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.

This proclamation applies to all Geospatial information, except Geospatial information related to military and National security. The government of Ethiopia recognises the importance of geospatial information in driving the sustainable development of the country. The proclamation thus establishes the Ethiopian Geospatial Information Agency as an autonomous Federal Government Office having its own legal personality. The Agency shall be accountable to the National Planning commission. It details the core objectives of the agency, the powers and duties of the commision, and organization structure, among others. The agency is to coordinate and harmonise all geospatial activites, and act as a central archive for all geospatial data, imagery, and other geospatial information.

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.

The proclamation establishes the Ethiopian valleys development studies authority as an autonomous public authority with its own juridical personality. The authority shall be accountable to the chairman of the council of ministers. The authority is charged with conducting research and surveys on natural resources of the country, prepare development master plans, as well as carrying out surveys on transboundary rivers and on the general environment.

The government of Ethiopia recognises the negative impact corruption could have in hindering the social, economic, and political development of the country. It therefore deems it necessary to fortify the anti corruption commission to ensure effectivenees in the discharge of its duties. The Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission is thus established as an independent Federal Government body. The Commission shall be accountable to the Prime
Minister, and notwithstanding the provisions of article 3 sub article 2 of this proclamation, shall not be subject to any form of inteference. The commission is charged with creating awareness about corruption in the country, and expose, investigate and prosecute corruption offences and impropriety.

As a matter of necessity, and in accordance with Article 55( I) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the mining operations proclamation of 2010 is amended.

The Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is established as an autonomous government organization having its own juridical personality. The Commissioner of the National water resources commission shall be the supervising authority of the Authority. It has a sole and clear objective to provide water supply and sewerage services throughout Ethiopia.

The Institute of Biodiversity Conservation and Research is established as an autonomous body of the Federal Government having its own juridical personality. The Institute shall be accountable to the Ethiopian Agricultural Research Organization. The institute shall be responsible for the conservation, research, development, and sustainable utilization of the country’s biodiversity. The proclamation details the powers and duties of the institute, the organization structure, and books of account, amount others.

This establishes the southern, nations, nationalities, and peoples’ regional state food security and pastoral development coordination office as an autonomous office. The office shall be the rallying point for the implementation of all activities pertinent to improving food security. It clearly spells out the powers and duties of the office.

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 to ratify the Bamako Convention. The Bamako Convention on the Ban of the import into Africa and the Control of Transboundary movements and management of Hazardous Wastes Within Africa was adopted on 30 January, 1991. The environmental protection authority is charged with the implementation of the convention.

This Proclamation provides for the necessary framework to implement the Montreal Protocol with respect to a system for licensing the import and export of controlled substances listed in the Annexes to the Protocol. “The Proclamation specifies powers and duties of the Authority and requires federal or regional government organ empowered by law to issue business license or to control imports to refuse, grant, renew, suspend or cancel trade licenses in tandem with the decision of the Authority to refuse, grant, renew, suspend or cancel authorization”.

In a bid to ensure coffee products meet international standards, the government deems it necessary to improve the coffee quality control and marketing system. The Proclamation shall applies to any person, directly or indirectly involved in transactions of Ethiopian coffee quality control and marketing. It details the coffee quality control and transaction process, obligations of transacting actors, as well as other miscellaneous provisions.

The government of Ethiopia acknowledges the need to primarily prevent and control animal diseases in order to maximise their benefits. The becomes quite important and crucial owing to their wide range use as draft power for agriculture, source of food, raw materials for industries, and foreign exchange. It details the necessary procedures for the prevention and control , powers and duties of animal health officers, movement of animals, animal products, and animal by-products, and other miscellaneous provisions.

This serves as the proclamation to ratify the protocol to the african charter on human and peoples’ rights on the rights of women in Africa. The protocol was adopted in Maputo, Mozambique on 11 July 2003. The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is given the responsibility to cooperate with other relevant organs to implement and follow-up the Protocol. It contains a number of reservations and declarations on the protocol.

This Regulation of the Council of Ministers establishes the Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute as an autonomous federal government office having its own legal personality. The Institute shall be accountable to the ministry of environment and forest. It shall, among other things: Identify, import, adapt, utilize, and generate technologies that significantly contribute to forest development; coordinate the environment and forest research activities carried out by environment and forest research centers or higher education institutes. The institute shall also work towards mitigating environmental degradation, desertification, and extinction of species, among other things.

A Law to provide for the nationality and registration of ships in Ethiopia, use of Ethiopian ships, and navigation in Ethiopian waters. The proclamation details Shipowners, managers and the master; Regulation of maritime employment; Contracts relating to the use of the ship; Maritime collisions, assistance, and salvage; Participation in general average; Insurance; Penal provisions; and Miscellaneous articles

The Proclamation provides for the establishment of the Water Resources Development Fund, detailing its objectives, resources of the Fund, and administration of the Fund.

This Proclamation establishes the Ethiopian Wildlife Development and Conservation Authority as an autonomous public agency of the federal government. The Authority shall be accountable to the ministry of culture and tourism. The authority shall, among other things; coordinate all activities relating to policies and laws drafting, to drive the development, conservation, and utilization of wildlife resources; develop and administer wildlife conservation areas; issue hunting permits to foreign tourists.

This serves as a re-amendment to the Ethiopia commodity exchange establishment proclamation of 2007 (as amended). The ministry of trade and industry acts as the supervisory body.