Meta Data
Title in national language: 
საქართველოს კანონი ეკოლოგიური ექსპერტიზის შესახებ
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2007
Effective Start Year: 
2017
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Law
Economic Sector: 
Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
All, Other
Issued by: 
Office of the President of the Republic of Georgia
Overall Summary: 
The policy sets out a holistic framework for the provision of technical environmental expertise in the Republic of Georgia.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
Art. 1. Ecological examination shall be a mandatory environmental measure implemented during decision-making process on issuing environmental impact or construction permits. ---Art. 2 reviews basic principles of environmental examination, including: a) potential environmental hazard risk assessment of an activity; b) complexity of potential environmental impact assessment of an activity before its commencement; c) consideration of environmental requirements and environmental standards; d) unlimited exercise of expert powers; e) substantiation and legality of ecological examination report; f) consideration of public interest.
Governance
National policy structure: 
Art.1. Complete list of activities subject to mandatory ecological examination during decision-making process on issuing environmental impact or construction permits shall be established by the Law of Georgia on Environmental Impact Permit. --- Art. 4.4. The ecological examination procedure and the procedure for setting up an expert commission shall be defined by the Regulations on Ecological Examination Procedure to be approved by the Minister. --- Art. 9. The following normative acts of the Minister shall be issued before 1 April 2008: a) On the Ecological Examination Procedure; b) On the Register of Independent Experts; c) On the Payment Procedure for Independent Experts. --- Art.10. Upon enactment of this Law, the Law of Georgia on State Ecological Expertise of 15 October 1996 (The Gazette of the Parliament, No 27-28/4, 21 November 1996, p. 17) shall cease to be in force.