The law of Georgia On Occupied Territories
Clause 4. Limitation of Free Migration on the Occupied Territories
1. Citizens of foreign countries and persons without citizenship shall be allowed to enter the Occupied Territories only under the following circumstances:
a) The territory of the Abkhazian Autonomous Republic shall be entered from the territory of Zugdidi Municipality;
b) The territory of Tskhinvali region (territory of the former Autonomous Republic of South Ossetia) shall be entered from the territory of Gori Municipality.
2. Citizens of foreign countries and persons without citizenship shall be prohibited to enter the Occupied Territories from any other directions except the ones specified in Article 1 of this Clause; violation of this requirement shall lead to punishment under the Criminal Law of Georgia.
3. In extraordinary cases a special permission to enter the Occupied Territories can be granted in compliance with the rules stipulated in the relevant normative document of the Georgian Government, in order to protect the state interests of Georgia, promote peaceful resolution of the conflict or serve the de-occupation or humanitarian purposes.
Clause 5. Real Estate Property Rights on the Occupied Territories
1. Any transaction related to real estate property and concluded in violation of the Georgian law shall be deemed void from the moment of conclusion and shall not give rise to any legal consequences.
2. Real estate property located on the Occupied Territories can be inherited only by way of succession on intestacy or on the basis of a testament, if persons receiving the property rights based on a testament are also legal successors on intestacy.
Clause 6. Limitation of Economic Activities on the Occupied Territories
The following types of activities shall be prohibited on the Occupied Territories:
a) Any economic activity (entrepreneurial or non entrepreneurial), regardless whether or not it is implemented for receiving profit, income or compensation, if under the Georgian legislation a license, permit, authorization, registration or agreement is required for the implementation of such economic activity but it has not been granted;
b) Import and/or export of military products or products that have double designation;
c) International air traffic, maritime traffic and railway traffic, also international automobile transportation of cargo;
d) Use of national resources;
e) Organization of cash transfer;
f) Financing or any type of support of activities listed in Paragraphs (a) – (e) of this Article.
2. On the Occupied Territories, implementation of activities stipulated in Article 1 of this Clause shall be allowed only in exceptional cases, based on a special permission granted in compliance with the rules stipulated in the relevant normative document of the Georgian Government, in order to protect the state interests of Georgia, promote peaceful resolution of the conflict or serve the de-occupation or humanitarian purposes.
3. Violation of the requirements provided for in this Clause shall lead to criminal responsibility stipulated in the active legislation of Georgia.
4. Legal sanctions provided for in the Georgian legislation for implementation of activities stipulated in Article 1 of this Clause on the Occupied Territories, shall also be extended to related persons i.e. persons directly or indirectly participating in the capital and/or influencing decisions of entities involved in activities listed in Article 1 of this Clause.
5. For the purpose of Article 4 of this Clause the term “Related Persons” shall mean:
a) persons who have equity or more than 5% of shares in an entity involved in activities defined in
Article 1 of this Clause;
A. persons who have equity or more than 25% of shares in an entity defined in Paragraph (a) of this Article;
B. persons who have equity or more than 50% of shares in an entity defined in Paragraph (b) of this Article.