Georgian Deputy Environment Minister discusses environmental protection law amendments with domestic business

Nino Tandilashvili, the Georgian Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, on Monday discussed upcoming amendments to the law on environmental protection for exports of products made by Georgian-based producers with domestic business.

The Ministry said the amendments were aimed at facilitating Georgia’s integration into the European Union by enacting measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fulfil obligations stemming from the agreement on the Energy Union - the political framework for EU member states to take energy cooperation.

As a member of the Energy Union and a candidate country for the EU, Georgia has various international commitments. The proposed legislative changes include the introduction of monitoring, reporting, and verification systems for greenhouse gas emissions, which directly impact the EU's emissions trading system and the carbon border adjustment mechanism”, Tandilashvili said.

Implementing these mechanisms within a reasonable timeframe is crucial to ensure uninterrupted exporting of Georgian products to the EU market”, she added.

The Ministry said Georgian companies exporting products specified by EU legislation to EU countries would be required to purchase Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism certificates starting January 1, 2026. The CBAM mechanism imposes a tax on carbon-intensive products such as cement, iron, steel, aluminium, fertilisers, electricity and hydrogen when imported into the EU.