Cooperatives Commission Establishment Proclamation (No. 274 of 2002)

2. Establishement 1) The Cooperatives' Commission (hereinafter referred

7.M•llf\ f"'i.mt-/ f ih"I l'la>-)-l- fl\a>- 1,t,(I.'} f;rl\ to as "the Commission"), is hereby established as an r1..1.t-1A oun,....:,. ourt.r n.:,. trcr mw M•~ autonomous Federal Govemment Organ,. ·•·*cl:".7..IAII 2) The Commission shall be accountable to the Minis- !{· ti"'i.71',. •l·mtH l\'lmC IA"'I:,. "'i.tl\-1:C f,lJ''i1A1 1 try of Rural Development. n.ii. .,.:1 2-30 't;>~-r ;>H."I T·"l•'I:• 1tn:li Unit Pricer-· Negarit G.P.O.Box 80,001 'P"i {flJ/"t,f IU· 3. Head Office ft>"7.7i). 'P',' ODJ"(,f fl.-r 11"1-'lll .1\1111 h1""? f,IF'i/:\11 The Head Office of the Commission shall be in Addis Ababa. ft>"?. 7i't• '}f\"'1 f\'l"'l.7i). '}f\"'1 111 mC'i flh1'°7 f"'I.. 'i ltD- mll•fl llh'1 4. Objective of the Commission The objective of the Commission is to enable rural and llfl.OJ• U•ll:,. f\f, {lOD{flJ/"l-r \'-l't\!f. 'lf,H"f'i urban working people to solve the economic and social f.l~9'1· 111\ra>- f'Hll-r P"lr "'l"llllr-r M-1'.1'.lrl problem they face by themselves and become self-reliant f"'l..1'1'{flJa>-'} h.M'"'l.!'l!'i "7"111&-'I! 1·"lt:"f 11;,t,. by being organized in cooperatives different in type and 7''>-'lt.;I· 7.'i llt,.(1-9" f\f, 7.'})l_,..,.,oo'} "'11:l"I f,lf'i/;\11 standard depending on the local resources. f\'l"'1..7i). P'IA"l'>'i +"llllr-l- 5. Powers and Duties of the Commission 1'>"'1.7i). f "7. h Nt·T I" IA IIJ'}'i .,..., II t,.-l- vr ~:J- /;\I The Commission shall have the powers and duties to: ?i· l\t'h•lllT P"lr "'l"llllrT 1-'>'Pll:l'(l.'i i>f:1-l- \'"'I.II:( 1) formulate policies and prepare draft laws suitable for f?'l\.(t. 'l"lfl1·'}'i f,'h'? l-l!~"f'} htl.?~.Y. [\oo'} the activities and development of cooperative societies, and submit the same to the government and ")P':'f· !<l'CII/Al "'"-~~00-'}9" f,h;J,,f•f\/;\l follow up their implementation; I· f t'h•lll-l· P"lr "'l"llllrT h.1'.l;fl:,. ll"l•lll-r P't. 2) encourage that the organization of cooperative "'1"111/rT h'P~ 'l!'l'C (ifij'!,/'16 OOIPlT"i ll'll\9" societies be in accordance with Cooperatives' h<l'~ f,n•lll-l· P'lr {flJClf9'1• OOIPd· h'>-'l.l'.t-:( Proclamation No. 147/98 and in line with the flll:l':J-IAi international principles of cooperatives' or- !:· ll"-,Y..lrlA .l'.l;f f"'l..!ll!lloom-'} f t°h-fll-l- I" t,. ganization; "71P/Amli' -1'!1:9" f,ODtr/;\I f,~"lmtr/Al 3) direct and supervise cooperatives' training institute to be set up at federal level; ~- tlt'hf\'l!'i u1c 11-tA ftril M11 "7"111t--l- w.e. t1oo'i'f! 4) undertake research and study to promote traditional f t'h•lll-l- P'lr "7"111/,.:,. f"'l.!1:1-11-l- 'l''iT'i 9"C9"C and local self-help associations to modem f.l'.C;J/:\: f'l''i'1:'}9" m-111,:,. !il-l''Pa>-:f'At cooperative societies, it shall make known and ,l'(tt,""}./;\ I fl,f•'?llC OD-l'C7°00,'}l,1° f,11:J--l'f\/;\I disseminate the results of the study, and follows up t.· f ,'h•fll-l· P't- /J(l.•'"1•1 ooc,r91":f,1 "1.1'.l.;f'.e:-l- h'i the implementation thereof; m<l• 0 i;J, ll"l•llli•(lfr'i IIT9"UC-l· i•'.l:"7-l- f,ll&\'1' 5) make that the values, principles, organization, and 1,'})l;l'ID-1: f.l'.C.?