Forest Development, Conservation and Utilization Proclamation (No. 542 of 2007)

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P.O.Box 80001 yxþT×eà ØÁ‰§êE ÄþäK‰sþÃêE ¶pBlþK ØÁ‰L nU¶T Uz¤È FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETA OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA bxþT×eà ØÁ‰§êE ÄþäK‰sþÃêE ¶pBlþK yÞZB twµ×C MKR b¤T «ÆqEnT ywÈ ¥ W Å Aዋጅ ቁጥር 5)$2/09)(9 ›.M የደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃד וׂשፅደּׂשያ አዋጅ …………… ገጽ 3¹þ8)02 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 542/2007 Forest Development, Conservation and Utilization Proclamation Page 3812 Aዋጅ ቁጥር 5)$2/09)(9 ስֳደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂש የወጣ አዋጅ ደን የُדָד፣ የאጠበቅና ዘֶּׂשነُ ֳֹוው ን የደንּשרـנየሕብ ץֹוግـ וׂשጠאኩ የָא ውጤِ٤ ፍֶጎُ ֳֶُחדና የוግብ ዋስُናን ֹٍוግን גኢኮኖ ץጠቃֶይ ֳሀገֹו ጋገጥ፣נדֳ ከፍـኛ አስـዋጽኦ ያֳው በֲאኑ፤ የሀገًעን የደን ሀብُ ዘֶּׂשነُ ֳֹוው ָאኩ ጥቅו ֶይ דዋָ የ٢ֳגውו ከאንግُם ጎን ֳጎን የֱብـ ִב ּשרـנሳُፎና የጥቅـ וካፋይነُ וףግצና ፕתየደን ፖֵ וጋገጥ እንዲሁנת ከַֹ٤ የኢኮኖג ዘץፎ٤ በֳـይו ከግብץናና ገጠُדָ ץ ፖֵת ጋת ץጣጣו በֲאኑ፣ በከፍـኛ ደנጃ ጎָِ በٍגየው የሀገًע ደን ץያֳውን የአፈ ـרከـክንያُ እየו ንאናאא ዛንג צፈጥـስፋፋُ፣ የא ነُדሃנከֶُ፣ የበא ናץንና የግብאናאא ፣ የብዝּ ሕይወֹُُוዛא ፣ ጥበቃናُדָ ግٍُ የደንאֳ ָּבָּבֹּלד ُץו አጠቃוׂש ወሳኝ גና ያֳው በֲאኑ፣ በዚֱُנטא ו የደን ָُדን ֳדበٍٍُנና ውשን የֲነውን የሀገًעን የደን ሀብُ በአግּשֹו ናُדָ ስֳደን ጥበቃ፣ וׂשጠאֳ ጠበቅናאֳ አጠቃוׂש አዲስ ሕግ דውጣُ በדስፈֳጉ፣ ץዳደـስדֳ ብُን צፈጥـንና የُפא ֳክָֹ٤ የרـጠው ָםጣን በףם ֶይ የגውֳው የፌዴא ָףንግًם በגያወጣው ሕግ ُנטא ጽׂשጽ $2 ንዑስ አንׂשአን ُםንግא ኑን የሕገֲא ደነግግ፣גስֳ /א/2 PROCLAMATION NO. 542/2007. A PROCLAMATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF FORESTS WHEREAS, the development, conservation and sustainable utilization of forests plays a decisive role in satisfying the needs of the society for forest products and plays a significant role in the enhancement of national economy in general; WHEREAS, the sustainable utilization of the country’s forest resources is possible through ensuring the participation of, and benefit sharing by the concerned communities as well as by harmonizing forest policies and programs with those of other economic sectors, particularly with agriculture and rural development policy; WHEREAS, the development, conservation and utilization of forest plays a decisive role in preventing soil erosion, expansion of desertification, disturbance of ecological balance, depletion of biodiversity and reduction of agricultural production due to the alarming situation of forest degradation in the country; WHEREAS, it is necessary to enact a new legislation on the conservation, development and utilization of forest that takes into account the existing objective reality in order to encourage the development of forest and properly conserve and use the remaining limited forest resource of the country; WHEREAS, it has been provided under Sub-Article 2(d) of Article 52 of the constitution that the power entrusted to the Regional States to administer land and natural resources shall be exercised in accordance with laws enacted by the Federal Government; xo‰ሦስተኛ ›mT qÜ R %6 xÄþS xbÆ ነּሴ @9 qN 09)(9 13th Year No. 56 ADDIS ABABA 4th September, 2007 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3813 በኢُዮጵያ ፌዴֶףዊ ዲזክתףያዊ עፐብֵክ ሕገ אንግُם አንׂשፅ $5/1/ ُנטא የגከֳـው ٍውጇָ፡፡ ክፍָ አንድ ጠቅֶֶ 1. አጭץ ץዕስ ይֱ አዋጅ “የደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂש አዋጅ ּׁשጥ9)($2/09(5 ץ ዓ.ـ ”וብֹ ֵጠׂשስ ይ٤ֶָ፡፡ הጓץُ .2 የቃִ አገֹוብ ֶַ ُץጉו የגያרጠው ካֲָነ በስץׂשـ በዚֱ አዋጅ ውስጥ፣ ֳُד ”ץኒስُג“ וወይ ”ץኒስَג“ /1 እንደ ቅደـ וከִـ የግብץናና ገጠץ ነው፤ ץኒስُג וወይ ץኒስَג ُדָ 2/ “ክָָ” ֳُד በኢُዮጵያ ፌዴֶףዊ ዲזክתףያዊ עፐብֵክ ሕገ אንግُם አንׂשጽ #7/1/ የֳאـከـው דንኛውו ክָָ ֲתን የአዲስ አበֹוና የድפዳዋ ከ٤זـ አስـዳደ٤צንו ይጨָףו፤ 3/ “ደን” ֳُד በـፈጥצ የበִׂש ወይו በአብዛኛው ዛፎ٤ና בክֳው የֳــ ַֹ٤ የእንጨُነُ ፀֹוይ ያֶْው ـክ ֹ٤ የגገኙበُ የእፅዋُ ክ٤ُו ነው፤ 4/ “ዛፍ” ֳُד በዓይነً፣ በዕድהውና በא ጠኑ ሳይֳይ የእንጨُነُ ፀֹוይ ያֳው ـክָ סኒስَג ናֹוֹו፣ ዘንָאֹּל ከሀ፣ץׂש ንֲת ዛፍ ብֹ የרגይאውን ـክָ ይጨָףו፤ 5/ “የደን ֳُד ”ُפא ֳደን ָُדና ጥበቃ ንֲת ፈነ₪ـከֳֳና በደን የـብֹ የـ የּׁשጥּהጦ ُפאንና በከፍـኛ ـዳፋُ ֶይ የגገኝ የُפא ـּבףـን ይጨָףו፤ 6/ “የאንግُם ደን” ֳُד በፌዴָף ወይו በክָָ אንግֳֹו ُםቤُነُ וጥብቅ ወይ וናْውד የֲነ ץם ጪ ደን ነው፤ר ُץו 7/ “ጥብቅ ደን” ـֳ ֳُדፋרስ እንክብካቤና ֳጄኔٌክ ሀብُ፤ ֳብዝሀ ֱይወُና ֹוጠቃֶይ ֳአካּתֹו ጥበቃ እንዲሁָםֳ וጠናና ውናרአገָግֹُ እንዲውָ ከ ץוץוֳ ከእንרሳُ ንክኪ ነፃ በֲነ ሁኔٍ እንዲጠበቅና እንዲֳד የגደנግ በዚֱ አዋጅ ُנטא ጥብቅ ደን ـብֹ የרـየא ደን ነው፤ NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia it is hereby proclaimed as follows: PART ONE GENERAL 1. Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the “Forest Development, Conservation and Utilization Proclamation No.542/2007.” 2. Definitions In this Proclamation, unless the context requires otherwise: 1/ “Ministry” or “Minister” means the Ministry or Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, respectively; 2/ “Regional State” means any Regional state referred to in Article 47(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and includes the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa city administrations. 3/ “forest” means a community of plants, either naturally grown or developed by planting and mainly consisting of trees and other plants having woody character; 4/ “tree” means any woody plant regardless of its species, age or size and includes bamboo, reeds and palms as well as other plants to be designated as such by the Ministry; 5/ “forest land” means a land that is demarcated for the purpose of forest development and conservation and covered with forest and includes bushy and barren land found on steep slopes; 6/ “state forest” means any protected or productive forest, which is under the ownership of the Federal Government or a Regional State; 7/ “protected forest” means a forest designated as such in accordance with this Proclamation to be conserved and developed free from human or animal interference for the purpose of water shade management and