DECREE ISSUED BY THE STATE COUNCIL OF THE
After the restoration of the State independence of the
The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Georgia - alongside other
interested ministries and agencies and in conformity with the International
legal norms and taking into account the experience of sovereign states in the
sphere of protection of State border- must elaborate a complex action-plan and
solve a number of problems related to formation and functioning of border
service, establishment of its material-technical base and preparation of highly
skilled personnel for the border guard.
In order to secure the territorial integrity and inviolability of borders
of the Republic of Georgia and formation of normal border service that would
allow to rule out any violations of political and economic character and would
rest on healthy, and good neighborly relation with all the adjoining States,
the State Council of the Republic of Georgia decrees:
1. To note that pursuant to the decree #128 issued by the Government of
Georgia on 6 February 1992 a border zone was established on the whole territory
of the Republic. Pursuant to the aforementioned decree, the width of border
zones of administrative units of the
2. To entrust the Ministry of Defense of the
- A scheme for construction of border facilities and communication means
with indication of their sizes, type of facility, components, volume of work
and time limit of construction, budgeted costs and sources of financing…
(…)
- Draft resolution on introduction of passport regime along the whole
length of land and marine border zone, including the frontier towns, ports, and
sea areas of the Republic …
4. With respect of specifics of management and economic activity in the
border zone, and in order to secure material-technical and food supply for all
type border contingents, to bring under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of
Defence those kolkhozs (Collective Farms-edit.), rural enterprises, enterprises
involved in processing of agricultural products and other facilities that are
located in the border zone (pursuant to the annexes 1, 2, and 3).
6. To note that pursuant to the decree issued by the Cabinet of Ministers
of the Republic of Georgia on 6 February 1992 in the course of introduction of
partial amendments and additions to the decree #48 issued on 13 February 1992
on “Reform of Agricultural Lands in the Republic of Georgia”, it was stipulated
that:
(…)
- the Lands within 21 kilometers of the border
zone are the State Lands and cannot be privatized. In the border zones, it is
prohibited to allocate personal plots, including plots for individual house
construction.
7. In order to secure effective management of all agricultural and
processing enterprises, as well as other enterprises of food industry providing
food for all arms of service, a special service dealing with the above issues
shall be created by the Ministry of Defence of
8. To permit the conscripts from the border zone and other regions of the
republic to carry out alternative service, upon their will, at the agricultural
and other economic enterprises in the border zone.
10. To allocate for the Ministry of Defence, as an exemption and within
capability for temporary use of 3 hectares of cropland for each military check
point and commandant’s office, and 0.25 hectare of cropland for every household
of commissioned and non-commissioned officers.
11. To permit to agricultural organizations unlimited use of pastures and
hayfields, which previously used those pastures and hayfields
in the border zone under the existing rules.
12. To entrust the leaderships of executive bodies of the Autonomous
Republics of Abkhazia and Ajara and other regions adjacent to border zones with
a task of rendering maximum possible support to the Ministry of Defence of the
Republic of Georgia in their endeavors to carry out effective protection of the
State borders. In order to facilitate
the border guards, the voluntary groups shall be set up at the settlements that
will help in construction of border facilities and communication means, as well
as in maintaining the adequate order in economic activities.
Chairman of the State Council of the
Secretary of the State Council of the
7 May 1992
(Collection
of Normative Acts issued by the State Council of the Republic of Georgia,
volume 1, Tbilisi, 1995, p. 54-58)