On Veterans of War and Military Forces

LAW OF GEORGIA

ON VETERANS OF WAR AND DEFENCE FORCES

Law of Georgia No 1814 of 19 February 1999 – LGH I, No 6(13), 4.3.1999, Art. 26

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

This Law defines organisational, economic and legal grounds for the social protection of veterans of war and defence forces, who are citizens of Georgia, to provide them with conditions for well-being and for being active.

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Chapter I – General Provisions

Article 1 – State policy with regard to veterans

1. The state policy with regard to veterans shall include:

a) establishing the State Service of Veterans Affairs;

b) developing and implementing state and local targeted programmes ensuring the system of guarantees of legal and socio-economic benefits, established by this Law and other normative acts, for veterans and their family members, and of measures required for their practical implementation;

c) allocating budgetary funds from the central budget, the budgets of autonomous republics for programmes ensuring social guarantees for veterans.

2. Municipalities may develop and implement targeted programmes that provide veterans and their family members with guarantees of legal and socio-economic benefits established by this Law and other normative acts, a system of measures for their practical implementation, and the allocation of budget funds from the central, autonomous republics and local budgets for programmes to ensure social guarantees for veterans within the scope of the authority determined by Article 16(4) of the Organic Law of Georgia Local Self-Government Code.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 6884 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 2 – Legislation of Georgia on veterans

1. The legislation of Georgia on veterans includes this Law, and other legislative acts of Georgia as well as the treaties and international agreements of Georgia.

2. If the international agreements of Georgia establish rules other than this Law, the rules of the international agreement shall apply.

3. State authorities, municipalities (within the scope of the powers determined by Article 16(4) of the Organic Law of Georgia Local Self-Government Code), ministries, agencies, enterprises, institutions, organisations, industrial concerns, associations, within the scope of their competence and taking into account the available free funds and means, may, without changing budgetary relations, make decisions on additional benefits and incentives for the social protection of veterans that are not provided for by this Law.

4. (Deleted).

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Law of Georgia No 6884 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 3 – Ensuring social protection for veterans and their family members

The State Service of Veterans Affairs shall be responsible for ensuring social protection for veterans and their family members, and for supervising the fulfilment of the provisions of this Law.

Article 3¹ – State Service of Veterans Affairs

1. The State Service of Veterans Affairs shall be a legal entity under public law established under this Law whose state control shall be exercised by the Government of Georgia.

2. The structure, duties, functions and other issues related to the work of the Legal Entity under Public Law called the State Service of Veterans Affairs (‘the State Service of Veterans Affairs’) shall be defined by its statute (regulations) which shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

3. The State Service of Veterans Affairs shall be headed by a director who shall be appointed to and may be dismissed from the position by the Prime Minister of Georgia.

4. A supervisory entity may be established in the cases provided for by its statute (regulations) to manage the State Service of Veterans Affairs.

Law of Georgia No 1686 of 29 November 2013 – website, 16.12.2013

Article 4 – Funding the measures of social protection of veterans

1. The State of Georgia shall ensure the implementation of the rights and benefits established by this Law for veterans and the allocation of funds from the central budget for the implementation of their social protection measures.

1¹. The municipality shall ensure the implmentation of the rights and benefits established by this Law for veterans and the allocation of funds from the municipal budget for the implementation of their social protection measures within the scope of the municipality's authority determined by Article 16(4) of the Organic Law of Georgia Local Self-Government Code.

2. To fund the measures for the social protection of veterans provided for by this Law, additional funds may be obtained from legitimate sources in accordance with established procedure, without changing budget relations.

3. The social protection measures for veterans established by the authorities of an autonomous republic shall be funded from the budget of the autonomous republic and other legitimate sources.

4. The measures for the social protection of veterans provided for by this Law (including exemption from subscription fees for relevant household and communal services), which were established by the relevant bodies of the municipality within the scope of the municipality's authority determined by Article 16(4) of the Organic Law of Georgia Local Self-Government Code, shall be financed from the municipality budget.

