Law of Georgia Foreign Agents Registration Act

LAW OF GEORGIA

FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT

Article 1 - Definition of terms

The terms used in this Law have the following meanings:

a) person − a natural person, a group of partners, association, corporation, organisation, or any other combination of

natural persons;

b) foreign principal:

b.a.) a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party;

b.b.) a person outside of the territory of Georgia, unless such person is a citizen of Georgia and is domiciled within the

territory of Georgia, or such person is not a natural person, but it is established and organised in accordance with the

legislation of Georgia and its principal place of business is in the territory of Georgia;

b.c.) a group of partners, an association, a corporation, an organisation or other combination of natural persons whose

activities are regulated by the law of a foreign country or whose principal place of business is in the territory of a foreign

country;

c) agent of a foreign principal (except as provided for in subparagraph (d) of this article):

c.a.) a person acting as an agent, a representative, or a person employed by or in the service of a foreign principal, or any

other person acting at the order, request, or under the direction or control, of a foreign principal, or an agent, a

representative, or a person employed by or in the service of that person, or any other person acting at the order, request,

or under the direction or control, of a foreign principal, and whose activities are in whole or in major part supervised,

managed, controlled, financed or subsidised, directly or indirectly, by the foreign principal, if the person meets one of the

following conditions:

c.a.a.) he/she/it participates in political activities in Georgia, directly or through another person, for the benefit of or in

the interest of a foreign principal;

c.a.b.) he/she/it acts within the territory of Georgia as a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information-service

employee or political consultant for the benefit of or in the interests of such foreign principal;

c.a.c.) within the territory of Georgia, he/she/it solicits, collects, disburses, or dispenses contributions, loans, money, or

other things of value for the benefit of or in the interest of such foreign principal;

c.a.d.) within the territory of Georgia, he/she/it represents the interests of such foreign principal before any state agency

or official;

c.b.) any person who agrees, consents, assumes or purports to act as, or who is or holds himself/herself/itself out to be,

whether or not under a contractual relationship, an agent of a foreign principal as determined by subparagraph (c.a.) of

this article;

d) the term ‘agent of a foreign principal’ does not include a means of mass dissemination of news, an association of persons

disseminating news, print media, or an association of persons disseminating print media, which was established/created

on the basis of the legislation of Georgia. Moreover, the term does not include a newspaper, magazine, periodical, or

publication published in Georgia for the bona fide dissemination of news or the bona fide exercise of journalistic activity,

including by offering or soliciting advertising, offering a subscription to a product or service, or for other consideration.

This subparagraph shall apply only to a means of mass dissemination of news, an association of persons disseminating

news, print media, or an association of persons disseminating print media, as well as to a newspaper, magazine, periodical

and publication at least 80% of whose beneficial owners and whose managers and directors (if any) are citizens of

Georgia, and which is not owned, supervised, managed, controlled, financed, subsidised, or none of its policies are

determined by a foreign principal or an agent of a foreign principal as determined by subparagraph (b) of this article,

which shall be registered under this Law;

e) government of a foreign country − any person or group of persons exercising sovereign de facto or de jure political

jurisdiction over any foreign country or over any part of such country, or a subdivision of any such group, any group or

agency to which such sovereign de facto and/or de jure authority or functions are directly or indirectly delegated, or any

faction or body of insurgents within a foreign country assuming to exercise governmental authority, whether such faction

or body of insurgents has or has not been recognised by Georgia;

f) foreign political party − any organisation, any other combination of natural persons in a foreign country, or any unit or

branch of an organisation or any other combination of natural persons in a foreign country, having for an aim or purpose,

or which is engaged in any activity devoted in whole or in part to, the establishment, administration, control, or

acquisition of administration or control, of government bodies of a foreign country or subdivisions thereof, or the

furtherance or influencing of the political or public interests, policies, or relations of government bodies of a foreign

country or subdivisions thereof;

g) public relations counsel − any person who engages directly or indirectly in activities that involve informing, advising,

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or in any way representing a principal of a foreign country in any public relations matter pertaining to the political or

public interests, policies, or relations of such principal of a foreign country;

h) publicity agent − any person who engages directly or indirectly in the publication or dissemination of oral, visual,

graphic, written, or pictorial information or matter of any kind, including publication by means of advertising, books,

periodicals, newspapers, lectures, broadcasts, motion pictures, or other means;

i) information-service employee − any person who is engaged in collecting, disseminating, or publishing accounts,

descriptions, information, or data with respect to the political, industrial, employment, economic, social, cultural, or other

benefits, facts, or conditions of any country (other than Georgia), or collects, disseminates, or publishes them in

accordance with the interests of any government of a foreign country or of a foreign political party and/or a partnership,

association, corporation, organisation, or other combination of natural persons, whose activities are regulated by the laws

of a foreign country, or whose principal place of business is in a foreign country;

j) registration statement − the registration statement required to be filed with the Legal Entity under Public Law called

the Anti-Corruption Bureau (the Anti-Corruption Bureau) in accordance with Article 2(1) of this Law, also, all additional

documents required to be filed in accordance with Article 2(2) of this Law, and which includes all mandatory documents

as well as documents supplemental thereto, or other documentation incorporated therein by reference;

