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Notary Chamber of Georgia


Notary Chamber of Georgia is a legal entity of public law that was established on May 3, 1996 pursuant to the Georgian Law about Notary. The Notary Chamber of Georgia is based upon compulsory membership of notaries. Supreme management body of the Notary Chamber of Georgia is General Meeting of Members of the Chamber, while its executive body is the Board of the Chamber, consisting of 7 members to be elected by the General Meeting of Members at nomination of the Minister of Justice. The state control over notary activity is performed by the Ministry of Justice (Georgia), being entitled to inspect notary’s official activity, but having no right to intervene in performing notary act by the notary. Since October, 2007 the Notary Chamber of Georgia has become a member of International Union of Latin Notaries International Union of Latin Notaries.

The Notary Chamber of Georgia represents and protects notaries’ interests and assists them in performing notary activity. The Notary Chamber of Georgis involves notaries in solving the problems associated with notary and implementation of general professional interests of notaries. The Training Center under the Notary Chamber of Georgia administers training of notary candidates and raises qualification of notaries and notary offices.

Professional day of notaries, on 7 November has been celebrated in Georgia since 2002. It is associated with Christian festive - remembrance day of saint martyrs Marcianus and Martvir. In the 4th century they used to serve in the cathedral of Constantinople and were notaries of the Patriarch – Paul the Confessor. After heretics had drawn Saint Paul from the royal city and killed him, his cathedral was passed to Macedoniusof Arian. Initially heretics tried to win Marcianus and Martvir over by bribery, afterwards by threats, but the martyrs firmly recognized Orthodox religion, for which they were put to death. Notaries celebrate their professional day every year. It is dedicated to summarizing introduced reforms and achievements of notary and charity.

Deontology code of notaries was approved in Georgia on October 6, 2011. The said document is the first code of ethics in notary history. It determines general principles of professional ethics and moral standards for notaries, which they shall guide from in relations with public, as well as state bodies and colleagues.

In The Notary Chamber one may get archive service of the Chamber. Archives of notary documents maintained by the notaries with terminated authority or deceased notaries are kept in the archives of the Notary Chamber of Georgia and certified copies of such documents may be issued. Accelerated services are also introduced in the archives of the Notary Chamber. Since 2011 one may enjoy the services of the archive of the Notary Chamber at the Houses of Justice and notary offices as well.


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