The proclamation amends the Ethiopia commodity exchange authority establishment proclamation

The micro-financing shall see to the collection of deposits and issuance of credit to rural and urban farmers and people engaged in other similar activities as well as micro and small scale rural and urban entrepreneurs, the maximum amount of which may be determined by the National Bank. The proclamation also sepcifies other specific roles a micro-financing institution can take on. It contains other pertinent pointers ranging from licensing to operational and financial requirements and limitations.

This Proclamation shall be applicable to any person directly or indirectly involved in live animals marketing within the country. The proclamation stipulates that Marketing of live animals shall be carried out at first level and second level live animals market centers in accordance with Article 5 and Article 6 of this Proclamation. It specifies details about the levels of market centres, live animals health control, transportation of live animals, as well as the duties and obligations of market actors.

The provisions of this Proclamation relating to business licenses shall apply to any person engaged in any commercial activity other than those specified under Article 30 sub article (1) of this Proclamation. The objectives of this proclamation include; strengthening the situations where the trade
sector can be supportive of the economic development of the country, and protecting the trade sector from detrimental and unfair activities by appropriately organizing the systems of commercial registration and business licensing;

This proclamation re-establishes the quality and standards authority of Ethiopia as an autonomous federal government organ, accountable to the office of the prime minister. It details the powers and duties of the authority, its organization structure, members of board and their powers and duties, meetings, budget, books of accounts, as well as the objectives of the authority

This Proclamation applies to business persons, sectoral associations, commercial representatives and any other person engaged in commercial activities other than those specified under Article 21(4) of this Proclamation. It clearly spells out the powers and duties of relevant authorities, including; the ministry of trade and industry, and the regional organs. It also sets out the commercial register, registration and conduction of commercial register, trade name registration, and business licenses, among others.

The business mortgage proclamation of 1998 specifies that In order to mortgage a business, the business shall be one which has been registered and given business license by the appropriate Federal or Regional authority. The proclamation sets out procedures for keeping a register, application for registration, selling of business mortgage by auction, as well as other miscellaneous provisions.

This Proclamation establishes the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange Authority as an autonomous public institution of the Federal Government. The authority is accountable to the office of the prime minister. “The general objective of the Authority shall be to ensure the development of an efficient and modern (agricultural) commodities marketing system. The Authority may grant recognition to Clearing Institutions and Exchange Actors and recognize Exchange Actors Associations. The Act also provides rules relative to trading in commodities and requires Commodity Exchanges to set up a Settlement Guarantee Fund”.

The proclamation aims to bridge the gap of absence of a comprehensive legislation guiding the organization and management of cooperative societies. This is to ensure the maximization of the potential benefits accruable through formation of cooperatives. The proclamation highlights the objectives of a society, guiding principles, formation and registration, juridical personality and responsibility, among others.

The pre shipment inspection applies to all goods imported into the territory of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, except as stated under article 6 of this proclamation. It details the requirement of pre-shipment inspection, coverage of the inspection, exceptions, procedures for goods importation with or without the letter of credit. This is in a bid to create efficient conditions for trade activities.

This Regulation is issued by the council of Ministers pursuant to article 5 of the definition of powers and Duties of the Executive organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation of 1995 and article 59 of Cooperative Societies Proclamation of 1998. It provides for the implementation of the proclamations of 1998. It addresses the establishment of cooperative societies, unions, cooperative federations, and cooperative league. It also details the types and functions of these societies, among others.

This serve as the regulation to establish the federal micro and small enterprises development agency as an autonomous federal government organ. The agency is to be supervised by the ministry of urban development and construction. The goal is to ensure the agency coordinates and harmonise all activities and institutions providing support to micro and small enterprises. This is to ensure long term sustainability of the sector, and the accompanying increase in competitive levels.

These regulations are issued subject to the state forest proclamation. It chiefly contains the report to be submitted by persons owning mills for the processing of state and federal forest products. The report shall contain ownership, location, capacity, and mechanical description of the plant This is to ensure the safeguarding of the country’s natural resources.

The regulation establishes the food, beverage and pharmaceutical development institute as an autonomous federal government institution, and to be supervised and accountable to the ministry of industry. The institute is charged with ensuring the improvement in competitive levels of the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industry at international levels. It contains the powers and duties, and organizational structure among others.

This amendment deems it necessary to alter the existing raw hides and skins marketing proclamation of 2013. It seeks to solve the problems associated with quality and collection by the inclusion of skin collectors among the present actors in the market. This is to ensure the maximization of economic benefits accruable to the country and the market players

These set of regulations incorporates the Ethiopian grain trade enterprise with the Ethiopian oil seeds and pulses export corporation. It subsequently restablishes the incorporated enterprise as a public enterprise. The enterprise is to see to the stabilization of markets for farmers, to drive sales and increased production.

“The Agreement on Mutual Administrative Assistance for the prevention, investigation and repression of customs offences between the Government of thc Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Italy, signed in Rome on the 26th day of September 2006”

“The agreement on the reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Belgian Luxembourg Economic Union, signed in Brussels on the 26th day of October 2006”

“Bilateral Trade Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the’ Federal Republic of Nigeria, signed at Addis Ababa on the 10th day of October 2006”

The seeks to address gaps in the framework and implementation of the original proclamation. A revised version to improve the management of the country’s foreign currency reserve.