5. The funds and material assets voluntarily disbursed to public associations of veterans shall be used by those associations in accordance with established procedure.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Law of Georgia No 6884 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 5 – Scope of the Law

This Law shall apply to the citizens of Georgia who, under previous legislation, were recognised as veterans of war and the military forces, or are recognised as veterans under this Law.

Article 6 – Categories of veterans

The following categories of veterans of war and the defence forces shall be established under this Law:

a) veterans of World War II and persons accorded equivalent status;

b) veterans of combat operations in another state’s territory and persons accorded equivalent status;

c) veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence and accorded equivalent status;

d) veterans of defence forces.

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Law of Georgia No 3828 of 30 November 2018 – website, 12.12.2018

Article 7 – Veterans of World War II and persons equal to them

1. Veterans of World War II and persons equal to them shall include:

a) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), who did military service or were temporarily in military units, staff and organisations of the army in the field, operating in combat operations which took place during World War II or in other combat operations to defend the homeland, as well as guerrillas and members of underground organisations operating in a temporarily occupied territory during the war;

b) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), and enlisted privates and commanders under the command of interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who served in cities during war, whose participation in the defence of said cities would be deemed a sufficient length of service to enter retirement on favourable terms, as designated for military service personnel of military units of the army in the field;

c) volunteers recruited for the army, the navy, the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who served in regular positions in military units, staff and organisations comprising the army in the field, or who were in cities during that period, whose participation in the defence of said cities would be deemed a sufficient length of service to enter retirement on favourable terms, as designated for military service personnel of military units of the army in the field;

d) employees of intelligence and counter intelligence services and other persons who performed special assignments in the divisions of the army in the field, behind enemy lines or in the territory of other states during World War II;

e) employees of military facilities and enterprises and workers of the People’s Commissariat who became military service personnel during World War II and who carried out the orders of the army in the field and navy, as well as service personnel acting behind enemy lines who were awarded with orders and medals for their courageous work during the war; employees of organizations and institutions (including representatives of the arts and culture), and correspondents of central newspapers, magazines, telegraph agencies, information bureaus, cinematographers of the Central Studio of Documentaries (Newsreel Agency), who were seconded to the army in the field based on Resolution No 6139 of 7 July 1944 of the State Defence Committee of the USSR, and the joint Resolution of 21 July 1944 of the People’s Commissariat of the Soviet Republic of Georgia, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Georgia based on the above Resolution; and the metallurgists recruited as a result of military mobilisation to provide qualified staff for the construction of the metallurgical plant being built in Transcaucasia;

f) service person of the destruction battalions, platoons and the public defence forces, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), combatants of the interior and state security agencies, the State Security Agency of Georgia and the State Intelligence Department, and service person of the command who participated in combat missions of the Government during the war;

g) persons who, as members of the guerilla, underground and anti-Fascist formations, participated in combat operations against Nazi Germany and its allies in the territories of various states;

h) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired) who served in those military units, establishments and schools not comprising the army in the field from 22 June 1941 to 3 September 1945, and who were awarded with medals for the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, or with the medals for the Victory over Japan;

i) persons who worked in local air defence facilities during the years of the war, as well as on the construction of defence premises, marine bases, aerodromes and other military facilities in the rear of the operating battle-front and in the areas adjoining railways and motorways;

j) crew members of the ships of the transport fleet interned in the sea ports of other states in the beginning of the war;

k) persons who collected ammunition and military equipment, and carried out mine clearance works on respective territories and facilities during World War II;

l) persons who worked in Leningrad in enterprises, institutions and organisations from 8 September 1941 to 27 January 1944 during the Siege of Leningrad, and were awarded with the medal for the Defence of Leningrad or with the badge of Inhabitant of the Besieged City of Leningrad;

m) soldiers imprisoned in concentration camps or trapped in ghettos, and other persons who did not voluntarily participate on behalf of their captors in combat operations during the war, as well as minor prisoners.