[ j) registration statement − the registration statement required to be filed with the State Audit Office of Georgia in

accordance with Article 2(1) of this Law, also, all additional documents required to be filed in accordance with Article

2(2) of this Law, and which includes all mandatory documents as well as documents supplemental thereto, or other

documentation incorporated therein by reference; (shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

k) prints − newspapers and periodicals, books, pamphlets, sheet music, visiting cards, address cards, printing proofs,

engravings, photographs, pictures, drawings, plans, maps, patterns to be cut out, catalogues, prospectuses, advertisements,

and printed, engraved, lithographed, or autographed notices of various kinds, and, in general, all impressions obtained on

paper or other material assimilable to paper, on parchment or on cardboard, by means of printing, engraving, lithography,

autography, with the exception of impressions obtained by means of the copying press, stamps with movable or

immovable type, and the typewriter;

l) political activities − any activity carried out or to be carried out by a person with the belief or intention to influence, in

any way, the Government of Georgia, any state agency or any section of the public with reference to formulating,

adopting, or changing the domestic or foreign policies of Georgia, as well as any activity originating from the political or

public interests, policies, or relations of a government of a foreign country or a foreign political party;

m) political consultant − any person who engages in informing or advising any other person with regard to the domestic

or foreign policies of Georgia or the political or public interests, policies, or relations of a foreign country or of a foreign

political party.

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Article 2 - Registration statement

1. No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal unless he/she/it has filed with the Anti-Corruption Bureau an

authentic and filled out registration statement and additional documents as required by this paragraph and paragraph 2 of

this article, unless it is exempt from the obligation to register under the procedures provided for by this Law. Except as

hereinafter provided, every person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal shall, within 10 days thereafter, file with

the Anti-Corruption Bureau a copy of the registration statement, under oath, on a form prescribed by the head of the

Anti-Corruption Bureau. The obligation of an agent of a foreign principal to complete a registration statement shall

continue after the 10th day of its becoming an agent of a foreign principal. The termination of the status of an agent of a

foreign principal shall not relieve such person from his/her/its obligation to fill out a registration statement for the period

during which he/she/it was an agent of a foreign principal. The registration statement shall include the following data:

a) the registrant’s name, principal business address, and all other business addresses related thereto within and outside the

territory of Georgia, as well as all residence addresses (if any);

b) the status of the registrant; in the case of a natural person, statement on the nationality; in the case of a group of

partners, the names, residence addresses, and statement on the nationality of each partner and true and complete copies of

agreements with co-partners; in the case of an association, corporation, organisation, or any other combination of natural

persons, the names, residence addresses, and statement on the nationality of their directors and managers and persons

performing the functions and obligations of such directors or managers, and the copies of all documents (including

articles of incorporation, charters and amendments and additions thereto); also, a copy of any other instrument/document

and a written description of the terms and conditions of each oral agreement relating to the organisation, powers, and

purposes thereof; also, a complete statement on the owners and controllers thereof;

c) a comprehensive statement of the nature of a registrant’s business; a complete list of the registrant’s employees and a

description of the nature of the work of each; the name and address of each principal of a foreign country for whom the

registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act or has agreed to act; the character of the business or other activities of

each such foreign principal, and, if any such foreign principal be other than a natural person, a statement of the

ownership and control of each; also, a statement, if any, on each such foreign principal, which is fully or partially owned,

supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidised, by any government of a foreign country and/or foreign political

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party, and/or by any other foreign principal;

d) copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of

such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant

is an agent of a foreign principal; also, a comprehensive statement of the nature and method of performance of each such

contract, a detailed statement of any such activity engaged in or to be engaged in, and which can be assumed a political

activity;

e) a statement on the origin and amount of income, contributions, money, or thing of value that the registrant has

received within the preceding 60 days from each such foreign principal, either as compensation or for disbursement or

otherwise. The statement shall also specify the form and time of each such payment and the identity of the person making

such payment;

f) a detailed statement of each activity (including a political activity) which the registrant is performing or is assuming or

purporting or has agreed to perform for itself or for any other person (other than a foreign principal), which requires the

registration of the registrant hereunder;

g) the name, business, and residence addresses, and if a natural person, the statement of nationality, of any person (other

than a foreign principal) for whom the registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act or has agreed to act under such

circumstances as require its registration hereunder; the extent to which each such person is owned, supervised, directed,

controlled, financed, or subsidised, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party

or by any other foreign principal; and the origin and amount of income, contributions, money, or thing of value, if any,

that the registrant has received during the preceding 60 days from each such person in connection with any of the

activities referred to in paragraph (f) of this article. The statement shall also specify the form and time of each such

payment and the identity of the person making such payment;

h) a detailed statement of the money and other things of value spent or disposed of by the registrant during the preceding

