operational measures, the implementation of which is aimed at preventing the disclosure of information containing state secrets.

2. The implementation of the measures provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article shall, within the scope of its competence, be ensured by the holder of the state secrets.

3. In order to protect information containing state secrets, special rules of physical security, personnel (staff) security, information security and security of communication and information systems shall be established by the Government of Georgia.

Article 26. Main organisational-legal measures for the protection of state secrets🔗

In order to protect state secrets, the "Procedure for Classifying and Protecting Information as State Secrets" shall establish:

a) uniform requirements for the handling of information considered to be state secrets;

b) the procedure for the admission of a state body/legal entity to state secrets and the special regime of its activity/regime of secrecy;

c) the procedure for individual admission to state secrets;

d) the procedure for restricting the publication, transfer to another state or other dissemination of information containing state secrets;

e) the procedure for handling information containing state secrets existing in electronic form;

f) the special procedure for the performance by state bodies of judicial, supervisory, control-audit and other functions in respect of a legal or natural person whose activity is connected with state secrets.

Article 27. Electronic communication and information system🔗

1. For handling information containing state secrets, only such electronic communication and information system may be used as has appropriate software and technical protection means.

2. The State Security Service of Georgia issues a permit for the use of a communication and information system created for handling information containing state secrets in electronic form and controls its use without familiarization with this information.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 - website, 15.07.2015.

Article 28. Control of ensuring the protection of state secrets🔗

1. The head of the body assigning the classification of state secrets shall be obliged to establish permanent control over ensuring the protection of state secrets.

2. The body assigning the classification of state secrets, which transfers information containing state secrets to a legal or natural person on the basis of a contract, has the right to control the state of protection of this information.

3. The State Security Service of Georgia shall be obliged to control the state of protection of state secrets in all bodies that have received access to state secrets or where information containing state secrets exists.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 - website, 15.07.2015.

Article 29. Familiarization with and/or transfer of information containing state secrets🔗

1. Familiarization with information containing state secrets is carried out with the consent of the authorized official of the state body, enterprise, institution, organization (regardless of its legal form) where this information is stored, or of the prosecutor procedurally supervising the investigation of criminal cases.

2. The body assigning the classification of state secrets issues information containing state secrets with the written consent of the authorized persons defined by subparagraph „b“ of paragraph 2 and subparagraphs „a.c“ and „a.d“ of paragraph 3 of Article 4 of this Law.

3. A state body, enterprise, institution, organization (regardless of its legal form) that receives and/or develops information containing state secrets shall be obliged to create and observe all conditions established by the legislation of Georgia for its protection. The authorized person shall be personally liable for ensuring the protection of information containing state secrets.

4. Information containing state secrets, taking into account the need for familiarization with the information, may be transferred to a legal person having access to state secrets.

Article 30. Restriction on the transfer of state secrets to another state, an international organization or a person resident in another state🔗

1. To another state, an international organization or a person resident in another state, such information or an information carrier which is a state secret or has been pre-classified in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 11 of this Law may, prior to the adoption of a decision on its classification as a state secret, be transferred only on the basis of an international treaty or agreement of Georgia ratified by the Parliament of Georgia or a reasoned order of the Government of Georgia.

2. With another state (with which Georgia has not concluded a relevant agreement) or with an international organization/a person resident in another state (which has not received the relevant authorization in the manner established by the legislation of Georgia), a secret contract (contract, agreement), proceeding from state interests, may be concluded by an order of the Government of Georgia.

3. The requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to information containing state secrets exchanged with the countries participating in international peace and security maintenance and restoration or other types of peacekeeping operations and transferred to those countries by the units participating in these operations for the purpose of performing military operational-combat assignments and tasks.

Article 31. Means of transferring information containing state secrets🔗

In order to transfer information containing state secrets, specially authorized bodies (diplomatic, postal, special communications services and others) shall use special physical, technical and software means and other means provided for by international treaties and agreements of Georgia.

Article 32. Restriction on the publication of information containing state secrets in the press and other mass media, as well as in the Internet space🔗

1. When preparing materials for publication, dissemination in the press and other mass media, as well as in the Internet space, or for taking outside the borders of Georgia, a state body, enterprise, institution, organization (regardless of its legal form), or natural person shall be obliged to be guided by the requirements of this Law in order to protect information containing state secrets.