2. The list of the military units, headquarters and establishments which comprised the army in the field during the years of the war, as well as the list of the cities and towns, the participation in the defence of which would be deemed a sufficient length of service to enter retirement on favourable terms, as designated for military service personnel of military units of the army in the field, shall be approved by the Government of Georgia, on the basis of the recommendation of the Minister of Defence of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 1814 of 19 February 1999 – LGH I, No 6(13), 4.3.1999, Art. 26

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 279 of 3 May 2000 – LHG I, No 17, 12.5.2000, Art. 43

Law of Georgia No 2322 of 6 June 2003 – LHG I, No 19, 1.7.2003, Art. 122

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Law of Georgia No 3930 of 8 July 2015 – website, 15.7.2015

Article 8 – Veterans of combat operations in the territory of other states and persons equal to them

1. Veterans of combat operations in the territory of other states and persons equal to them shall include:

A) military service personnel, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), non-regulars called for military training, enlisted privates and commanders under the command of the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, employees of these entities and the Ministry of Defence who were dispatched by public authorities while fulfilling their service duties to participate in combat operations in other states.

2. The status of veteran for persons of other categories who participated in combat operations in the territory of other states shall be defined by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Article 9 – Veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence and persons equal to them

Veterans of combat operations for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence and persons equal to them shall include:

a) military officers of Georgia’s regular army, the People’s Guard, including persons transferred to the reserve/retired, workers of the militia and civilians voluntarily enlisted in those formations who participated in combat operations in 1918-1921 to defend the independent Republic of Georgia and maintain its territorial integrity;

b) participants of combat operations performed within the national movement of Georgia or for its independence between 1921 and 1924;

c) Participants in the struggle for the preservation of the territorial integrity of Georgia, freedom and independence in Abkhazia and Shida Kartli: employees and workers of the Ministries of Defence, Internal Affairs and Security of Georgia, the State Security Service of Georgia, the State Intelligence Department of Georgia and the Penitentiary Department, a state sub-agency institution within the administration of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia, including those discharged (transferred) to the reserve, civilians enrolled in military formations participating in combat operations, volunteers;

d) civil aviation pilots (crew) performing special flights in combat operations;

e) (Deleted).

Law of Georgia of 17 May 1996 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 13, 7.6.1996, p. 21

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 2199 of 25 June 1999 – LHG I, No 29(36) 10.7.1999, Art. 153

Law of Georgia No 3290 of 9 June 2006 – LHG I, No 24, 29.6.2006, Art. 189

Law of Georgia No 3930 of 8 July 2015 – website, 15.7.2015

Law of Georgia No 1152 of 16 December 2021 – website, 24.12.2021

Article 10 – Veterans of defence forces

Veterans of defence forces include military service personnel of the military forces of the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Georgia, military service personnel of the former interior troops, state security troops, border troops, the Military Prosecutor’s Office and military courts awarded with orders and medals or departmental honourable distinctions and entitled to state reimbursement for the years served, including persons transferred to the reserve (retired), and former military service persons who have been diagnosed with disability status during the term of military service as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease.

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Article 11 – Persons with disabilities whose capabilities were limited as a result of World War II and hostilities on the territories of other states

Persons with disabilities whose abilities were limited as a result of World War II and hostilities on the territories of other states shall include:

a) military service personnel of the army in the field during World War II, including those dismissed (retired) from military service, guerrillas, and workers and employees of respective category equal to military service personnel in terms of pension provision, who have been diagnosed with a disability status as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease, when constructing defence barriers, military marine bases and aerodromes on the front in the area of combat operations, in the areas around railways and motorcars adjoining the front;

b) military service personnel, privates and commanders under the command of the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who have been diagnosed with a disability status  as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease when performing official duties during World War II and the period following the war;

c) privates and commanders under the command of the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, who have been diagnosed with a disability status as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease when performing official duties in areas of combat operations;

d) military service personnel, privates and commanders under the command of the interior and state security agencies and the State Intelligence Department, soldiers and commanders of the fighting battalions, platoons and the People’s Guard, who have been diagnosed with a disability status as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease when performing military assignments for the Government;

e) persons tasked by local authorities during the years of the war with collecting ammunition and military equipment, carrying out mine clearance works of territories and facilities, who have been diagnosed with a disability status as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease;

f) workers and employees serving the military contingent in other states, who have been diagnosed with a disability status  as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease.