the conservation of genetic resources, biodiversity and the environment in general, as well as for the purpose of training and research; 03(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3814 በዚֱ አዋጅ ֳُד ”ጪ ደንר ُץו“ /8 ብֹـ ጪ ደንר ُץו ُנטא የרـየא ֳኢንዳስُעና ֳኮንስُףክֹּלን እንዲሁ٤ֳַֹ ו አገָግֹِ٤ የגውָ የደን ُנאֵ ُץוበُ የ٤ָג ደን ነው፤ 9/ “የግָ ደን” ֳُד ከאንግُם ደን ውጪ ֲኖ በדንኛውר וው የֳד ደን וወይ ֶֹُוአ ץበֱד פን በገበֲת በֱדበץ በـደףጁ ግֳרቦ٤፣ በֳֹוሀብِ٤ና אንግٍםዊ በֲኑና ደንን דየֳ ጅِ٤ץኑ ድֲָֹו ያጠቃֶָָ፤ צፈጥـበ ֳُד ”ደን ֹּלףר ውר“ /0 ከֳדው ደን ውጭ በרው አדካይነُ ٤ግኝ በُאከָ ወይו በֶַ ዘዴ የֳד ደን ነው፤ 01/ “የـፈጥצ ደን” ד ֳُדናْውו በـፈጥצ የበֳׂש ዛፍ፣ ּׁשጥּהጦና ַֹ٤ የእንጨُነُ ፀֹוይ ያֶْው ـክֹ٤ና ዕፅዋِ٤ የበִׂשበُ ደን ነው፤ 02 “የּׁשጥּהጦ ֳُד ”ُפא በٍْאּׁשው እስከ 5 ץُה የֲኑ እና የـበٍـኑ የዛፍ ዝץያዎ٤ የበִׂשበُ የደን ُפא ነው፤ 03 “የדኔጅאንُ ፕֶን” ֳُד በـፈጥצ ወይר וው ֹּלףר ደን ውስጥ የגገኘውን ץዝץየደን ሃብُ በዝ וንኛውንד በדጥናُ ֳሃብً ጥበቃ፣ ָُדና አጠቃוׂש የגወጣ የደን ሀብُ ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂש ዕቅድ ነው፤ 04 “የደን ውጤُ” ֳُד ዛፍ ወይו የዛፍ እንጨُ וአዊ አካָ የֲነ ወይצፈጥـ ያֲָነ דንኛውُץו ו ወይו በאጀעאያ ደנጃ በרው እጅ የـנאـ ወይו በፋብעካ የـዘጋጀ የደን ُץו ነው፤ 05 “የደን ውጤِד ٤ዘዋወעያ ፈቃድ” ቦٍ ٢נודየደን ውጤِ٤ን ከ ֳُד ወደ ሀገץ ውስጥ ገበያ ወይו ከሀገץ ውስጥ ወደ ውጭ ሀገץ ገበያ ֳדንׂשሳׂשስ የרגጥ፣ የًץוን אነָךና אድָךנ ጥ ፍቃድרגነ ጊዜ አገָግֹُ የרወـֳ ነው፤ 06/ “አግֹוብ ያֳው የክָָ አካָ” ֳُד ֳደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂש በክָָ ጠውרـፊነُ የֶ٪ ץዳድـስא አካָ ነው፤ גየክָָ አስፈጻ וንኛውד 8/ “Productive forest” means a forest designated as such in accordance with this proclamation for the production of industrial, construction and other forest products; 9/ “private forest” means a forest other than state forest developed by any private person and includes a forest developed by members of a peasant association or by an association organized by private individuals, investors and governmental and non-governmental organizations; 10/ “man-made forest” means forest other than natural forest and which is developed by man by planting of seedling or any other means; 11/ “natural forest” means a forest where any naturally grown trees, shrubs and other plants having woody and non-woody characters are found; 12/ “shrub land” means a forestland where tree species with a height of up to five meters are found grown scattered; 13/ “management plan” means forest resource development, conservation and utilization plan developed for the conservation, development and utilization of the resource based on a detail study of the forest resource in a natural or man made forest; 14/ “forest product” means any product that is obtained from a whole tree or part thereof or any primary woody or non-woody product processed manually or industrially; 15/ “forest product movement permit” means a permit that indicated the origin and destination of a forest product and which shall be used for a limited period of time and issued for moving forest products from production site to local market or from within the country to international market; 16/ “appropriate regional body” means an executive organ of a Regional State that is empowered to undertake activities relating to the development, conservation and utilization of forest in the region; 04(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3815 07/ “የአካּתֹו ֱብרـנብ” ֳُד በאንግ እና በግָ ደን አዋሳኝና በውስጡ ُם የגገኘውን ሕብרـנብ የגያጠቃָָ ነው፤ 08/ “ኮንሴֹּלን” ֳُד አንድን የאንግُם ደን ሀብُ በጥቅו ֶይ ֳדዋָ ָֹות ነ ጊዜ በውָרወـֳ ውר וንኛውדֳ ነው፤ ץـኮናד 09/ “ብዝሀ ֱይወُ” ֳُד በደን ውስጥ ወይו በደን ُפא ֶይ የዕፅዋُ፣ የእንስሳُና የጥቃቅን ሕዋُכ ዘ٤ֹבנና ዝץያዎ٤ ክ٤ُוና ስብጥץ በـደጋጋፊነُና በአንድነُ የגገኙበُን ץםዓֱו ـደץ የגያጠቃָָ ነው፤ ውר צፈጥـየ וንኛውד ֳُד ”ውר“ /! ወይו በሕግ የרውነُ אብُ የרـጠው አካָ ነው፡፡ 3. የደን ֳֹוቤُነُ ዓይነِ٤ የגከִُـ የደን ֳֹוቤُነُ ዓይነِ٤ ይኖִף፡ 1/ የግָ ደን፣ እና 2/ የאንግُם ደን፡፡ ክፍָ ሁֳُ የግָ ደን ָُד፣ አጠቃוׂשን ስֳדስፋፋُ 4. የደን ָُדን ስֳדስፋፋُ 1/ ግֳרቦ٤፣ ٭דበُף፣ אንግٍםዊና ጅِ٤ናץዊ ያֲָኑ ድٍםንግא የንግድ ُדּהـ ደን ֳת ُדָדፈָጉ በክָֹ٤ የُפא አስـዳደץና አጠቃוׂש ሕጎُנטא ٤ ֳደን ָُד ץየገጠ ዎ٤ףፍם ከֳִـብֳው በـ ዋָ፡፡ْףብُ ይኖא ግኘُדየ ُפא 2/ በאንግُם ይዞٍ ר ُץו ִֹו ץםጪ ደኖ٤ ውስጥ በኮንሴֹּלን ֳֵב የ٤ִג የደን ቦٍዎ٤ን በֳאየُ ֳרው ֹּלףר ደን ֳָـ ُדይـው እንዲዘጋጁና እንዲרጡ ֵደנግ ይ٤ֶָ፡፡ 3/ በאንግُם ጥብቅ ወይר ُץו וጪ ደነንነُ ያָـከֳִ ደኖ٤ን ከአካּתֹוው ֱብרـנብ ጋץ በֲאን የדኔጅאንُ ፕֶን በדዘጋጀُ የአካּתֹוው ነዋעዎ٤፣ ግֳרቦ٤፣ ውـከֳאגበ ሀብِ٤ֳֹו וወይ ُףበֱד አካָ በגወጣ עאאያ ُנטא ጠብׂשውና አָـוው እንዲጠבׂש ይደנጋָ፡፡ 17/ “local community” includes the community residing inside and adjacent to a state and private forest; 18/ “concession” means contract given out to any person to utilize a given State forest for a defined period of time; 19/ “biodiversity” means diversity of genes and species of plants, animals and microorganisms and the ecosystem in which they live together in interaction and interdependence in a forest or forestland; 20/ “person” means any natural or juridical person. 3. Types of Forest Ownership There shall be the following types of forest ownership: 1/ private forest; and 2/ state forest. PART TWO PROMOTION OF THE UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE FOREST 4. promotion of forest Development 1/ Private individuals, associations, governmental and non-governmental organizations and business organizations who want to develop forest shall have the right to obtain rural land in areas designated for forest development in accordance with regional land administration and utilization laws; 2/ Areas in productive state forests that could be developed on concession shall be identified and may be given out for man-made forest development; 3/ Management plan shall be developed, with participation of the local community, for forests that have not been designated as protected or productive state forests, and such forests shall be given to the community, associations or investors so that they conserve and utilize them in accordance with directives to be issued by the appropriate body; 05(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3816 4/ የጥץו እָךץ ደን ዘዴ በይበָጥ በአץሶ አደס/በከፊָ አץብِ አደס ዘንድ እንዲץרፅ ٍהׂשያዊ ጠגግ ָዩ ָዩ ኢኮኖנድדֳ ያֶْውን የዕፅዋُ ዘץና ٤ግኝ በበּׂש ሁኔٍ እንዲያገኙ ይደנጋָ፡፡ አካָ በይዞٍው גደን አָ וንኛውד /5 በגገኝ ወይו በኮንሴֹּלን ـከָֹ በרגጠው የאንግُם ደን ውስጥ ቤُነֳֹُוው የנኖגው ደን የדያֳגֳ ዋስُና የנـጋገጠ እንዲֲን ይደנጋָ፡፡ 6/ የደን ֳֹוይዞٍዎ٤ በደን ُפא የאጠ ብِ٤א ፍֳֶـስדና ይዞٍን የוׂש በገጠُפא ץ አስـዳደץና አጠቃוׂש ሕግ ـ ُנטאግףֹוዊ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 5. የደን َክኖֹጂን ስֳדስፋፋُ 1/ በደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂש ያִُን ሀገץ በָׂשና የውጭ እው٤ׂِש፣ ָוዶ٤ና َክኖֹጂዎ٤ በአግאֳ ּשֹוጠוׂש የגያስ ٤ָ የደን َክኖֹጂ ፓኬጆ٤ን በדዘጋጀُና በףרדጨُ የደን አָגው እውׂُשና ክֱ ֹُ እንዲያድግ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 2/ ֳአץሶ አደס/ከፊָ አץብِ አደסና ֳግָ ֳֹוሀብً የּשץׂשג የደን َክኖֹጂ ፓኬጆ٤ ገּתን በדሳደግና በአጭץ ጊዜ የוግብ ዋስُናን በנדጋገጥ ֶይ ያـኮס እንዲֲኑ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 3/ በֳـያዩ የግብץና םነ ֱוዳץ ውስጥና ץየֲኑ የሀገ גדስـ ጣናዎ٤ׂש የውጭ የደን ዝץያዎ٤ የዘץ አቅץቦُ ጋָ፡፡נዓُ ይዘץם 4/ አץሶ አደ٤צ/ከፊָ አץብِ አደ٤צ በይዞ ٍْው ስץ ያֳውን የእָךץና የግጦُפא ֹּל ከአፈאֳ ץ₪ץ₪א ץጠበቅና ֳይዞٍْው ዳץ ድንበץ አገָግֹُ የֲגኑ የዛፍና የאኖ ዕፅዋُ ዝץያዎ٤ን በנואጥ እንዲـክִ፣ ያִُንו እንዲንከֹוከּש የבያ እገዛ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 5/ ደን በአግּשֹו እንዲֳד፣ እንዲጠበቅና ጥቅו ֶይ እንዲውָ በደን ָסדרـֳ ُד ሁִ ዘאናዊ የደን ָד ُדኔጅאንُ እውׂُש እንዲኖْףው ָםጠናና ُُץֱו እንዲר ጣْው ይደנጋָ፡፡ 6/ የደን ውጤِ٤ን ֳֳـያዩ አገָግֹُ እንዲውִ ֳדስ٢ָ በאስኩ የסדרـ ሁִ የבያ ָםጠና የגያገኙበُ ሁኔٍ ይ٢٢ָא፡፡ 4/ In order to introduce farm-forestry practices among the farming and semi-pastoral communities, effort shall be made to provide them with sufficient amount of plant seeds and seedlings of tree species that could have different economic benefits; 5/ Any person who develops forest on his land holding or in a state forest area given to him on concession shall be given assurance to his ownership of the forest. 6/ The rights of forest owners to use forestland and to transfer their holding rights shall be exercised in accordance with rural land administration and utilization laws. 5. Promotion of Forest Technology 1/ Forest technology packages that enable to properly use indigenous or foreign knowledge, practices and technologies on the development, conservation and utilization of forest shall be prepared and disseminated to enhance the knowledge and skill of forest developers. 2/ The forest technology package to be distributed to farmers, semi-pastoralists and the private sector shall focus on maximizing income and ensuring food security within a short period of time. 3/ A seed supply system shall be established to supply seeds of indigenous or exotic tree species that are suitable to the difference ecosystems. 4/ Technical support will be provided to farmers and semi-pastoralists in the selection and planting of tree and forage plant species and conservation of the existing ones that help to prevent soil erosion and serve as landholding boundary marks. 5/ Training and education shall be provided on modern forest management skills to all those engaged in forest development so that forest resource is properly developed, conserved and utilized. 6/ Conducive conditions shall be created whereby vocational training shall be given to those engaged in the forest development in order to utilize forest resources for different purpose. 06(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3817 6. የደን ውጤِ٤ ገበያ ስֳדስፋፋُ 1/ አץሶ አደ٤צ/ከፊָ አץብِ አደ٤צ፣ ዊናٍםንግא ፣ُףበֱד ሀብِ٤፣ֳֹו ُדּהـ ዊ ያֲָኑ የንግድٍםንግא ደנጃْውን የጠበּׁשና ֳገበያ ـወዳዳע የֲኑ የደን ውጤِ٤ን በُנוד ֳሀገץ ውስጥና ֳውጭ ገበያ እንዲያּשץׂש አስፈֶጊው ድጋፍ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 2/ የዛፍ ٤ግኝ በדፍֶُ ֳـጠቃגው ሕብרـנብ ֳגያּשץׂש አካֶُ የבያ እገዛ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 3/ በደን דኔጅאንُ ፕֶን ُנטא የደን ውጤِ٤ ֳንግዳና ֳኢንዱስُُדָ ע እንዲውִ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 4/ ֳደን ውጤِ٤ የרגጠው ፈቃድ የሀገًעን ውስን የደን ሀብُ ዘֳቄٍዊ አጠቃוׂש በአገናዘበና የአካּתֹוውን የـፈጥצ ሀብُ אዛֹُו በדያስከָُ ንُ ዕቅድאኔጅדዘጋጅ የגንገድ በא ጋָ፡፡נእንዲֲን ይደ ُנטא 5/ በገበያ ـፈֶጊ ֲֳኑ የዛፍ ዝץያዎ٤ ናُץו ግנድדውን እንክብካቤ በּתገـ ሳደግדֳ ነּׂُשነُን በዘֶדٍץו የגያስץם ٤ָዓُ ይዘנጋָ፡፡ 6/ በደን ָـ ُדግסדרגֳ ץֹו የሕብנ ግብይُ በደን ውጤِ٤ ብ ክፍֹ٤רـ ֶይ ـከٍٍይነُ ያֳው ُُץֱוና ጋָ፡፡נጥ ይደרጠና እንዲָם ኢን‌ስُ עበደን ኢንዱስُ ሀብِ٤ֳֹו /7 የኢን‌ስُ ያስ٤ִגፍ የـሳאֳ ንُא እንዲ ٢ዎ٤ٍנበד ጮ٤ናףדንُ አא ጋָ፣נይደ ٢٠א 8/ ֳአץሶ አደ٤צ/ከፊָ አץብِ አደ٤צ፣ ֳደን ֳֹוሀብِ٤ና ድץጅِ٤ ያֳُבን ደን ውጤِ٤ ֳገበያ በדቅנብ נገድ ጣָ፣רይ ץክו ያዊב 9/ የደን ውጤِ٤ ገበያ נאጃ רـብስቦና ገናኛ ዘዴዎ٤אያዩ የֳـበ צጠናቅـ ֳደን አָגና ـጠቃג ֱብרـנብ እንዲደץስ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 6. Promotion of Market for Forest Products 1/ Farmers, semi-pastoralists, investors, associa tions, governmental and non-governmental organizations and business organizations shall be given the necessary support to produce quality and competitive forest products for local and international markets. 2/ Technical support shall be provided to those engaged in raising and supplying tree seedlings to the society. 3/ Forest products shall be used for trade and industrial development based on forest management plans. 4/ Forest products trade license shall be issued in accordance with the management plan taking into account the utilization of the country’s limited forest resources and in a manner that shall not disturb the natural resource balance of the area. 5/ A system shall be established for the conservation of tree species, having market demand, with a view to increasing their sustainable production and productivity 6/ A successive training and education shall be given to sectors of the society engaged in forest development on the marketing of forest products 7/ Investment opportunities and incentives shall be provided to investors engaging in the forest industry. 8/ Farmers, semi-pastoralists, individual forest owners and organizations shall be given technical advice on marketing their forest products. 9/ Information on forest products market shall be collected, organized, and furnished to forest developers and forest product consumers through various mass media. 