2. In the event of publication of state secrets in the press and other mass media, as well as in the Internet space, the State Security Service of Georgia shall analyse the possible consequences of the publication.

3. Prior control of the publication of state secrets in the press and other mass media, as well as in the Internet space, shall be inadmissible.

Law of Georgia of 8 July 2015 No. 3944 – website, 15.07.2015.

Article 33. Body Responsible for the Security of Classified Information of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)🔗

1. The Ministry of Defence of Georgia is an executive authority body responsible for the security of classified information of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (hereinafter – NATO). To ensure the control and management of NATO classified information, a unified coordinated registries system of Georgia is created in Georgia, which consists of the NATO classified information registry of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and sub-registries created in other institutions/bodies.

2. Within the system of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, sub-registries are created by order of the Minister of Defence of Georgia, and in another institution/body – in agreement with the Minister of Defence of Georgia, by a legal act of the head of the respective institution/body.

Article 34. Classification of NATO Classified Information🔗

1. The following correspondence is established between security classification markings and the classification levels of NATO classified information:

a) "Of Special Importance" – COSMIC TOP SECRET;

b) "Top Secret" – NATO SECRET;

c) "Secret" – NATO CONFIDENTIAL;

d) "For Restricted Use" – NATO RESTRICTED.

2. Only the respective officials of NATO member countries or of NATO civil and military structures have the right to assign a classification level to NATO information.

Article 35. Change of the Classification Level of NATO Classified Information🔗

Only the country or international organization that created this information or submitted it to NATO has the right to change the classification level of NATO classified information.

Article 36. Authorization to Work with NATO Classified Information🔗

The Minister of Defence of Georgia issues authorization to work with NATO classified information to natural and legal persons. The procedure and conditions for issuing authorization to work with NATO classified information shall be determined by a Resolution of the Government of Georgia.

Article 37. Procedure for Vetting a Person for the Grant of Access to NATO Classified Information🔗

1. The procedure for vetting a person for the grant of access to NATO classified information shall be conducted by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia within 1 month, in accordance with the procedure established by this Law and other legal acts.

2. The person provided for by paragraph 1 of this Article shall be vetted by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia on the basis of information requested about him/her from the respective intelligence and counter-intelligence agencies.

3. The time limit established by paragraph 1 of this Article may be extended with the consent of the superior official of the structural subunit conducting the vetting procedure.

Article 38. Obligations of a person granted access to NATO classified information🔗

A person granted access to NATO classified information shall be obliged:

a) not to disclose NATO classified information which was entrusted to him or her or became known to him or her;

b) to comply with the requirements provided for by the special rules of physical security, information security, and security of communication and information systems determined by a Resolution of the Government of Georgia;

c) to notify the authorised official of the circumstances which impede the protection of NATO classified information.

Article 39. Protection of NATO classified information🔗

In order to protect NATO classified information, the Government of Georgia shall establish the special rules of physical security, information security, and security of communication and information systems, the rules for issuing permits to work with NATO classified information to natural and legal persons, and the functions and rules of activity of the bodies ensuring the security of NATO classified information in Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 31 October 2018 No. 3587 – website, 21 November 2018.

Article 40. Cryptographic measures for the protection of NATO classified information🔗

1. The Ministry of Defence of Georgia shall be responsible for the effective and rational selection and servicing of the cryptographic system required for the protection of NATO classified information by cryptographic technical means, which:

a) selects, for the relevant state structures, the communication and information means for the protection of NATO classified information, determines the expediency of the use of technical means and systems for the protection of this information; issues relevant recommendations to ensure the implementation of technical and organisational measures for the protection of NATO classified information and monitors their implementation;

b) ensures the complete recording, storage, safe use, transfer and distribution of NATO cryptographic material and of the cryptographic means used for the protection of information, and the conduct of the procedures necessary for their destruction;

c) carries out the accreditation of the systems used for the protection of NATO classified information, namely, the sanctioning and control of those communication and information systems which store, process or transmit NATO classified information.

2. All bodies, organisations and institutions which possess NATO classified information or have contact with it shall be obliged to use, for the protection of this information, the technical means selected, accredited and authorised by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

3. Cryptographic measures for the protection of NATO classified information shall be determined by the Government of Georgia.

