Permit Regulation of Dual-Use Goods
Dual-use goods — items usable for both civil and military purposes — are regulated through the catalogue of permit types in the licensing law. In this category the catalogue defines five types: the permit for the import of dual-use products; for export; for transit; for brokerage services on such products; and for technical assistance. The division is deliberately detailed: the state does not control abstract „trade“ but each movement and service separately — import, export, transit, brokering and technical assistance each require their own permit.
General Licenses for Military Production
Part of the same system are the general licenses for military production: manufacture, production, repair (including modernization and on-site service) and trade. These activities are carried out by a legal entity or individual entrepreneur holding the respective general license. The general licenses are issued by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia on the basis of a recommendation of the standing military-technical commission. The seeker must submit, together with the documentation determined by law: registry data; a list of the persons in direct contact with military production — name, surname, date of birth, profession, workplace and residence, with certificates of criminal record, absence from narcological registration and mental condition; a list of buildings with addresses; a fire-safety compliance document issued by the respective divisions of the Emergency Management Service; a technical-safety compliance document; a protection and security document; and the commission’s recommendation.
Brokerage Services
The license for brokerage services on military products is likewise issued by the Ministry of Defence. The seeker and holder of this license may be a resident as defined by the Tax Code, and the seeker must submit the commission’s recommendation together with the statutory documentation. The brokerage regime exists for the situation where a person is neither carrier nor manufacturer but participates in arranging the transaction — the state controls that role too.
What These Norms Do Not Contain
These norms do not contain the list of which specific goods count as dual-use products — that list is established by separate legislation and control lists, and it changes. Nor are application deadlines or procedural details here — they are resolved by the general norms of the licensing law. Therefore, when planning a specific transaction, the classification of the goods must first be verified, and then the requirements of the respective permit type.