60 days in furtherance of or in connection with activities which require its registration hereunder and which have been

undertaken by it either as an agent of a foreign principal for itself and/or any other person or in connection with any

other activities relating to its becoming an agent of the foreign principal, and a detailed statement of any contributions of

money or other things of value made by it during the preceding 60 days (other than contributions the making of which is

prohibited under the legislation of Georgia) in connection with an election to any political office or in connection with

any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office;

i) a copy of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of any oral agreement, including all modifications of

such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant

is performing or assuming or purporting or has agreed to perform for itself or for a foreign principal or for any person

other than a foreign principal any activities which require its registration hereunder;

j) such other statements or documents pertinent to the purposes of this Law as the Anti-Corruption Bureau, having due

regard for national security and the public interest, may from time to time require;

k) information, copies of documents and additional documents, required to demonstrate the accuracy of the information

provided in the registration statement and supplements thereto.

2. An agent of a foreign principal who has filled out a registration statement in accordance with the requirements of

paragraph 1 of this article shall be obliged to submit to the Anti-Corruption Bureau, within 30 days after the expiry of

every 6 months, under oath and in a form established by the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the following

information which the Anti-Corruption Bureau, having due regard for national security and the public interest, may

deem necessary to make the information accurate, complete, and current with respect to the period it describes. The

registrant shall notify the Anti-Corruption Bureau of any changes pursuant to paragraph 1(c), (d), (f) or (i) of this article

within 10 days. The Anti-Corruption Bureau may require supplements to the registration statement to be filled out at

more frequent intervals in respect of all or particular items of information to be furnished, if, having due regard for the

national security and the public interest, it determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Law.

[ 1. No person shall act as an agent of a foreign principal unless he/she/it has filed with the State Audit Office of Georgia

an authentic and filled out registration statement and additional documents as required by this paragraph and paragraph 2

of this article, unless it is exempt from the obligation to register under the procedures provided for by this Law. Except as

hereinafter provided, every person who becomes an agent of a foreign principal shall, within 10 days thereafter, file with

the State Audit Office of Georgia a copy of the registration statement, under oath, on a form prescribed by the Auditor

General. The obligation of an agent of a foreign principal to complete a registration statement shall continue after the

10th day of its becoming an agent of a foreign principal. The termination of the status of an agent of a foreign principal

shall not relieve such person from his/her/its obligation to fill out a registration statement for the period during which

he/she/it was an agent of a foreign principal. The registration statement shall include the following data:

a) the registrant’s name, principal business address, and all other business addresses related thereto within and outside the

territory of Georgia, as well as all residence addresses (if any);

b) the status of the registrant; in the case of a natural person, statement on the nationality; in the case of a group of

partners, the names, residence addresses, and statement on the nationality of each partner and true and complete copies of

agreements with co-partners; in the case of an association, corporation, organisation, or any other combination of natural

persons, the names, residence addresses, and statement on the nationality of their directors and managers and persons

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performing the functions and obligations of such directors or managers, and the copies of all documents (including

articles of incorporation, charters and amendments and additions thereto); also, a copy of any other instrument/document

and a written description of the terms and conditions of each oral agreement relating to the organisation, powers, and

purposes thereof; also, a complete statement on the owners and controllers thereof;

c) a comprehensive statement of the nature of a registrant’s business; a complete list of the registrant’s employees and a

description of the nature of the work of each; the name and address of each principal of a foreign country for whom the

registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act or has agreed to act; the character of the business or other activities of

each such foreign principal, and, if any such foreign principal be other than a natural person, a statement of the

ownership and control of each; also, a statement, if any, on each such foreign principal, which is fully or partially owned,

supervised, directed, controlled, financed, or subsidised, by any government of a foreign country and/or foreign political

party, and/or by any other foreign principal;

d) copies of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of each oral agreement, including all modifications of

such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant

is an agent of a foreign principal; also, a comprehensive statement of the nature and method of performance of each such

contract, a detailed statement of any such activity engaged in or to be engaged in, and which can be assumed a political

activity;

e) a statement on the origin and amount of income, contributions, money, or thing of value that the registrant has

received within the preceding 60 days from each such foreign principal, either as compensation or for disbursement or

otherwise. The statement shall also specify the form and time of each such payment and the identity of the person making

such payment;

f) a detailed statement of each activity (including a political activity) which the registrant is performing or is assuming or

purporting or has agreed to perform for itself or for any other person (other than a foreign principal), which requires the

registration of the registrant hereunder;

g) the name, business, and residence addresses, and if a natural person, the statement of nationality, of any person (other

than a foreign principal) for whom the registrant is acting, assuming or purporting to act or has agreed to act under such

circumstances as require its registration hereunder; the extent to which each such person is owned, supervised, directed,

controlled, financed, or subsidised, in whole or in part, by any government of a foreign country or foreign political party

or by any other foreign principal; and the origin and amount of income, contributions, money, or thing of value, if any,

that the registrant has received during the preceding 60 days from each such person in connection with any of the

activities referred to in paragraph (f) of this article. The statement shall also specify the form and time of each such

payment and the identity of the person making such payment;

h) a detailed statement of the money and other things of value spent or disposed of by the registrant during the preceding

