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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/2/Add.81/Rev.2 
8 October 2012 
 (12-5439) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
IMPLEMENTATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE AGREEMENT 
ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE 
 
Communication from Georgia 
 
Revision 
 
  The following communication under Article 15.2 of the Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade has been received from Georgia. 
 
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I. RELEVANT GEORGIAN LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
- Georgian law "Code of  Produc t Safety and Free Movement of Goods " adopted 25 May on 
2012. 
- Decree of the Government of Georgia #45 on "The  Rule of acknowledgement and application 
of Technical Regulations of Other Countries by  Georgia" adopted 24 February on 2006. 
- The Decree of the Government of Georgia #170 "On Acceptance of the rule of notification 
sending and communication on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment 
procedures on applicable documents and thei r drafts" adopted on 18 September 2009. 
- Decree of the Geostandard on acceptance of the "Code of Good Practice for the Preparation, 
Adoption and Application of Standards" cont ained in Annex 3 to the WTO Agreement on 
Technical Barriers to Trade – adopted on 16 April 2003. 
 
II. TRANSPARENCY 
A. PUBLICATIONS  
1. According to the Georgian legislation, LEPL – Georgian National Agency for Standards and 
Metrology (GEOSTM) provides registration of the Geor gian standards in the official registry. All 
adopted Georgian standards are available on the website of GEOSTM ( www.geostm.ge ). All 
publications of the Georgian standards ar e available for all interested parties. 
2. Technical regulations provided only by the law, by the order of the president of Georgia and 
by the Governmental Decree. All adopted technical regulations available on the official website of 
LEPL – Addition of Legislative Gazette and Statuette B ook of Georgia, which is the official authority 
of the government of Georgian which provides offi cial registry of laws and other regulation and 
operated under the Ministry of Justice of Georgia. G/TBT/2/Add.81/Rev.2 
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  B. 
ENQUIRY POINT  
3. According to the Decree of the Government of  Georgia #170 "on Acceptance of the Rule of 
Notification Sending and Communication on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures on Applicable Documents and their Drafts" - TBT National Enquiry Point 
established in the system of LEPL - Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology 
(GEOSTM).  
4. "GEOSTM" is responsible for adoption and p ublication of the Georgian standards and 
sending notifications, according to the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade.  
Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology (GEOSTM) 
Official Website: www.geostm.ge   
Addres: 67 Chargali str. 0178, Tbilisi, Georgia    
Tel/Fax:  (+995 32) 2 61 35 00 E-mail: geostm@economy.ge  
 
Contact persons:   
 
Giorgi Chitadze  - Director of Standardization Department (GEOSTM) 
E-mail:  giorgichitadze@geostm.ge  
Mobile:  (+995) 591 19 77 92 
Office:  (+995 32) 2 603 906 
 
Sulkhan Tabaghua  - Head of WTO TBT National Enquiry Point of Georgia (GEOSTM) 
E-mail:  S.tabaghua@geostm.ge  
Mobile:  +995 579 122 299 
Office:  +995 322 2 60 11 78/122 
 
Eka labadze  – Head of International Relations Office (GEOSTM) 
E-mail:  e.labadze@geostm.ge 
Mobile:  +995 599  725471 
Office:  +995 322 60 11 73/113  
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