07(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3818 7. የግָ ደን አָגዎ٤ ግዴٍ 1/ የግָ ደን ץּבـጦ ከቦٍ ቦٍ ከאጓጓዙ በፊُ ֳֹוቤً የደን ሀብً ֳגገኝበُ አካּתֹו ֳֶው አካָ በቅድגያ በדሳወቅ የደን ውጤِד ٤ዘዋወעያ ፈቃድ אያዝ ይኖץበָٍ፡፡ 2/ የግָ ደን ֳֹוቤِ٤፣ ሀ/ በአግּשֹו ደን የُדָדና የנּבጧْ ውን ዛፎ٤ በֳـያዩ אንገዶ٤ የـאካُ፣ ֳ/ ደናْው ከֹוـይና ከበֹּٍל ነፃ እንዲֲን ግ፣נድדከֶከያ የא ውንּתገـ ֹּٍלይና በֹוـ ደን ውስጥ ُבֳֹו /ּ ُץፖע ብ ֳֶው አካָֹוአግ ُרከת የדድנግ፤ ን ደን ከቃጠֹና ከַֹ٤ُבያֳ /א ጉዳِ٤ እንዲጠበቅ የדድנግ፣ እና ደֱንነُን፣ ּתֹוበአጠቃֶይ የአካ /ט የـፋרስና የብዝሀ ሕይወُ ጥበቃንና በዓይነٍْው ָዩ የֲኑና በአካּתֹוው የגገኙُን የـፈጥצ ዛፎ٤ንና የዱץ እንרሳُን ጥበቃ በֳאـከـ የגወጡ ግዴٍ ץክበדያዎ٤ን የעאא አֳֹْוው፡፡ ክፍָ מስُ ስֳאንግُם ደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አስـዳደץ 8. የאንግُם ደንን ስֳראየו፣ ስֳאከֳָና ስֳאאዝገብ 1/ የሀገًעን የደን ሀብُ በአግּשֹו ዋና וׂשጠאֳ ጠበቅናאֳ ፣ُדָדֳ ዋና የֲኑ የደን ٤ِפא በאንግُם ደንነُና በר ُץוጪ ደንነُ ֳـይـው እንዲאዘገּש ይደנጋָ፡፡ 2/ በዚֱ አንׂשጽ ንዑስ አንׂשጽ /1/ የֳאـከًُ የክֳֶና የስየـ דግُףֹו የአካּתֹוውን ֱብרـנብ በדሳـፍ የגከናወኑ ֲאን ይኖֹْוץዋָ፡፡ 3/ በዚֱ አንׂשጽ ንዑስ አንׂשጽ /1/ ُנטא የרـየאና የـከֳֳ የאንግُם ደን በגገኝበُ ክָָ በגወጣ ሕግ ዕውቅና እንዲያገኝ אደנግ ይኖץበָٍ፡፡ 7. Obligation of Private Forest Developers 1/ A private forest owner shall notify the body found around the forest and obtain forest products movement permit prior to harvesting and transporting the product from place to place; 2/ Owners of private forests shall have the duty to: a) follow sound forest development methods and replace, in different ways, trees when harvested; b) take the necessary measures to protect their forests from pest and disease; c) notify the appropriate body the existence of forest pest and disease; d) ensure that the forest is protected from fire and other hazards; and e) in general, comply with directives issued on the safety of the environment, conservation of catchments, biodiversity and unique natural trees and wildlifes. PART THREE COSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF STATE FOREST 8. Designation, Demarcation and Registration of State Forest 1/ In order to properly conserve, develop and utilize the forest resources of the country, major forestlands shall be designated as state forests, their boundaries shall be demarcated and they shall be registered as protected and productive forests. 2/ The designation and demarcation of forests pursuant to Sub-Article (1) of this Article shall be undertaken with the participation of the local community. 3/ The designation and demarcation of a state forest in accordance with Sub-Article (1) of this Article shall be proclaimed by the legislation of the concerned; 08(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3819 4/ በዚֱ አንׂשጽ ד ُנטאንኛውו ደን ብרـנውን ֱብּתֹוከֳָ የአካת ናוየרת የדፈናָׂש ውጤُ የגያስከָُ ከֲነ ُנטא ሕግ ץዳደـአስ ُפאው የֳֹו በቅድגያ የሕብּשרـנ ጥቅו እንዲጠበቅ אደנግ ይኖץበָٍ፡፡ 9. ስֳאንግُם ደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አስـዳደץ 1/ የאንግُם ደን በአግּשֹו እንዲֳד፣ እንዲጠበቅና በጥቅו ֶይ እንዲውָ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 2/ የאንግُם ደኖ٤ ካִበُ የָُד ደנጃ ጋץ በאـጣጠነ ሁኔٍ የףሳْው አስـ ዳደץና አץףא እንዲኖْףው በـገּתው በጀُ፣ የרው ٪ይָና עَדያָ እንዲ ጋָ፡፡נይደ ִח 3/ የአካּתֹוው ֱብרـנብ በאንግُם ደኖُדָ ٤ና ጥበቃ ֶይ እንዲሳـፍ፣ የָـ וًדጠቃג እንዲֲን የגያ ስ٤ָ የደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂש የሳָ፡፡ׂשይ ץሃ ግብץא 4/ የאንግُם ደን ከֹוـይና ከበֹּٍל ነፃ እንዲֲን ـገּתውን אከֶከָና תከוُר በּׁשጥጥץ ስץ እንዲውָ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 5/ የደን ሀብً ከـፈጥוצ ֲነ רው ֹּלףר አደጋዎ٤ና ጥፋُ እንዲጠበቅ ይደנጋָ፡ 6/ በאንግُם ደን ውስጥ ֳደኑ ָُדና ጥበቃ የגያገֳግִ א ָךֳֶאאንገዶ ٤ና ַֹ٤ አገָግֹُ אስጫ ٤זּהـ ይִףר፡፡ ቅ፣ ያֳፈቃድ በደኑׂשደድ እሳُ እንዳይֳר /7 ውስጥ ገብِ אስፈץ እንዳይኖץ፣ የደን ዕድናُדእንዳይካְድ፣ ያֳፈቃድ የ צንጣו ጊِ٤ናץድ ִُרሳאእንዳይካְድና ከ צፋּׁש ከַֹ٤ አደጋዎ٤ ደኑ እንዲጠበቅ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 8/ በደን ውስጥ የטፈר סዎًדֳָ ٤ አንቅፋُ በדይֲኑበُ אንገድ ኑצአْውን የסאגበُና በָًדና በጥበቃው ـግץֹו እንዲሳـፉ በדድנግ ـጠቃג የֲגኑበُ ُנስאאበጥናُ ֶይ በ וንገድ ወይንא ከደኑ ውስጥ ወጥـው ሕይወٍْውን ֵסא በֹْו٤ִגው םፍףዎ٤ እንዲרፍס አግֹוብ ካֳው አካָ ጋץ በאወያየُ ሁኔٍዎ٤ እንዲ٢٠א ይደנጋָ፡፡ 4/ Where the designation and demarcation of a state forest pursuant to this Article results in the eviction of the local community, priority shall be given to the protection of the interests of the community in accordance with existing land administration laws. 9. Conservation, Development and Administration of State Forest 1/ State forests shall be properly developed conserved and utilized; 2/ The necessary budget, manpower and materials shall be provided to state forests so that they shall have there own administration and management compatible to their level of development. 3/ Forest development, conservation and utilization plans shall be formulated to allow the participation of local communities in the development and conservation and also in the sharing of benefits from the development of state forests; 4/ An appropriate preventive and curative measure shall be taken to keep state forests free from pests and disease; 5/ Forest resources shall be protected from natural and man-made disasters; 6/ Access roads and other facilities shall be constructed within a state forest necessary for the development and conservation of the forest; 7/ Forests shall be protected from forest fire, unauthorized settlement, deforestation, undertaking of mining activities and other similar dangers; 8/ Conditions shall be facilitated whereby inhabitants within a state forest shall continue living in the forest, while participating in the development and conservation of the forest, in a manner that shall not obstruct forest development; or, based on a study and in consultation with the appropriate body, they shall evacuate the forest area and settle in other areas suitable for living; 09(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3820 9/ ደኑ ያֳנּהדጥ ـፈֶጊውን ጥቅו እንዲרጥ በደን דኔጅאንُ ץםዓُ እንዲـዳደץና በዚሁ አኳያ ـገּתውን የَክኒክና אـሳሳይ ድጋፍ በדቅנብ ץእንዳይናጋ፣ የዱ ץዳֱו ዓُץם እንרሳُ אጠֳያ እንዳያጡና ብዝሀ ֱይወُ እንዲጠበቅ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 0/ የደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂשን ዘֶּׂשነُ ይ٢ָ ُףוא ንገድא ጠፈֶׂשـውና በֳֹו ዘንድ በፌዴָףና በክָָ የـጠናከנ አካָና አץףט እንዲኖץ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 0. ስֳאንግُם ደን አጠቃוׂש 1/ የאንግُם ደን በጥቅו ֶይ የגውֳው በגዘጋጅና በגፀድቅ የדኔጅאንُ ፕֶን ُנטא ይֲናָ፡፡ 2/ የאንግُם ደን በዚֱ አንׂשጽ ንዑስ አንׂשጽ /1/ ُנטא በጥቅו ֶይ የגውֳው በאንግٍםዊ ድץጅِ٤ ወይו ደኑ በኮንሴֹּלን በרـጣْው רዎ٤ ይֲናָ፡፡ 3/ የዚֱ አንׂשጽ ንዑስ አንׂשጽ /1/ እና /2/ ድንጋጌዎּת ٤ኖוס አግֹוብ ያֳው የክָָ አካָ የגያዘጋጀውን የדኔጅאንُ ፕֶን በדይፃץנ ሁኔٍ የአካּתֹוው ֱብרـנብ ከאንግُם ደን ውስጥ ሳץ አጭዶ በאውרድ፣ ደׂשץው የወደּׁש እንጨِ٤ንና ውִ ዕፅዋِ٤ን ወስዶגድሃኒُነُ የאֳ ֵጠוׂש ይ٤ֶָ፡፡ 4/ የዚֱ አዋጅ አንׂשጽ 05/3/ ּתኖוץ፣ በאንግُם ደን ውስጥ የደን ውጤِ٤ እንዲሁץכ וና ፍףፍפ እንዲُנא ወይו የንብ ׂשፎ እንዲדֳ ָׂשרድנግ እንደየአካּתֹוው ـጨֹוጭ ሁኔٍ ֵፈׂשድ ይ٢ֶָ፡፡ 5/ የאንግُם ደኖעֳً ٤ዝו አገָግֹُ እየዋִ የገו ּתንጭ እንዲያስገኙ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 01. ስֳጥብቅ ደኖ٤ አስـዳደץ 1/ ጥብቅ የـፈጥצ ደኖ٤ና የደን ٤ِפא ֳአካּתֹו ጥበቃ ካֶْው ጠٍהׂש፣ ና ֳብዝሃ ሕይወُ ጥበቃֱָֹוֳ ክ፣עֳٍ እንዲሁאֳ וስክ ُُץֱו ከרגጡُ ግָጋֹُ አንጻץ ዳץ ድንበْףው ጋָ፡፡נይደ ּׁשከָֹ እንዲጠበـ 9/ State forests shall be administered in accordance with forest management system and the appropriate technical and related assistance shall be provided so that forest resources shall be utilized sustainably, and that they can provide sanctuary to wildlife and protect forest eco-systems from imbalance, and to conserve biodiversity; 10/ Strong bodies and systems shall be established at federal and regional levels in order to direct the development, conservation and utilization of forest sustainably and efficiently 10. Utilization of State Forests 1/ A state forest shall be utilized in accordance with the management plan to be prepared and approved; 2/ The utilization of a state forest in accordance with Sub-Article (1) of this Article shall be undertaken by government organizations or persons who are given concessions; 3/ Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Articles (1) and (2) of this Article, the local community may reap grasses, collect fallen woods and utilize herbs from a state forest in conformity with the management plan developed for the forest by the appropriate regional body. 4/ Notwithstanding Sub-Article (3) of Article 15 of this Proclamation, the harvesting of forest products, grass and fruit as well as the keeping of beehives in state forests may be permitted based on the objective realities of the locality; 5/ State forests shall be used to generate income from tourism; 11. Administration of protected forests 1/ Protected natural forests and forest lands shall be demarcated and conserved for the purpose of environmental protection and conservation of history, culture and biodiversity as will as for the purpose of field education. @(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3821 ደን፣ וናْውד /2 ሀ/ የውሃ አካֹ٤ን፣ የወንዞ٤ን אነָךዎ ٤ና ـፋרስን ֳאጠበቅና ֳָָךָךד፣ ֳ/ በብዛُ የדይገኙና ֳጥፋُ የـጋֳጡ የእፅዋُ፣ የዱץ እንרሳُና የአዕዋፍ ዝץያዎ٤ን እንዲሁו በአጠቃֶይ የጄኔٌክ ሀብِ٤ን ֳאጠብቅ፣ ወይו ּ/ ጎץፍን ֳּבאጣጠץ፣ አፈץን ከድץ ጠאና ከُרከא፣ ከץ₪ץ₪א፣ ከׂُש ከֶከָ፣אֳ ግנ ጥብቅ ደን ـብֹ ֵרየו ይ٤ֶָ፡፡ 3/ የጥብቅ ደንን ስፋُ፣ አאדׂשጥና የደን ዕፅዋُ ስብጥץን ֳይِ נאጃ በֹורד נውን ሕብּתֹוየአካ ץጠናከדብና በר ፈና የብዝሀ ሕይወُ ጥበቃንـብ ያሳרـ ግُו ውስጥ ያስገֹו የደን דኔጅאንُ ፕֶን ـዘጋጅِ ـግףֹוዊ ይደנጋָ፡፡ 4/ በጥብቅ ደንነُ የרـየבና እፅዋُ የדይ ገኝֹْוው ወይו በበּׂש ደנጃ በእፅዋُ ያָـ₪ፈኑ የደን ٤ِפא በגወጣֶْው የָُד ዕቅድ ُנטא እንክብካቤና ጥበቃ እንዲደנግֶْውና አስፈֶጊ ֲתን ደን እንዲֳֹْודው ይደנጋָ፡፡ 5/ በጥብቅ ደኖ٤ ዙעያ የደኑን ዳץ ድንበץ የגያֶאክًና ֳአካּתֹוው ሕብרـנብ ውִגአገֳግֹُ የ ֹٍוገዶና ֳግንדֳ ፈጣን ዕድገُ ያֶْው የዛፍ ዝץያዎ٤ እንዲֳב ይደנጋָ፡፡ 6/ ֳአካּתֹוው ֱብרـנብ የደን ָُדና አጠֹוበቅ ُُץֱו በאስጠُና በጥብቅ ደን ውስጥ በንብ דነብ ቅדא ቅוא፣ የጫካ ּשና፣ የእንስሳُ אኖና የאሳִר ُን በُנוד እንዲጠבׂש ֵፈׂשድֶ ْው ይ٤ֶָ፡፡ ክፍָ አُף ָዩ ָዩ ድንጋጌዎ٤ 02. የደን ቃጠֹን ስֳאከֶከָ 1/ በደን ውስጥ ወይו በአካּתֹוው የגኖס፣ የסטג ወይו የֳֶـגፉ רዎ٤ እሳُ ከדንደዳْው በፊُ ׂשـጣጣይ የֲኑ ነገ٤צን ከአካּתֹוው በדስወገድ እሳُ እንዳይነሳ ـገּתውን ጥንቃቄ የדድנግ ٪ֶፊነُ አֳֹْוው፡፡ 2/ Any forest may be designated as protected forest for the purpose of: a) Protecting and improving the status of water bodies, sources of rivers and catahments; b) Conserving rare and endangered endemic plant, animal and bird species, and genetic resources in general; c) Controlling flood and protecting the soil from desiccation, depletion, erosion and degradation. 3/ Data on the size, topography and species diversity of a protected forest shall be collected and organized for the preparation of forest management plan that shall be developed and implemented with the participation of the local community and by taking biodiversity conservation into account; 4/ Forestlands designated as protected forests but have no or little plant cover shall be conserved and protected and, as deemed necessary, afforested in accordance with the development plans employed developed for them; 5/ Fast growing tree species that may be used by the local community for fuel and construction purposes shall be planted around a protected forest to indicate its boundary. 