On August 1, 2024, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia (MoJ) adopted the “Rule for Registration, Financial Declaration Submission, and Monitoring of Organizations Acting in the Interests of Foreign Powers” (hereafter referred to as “the Regulation”) in implementation of the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence (hereinafter “the Law”).

The Regulation governs:

• registration and cancellation of registration of organizations as “implementing organizations of foreign power” (IOFP);
• submission of financial declarations by IOFPs;
• monitoring by the MoJ of organizations that may be subject to registration or have been registered as IOFPs; and
• administrative procedure on imposing penalties on violators of the Law.

Read the full Brief, available in English, here.