Implications of the Implementing Regulation to the Law of Georgia on Transparency of Foreign Influence

August 2024

On August 1, 2024, the Ministry of Justice of Georgia adopted the “Rule for Registration, Financial Declaration Submission, and Monitoring of Implementing Organizations of Foreign Power Interests” (hereinafter “the Regulation) to implement the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence. The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) and the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) prepared the overview of the Regulation for the USAID Civil Society Engagement Program. In the overview, we provide interpretations and analysis of the requirements in the Regulation, including the submission of a Financial Declaration, to help NNLEs better understand the requirements and their implications for the activities of such organizations.