6/ The local community may be permitted to keep bee hives, produce spices, forest coffee, forage and the likes in a protected forest by providing them forest development and conservation training and technical support. PART FOUR MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 12. Prevention of Forest Fire 1/ Persons who inhabit, work or travel in or around a forest shall have the responsibility to, prior to starting a fire, take the necessary precautions by removing inflammable materials from the surrounding so as to prevent the spread of forest fire; 1@(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3822 2/ የደን ቃጠֹ אነሳًን የנـዳ דንኛውו ገኝגֳ ያውּתףው ወዲያውኑ በአቅר የאንግُם አካָና ֱדበרנብ ወይו ወቅ ግዴٍ አֳበُ፡፡כדየ סኒስَגֳ 3/ የደን ቃጠֹ תነሳ በቅץብ የגገኝ ጉዳዩ የֳאגከـው የክָָ አካָ ወይـ וወ ካዩ በአካּתֹוው የגገኙُን אንግם ٍዊ፣ אንግٍםዊ ያֲָኑና የግָ ּהـ נውን ሕብּתֹוየአካ וን እንዲሁُד ስ እሳًንׂשሳׂשንדና በץበֹוـስדብ በרـ ድרውאጃ የוץውን እּתገـ ጥፋُדֳ ግዴٍ አֳበُ፡፡ 4/ በአካּתֹוው የגገኙ እንዲሁו ጉዳዩ በֳـይ የֳאגከٍْው אንግٍםዊ፣ ٤זּהـ ዊ ያֲָኑና የግָٍםንግא እንዲሁו የአካּתֹוው ֱብרـנብ አֶֹُו የـነሳውን የደን ቃጠֹ ֳדጥፋُ በגደנገው እነንቅስቃሴ የـכאፍ ግዴٍ አֳֹْוው፡፡ 03. የደን ውጤِ٤ን ስֳُנודና ስֳדጓጓዝ וወይ סኒስَגው ከר וንኛውד /1 አግֹוብ ካֳው የክָָ አካָ ـገּת የֲነ ፈቃድ ሳይኖנው ከאንግُם ደኖ٤ የደን ውጤِ٤ን ُנוד አይו٤ָ፡፡ 2/ የደን ውጤِ٤ን ከቦٍ ቦٍ የגያጓጉዝ ዎ٤עጣጣּבـ ው በደን ውጤِ٤ר በגጠየቅበُ ጊዜ የደን ውጤِ٤ ሳየُ ግዴٍדያ ፈቃዱን የעዘዋወד አֳበُ፡፡ 3/ በዚֱ አንׂשጽ ንዑስ አንׂשጽ /1/ የֳאـ ከـውን በֳֶـאፍ የـያዘ የደን ውጤُ ֵበֶֹּל የ٤ָג ከֲነ גኒስَס ወይו አግֹוብ ያֳው የክָָ አካָ የደን ውጤًን በወቅً የገበያ ዋጋ ₪ጦ ገንዘּשን በጉዳዩ ֶይ የፍץድ ቤُ ውሳኔ እስከרגጥ ድנስ ያስוׂשጣָ፡፡ 4/ በאዘጋጀُ፣ በክ٤ُו ወይו በאጓጓዝ ֶይ የגገኙ የደን ውጤِ٤ በአዋጁ ጃנስד ናْውֲאዱ ስֳׂשፈـየ ُנטא እስካָנׂשበֹْוው ድנስ የአዋጁን ክָከֶ በֳֶـאፍ የـገኙ እንደֲኑ ይּבጠִף፡፡ 2/ Any person who is aware of the occurrence of forest fire shall have the duty to immediately report same to the nearest governmental body and the community or to the ministry; 3/ In the event of forest fire, the nearest appropriate regional body or its representative shall have the duty to take the necessary measure by coordinating and mobilizing governmental, non-governmental and private organizations operating in the locality and the local community to extinguish the fire; 4/ Governmental, non-governmental and private institutions that are operating in the locality or that have specific responsibility as well as members of the local community shall have the obligation to participate in the effort to extinguish the forest fire. 13. Production and Movement of Forest Products 1/ No person shall harvest forest products from a state forest without having the necessary permit from the Ministry or the appropriate regional body; 2/ A person who transports forest products form one place to another shall, when requested, have the obligation to show his forest product movement permit to a forest product movement inspector; 3/ Where a forest product seized due to the violation of Sub-Article (1) of this Article is perishable, the Ministry or the appropriate regional body may sell the product at the current market price and keep the proceeds until a court ruling is given on the case; 4/ Forest products being processed, stored or transported, for which evidence has not been presented to prove that permit has been given in accordance with this proclamation, shall be presumed to have been obtained in violation of this proclamation. 2@(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3823 04. ስֳـከֳከִ ድץጊِ٤ ገኙגጥፋُ ֶይ የאው በר וንኛውד /1 ሀገץ በָׂש የـፈጥצ ዛፎ٤ን ከאንግ וጥ ወይנּׁשאֳ ደን ውስጥ ُם ፡፡וድֳُ አይ٤ָׂשፈֵ וׂשጠאֳ ץሀገ צፈጥـጋֳጡُ የـጥፋُ የאֳ /2 በָׂש ዛፎ٤ ዝץዝג ץኒስَס በגያወጣው עאאያ ይወרናָ፡፡ ጽ ንዑስׂשው፣ የዚֱ አንר וንኛውד /3 አንׂשጽ /1/ እና /2/ ድንጋጌዎ٤ እንደـጠበּׁש ֲኖ ከגኒስَס ወይו አግ ብ ካֳው የክָָ አካָ የጹሁፍ ፈቃድֹו የרـጠው ካֲָነ በስץׂשـ፣ በאንግُם ደኖ٤ ውስጥ፡ ሀ/ ዛፍ נּׁשאጥ፣ ֳ/ በጊዜያዊነُ ወይו በגּהነُ ፣ץስፈא ּ/ የቤُ እንስሳُን ֳግጦדטד ֹּל ፣ُף ካְድ፣ד አደን /א ጋዞ٤ናא ያּׂשንጠרא የእንጨُ /ט ַֹ٤ ֳደን ጭፍጨፋ የנגዱ ገኘُ፣א ይዞ ያዎ٤עכא ጥ፣נּׁשא ץד וወይ ָׂשስא ፎׂש /נ አይו٤ָ፡፡ ደኖ٤ ُםንግאው በר וንኛውד /4 ውስጥ የגገኙ የـፈጥצ ሃብِ٤ን אው ስץበእነዚֱ ֶይ ጉዳُ ֵያደ וድ ወይר የד ٤ָגናْውንـ וግד ץֹוከናወን አይו٤ָ፡፡ 5/ በאንግُם ደኖ٤ ውስጥ רፋፊ እָךץ፣ የדዕድን ףם፣ የאንገድ ףם፣ የውሃ ִרכאየ ףם ስኖና የግድብא፣ የצፋּׁש የኢን‌ስُאንُ ףםዎדֳ ٤ካְድ ወይו እነዚֱኑ በֳאـከـ የףם ፈቃድ ከראጠً በፊُ ከגኒስَס ወይו አግֹוብ ካֳው የክָָ አካָ ጋץ በቅድגያ በאאካከץ ስווነٍْውን דግኘُ ያስፈָጋָ፡፡ 05. ስֳደን ጠּׂשֹוዎ٤ና የደን ውጤُ ּבـጣጣעዎ٤ 1/ የאንግُם ደን ጠּׂשֹוዎ٤ ከגኒስَס ወይו አግֹוብ ካֳው የክָָ አካָ በרגጣْው עאאያ ُנטא ደኖ٤ን በዚֱ አዋጅ አንׂשጽ 04 የـደነገጉُን በֳֶـאፍ ከגፈጸב ድץጊِ٤ የאጠበቅ ָםጣን ይኖْףዋָ፡፡ 14. Prohibitions 1/ No person may be allowed to cut or use endangered indigenous natural trees from a state forest; 2/ The list of endangered indigenous natural tree shall be determined by directives issued by the Ministry; 3/ Without prejudice to Sub-Article (1) and (2) of this Article, unless in possession of written permit from the Ministry or the appropriate regional body, no person shall, within a state forest: a) cut trees; b) settle temporarily or permanently; c) graze domestic animals; d) carry out hunting activity; e) carry cutting saws and any other tools used for cutting trees; f) keep bee-hives or extract honey. 4/ No person shall remove natural resources from state forest or undertake any activity that is likely to cause damage thereon; 5/ Prior to undertaking large-scale farming, mining operation, construction of roads, water drilling, irrigation, dam construction and other similar investment activities or giving license for such operations, consultation with and the approval of the Ministry or the appropriate regional body shall be required. 15. Forest Guards and Inspectors of Forest Products movement 1/ Forest guards shall, in accordance with the directives given to them by the Ministry or the appropriate regional body, have the power to protect forests against acts committed in violation of Article 14 of this Proclamation. 3@(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3824 2/ የደን ውጤُ ּבـጣጣעዎ٤ ከגኒስَס ወይו አግֹוብ ካֳው የክָָ አካָ በרגጣْው עאאያ ُנטא፣ ሀ/ የደን ውጤِ٤ን የጫነ ወይאֳ וጫኑ የגጠנጠץን דናْውንד וጓጓዣ በደን እንደአ וእንዲሁ ውጫዎ٤א ያናּתግא ስፈֶጊነً በנאגጡ የሀገץ ውስጥ እና የድንበּבא ץጣጠעያ ጣּתያዎ٤ ֶይ አስזּׁש የאፈֹּלـ፣ ֳ/ የደን ውጤِ٤ን תያጓጉዝ፣ תያዘጋጅ ወይו አከ٤ِד የـገኘ רው የደን ውጤ ِ٠ን אነָךና אድָךנ የגያሳይ የוስ ክץ ወׂُשנ ወይד וናْውንו ֶַ ֱጋዊ דስנጃ እንዲያץׂשብ የאጠየቅ፣ ּ/ የዚֱን አዋጅ ድንጋጌዎ٤ በֳֶـאፍ ውـ٤דከـ וጓጓዙ ወይת ውـዘጋጅـ የـገኙ የደን ውጤِ٤ን ከድץጊً ያዝ፣אየ ץጋ ዎ٤ּׂשጠያـ ሁኔٍ ץዝץዝ ያዙ የደን ውጤِ٤ـስֳ /א ወዲያውኑ ֳደኑ አስـዳደץ ጽሕፈُ ቤُ፣ ֳגኒስَס ወይו አግֹוብ ֳֶው የክָָ አካָ עፖُץ የדድנግ፣ ዋָ፡፡ْףይኖ ץֹוግـ ጣንናָם 3/ የደን ጠּׂשֹוዎ٤ና የደን ውጤُ ዝውውץ ኑበֲُגው ֶይ በْףםበ ዎ٤עጣጣּבـ ጊዜ በגኒስَס ወይו አግֹוብ ֳֹוው የክָָ አካָ በגወስነው ُנטא ዩኒፎוץ የָאበስና ٍאወּׂשያ ወׂُשנ የאያዝ፣ በـጠየוּׁש ጊዜ የדሳየُ ግዴٍ አֳֹْוው፡፡ 06. የאጠוּב ግዴٍና ስֳדበ٢ٍנ ሕገወጥ וናْውንד ውר וንኛውד /1 የደን ውጤِ٤ ዝውውץን፣ ዝግጅُን ወይו ክ٤ُוን ֳֳאגከـው አካָ የאጠוּב ግዴٍ አֳበُ፡፡ ብ ያֳው የክָָֹוአግ וወይ סኒስَג /2 አካָ በגያወጣው עאאያ ُנטא ֳሕገ ወጥ የደን ውጤِ٤ ጠגּהዎ٤ና ያዦד ٤በרֵ ٢ٍנጥ ይ٤ֶָ፡፡ 07. የגኒስָَם סጣንና ـግץֹו ፣סኒስَג /1 ሀ/ አግֹוብ ያֶْውን የፌዴָףና የክָָ አካֶُን በדስֹוـበץ አስፈֶጊውን የבያ ድጋፍ በאስጠُ አዋጁና በአዋጁ אא ወጡُ ደንቦ٤ናגየ ُנטא ጋግጣָ፣נውን ያْדፈጸא ያዎ٤ע 2/ Forest products movement inspectors shall, in accordance with directives given to them by the Ministry or the appropriate regional body, have the powers and duties to: a) inspect, at forest entry or exit points as well as inland and boarder checkpoints to be identified as appropriate, any means of transport carrying or suspected for carrying forest products; b) require any person who transports, processes or stores forest products to produce certificate of origin and destination or any other legal document to this effect; c) seize, together with the culprit, forest products being transported, processed or stored in violation of the provisions of this Proclamation; d) report immediately to the forest administration office, the Ministry or the appropriate regional body on the details of forest products seized. 3/ Forest guards and inspectors of forest product movement shall, while on duty, have the obligation to wear uniform and carry identification cards and show the same upon request 16. Obligation to Notify and Incentives 1/ Any person shall have the obligation to notify, any illegal transportation, processing or possession of forest products to the appropriate body. 2/ Informants and persons who seize illeg forest products may be rewarded in accordance with directives to be issued by the Ministry or the appropriate regional body 17. Powers and Duties of the Ministry 1/ The Ministry shall: a) ensure the implementation of this Proclamation and regulations and directives issued here under by coordinating the appropriate federal and regional bodies and providing technical support to them; 4@(8ְך3 I gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3825 ֳ/ በሀገץ አׂשፍ ደנጃ የגካְዱ የደን ዎףם וׂש፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃُדָ ٤ን በאከָٍـና በאገוገו የג ገኙ נאጃዎ٤ን ُנטא በדድנግ አዳዲስ የፖֵת ሀሳቦ٤ እንዲነደፉና አስፈֶጊֲת וን በףם ֶይ ያֳው ፖֵתና ስَُףጂ እንዲሁו ሕግ በየጊዜው እንዲָָךָך ያደץጋָ፣ ּ/ በደን ָُד፣ ጥበቃና አጠቃוׂש ያִُን ሀገץ በָׂשና የውጭ ዕው ዶ٤ና َክኖֹጂዎ٤ንוָ ٤፣ׂِש በአግאֳ ּשֹוጠוׂש የגያ ስ٤ִ የደን َክኖֹጂ ፓኬጆ٤ን በדዘጋጀُ የደን አָגውን ዕውׂُשና ክֱֹُ እንዲያ ድግ የבያ ድጋፍ ይרጣָ፣ ገኝ ወቅٍዊ የደን ሁኔٍגስֳ ًעበሀገ /א ጉዳዩ ከֳאגከٍْው የፌዴָףና የክָָ አካֶُ ጋץ የדያץּהጥ የנאጃ ָውውጥ נאብ እንዲኖץ ያደץጋָ፣ ውስጥ ץየሀገ ُדָ የደን ًעየሀገ /ט ፍጆٍን በא₪ፈን የጥُף ደנጃْ ውን የጠበּׁש የደን ውጤِ٤ን ֳውጭ ሀገץ ገበያ ֳדቅנብ እንዲ ٢ָ ወቅٍዊ ሁኔٍዎ٤ን በאከ የَክኒክ ድጋፍና ክָֹ٤ֳ ָـٍ እገዛ ያደץጋָ፣ 2/ እያንዳንዱ ክָָ በክִָ ውስጥ የגገኝን דንኛውו የאንግُם ደን በዚֱ አዋጅ በአንׂשጽ 08 ንዑስ አንׂשጽ ጣንָם ץዳደـስדየ ُנטא /1/ ያֳው ֲּתንו፣ ሀ/ ደኑ በגገኝֹْוው አጎ٤ֹוף ክָֹ٤ በጋף በአግּשֹו ֵጠበቅና ፣ץፈጠת ያָ٢ֳበُ ሁኔٍ דֳֵ ֳ/ ደኑ በגገኝበُ ክָָ ጠያּׂשነُ በגኒስَס እንዲـዳደד ץድנግ አስፈֶጊ ֲኖ תገኝ፣ ወይו ּ/ ከደኑ ሀገףዊና ዓֳו አׂשፋዊ ጠٍהׂש አንፃץ በגኒስَץם ס ֲኖ ـאዳደץ የגኖץበُ ሁኔٍ ፣ץፈጠת ዳድـክቦ እንዲያስנـ ደኑን סኒስَג ግ ይ٤ֶָ፡፡נው ֵደנ b) follow up and monitor activities of forest development, conservation and utilization and, based on the information generated, formulate new policy ideas and update as necessary the existing policy, strategy and law; c) prepare forest technology packages that allow proper utilization of indigenous and foreign knowledge, practices and technologies on forest development, conservation and utilization and provide technical support to enhance the knowledge and skills of forest developers; d) establish a continuous information exchange network with the concerned federal and regional bodies on the current forest status of the country; e) follow up current situations and provide technical support to the Regional States in order to supply competitive forest products to the world market in addition to having met the domestic demand. 2/ Notwithstanding the powers of each Regional State to administer its forest resources in accordance with Sub-Article (1) of Article 18 of this Proclamation, the Ministry may take over and administer a state forest in cases where: a) the forest could not be properly conserved and developed jointly by neighboring Regional States,; a) it is deemed necessary to administer the forest by the Ministry upon the request of the Regional State; or b) it becomes necessary to administer the forest by the Ministry because of its national and international significance. 5@(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3826 08. የክָָֹם ٤ጣንና ـግץֹו እያንዳንዱ ክָָ፣ 1/ በክִָ ውስጥ የגገኝ דንኛውንו የאንግُם ደን በዚֱ አዋጅ ُנטא የדስـዳደָם ץጣን ይኖנዋָ፣ 2/ የגያስـዳድْףው የאንግُם ደኖ٤ እንዲሁו የግָ ደኖ٤ና የደን ٤ِפא ውْ ֹוጎץደـ ክِ٤ָו ንרውና የወـይֳـ ሕጋዊ ዕውׂשና እንዲያገኙ ያደץጋָ፣ 3/ አץሶ አደסን/ከፊָ አץብِ አደסን ያሳ እንዲስፋፋ וףግצፕ ُדָ ፈ የደንـ ያበָٍٍנ፣ የבያ ድጋፍ ይרጣָ፣ 4/ ግֳרቦ٤፣ ֳֹוሀብِ٤፣ אንግٍםዊና ጅِ٤ናץዊ ያֲָኑ ድٍםንግא የንግድ ُדּהـ በደን ָـ ُדግץֹו እንዲሳـፉ የَክኒክ ድጋፍ ይרጣָ፣ 5/ የደን َክኖֹጂ ፓኬጆـֳ ٤ጠቃגዎ٤ እንዲደשץ ያደץጋָ፣ የَክኒክ ድጋፍ ይרጣָ፣ አፈጻጸْדውን ይከֶָٍـ፣ 6/ ֳደን ָُד በُפא የאጠא וׂשብُ የרـጠው דንኛውו ደን አָًפא גን ֳደን ָُד ዓֶד דዋִንና በגያዘጋጀው የደን דኔጅאንُ ዕቅድ ـא ُנטאግበסን በየጊዜው ክָُُና ግוገד ያደץጋָ፣ 7/ የደን ውጤِצ ٤ያֵٌ ክፍያ אـን አዘጋጅِ ـግףֹוዊ ያደץጋָ፡፡ 09. የደን ውጤِד ٤ዘዋወעያ ፈቃድ የደን ውጤِד ٤ዘዋወעያ ፈቃድ የגያስፈָ ጋْው የደን ውጤِ٤ ዝץዝץና אጠን גኒስ ናָ፡፡רያ ይወעאא ያወጣውגበ סَ !. ቅጣُ የـፈጸאው ጥፋُ በወንጀָ የበֳጠ የגያስ ፣ץׂשـጣ ካֲָነ በስׂש 1/ በዚֱ አዋጅና አዋጁን ֳדስፈጸו በגወጡ ץׂשـካֲָነ በስ ُנטא ያዎ٤עאא ከאንግُם ደኖ٤ ዛፎ٤ን የנּבጠ ወይו የደን ውጤِ٤ን የወרደ፣ ያዘጋጀ ወይו በדንኛውא וንገድ የـጠאׂש ከ1 ዓመት በማያንስና ከ5 ዓُא በדይበָጥ እُףם እና በብְך0 ץ ይׂשጣָ፣ 18. Powers and Duties of Regional States Each Regional State shall: 1/ Have the power to administer any state forest in the region in accordance with this proclamation. 