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4.110. (...) The Committee on Environment under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan is in charge of wildlife preservation and the management of protected nature areas.

2.17. Government of Georgia (GoG) has launched various programmes aimed at further improving the economic condition of rural areas and their workers. These included green grant programme, (...)

2.21. The overall strategic goals of Georgian agriculture and rural development for next seven years, according to the "Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development in Georgia 2021-27", is to diversify/develop economic opportunities in rural areas based on the sustainable development principles, improve social condition and quality of life. Strategy goals are as follows: competitive agricultural and non-agricultural sectors; sustainable usage of natural resources, retaining the eco system, adaptation to climate change; effective systems of food/feed safety, veterinary and plant protection.

2.23. The range of the legislative acts were adopted in order to regulate the energy field, attract investors, promote the renewable energy and energy efficiency, as well as for approximation of the Georgian legislation with the European Union (EU).

2.26. Georgia implemented the Law on Encouraging the production and use of energy from renewable sources (hereafter "The Law on RES") on 20 December 2019. The Law on RES defines the national target for renewable energy at 35% of total final consumption by 2030. It also grants the discretion to choose the support schemes to achieve the above-mentioned national target.

2.27. In accordance of the Law on Encouraging the production and use of energy from renewable sources (law on RES), on July 2020, the Government of Georgia has adopted the Resolution No. 403 on approval of generation and use the energy from Renewable Energy Sources Support Scheme. The Renewable Energy Support Scheme defines measures to facilitate the construction and operation of a Solar, wind and hydroelectric power plant with above 5 MW installed capacity built by the private investor in Georgia.

2.30. The Law on Energy efficiency adopted on 21 May 2020 establishes a national energy efficiency target, and a procedure for adopting an energy efficiency action plan. The purpose of the Law is to increase energy savings, energy supply security and energy independence and to maximally eliminate barriers to improving energy efficiency in the energy market. In addition, on 21 May 2020 was adopted the Law on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, which promotes the rational use of energy resources and establishes the rules to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, taking into account the external climate and local conditions of buildings, the demand for indoor climate conditions and cost-effectiveness. The minimum energy performance requirements of buildings, building units and building elements is adopted by the Resolution of Government of Georgia No. 354 on 13 July 2021. At the same year, national methodology for calculating the energy performance of buildings has also been adopted by the Government of Georgia.

2.34. (...) The Government has outlined a long-term tourism development vision, where one of the keys is to focus on the development of new policies, diversification of tourism products, and offerings making emphasis on sustainability. (...)

2.37. (...) Furthermore, to insure provision of high-quality ecotourism-related products and services to the international visitors, Georgias' Eco-Tourism Development Strategy 2020-30 has been adopted and entered into force.

2.71. In the beginning of 2020, due to the importance of the field, the sole responsible authority for market surveillance – the Market Surveillance Agency (MSA) was established under the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The mission of the MSA is to prevent and ensure that hazardous products are not placed on Georgia's Market in order to protect the health and safety of citizens, as well as the environment and the property. (...)