&\I benefits of the cooperatives be further known by the society and educational establishments; i· O"-,Y..t-A .l'.l~ f"'l.:l:!1:00-1 6) organize, register, and issue licenses of the legal u) llAf. IIUC!ra>- 9"h'>!T llhM'l! "'IUIIC personality to, the cooperative societies to be or- OOf.&.,:-r f"'IJ.',°ffr'i 0-l'l\!f. hAl\-:f f"'l..1'f ganized at federal level, and the cooperative societies U-l\T UJJ.',9" lUL! 01\.l', flf). ODIPl:J-'l! to be established by: "'l"llllr-l- f"'l..!!N100--l-1 t'h-fll-l- P"lr "'IUIICI (a) two or more primary societies found in different ll) u-l\:,. IDJ',9" hH.! 111\J', fllf). hAt\•°;f- f"'l..1'f regions, and unable to be organized at regional hM'I! ft'h•fllT P"lr "'l"lllt-T \'"'1.!!1:-t:oo--l-'} level due to their peculil!}" nature; ,n•lllT P"tr "'l"IIICI (b) regional cooperative societies found in two or more regions; th) IIH.u- 10-11 >i1+;r /u/ h'i' /ll/ 00,,,1.:,. (c) the union cooperative societies organized pur- M•.1'.t,.:( "'/"lilt,.:,. 11.?t. f"?.J'!ll<J?oo--l-'} suant to (a) and (b) of this Sub-Article, or by the ft'h•lll-l- P"t. "'/UllC IDf,9" lltlU 10-il h14>;t union of different cooperative societies or- Ill/ ODIPl-l- \'-1'.l'.tr:( \'-l'l\!f. "'l"lllt,.:,. ll?lr ganized .pursuant to (b) of this Sub Article; f"'l..!:f:-t:oo-,t'} ,'h,fl l-t I" tr "'1"1 IIC J!,oott 7) audit and inspect the accounts of cooperative '?II/A: f t'h.?'1! (lm-'t-l- "'1 l.?1""1. f9"ilhC societies to be set up at federal level and assign a IDl'P-l- J.',(111JA1 liquidator, cancel them from its record when dis- solved: and it shall provide uniform standards of 'l,· IMoY..t-A f.l~ f"'l..1'.t-:( f"l-fll-l- P"lr "'l"lllt--l-1 accounting and audit for cooperative societies 'l"l·II f,ODl9°&-A• 'l"l-ll }\IIJ(,9" f,oof:111!\I throghout the country; {t."-C(l-9° h{flJ111·11 f,(ICtlAI (loaf\ U1ti: }\'}f: ID'I' 8) promote the product of the cooperative societies so flf't f t'h·lll-l- P"lr "'l"llllr-l- \''lil·II h!!11'i' that they may find market, and facilitate conditions 9"COOI,. P'C'¼T h1-'l<;'C !1.C;J/:\l in order to bring consumers and producers to direct :!;· ft'h-fll-l- P't- "'l"llltr-l- 9"C.Y.1' '111! h1-'l!'l'f communication in the home market; au-f'f! 1:.?~ J',(ltJJt!\1 IIU1C a>-ll'I' 71'"7:ii'i' "19"t,.:,i 9) provide professional and technical support to process agricultural products of the cooperative ll'P'l';r f"7.1'i'fllT1 u,>,;J, foo;r;r/!\I societies to industrial products so that they will have ii· fm•lllT P"tr "'l"lllt--l- 9"C.Y.°;f- -l'al."'/t, h(l.-l- better added-value, and to develop artisans products; t»J',9" 'P;, 1.1-'t,;t-rw• 1 ID.I'. "-1.i;.11:,.~ rc+H 10) provide professional assistance to create the or- >,t-'tl\lDtn- h'i fh~ 'I'll-fl 9"C.Y."f h1-'t!t-1-- ganization of cooperatives based on the culture and fuo•f'i' f·l:h~h f.•.?~ !.l'.C.?/:\i experiences of pastoralists and which enables them ,. fhC•ll.Y. h.1'.~1 ,'hf.IDT l\"7?\'?i'A f"7_fh1'A to improve their living contitions; Ii t\ih•l1l.