60 days in furtherance of or in connection with activities which require its registration hereunder and which have been

undertaken by it either as an agent of a foreign principal for itself and/or any other person or in connection with any

other activities relating to its becoming an agent of the foreign principal, and a detailed statement of any contributions of

money or other things of value made by it during the preceding 60 days (other than contributions the making of which is

prohibited under the legislation of Georgia) in connection with an election to any political office or in connection with

any primary election, convention, or caucus held to select candidates for any political office;

i) a copy of each written agreement and the terms and conditions of any oral agreement, including all modifications of

such agreements, or, where no contract exists, a full statement of all the circumstances, by reason of which the registrant

is performing or assuming or purporting or has agreed to perform for itself or for a foreign principal or for any person

(other than a foreign principal) any activities which require its registration hereunder;

j) such other statements or documents pertinent to the purposes of this Law as the State Audit Office of Georgia, having

due regard for national security and the public interest, may from time to time require;

k) information, copies of documents and additional documents, required to demonstrate the accuracy of the information

provided in the registration statement and supplements thereto.

2. An agent of a foreign principal who has filled out a registration statement in accordance with the requirements of

paragraph 1 of this article shall be obliged to submit to the State Audit Office of Georgia, within 30 days after the expiry

of every 6 months, under oath and in a form established by the Auditor General, the following information which the

State Audit Office of Georgia, having due regard for national security and the public interest, may deem necessary to

make the information accurate, complete, and current with respect to the period it describes. The registrant shall notify

the State Audit Office of Georgia of any changes pursuant to paragraph 1(c), (d), (f) or (i) of this article within 10 days.

The State Audit Office of Georgia may require supplements to the registration statement to be filled out at more frequent

intervals in respect of all or particular items of information to be furnished, if, having due regard for the national security

and the public interest, it determines that it is necessary to carry out the purposes of this Law. (Shall become effective

from 2 March 2026) ]

3. The registration statement and supplements thereto shall be executed under oath. A natural person shall fill out the

documentation himself/herself. If the registrant is a group of partners, the documentation shall be filled out by a majority

of the members thereof. If the person is neither a natural person nor a group of partners, the documentation shall be filled

out by a majority of its directors, managers, members of the board of directors or persons performing their functions and

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duties (if any).

4. The fact that a registration statement or supplement thereto has been filled out and submitted shall not necessarily be

deemed to be in full compliance with the legislation of Georgia on the part of the registrant. At the same time, this should

not be perceived as meaning that the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall not request additional documentation from the

registrant. The filing of the registration statement shall not preclude prosecution, as provided for by this Law, for wilful

failure to fill out a registration statement or supplement thereto when due or for a wilful false statement of a material fact

therein or the wilful omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or the wilful omission of a material fact or a

copy of a material document that is necessary to be submitted for the registration statement.

5. The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall be authorised, under this Law, depending on the functions or nature of

the person’s activities, with due regard to national security and the public interest, to determine that the registration or

submission of additional statements may not be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Law, and allow the following

exceptions to:

a) exempt from the obligation to register or to submit other information provided for by this Law a person who is referred

to as a partner, manager, director or employee in the registration statement of an agent of a foreign principal filled out in

accordance with this Law;

b) exempt the agent of a foreign principal from the obligation to submit information provided for by this Law.

6. In accordance with this article, the registration statement and/or supplements thereto shall be submitted electronically,

as well as in such additional forms as the Anti-Corruption Bureau may require.

[ 4. The fact that a registration statement or supplement thereto has been filled out and submitted shall not necessarily be

deemed to be in full compliance with the legislation of Georgia on the part of the registrant. At the same time, this should

not be perceived as meaning that the State Audit Office of Georgia shall not request additional documentation from the

registrant. The filing of the registration statement shall not preclude prosecution, as provided for by this Law, for wilful

failure to fill out a registration statement or supplement thereto when due or for a wilful false statement of a material

fact therein or the wilful omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or the wilful omission of a material fact

or a copy of a material document that is necessary to be submitted for the registration statement.

5. The Auditor General shall be authorised, under this Law, depending on the functions or nature of the person’s

activities, with due regard to national security and the public interest, to determine that the registration or submission of

additional statements may not be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Law, and allow the following exceptions to:

a) exempt from the obligation to register or to submit other information provided for by this Law a person who is referred

to as a partner, manager, director or employee in the registration statement of an agent of a foreign principal filled out in

accordance with this Law;

b) exempt the agent of a foreign principal from the obligation to submit information provided for by this Law.

