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FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETA
OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA
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D7l&6liJ, CONTENTS
hCP~ <k1'C!llG-iiIIii£1!i~.9" Proclamation No. 279/2002
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cryiJf,<tf Organic Pollutants Ratification
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hCP~ <k1'C 1£G'uIIU£1~ PROCLAMA TION NO. 279/2002

/\1.1f9" 1.tL ft.e.l.tI(a. I1D1J.",~ I1I1C{l'} f"'U'-r I1.DlJ.I1"<>1' A PROCLAMA TION TO RA TIFY THE STOCKHOLM
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'}ii.'}7i'}'} "cryiJf,~ CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC
fCDII) hCP~ POLLUTANTS
/\1.1f9" 1.tL ft.e.l.tI(a. I1D1J.",~ I1I1C{1'} f1-U'-r I1.DlJ.I1"<>1' WHEREAS, the Stocholm Convention on Persistent
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'}(i.') 7i'} h .1a..h OrganicPollutantswas adoptedon the220dday of May,2001;
. "7..e. ~I +'} Iif.~ fCDII)1l"1f~= WHEREAS,the Houseof Peoples' Representativesof the
.e.u'}~ \1<>'}(i.'}7i'} fh,""V'A'f ~Yut.ftlf JLIJDht./tflf Federal ;DemocraticRepublic of Ethiopia has ratified said
tT'O/Lti f ih1"O .f-CDI1V'1'9"tlc 0."" 11~r;?; +'} IU£1~ ~.9" conventionat its session held on the 2ndday of July, 2002;
flf,1.1CD- ll-fll1fl fOf,+CD- 1l"1f~= NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Articles 55(1)
Oh,')'V'A'f ~Yut.ft'f JLIJDht./tflf tT-o/Lti ih1 oP'}"'IP")' and (12) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia,it is hereby proclaimed as follows:
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1. Short Title
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This proclamation may be cited as "the Stockholm
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11.DIJ.11"°1' CD/\1.' -fItI/\..,. oP",1I)mtf f ll1'-tllf A 9" \to'}(i. ProclamationNo. 27912002".
2. Ratificationof the Convention
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.e.1-ftA:: The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic
Pollutants, adopted on the 22ndday of May, 2001, is
e. \1<>'}ii.'}7i~ll/\oP~1.<k ratified.
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tD" f.' -fItI,,"" oP", II)m C'} 0 DIJ.oP" 11"" h.1a. .h D'J..e.ti'l 3. Responsibility of the Environmental Protection
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r' fhl1l1n. 1'O:J> fl/\P'AII)'} ~ft~.~"" The Environmental Protection Authority is hereby
fhl1fln. 1'O:J> fl/\P'AII)'} h"'l fl11 I1ft:,:CD-f~Yut.A: authorized to take, in cooperation with the appropriate
ftlAA= fl11-cry oPll1-~f.'C foP'},?P''''' oPP'tf 0."'1' Federal, Regional and City Administrationgovernment
;JC OoP"'flOC fll1'-tllf A9" \1<>'}(i.'}7i'} OP't. ft.e. organs, actionsnecessaryto implementthe Convention.
h'}JLCD-A fcry1:l."'I ~ft~J~"" lUlO hCP~ "'l11'1'-;J'A:: 4. Effective Date
~. hCP~ fcry,OCiO""1.1" This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 2ndday
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Done at Addis Ababa, this 2ndday of July, 2002.
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GIRMA WOLDE GIORGIS
"'ICcryCDA1.1.V'C1.ll PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL
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