Article 41. Destruction of NATO classified information🔗

1. NATO classified information, including excess copies and/or black material, which is no longer required for official use, shall be destroyed in such a way that its recognition or recovery is impossible. NATO classified information kept in registries shall be periodically reviewed to determine the need for its destruction. To destroy a document containing this information, obtaining the consent of the author of this information is not necessary.

2. For the destruction of NATO classified information of CONFIDENTIAL level and of a higher classification level, its return to the corresponding registry is mandatory. The NATO classified information to be destroyed shall be indicated in a destruction act, which shall be confirmed by signature by the person responsible for the registry and an impartial official holding access to the corresponding level of NATO classified information, who have written permission to attend the process of destruction of the said information.

3. The right to destroy a copy or an extract of a document containing RESTRICTED level NATO classified information shall be held by the recipient of this document, provided that it is not the original, and the copy is kept in the corresponding registry.

Article 41¹. The body responsible for the security of European Union classified information — the State Security Service of Georgia — shall be responsible for the security of European Union classified information.🔗

Law of Georgia No. 3954 of 15 December 2023 – website, 25.12.2023

Law of Georgia No. 764 of 26 June 2025 – website, 27.06.2025

Article 41². Control and management of European Union classified information🔗

1. To ensure the control and management of European Union classified information, a unified coordinated registry system of Georgia shall be created in Georgia, which consists of the central registry of the State Security Service of Georgia and sub-registries created in the State Security Service of Georgia and/or in another institution/body.

2. In the system of the State Security Service of Georgia, the central registry and sub-registries shall be created by order of the Head of the State Security Service of Georgia, while in another institution/body sub-registries shall be created in agreement with the State Security Service of Georgia, by a legal act of the head of the respective institution/body.

Law of Georgia No. 3954 of 15 December 2023 – website, 25.12.2023

Article 41³. Classification of European Union classified information🔗

1. The following correspondence is established between the security classification markings of Georgia and the classification levels of European Union classified information:

a) "Of special importance" – TRES SECRET UE/EU TOP SECRET;

b) "Top secret" – SECRET UE/EU SECRET;

c) "Secret" – CONFIDENTIEL UE/EU CONFIDENTIAL;

d) "For restricted use" – RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED.

2. European Union classified information shall have the security classification marking assigned by the EU party.

3. Changing the classification levels of European Union classified information without the prior written permission of the EU party is inadmissible.

Law of Georgia No. 3954 of 15 December 2023 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 41⁴. Access to European Union classified information🔗

1. The right to access European Union classified information shall be granted only to a natural person who has a need to access the said information and an appropriate individual clearance for European Union classified information, and who is also informed of his/her own responsibility.

2. In order to grant an appropriate individual clearance for European Union classified information, the State Security Service of Georgia shall conduct the procedure of vetting a natural person within a period of 1 month, in accordance with the procedure established by this Law and other legal acts.

3. Individual clearance for European Union classified information, clearance of a legal entity for European Union classified information and the respective clearance certificates shall be issued by the State Security Service of Georgia.

4. In order to obtain individual clearance for European Union classified information, a natural person shall have an individual clearance for state secrets in the appropriate form.

5. In order to obtain clearance of a legal entity for European Union classified information, the legal entity shall have the appropriate level of clearance for state secrets granted by a state body/legal entity.

6. Disclosure or transfer of European Union classified information to another country, an international organisation or a contractor shall be permissible only on the basis of the prior written consent of the originator of this information.

Law of Georgia No. 3954 of 15 December 2023 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 41⁵. Obligations of a person cleared for access to European Union classified information🔗

A person cleared for access to European Union classified information shall be obliged to:

a) not disclose European Union classified information that was entrusted to him/her or became known to him/her;

b) comply with the requirements provided for by the special rules of physical security, information security, and security of communication and information systems determined by a Resolution of the Government of Georgia;

c) notify the authorised official of a circumstance that prevents him/her from protecting European Union classified information.

Law of Georgia No. 3954 of 15 December 2023 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 41⁶. Protection of EU classified information🔗

1. EU classified information shall be protected at least at the level determined by the EU party itself.

2. The use of EU classified information shall be permitted only for the purpose for which it has been provided by the EU party.