6. In accordance with this article, the registration statement and/or supplements thereto shall be submitted electronically,

as well as in such additional forms as the State Audit Office of Georgia may require. (Shall become effective from 2

March 2026) ]

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Article 3 - Exemptions

Article 2(1) of this Law shall not apply to the following agents of a foreign principal:

a) diplomatic and consular officials (officers) − persons accredited in accordance with the relevant procedure, representing

the government of a foreign country, carrying out diplomatic or consular activities, who are recognised in accordance

with the procedures established by the legislation of Georgia, where said officials (officers) are engaged exclusively in

activities and fulfil those functions (rights and duties) which are recognised by the procedures determined by the

legislation of Georgia as being within the scope of their functions (rights and duties);

b) any official of a foreign government, if such government is recognised by Georgia, who is not a public relations

counsel, publicity agent, information-service employee, or a citizen of Georgia, information on his/her name, status and

nature of activities is regulated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and he/she is engaged exclusively in the

performance of activities which are recognised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia as being within the scope of

the functions of such official;

c) personnel of diplomatic or consular officials (officers) − a member of the staff or another natural person who is

employed by a duly accredited diplomatic or consular service of a foreign government and at the same time carries out

exclusive activities recognised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, which are part of the functions of an official,

other than a public relations counsel, publicity agent, or information-service employee, whose name and status and the

character of whose duties as such member or employee are of public record in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

and who is engaged exclusively in the performance of activities which are recognised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

Georgia as being within the scope of the functions of such official;

d) in relation to private and non-political activities, raising funds − any person who engages or agrees to engage in only

the following activities:

d.a) in private and non-political activities in furtherance of the bona fide trade or commerce of such foreign principal;

d.b) in other activities not serving predominantly the interests of a foreign country;

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d.c) activities that involve the collection of financial resources and other donations in Georgia to alleviate human

suffering, solely for the purpose of collecting medical and humanitarian aid or clothing and food, if such activities are

based on and do not contravene the international treaties of Georgia. In addition, such activities should be based on the

rules and procedures established by international treaties of Georgia;

e) in relation to religious, educational or scientific activities − any person who agrees to carry out or who carries out only

such bona fide activities as religious, charitable, academic, scientific or artistic activities;

f) regarding the protection of the government of a foreign country important for the defence purposes of Georgia:

f.a) any person or employee whose foreign principal is the government of a foreign country whose protection, in the

opinion of the Government of Georgia, is important to the defence of Georgia. Such a person or its employee shall be

exempt from the obligation to register if:

f.a.a) he/she carries out only such activities that serve the policy, public interests or national security of both the

government of the foreign country in question and the Government of Georgia and do not contravene the domestic or

foreign policy of the Government of Georgia;

f.a.b) each communication or expression by such person or employee which he/she intends to, or has reason to believe

will, be disseminated or circulated among any section of the population of Georgia, is a part of such activities and is

believed by such person to be truthful and accurate and the identity of such person as an agent of such foreign principal is

disclosed therein;

f.a.c) the government of the said foreign country shall provide the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia with information

on the identity and activities of the person or its employee, which shall be transferred to the head of the Anti-Corruption

Bureau and stored for a period determined by it;

[ f.a.c) the government of the said foreign country shall provide the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia with

information on the identity and activities of the person or its employee, which shall be transferred to the Auditor General

and stored for a period determined by it; (Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

f.b) the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall be authorised, with due regard to public interest and national security,

with the consent or at the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, to completely or partially cancel the

exception provided for by subparagraph (f) of this article;

[ f.b) the Auditor General shall be authorised, with due regard to public interest and national security, with the consent

or at the request of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, to completely or partially cancel the exception provided for

by subparagraph (f) of this article; (Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

g) a person practising law who represents a foreign principal before the courts of Georgia or any government agency,

provided that for the purposes of this Law, legal representation does not include influencing a government agency of

Georgia or persuading its personnel or officials, except for the administration of justice, the execution of criminal or civil

proceedings, the course of an investigation, and the period of legal proceedings, when their implementation in an

appropriate form is mandatory under the legislation of Georgia;

h) an agent of a foreign principal, who is any agent determined by Article 1(b.b) or (b.c) of this Law, if it is involved in

lobbying activities and is registered as a lobbyist in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Lobbying.

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Article 4 - Classification/categorisation of political propaganda

1. Any person residing in Georgia who is an agent of a foreign principal and is required to register under this Law, with

due regard to the interests of the foreign principal, when distributing any information material by mail or using the

means of interstate relations or foreign trade or other instruments, in printed or in such form which implies that it will be

distributed or can reasonably be expected to be distributed among two or more persons, shall submit to the Anti-

Corruption Bureau 2 copies of the information material no later than 48 hours after its distribution.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person within the territory of Georgia who is an agent of a foreign principal and required to

register under the provisions of this Law to transmit by mails or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign

commerce any informational materials unless such informational materials contain a conspicuous statement that the

materials are distributed by the agent of a foreign principal on behalf of the foreign principal, and that additional

information is on file with the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall be authorised to

define what constitutes ‘a conspicuous statement’ for the purposes of this Law.

