Freedom of the Mass Media and Access to Information Proclamation No. 590/2008
Made 2008-12-04 · Text as of 2026-10-01
Public law and official guidance, published as research. Not legal, tax or financial advice.
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- Ethiopia
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- basic legislation, access-to-information, certification, corruption, economic/social/cultural rights, governance, human rights, institution
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2. TRÙ» 2. Definition y”l# xgÆB l@§ TRg#M የגያרጠው ካֲָ In this proclamation unless the context requires ue}k` bz!H xêJ WS_Ý- otherwise: 1/ "ymg¾ Bz#¦N" ¥lT u¾ጊ²?¨< ¾T> 1/ “Mass Media” means printed matter that ¨Ö< IƒS„‹”“ waɵeè‹” ¾T>Á includes periodicals and broadcasters µƒƒ ¾IƒSƒ ^ ’¨<፡፡ 2/ "yHTmT ‰" ¥lT mg¾ Bz#¦NN XN 2/ “Printed Matter” means all material intended Ä!h#M lHZB XNÄ!dRs# ¬SbW y¸s‰Œ for public distribution, including mass media yÑz!” S‰ãCN# ¾*Ç=Ä' ¾y=¸ªM ¨ÃU but also other printed material–including ¾*Ç=Äy=»ªM ^−‹”½ e°KA‹”' tW musical works, plays, pictures, cartoons, n@èC”½ µRt$ñC”½ mAhFTN# b‰¶ {h# books, pamphlets, posters and commercial æC”½ ðLäC” ½ ±StéC”# yNGD ¥S¬ advertisings as well as audio, visual and wqEÃãC”፣ የዜ 3ገָግֹُ ¥N¾WM audiovisual recordings, motion pictures and xYnT l@lÖC HTmèCN የגያካُُ ֲת፤ the likes, excluding; I/ ֱግ 3ውጪ፣ ዳLُ ׁግ 3 a) official printed matters, notices, minutes, ፈፃ ג3ካֶُ ٍُאው የגወጡ reports, and decisions of legislative, ይፋዊ אግֳጫዎ٤፣ ٍדወּׂשያ judicial or executive organs; or ዎ٤፣ Uֳ ጉֹוኤዎ٤፣ עፖِץ ٤ ወይ וውZዎ٤፣ ወይו ֳ/ ֳግድ ֳُףፖُץ፣ ֳ[ُ b) materials only intended for the purpose ውጥ 3ገָግֹُ ֳףֱדዊ ጉዳ of commerce and transport, domestic ዮ٤ ٍው የ בـٍגፎזץ٤፣ and social life, such as forms ,price lists , የዋጋ רጠנዦ٤፤ የግድ የ[ـ printed advertising matter, family ٍד רወּׂשያዎ٤፣ ፓُ ካץዶ advertisements, post cards, pictorial reproductions, annual business and ٤፣ ֹוـዝـው የג₪ጡ እֹ٤፣ administrative reports, as well as election የግድ 3ـዳደ ץ3ٍאዊ עፖץ documents. ِ٤ ወይ וየץוጫ רዶ٤፣ 3ያካُُו፡፡ 3/ "byg!z@W y¸wÈ HTmT" ¥lT ›”É 3/ “Periodical” means printed material which is ̸ Sû bmÃZ btwsn yg!z@ KFtT scheduled to appear in regular sequences of úYÌr_ btk¬¬Y XNÄ!wÈ ¬Qì at least twice a year, which has a fixed title u=Á”S u¯Sƒ h#lT Ñ>²? ¾T>}U\ and which has a general distribution aimed at ›ÖnLà e`߃ ÁK¨<“ uÖpLL¨< the entire public or a section thereof, and Iw[}cw ¨ÃU u›”É b}¨cn ¾I´w includes newspapers and magazines. ¡õM 2”Ç=’uw ex ¾T>c^ß Ò²?Ù ‹”“ SîH@„‹” ¾T>Áµƒƒ y?TmT |‰ nWÝÝ 4/ “Broadcaster” means a body which disseminates 4/ "BéDµStR" ¥lT yGL wYM ymNGST broadcast programming, including through ድץጅُ WSÈêE GNß#nèCN y¥ÃµTT terrestrial transmitters, cable or satellite, for public MDR lM DR xSt§§ð T‰NS¸téCN፣ consumption and for simultaneous reception, k@BlÖCN út§YTN bmsִ ¥s‰ÅãC whether or not by subscription, through a radio x¥µYnT bÊ D× wYM bt&l@v!ዥN and/or television broadcast receiver or other yBéDµST mLXKT mqbÃãC wYM related electronic equipment, but does not include bl@§ x@l@KTén!KS mqb ÃãC x¥µYnT communications internal to a private organization bKFà wYM ÃlKFà yBé DkST or a government body. PéG‰äCN bxND gþz@ HZB XNÄ! ÃdMÈcW እ XNÄþmlk¬cW wYM XNÄ!s¥cW y¸ÃS‰+ sW ¥lT nW፡፡ gA 4¹þ3)@5 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4325 5/ "ymNGST xµL" ¥lT bØd‰L wYו 5/ “Public Body” means any body established bKLL ?gmNGST wYM bl@§ ?G msrT under the Federal Constitution or state ytÌÌm wYM bØd‰L wYM bKLL constitution or any other law which forms mNGS¬T mêQR WS_ byT¾WM XRkN §Y y¸g" wYM bØd‰L wYM bKLL part of any level or branch of the federal or mNGS¬T yÆlb@TnT Yø¬ SR y¸g" regional state or owned, controlled or directly wYM ên¾ yÍYÂNS MNŒN bq_¬ wYM or indirectly substantially financed by funds btzêê¶ knz!h# xµ§T y¸Ãg" wYM t- provided by the federal or regional ¶nt$ lØd‰L wYM lKLL mNGST yçn governments or accountable to the federal or ¥N¾WM xµL ¥lT nW ÝÝ regional states 6/ "mr©" ¥lT b¥ÂcWM xYnT QR} 6/ “Information” means any material recorded ytqÂbr T”—¨<U c’É TKƒ ’¨<ÝÝ in any form. 7/ “Record” means regardless of who created it 7/ "snD" ¥lT b¥N¾WM xµL b¥N or when it was created, any recorded ¾WM gþz¤ የـፈጠ נwYM ytzUj information in the possession and under the bþçNM bmNGST xµL Yø¬Â qÜ__R control of a public body and includes: SR y¸gŸ”- a) any document, file or manuscript; h¼ ¥N¾WNM mZgB' ÍYL½ bXJ wYM b¥>N ytÚf rqEQ½ b) any microfilm, microfiche or facsimile; l¼ ¥N¾WNM ¥YKé ðLM½ Tá að X bx@l@KTén!KS zÁ ywÈ ymZgB GLÆ+½ c) any reproduction of images embodied in /¼ y¯l# b!çn#M ÆYçn#M½ ¥N¾WM microfilms, whether enlarged or not: bnz!H ¥YKéðLäC WS_ Ãl# MSlÖC QJ ½ d) any other information which may be watched,read, listened to or otherwise m¼ b÷MP†tR wYM bl@§ u¥N¾WM comprehended only using a computer or mú]à bm¬gZ y¸¬†½ y¸n any other technical device; or bb#½ y¸dm-# wYM y¸¬wq$ mr©ãCN wYM e) any other information recorded in any other form or medium. ¿¼ b¥N¾WM xYnT QR} wYM y¥ St§lðà zÁ y¸g"# דውו נאጃ ያካָٍُ፡፡ 8/ “Personal Information” means information about an identifiable individual,including, 8/ “የግֳנא רጃ” ֳـ ֳُדይِ የٍגወ but not limited to ግֳ רየֳאגከُ ֲm:- a) information relating to the medical, I/ የግֳ ּשרየֱክ ו፣ የُُץֱו educational or the academic, employ- ወይ וየ3ካዳגክ፣ የ ף3ገָግ ment , professional or criminal history, ֹُ፣ የבያ፣ የወጀָ ٍעኩ የג of the individual or information relating ֳאከُ נאጃ ወይ וግֳּשר to financial transactions in which the ያደנጋ ْው የግድ ግqِ٤ individual has been involved; የ ֳאגከً נאጃዎ٤፣ ወይו b) information relating to the ethinic, national or social origin,age, pregnancy, ֳ/ የግֳ ּשרዘץ፣ ץ׀፣ ףֱדዊ ו maritial status colour, sexual orientation, ጩ፣ እድה፣ እץግዝ ፣ የጋ٢ vZٍ፣ የּבዳ בֳׂש፣ የፍُወُ ዝֹו ,physical or mental health, well-being, ַው፣ 3ካֶዊ 3እצו3ዊ ጤً፣ disability, religion, belief, conscience, የጤ Uً ጉድֳِ٠፣ Iይדm culture, language or birth of the ً፣ እًו፣ ֱֵ ው፣ ֱִֹו፣ individual; ּהּהው፣ ָደً የֳאגከُ נאጃ፣ ወይו gA 4¹þ3)@6 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4326 ּ/ የግֳ ּשרየֳאያ ּׁשጥצ٤፣ ָוክ c) information relating to any identifying ِ٤ ወይֳא ֶַ וያዎ٤፣ 3ድף number, symbol or other particular ው፣ 3ףው ወይ וየደב assigned to the individual, the address, 3ይُ የֳאגከُ נאጃ፣ ወይו fingerprints or blood type of the individual; א/ ֳֶַ ግֳ רወይ ֶַ וግֳר d) the personal opinions. views or የדእנግ እድገُ፣ ָ ُדወይו preferences of the individual, except የገዘ ድጋፍ እዲያገL נׂש where they are about another individual I ֶይ רጣْው 3ـያየِ٤፣ or about a proposal for a grant, an award 3ֳאካከِ٤ ወይ ו3ףדጭ I٤ or a prize to be made to another ውጥ የדይካ ًـየግָ 3ـያየ individual; ِ٠፣ I٠ ወይץו וጫዎ٠ የֳאגከً נאጃዎ٤፣ ወይו ט/ የ3ـያየُ רጭው וየـወገደُ e) the views or opinions of another ግֳ ּשרየֳאגከً ወይ וግֳּשר individual about a proposal for a grant, የገዘ ድጋፍ፣ ָ ُדወይו an award or a prize to be made to the የדእנግ እድገُ እዲያገL נׂש individual, but excluding the name of the I ֶይ ֶַ ግֳ רየרጣْው other individual where it appears with የግָ 3ـያየِ٤፣ 3ֳאካከِ٤ the views or opinions of the other ወይ ו3ףדጭ I٤ የያዘ individual; נאጃ፣ ወይו נ/ ֶַ רው ֳግֳ ּשרያֳው 3ֳאካ f) the views or opinions of another ከُ ወይ וየרጠው 3ـያየُ individual about the individual or, የያዘ נאጃ፣ ወይו g) the name of the individual where it ר/ ግֳֳאג ּשרከً ግֶዊ נאጃዎ٤ appears with other personal information ጋ ץየـያዘው ወይא וግֳፁ relating to the individual or where the שףግֳֹורዊ נאጃ የאግֳጽ disclosure of the name itself would ውጤُ ֵያከָُ የג٤ָ የግֳ reveal information about the individual, ו רየያዘ נאጃ፣ የגያካ ُُ וו ֲתvZٍ ከ! ـז but excluding information about a person who ዓ ُאየֶזው ግֳ רየֳאגከُ passed away before 20 years, נאጃ ግ 3ያካُُו፡፡ 9/ "îSt¾ wgN " ¥lT kmr© «ÃqEW 9/ “Third Party”, means any person other than WÀ wYM mr©WN kt«yqW ymN the requester or the public body to which the GST xµL Wu yçn ¥N¾WM sW request is made and includes a foreign wYM ¥N¾WM ymNG T xµL ¥lT government, organization , an international sþçN# yWÀ hgR mNG TN፣ אግ organization or an organ of that government or organization ٍםዊ 3ካָ፣ ድץጅُ ወይ ו3ֳו 3ׂשፍ ድץጅُ ወይ ו3ካָ ያካָٍُ፡፡ 10/ “Hostile or Subversive Activities” means: 0/ "y«§T yx¥™þÃN XNQSÝs¤ãC" ¥lT”- a) aggression against the country; h/ bhg¶tÜ §Y ytÝÈ ywr‰ DRgþT# b) any act of sabotage or terrorism aimed at l/ bhg¶tÜ wYM bHZbù wYM the people or a strategic interest of the bhg¶tÜ ST‰t½©þµêE _QäC §Y country whether inside or outside the ÃnÈ«„ yWS_ wYM yWÀ country; yxš_R ወይ וy>BR tGƉT# gA 4¹þ3)@7 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4327 ¼/ Hg mNGS¬êE SR›tÜN b`YL c) any activity aimed at changing the wYM bxmA mlw_N ›§¥W constitutional order by the use of force Ãdrg XNQSÝs¤# wYM or violence; or m/ ¥N¾WM yWu hgR ySl§ tGÆ d) any foreign or hostile intelligence ‰T wYM y«§T XNQ SÝs¤# operation ¥lT nW”” 01/ "ዋ 3ዘጋጅ" ¥lT ዚֱ 3ዋጅ 11/ “Editor-in-chief” means the person who, bxNq} 6 btdn ggW ُנראÑl# pursuant to Article 6 of this Proclamation የx@Ä!è¶ÃL SL ÈN ÃlW sW nW”” exercises excllusive editorial control. 12/ “Publisher” means any person who, represents, 02/ "›dT>" TKƒ mg¾ Bzù`2N y¸w owns or has a substantial proprietary interest KL wYM mg¾ Bzù`2 Ælb@T in a mass media or carries on the business of yçn½ bDRJt$ WS_ y¯§ yÆlNBr management of a mass media. TnT _QM ÃlW wYM yDRJt$N y|‰ xStÄdR y¸m‰ ¥N¾WM sW nWÝÝ 13/ “Printer” means any person who has been appointed by or enters into a contract with a 03/ "›T>" TKƒ ¾IƒSƒ e^−‹” KT publisher for the purpose of printing any }U u›dT>¨< ¾}jS printing matters. T>¨< Ò` ¾}ªªK T”—¨<U c¨< ’¨<ÝÝ 14/ “Distributor” means any person who has 04/ "›ŸóóÃ" TKƒ ¾IƒSƒ ^−‹” appointed by or enters into a contract with bJM§ l¥kÍfL u›dT>¨< ¾}jS the publisher for the purpose of wholesale ¨ÃU Ÿ›dT>¨< Ò` ¾}ªªK c¨< distribution of printing matters. ’¨<ÝÝ 15/ “Importer” means any person who imports 05/ "›emÜ" TKƒ ¾SÑ“— w²<H” ¨ mass media products from abroad with a „‹” GÑ` ¨<eØ l¥s‰=T b¥sB view to distribute them in Ethiopia or who is wd hgR ¾T>ÁeÑv ¨ÃU bhgR WS_ an agent of foreign publications circulated in y¸s‰Œ ¾¨<ß IƒS„‹ ¨Ÿ=M Ethiopia. ¾J’ T”—¨<U c¨< ’¨<ÝÝ 16/ “Ombudsman” means the Institution of the 06/ “የֱዝ እ ֹוጠ ֳُד ’’ּׂשֹו3ዋጅ Ombudsman established under Proclamation ּׁשጥ ץ2)01/09)(2 No. 211/2000. 17/ “Region” mean a regional state established 07/ "KLL" ¥lT bxþT×eà ØÁ‰§êE under Article 47 of the Constitution of the ÁäK‰sþÃêE ¶pBlþK Hg mNGST Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. xNqA #7 msrT ytÌÌm KLL and shall ,for the purpose of this sþçN lzþH xêJ xfÚ™M sþÆL xÄþS Proclamation ,include Addis Abeba and xbÆN DÊÄêN Y=M‰L”” Diredawa 08/ "yHZB GnßùnT `§ð" ¥lT yHZB 18/ “Public Relation Officer” mean a public GnßùnT S‰N l¥kÂwN bmNGST relation officer or any other officer xµL ytmdb wYM ytëm yHZB designated by the public body for the purpose GnßùnT `§ð wYM l¤§ `§ð ¥lT of caring out the tasks of a public relation nW”” officer under this Proclamation. 09/ "sW" ¥lT ytf_é sW wYM bHG የsWnT ُאyts-W xµL nWÝÝ 19/ “Person” mean a physical or juridical person. gA 4¹þ3)@8 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4328
