Translated by IRIS Georgia Updated as of March 2004 4. An administrative agency shall refer the opinion presented by a person to other respective administrative agency or a public expert within one day after the registration of the opinion. Article 217. The term for drafting and issuing a normative administrative decree Unless otherwise prescribed by law or applicable regulation, the term for drafting and issuing an administrative decree shall be defined by the decision regarding the commencement of an administrative proceeding related to the issuance of a normative act. CHAPTER 16 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Article 218. The conditions necessary for the enforcement of this Code 1. In regard to the enforcement of this Code the Ministry of Justice of Georgia shall draft amendments to respective legislative acts before November 15, 1999. 2. No empowering administrative act that was issued or certified before the enforcement of this Code shall be nullified or invalidated if a person performed any action of legal nature based on this act, except for cases prescribed by Subparagraph (b) of Paragraph 1 of Article 60 and Subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) of Paragraph 2 of Article 61 of this Code. 3. Paragraph 2 of this article shall not apply to the empowering administrative acts affecting the illegitimate and unjustified property of the officials, their family members, close relatives and related persons, as prescribed by Chapter 72 of the Administrative Procedures Code, and adopted (enacted) in violation of legal requirements. CHAPTER 17 CONCLUSIVE PROVISIONS Article 219. The entry into force of this Code This Code shall enter into force on January 1, 2000. Article 220. Invalid legislative acts The entry into force of this Code shall result in the invalidation of the following legislative acts: (a) The Law of Georgia on the Procedures for Reviewing Applications, Complaints and Appeals in State Agencies, Enterprises, Institutions, and Organizations (regardless of their organizational and legal status), December 24, 1993. Page 53 of 54