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Ethiopia - Country Profiles

Constitution of Ethiopia.
Date of text: 08 December 1994

Policies

Ethiopia’s Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0 (2025-2035).
Date of text: 2025
Health National Adaptation Plan-II (2024-2028).
Date of text: 2024
National Plastic Waste Management Strategy and Roadmap (2024-2034).
Date of text: 2024
National Blue Economy Strategy of Ethiopia 2023-2027
Date of text: 2023
Ethiopia’s National Agriclture Investment Plan (NAIP) 2013-2022 EFY (2021-2030 GC).
Date of text: 01 July 2022

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Ethiopian Organic Agriculture System Proclamation No. 488/2006.
Date of text: 08 March 2006
Agricultural Production Contract Proclamation No.1289/2023.
Date of text: 2023
Ethiopia Commodity Exchange Establishment (Amendment) Proclamation No. 1050/2017.
Date of text: 07 August 2017
Ethiopian Agricultural Businesses Corporation Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation No. 368/2015.
Date of text: 22 December 2015
Transfer of Rights and Obligations of Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Proclamation No. 593/2008.
Date of text: 11 August 2008

Climate change

Paris Agreement Ratification Proclamation No.993/2017.
Date of text: 06 February 2017
Kyoto Protocol Ratification Proclamation (No. 439/2005).
Date of text: 21 February 2005

Cultivated plants

Seed Proclamation No.1288/2023.
Date of text: 24 July 2023
Plant Breeder's Right Proclamation No. 1068/2017.
Date of text: 2017
Seed Proclamation No.782/2013.
Date of text: 15 February 2013
Pesticide Registration and Control Proclamation No. 674/2010.
Date of text: 25 August 2010
Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge, and Community Rights Proclamation (No. 482/2006).
Date of text: 27 February 2006

Disaster risk management

State of Emergency Proclamation Enacted to Counter and Control the Spread of COVID-19 and Mitigate Its Impact Proclamation No. 3/2020.
Date of text: 08 April 2020
Transfer of Rights and Obligations of Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Proclamation No. 593/2008.
Date of text: 11 August 2008
National Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Fund Establishment Proclamation No. 212/2000.
Date of text: 04 July 2000
Relief and Rehabilitation Commission Establishment Proclamation No. 173/1979.
Date of text: 29 December 1979
State of Emergency Proclamation No. 3/2020 Implementation Regulation No.466/2020.
Date of text: 20 April 2020

Environment

Environmental Pollution Control Proclamation (No. 300 of 2002).
Date of text: 03 December 2002
Biosafety Proclamation (No.655/2009).
Date of text: 09 September 2009
Solid Waste Management and Disposal Proclamation No. 1383/2025
Date of text: 31 July 2025
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Proclamation No. 1371/2025
Date of text: 11 April 2025
Hazardous Waste Management and Disposal Control Proclamation No. 1090/2018.
Date of text: 07 September 2018

Fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries Development and Utilization Proclamation (No. 315/2003).
Date of text: 04 February 2003
Amhara: Amhara National Regional State Fisheries Resource Development, Protection and Utilization Executive, Council of Regional Government Regulation No. 50/2007.
Date of text: 20 April 2007

Food and nutrition

Food and Medicine Administration Proclamation No. 1112/2019.
Date of text: 28 February 2019
Coffee Marketing and Quality Control Proclamation No. 1051/2017.
Date of text: 01 July 2017
Animal, Animal Products and By-products Marketing Development Authority Establishment Proclamation (No. 117/1998).
Date of text: 16 June 1998
Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia Establishment Proclamation (No. 102/1998).
Date of text: 03 March 1998
Definition of Organization, Powers and Duties of the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority Council of Ministers Regulation (NO. 531/2023).
Date of text: 2023

Forestry

Forest Development, Conservation and Utilization Proclamation No. 1065/2018.
Date of text: 23 January 2018
The Green Legacy and Degraded Landscape Restoration Special Fund Establishment and Administration Proclamation No.1361/2024.
Date of text: 31 January 2025
Exploitation of Private Forest Regulations (L. N. No. 346 of 1968).
Date of text: 30 September 1968
Trade of Saw Logs and Veneer Logs Regulations, 1968 (L. N. No. 351 of 1968).
Date of text: 30 September 1968
Forest Development, Protection and Utilization Regulation No.544 /2024.
Date of text: 2024