Law of Georgia No 1845 of 19 March 1999 – LHG I, No 12(19), 6.4.1999, Art. 40

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 852 of 26 June 2025 – website, 3.7.2025

Article 12 – Persons with disabilities whose capabilities were limited as a result of the ongoing hostilities for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia

Persons with disabilities whose capabilities were limited as a result of the ongoing hostilities for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia shall include:

a) military officers of the regular army, the People’s Guard, including persons transferred to the reserve/retired, officers of the militia and civilians voluntarily enlisted in those formations, who participated in combat operations in 1918-1921 to defend Georgia and maintain its territorial integrity, and who have been diagnosed with a disability status  as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease during combat operations;

b) participants in combat operations for the national movement of 1921-1924 or for the independence of Georgia, who have been diagnosed with a disability status as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease;

c) participants in combat operations for the maintenance of Georgia’ territorial integrity, freedom and independence, who have been diagnosed with a disability status as a result of wounds, contusion, mutilation or disease during combat operations.

Law of Georgia No 852 of 26 June 2025 – website, 3.7.2025

Chapter II – Social Protection of Veterans and Persons Equal to Them

Article 13 – Social protection of veterans

The social protection of veterans shall include:

a) a pension provision in accordance with the Law of Georgia on the State Pension:

b) other guarantees of social protection in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Article 14 – Social protection of persons with disabilities whose capabilities were limited as a result of World War II, hostilities on the territories of other states, and hostilities for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia

1. The social protection of persons with disabilities as provided for by Articles 11 and 12 of this Law shall include:

a) a pension provision in accordance with the Law of Georgia on the State Pension;

b) the inadmissibility to evict from occupied service residential houses without offering a replacement;

c) exemption from fees relating to public utility services such as water supply, collection of household and other waste, gas, electricity, phone, as well as using urban transportation (except for taxi) in urban areas and suburban and inter-city transportation in rural areas, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;

d) other guarantees of social protection in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

2. War veteran hospitals may be closed down only by a resolution of the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 63 of 9 December 1999 – LHG I, No 47(54), 9.12.1999, Art. 239

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision No 1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Panel of the Constitutional Court of Georgia – LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art. 448

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Law of Georgia No 852 of 26 June 2025 – website, 3.7.2025

Article 15 – Social protection of the participants of World War II and combat operations in the territory of other states and for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence

The social protection of the participants of World War II and of combat operations in the territory of other states and for Georgia’s territorial integrity, freedom and independence shall consider:

a) a pension provision according to the Law of Georgia on the State Pension;

b) the inadmissibility to evict from occupied service residential houses without offering a replacement;

c) exemption from fees relating to public utility services such as water supply, collection of household and other waste, gas, electricity, phone, as well as using urban transportation (excluding taxi) in urban areas and suburban and inter-city transportation in rural areas, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia;

d) other guarantees of social protection in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision No 1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Penal of the Constitutional Court of Georgia – LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art.448

Article 15¹ - (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 2322 of 6 June 2003 – LHG I, No 19, 1.7.2003, Art. 122

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Article 16 – Social protection of persons with disabilities whose capabilities were limited as a result of World War II, and of participants in the same war, those who died (were deceased) during hostilities on the territories of other states and for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia, including those who went missing in the post-war period, veterans and members  of the families of persons (who died/were deceased) equated to them

1. The measures of social protection determined by this Law shall apply to the following family members of killed (deceased) veterans:

a) incapacitated parents, regardless of their age;

b) a spouse who has not remarried;

c) minor children (aged under 18) and other incapacitated family members who were dependants of the killed (deceased) person and who used to receive a pension for the loss of breadwinner, in accordance with the applicable legislation of Georgia.

