Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Ratification Proclamation (No. 362/2003)

4.Y-o~A 'l;JtT ;Jtt"l . . FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETA OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Jim',~: qau."f• <k'l'C it% h>til hflll-th9°/\. 71!! +1 Iittl?; Oh.."f•f·A·f t..f..?l\'I! >t'1'1tl&-ft.f'I! tT•llt\.tl f "111•0 -t·co'1f-1· ?°tic n.."f· mflct'l·l· f CD"l 9d' Year No. 87 ADDIS ABABA-31~' July, 2003 h'P:f <k'l'C i:f:st/Iitfj~ '¼·9° f'1C:J••fi,c; f f.tJ1', -,. chf,CD -,. TC!'·f-flA UI/iJf.<l!f h'P~ ...................................................... 1~ to.rf:st h'P~ <l?Tc rv:1:e/n,1,1.: {Hl11U ,nf,CD."f· ht\9° "'"'~ CD•A OUIP(.."f• fCD"}CD•1 f'1C:Ff1.'i" ff.tJ1', -,. ,nf,CD -,. TC!'.Y.l1A1 /\UI/~f.:,. fCD"l h'P~ {Ml'HY ,nf,CD."f· h/\9° '¼+~ CD-A OUIP(.•} f·f•H;J:e:CD• ft1c:Vf1.'i" f.e.u1'1."f· ,nf,CD.-,. TC!'·f-flA ;r1<J>t trn +1 t o. CONTENTS Proclamation No. 362/2003 Cartagena Porotocol on Biosafety Ratification Proclamation ........................................... Page 2362 PROCLAMATION NO. 362/2003 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY WHEREAS, the Cartagena an Protocol on Biosafety to '¼-9° f CD"l il/\lf',: the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted on the lMl11Y ,nf,CD.-,. '¼t\9° h+~ CD-A OUIPl..-,. f-t-H.:JlCD-1 29th January, 2000; f'1C;F1i.'i1 ff.tJ1',.-,. ,nf,CD."f· TC!'.Y.flA fh.."f·f-A·f t..f..?l\'I! WHEREAS, the House of Peoples' Representatives of 't '1'1tlt-ft.f'I! tT•O/\.tl f "111•0 -f•CD'1f-1· 9°tlC n.:,. "19°/\. fi"!! +1 Hifj~ '¼·9° flf.l.1CD- i!J%~ OUf.0~ il•O(l'l fOf.+CD il/\lf',: the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ratifed the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity at its session held on 31st July, 2003 NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 (1) Oh.·l·r·A·f t...e..t.f\'I! >t '1'1tl&-ft.f'I! tT•O/\.tl "11 uu1al-P'."f· h1+~ '1~/i/h'i" (It) OUIP(..-,. t'Ol/.h-t-1\CD- and (12) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: li· h61J'C CMl f,tJ h'P~ "f'1C;Ff1.'i" f f.tJ1',.-,. tJf,CD.-,. TC!'.Y.flA UI/iJf.4!f h'P~ <i?TC i:f:st/Iitf'.i~" -f·•Ol\0 /\.m+il f,1•1\A:: ~- TC'-t'•fll\- {l/\OU~f.cf? ;r1'Pt t;•it +1 to.'¼·?° o-n11Y ,nf,CD.-,. '¼/\?°"'"'~CD-A au IP l. -,. f CD "}CD• f '1C;Ff1. 'i" ff. tJ1 ', -,. ,nf,CD -,. T (!' ,f-flA "f'1C;Ff1.'i" f f.tJ1',.-,. ,nf,CD.-,. TC!'.Y.flA UI/iJf.<l!f h'P~ hiJY:'.l:A:: 11~- 'P? 2·30 Unit Price 1. Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the ''Cartagena Porotocol on Biosafety Ratification Proclamation No. 362/2003". 2. Ratification of the Protocol The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity, adopted on the 29 th day of Junuary, 2000 is hereby ratified. ',;Jt•l· ;JIL"l ;r-'1-4?· ·U·i'i.{i Negarit G.P.O.Box 80,001 fh'1tl0. 'l'fl:I' tlt\P'A"11 ~'\4'.'t."f· fh'1'l0. 'l'fl:I' tlt\P'A"11 h"l'l•fl ti'\:fCD- f &o1.6-/AI fhAA'i fh-f•"'I fOU'J°lP'T OUP'tf n..;.:y. ;,c nou-t tlfl C TC: .Y.ta f\-1 fll'"' t- '\ f, 1' 1 )lCD-A f"71: l. °l ~'\ &. 't:,. ntLtJ h'P~ -t-(l'l'.Y.;t-A:: h'P)l: f"7.0'ifl."f• ·u1. Federal Negarit Gazeta - No. 87 31" Julry, 2003-Page 2363 3. Responsibility of the Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority is hereby authorized to take, in cooperation with the appropriate Federal, Regional and city government organs, actions necessary to implement the Protocol. f,tJ h'P~ h,h9"t\. 'li"~ <f>'} Iilfllr '¼·9" "f.'Joe!' f~'i 4. Effective Date °lC"? fDAf.1.f-C1.ll fh.·l•f·A·f &..1.&-'\'£ .tl'l°ht-(l.f'f tT•fll\.h Tt.tL~'J."f• This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 31 st day of July, 2003. Done at Addis Ababa this 31 st day of July, 2003. GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA I •ncv1,; M9" "'11·"7..I' ~c,::,. :t-.,.(ID l BERHANENA SELAM PRINTING ENTERPIUSE I