Law of Georgia on Product and Service Certification (No. 376-Is). Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Legal Acts of Georgia, Publication of the parliamentary Research Service, Tblisi, vol. 2, 1997, pp. 17-28. Subject Environment gen., Food & nutrition Keyword EIA Food quality control/food safety Certification Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract This Law establishes a legal basis for mandatory and voluntary certification of products, services, and other objects in Georgia and determines rights, obligations and responsibilities of certification participants. Certifications carried out to confirm that a product or service meets the requirements of established standards. Purposes of certification are specified in article 2. They include consumer protection, control of safety for the public and environment, to give indications regarding quality of products, etc. The functions of Sakstandarti, the Georgian State Department of standardization, Metrology and Certification are set out in article 5.Certification systems shall be established by "state executive bodies and legal entities (art. 6). Mandatory certification is carried out in cases provide for in Georgian law (art. 8). Obligations of certification authorities are set out in article 11. Article 13 lists the obligations of manufacturers of products subject to mandatory certification. Remaining provisions concern control and supervision of certified products, voluntary certification, certification of imported products, funding of certification procedures, etc. (20 articles) Full text English References - Legislation Repealed by Product Safety and Free Movement Code of Georgia (No. 6157- IS of 2012) Legislation | Georgia | 2012 (2017) Keyword: Business/industry/corporations, Certification, Enforcement/compliance, Consumer protection, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, International relations/cooperation, International organization, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Processing/handling, Public health, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX