FAAERL ROAR RH EALE ET AN OL60 796% ID FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETTE OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 16 APO Wool tne mnaene An ES I 10-9, - DIE tere BETTE TORE PINE hb (PL) NOR a FB. 25" Year he 77 it mare eral | says Sle NT SF Ie! AA ante pe | ADDIS ABABA Aun. Content Proclamation No, 115072019 Commerciat Registration and Business Lice (Amendment) Proslaniatiotvennn, Page. Id NOR kere AUACUETTR 1 PUIG. LPL NEED RVD Pan ane ea ee wens ats pane PANS rads wan, BLS Namen AG PRE 6 ween PE UIE gems r ne Mi ANNA ER emt en were en a dena, went - eet rns Boe AMENDED orn arrestee NIER HE (i) enmee gy ening 4 WAPOA! LR ne . AaeE Con FANE er PUIG aah (NTE ROR tere HLREMERT enn abo, tnt ore 1035 | -esponsive-to-the needs of doing business throng PROCLAMATION No. 11500919 APROCLAMATION70 PROVIDE FORTHE AMENDMENT OF COMMERCIAL REGISTRATION AND BUSINESS LiCENSI WHEREAS, it has bacome necessary 10 aes Proclamstion registration and business licensing No9802016 to put in resistation and business licensing. regime that is place a commercial simple, efficien, modern and accessible resstation | snd licensing services; NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with aisle $5(1) oF the Constitution of the Fedesal Democratic: Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as fllows, 4. Short Tite Thisproclamation may be ced as the ‘Commercial Registration and Business Licensing (amendment) Proclamation No, 11502019"FEES Kan Yer me ave Ht ain PPE PINT PS NNR ae ATLA WE on RE 2 aeatveT aexenternor A) CRU Wiebe PACH NeaEAa DEO WO WhbR (Pea “yy 28 Tb Fd Lov’) AAT ORE L PIS He Y Game prey rhe arr ie LDR cab CORA awom ee andor eenenicey fhe Ae EPAVE Whba % (ait) PACH OLE Ae AKA HA RMR (8) ee TVR pneepe “HACK AERL Cone oe BPM emiven, | a mel at bene: One one erI ore, Poor lene vac on east fe eave emerge pape Genes HbA E (ay antiraen DAD WON APR (OD) bona ny Ao AadaN Tae one CF MTR AK? PME CbOM ae RAK GF BNP WHR B (ae) a PAO TOR NER (HB) beth Aeyerne “FEL eee” OL “IARC “Ade Whe MORE wey Fede! Meio Gite Ne 77 OF Aap 1019. pay 110 2 “Amendment The Commervial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation No,980/2016 is amended 2 follows article 2 (2) ofthe proclamation is deleted and ‘replaced by the following new sub article (2): ‘2 “business person” means any person who professionally and for gain eerries on any of the activities specified in the commercial code sid the Ethiopia Business Licensing Categories 2y afticle 2(34) of the proclamation is deleted fand replaced: by the fallowing new sub article (34) “SW “the Ethiopian Business Licensing Categories Directive” means a directive of national application issued by the ministry providing for a lit and types of commercial activities foc. which: business licenses are issued in Ethiopia, article 2 (44) of the proclamation is deleted and replaced by the following new subvaricte (44) “44/ “relevant authority” means Ministry of ‘Trade and Industry or Regional Organs ‘Administering Commercial Activities.” AV anticle 2 (43) of the proclamation is deleted and replaced by the following new sub-aticlet 45) — “45! “Ministry” or “Minister” means the Ministry of Trade and Industry or the Minister of Trade and Tadustry.”AEN IER oe tere EDN EY ERIE Federal Neprit Caste No.7? 9 Aap, 2019. pe 8) EUNPH NOR |B (Ga) Poe aA ION hPa (ER) cbengrecas “TH eetnkG omnee ek eee PUIG ke RAIA TY cenTAR, rt Nom Mace Ok MAN havo Aha DIAM EET NLT PL LOEA MOECTI NG MOY EY MIG AP RET Laievas age, AU eRcoa: W RPE AHR BH) -bAcH AeLrAw AAD WO NER (2) PAs MNT Nite Phar hae HAN Abba EE) cbaapresae—— BD) ree geet APIS ING cnavn, em A B8 80 AP Aman For eI seas Ede MAMET oa Aa wow ders ee THA Naa eT AeoNE at many Peden Aha omeebi? (leman git RRC gecoA AE TH ew “UPS peeing 8h kate Am, AMAT wor Mek ar PRI eroha RIAN PTAC Nie CF Newtek Nae ent ShAinw Aha omer Menemsty PCa NHN £RC INE HNMR Nore (Bac Nenterna AAD 10D ATOR (FB) Mb hckas 6t article $ (6) of the pro 57a new subartiele (17) Ws added following article 4 (16) ofthe proclamation; “17/ the ministry shall put in place and follow up the systems that will make it possible for plementation of service recipients to get registration and licensing services without physically appearing at the registering offices by means of information and communication technology.” on is deleted and replaced by the following new sub article 6); 4 new sub-article (10) is added following article. 5 (9)_ of the proclamation; —— “6! memorandum of associations and anticles of associations and any amendments and alterations thereto shall be authenticated by @ Professional to be assigned by a government body authorized by law to authenticate documents. who will based in fone stop shop centers to be set up within the commercial registering and business licensing bodies.” 10) & body authorized by taw'to issue tax identification numbers shall assigned a Professional tothe one top shop centers to. rng and licensing bodies 0° five tax bbe set up within the commercial regis identification numbers; ‘article 7(2) of the proclamation is deleted and replaced by the following new Sub article (2);TAMER Aten oem own ve Oh nda 7 ST Or Fede Nap Gee N07 At 209. 