3. A copy of the informational materials required by this Law, which shall be submitted to the Anti-Corruption Bureau,

shall be available for public monitoring in accordance with the procedure established by the head of the Anti-Corruption

Bureau.

[ 1. Any person residing in Georgia who is an agent of a foreign principal and is required to register under this Law, with

due regard to the interests of the foreign principal, when distributing any information material by mail or using the

means of interstate relations or foreign trade or other instruments, in printed or in such form which implies that it will be

distributed or can reasonably be expected to be distributed among two or more persons, shall submit to the State Audit

Office of Georgia 2 copies of the information material no later than 48 hours after its distribution.

2. It shall be unlawful for any person within the territory of Georgia who is an agent of a foreign principal and required to

register under the provisions of this Law to transmit by mails or by any means or instrumentality of interstate or foreign

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commerce any informational materials unless such informational materials contain a conspicuous statement that the

materials are distributed by the agent of a foreign principal on behalf of the foreign principal, and that additional

information is on file with the State Audit Office of Georgia. The Auditor General shall be authorised to define what

constitutes ‘a conspicuous statement’ for the purposes of this Law.

3. A copy of the informational materials required by this Law, which shall be submitted to the State Audit Office of

Georgia, shall be available for public monitoring in accordance with the procedure established by the Auditor General.

(Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

4. It shall be unlawful for a person in Georgia who is an agent of a foreign principal and is required to register in

accordance with this Law to provide information containing political propaganda in any form to any government agency

or official with due regard to the interests of the foreign principal, or to receive any information or consultation from any

government agency or official, which concerns political or public interests, politics or relations of a foreign country or

political party, or is related to the foreign or domestic policy of Georgia, unless the request to provide information

containing political propaganda or to receive information or advice is prefaced or accompanied by a true and accurate

statement that the person in question is registered as an agent of a foreign principal in accordance with this Law.

5. If an agent of a foreign principal, who is required to register in accordance with this Law, appears before a

committee/temporary investigative commission or other temporary commission of the Parliament of Georgia to testify, it

shall submit to the committee/temporary investigative commission or other temporary commission of the Parliament of

Georgia its most recent registration statement, which this person, as an agent of a foreign principal, submitted to the Anti-

Corruption Bureau. It shall be registered in the records of the committee/temporary investigative commission or other

temporary commission of the Parliament of Georgia as part of the testimony of the agent of the foreign principal.

[ 5. If an agent of a foreign principal, who is required to register in accordance with this Law, appears before a

committee/temporary investigative commission or other temporary commission of the Parliament of Georgia to testify, it

shall submit to the committee/temporary investigative commission or other temporary commission of the Parliament of

Georgia its most recent registration statement, which this person, as an agent of a foreign principal, submitted to the State

Audit Office of Georgia. It shall be registered in the records of the committee/temporary investigative commission or

other temporary commission of the Parliament of Georgia as part of the testimony of the agent of the foreign principal.

(Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

Law of Georgia No 1292 of 17 December 2025 – website, 23.12.2025

Article 5 - Documents and records

An agent of a foreign principal registered under this Law shall keep, while being an agent of a foreign principal, such

books of account and other records with respect to all its activities, the submittal of which is required under this Law. The

head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall be authorised, within 3 years after the termination of the status of an agent of a

foreign principal for a person, with due regard to national security and the public interest, where necessary, to determine

the procedure for submitting the aforementioned documentation on the basis of the regulations established for the

implementation of this Law. Before the entry into force of these regulations, the agent of a foreign principal is obliged to

maintain the financial documentation specified by this Law and to keep all written records related to its activities. The

documentation and records shall be available at any reasonable time to the authority responsible for the enforcement of

this Law. The intentional concealment, destruction, erasure, significant damage or falsification of documents to be

retained under this Law, or the attempt to commit such acts, shall be considered an unlawful act.

[Article 5 - Documents and records

An agent of a foreign principal registered under this Law shall keep, while being an agent of a foreign principal, such

books of account and other records with respect to all its activities, the submittal of which is required under this Law. The

Auditor General shall be authorised, within 3 years after the termination of the status of an agent of a foreign principal for

a person, with due regard to national security and the public interest, where necessary, to determine the procedure for

submitting the aforementioned documentation on the basis of the regulations established for the implementation of this

Law. Before the entry into force of these regulations, the agent of a foreign principal is obliged to maintain the financial

documentation specified by this Law and to keep all written records related to its activities. The documentation and

records shall be available at any reasonable time to the authority responsible for the enforcement of this Law. The

intentional concealment, destruction, erasure, significant damage or falsification of documents to be retained under this

Law, or the attempt to commit such acts, shall be considered an unlawful act. (Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

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Article 6 - Implementation of public monitoring of official records, and transfer of records and information

1. The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall retain in permanent form one copy of all registration statements of a

foreign principal’s agent submitted in accordance with this Law. These copies shall be available for public monitoring

(inspection) at reasonable times determined by the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, within the framework of the

regulations established by him/her. The copies of the above documents shall be provided to all registrants upon the

payment of a reasonable fee that shall be determined by the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau. The head of the Anti-

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Corruption Bureau may, in accordance with this Law, withdraw from public monitoring the registration statement and

other statements of an agent of a foreign principal who has been exempted from the obligation to submit a registration

statement.

