Law of Georgia on the State Material Reserve of Georgia (No. 1736-IS of 1998) Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source LHG, 7, 31/12/1998 Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Food & nutrition, General Keyword Hazards Early warning system Agricultural commodities Transport/storage Food security Geographical area Asia, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Western Asia Abstract This Law defines the principles for the formation, distribution, use, replenishment and renewal of the state material reserve of Georgia, and regulates the existing legal relations in this area. The state reserve of Georgia is a reserve stock of special purpose material values intended for use in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, and under a decree of the Government of Georgia, and under a decree of the President during martial law or a state of emergency. The state material reserve of Georgia ('the state reserve') comprises the state reserve and the mobilisation reserve, which is formed in accordance with mobilisation tasks during peacetime to ensure the execution of priority work under conditions of martial law and/or a state of emergency or other emergency situations. The procedure for the accumulation, storage, supply, issuance, renewal, replacement, lending, deregistration, release, accounting for and reporting of state reserve material values is defined by the regulations on the State Material Reserve, approved by the Government of Georgia. The purposes of the state reserve are: (a) to meet the mobilisation needs of Georgia; (b) to ensure emergency response priority works under conditions of martial law and/or a state of emergency or other emergency situations; (c) to ensure the sustainable functioning of the country's economy; and (d) to provide humanitarian assistance. Full text English/Georgian Website matsne.gov.ge