EU Experts to Visit Georgia to Support Consumer Rights Protection

EU experts from the United Kingdom and Poland are to visit Georgia on January 15-17, with a mission to assist the development of a legal framework for consumer protection and consumer rights.

The visit, in cooperation with the Parliament of Georgia, is being organized by the European Commission’s Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Instrument (TAIEX). The goal of the upcoming experts’ visit to Georgia is to assist the European Integration Committtee of the Georgian Parliament in drafting a new law on Consumer Rights Protection, “which transposes to the national legal system the main provisions of EU directives and regulations in the field.”

“The ultimate goal is to align Georgian legislation with the EU acquis and put in place a modern legal framework for consumer rights protection.

Also during the EU experts’ visit to Tbilisi, legal issues concerning the EU-Georgia Association Agreement and the transportation of other relevant EU legislation with be discussed.

Nino Gugunishvili