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Proclamation No. 486/2006

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Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Romania for the
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Avoidance of Double T~xation and the Prevention of Fiscal
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PROCLAMA TION NO. 486/2006.

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A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION
0'lR. "~O"'-c~A I\.e f'''thLt\dJ-'} &WJ-IIC BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OFTHE FEDERAL
O"tODt\h+ "'~~~R. &WJ-RC,t\"7i\+t.+ ,,~ DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA AND
O~hi\ I\.e f'DtLDr, "7-L"OCOC t\ODhl\hA ROMANIA FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE
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EVASION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON
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INCOME AND ON CAPITAL
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Ot]'r::rA ".e rU7.hLt\OJo'} °/-oC OU7.oot\h-r Convention) was signed between the Federal
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rU7.L09",} "76J.1'OCOC t\ooh"hA rU7.fll:fA Bucharest on the 6thday of November 2003;
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WHEREAS, the House of Peoples' Representatives
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t..(tf~ 6T'0t\.h t'ih1f-o 'f-(Dtlt'":r. 9"hC a.'), meeting held on the th of February, 2006;
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NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article
55 Sub-Article ( I) and (12) of the Constitution it is
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Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion
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with Respect to Taxes on Income and on Capital
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. 'he; O~o7'}JI oo'}'1P''+-r oot)hA 'h.h..h. Federal D~r:nocratic Republic of Ethiopia and
ljii'.9"OC ~ +'} nij: OO.t)~iI-r f.,."'(.ooOJ- Romania for the A voidance of Double Taxation
O'lO. 'he; Ot)1:.+A "'.e fu?h"'i\OJ-'} '111C and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect
Ou?ooi\h-r "'~~~n. '111C,} i\D?fa+(.-r 'he; to Taxes on Income and on Capital signed on the.
6th day of November 2003 is ratified. -
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Development
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The Minister of Finance and Economic
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Development is hereby empowered to implement
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This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the
date of their publication in the Federal Negarit
Gazeta.
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Done at Addis Ababa, thi~ 4th day of March, 2006

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GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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