3. Slò¬ xg§lA 33 3. Gender Reference bGLA ytdngg µLçn bStqR bzþH xêJ Unless otherwise expressly provided under this WS_ bwND Û¬ ytdnggW ys¤TNM ò¬ Proclamation provisions referred in the masculine õT¬L”” gender shall also apply to the feminine gender. 4. mg¾ Bz#¦N nÉ SlmçÂcW 4. Freedom of Mass Media 1/ ymg¾ Bz#¦N nÉnT b?g mNG|tÜ 1/ Freedom of the mass media is constitutionally :WQ xG"aLÝÝ QDm MRm‰ guaranteed. Censorship in any form is b¥N¾WM mLk# ytklkl nWÝÝ prohibited. 2/ bmg¾ Bz#¦N nÉnT §Y gdïC y¸ 2/ Restrictions on the freedom of the mass Èl#T ?g mNGSt$N m\rT b¥ media shall only be made by laws issued in DrG b¸w-# ?¯C BÒ YçÂLÝÝ accordance with the Constitution. 3/ ¥N¾cWM ymNGST xµֶُ ymg¾ 3/ All public bodies shall have regard to the Bz¦N ¥Hb‰êE tGƉcWN lmw right of the mass media, in fulfilling its ÈT”- public function, to: h¼ z@ ወይנא וጃ የררא፣ a) seek, receive and impart news or የ ָׂשאy¥s‰=T½ information; l¼ bL† L† g#Ä×C §Y xStÃyT b) express opinion or criticism on various wYM TCT y¥QrB½ wYM issues or; /¼ ytlÆ l@lÖC zÁãCN bm-qM c) participate in the process of forming public y?ZBN xStÃyT bmQr{ £dT opinion through other means. ymútF# mB¬cWN ¥KbR YñRֹْוዋָ”” 4/ bNxùS xNqA /2/ msrT 4/ Unless otherwise stipulated by express bGL} ytdngg# H¯C kl@l# bStqR ym provisions of laws enacted in accordance g¾ Bz#¦N nÉnTN y¸ÃStÙg#l# ¥Â with sub article (2) of this Article, cWM xStÄd‰êE RM©ãC tkLK administrative measures that impair freedom lêLÝÝ of the mass media are forbidden. 5. y¥útM ymd‰jT nÉnT 5. Right to Publish and Organize 1/ ዚֱ 3ዋጅ bxNq} 7 ytdnggW XNdt- 1/ Without prejudice to the provisions of Art- bq çñ ¥N¾WM z@Gnt$ x!T×ùÃêE icle 7 of this Proclamation, every Ethiopian yçn sW ymg¾ Bz#¦N S‰ ymS‰T national has the right to establish a mass mBT xlW”” media. 2/ Journalists have a right to organize themselves 2/ Uz¤«®C bmr«ùT yÑà ¥Hb ץ‰úc into professional associations of their choice. WN የדደףጀُ ُא3ֶْው፡፡ gA 4¹þ3)@9 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4329 ¡õM G<Kƒ PART TWO bmg¾ Bz#¦N Y^ ¾ScT^ƒ Swƒ Right to Engage in Mass Media Activities
6. Editor-in-chief 6. ª“ xzUJ 1/ The mandate of the editor in chief designated 1/ bmg¾ Bzù`N ê xzUJnT y¸ëM by the publisher encompasses the power to sW ሥልጣን y¸¬tÑTN HTmèC supervise the publication of the periodical YzT ymöÈ-R ¥N¾WM ngR and to determine the contents thereof in such Ãlf”Ç XNÄY¬tM ¥DrGN õT a way that nothing may be printed therein ¬LÝÝ YHN |LÈN y¸gDb# ¥ÂcWM against his will. Any practice or agreement xs‰éC wYM SMMnèC bHG ðT that restricts this power shall be null and WDQ f‰> ÂcWÝÝ void. 2/ ymg¾ Bz#¦2 ê xzUJ b¥N¾WM 2/ Where the editor-in-chief of a mass media MKNÃT ytৠyHG ClÖ¬ yl@lW does not, for any reason, have full legal kçn ytৠyHG ClÖ¬ ÃlW ¦§ð capacity, another editor- in-chief who has full xzUJ mëM YñRb¬L”” legal capacity shall be appointed . 3/ ዚֱ bNx#S xNq} 2 msrT 3/ The editor-in-chief who has been appointed in l¦§ðnT ytëmW ê xzUJ lmg¾ accordance with sub article (2) of this Bz#¦n# W-@T YzèC Ñl# yHG t- Article, shall have legal responsibility for the ÃqEnT ÃlbT s!çN bNx#S content of the mass media outlet and shall, xNq} 1 ytdnggW b!ñRM ¥N¾WM notwithstanding the provisions of sub article ngR ÃlF”Ç ¬Tä XNÄYwÈ y¥DrG (1) of this Article, have the power to veto the SLÈN xlW”” publication of any material. 7. ymg¾ Bz#¦N Ælb@TnT 7. Mass Media Ownership 1/ lxgR xqF wYM q$_„ k1) b§Y yçn 1/ Any person who exercises direct or indirect ytmzgb nê¶ l¸g" bT xµÆb! wYM effective control over a company possessing KLL yBéDµST f”D kÃz k#ÆNà a nation- wide broadcasting license or a -Q§§ µpE¬L wYM xKS×N WS_ broadcasting license for an area with a bq_¬M çn btzêê¶ W-@¬¥ q$__R recorded population of more than 100,000 ÃlW ¥N¾WM sW tmúúY f”D inhabitants, may not exercise direct or bÃz እ btmúúY wYM btd‰‰b! indirect effective control over another ygbà xµÆb! yBéDµST xgLGlÖT company holding such a license and k¸s_ l@§ k#ÆNà -Q§§ µpE¬L servicing the same or an overlapping market. wYM xKS×N §Y bq_¬M çn btzêê¶ W-@¬¥ q$__R l!ñrW xYCLMÝÝ 2/ lxgR xqF wYM qÜ_„ ከ1) ֶይ የֲ 2/ Any person who exercises direct or indirect ytmzgb nê¶ µlbT xµÆb! wYM SF‰ effective control over a company holding a yBéDµST xgLGlÖT ፍUድ ያዘ k#ÆNà nation- wide license or a license for an area µpE¬L wYM xKS×N §Y bq_¬ wYM with a recorded population of more than btzêê¶ W-@¬¥ q$__R ÃlW ¥N¾WM 100,000 inhabitants may not exercise direct sW bz!h# xµÆb! wYM btd‰‰b! ygbà or indirect effective control over a company xµÆb! y¸s‰+ byg!z@W y¸wÈ HTmT operating a periodical servicing the same or S‰N k¸s‰ l@§ ¥N¾WM k#ÆNà -Q§§ an overlapping market µpE¬L wYM xKS×N §Y bq_¬ wYM btzêê¶ W-@¬¥ q$__R l!ñrW xYCLMÝÝ gA 4¹þ3)# ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4330 3/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bN;ùS xNqA /1/ X /2/ 3/ Without prejudice to sub article (1) and (2) at ytdnggW XNdt«bq çñ byg!z@W y¸wÈ this Article any person who exercises ?TmT S‰N y¸s‰ k#ÆNà µpE¬L wYM effective direct or indirect control over a xKS×#N §Y bq_¬M çn btzêê¶ W-@ company operating a periodical may not ¬¥ q$__R ÃlW ¥N¾WM sW bt múúY ּהN ּהb¸¬tM btmúúY wYM exercise effective direct or indirect control btd‰‰b! gbà y¸s‰+ yHTmT |‰N over another company running a periodical k¸s‰ l@§ k#ÆNà µpE¬L wYM xKS†N published in the same language and servicing §Y W-@¬¥ q$__R l!ñrW xYCLM”” the same or an overlapping market 4/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ kN;#S xNq{ 1 XSk 3 Æl#T 4/ Untill the procedure for determining and DNUg@ãC ytmlktW yxKs!×N W ¬¥ assessing effective control referred to in sub q$__R y¸wרNbT mlKà Q"t$ y¸ k articles (1) to (3) of this Article shall be laid  NbT |n |R›T b?G tdNGgÖ እኪ down by specific law, in the absence of ወጣ ድـ ֶַ נUנד ףጃ ካֶـ נׂש evidence to the contrary, a person shall be ד ץׂשው וኩֹוያ ወይ וድץጅُ 3ክת regarded as exercising such control if he ዮm٤ ወይ וካፒָٍ ׂשጥٍ וይv ـዘ either directly or indirectly holds fifteen ዋዋዘ עከ05 ֶይ የያዘ דውר וው percent or more of the shares or capital of the ውጤּׁٍש דጥጥ ץእዳֳው ይገָٍא፡፡ entity . 5/ ֳዚֱ 3ዋጅ xNq{ 5/1/ xfÉiM s!ÆL xND 5/ For the purpose of Article 5(1) of this Proclamation, k#ÆNà x!T×ÉÃêE k#ÆNà nW y¸ÆlW yk# a company is of an Ethiopian nationality if its total ÆNÃW yµpE¬L MN+ Ñl# bÑl# khgR capital originates from a local source or persons WS_ yçn X yxKS×n# ÆlDRšãC bÑl# holding its capital or voting rights are Ethiopian x!T×eÃêE z@GnT çcW XNdçn s!çN nationals and it does not include a company yW+ xgR sãC yxKS×n# ÆlDRšãC yçn# whose capital or voting rights are helld by a bT DRJT ـץֱדየֲ2ُ k#ÆNà locally registered business organization in which xõTTMÝÝ btmúúY 3ND ¥HbR yhgR foreign nationals acquired voting rights. Similarly WS_ ¥hbR nW y¸ÆlW ጎ3ድףጎُ ድץ an association is considered as local if it is ጅِ٤ ׁ ُףֱדግ ُנראእደ 3ገץ registered as local association in accordance with את ץֱד ָׂשዘገ ው፡፡ the charities and associations law. 6/ lJ· £\’å}r Lnr Šp\º’å †‹G ’¨N 6/ Any person who is not a juridical person may −Y³r l^pdY M¿ƒ’åN \’å yBéDµST not own a broadcasting service, news agency xgLGlÖT S‰N# byg!z@W y¸w-# ?Tmè service or periodicals. CN wYM yz@ xgLGlÖT S‰N EL^Wr †¨vGNÝÝ 7/ The provisions of this Article shall also apply 7/ hgR WS_ l¥s‰=T s!ÆL wd x!T× to a mass media from abroad which facus ùà y¸gÆ ên¾ xTk#ét$ bhgR WS_ primarily on domestic issues and which have g#Ä×C §Y yçn ¥N¾WM yW+ hgR been produced primarily for local audiences. ymg¾ Bz#¦N §Y yz!ֱ xNq} DNUg@ ãC tfɸ YçÂl#””
8. Distributors 8. xkÍÍ×C Entities which offer distribution services to byg!z@W y¸w-# HTmèCN y¥kÍfL S‰ periodicals shall not discriminate in either the y¸s„ DRJèC yHTmèc$N YzT msrT provision of those services or the fees charged for b¥DrG yxgLGlÖTM çn yKFà L†nT them on the basis of the content of a periodical. ¥DrG ylÆcWM”” gA 4¹þ3)#1 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4331 9. yMZgÆ yMSKR wrqT 9. Certificate of Registration 1/ M¿—¨<”U bygþz@W y¸wÈ yHTmT RW 1/ Anyone who desires to publish a periodical shall ወይ וየዜ 3ገָግֹُ ףEL^Wr £ג register such periodical by providing the \’å ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ ዑ 3ׂשፅ/3/ information referred to in sub article (3) , with the የֳאـከًُ נאጃዎ٤ נ דyMZgÆ Ministry of Information where the proposed MSKR wrqT ¾T>ÁÑ–¨< Sץuً k†¿− distribution goes beyond one regional state, or ŒGG b§Y kçn ŠM^q’f¦ Më}ë^pòY with the Information Bureau of the Region where c=J” ץጭً l†¿− ŒGG ’å^¼ nu the proposed distribution is restricted to one regional state. የp’\} ከֲ yMZgÆ MSKR wrqT ¾T>ÁÑ–¨< ŠŒGEå M^q’f¦ léZ ÃJ“MÝÝ 2/ Where the activity given by law to or the 2/ M¿ƒ’åN 3ካָ ወይ ו−Y³r wYM purpose of any entity or public body or mNG ¬êE xµL ›§¥WN EMWLD organization requires publishing a periodical, wYM lJ· £p\º’å¿ p·mY such organization or public body shall be l¥kÂwN byg!z@W y¸wÈ HTmT deemed registered in accordance with sub ¥útM ‹ÔEµ’å ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bNx#S article (1) of this Article. xNq} /1/ msrT ˆ¿ªpLšµl ¨jºWGÝÝ 3/ £Nœµm MLGŠuW £MëŠpE’å¿ 3/ The application for registration shall include œYœY L¦œ †Elr - the following particulars: A/ yxú¬¸WN a) the name and address of the publisher or the news `agency organization as well as of any branch offices if any; K/ bygþz¤W y¸wÈW HTmT ወይו b) the name of the periodical or the news የዜ 3ገָግֹُ ድץጅً SM# X service agency; and c) the names and address of the person ¼/ 3ٍגው ወይ וዜ 3ገָግֹُ holding more than 2% of the shares of DRJt$ k2 ِאybl- yxKS×N the publishing company or the news DRš çcWN sãC SM xD‰šÂ agency and the amount of their share yxKS×N DRšcWN m-N 4/ Where the proposed name of the registering 4/ xSqDä ktmzgb u¾Ñ>²?¨< kT>¨× periodical so closely resembles the name or IƒSƒ Ò` ›”É ›Ã’ƒ ¨ÃU emblem of another periodical which has }Sddà uJ’ eU wYM xR¥ K?L already been registered that the two may u¾Ñ>²?