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title: "Representative Office Setup"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/corporate-and-commercial-law-en/representative-office-setup-en"
field: "Corporate & Commercial Law"
description: "Representative office setup: branch registration under articles 15, 17 and 12 of the Law on Entrepreneurs — application, documents, obligations. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-06-27"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Representative Office Setup

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## The Legal Nature of a Representative Office

For a business registered abroad, opening a presence in Georgia most often begins with the registration of a branch of the entrepreneur. Under article 15 of the Law of Georgia on Entrepreneurs, an entrepreneur may establish a branch, but the branch is not a legal entity: it is a subdivision of the entrepreneur, and its legal fate depends entirely on the founding entrepreneur. The same principle yields the rule that a branch of an entrepreneur registered in Georgia is not registered, whereas a branch of an entrepreneur registered abroad requires registration in Georgia. The law separately regulates the situations connected with free industrial zones: an entrepreneur registered in a free industrial zone may establish a branch outside the zone in the manner established by the law, and, conversely, an entrepreneur registered outside the zone may establish a branch within a free industrial zone.

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### Is a branch a separate legal entity?

No. A branch is a subdivision of the entrepreneur, and its existence terminates with the cessation of the entrepreneur's existence.

### Does a foreign entrepreneur's branch require registration in Georgia?

Yes. A branch of an entrepreneur registered abroad is registered in Georgia; a branch of a Georgian entrepreneur is not.

### Who applies for changes of registered data?

The change is carried out on the basis of an application by the person authorised to manage and represent the company, unless the charter or the relevant transaction provides otherwise.

### What happens if business letter rules are breached?

For non-fulfilment of this obligation, the administrative liability of the person authorised to manage is determined by the legislation of Georgia.