2. The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall, promptly upon receipt, as well as upon receipt of each subsequent

registration statement and supplements thereto, submit copies thereof to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia for use

in such form and for making such comments as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, taking into account foreign

relations of Georgia, deems necessary. The inability/failure to transfer the aforementioned copies to the Minister of

Foreign Affairs of Georgia by the Anti-Corruption Bureau based on this Law shall not become a limiting factor in any

criminal prosecution.

3. The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall be authorised to provide the government agencies of Georgia with

information received by him/her during the administration of this Law, including the names of registered persons, copies

of registration statements, their parts or other statements and information that are determined for the purposes of this

Law.

4. In order to create a public database containing registration statements and updates, the head of the Anti-Corruption

Bureau is obliged to ensure that:

a) a free electronic database accessible to the public via the Internet, with search, sorting and downloading functions, be

in place, maintained within the limits of existing technical capabilities, containing information on registration statements

and updates submitted in accordance with this Law, which shall be searchable, sorted and classified at least according to

the data categories provided for by Article 2(1) of this Law;

b) each registration statement and updating thereof submitted electronically pursuant to Article 2(6) of this Law shall be

publicly available on the Internet within a reasonable time after submission.

[Article 6 - Implementation of public monitoring of official records, and transfer of records and information

1. The Auditor General shall retain in permanent form one copy of all registration statements of a foreign principal’s

agent submitted in accordance with this Law. These copies shall be available for public monitoring (inspection) at

reasonable times determined by the Auditor General, within the framework of the regulations established by him/her.

The copies of the above documents shall be provided to all registrants upon the payment of a reasonable fee that shall be

determined by the Auditor General. The Auditor General may, in accordance with this Law, withdraw from public

monitoring the registration statement and other statements of an agent of a foreign principal who has been exempted

from the obligation to submit a registration statement.

2. The Auditor General shall, promptly upon receipt, as well as upon receipt of each subsequent registration statement

and supplements thereto, submit copies thereof to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia for use in such form and for

making such comments as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, taking into account foreign relations of Georgia,

deems necessary. The inability/failure to transfer the aforementioned copies to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

by the State Audit Office of Georgia based on this Law shall not become a limiting factor in any criminal prosecution.

3. The Auditor General shall be authorised to provide the government agencies of Georgia with information received by

him/her during the administration of this Law, including the names of registered persons, copies of registration

statements, their parts or other statements and information that are determined for the purposes of this Law.

4. In order to create a public database containing registration statements and updates, the Auditor General is obliged to

ensure that:

a) a free electronic database accessible to the public via the Internet, with search, sorting and downloading functions, be

in place, maintained within the limits of existing technical capabilities, containing information on registration statements

and updates submitted in accordance with this Law, which shall be searchable, sorted and classified at least according to

the data categories provided for by Article 2(1) of this Law;

b) each registration statement and updating thereof submitted electronically pursuant to Article 2(6) of this Law shall be

publicly available on the Internet within a reasonable time after submission. (Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

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Article 7 - Liability of persons employed by a foreign principal

Each manager, director and/or person performing the functions of a manager and/or director of an agent of a foreign

principal who is not a natural person shall be required to submit a registration statement and the supplements thereto of

an agent of a foreign principal as provided for by Article 2(1) and (2) of this Law. In addition, it is obliged to comply with

the requirements of Article 4(1) and (2) and Article 5 of this Law, as well as other requirements stipulated by the same

Law. On the other hand, the dissolution of an organisation that acts as an agent of a foreign principal shall not result in

the release of its head, manager, and/or person performing the functions of the head and/or the manager from the

responsibility that entails the filling out of the documentation specified in this Law. Failure to comply with the

requirements set forth in this Law by an agent of a foreign principal, any manager, director, and/or person performing the

functions of a manager and/or director, shall result in the imposition of liability as established by the legislation of

Georgia.

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Article 8 - Law enforcement and penalties

1. Any person who:

a) wilfully violates any provision (article, paragraph or subparagraph) of this Law;

b) in any registration statement or supplement thereto or in any other document filed with or provided to the Anti-

Corruption Bureau under the provisions of this Law, wilfully makes a false statement of a material fact or wilfully omits

any material fact required to be stated therein or wilfully omits a copy of a material document necessary to make the

statements therein − shall be punished by a fine of not more than GEL 10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5

years. In the case of a violation of the provision under Article 4(2), (4) or (5) of this Law or paragraphs (6) or (7) of the

same article, the punishment shall be a fine of not more than GEL 5,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than 6

months.