-r P't- "'1"111&-."f- /Jf:1."f- f"'l.11:¢ TC'lh 11) facilitate; in cooperation with regions as may be .Y.l·1 11"'/'J"'i."f·'i 11"'111?1:-r 7.1f.MLl\'l.'l-f: necessary, means to provide support for societies hhAA·"f ;,c l10P1' ,;J'l'tl "7..,11&--r ,:;,,.: f"'l.f'l"'i- by studying and preparing projects suitable for the 11+1 oP't'lf: foP:r:f.Ai development of cooperative societies; 12) facilitate conditions to enable the cooperative U· ll1't\fi hAt\•":f f"'l.'l"'i- fih11l.:,. P'&- "'1"111&-:,. societies in different regions to exchange their f9"C:,.: \''1 llf h.1 ~C"'L 711'. \' IA9" 1: /AW-W-'J" products and information about the market, and to 7.1.\ff.C't- tH.;rsP'f1 foP:r;F1A1 share experiences with one another; Ii:· 11hAIA t\"'1.f.&-:(. 11.C'sP°f'i fih11l-r P'&- 13) provide technical IUld professional assistnace for "'1"111&-:,. f1:hth'i fOfJcf M'I ff.C,:J/Al the bureaux and cooperative societies to be set up in the regions; '.Bi· fih11l:,. P't- "'l"lllt,.:,. 7.1:tit:t'il.1 M' /Jf:1:,.1 14) establish relationship with concerned local anq t\"71.m1 hih11l."f- P' &- "'/"Ill&-..,. ;,c "l'l"'i-'1.-,. international organizations in order to expedite the tWfw- fV'IC W-it'J"'i' '¼t\9" hcf>'i! 1:C"f:.Y.'f ;,C progress and the activities of the cooperative "11"'i-'I:,. ff.C?IAI societies; Ir;· 7.1f.r"l•lll.:,. P'&- "'1"111&--f: '¼,e.H'i .e..c:)f 15) formulate and distribute model by.laws of societies t\,t\'f'OJ'J" f"'l. 'f IA f"7tJfl&-:,. 'l",_A foP1'P,f.t,f which may vary according to the type and level of societies; f.111 fll;,)r/Al f(t&-""1./Al 16) submit reports on its perform;mces to the concerned Il· ilf\P'&-ID- t\"'l.oPt\h1'W- h'11A t.rc:,. fcf>Cl}Al government organ; I'!, "1•11l-r l}t\11,..,. ,e.irc;Al ID-/A ,f,'P'f'I\/At 11&-(t. M" 17) own property, enter into contracts, sue and be sued .e.hM/Al .e.hM/Al in its own name; It· '¼l\"7W-1 t\"'1ilL?.9" f"'l.l~ 11.t\•":f 1'"1'1&-:,.1 18) carry out other d1Jties .helpful for the implemen- fh'iQJ•'i /All tation of its objectives. 6. . Organization of the Commission i· fll"'l.71.,_ Ml:9" The Commission shall have: 6· ll"'l.71.,_ 11DP1"1P':,. f"'l.7i,,.,. h11: ll"'l.7i'IC'i h11: 1) A Commissioner and a Deputy Commissioner 9"h:,.IA ll"'l.7i'ICI 7.'i to be appointed by the gevemment; and 2) The necessary staff. !.!·MLl\'l.lD- 1P&-,tV'l·1 Vi~;r/A:: 1. Powers avd Duties of the Commissioner '!,· Mll"'l.'lh~ P'IA"l1'i 1'"1'1C 1) The Commissioner is the Chief Executive of the Commission and, shall direct and administer the 6· ll"'l.7i'I~ fll"'l.71.,_ 'f''i P'&- ML?."'l. 11oPlf') fll"'l. activities of the Commission. 7i'1-1 P't-5'1":f j!.oP/,./AI ft'\1'P,f:/,./AII 2) Without prejudice to Sub-Article (1) of the Article, !!· ftLtJ n1cf>Y. 1cH1 n1cf>Y. /6/ 1.1.e.1'm11+ lf'f the Commissioner shall: ll"'l.7i'I~= (a) discharge the powers and duties sta~d in Article V) fllLtJ h'l'°f: h1cf>Yi ~ f1'DPt\h1'w-1 fll"'l.7i'1-1 5 herein; P'IA"11'i 1'"1'1C P'&- I\!!, fW-1\IM (b) employ and administer the staff of the Commis• sion pursuant to the Federal Civil Service Laws; t\) 111..,_&-t\- fl'l.ii.lA (tcii.t'l ;h"I oPtPl:,. fll"'l. (c) draw up work programmes and budget; and 71.,_1 w&-1'11'":f J!.cf>fl'&-/A: ft'\1'Pif:&-1A1 implement the same upon approval; th) rtt"'l.7i'1-1 f P'&- TC'"l&-'f"l•'i ni:,. 111;,~1A1 (d) effect expenditures in accordance with approval (I.A.cf>1:9" llP' &- I\J!. f W-1\AI work programmes and budget of the commis- DP) t\ll"'l.71'1- 111'4'.cf>f.t\..,. 11,::,.,; f P'&- 'fC'"l&-9" sion; (e) represent the Commission in all its deiJlings oPtPl:,. '111111 mat. ff.C?IAI with third parties; IP) ll"'l.7i'1- hM1'11 m1'fl· ;,c fl"'l.ff.c.;;,lf,u. (f) present reports on the activities of the Commis- "11"'i-H'.f V,{\- ll"'l.7i'1-1 J!,OJhl\/Al sion. .i::) Mll"'l.7i'1- f P'&- 7.1-rt'l:l'il. 1.rc:,. fcf>CIJ1A11 3) The Commissioner may delegate part of his powers and duties to other officials and employees of the Commission to the extent necessary for the ef- ficiency of the Commission. The Deputy Compiissioner t· t'\M h."f·IA ll"'l.7i'I~ P'IAIIJ1'i 1'"11JC 0 1) He shall act on behalf of the Commissioner in his absence. · 9"h."f·A ll"'l. 7i'l~l 2) He shall carry out other activities to be entrusted to ti· 11"7.71'1~ 11"7,('.,'l~fl..,. 'I.ti. 11"7.71'1~1 -t·tl.Y. \'11"7. him by the Commissioner. 71'1-1 P'&- ,('.,t>'l,./Ai !,!· fl-f-c;Q,"7/. hl1"7.71'1~ f"'l.(tmw-1 P't- fh'i"W-'i"A11

9. Budget The income of the Commission shall be drawn from the it· n,::,. following sources: fll"'l. 71'1- 111.1 (a) the budget.allocated by the Federal Government. v) floP1"1P':,. h"'l.oPf.11 11,::,.1 (b) aid received-from domestic and foreign donors and other resourc~s- t\) hV'IC W-t'\'J"'i' hw-"11' h"'l.1:-S 7.CPi;r'i ht\.ll-'f 9"1 '5"'f f 1'1D-IIJIIJ J!.lf t; IA II 10. Books of Accounts 1) The (:omrnission shail keep complete and accurate I, f'l"f11 oPll"l11..,. books of ~counts. 6· ll"'l.71'1- f1'"lt\••; :,.hht\i;; flft- f'l"f•fl DP 1f"l11t J!,S',lj/All «· fti"'l.71~ fl"f-O """"'-0:,.'i 1111-0 , n, 1nP.f 2) The" books of accounts and financial documents of ll'f''i'ro- h-".+c rovr .h"° 0°•iflt."?:i:~ J.Jl.+C!'f the commission shall be audited annually by the flf'lou-1: 1,001.out-tt-11 Auditor General or by auditors assigned by him.

11. Inapplicable Laws Any law inconsistent with this Proclamation shall not be hltll 1'i•'f'1: .?C f"'l.fl.1 "'l'i=t:m-9" th"I +L~"'l.H applicable to matters provided for herein. l'iVi'/.W-9°il

12. Transfer ofRights and Obligations ou,o:,.,; "l,_:r lll\"'11'1+1\I\~ AU rights and obligations relating to the matters pr~~ided for by this Proclamation and given to other OHJI h'f';f: f+lfL~ ~f'f'} 01-DP/hM• fM1•f fou') organs are hereby tranferred to the Commission. "IP'-l- htil\-l- oo,n,r.'f'i "l,_:r9i'f OILU h'P;f: A'1"'1.1i'l- +I\A/l.'f'A11 13. Effective Date '· M•Jl: f"'l.O'ifl-l- 'l.11 This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 14tl' dav of May, 2002. f.U M•;f: h"l'Jf\-l• i +1 !i1f1!! '¼•9" l9"C!' fB'i 1,tf'i&\11 . Done at Addis Ababa, this 14th day of May, 2002. "IC"Y fDAf. 1.f-C1.ll GIRMA WOLDE GIORGIS fh.-l-f-tif '8,.,t.l\Cf! JS..ir>h&-r'l.flf! tT-flA.h PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL TMVl'J-l- DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA -OCY1'i M9" "'l+"'i.f ~C~T ;r+oo ~ERHANENA SELAM PRINTING ENTERPRISI