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Online Sales in Georgia: E-Commerce and Consumer Rights

E-commerce provides businesses with unprecedented opportunities to enter new geographic markets, expand customer reach, and automate retail operations. However, selling online does not exempt a company from legal obligations. On the contrary, digital merchants in Georgia operate within a highly structured legal framework where customer terms, order flows, and liability

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A Business Partner or Director Is Leaving How to Protect Business Continuity

A Business Partner or Director Is Leaving: How to Protect Business Continuity

When a business partner or director leaves a company, the change involves more than a management decision. If the process is not handled properly, it may disrupt operations, restrict access to bank accounts and company documents, trigger disputes between shareholders, or expose valuable commercial information. For this reason, a partner’s

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Protecting Trade Secrets in Georgia - NDA

Protecting Trade Secrets in Georgia

A company’s competitive advantage often depends on more than the quality of its products or services. Valuable assets may include pricing models, supplier terms, non-public customer lists, manufacturing methods, software solutions, business plans and product-development concepts. Improper disclosure or use by a competitor can cause financial loss and weaken a

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The Legal Framework for Squeeze-Outs in Georgia

When a Shareholder Holds 95%: The Legal Framework for Squeeze-Outs in Georgia

When a shareholder holds at least 95% of the voting shares in a Georgian joint stock company, Georgian law allows that shareholder to initiate a squeeze-out procedure for the compulsory redemption of the remaining shares. However, reaching the 95% threshold does not automatically transfer ownership of the remaining shares. The

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EU crypto privacy coin ban 2027 under AMLR Article 79

EU Privacy Coin Ban 2027: What AMLR Article 79 Means for Crypto

The EU is banning regulated crypto exchanges from supporting privacy coins and anonymous accounts starting in July 2027. While self-custody wallets remain unaffected, major platforms are already removing these assets. Below is a breakdown of how the rule works and why non-EU investors need to prepare. EU Regulation 2024/1624: What

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EU Restricts Cross-Border Banking from Third Countries

EU Restricts Cross-Border Banking from Third Countries: What Changes from January 2027

The European Union is introducing new restrictions on cross-border banking and how banks from outside the EU can provide core banking services to EU residents. From January 2027, non-EU banks without an authorised EU branch will face limits on providing services such as deposit-taking, lending, and issuing guarantees on a

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VAT in Georgia After EU Approximation: What Businesses Need to Know

A VAT invoice issued in Tbilisi today follows a logic largely written in Brussels, even though Georgia is not a member of the European Union. In 2014, Georgia signed an Association Agreement with the EU, committing to bring its legislation gradually into line with European law, including the common VAT

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Georgian Tax Residency Explained: The 183-Day Rule, HNWI Route and Tax Residency Certificate

Tax residency, not citizenship or a residence permit, determines whether worldwide income falls within Georgia’s tax net. Under Article 34 of the Tax Code of Georgia, residency turns on physical presence, unless the High-Net-Worth Individual (HNWI) route applies. Anyone relocating, investing, or claiming treaty benefits should understand both before assuming

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Mandatory DPOs in Georgia: When Must You Appoint One?

Under the Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection, appointing a Data Protection Officer is not optional for every business, but for some it is a firm legal obligation, and getting the analysis wrong carries real regulatory risk. The question is not whether you process personal data, but whether you

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