¨< ¾T>¨× IƒSƒ ›dƒV easily be confused, another name or emblem KT¨<׃ yMZgÆ sRtðk@T ØÁo shall be registered. ¾k[u ŸJ’“ yG<K~ IƒS„‹ SSdcM ¾T>Ádeƒ ŸJ’ u¾gþ²?¨< ¾T>¨×¨< IƒSƒ uK?L eÁT@ ¨ÃU ›`T 2”Ç=S²Ñw ÃÅ[ÒM”” 5/ The periodical or news agency shall be deemed registered where the Ministry of 5/ y¥S¬wqEà ¸nþSt½R wYM yKLlù ¥S Information or the regional bureau of the ¬wqEà bþé ¥mLkÒ bqrblT b" region fails to issue certificate of registration qÂT WS_ yMZgÆ yMSKR wrqT within 30 days from the date the application µLs« wYM ÃLs«bTN MKNÃT is submitted, or fails to notify in writing the bAhùF lxmLµcÜ µ§úwq bygþz¤W applicant the grounds for refusal to issue it y¸wÈW HTmT ወይו የዜ with in such period . 3ገָግֹُ XNdtmzgb Yö«‰L”” gA 4¹þ3)#2 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4332 6/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ l¿–å^ †¿dÎ 3 btzrz„T 6/ Any changes to the information provided h#n@¬ãC §Y E’å¼ \éªT· የጊዜው under sub-article (3) of this Article shall be የגወጣ ׁُ ُאxú¬¸ ወይ וየዜ reported by the publisher company or the 3ገָግֹً ድץጅُ K¨<Ö< btkst b05 news agency to the registering body within qÂT WS_ lmZUb!W †‹G ytdrgWN fifteen days. lW_ Mú’i †ElrÝÝ 7/ yMZgÆ sRtðk@T ֵנרዝ የג٤ֳው”- 7/ Certificate of registration shall lapse where: I/ የጊዜው የגወጣ ֱُ ُאወይו a) the publisher or the news agency የዜ 3ገָግֹُ ֲת ף3ٍ provides written notification of the dis- גው ወይ וድץጅً ףው ּבד continuance of the publication or its בጽvፍ תያው ወይו operation ; or ֳ/ የጊዜው ֳגወጣ ׁُ ُאወይ וየዜ b) the registered periodical or news agency 3ገָግֹُ ףየוዝገ ֹוየוክ ץወנ fails to commence publication or ׂُשየרـጠው רው ከאـዘገُ ጊዜ rendrering its service within one year of ጀֳֹו צוው 3ድ 3 ُאጊዜ ውጥ registration. ֱُד ًאውጣُ ያָጀ נאወይו የዜ 3ገָግֹُ ףው ያָጀנא እደֲ ው፡፡ 8/ የዚֱ 3ׂשፅ የዑ xNq} /7/ DNUg@ 8/ The provisions of sub-article (7 ) of this XNdxGÆb# ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bዑ xNq} /2/ Article shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to FYM tfɸ YçÂָ”” sub-article(2) of this Article. 0. ֱֶُ ُאይ የגገֳፁ ገצ٤ እ ያֳ ክፍያ 10. Imprint and Gratuitous Copies የרגጡ ጅዎ٤ 1/ ¥N¾WM xYnT bygþz@W y¸wÈ HTmT 1/ Periodicals shall, on each publication, carry b ÃNÄNÇ XTM §Y yxú¬¸WN½ yx¬¸ the name of the publisher, printer and editor- WN½ yê xzU°N SM xD‰š½ yHTmt$N in-chief, and the volume and number of the Q}# q$_R# HTmt$ y¸wÈbTN gþz@ X pericdical periodicity and date of publication ¬Tä ywÈbTN qN፣ ወ ץxmt MHrT in a descenible manner. bGL{ b¸¬Y ï¬ §Y ¥SfR xlbT”” 2/ ¥N¾WM BéDµStR b ÃNÄNÇ PéG 2/ Broadcasters shall indicate the station name at ‰M mjm¶Ã ¥BqEà §Y yÈBÃWN the beginning and end of each programme, SM PéG‰M# yPéG‰ÑN m¶ mG along with the name of the producer. l} YñRb¬L ÝÝ 3/ T”—¨<U u›Ç=e ›uv ¾T>c^ß ¨ÃU xgR 3/ Periodicals with national distribution or based xqF e`߃ ÁK¨< by z@W y¸wÈ HT in Addis Ababa shall, within twenty four mT ¬Tä u¨× khà x‰T c›ƒ vMuKÖ Ñ>²? ¨<eØ ¾2Á”ǔƔ 2ƒU G<Kƒ pÍ=−‹ hours of dissemination, deposit two ያֳክፍያ KwH@^© b@t אዛግُ [ـ gratuitous copies of every volume with the אፃֱፍُ ኤጀ תSeÖƒ ›Kuƒ”” Agency of the National Archives and Libraries . 4/ bygþz@W y¸wÈW HTmT e`߃ u› ”É ¡MM w‰ ¾}¨c’ ŸJ’ ¬Tä u¨× 4/ Where the circulation of periodical is confined within the bounds of a riginal state two khà x‰T c ƒ vMuKÖ Ñ>²? ¨<eØ ¾2 Á”ǔƔ 2ƒU G<Kƒ pÍ=−‹ ÁK¡õÁ gratuitous copies of every volume shall be deposited within twenty four hours of l¡MK< [אـዛግُ ¨ÃU ٍדወּׂשያ dissemination, either with state public library u=a mS-T xlbTÝÝ or to the state cultural bureau. gA 4¹þ3)#3 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4333 ክፍָ ُ׳ PART THREE mr© y¥GßT mBT Access to Information 01. x§¥ 11. Objectives bz!H The objectives of this part of the Proclamation are: L ytdngg# DNUg@ãC”- 1/ to give effect to the right of citizens to access, 1/ tnÉɶ yHZB yGlsB _QäCN l¥S- receive and import information held by bQ yw-# tgb! gdïC XNdt-bq$ çñ public bodies, subject to justifiable limits ŸT”—¨<U S”Óe© ›"M z¤¯C S[ based on overriding public and private Í” lSÖ¾p፣ lTÓ–ƒ እ ֳֳֶـדፍ interests; çcWN Swƒ }ðíT> ¾TÉ[Ó# 2/ to establish mechanisms and procedures to give 2/ S[Í ðLÑ>−‹ S[Í−‹” u}‰K SÖ” effect to that right in a manner which enables uõØ’ƒ u´p}— ¨Ü dÃÅ¡S< ¾T> persons to obtain information as quickly, ÁÑ–<uƒ” ›c^`“ e’ e[›ƒ uSSe[ƒ inexpensively and effortlessly as is reasonably possible; and Sw~” }ðíT> ¾TÉ[Ó# 2“ 3/ yHZB túTæ ySLÈN Ælb¤TnT y¥rUg_ 3/ to encourage and promote public participation, እ እዲv›¾ וc^` ÓMî’ƒ# }ÖÃm’ƒ“ public empowerment , to foster a culture of ¨<Ö?T’ƒ ¾cð’uƒ ¾S”Óeƒ ›c^`” transparecy, accountablity and effecincy in mLµM xStÄdRN ¾TÖ“Ÿ`# the functions of public bodies and to x§¥ x§cW”” encourage and promote good governance . 02. mr© -Yö y¥GßT mBT 12. Right of Access to Information 1/ u²=I ›ªÏ u}K¾ G<’@ "M}dngg ue 1/ All persons have the right to seek, obtain and }k` ¥N¾WM sW ŸT”—¨<U S”Ó communicate any information held by public e© ›"M S[Í” ¾SÖ¾p# ¾TÓ–ƒ“ bodies, except as expressly provided for by ¾Te}LKõ Swƒ ›lWÝÝ this Proclamation. 2/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ u”®<e ›”kî /1// ¾}SK 2/ The right referred to under sub-article (1) of this Article shall include the right to be Ÿ}¨< Swƒ S[ÍW” ¨ÃU ¾S[ͨ<” informed whether or not the public body U”ß ¾Á² snD b¥N¾WM mNGS¬êE holds a record containing the requested xµL XJ y¸g" mçN xlmçn#N information and to obtain information from bm-yQ y¥wQ mBTN bmNG|¬êE any public body by means of; xµL XJ y¸gßWN snD”- h¼ ymmLkT wYM ¥S¬wšãCN ymW a) inspection, taking extracts and notes; sD wYM _QîCN ymgLb_½ K/ g#Ć b¸mlktW mNGS¬êE xµL yt b) certified copies of any records of such rUg- TKKl¾ GLÆ+ ymWsD½ public authority; ወይו /¼bÄ!Sk@èC½ bFlÖpEãC½ bl@§ b¥N¾ c) diskettes, floppies or any other electronic WM xYnT yx@l@KTén!KS zÁ 3דካይ mode or through print-outs where such ُ የאውרድ wYM snÇ b÷MP†tR information is stored in a computer or in wYM bl@§ mú¶Ã y¸g" kçn kz!h# any other device. mú¶Ã ¬TmW yw-# Q©!ãCN ymWsD½ mBTN õT¬L ÝÝ 3/ YH xêJ ymNGST xµ§T bxê° ktd 3/ Nothing in this Proclamation shall be ngg#T SRxèC W+ mr©N ymS-T understood as limiting the power of public SLÈÂcWN XNd¸gDB tdR¯ mt bodies to provide access to information on an R¯M xYñRbTM”” informal basis. gA 4¹þ3)#4 ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4334
13. Duty to Publish 03. xTä y¥WÈT GÁ¬ 1/ Any public body shall publish information 1/ ¥N¾WM mNGS¬êE xµL”- concerning: h¼ SlmS¶Ã b@t$ mêQR½ xdr©jT# a) its organizational structure, main duties Sl ê tGƉt$ `§ðnt$½ and responsibilities; l¼ y`§ðãc$N SLÈN `§ðnT XNÄ! b) the power and responsibilities of the h#M bWún@ xsÈ_ §Y tfÚ¸ officials as well as decision-making Sl¸çnW |n-|RxT½ procedures ; c) description of the services it provides /¼ l?ZB Sl¸sÈcW xgLGlÖèC for the public; ZRZR½ d) brief descriptions of the complaint m¼ ltgLU† ?ZB SltbjW yQʬ hearing mechanism available to the xs¥M |R›T k?ZB zwTR public and the public body's response l¸qRb# _Ãq&ãC wYM Qʬ to frequently asked questions by the ãC ym|¶Ã b@t$N M§> y¸Ãú† public; x+R zgÆãCN½ \¼ bX° Sl¸gß# mZgïC xYnT bmZg e) a description of the type of the records ïc$ WS_ Sl¸gß# mr©ãC YzT under its possession, a brief description of x+R ¥B‰¶Ã XNÄ!h#M mr© l¥G the contents of its records and the detailed ßT y¸fLg# sãC ymr© _Ãq&ãC explanation of the procedures to be xq‰rB |n SRxT ZRZR ¥B‰¶Ã followed by persons who wish to access ãCN½ this information; r¼ ym|¶Ã b@t$ mtÄd¶Ã dNB ym f) a description of its regulations, directives, S¶Ã b@t$ L† L† xµ§T |‰ãC policies, guidelines and manuals, which y¸m„ÆcWN dNïC½ ±l!s!ãC½ govern the operation and activities of its mm¶ÃãC½ ¥NêlÖC XNÄ!h#M various organs, along with a description of ytššl# wYM ytš„ mm¶ÃãC any amendment or repeal of such y¸gß#ÆcWN mZgïC ZRZR½ provisions; g) its directives, regulations, guidelines s¼ yDRJt$ s‰t®C y¸s„ÆcWN and other documents which governs mm¶ÃãC½ dNïC½ ¥B‰¶ÃãC the activities of the employees of the l@lÖC snìC½ organization; ¹¼ y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðው SM እ h) the name and address of the public xD‰š# X relation officer; and i) other particulars. q/ l@lÖC ZRZéCN\ xTä ÃwÈL”” 2/ Whenever essential changes pertaining to 2/ דው וየאግ ُם3ካָ xSf§gþ yçn information provided in the above provision lW_ sþñR ytlw«ù ngéC y¬klùbTN እ occur, public bodies shall update at least once ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ ዑ 3ׂשጽ /1/ የֳאـከـው a year the publication referred to in sub- HTmT b!ÃNS bxmT xND gþz@ b¥WÈT article (1) of this Article and shall provide a l¥N¾WM -ÃqE wÄ!ÃWn# y?Tmt$N Q©! mS-T wYM XNÄ!mlkT ¥DrG xlbTÝÝ copy of the publication or make available for çñM XÃNÄNÇ ymNGST xµL bXnz!H view to any requester. Provided, that no HTmèc$ WS_ bz!H xêJ KFL îST public body may include any matter የדይገֳፁ mr©ãCN b¸mlkt$ dNUg@ãC exempted under Part Three of this msrT mgl} yl@lÆcWN ngéC ¥µtt Proclamation. ylbTM' gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4335 4¹þ3)#5 3/ Any public body shall: 3/ ¥N¾WM ymNGST xµL”- a) publish all relevant facts concerning important decisions and policies that h¼ yHZBN _QM y¸mlkt$ -”¸ affect the public not latter than the time ±l!s!ãC Wún@ãCN YÍ b¸Ã at which such decisions and policies are dRGbT g!z@ kWún@ãc$ UR ytÃÃz# announced; mr©ãCN bÑl# xTä ¥WÈT xlbT”” b) give reasons for its decisions, including l¼ yxStÄd‰êE# yÄŸnTM çn yÄ"nT dissenting opinions, if any, whether nK Wún@ãCN s!s_ y¦úB L†nT administrative , judicial or quasi judicial in nature and shall provide a copy or allow µlM knL†nt$ l¥N¾WM mr© inspections of such decisions for any person ጠያ ּׂשy?Tmt$N Q©! mS-T who has made a request for the information; wYM XNÄ!mlktW ¥DrG xlbT”” c) before initiating any project publish, on /¼ bGL{nT t-ÃqEnT mRçãC msrT the principle of transparency and ¥N¾WNM xYnT PéjKT tGƉêE accountably or communicate to the k¥Drg# bðT l-Q§§W ?ZB wYM public generally or the persons affected _Q¥cW ltnµÆcW wYM l!nµÆcW or likely to be affected by the project in l¸Clù wgñC kßéjKt$ UR ytÃÃz# particular, the relevant facts available to FÊ ngéCN xTä ¥WÈT wYM it or to which it has reasonable access. ¥úwQ YñRb¬LÝÝ