114 Tae ) Remade wey (iy APR aoordr ppm prone were amnam'tar Nari AM FAar ANAM PRET PU PAINT 8 holehy Nemanby ePuIne &. MEPL GWE Phe PROVO ngs BY) ONO WER L(G) PACHA nee f(a) ob fy tot, avnbae (8) ot HeLa ter ind PEaye CFD ovate oe AA encore Allee? “AL Pui dow weg ay ames arn emnet oon LORD rdw TE (8) Y Hata HOA APPR Pa RLY? Wrpe NON Zo as a) reratoe won | atin: LPH wpR Tei (i) (DEL vim) PACH QMebA@ ASD “WOO WHR @) brhas “Eros Ager Chote SFIS mune PUI ALM FROGOr AIA hor ARANMY dH’ ob RE Ar eR IRONY og -bhToR hokcd -bmPe HawhA® WIS wo (4A hore PUAN IK, OUT hanson ey Eee ab Aeto RRMA PMOAM “ype ae iglenerse hea Hf coo Aad yeuid Pehdar “PACH MeerkAo AAA con terhkas "TTwhere sole proprietorships or business ‘organizations are established,or registration certificates are issued to any person under this proclamation, the relevant authority shall, by means of accessible information communication technology make public information relating to their registration and licensing.” 8/ article 10(5) of the proclamation is deleted, 9/ article 10 (1) of the proclamation is. deleted and replaced by the following new sub-artiole (1) “ithe registering office shall before registering ensure any alterations of ora rmendment to commercial registration are prepared in accordance with the provisions of the commercial code.” 1 article 11(1) (2) (2) and (8) ofthe procamation acedeleted and she subsequent sub articles fiom 3 to 7 reearrnged as sub articles (2) 0 (6) respectively; LU atticle 11 (6) of the (as renumbered) is deleted and replaced by proclamation the following new sub article (6). 6) cancellation of registration of a private Jimited company shall only be valid a month after the registering authority made it public by means of accessible communication and information technology. Where the cancellation involves sole proprietorships it shall be valid as from the date of such cancellation. 12ithe title of part three of the Proclamation “registration of trade name’ is deleted and replaced by the following new ttle of part three:os wasnt Aa 20% 2A He A A LN Feder Napa Ganon Na. 77 9 Ag 2019. gage 1s “PRGA PIR CON ALCS TPS AEE iH) PhP eee 1% AAD WY serena iene “PACHO- heat bat 18 AG TE Con "ARC Ag g1100" "WHER TE Con “AIDS: Oye pean HBL CNOR Nb TE (B) (oh) -bOGHN A she (ao) ROM (2) LA baa NARA ke (oh) RAN (%) TPA | WAVE WHER TE (Ht) Deed WO INE (Be sbene Pend ha Zhe “ar ta Age: nha ANTS Oe eb INOT myo enna” iG) WARK HEA BS (8) boas eonteraar aE ATH POR” HY A = “EONTE over Manet ftorhag aan ¢% ener ear enganr Bia PPI ree bP OE AUY_2A ANDRar fonds sir (2p HAG (2) PACHA DAC HO WHAT) cE PAS Fao Pwo P99K TUNA a ot Roba mop phe hwy Wepator MNEs Aer Me RMU MDCT LAO MPARD puban “uy pags Aromat ty ae tunes | naRber Part Three: “Company and Trade Names" 13/ Article 14 and 15 of the proclamation are deleted and replaced by the following new article 14 and 15: Tide of article 14. Registration of Company Names “Til of artiste 15, Registration of Trade Names" 14fanicle 16 (1) (@) of the proclamation is deleted and the subsequent from paragraph (6) (Dare rearranged as paragraph () to (©) respectively; 15! a new sub-article (4) is added following auticle 16 (3) of the proclamation: “ay Trade name expressed under this article | shall be applivable to company names.” 16! a new subsantcle (6) is added following i | ___aticle 21(5)ofthe proclamation, “6/licensing bodies issuing licenses - pursuant to the proclamation or in accordance with other authorizing laws for through delegated powers shall forward information to the ministry's commercial registration data center, prepared for the purpose, immediately after issuing licenses; 1 Tiartcle 27 (2), (6)and (7) of te proclamation are deleted afd replaced by the following new sub-articles (2),(6) and (7) °2) Where three fourth or above of the capital of private limited companies ace lost, they can raise thelr capital by more than one fourth and get their licenses renewed.“ae TIEN kxen Yer one rc BE NE EEE Feoem Nesict Gaete 0.77 SP Aut, 209. pase KE Tl Wat ee ak mae PARA “6! Where a business person has not Tor 128 Near estion renewed its business license within the ab benepene by Ree period of renewal under penalty it can Who NI Gaok Ub adr te renew the license within one year after RM deohea ren Saas the end of the period of renewal under penalty upon payment of birr 20,000. ny Re Hon HbR (E) 1H Business license not renewed in awl pase I bd accordance with sub-artile (6) of this RMI Lbineass UTE Sm Daven vest nor notwithstanding the foregoing, the article. shall be deemed cancelled Abn PRA Labor tee TPE icense under review can be issued FF ERE RTE em —without~any~ottrer—penaltyas~ nev— pap buses in provided application is submitted a ewan KPA" Dann ns year after the end of the period for the renewal of licenses.” WP, CLAS 7h 3. Effective Date eY APE A&R FER ikem ede | This proclamation shall enter into fore onthe date Drath Ere vOT ew TAss ofits publication inthe Federal nega garexe, nA ANA ante Ao Done at Addis Ababa, this 8" day of Auguste,2019. aunact nos, SAHLEWORK ZEWDIE PRALKL AREAL KUNCL E7AAN PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA VEU