2/ Ensure that state forests administered by itself as well as private forests and forestlands shall be identified, demarcated and legally recognized; 3/ Encourage forest development programs, which involve the participation of farmers and semi pastoralists, and provide technical support; 4/ Provide technical supports to individuals, investors, and governmental and non governmental organizations and business organizations engaged in forest development; 5/ Disseminate forest technology packages among users, provide technical support, and follow up their implementation; 6/ Regularly monitor and evaluate whether any forest developer that has been given land to develop forest has put the land for the intended purpose and that it has implemented same in accordance with a forest management plan, 7/ Set and implement rates of royalty for forest products. 19. Forest Product movement permit The list and quantity of forest products that require forest product transportation permit shall be determined by directives to be issued by the Ministry. 20. Penalty Unless otherwise the offence committed is punishable with greater penalty by the criminal law, 1/ Except pursuant to this proclamation and directives issued here in under, cuts trees or removes, processes or uses in any way forest products from a state forest shall be punishable with not less than 1 year and not exceeding 5 years imprisonment and with fine Birr 10,000. 6@(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3827 2/ የደን የወרን ָוክِ٤ን ያጠፋ፣ ያበֶ₪ ወይו ያዛֹו ከ1 ዓُא በדያንስ እና ከ5 ዓُא በדይበָጥ ጽኑ እስُף ይׂשጣָ፣ 3/ እሳُ በֳאኮስ ወይו በדናْውו ֶַ ሁኔٍ በደን ֶይ ጉዳُ ያደרנ ከ0 ዓُא በדያንስና ከ05 ዓُא በדይበָጥ ጽኑ እስُף ይׂשጣָ፣ 4/ በደን ክָָ ውስጥ ያֳፈቃድ የרፈנ ወይו የእָךץ ቦٍ ያስፋፋ ወይדֳ וንኛውו የُדָ ـנטא ግንֹٍו ያֳፈቃድ በደን ቦٍ የـጠאׂש ከ2 ዓُא በדያንስ እስُף እና በብְך! ץ ይׂשጣָ፣ 5/ ֳሕገወጥ ደን ጨፍጫፊዎ٤ ወይו የደን ውጤُ አዘዋዋעዎ٤ በדንኛውָא וኩ እንዲያ₪ሹ እገዛ וወይ ּׁשን እንዲደብًץו ያደנገ በ5 ዓُא እስُף እና በብְך5 ץ ጣָ፣ׂשጫ ይׂשא 6/ ከֶይ ከּׁש ףـጥ1 ץ እስከ 5 ִֹُו ውስጥ ያָـጠשׂשና ቅጣُ ያָאׂשـጠֹْוውን ጥፋِ٤ ያደרנ ከ6 ወץ በדያንስና እስከ 5 ዓُא በגደץስ እስُףና እስከ ብְך" ץ በגደץስ ׂשאጮ ይׂשጣָ፣ !1. የـፋጠነ םነ ץםዓُ 1/ በዚֱ አዋጅ የֳאـከً ጥፋِ٤ን תፈጽו እጅ ከፍንጅ የـያዘ דንኛውר וው ወዲያ ውኑ አቅּתףያ ወደֲነው ፖֵስ ጣּתያ ـወ ስዶ የወንጀָ ክስ እንዲُנראበُና የወን ጀֳኛ אቅጫ םነ ץםዓُ ሕግ ድንጋ ጌዎ٤ እንዲፈጸא בደנግ ይኖץበָٍ፡፡ 2/ በሕገወጥ אንገድ የـገኘ የደን ውጤُ እንስሳ וወይ עካץከֹּלـ ገኘበُـጓጓዝ በת እንደـጫነ ወደ ፖֵስ ጣּתያ ـወስዶ በእግዚּُתነُ ከእነֹּלـከץካעው ወይו እንስሳው אאዝገብ አֳበُ፡፡ 3/ በዚֱ አንׂשጽ ንዑስ አንׂשጽ /2/ የـጠרׂשው ከـፈጸא በኋֶ דጓጓዣው ወዲያውኑ ን፣ የደን ውጤً ግንֲת ቅ ያֳበׂُשֳא የፍץድ ቤُ ውሳኔ እስከרגጥ እንደـያዘ ይּבያָ፡፡ 4/ የደን ውጤּِבـ ٤ጣጣעዎ٤ በִַበُ አካּתֹו የጉסוክ ּבـጣጣעዎ٤ ወይו ፖֵስ በዚֱ አንׂשጽ ُנטא የאያዝ እና ֱጋዊ እוץጃ እንዲወስድ የדድנግ ָםጣን ይኖْףዋָ፡፡ 2/ Destroy, damages or falsify forest boundary marks shall be punishable with not less than 1 year and not exceeding 5 years rigorous imprisonment; 3/ Causes damages to a forest by setting fire or in any other manner shall be punishable with not less than 10 years and not exceeding 15 years rigorous imprisonment; 4/ Settles or expands farmland in a forest area without permit or undertakes the construction of any infrastructure in a forestland without having the necessary permit shall be punishable with not less than 2 years imprisonment and with fine Birr 20,000; 5/ Provides assistance in any form to those who illegally cut forest trees or transport forest products to hide or take away the forest products shall be punishable with 5 years imprisonment and with fine Birr 5,000; 6/ Commits a fault that are not mentioned from Sub Article (1) to (5) here in above and for which punishment is not imposed shall be punishable with not less than 6 months and not exceeding 5 years imprisonment and with fine Birr 30,000; 21. Speedy Trial 1/ In case of a flagrant offence committed in violation of this proclamation the offender shall be taken immediately to the nearest police station and charged, and the Criminal Procedure Code shall be applied. 2/ Illegally obtained forest products, shall, together with the vehicle or pack animal used to transport them, be taken to the police station and registered as exhibit. 3/ Upon completion of the process under Sub Article (2) of this Article, the means of transport shall be released and the forest product shall stay seized until court decision is given thereon. 4/ Customs officers or policemen shall have the power to seize and take measure in accordance with this Article in areas where inspectors are not assigned. 7@(8ְך3 gA ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ R %6 ነּሴ @9qN 09)(9 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 56 4th September, 2007… page 3828 5/ በዚֱ አዋጅ ُנטא የּשץׂשג የወንጀָ ክሶ٤ን በـፋጠነ ሁኔٍ በדየُ ውכኔ ֳא ስጠُ እንዲ٢ָ ፍץድ ቤِף ٤ሳْውን የ٤ֹِ٤ ٢ִን דደףጀُ ወይא וደበኛ ٤ֹِ٤ን דጠናከץ ይኖֹْוץዋָ፡፡ !2. የסָךـና ጸንـው የּבגዩ ሕጎ٤ 1/ የደን ጥበቃ፣ ָُדና አጠቃוׂש አዋጅ ፡፡ָקֹּלـ በዚֱ አዋጅ 6'(4/09) ץጥּׁש 2/ ይֱን አዋጅ የגቃנን דንኛውו አዋጅ፣ ደንብ፣ עאאያ ወይו የአוָ ץףטድ በዚֱ አዋጅ የـደነገጉُን ጉዳዮ٤ በאـ ֳከـ ـፈጻגነُ አይኖנውו፡፡ !3. ዝץዝץ ሕግ፣ ደንብና עאאያ ስֳדውጣُ ֳዚֱ አዋጅ አፈጻጸו የגያስፈָጉ ዝץዝץ ደንቦ٤ንና עאאያዎ٤ን እንደ ቅደו ቤُና ץክו ٤צኒስُגው የֶْـከـ ያወጣִ፡፡ סኒስَג !4. አዋጁ የגፀናበُ ጊዜ ይֱ አዋጅ በፌዴָף ነጋُע ጋዜጣ ٍُז ከወጣበُ ׂשን ጀצו የፀና ይֲናָ፡፡ አዲስ አበֹו ነּሴ !9 ׂשን 09)(9 ዓ.ו ግדץ ወָደጊዮץጊስ የኢُዮጵያ ፌዴֶףዊ ዲזክתףያዊ ዚዳንُפፐብֵክ ፕע 5/ Courts shall organize special benches or strengthen the regular ones to provide speedy trial for charges brought under this proclamation. 22. Repeals and Savings 1/ The Forest Conservation, development and Utilization Proclamation No. 94/1994 is hereby repealed. 2/ No law, regulation, directive or practice shall, in so far as it is inconsistent with this Proclamation, have effect on matters provided for in this Proclamation. 23. Issuance of Laws Regulations and Directives Detailed regulations and directives required for the proper implementation of this Proclamation may be issued by the Council of Ministers and the Ministry, respectively. 24. Effective Date This Proclamation shall come into force up on Publication in the Federal Negarit Gazeta. Done at Addis Ababa, this 4th day of September, 2007 GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 8@(8ְך3