14. Requests to Obtain Information 04. mr© l¥GßT Sl¸qRb# _Ãq&ãC 1/ Any person who desires to obtain 1/ mr© l¥GßT y¸fLG ¥N¾WM sW½ information shall present his request to the y¸fָgWN mr© lYè bmGl{ _à concerned public relations officer in writing, q&WN b{h#F wYM l!nbB b¸ÒL or through electronics device, clearly yx@l@KTén!ክS zÁ x¥µYnT lz!H identifying the information he seeks. Where ›§¥ bym|¶Ã b@t$ ytzUjWN ym- the requester owing to illiteracy or physical yqEà æRM bmѧT l¸mlktW incapacity is unable to present his request in y?ZB GNß#nT `§ð ¥QrB xlbTÝ witting, the public relation officer has a duty mr© -ÃqEW ¥NbB mÚf y¥YCL to assist the requester by reducing his request kçn wYM bxµL g#ÄT MKNÃT _à in writing in the prescribed form. q&WN b{/#F ¥QrB µLÒl y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW btzUjW æRM §Y bmѧT mtÆbR xlbTÝÝ 2/ In presenting a request for information, no one shall be required to provide reasons for 2/ ymr© _Ãq& Ãqrb ¥N¾ውM mr© the request. f§g! mr©WN yflgbTN MKNÃT אጠየ የֳُ””ו 3/ Upon receiving request for information, the public relation officer, in accordance with sub-article (1): of this Article shall as expeditiously as possible 3/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bNx#S xNq} /1/ m\rT either provide the information requested up on ymr© _Ãq& ydrsW y?ZB GNß#nT payment of the prescribed fee, or provide a written `§ð btÒl F_nT çñM b¥N¾WM response stating the reasons for rejecting the h#n@¬ k" የ ףqÂT ÆLbl- g!z@ WS_ request on any of the grounds specified under yt-yqWN mr© bKFà lxmLµc$ Chapter Three of this Proclamation notifying the mS-T wYM bz!H xêJ וዕףፍ ُמ requester his rights of appeal. However the KLk§N btmlkt ytdngg#TN MKNà response shall in any case be made not more than thirty working days, of the receipt of the request. èC bm_qS ymr© _Ãq&WN ÃLtq blW mçn#N YGÆŸ y¥QrB mBT ÃlW mçn#N bmGl} M§¹#N b}h#F mS-T xlbTÝÝ gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4336 4¹þ3)#6 4/ Where it is decided to provide the information on payment of such fee as may be 4/ y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW xmLµc$ prescribed , the public relation officer shall yttmnWN KFà bmKfL mr©WN notify the requester in writing the amount of XNÄ!wSD ktwsn lmr© -ÃqEW the fees, the manner of payment and request yKFÃWN m-N yxkÍfl#N h#n@¬ him to pay the fee. The period intervening zRZé b[#/#F ¥ú wQ between the dispatch of the said notification xlbTÝÝ ¥S¬wqEÃW bt§kbT and payment of the fees shall be excluded for KFÃW btf[mbT qN mµkL ÃlW the purpose of calculating the period of thirty g!z@ b§Y¾W N;#S xNq{ btmlktW days referred to in sub article (2). y" የ ףםqN g!z@ WS_ xYµtTMÝÝ 5/ Failure to respond to a request within the 5/ bN;ùS xNqA /3/ btmlktW gþz@ WS_ period refered to in sub- article (3) shall be lmr© _Ãq&W M§> xlmS-T deemed to be a refusal to grant the request. _à WN XNÄlmqbL tdR¯ YwsÄL”” 6/ Information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would 6/ ymNGST xµLN ysW yq$úq$S `YL disproportionately diverts the resources of the ÃlxGÆB XNÄ!ÆKN wYM mdb¾ public body or would be detrimental to the safety tGÆ„N y¸ÃST wYM lmZgb# y_b” or preservation of the record in question. dHNnT xSg! µLçn bStqR mr©W ms-T ÃlbT -ÃqEW Ys-" ÆlbT xYnT æRM nWÝÝ 7/ Any official or employee of the public body shall have a duty to cooperate when a 7/ ¥N¾WM ymS¶Ã b@t$ ¦§ð wYM request for information is made to him by the s‰t¾ bHZB GNß#nT `§ðW ymr© public relations officer. _Ãq& s!qRBlT ymtÆbR GÁ¬ xlbTÝÝ 8/ The public relation officer to whom a request for access to a public record is made may 8/ bmS¶Ã b@t$ snD WS_ y¸g" mr©N extend the period of thirty days referred to in l¥GßT _Ãq& yqrblT y?ZB GN sub article (3) for a further period of not more ß#nT `§ð½ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bN;ùS xNq} than 30 working days if - /3/ ytmlktWN ys§ú qN g!z@ ֳـጨ " עדየֳֶָ ُ ׂש ףጠ ጊዜ ֵያףዝ וy¸ClW”- a) the office is congested with many h¼ mS¶Ã b@t$ bbRµ¬ tmúúY similar requests and the information ymr© _ያq&ãC yt_lqlq kçn sought cannot reasonably be provided እ yt-yqWN mr© " የףם within the 30 working days; or ُ ׂשWS_ lmS-T y¥YÒL b) the information required to be retrieved kçn½ or processed would involve the review of large number of documents and ֳ/ נאጃው ـወרው ጊዜ ֳאጠُ compliance with the request within the ץካٍ רዶ٤ דገֶጥ የגያ prescribed time would unreasonably ፈָግ ֲא2 וክያُ የאግُ divert the resources of the public body . 3ካִ የרው ٪ይָ የּׁשּׁש 3ጠU וׂשየגያዛ ֹוከֲ፣ c) the request requires a search for records in or collection thereof from, branch ּ/ yt-yqWN mr© የאፈֳጉ ወይו offices of a public body located at y¥sÆsb# wYM y¥-Âq„ |‰ different cities as a result it can not btlÆ ktäC WS_ k¸gß# reasonably be completed within 30 QRN ÅF m|¶Ã b@èC y¸gß# working days;or bRµ¬ m²GBTN mmLkTN y¸-YQ kçn " ½ gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4337 4¹þ3)#7 d) consulation among the different organs א/ ytflgWN נאጃ& lmS-T kmNGST or divisions of the public body or with xµlù$ L† L† xµlÖC wYM KFlÖC other public bodies is necessary to wYM kl@lÖC mNGS¬êE xµ§T UR decide upon the request and that can not mmµk„ tgb! wYM xSf§g! kçn reasonably be completed within 30 X bz!H ytnú mr©WN b" የף working days ;or qÂT WS_ lmS-T y¥YÒL kçn½ ወይו e) the requester declares his agreement in ט/ -ÃqEW ‰s# g!z@W b!‰zM f”d¾ witting for such extension. mçn#N b[#/#F ygl[ kçn፣ nW”” 9/ Notwithstanding the provisions of sub- 9/ ዚֱ 3ፅ bN;#S xNq} /3/ ytmlktW article(3) of this Article, any public body to b!ñRM ¥N¾WM ymNG|T xµL whom a request for access to information xÈÄð lçn g#ÄY ymr© _Ãq& regarding a matter deemed urgent is made s!qRBlT XJG b!zgY kxSR የף shall provide the requested information ُ ׂשÆLbl- g!z@ WS_ M§> mS-T within, a period of not more than ten xlbTÝÝ working days. 10/ Without prejudice to other matters stipulated 0/ bmNG|ٍዊ xµ§T xÈÄð wYM xScµ*Y to be deemed urgent by public bodies, tBlW bmm¶Ã y¸wsn# l@lÖC g#Ä×C matters are deemed to be urgent if; XNdt-bq$ çñ½ xÈÄð wYM xScµ*Y g#ÄY XNÄl y¸ö-rW”- a) an application which reasonably h¼ yt-yqW mr© Æ Scµ*Y µLts- demonstrates that failure to provide an bsW ?YwT wYM xµ§êE dHNnT information urgently would pose an §Y yQRB g!z@ xdUN l!ÃSkTL immediate risk of danger to the life or YC§L y¸Ãs" t=Æ+ MKNÃT physical well being of a person is mñ„N y¸ÃúY ¥mLkÒ Ãqrb lodged;or XNdçn# wYM b) an applicant ,whose main engagement is l¼ mr©N lHZB ¥s‰=T ên¾ dissemination of information in the mass tGÆ„ bçn xmLµC bmNGST media ,made a request which reasonably xµL tkÂWL demonstrates that an action taken or about to be taken by the public body y¸ÆL HZB bxScµ*Y l!à qW should be released to the public YgÆL y¸Ãsß t=Æ+ MKNìêE immediately. mnš ÃlW _Ãq& yqrb XNdçn፣ nW”” 11/ Where the public relation officer deems that request made in accordance with sub article 01/ yHZB GNß#nT ¦§ðW ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ (10) (a) and ( b) of this Article is not an Nx#S xNq} /0/ /h¼ X /l¼ msُנ urgent request that requires an expedited የנׂשbW ymr© _Ãq& xÈÄð xYdlM access ,he shall communicate his decision BlÖ µmn xmLµc$ xStÄd‰êE YGÆL along with a statement indicating the l!ÃqRB y¸CL mçn#N bmgl} M§ requester’s right to make an administrative ¹#N bNx#S xNq} /9/ appeal within the time limit referred to in btmlktW ጊz@ WS_ mS-T ያֳُ sub-article (9) of this Article No court may ֲת፤ FRD b@T ዚֱ msrT M§> review on appeal such a decision. yts-bTN g#ÄY bYGÆß l!mrMR xYCLM”” 12/ The fees payable for access to information in accordance with sub-article (2) of this Article 02/ ዚֱ 3ׂשጽ NxùS xNq} 4 msrT mr© shall not exceed the actual cost of searching, l¥GßT y¸kflW KFà mr©WN yÃz collecting and duplicating the record containing WN snD lmflG¿ l¥sÆsB l¥Æ²T the information provided that no fee shall be k¸ÃSfLgW wÀ mBl_ ylbT charged for requests of personal information or for yGL mr©N l¥GßT _Ãq& y¸ÃqRb# xm requests from those who cannot afford to pay. LµÓC ወይ וymKfL xQM yl@§cW -ÃqEãC XNÄ!kFl# mdrG ylÆcWM”” gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4338 4¹þ3)#8
15. Exempted Information 05. y¥Y mr©ãC 1/ The right of access provided in Article 12 of this Proclamation applies to the exclusion of 1/ bz!H xêJ xNq} 02 ytmlktW mr© any provision of other legislation that y¥GßT mBT bzþH KFL SR btdngg# prohibits or restricts the disclosure of gdïC µLçn bStqR mr© XNÄYgl} information, provided that this right takes b¸klKl# ¥N¾cWM yHG KLk§ãC effect subject to the exceptions provided in ֵገደ xYCLM”” this Part. 2/ The mere fact that a record has been 2/ bzþH KFL SR btdngg# y¥Ygli# administratively classified as confidential mr©ãC WS_ y¥Y¹fN ¥N¾WM does not ,of it self, override the right of mr© bxStÄd‰êE Wún¤ MS«þR nW access established by this Proclamation tBlÖ bmfr° BÒ bz!H xêJ unless it falls within the scope of an ytrUg-WN mr© y¥GßT mBT exception set out in this Part. xfÉiM l!ÃSqR xYCLM””
16. Information Relating to Third Party 06. îSt¾ wgNN y¸mlkt$ yGL mr©ãC 1/ Any public relation officer, must reject a request for access to a record of the public 1/ kät ! ›mT body if its disclosure would involve the ÃLä§WN sW =Mé yƒSt¾ wgNN unreasonable disclosure of personal yGL ?YwT y¸mlkt$ mr©ãC information about a third party, including a ÃlbqE MKNÃT XNÄ!gli# y¸ÃdRG deceased individual who has passed away kçn yqrbWN ymr© _Ãq& WDQ before 20 years. l¥DrG YC§LÝÝ 2/ A request referred to in sub-article(1) of this Article may not be refused if the record 2/ bN;#S xNq} /1/ m\rT consists of information:- ƒSt¾ wgNN y¸mlktWN mr© lmkLkL y¥YÒlW”- a) with respect to which the third party has not protested against disclosure under Article 19 h¼ bxNq} 09 msrT of this Proclamation or has consented in ƒSt¾W wgN ymr©WN mgl} writing to its disclosure to the person who has ÃLt”wm kçn wYM mr©WN made the request; l-yqW sW XNÄ!gl} f”d"nt$N bAh#F ygl[ kçn፣ b) that was submitted to the public body by the individual to whom it relates and the l¼ mr©WN ys-W îst¾ wgN mr©WN individual was informed by or on behalf of btqblW ymNG|T xµL wYM the public body, before it had been submitted bRs# SM mr©WN btqblW l@§ wgN , that the information belongs to a class of x¥µYnT y¸s-W mr© l?ZB GL{ information that would or might be made y¸drG mç n#N wYM GL} l!drG available to the public; y¸CL mçn#N xSqDä XNÄ!