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title: "Failure to provide information to the public procurement agency, or providing false information (Art. 165²²)"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/administrative-and-public-law-en/failure-to-provide-information-to-the-public-procurement-agency-or-providing-false-en"
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description: "Art. 165²²: not providing or falsifying information for the procurement agency fines the organisation head GEL 1 000. Legal.ge."
updated: "2026-10-14"
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# Failure to provide information to the public procurement agency, or providing false information (Art. 165²²)

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## The purpose of Article 165²²

Article 165²² of the Code of Administrative Offences of Georgia governs liability for the failure to provide defined information to a public law legal entity — the Public Procurement Agency — or for providing false information to it. The information is determined by the Law of Georgia on Public Procurement and/or by an order of the Chairman of the Agency. The norm protects the information competence of the agency — the foundation of its supervision of public procurement.

Providing information to the agency is an element of the transparency of procuring organisations: a supervisory body can build its control only on complete and correct data. False information is therefore no less harmful than a failure to provide it — both forms are punished by the same article.

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### What is the fine for failing to provide information to the agency?

For a first violation, the head of the procuring organisation is fined 1 000 lari; within 1 year of the penalty, a repetition attracts 2 000 lari.

### Who is fined under this article?

The head of the procuring organisation — the sanction is personal in character.

### Does the article apply to every request?

No — according to the note, the norm does not apply to information requests made by the agency in accordance with certain individual provisions of the Law on Public Procurement.

### Where can I get legal support?

The Legal.ge team offers full consultations on public procurement and administrative law matters.