Translated by IRIS Georgia Updated as of March 2004 2. The notice regarding the administrative proceeding shall be promulgated together with the draft normative administrative decree. 3. The notice shall include: (a) the title of the administrative agency where the proceeding is conducted, (b) the term for issuing a normative administrative decree, and (c) the term for presenting an opinion. 4. If the draft normative administrative decree is of large volume, the administrative agency may promulgate only the notice regarding the administrative proceeding. In such case the notice shall include the title and summary of the normative decree. Article 214. Referring a draft normative administrative decree to respective administrative agencies 1. A draft normative administrative decree shall be referred to other administrative agencies if the latter are competent to regulate the legal relations stipulated by the decree or its part, or if law expressly prescribes so, or if law requires those agencies to present their opinion regarding the decree. 2. A draft normative administrative decree shall also be provided to a public expert if law requires expert evidence. Article 215. Opinions of administrative agencies and expert evidence 1. The administrative agencies or public expert who were provided with a draft normative administrative decree shall present their opinions or evidence regarding the decree within the term defined by applicable legislation or respective administrative agency. The term defined by the administrative agency may not be less than ten days. 2. The opinion presented by another administrative agency shall be reviewed before the completion of the administrative proceeding and shall be responded in writing. 3. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, the failure of another administrative agency or public expert to present the opinion or evidence within the fixed term may not delay the issuance of the normative administrative decree. 4. No normative administrative decree shall be issued without the opinion of a respective administrative agency if the opinion is required by law or applicable regulation. 5. Unless otherwise prescribed by law, a negative opinion may not delay the issuance of a normative administrative decree. Article 216. Presenting a private opinion 1. Each person or entity may present an opinion regarding a draft normative administrative decree. 2. Each opinion regarding a draft normative administrative decree shall be reviewed by an administrative agency. The latter may not be required to respond the opinions. 3. A person may present his opinion anonymously. Page 52 of 54