ÃWqW tdR¯ kçn፣ c) that has already been publicly available; /¼ mr©W xSqDä l?ZB GL{ tdR¯ kçn ½ d) about an individual's physical or mental health, or well- being, who is under the m¼ mr©W yGlsBN yxXMé yxµL care of the requestor or under the age of NnT wYM dHNnT y¸mlkT 18 years or incapable of understanding kçn mr©W y¸mlktW sW bmr© -ÃqEW äGz!TnT SR y¸t the nature of the request, and giving ÄdR kçn፣ xS‰ SMNT xmT access would be in the individual's best ÃLä§W kçn wYM y_Ãq&WN iÆY interests; lmrÄT y¥YCL kçn mr©WN mS-t$ lƒSt¾W wgN _QM gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4339 xSf§g! kçn፣ 4¹þ3)#9 e) about an individual who is deceased and the requester is the individual's next of kin or the requester has secured the \¼ mr©W bHYwT yl@l yƒSt¾ wgNN written consent of the individual's next y¸mlkT kçn yàc$ yQRB y|U of kin; or zmD bçn sW mr©W XNÄ!gl{ kt-yq wYM yàc$N ySU zmD y{h#F f”D bÃz sW x¥µYnT f) about an individual who is or was an employee mr©W XNÄ!gl{ _Ãq& yqrb kçn of a public body and which relates to the ወይו position of functions of the individual, including; the position or status of the r¼ yt-yqW mr© bmNG|T m|¶Ã individual, the title, work address, office b@T y¸s‰N wYM Ys‰ ynbrN sW phone number and other similar addreses of y|‰ `§ðnT dr©N =Mé the individual, the classification, salary scale, ¥:rg#N½y|‰ xD‰šWN½ ym|¶Ã remuneration and responsibilities of the b@T SLK tmúúY ZRZR position held or services performed by the xD‰šWN½ y|‰ md b#N½ individual and the name of the individual on dmwz#N l@lÖC KFÃãc$N½ ወይו a record prepared by the individual in the yGlsb#N y|‰ `§ðn èC½ b|‰W course of employment. §Y ÃkÂwÂcWN tGÆéC ወይו Glsb# ‰s# bä §W mZgB §Y ÃsfrWN SÑN y¸mlkT kçn½ 17. Commercial Information of a third Party nW”” 1/ The public relation officer shall refuse a 07. yƒSt¾ wgNN yNGD mr©ãC Slm-bQ request for information if the requested information contains; 1/ y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW נאጃ”- a) trade secrets of a third party; h¼ yƒSt¾ wgN yNGD MS-!R yÃz b) financial, commercial, scientific or kçn½ technical information, other than trade secrets, of a third party, the disclosure of l¼ yNGD MS-!R ÆYçNM yƒSt¾ wgN which would likely to cause harm to the yÍYÂNS½ yNGD½ yúYNúêE ወይ וt&K commercial or financial interests of that n!µêE mr©ãCN y¸mlkT kçn ymr third party; or ©ãc$ mgl{ bƒSt¾W wgN yÍYÂNS yNGD _QäC §Y g#ÄTN c) information supplied in confidence by a y¥SktL W«¤T y¸ñrW kçn ½wYM third party the disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to put that /¼ ֳl@§ XNd¥Ygl{bT b¥mN bƒSt¾W third party at disadvantage in wgN እ ُוyts- mr©N yÃz kçn contractual or other negotiations; or to ymr©W mgl} bWL wYM bl@lÖC prejudice that third party in commercial DRDéC §Y ƒSt¾WN wgN tgb! competition. §Lçn g#ÄT lþÃUL«W YC§L wYM îSt¾WN wgN bNGD WDDR lþ¯ÄW YC§L y¸L MKNìêE GMT Ãl kçn# የנאጃ ጥያው ውድ דድנግ 2/ A record may not be refused in terms of sub- 3ֳُ፡፡ article (1) of this Article insofar as it consists of information; 2/ bN;#S xNq{ /1/ msrT xND נאጃ l!klkL y¥YClW a) already publicly available; נאጃው”- b) in relation to which a third party did not h¼ l?ZB GL{ XNÄ!çN tdR¯ kçn½ object to the disclosure under Article 19 or has consented in writing to its l¼ îSt¾W wgN bxNq{ 09 m\rT disclosure to the requester concerned; or f”d¾nt$N ygl] kçn wYM ƒSt¾W wgN bl@§ xµ*“N mr©W gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4340 l-ÃqEW XNÄ!s_ b}h#F yfqd 4¹þ3)$ XNdçn½ ወይו c) about the results of any product or environmental testing or other investigation supplied by a third party or /¼ bƒSt¾W wgN b‰s# the result of any such testing or wYM bƒSt¾ wgN SM ¥N¾WM investigation carried out by or on behalf ytmrt ngRN wYM yxµÆb! dHNnTN of a third party and its disclosure reveals xSm LKè ytkÂwn Ñk‰ wYM a serious public safety or environmental yMRMR |‰N y¸mlkT kçn risk . ymr©W mgl} ?ZB dHNnT wYM bxµÆb! dHNnT §Y lþdRS y¸CL xdUN l¥úwQ xSf§g! yçn XNdçn½ 3/ The information referred to in sub-article nWÝÝ (2)/c/ of this Article may not include the results of preliminary testing of other 3/ bN;#S xNq{ /2/ ¼/¼ ytm investigation conducted for the purpose of lktW mr© yÑk‰ wYM yMRm‰ developing methods of testing or other zÁãCN l¥ÄbR ytdrg# QDm Ñk‰ investigation. ãCN wYM l@lÖC MRm‰ãCN y¸m lkt$ mr©ãCN xõTTMÝÝ 18. Protection of Confidential Information of Third Party 08. bXMnT yts- yƒSt¾ wgN mr©N Slm- 1/ The public relation officer shall refuse a request for access to a record of the public body if ; bQ a) the disclosure of the record would constitute 1/ yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW an action for breach of a duty of confidence נאጃ”- owed to a third party in terms of an agreement and would likely result a legal h/ ymNGST xµL mglA yl¤lbT mr© action againinst it; or LWW_N b¸mlkT Ãdrg WN yWL GÁ¬ XNÄ!ÃfRS b¥D rG btêê† b) the record consists of information that wgN KS l!ÃSms RTbT y¸CL kçn was supplied in confidence by a third ወይ½ו party and if disclosure would be likely to prejudice the future supply of similar l/ ƒSt¾ wgN xYgl{M BlÖ b¥mN ys-WN mr© y¸mlkT çñ ymr information from the similar source and ©W mgl{ wdðT ktmúúY MN+ where there is a public interest in the y¸gß# tmúúY mr©ãCN mqbLN continued supply of such information. ֵÃStÙg#L የג٤ָ kçn እ½ ymNG |T xµL l?ZB _QM s!ÆL mr©ã 2/ Notwithstanding the provisions of sub article /1/ (a) c$N byg!z@W mqbL ÃlbT kçn½ the public relation officer shall disclose the ymr© _Ãq&WN WDQ ¥DrG information if the third party has consented in YñRb¬LÝÝ writing to it’s disclosure to the person who has made the request. 2/ yN;ùS xNqA /1/ /h/ DNUg¤ bþñRM îSt¾W wgN mr©W lmr© «ÃqEW 19. Third Party Notification and Intervention XNÄþs_ bAhùF kfqd yHZB GNßùnT Where a pubic relation officer intends to disclose any `§ðW mr©WN אጠُ ይm””ָٍץ information or record, or part thereof, on a request made under this Proclamation which relates to, or has 09. îSt¾ wgNN Sl¥úwQ ÈL” Sl¥SgÆT been supplied by a third party and has been treated as confidential by the third party, he shall, within 15 days y?ZB GNqnT `§ðW bz!H xêJ m\rT from the receipt of a request, give written notice to yqrblT ymr© _Ãq& ƒSt¾ wgNN y¸ such third party of the request and of the fact that he mlkT kçn mr©WN l- intends to disclose the information or record or part ÃqEW lmS-T µsb _Ãq&W bdrsW b05 qÂT thereof unless he make his protest against the proposed Ws_ mr ©WN y-yqWN sW SM½ yt- disclosure within 15 days from the date of the issuance yqWN נאጃ YzT½ XNÄ!h#M mr©W mgl{ of the notice. Any failure to lodge such an objection Yñ Rb¬L y¸LbTN MKNÃT bmzRzR mr shall result in bringing about the effects of Article ©W y¸mlktW ƒSt¾ wgN t”Wä µlW 15(2) (b) and Article 16(2) (b) of this Proclamation. YHNn# ¥¬wqEÃW bwÈ b05 qÂT WS_ xNÄ!ÃqRB ጽvፍ ¥úwQ xlbTÝÝ gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4341 bt-yqW msrT t”Wä xl¥QrB yዚH xêJ xNq} 06 (2) (l) X xNq} 07 (2) (l) 20. Protection of Safety of Individuals and Property DNUg@ãC ውጤُ ÃSkt§L”” 4¹þ3)$1 The public relation officer shall refuse a request for access to information if disclosure of the !. yGlsïCN yNBrT dHNnTN Slm-bQ requested information; y?ZB GN T `§ðW yt-yqW mr© 1/ would be likely to endanger the life or b!gl}”- physical safety of an individual. 1/ yGlsBN ?YwT wYM xµ§êE dHNnT 2/ would reasonably be expected to prejudice or lg#ÄT l!ÃUL_ የג٤ָ ከֲ፣ impair the security of building structure or system, including computer communication 2/ y?NÉN½ wYM y÷MpE†tR yl@§ system, a means of transport or any other mg¾ mœ¶ÃN# wYM y?ZB y¥m property structure or system; or. §lš xgLGlÖTN& yl@§ ¥N¾ WNM xYnT የNBrT mêQR wYM 3/ would be likely to prejudice or impair xs‰RN dHNnT ֵÃsÂKL wYM ֵà methods, plans or procedures for the safety of dÂQF ይ٤ֶָ የו ָגክያٍዊ ግُו the public or any part of the public or for the ካֳ፣ wYM protection of individual under witness protection scheme. 3/ bMSKéC _b” PéG‰M y¸¹fN GlsBN wYM y-Q§§WN ?ZB wYM yxND ytwsn y?ZB KFLN d~NnT lm-bQ ytb° SLèCN½ XQìCN x\‰éCN ֵÃdÂQF wYM ֵÃsÂKL 21. Protection of Proceedings of Law Enforcement የג٤ָ kçn½ and Legal Investigation mr©WN mGl{ ylbTMÝÝ 1/ The public relation officer may refuse a request !1. y?G xSkƶ yFRD MRm‰ S‰ãC _b” for access to a record or a request to conform or deny the existence or non existence of any 1/ yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW እዲרጥ yt- information if the record contains methods, techniques, procedures or guideline for the yqW נאጃ wYM mñס wYM prevention, detection, curtailment or investigation xlmñ„N XNÄ!ÃrUg_ yt-yqW of a contravention or possible contravention of the mr© ½ ytf[mN wYM l!f[M law, or the prosecution of alleged offenders; and y¸CL y?G _sTN mmRmRý when the disclosure of such information would be mk¬tÃ# mGÒ wYM mk§kà likely to prejudice the effectiveness of those zÁãCN¿ t&Kn!÷CN½ yx\‰R |n- methods, techniques, procedures or guidelines or |RxèCN wYM ytGÆR mm¶ÃãCN lead to the circumvention of the law or facilitate y¸mlkT kçn ymr©W mgl} the commission of an offence. lwNjL xfÚ[M Mc$ h#n@¬N bmF-R W-@¬¥n¬cWN l!ÃsÂKL wYM kHG 2/ A public relation officer may refuse a request for information relating to an alleged offender whose ¥Ml_N lþÃSkTL የג٤ָ ከֲ prosecution is under preparation or even though ymr© _Ãq&WN l!klKL YC§L”” the prepration is completed the prosecution is not yet instituted or whos prosecution is pending and 2/ yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW mr© the disclosure or assuring the existence or non y¸mlktW ywNjL t-Rȶ KS g existence of the requested information would bZGJT §Y Ãl kçn wYM ZGJt$ b!- instituted likely to: ÂqQM Ks# g ÃLtjmr kçn wYM Ks# bm¬yT §Y Ãl kçn yt-yqW mr© a) impede the prosecution; mgl} wYM mr©W mñ סwYM xlmñ„N ¥rUg_”- b) result in a miscarriage of justice; or h¼ Ks#N l!ÃsÂKL L፣ l¼ yFT? m=ÂgFN l!ÃSkTL L# gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4342 wYM c) prejudice or impair the fairness or 4¹þ3)$2 impartiality of a trial. /¼ yFRD £dt$N ¸²ÂêEnT wYM 3/ The public relation officer may not refuse a glLt"nT l!Ã²Æ የג٤ָ ከֲ request to access a record under this Article yt-yqWmr© אግֳጽ xYñRbTMÝÝ insofar as it contains information about the general condition of detention of persons in 3/ የֱዝ ግqُ ٪ֶፊው የـጠየׂשው רድ custody. bq$__R |R S§l# wYM b?G _b” |R S§l# sãC x-”§Y y_b” h#n@¬ y¸mlkt$ mr©ãCN BÒ yÃz 22. Protection of Records Privileged From kçn ymr© _Ãq&W ዚֱ xNq{ Production in Legal Proceedings msrT WDQ l!