Edict No. 1 of 21 March 2020 of President of Georgia on Declaration of State of Emergency throughout Whole Territory of Georgia
Made 2020-03-21 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Original title
- საქართველოს პრეზიდენტის 2020 წლის 21 მარტის ბრძანება № 1 საქართველოს მთელ ტერიტორიაზე საგანგებო მდგომარეობის გამოცხადების შესახებ
- Language
- English; Georgian
- Kind
- Regulation
- Country
- Georgia
- Subjects
- General
- Keywords
- coronavirus disease (COVID-19), public health, hazards, risk assessment/management
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Text
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1. A state of emergency shall be declared throughout the whole territory of Georgia.
2. The period of validity of the state of emergency shall be until 21 April 2020 inclusive.
3. The Edict shall immediately be handed over to the Prime Minister of Georgia for co-signing.
4. The Edict co-signed by the Prime Minister of Georgia shall immediately be declared publicly through all available mass media, and its text shall be broadcast throughout the day.
5. The Edict co-signed by the Prime Minister of Georgia shall immediately be submitted to the Parliament of Georgia for approval.
6. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia shall immediately notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations of the declaration of the state of emergency.
7. This Edict shall enter into force upon declaration. Salome Zourabichvili Prime-Minister Giorgi Gakharia http://www.matsne.gov.ge