2. The social protection of the family members of killed (deceased) persons shall include:

a) a pension provision according to the Law of Georgia on the State Pension:

b) other guarantees of social protection according to the legislation of Georgia;

c) exemption from fees relating to public utility services such as water supply, collection of household and other waste, gas, electricity, phone, as well as using urban transportation (excluding taxi) in urban areas and suburban and inter-city transportation in rural areas, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision No 1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Panel of the Constitutional Court of Georgia - LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art. 448

Law of Georgia No 852 of 26 June 2025 – website, 3.7.2025

Article 17 – Social protection of veterans of defence forces

Measures of social protection for the veterans of the defence forces shall be determined by the legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 91 of 24 December 1999 – LHG I, No 52(59), 31.12.1999, Art. 253

Decision №1/1/126, 129, 158 of 18 April 2002 of the First Panel of the Constitutional Court of Georgia – LHG IV, No 5, 25.4.2002, p. 2

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 4289 of 29 December 2006 – LHG I, No 51, 31.12.2006, Art.448

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Article 18 – Additional measures of social protection for veterans of special merit to the state

Veterans of special merit to the state, who have been awarded with the honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union or the rank of National Hero of Italy and Yugoslavia for the liberation of the above states, or who have been awarded with all three classes of the Order of Glory of the Soviet Union, the Order of David Agmashenebeli of Georgia, and all three classes of the Order of Vakhtang Gorgasali, shall, in addition to measures of social protection, be honoured as follows:

a) streets, schools, and squares shall be named after them after their death in accordance with the established law, and busts shall be erected at their burial places at the expense of the state, in accordance with a sample determined by the legislation of Georgia;

b) the family (parents, spouse, children) shall be provided with a one-off allowance in the amount of 20 minimum pensions (salaries).

Article 19 - (Deleted)

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Article 20 – Reimbursement of the costs related to carrying out the measures for social protection of veterans  by the ministries, agencies, enterprises, establishments and organisations

The reimbursement of the costs related to carrying out the measures for the social protection of veterans by the ministries, agencies, enterprises, establishments and organisations shall be determined by the Government of Georgia, in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

Organic Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Article 21 – Making funeral arrangements

1. Dead (deceased) persons with disabilities whose capabilities were limited as a result of World War II, and participants in the same war, veterans of hostilities on the territories of other states, veterans of hostilities for the territorial integrity, freedom and independence of Georgia, and veterans of military service shall be buried in places selected at the request of the relatives of the deceased (a military serviceman shall be buried with military honours).

2. Burial expenses of the warriors deceased while defending the homeland and after the war shall be covered in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

3. An unemployed veteran shall be buried and his/her grave shall be arranged at the expense of the authorities which provided a pension to him/her. If the family members of the dead (deceased) veteran or other citizens undertake the burial of the dead (deceased) veteran, they shall be provided with an allowance for the burial, in accordance with the applicable legislation of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Law of Georgia No 3615 of 31 October 2018 – website, 21.11.2018

Law of Georgia No 852 of 26 June 2025 – website, 3.7.2025

Chapter III – Transitional and Final Provisions

Law of Georgia No 1686 of 29 November 2013 – website, 16.12.2013

Article 22 – Public associations of veterans

1. To protect the legal rights and interests of veterans, respective public associations of veterans shall be established in Georgia, its autonomous republics, cities and towns, districts, enterprises, organisations, and institutions in accordance with the applicable legislation, based on the place of residence. The associations shall promote decision-making on the improvement of the social and household conditions of veterans at the executive bodies within their competence, and represent and protect the interests of veterans before public authorities and public associations.

2. The state authorities of Georgia shall support the activities of veterans' public associations, provide financial assistance in accordance with the legislation of Georgia, and allocate well-equipped workplaces, equipment, inventory, and property for their normal functioning.

3. (Deleted).

4. (Deleted).

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art.400

Law of Georgia No 3647 of 10 November 2006 – LHG I, No 44, 27.11.2006, Art. 295

Law of Georgia No 6884 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 23 – Honouring the merit of veterans

1. To honour the merit of veterans of Georgia, the badge the Veteran of War and Defence Forces of Georgia shall be established.