ያdrG xYCLM ÝÝ The public relation officer shall refuse a !2. bFRD MRm‰ _b” request for access to a record of the public Sl¸drG§cW mr©ãC body if the record is privileged from production in legal proceedings unless the y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW የאግ ُם3ካָ רድ person entitled to the privilege has waived the ֳדግُ የנׂשው ጥያ bKS KRKR §Y privilege. tk‰µ¶ yçnW wgN ll@§¾W wgN XNÄ!gL{ bHG y¥YgdDÆcWN mr©ãC l¥GßT yqr yz!H L† mBT t-”¸ yçnW sW 23/ Defense, Security and International Relation; bmBt& xL-qMُ וµ§l bStqR mFqD ylbTMÝÝ 1/ The public relation officer may refuse a request to access information or a request to !3. ֳmk§kÿ ydHNnT xlM xqF conform the existance or non existence of an GNß#nèC information, if the disclosure or confirmation 1/ y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW XNÄ!s_ yt of the requested information would be likely -yqW wYM mñR xlmñ„ XNÄ! to cause prejudice to the security, defense rUg_ yt-yqW mr© mgl{ and international relations of the country. ወይנא וጋገጥ yhg¶ t$N mk§ký የIገץ i_¬Â dHNnT wYM xlMxqÍêE GNß#nTN l!¯Ä y¸CL 2/ Without prejudice to the provisions of sub kçn _Ãq&WN WDQ ¥DrG article (1) of this Article, the information xlbTÝÝ provided under the same sub article includes information: 2/ የዚֱ 3ׂשፅ yN;#S xNq} /1/ x«Ý§Y xnUgR XNdt«bq çñ bN;ùS xN a) relating to military operation, exercises, q ytmlktW נאጃ”- military tactics or stratery undertaken in preparation of hostilities or in connection h¼ y-§TN XNQS”s@ wYM iB xŶ with the detection, prevention, tGÆR lmÌÌM k¸drG ZGJT wYM suppression or curtailment of subversive የ3דፅያ ወይ וየጠֶُ እ Uרዎ٤ or hastile activities. kmk¬tL½ kmk§kL½ wYM kmG¬T UR ytÃÃz# GÄíC wYM w¬d‰êE LMMìC wYM w¬d‰êE ¬KtE÷C b) relating to the quantity, characteristics, wYM ST‰t&©!ãC UR ytÃÃz# mr©ã copacity, power, vulnerabilities or function or CN፣ capability or deployment or utility of weapons or any other equipment used for the l¼ yx¥É!ÃNN wYM y-§TN XNQS”s@ detecting, preventing or supressing or ãC lmk¬tL½ lmk§kL½ wYM curtailing of subversive or hostile activities lmM¬T wYM ֳץדከክ wYM or any thing being designed, developed, lmG¬T y¸ÃglGl# yõR mœ¶Ã produced or considered for use as weapons ãCN wYM l@lÖC xYnT mú¶ÃãCN wYM ֳõR mú¶ÃnT wYM ltmúúY or such other equipment; tGÆR XNÄ!ÃglGl# ¬SbW ytndû½ ytb°½ yÄb„፣ ytmrt$ ¥N¾cWNM ngéC B²T½ xYnT# xQM½ g#LbT½ dµ¥ gÖN½ x\‰R½ B”T½ ዝግጁُ gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4343 XNQS”s@ wYM x-”qMN y¸mlkt$ mr©ã CN½ c) relating to the characteristics ,capabilities vulnerability ,potential ,deployment or 4¹þ3)$3 function of any military force , unit or personnel or any body or person entrusted with the task of detecting, /¼ y¥N¾WNM \‰êET wYM y\‰êET preventing ,suppressing or curtailing KFL wYM wYM yx¥ hostile or subversive activities or {ÃNN wYM y-§TN XNQS”s@ãC ymk¬tL½ ymöÈ-R½ wYM ym G¬T `§ðnT ytÈlbTN y¥N¾ d) on methods of, and scientific or technical WNM sW½ ÆH¶Y½ equipment for, collecting, assessing or BÝT½ dµ¥ gÖN½ tGƉT½ XMQ handling information referred to in this ClÖ¬# SM¶T wYM XNQS”s@ y¸mlkT mr©N½ sub article under (a),(b),(c)and(f) m¼ ዚֱ ዑ 3ׂשፅ (h)፣ (l)፣ (¼) X (r) ytmlkt$ mr©ãCN msBsBý mgMgMàmÃÏ e) on the identity of a confidential source zÁãCN wYM lzþhù xgLGlÖT and any other source of information y¸Wlù úY NúêE wYM t&Kn!µêE referred to in this sub-article under (f);or mú¶ÃãCN½ \¼ ዚֱ ዑ 3ׂשፅ ፊደָ /I/ f) held for the purpose of intelegence relating to ytmlkt$ mr©ãC MN+ yçn# the national defence or relating to the yMS-!R mr© xq Æ×CN X detection, defence, suppression or curtailment y¥N¾WM l@§ ymr© MN+N of subversive or hostile activities or relating ¥NnT y¸mlkt$ mr©ãCN½ to another state or an international organization or used by or on behalf of the r¼ yhgR mk§kÃN wYM የ3דፅያ country in the process of deliberation and ወይו የጠֶُ እ Uױዎ٤ consultation in the conduct of international ከאከָٍـ፣ ከאከֶከָ፣ ከד affairs ץከክ ወይ וከאግٍُ ጋ ץየـያያዙ yl¤§ hgR mNGSTN wYM ›lM xqF DRJèCN y¸mlkT wYM g) information supplied by or on behalf of bhg¶tÜ wYM bhg¶a SM b›lM the country to another state or an xqÍêE MKKéC WYYèC §Y international organization in terms of an _QM §Y y¸WLN y{_¬ mr© international agreement or arrangement (xþNtlËNSN) y¸mlkT mr©N# with that state or organization which requires the information to be held in s/ bxlM xqF SMMnT wYM confidence; or DRDR msrT g#Ć bMS-!R XNÄ!-bQlT l¸fLG xlM h) required to be held in confidence by an xqF DRJT wYM l¤§ international agreement or international mNGST bhg¶tÜ wYM bhg¶a customary law;or SM yts- mr©½ ¹/ bxlM xqF SMMnT wYM bxlM i) on the positions adopted or to be adopted xqF L¥ÄêE HG msrT bMS by the country, another state or an -!R m-bQ ÃlbTN mr©½ international organization for the purpose of present or future q¼ bhg¶t$ wYM bl@§ mNGST wYM xlM xqÍêE DRJT Xytdrg# international negotiations; or Æl# wYM wdðT b¸drg# xlM xqF DRDéC §Y bmNGST j) that constitutes diplomatic correspond- wYM bl@§ yW+ hgR mNGST ence exchanged with another wYM xlM xqÍêE DRJT ytÃz# state or with an international wYM y¸Ãzù xÌäCN የֳאג organization or official correspondence ከُ נאጃ½ ወይו exchanged with diplomatic missions or b¼ kl@§ mNGST wYM xlM xqF consular posts of the country. DRJT UR ytdrg# Ä!PlÖ¥s!ÃêE ymLXKT LWWõCN wYM khg gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4344 ¶t$ Ä!PlÖ¥tEK ¸S×N wYM öN S§ b@èC UR ytdrg# YÍêE 24. Cabinet Documents ymLXKT LWW õCN y¸mlkً 4¹þ3)$4 mr©ãCN# 1/ The public relation officer shall not permit ÝÝ any request for an access to a cabinet record or a request to conform the existence or non !4. existence of information contained in a cabinet record other than those records that 1/ y?ZB GNß#nT ٪ֶፊው ው lHZB are made available to the general public by bYÍ XNÄ!gli# kwsÂcW mr©ãC the decision of the cabinet . bStqR snD Ws_ y¸g" mr©N l¥GßT wYM ymr©WN mñR wYM xlmñR l¥rUg_ 2/ Without prejudice to sub article (1) of this yqrb ¥N¾WNM _Ãq& mqbL Article, a cabinet document shall include: ylbTMÝÝ a) a record that has been submitted to the 2/ yz!H xNq{ ዑ 3ׂשጽ /1/ XNdt cabinet for its consideration or is proposed by a head of the public body to be so submitted, «bq çñ የ snD”- being a document that was brought into existence for the purpose of submission for I/ l ytm‰ ¥N¾WM snD wYM consideration by the cabinet; l mQrB y¸gÆW bmçnù bmNGST xµL yb§Y `§ð l b) an official document of a cabinet; XNÄ!m‰ ytdrg snD ½ c) a document that is a copy of, or a part of, or contains an extract from, the document ֳ/ YÍêE snD ½ referred to in sub-article(a)or (b); or d a record the disclosure of which would ּ/ ዚֱ N;#S xNq{ / / wYM / / involve the disclosure of any deliberation or ytmlkt$T snìC GLÆ+ wYM QJ decision of cabinet, or its committee other wYM 3ካָ የֲ knz!H snìC ytw than a document by which a decision of the sÇ _QîCN yÃz רድ½ wYM cabinet was officially published. א/ b!gl{ bYÍ µút¥cW Wún@ ãc$ 25. Economic Interests and Financial Welfare of W+ Ãl# የካּתZው wYM y÷¸ t&ãc$N the Country and Commercial Activities of Wún@ãC wYM WYYèC XN Ä!¬wq$ Public Bodies y¸ÃdRG רድ# ያካָٍُ”” 1/ The public relation officer may refuse a request for access to a record of the body or a !5. yhg¶t$N yx!÷ñ¸ _QäC yÍYÂNS dHN request to conform the existence or non nTN XNÄ!h#M ymNG|T DRJèCN yNGD existence of any information if its disclosure XNQs”s@ãC Sl¸mlkt$ mr©ãC would likely to jeopardize the economic interests or financial welfare of the nation or 1/ y?ZB GNß#nT `§ðW እዲרጥ yt-yqW the ability of the government to mange the mr© ወይא וm ץወይ ו3ֳאm סእዲ economy of the country. נጋገጥ yt-yqW mr© b!s_ ወይּת וገֳጽ yhg¶t$N x!÷ñ¸ÃêE _QäC wYM yÍYÂNS dHNnT g#ÄT §Y l!_L y¸CL ከֲ wYM 2/ The information referred to in sub-article (1) mNG|T yhg¶t$N x!÷ñ¸ l¥StÄdR includes, without limiting the generality of ÃlWN xQM l!ÃÄKM y¸CL kçn mr© that sub article, information about; WN lmkLkL YC§LÝÝ a) a contemplated change in , or 2/ የዚֱ 3ׂשፅ N;#S xNq{ /1/ XNdt-bq maintenance of, a policy substantially çñ bN;#S xNq ytmlkt$T mr© affecting the currency, coinage, legal ãC”- tender, exchange rates or foreign investment; h¼ b|‰ §Y ÆlW gNzB½ bQNSÂ> úNtEäC½ bHUêE =r¬½ bW+ MN²Ê tmN wYM bW+ x!NvSTmNT §Y gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4345 t{Xñ l!ÃSkTL y¸CL y±l!s! lW_ y¥DrG wYM Ãl¥DrG b) a contemplated change in or decision not W_NN½ to change; credit or interest rates, customs or excise duties, taxes or nay 4¹þ3)$5 other source of revenue, the regulation or supervision of financial institutions, government borrowing, or the regulation ֳ/ ֶ ףይ ያֳው የድ ץወይ וየወֳድ אـ፣ of prices of goods or services, rents or የጉסוክ ወይ וየኤክይዝ נׂשጥ፣ የግץ ወይْ ד וው ֶַ וየאግ ُםየገו ּתጮ wages, salaries or other incomes; or ٤ የאግ ُםየፋይ ּׁש ُדּהـጥጥץ ወይ וክָُُ፣ የאግُ ድץ፣ የ₪ׂש c) a contemplated sale or acquisition of ጦ٤ ወይ וየ3ገָግֹِ٤ ዋጋ፣ ኪףዮ٤ immovable or movable property or a የደאወዝ ወይ וየ ׂשክፍያዎ٤ ወይַֹ ו٤ contemplated international trade agreement. ገּתዎ٤ የֳאגከً ּׁשጥצ٤ የֳאወጥ ወይ וእዳֳ የּבאየُ ውZ ውጥm٤ ወይו 3/ The information referred to in sub-article (2) /c/ includes, without limiting the generality of /¼ y¸Nqúqs# wYM y¥YNqúqs# NBr that sub article, information about an èCN ¹Ã+ wYM Yø¬N y¸mlkt$ W_ñCN wYM ›lM xqF yNGD agreement, or contemplated agreement, to SMMnèCN½ transfer any interest in or right to shares in õT¬l#ÝÝ the capital of a public body to any person which is not a public body refereed to in 3/ yዚֱ 3ׂשፅ NxùS xNq{ /2/ /// XNdt-bq article (2) /4/ of the definition of 'public body çñ bN;#S xNqi# ytmlktW mr© bz!H xêJ 3ׂשፅ 2 //5/ "ymNGST xµL" 4/ unless the record consists information already TRÙ» Ws_ l¥YµtT ¥N¾WM sW ym publicly available or information about or NGST xµLN yxKS†N DRš wYM _QM owned by public body other than the public l¥St§lF ytdrg SMMnTN wYM ytw body to which the request is made ,which has -n SMMnTN õT¬LÝÝ consented in writing to its disclosure to the requester ,or information about results of any 4/ የׁዝ ግqُ ٪ֶፊው נאጃው product or environmental testing or other 3ׂשድֳׁ זዝ ይፋ ካָـደנገ ወይו investigations carried out by or on behalf of נאጃው የֳאגከـው ወይ וየנאጃው the public body the disclosure of which ُ[ֳֹוየֲ ֶַ የ אግُ 3ካָ would reveal serious public safety or נאጃው እዲገֳጽ ጽvፍ ካֳፈׂשደ environmental risk, The public relation officer shall refuse access to a record if the ወይא וግُ 3ካָ ወይא וግُ record contains; 3ካָ וየـደנጉ የ ُץוወይו የ3ካּתֹו בከף ውጤِ٤ ወይו a) trade secrets of the state or a public ףאץוዎ٤ የֳאגከُ נאጃ ֲm body; ּתገֳፅ ׁዝ ደֱُ ወይ ו3ካּתֹו ደֱُ ֶይ ֵደ ץየג٤ָ ከֹוድ 3ደጋ የגያጋָጥ ካֲָ ץׂשـ b) financial, commercial, scientific or የـጠየׂשው נאጃ፡- technical information, other than trade secrets, the disclosure of which would be h¼ ymNG|TN wYM ymNG|T likely to cause harm to the commercial xµ§TN yNGD MS-!