Gender

Proclamation to Ratify the Protocol to the African Charter On Human and Peoples' Rights on The Rights of Women in Africa.
Date of text: 30 March 2018
Ethiopian Women’s Development Fund Establishment Proclamation (No. 240/2001).
Date of text: 19 June 2001
The Revised Family Code Proclamation No. 213/2000.
Date of text: 04 July 2000
National Gender Responsive Budgeting Guidelines: For Mainstreaming Gender in the Programme Budget Process.
Date of text: 01 November 2012

Land and soil

Rural Land Administration and Use Proclamation No. 1324/2024.
Date of text: 2024
Expropriation of Land holdings for Public Purposes, Payments of Compensation and Resettlement Proclamation, No. 1161 of 2019
Date of text: 23 September 2019
Industrial Park Proclamation No.886/2015.
Date of text: 09 April 2015
Urban Landholding Registration Proclamation, No. 818 of 2014
Date of text: 21 February 2014
Urban Lands Lease Holding Proclamation No. 721/2011.
Date of text: 28 November 2011

Livestock

Veterinary Drug and Feed Administration and Control Proclamation No. 728/2011.
Date of text: 2011
Animal Diseases Prevention and Control Proclamation (No. 267 of 2002).
Date of text: 31 January 2002
Apiculture Resources Development and Protection Proclamation (No. 660/2009).
Date of text: 24 December 2009
Animal Health Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Ratification Proclamation No. 961/2016.
Date of text: 09 August 2016
Live Animals Marketing Proclamation No. 819/2014.
Date of text: 26 March 2014

Mineral resources and energy

Mining Operations Proclamation No. 678/2010.
Date of text: 04 August 2010
Petroleum Operations Proclamation No. 295/1986.
Date of text: 26 March 1986
Energy Proclamation No. 810/2013.
Date of text: 27 January 2014
Geothermal Resources Development Proclamation No. 981/2016.
Date of text: 16 September 2016
Transaction of Precious Minerals Proclamation No.651 of 2009
Date of text: 09 September 2009

Sea

Marine Transport Proclamation No. 139/1978.
Date of text: 24 March 1978
Maritime Code of the Empire of Ethiopia.
Date of text: 05 May 1960
Maritime Sector Administration Proclamation (No. 549 of 2007).
Date of text: 04 September 2009
Maritime Proclamation No. 137 of 1953.
Date of text: 1953
Maritime Labour by the International Labour Convention Ratification Proclamation No. 1063/2017.
Date of text: 2017

Social protection

Refugees Proclamation No. 1110/2019.
Date of text: 2019
Proclamation to Ratify the Protocol to the African Charter On Human and Peoples' Rights on The Rights of Women in Africa.
Date of text: 30 March 2018
Payment of Compensation for Property Situated on Landholdings Expropriated for Public Purposes Council of Ministers Regulations (No 135/2007).
Date of text: 04 July 2007
African Union Convention (Kampala Convention) for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa Ratification Proclamation No. 1187/2020.
Date of text: 2020

Water

Ethiopian Water Resources Management Proclamation (No. 197/2000).
Date of text: 09 March 2000
Civil Code.
Date of text: 05 May 1960 (2009)
Water Supply and Sewerage Authority Establishment Proclamation No. 219/1981.
Date of text: 07 November 1981
Development, Management and Utilization of Community Watersheds Proclamation No. 1223 of 2020
Date of text: 25 August 2020
Geothermal Resources Development Proclamation No. 981/2016.
Date of text: 16 September 2016

Wild species and ecosystems

Development Conservation and Utilization of Wildlife Proclamation (No. 541 of 2007).
Date of text: 07 June 2007
Access to Genetic Resources and Community Knowledge, and Community Rights Proclamation (No. 482/2006).
Date of text: 27 February 2006
The Green Legacy and Degraded Landscape Restoration Special Fund Establishment and Administration Proclamation No.1361/2024.
Date of text: 31 January 2025
Ethiopian Wildlife Development and Conservation Authority Establishment Proclamation No. 575/2008.
Date of text: 22 May 2008
Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the event of Armed Conflict and its First Protocol Accession Proclamation (No. 373/2003).
Date of text: 28 October 2003

Miscellaneous

Proclamation No. 1243-2021 - The Commercial Code of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Date of text: 12 April 2021
Revised Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission Proclamation No. 1236/2021.
Date of text: 19 February 2021
Labour Proclamation, No. 1156 of 2019
Date of text: 05 September 2019
Cooperative Societies Proclamation No. 985/2016.
Date of text: 23 December 2016
Trade Practice and Consumers’ Protection Proclamation No. 685/2010.
Date of text: 16 August 2010

International Agreements

African Convention on the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (Revised version).
Date of text: 11 July 2003
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
Date of text: 11 July 2003
Treaty establishing the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.
Date of text: 05 November 1993

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