3. In order to protect EU classified information, the rules on personnel security, physical security, information security, security of communication and information systems, industrial security, reproduction, translation and destruction of classified information, transmission and carriage, the functions and rules of activity of the bodies ensuring the security of EU classified information in Georgia, as well as other rules related to EU classified information shall be established by the Government of Georgia.

4. All facilities in Georgia where EU classified information is handled and stored shall require the implementation of appropriate security certification by the State Security Service of Georgia in accordance with the procedures established by order of the Head of the State Security Service of Georgia.

5. All communication and information systems in Georgia where EU classified information is handled shall require the implementation of accreditation by the State Security Service of Georgia in accordance with the procedures established by order of the Head of the State Security Service of Georgia.

6. EU classified information shall be transmitted by electronic means using cryptographic means agreed between Georgia and the European Union.

7. Handling of EU classified information by electronic means shall be carried out in accordance with the rules established by the Government of Georgia, with unwavering observance of the principles of authenticity, availability, confidentiality, integrity and genuineness.

8. Electronic means used for the purposes of handling EU classified information shall be subject to testing both during the accreditation process and after accreditation, at a certain periodicity, as well as in a special case where information security requirements may be breached.

9. In the process of handling EU classified information, only such quantity of hardware equipment and software means shall be used, and only the performance of such functions shall be permitted, as are necessary for the completion of the full cycle of handling EU classified information.

10. An authorised person participating in the process of handling EU classified information, as well as the relevant device, shall have the level of functional privileges necessary for the performance of the lawful tasks arising in this process.

Law of Georgia of 15 December 2023 No. 3954 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 42. Liability for violation of this Law🔗

1. A person who fails to fulfil the obligation to protect state secrets provided for by Article 24 of this Law or fails to observe the restriction established for the transfer of state secrets to another state or an international organisation shall bear the liability determined by law.

2. The liability determined by the legislation of Georgia shall be borne by a person who:

a) classifies the information provided for by Article 7 of this Law;

b) classifies information without grounds;

c) marks with a classification stamp information held by a person which is not or is no longer a state secret;

d) violates the requirements established by Articles 19 and 20 of this Law for the issuance of access to state secrets;

e) fails to control the protection of state secrets.

3. If a person has disclosed information attributed to state secrets which, in accordance with this Law, should not have been attributed to state secrets, the question of that person's liability may be considered only after the lawfulness of the classification of this information has been established. If the classification of the said information is found to be unlawful, the person shall not bear liability.

4. The disclosure of a state secret by a person who did not know and should not have known that it was a state secret shall not be considered a crime.

5. The publication in the press or in other mass media, as well as in the internet space, of information containing a state secret, the public disclosure of which is important for the protection of public security or which had already been published, shall not be considered a crime.

6. A person shall bear liability for the disclosure of NATO classified information in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

7. A person shall bear liability for the disclosure of European Union classified information in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia of 15 December 2023 No. 3954 – website, 25.12.2023.

Article 43. Transitional provisions🔗

The Government of Georgia shall, within 6 months of the entry into force of this Law, ensure the adoption of the following normative acts:

a) "Rules for the Attribution of Information to State Secrets and its Protection";

b) the list of information attributed to state secrets;

c) the list of authorised persons who have the competence to attribute specific information to state secrets;

d) the list of authorised persons who ensure individual access to state secrets.

Article 44. Invalid normative acts🔗

1. Upon the entry into force of this Law, the Law of Georgia of 29 October 1996 “On State Secrets” (Parliamentary Herald, No 27-28/4, 21 November 1996, p. 53) shall be declared invalid.

2. Upon the entry into force of the normative acts provided for by Article 43 of this Law, the following shall be declared invalid:

a) Decree No 42 of the President of Georgia of 21 January 1997 “On approval of the normative acts related to the entry into force of the Law of Georgia ‘On State Secrets’”;

b) Resolution No 305 of the Government of Georgia of 22 April 2014 “On approval of certain normative acts defined by paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the Law of Georgia ‘On State Secrets’”.

Article 45. Entry into force of the Law🔗

This Law shall enter into force upon publication.

President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili

Kutaisi,

19 February 2015

N3099-IIs