éC yÃz kçn½ or financial interests of the state or a public body; l¼ kNGD MS-!éC ÆYµtt$M mgl ÚcW ymNG|T wYM y¥N¾ c) information, the disclosure of which WNM mNG|¬êE xµL _QM could reasonably be expected to l!¯Ä y¸CL yÍYÂNS½ yNGD prejudice a public body in commercial wYM yt½KnþK wYM yúYNS competition or to put a public body at a mr©ãC yÃz kçn½ ወይו disadvantage in contractual or other negotiations. . /¼ ּתገֳፅ ¥N¾WM ymNG|T xµL y¸ÃdRgWN yNGD WDDR ¯Ä ይ٤ֶָ wYM ymNG|T xµL kl@ lÖC UR b¸ÃdRUcW yWL wYM gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4346 l@lÖC DRDéC t-”¸ XNÄYçN lþÃdRG YC§L y¸L MKNìêE 26. Operations of Public Bodies GMT µl# የנאጃ ጥያው ውድ דድנግ ይmָٍץ፡፡ 1/ The public relation officer shall refuse a 4¹þ3)$6 request for access to a record of the body if; a) the record contains an opinion, advice, report !6. ymNGST yS‰ snìC or recommendation obtained or prepared or an account of a consultation, discussion or 1/ yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW bmr© f§g!W deliberation that has occurred, including, but yt-yqWN נאጃ የያዘው רድ”- not limited to, minutes of a meeting, for the purpose of assisting to formulate a policy or h¼ bHG yts-N `§ðnT wYM GÁ¬N take a decision in the exercise of a power or lmwÈT½ yWún@ xsÈ_N wYM y± performance of a duty conferred or imposed l!s! qrÉN l¥gZ½ yqrb# wYM ytz by law; or U° xStÃyèCN½ MKéCN½ yWún@ ¦úïCN wYM ¶±RèCN½ ySBsÆ ”l b) the disclosure of the record could g#Æx@ãCN =Mé ytdrg# MKKéCN½ reasonably be expected to frustrate the WYYèCN wYM SBsÆãCN y¸ÃTt$ deliberative process in a public body or l@lÖC snìCN yÃz kçn½ between public bodies by inhibiting the candid communication of an opinion, advice, report of recommendation or l¼ b!gl} GL{ yçn y¦úB LWW_N½ conduct of a consultation, discussion or MKKRN ½ ¶±RTN½ yWún@ ¦úBN deliberation; or wYM WYYTN bmgdB b¥N¾ WM ymNGST xµL WS_ wYM c) the disclosure of the record could, by btlÆ ymNGST xµ§T mhkL premature disclosure of a policy or y¸drgWN የውይይُ ወይ וyMK contemplated policy, reasonably be KR £dT expected to frustrate the success of that ½ wYM policy. /¼ b!gl} bZGJT wYM bW_N §Y ÃlN ±l!s!N Ãlg!z@W XNÄ!gl{ b¥DrG y±l!s!WN Sk@T y¸Ãs ÂKL W-@TN 2/ The public relation officer may refuse a l!ÃSkTL ይ٤ֶָ የו ָגክያٍዊ request for access to a record of the body if; ግ ُוካֳ# ጥያው ውድ ֵያደץገው ይ٤ֶָ”” a) the disclosure of the record could reasonably be expected to jeopardize the effectiveness of a monitoring, auditing 2/ yHZB GNß#nT `§ðW yt-yqW רድ”- examining or testing, procedures or methods used by a public body; h¼ yq$ __R# yåÄ!T& yMRm‰ wYM yFtš t&Kn!÷CN |n |R›èCN ymúsl# yWS_ xs‰éCN mm¶ÃãCN yÃz b) the record contains evaluative material, kçn የרዱ mgl} ymNGST xµLን whether or not the person who supplied yÑk‰፣ yMRm‰ wYM yåÄ!T xs‰ it is identified in the record, and the éCN zÁãCን W-@¬¥nT l!ÃSt Ùg#L ½ disclosure of the material would breach an express or implied promise which was made to the person who supplied the l¼ רዱ yGMg¥ snDN yÃz kçn material and to the effect that the mr©WN ÃqrbW sW ¥NnT bs material or the identity of the person nÇ §Y ytgli b!çNM ÆYçNM who supplied it, or both, would be held ymr©W mgl} mr©WN ls-W in confidence; or sW mr©W XNd¥Ygl{ wYM ymr© s+W ¥NnT bMS-!R XNd c) the record contains a notes, preliminary, ¸-bQ bq_¬ wYM btzêê¶ yt gÆWN ”L y¥FrS W-@T y¸ÃS working or any other draft of an official kTL kçn½ wYM of a public body. gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4347 /¼ רዱ ¥N¾WNM ymNGST xµL `§ðN ¥S¬wšãC wYM yZGJT 3/ A record may not be refused in terms of sub- wYM l@lÖC ¥N¾WM ›YnT rqEöCN article (1) and (2) in so far as it consists of an 4¹þ3)$7 yÃz kçn፣ account of, or a statement of reasons required የנׂשው ጥያ ውድ ֵያደץገው ይ٤ֶָ፡፡ to be given in court proceedings. 3/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bN;#S xNq} /1/ X /2/ ytm 27. Requests that are too broad, likely to divert lkt$TN mr©ãC yÃz snD bFRD MRm‰ resources or pertaining to informations to be £dT lþs«ù y¸gÆcWN ¥B‰¶ÃãC wYM published in the future MKNÃèC yÃz XSkçn DrS mkLkL ylbTMÝÝ Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 12 of this Proclamation, the public relations officer may reject the !7. b_Qlù yqrbù# ysW `YL qÜúqÜS x«ÝqMN request to obtain information where: y¸Ã²bù# wdðT ¬TmW y¸w«ù mr©ãCN l¥GßT Sl¸qRbù# ymr© _Ãq½ãC 1) the request is too general or is of such a nature that the information required to be retrieved or bzþH xêJ bxNqA 02 ytdnggW bþñRM processed would involve disproportionate yHZB GNßùnT `§ðW”- diversion of human and material resources or would adversely interferes with the functioning of 1/ _Ãq&W b_Ql# yqrb kçn wYM km-ÂcW such authority; B²T ytnú yt-yq$TN mr©ãC ymgLb-# wYM ymsBsb# |‰ ymNGS¬êE xµlù 2) the request is insufficiently precise to enable mdb¾ ysW `YL yq$úq$S x-”qM the information sought to be identified, and y¸Ã²Æ wYM ymNGS¬êE xµlùN mdb¾ the requester has failed to reframe his |‰ y¸ÃStÙg#L kçn½ request even though the public relations 2¼ mr© f§g!W tqÆYnT l!Ãg" b¸Ã officer has provided him with assistance to SClW mLK ÃqrbWN _QL _Ãq& this end XNÄ!ÃStµKL ymRÄT GÁ¬WN b!w ÈM xmLµc$ b_Ql# yqrbWN _Ãq& 3) the request relates to Information that is required çStµkl kçn½ by law, regulation, directives or order to be published at a particular time and such information is likely to be published within 30 days of the receipt of such request; or 3¼ mr©W bxND btwsn g!z@ XNÄ!¬tM y¸ÃZ xêJ# dNB ½ mm¶Ã wYM T:²Z ñé ymr© _Ãq&W kqrbbT 4) the request relates to information contained in :lT jMé b" qÂT Ws_ mr©W published material generally available for l!¬tM y¸CL kçn ½ wYM the public . 4¼ l-Q§§W ?ZB XNÄ!Ärs# ¬TmW 28. public interst override bw-# ?TmèC WS_ mr©W ytµtt kçn½ ymr© _Ãq&WN WDQ l!Ãd Notwithstanding the exceptions in article 15-25 of RgW YC§LÝÝ this proclamation a public body may not refuse a request for information unless the harm to the !8. yHZB _QM ¥mzN protected interest which would be caused by disclosure outweighs the public interest in ዚֱ 3ዋጅ ከxNq{ 06 እከ !6 ytmlkt$T disclosure . DNUg@ãC b!ñ„M yHZB GNß#nT ¦§ðW bmr©W mgl} _b” btdrg§cW _QäC §Y y¸dRsW g#ÄT bmr©W 29. Severability mgl} l!ገL k¸ClW yHZB _QM When a request for access is made to a record of a y¸bL_ µLçn bStqR mr© l¥GßT public body containing information which may or shall yqrb _Ãq&N WDQ ¥DrG ylbTM”” be refused in terms of any provision of this proclamation, disclosure of that part of the record !9. ـጥֹ ֳרגጥ נאጃ which does not contain exempted information may be allowed if it can reasonably be severed from any part bzþH xêJ DNUg¤ãC msrT lþklklù y¸Clù that contains such information. wYM mkLkL ÃlÆcWN נאጃዎ٤ 3ካِ የያዘ የאግ ُם3ካָ רድ ֳדግُ ጥያ ץׂשת gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4348 אገֳፅ የֳֵֹْוው ysnÇN KFlÖC wYM gÛC KLk§W k¥Ymlk¬cW gÛC n_lÖ ¥WÈtÜ 30. Language of access xScU¶ µLçn bStqR KLk§ ÃLtdrgÆcW ysnÇ KFlÖC mglA xlÆcW”” A requester whose request for access to a record 4¹þ3)$8 of a public body has been granted may, ". 1/ If the record exists in the language that the requester prefers, be given access in that language; or KS”ÓYƒ ›"M Ãk[u¨< ¾S[Í ØÁo ¾}ðkÅKƒ ›SM"‹ ¾Ö¾k¨< S[Í”- 2/ If the record does not exist in the language preferred, be given access in any language 1/ uS[Ö¨< s”s ¾}²ÒË ŸJ’ S[ͨ< the record exists. ›SM"‡ uS[Ö¨< s”s Ys-êL””
31. Appeals Against Refusals of Information 2/ S[ͨ< xmLµc$$ uS[Ö¨< s”s 1/ Any person who is aggrieved by the decision ÁM}²ÒË ŸJ’ S[ͨ< u}²ÒËbƒ s”s of the public relation officer under this part K›SM"‡ ScÖƒ ›Kuƒ:: may lodge his appeal to the concerned head of public body within 30 days from the day "1. bmr© KLk§ §Y YGÆ" Sl¥QrB the decision is made. 1/ bzþH KFL SR Ælù DNUg¤ãC msrT 2/ If the appellant can prove sufficiently that he b?ZB GNß#nT `§ðው Wún@ QR ytsß could not lodge his appeal due to force major, ¥N¾WM sW Wún@W kts- jMé the head of the public body may accept the Æl#T " qÂT WS_ ֳmNG|ٍዊ xµሉ appeal after the lapse of period referred to in yb§Y `§ð xb@t$¬WN l¥QrB sub-article (1). YC§LÝÝ 2/ xb@T Ɔ kxQM b§Y bçn MKNÃT 3/ The head of the public body to which the xb@t$¬WN bg!z@ l¥QrB xlmÒl#N bbqE appeal is lodged shall give a decision with in h#n@¬ l¥SrÄT kÒl Qʬ s¸W xµL 10 days. ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bNx#S xNq{ /1/ ytwsnW g!z@ ּתያָፍ וyqrblTN yQʬ xb@t$¬ l!qbL YC§LÝÝ 4/ Any person who is aggrieved by the decision of the head of the public body may lodge his 3/ xb@t$¬W yqrblT mNGٍዊ xµL appeal the to Ombudsman within 30 days of የֶይ ¦§ð bxSR qÂT WS_ receiving that decision. bxb@t$¬W §Y Wún@ m -T xlbTÝÝ 32 Responsibilities of the Ombudsman 4/ א ¥N¾WM xmLµC QʬWN 1/ The ombudsman shall within 18 months after the Wún@ bts-W b" qÂT WS_ lHZB commencement of Part Three of this Proclamation lXNÆ -ÆqE tÌM YGÆß ¥QrB compile a guide, in an easily comprehensible form YC§L”” and manner, as may be required by a person who wants to exercise his right under this section, "2. yHZB XNÆ -ÆqEE tÌM ኃ§ðnèC which contains - a) the objects of this section; 1/ የׁዝ እ ֹוጠ וּהـ ּׂשֹוbz!H xêJ yKFL îST DNUg@ãC lm-qM b) the address of the public relation officer y¸fLG ¥N¾WM sW bq§l# l!rÄW of each public body and the deputy b¸CL xµ*ºN”- officer; c) the description of the main functions of h¼ yz!HN KFL DNUg@ãC x§¥ãC# every public body; l¼ ymNGST xµ yHZB GNß#nT ¦§ð X yMKִُ Ñl# gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4349 SM xD‰š# d) the manner and form of request for /¼ yXÃNÄNÇN ymNGSٍዊ xµL xBY information under Article 12 of this 4¹þ3)$9 yS‰ iÆY# Proclamation; e) the assistance available from the public m¼ bz!H xêJ xNq} 02 msrT y¸ relation officer in terms of this qRb# ymr© _Ãq&ãC proclamation; y¸qRb# bTN æRM# ¿¼ mr© -ÃqEEãC bz!H xêJ KFL f) the assistance available from the îST msrT kHZB GNß#nT ¦§ðW Ombudsman institute in terms of this ¸drG§cW TBBR ወይו proclamation; xgLGlÖèC# g) legal remedies available regarding failure to comply with a right or duty r¼ bz!H xêJ msrT kHZB XNÆ conferred or imposed by Part Three of ÆqEE tÌM lmr© -ÃqEEãC this Proclamation; ¸s-W Xg² wYM xgLGlÖT# h) the manner of lodging administrative ¹¼ bz!H xêJ bKFL îST DNUg@ãC appeals; ytmlkt$$ mBèC GÁ¬ãC ÆL tkb„ ጊz@ 3ዋጁ ytb° mFT i) the manner of lodging appeal with court ÿãCN# against a decision by the public information officer or the head of a q¼ ስl xStÄd‰êEE YGÆ®C xq‰rB# public body; b¼ yHZB GNß#nT wYM ymNGSٍዊ 3ካֶُ ¦§ðãCN Wún@ bm”wM j) the description of information which public lFRD b@èC Sl¸qRb# yYGÆß bodies are required to publish by this section ¥mLkÒãC# of the proclamation and the procedures to be followed to obtain access to these manuals; t¼ bz!H KFL bmNGST xµ§T ¬T mW XNÄ!w-# ¬zz# mr©ãC k) requests with respect to which access xnz!HN fees are payable and requests eligible l¥GßT for partial or full exemption from payment; c¼ ymr© KFà Sl¸kfLÆcW kK l) guidelines and instructions that assist Fà bÑl# wYM bkðL nÉ Sl¸ public relation officers of public bodies drg# _Ãq&ãC½ እና to implement the provisions of this n¼ yHZB GNß#nT ¦§ðãC yz!HN KFL DN section in a uniform manner; Ug@ãC btmúúY mNgD XNÄ!fAÑ l¥DrG y¸w-# yxfÉiM mm¶Ãã CN X ¥B‰¶ÃãCN yzþH xêJ KFL îST bS‰ §Y k¸WLbT qN jMé 2/ the Ombudsman in addition to the powers and Æl#T 08 w‰T z@ WS_ bmNGST responsibilities given to it by this xðs!