Law of Georgia on Promotion and Guarantees of Investment Activity (No. 473-IS of 1996) Pays/Territoire Géorgie Type du document Législation Date 1996 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine 240.080.000.05.001.000.178 Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Environnement gén., Général Mot clé Mesures financières agricoles Protection de l’environnement Développement agricole Santé publique Commerce/industrie/sociétés Substances dangereuses Radiation Déchets dangereux Commerce international Transport/dépôt Recherche Pollution par les hydrocarbures Énergie nucléaire Aire géographique Asie, Mer Noire, Europe de l'Est, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Asie Occidentale Résumé This Law determines legal grounds for the implementation of both foreign and local investments in the territory of Georgia and guarantees for their protection. This Law is intended to define a legal order to promote investments. According to the Law, investors shall be obligated to carry out activities according to the legislation of Georgia, including the legislation related to environment and health protection. It shall be prohibited to invest in a) development, production and distribution of nuclear, bacteriological and chemical weapons; b) construction of polygons for testing nuclear, bacteriological and chemical weapons; c) import of nuclear and hazardous waste from foreign countries for recovery and disposal; d) research works related to human cloning; e) production of narcotic drugs; f) cultivation of soporific poppies, coca bushes and cannabis plants; g) activities prohibited by the international agreements of Georgia; h) the import or sale of leaded petrol (over 0.013 grams per litre), tetraethyl lead, as well as falsified (non-standard) domestic liquefied gas (investing in import of tetraethyl lead shall be permitted only in necessary cases allowed by production technology). The Law is divided into 17 articles. Texte intégral Géorgien/Anglais Site web matsne.gov.ge