Translated by IRIS Georgia Updated as of March 2004 1. The contract entered into by an administrative agency shall be nullified in compliance with the Civil Code of Georgia. 2. The nullification of the administrative act that constitutes the ground for the conclusion of a contract shall result in the nullification of the latter. Article 71. The amendment of an administrative contract 1. In case of substantial change of circumstances that inflicts harm upon a party to a contract or upon public interest, the party may seek the other party's consent to amend the contract. 2. If the amendment to the contract substantially conflicts with the content of the contract, a party may demand the nullification of the contract. CHAPTER 6 THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING. COMMON ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING Article 72. The types of administrative proceeding 1. The types of administrative proceeding are as follow: (a) common administrative proceeding, (b) formal administrative proceeding, and (c) public administrative proceeding. 2. If law does not require the resort to other type of administrative proceeding, an administrative agency shall draft an administrative act through common administrative proceeding. 3. Unless otherwise prescribed by the law, no separate administrative proceeding shall commence after an administrative agency renders a decision (issues an administrative act) with regard to administrative proceeding. Article 73. The parties to an administrative proceeding 1. The parties to an administrative proceeding shall include an administrative agency or a natural or artificial person. 2. An administrative proceeding shall be conducted by an authorized administrative agency. 3. An administrative proceeding shall be conducted in Georgian. An administrative proceeding within the territory of Abkhazia may be conducted in Abkhazian as well. 4. If the application/statement or any other document presented by an interested party is not in the state language, the party shall present a notarized translation of the document within the term defined by an administrative agency. 5. If law provides for a term within which an administrative agency shall perform a certain action, the term shall commence only after receiving the translation, if applicable. Page 23 of 54