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 the delegation of Georgia.
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1 RELEVANT GEORGIAN LAWS AND REGULATIONS
·
Georgian law
"Code of Product 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 their 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" contained in Annex 3
to the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade – adopted on 16 April 2003.
2 TRANSPARENCY
A. PUBLICATIONS
1. According to the Georgian legislation, LEPL – Georgian National
Agency for Standards and Metrology (GEOSTM) provides registration of the
Georgian standards in the official registry. All adopted Georgian
standards are available on the website of GEOSTM (sst.geostm.gov.ge). All publications of the Georgian standards are available for
all interested parties.
2. Technical regulations adopted 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 – The Legislative Herald
of Georgia (webpage www.matsne.gov.ge), operated under the
Ministry of Justice of Georgia.
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 publication 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; sst.geostm.gov.ge
Addres: 67 Chargali str. 0178, Tbilisi, Georgia
Tel/Fax: (+995 32) 2 61 35 00
E-mail: nep.tbt@geostm.ge; info@geostm.ge
Contact persons:
Sulkhan Tabaghua - Director of Standards Department (GEOSTM)
E-mail: st.geostm@gmail.com
Mobile: (+995) 555 51 45 58
Office: (+995 32) 261 25 30/119
Ketevan Lursmanashvili - Specialist of WTO TBT National Enquiry Point
of Georgia (GEOSTM)
E-mail: ketevanlursmanashvili1@gmail.com
Mobile: (+995) 579 12 55 44
Office: (+995 322) 2 61 73 65/123
Eka labadze – Head of International Relations, Protocol and Marketing
Division (GEOSTM)
E-mail: e.labadze@geostm.ge
Mobile: (+995) 599 725471
Office: (+995 32)2 60 11 73/113
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