URGENT OPINION ON THE LAW OF GEORGIA “ON TRANSPARENCY OF

On 20 May 2024, the Deputy Chairpersons of the Defense and Security Committee and of the Committee on Procedural Issues and Rules of the Parliament of Georgia requested the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to review the Law “On Transparency of Foreign Influence” of Georgia (hereinafter “Law”). [...] On 28 May 2024, the Parliament put the President’s remarks to a vote and, after rejection, adopted the initial version of the Law in accordance with Article 46 of the Constitution of Georgia and the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia .11The Law shall then be submitted to the President within three days and the President shall sign and promulgate the Law within 7 These include registra. [...] 81-82, where in light of the public functions of a trade union to promote the specific industry under public supervision in exchange for the allocation of the funds derived from the industry charge to this single organization, the Court noted the need for transparency and accountability regarding the use of the revenues from the industry charge vis-à-vis non-members of the trade unions. [...] In addition, the Explanatory Note does not provide an in-depth assessment of the impact of the Law on the exercise of the right to freedom of association or freedom of expression Public Transparency of Information on Finance Activity of Public Associations and of the Use of International Technical Assistance and on Draft Law no. [...] While this is in principle welcome, this does not mitigate the risk of disproportionate interference the Law may have with the essence of the exercise of the rights to freedom of association and freedom of expression and of the media.