2. The statute of the badge and the description of the medal shall be approved by the Government of Georgia.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1996 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September, 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Law of Georgia No 3828 of 30 November, 2018 – website, 12.12.2018

Article 23¹ – Period of application of benefits

1. The benefits stipulated by this Law shall apply to the persons provided for by Article 9(d) of this Law from 1 January 2003.

2. (Deleted).

Law of Georgia No 691 of 13 December 2000 – LHG I, No 50, 27.12.2000, Art. 147

Law of Georgia No 1302 of 15 February 2002 – LHGI, No 4, 5.3.2002, Art. 27

Law of Georgia No 1762 of 22 November 2002 – LHG I, No 31, 10.12.2002, Art. 142

Law of Georgia No 1953 of 29 January 2003 – LHG I, No 5, 19.2.2003, Art. 30

Law of Georgia No 3219 of 31 December 2003 – LHG I, No 33, 31.12.2003, Art. 253

Law of Georgia No 851 of 29 December 2004 – LHG I, No 42, 31.12.2004, Art. 224

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

Law of Georgia No 3290 of 9 June 2006 – LHG I, No 24, 29.6.2006, Art. 189

Article 24 – Certificate proving rights of a veteran

1. The rights and benefits of veterans shall be realised upon providing a certificate of the uniform sample established by the Government of Georgia for veterans.

2. The sample of and procedure for issuing a certificate of a veteran shall be determined by the Government of Georgia.

3. Data from the Electronic Veterans Registration Database may be used to administer state and municipal welfare benefits for veterans.

Law of Georgia No 962 of 16 October 1997 – Parliamentary Gazette, No 44, 11.11.1997, p. 69

Law of Georgia No 4962 of 24 June 2011 – website, 6.7.2011

Law of Georgia No 1385 of 27 September 2013 – website, 9.10.2013

Law of Georgia No 6884 of 15 July 2020 – website, 28.7.2020

Article 24¹ – Activities to be carried out with respect to the establishment of the State Service of Veterans Affairs

1. Within:

a) 10 days after the entry into force of this article, the Government of Georgia shall approve the statute (regulation) of the State Service for Veterans Affairs;

b) 10 days after the entry into force of this article, the Prime Minister of Georgia shall appoint the Director of the State Service for Veterans Affairs;

c) 30 days after the entry into force of this article, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia shall transfer to the State Service of Veterans Affairs the assets required for its operation, in accordance with the established procedure;

d) 30 days after the entry into force of this article, the President of Georgia and the Government of Georgia shall ensure the compliance of respective legal acts with this Law.

2. From the date of the entry into force of this article, the Public Service of Veterans Affair shall be determined as a successor in title of the Department of Veterans Affairs of the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Georgia.

3. After this article enters into force, the Ministry of Finance of Georgia shall take respective measures to form the budget of the Public Service of Veterans Affairs.

Law of Georgia No 1686 of 29 November 2013 – website, 16.12.2013

Article 24² – Transitional provision related to the veteran's rights certificate

A veteran's rights certificate issued in accordance with this Law before the oath-taking by the President of Georgia elected as a result of the regular elections of the President of Georgia in October 2018 shall maintain legal validity even after the oath-taking by the President of Georgia elected as a result of the regular elections of the President of Georgia in October 2018.

Law of Georgia No 3828 of 30 November, 2018 – website, 12.12.2018

Article 25 – Transitional regulation of the social privileges provided for by this Law

The benefits provided for by Article 14(1)(c), Article 15(1)(c), Article 16(2)(c) and Article 17(1)(b) of this Law shall be changed according to the Law of Georgia on Social Assistance.

Law of Georgia No 2458 of 23 December 2005 – LHG I, No 56, 28.12.2005, Art. 400

This Law shall enter into force upon its adoption.

Chairperson of the Parliament of Georgia 

Head of the State                                                       Eduard Shevardnadze

Speaker of the

Parliament of Georgia                                              Vakhtang Goguadze

Tbilisi

17 October 1995

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