[ 1. Any person who:

a) wilfully violates any provision (article, paragraph or subparagraph) of this Law;

b) in any registration statement or supplement thereto or in any other document filed with or provided to the State Audit

Office of Georgia under the provisions of this Law, wilfully makes a false statement of a material fact or wilfully omits any

material fact required to be stated therein or wilfully omits a copy of a material document necessary to make the

statements therein − shall be punished by a fine of not more than GEL 10 000 or by imprisonment for not more than 5

years. In the case of a violation of the provision under Article 4(2), (4) or (5) of this Law or paragraphs (6) or (7) of the

same article, the punishment shall be a fine of not more than GEL 5 000 and/or imprisonment for not more than 6

months. (Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

2. When an agent of a foreign principal carries out any procedure provided for by this Law abroad, the agent of the

foreign principal shall be permitted, but not required, to disclose the identity of the foreign principal.

3. If an alien is convicted of violating any provision of this Law or is found to be attempting to violate the regulations

provided for in this Law, he / she shall be subject to removal from Georgia in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

4. Failure to submit the registration statement or the supplements thereto required by Article 2(1) and (2) of this Law

shall be considered a continuing offence for as long as such failure exists, notwithstanding any statute of limitations or

other statute to the contrary.

5. Whenever, in the judgment of the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, any person is engaged in or is about to engage

in any acts which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this Law, or regulations issued thereunder,

or whenever any agent of a foreign principal fails to comply with any of the regulations issued under the same Law, the

head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau may apply to the relevant court of Georgia. The court shall order such person to

cease such conduct or to cease to act as an agent of a foreign principal, or shall require compliance with this Law or any

relevant regulation provided for under this Law. The District (City) Court shall have jurisdiction and authority to issue

such temporary or permanent rulings or decisions as it deems appropriate.

6. If the head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau determines that a registration statement does not comply with the

requirements of this Law or the regulations issued thereunder, he/she shall so notify the registrant in writing, specifying

in what respects the statement is deficient. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an agent of a foreign principal at

any time 10 days or more after receipt of such notification whether or not an amended registration statement has been

submitted in full compliance with the requirements of this Law and the regulations issued thereunder.

[ 5. Whenever, in the judgment of the Auditor General, any person is engaged in or is about to engage in any acts which

constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this Law, or regulations issued thereunder, or whenever any

agent of a foreign principal fails to comply with any of the regulations issued under the same Law, the Auditor General

may apply to the relevant court of Georgia. The court shall order such person to cease such conduct or to cease to act as

an agent of a foreign principal, or shall require compliance with this Law or any relevant regulation provided for under

this Law. The District (City) Court shall have jurisdiction and authority to issue such temporary or permanent rulings or

decisions as it deems appropriate.

6. If the Auditor General determines that a registration statement does not comply with the requirements of this Law or

the regulations issued thereunder, he/she shall so notify the registrant in writing, specifying in what respects the

statement is deficient. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an agent of a foreign principal at any time 10 days or

more after receipt of such notification whether or not an amended registration statement has been submitted in full

compliance with the requirements of this Law and the regulations issued thereunder. (Shall become effective from 2

March 2026) ]

7. It shall be unlawful for any agent of a foreign principal to register as a party to any contract, agreement, or

understanding (either express or implied) concluded with the foreign principal, pursuant to which the amount or

payment of the compensation, remuneration or other thing of value for such agent of a foreign principal is contingent in

whole or in part upon the success of any political activities carried out by such agent.

Law of Georgia No 1292 of 17 December 2025 – website, 23.12.2025

Article 9 - Rules and regulations

The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau may at any time prescribe, amend, change and rescind such rules and regulations

as he/she may deem necessary for the administration of this Law.

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[Article 9 - Rules and regulations

The Auditor General may at any time prescribe, amend, change and rescind such rules and regulations as he/she may

deem necessary for the administration of this Law. (Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

Law of Georgia No 1292 of 17 December 2025 – website, 23.12.2025

Article 10 - Reports to the Parliament of Georgia

The head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau shall every 6 months report to the Parliament of Georgia concerning the

administration of this Law, including information on compliance with relevant registration regulations by agents of

foreign principals and concerning the nature, sources and content of political propaganda disseminated.

[Article 10 - Reports to the Parliament of Georgia

The Auditor General shall every 6 months report to the Parliament of Georgia concerning the administration of this Law,

including information on compliance with relevant registration regulations by agents of foreign principals and concerning

the nature, sources and content of political propaganda disseminated. (Shall become effective from 2 March 2026) ]

Law of Georgia No 1292 of 17 December 2025 – website, 23.12.2025

Article 11 – Coming into effect of this Law

This Law shall come into effect on the 60th day after its promulgation.

President of Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili

Tbilisi,

1 April 2025

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