ÃL ÌNÌãC xTä y¥WÈT proclamation shall, to the extent that ¦§ðnT xlbT”” resources are available, 2/ yHZB XNÆ -ÆqEE tÌM bz!H xêJ a) monitor the implementation of of this kts-#T SLÈñC ¦§ðnèC section on the basis of reports submitted bt=¥¶ xQM bfqd m-N”- to it under article 36 (1), prepare an annual report to the council of peoples h¼ bxNq{ "6 (1) ytqb§cWN ¶± representatives RèC msrT b¥DrG yz!H KFL DNUg@ãC bmNGST xµ§T mfi ¥cWN ymk¬tL l?ZB tw µ×C MKR ¶±RT y¥QrB# gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4350 b) make recommendations for develop- 4¹þ3)% ment, improvement, or reform both of a general nature and directed at specific public bodies l¼ yz!HN KFL DNUg@ãC xfÉiM xS mLKè xs‰éCN l¥ÄbR X c) co-operate in the delivery or undertake l¥ššL y¸rÇ x-”§Y wYM training activities for public relation ZRZR yWún@ húïCN lmNGS¬êE officers on the right of access to information xµ§T y¥QrB# and effective implementation of part three of this proclamation; /¼ mr© y¥GßT mBTN yz!HN KFL DNUg@ãC Wጤ¬¥ xfÉiM d) publicize the requirements of this part xSmLKè lHZB GNß#nT h§ðãC and the rights of individuals y¸s-# Sl-ÂãCN y¥zUjT wYM y¥gZ# e) with respect to the duty to publish in terms of Article 13 of this Proclamation, m¼ bz!H KFL DNUg@ãC y¸-yq$ mSfRèCN GlsïC çcWN determine public bodies which , owing mBT lHZB y¥úwQ to the nature of their operation ,should compile their manuals together or those ¿/ bzþH xêJ xNq} 03 msrT ¬T public bodies which must share the cost mW mWÈT ÃlÆcWN mr©ãC of compilation or whose’ cost should be btmlkt kS‰ ÆH¶ÃcW ytnú covered by other public bodies. ; bxND HTmT WS_ mr©ãÒc WN xÈMrW ¥WÈT ÃlÆcWN ymNGST xµ§T wYM yHTmT wÀN mU‰T y¸ñRÆcWN ym f) compile and make widely available a NGST xµ§T wYM wÀÃcW guides and code of practices on how to bl@§ ymNGST xµL l!¹fN§cW y¸gÆ ymNGST x§§TN y¸m use this proclamation; lkt$ Wún@ãCN ymS-T# g) make recommendations to the house of r¼ የz!H xêJ KFL îST ድጋጌ peoples representatives regarding the 3ጠU וׂשግָጽ ֳדድנግ y¸ÃGz# development, improvement ,reform and y¥B‰¶Ã mDBlÖCN y¥zUjT# /or amendment of this proclamation s¼ yzþHN xêJ DNUg@ãC l¥ššL# h) perform such other acts as may be l¥-ÂkR X l¥ÄbR y¸rÇ ym required for the implementation of this FTÿ ¦úïCN lHZB twµ×C MKR proclamation b@T y¥QrB# እና ¹¼ lzþH KFL DNUg@ãC xfÉiM 3/ the Ombudsman shall have powers necessary y¸ÃSfLg# l@lÖC tGƉTN for it to carry out the tasks and y¥kÂwN# responsibilities given to it under this section SLÈN ¦§ðnT xlW :: and it shall get adequate additional budget necessary for carrying its task from the house 3/ yHZB XNÆ -ÆqEE tÌM bz!H xêJ of peoples representatives yts-#TN tGƉT l¥kÂwN y¸ ÃSClW ytৠSLÈN ÃlW s!çN 4/ the chief Ombudsman shall submit annual lS‰W y¸SfLgWN t=¥¶ bj report to the house of people’s TM kHZB twµ×C MkR b@T representatives on his performance Ãg¾L”” 4/ ê XNÆ -ÆqEW lHZB twµ×C MKR b@T xm¬êE ¶±RT ÃqRÆL”” gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! 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33. Administrative Appeals 4¹þ3)%1 1/ In reviewing any appeal under sub-article "3. xStÄd‰êE YGÆ" 31(4), the Ombudsman may examine any record held by a public body, except 1/ ê XNÆ -ÆqEW bxNq} "1(4) msrT yq documents subject to a certificate issued in rb#lTN yYGÆŸ QʬãC s!mrMR bxNq} accordance with Article 35 but, in doing so, "5 msrT mgl} yl@lÆcW mçn#N l¥r shall ensure that any exempt information Ug_ srtðk@T kts-ÆcW snìC bStqR under this Proclamation is not disclosed. bmNGST xµ§T XJ y¸gß# ¥N¾cWNM snì٤ xSqRï mmRmR YC§L:: ê XNÆ 2/ The Ombudsman shall decide any appeal -ÆqEW YHNN s!ÃkÂWN bz!H xêJ XNÄ under Article 31(4) within thirty days. Ygli# KLk§ ytdrgÆcW mr©ãC xlmg lÉcWN y¥rUg_ GÁ¬ xlbT :: 2/ êÂXNÆ -ÆqEW bxNq} "1(4) msrT bqr 3/ The ombudsman shall have the power to reject any appeal, or to order any public body to provide the blT የYGÆŸ xb@t$¬ §Y b" qÂT WS_ requested information or to take such other action Wún@ mS-T xlbT:: as is appropriate to ensure that the public body meets its obligations under this Proclamation. 3/ ê XNÆ -ÆqEW xb¤t$¬WN WDQ y¥drG wYM mNGSታዊ xµL yt-yqWN mr© XN Ä!s_ የאወ רwYM mNGSታዊ xµL bz!H
34. Court Appeals xêJ ytÈl#bTN GÁ¬ãC XNÄ!Ãৠl¥ DrG xSf§g! çñ ygßWN XRM© ymWsD SLÈN xlW :: 1/ Any person who is aggrieved by a decision of the ombudsman may lodge an appeal "4. lFRD b@T y¸qRB YGÆŸ against that decision within thirty days to the Federal First Instance Court in the case of 1/ bê XNÆ -ÆqEW bts-W Wún@ QR yt federal public bodies or to the Regional High sß ¥N¾WM sW mr©W yØd‰L ymN Court in case of regional public bodies. GST xµLN y¸mlkT bçn gþz@ YGÆß#N lØd‰L ymjm¶Ã dr© FRD b@T\ mr 2/ Subject to the provisions of Article 35, a court ©W yKLL ymNGST xµLN y¸mlkT reviewing an appeal under this article may bçn gþz¤ dGä lKLL kFt¾ FRD b@T examine any record of a public body and no YGÆß#N bs§ú qÂT WS_ ¥QrB YC§L:: such record may be withheld from the court on any ground. 2/ ¾YGÆŸ xb@t$¬W yqrblT FRD b@T bxNq} "5 msrT sRtðk@T kts«ÆcW 3/ The court, in deciding the matter, shall not snìC bStqR ¥N¾WNM snD l!mRmR YC§LÝÝ b¥N¾WM MKNÃT Xnz!H snìC disclose any exempt information under this lFRD b@t$ XNÄYqRb# ¥DrG xYÒLMÝÝ Proclamation. the court may, where necessary, receive evidence or hear 3/ FRD b@t$ b¸ÃdRgW yFRD MRm‰½ argument in the absence of the applicant or bz!H xêJ msrT mgl} yl@lُ ¥N¾ his representative. WNM mr© mGl} ylbTM:: õ`É u?~ mr©ãc$ XNÄYgli# l¥DrG xSf§g! çñ 4/ The court shall decide upon the appeal within µgßW xb@t$¬ xQ‰b!W wYM wk!l# bl thirty days. In addition to the order it gives lbT ¥Sr© mqbLM çn KRKR mS¥T on the merits of the case, the court may also YC§LÝÝ order payments of costs or expenses. 4/ FRD b@t$ bqrblT YGÆŸ §Y bs§ú qÂT WS_ Wún@ mS-T xlbT:: FRD b@t$ bg#Ć §Y k¸s-W Wún@ bt=¥¶ wÀ k!œ‰N btmlkt tgb! nW ÃlWN TX²Z l!s_ YC§LÝÝ gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4352 35 Issuance of Certificates 4¹þ3)%2 1/ In so far as the information sought to be accessed or the existence or non existence of "5. sRtðk@T SlmS-T which is sought to be confirmed relates to national security, national defense or 1/ እዲרጥ yt-yqW ወይא וm ץ3ֳאmס international relations the head of the public እዲנጋገጥ የـጠየׂשው mr© Bÿ‰êE body may issue a certificate certifying that i_¬N¿ mk§kÃN ወይ ו3ֳו3וׂש the information falls within the scope of ግqُ የֳאגከُ ֲתየאግُ exceptions set out in Article 22 and that 3ካֶُ የֶይ ٪ֶፊዎ٤ נאጃው bz!H disclosure of the information would be xêJ xNq} !3 KLk§ãC y¸¹fNና almost certain to cause serious harm to y¥YfqD mr© mçn#N mr©W national security. b!gl} b¦gR dHNnT §Y XRG-¾ yçn xdU l!ksT y¸CL mçn#N 2/ Notwithstanding any provision in this Part, y¸ÃrUG_ sRtፊk@T l!s-# YC§l#”” neither the Ombudsman nor any court may review a decision under sub-article (1) to 2/ yz!H KFL DNUg@ãC b!ñ„M yê XNÆ -Æ issue a certificate. qEWM çn ¥N¾WM FRD b@T ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bNx#S xNq{ /1/ msrT sRtðk@t$ yts -W bxGÆb# mçN xlmçn#N ymmRmR 3/ Any certificate under sub-article (1) must be SLÈN y§cWM”” tabled in the House of Peoples’ Representatives within 30 days of its 3/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bNx#S xNq} /1/ msrT issuance and the House may either approve bmNGST xµል የֶይ `§ð yts- or rescind the certificate. sRtðk@T TKKl¾ QJ kts- jMé ÆlW bs§ú qÂT g!z@ WS_ lHZB twµ×C MKR b@T m§K xlbT:: yHZB twµ×C MKR b@T sRtðk@t$N y¥}dQ wYM ymsrZ SLÈN xlW”” 36. Duty to Report 1/ As s soon as practicable and not later than 30th of "6. ]þ`ƒ ¾Tp[w ÓÈ May in each year, the public relation officer of each public body shall submit to the ombudsman, a report regarding the activities of the public body 1/ ¾2Á”Ç”Æ ¾S”ÓYታዊ 3ካָ ¾Q´w Ó”– in implementing the provisions of chapter three of <’ƒ Lò yzþHN ›ªÏ KFL îST this proclamation. l¥SfiM ÁŸ“¨“†¨<” }Óv^ƒ ›S © ]þ`ƒ ŸGNïT " bòƒ lHZB 2”v 2/ The report referred to in sub article /1/ of this Övm }ÌU Tp[w Õ`uMÝÝ Article shall consist; a) the number of requests for access 2/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bNx#S xNq{ /1/ msrT received; y¸zUjW ¶±RT”- h¼ ֳאግٍዊ 3ካִ ¾k[u< ¾S[Í b) the number of requests for access ØÁo−‹N w³ƒ' granted access in full; l¼ bkðL uS<K< }kvÃ’ƒ ÁÑ–< c) the number of requests for access refused ¾S[Í ØÁo−‹ w³ƒ' in full and refused partially; // uŸòM ¨ÃU S<K< uS<K< ¨<Ép d) the number of internal appeals made to ¾}Å[Ñ< ¾S[Í ØÁo−‹ B²T' the head of the public body and the number of granted requests as a result of m¼ אግٍዊ 3ካִ ¾}cÖ< ¾¨<eØ these internal appeals; ÃÓv˜ SõƒH@−‹“ u’²=I SõƒH@−‹ SW[ƒ }kvÃ’ƒ ÁÑ–< gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4353 ¾S[Í ØÁo−‹ w³ƒ' 4¹þ3)%3 e) the number of appeals made to the Ombudsman ¿¼ KI´w 2”v Övm }ÌU ¾k[u< ÃÓv™‹” w³ƒ“ ¾¨<d’@−‡” f) The number of court appeals; and ¨<Ö?„‹# g) Such other matters as may be prescribed [/ õ`É u?ƒ ¾k[u< ¾ÃÓv˜ ØÁo−‹” by law w³ƒ“ ¾¨<d’@−‡” ¨<Ö?„‹# 3/ The head of public body shall include in his s/ K?KA‹ Ñ<ÇÄ‹”' annual working report to the council of ¾T>ô ÃJ“M:: ministers and peoples representative in the case of federal public bodies or to the 3/ የXÃNÄNÇ mNGS¬êEE 3ካָ የֶይ `§ð national regional government council and yØd‰L mNGS¬êEE xµL kçnEE l¸n! national regional council , the report STéC MKR b@@T X lHZB twµ×C referred to in sub-article (1). MKR b@T# yKLL ymNGST xµL kçn dGä lKLl# MKR b@T X lKLL xStÄdR MKR b¤T xm¬êEE yS‰ xf ÉiM ¶±Rt$$N b¸ÃqRBbT g!z@ ዚֱ 37. Powers to Make Regulations. 3ׂשፅ bNx#S xNq} /1/ ytmlktWN ¶±RTM xµè ¥QrB xlbT:: The council of ministers may make regulations regarding; "7. dNB y¥WÈT |LÈN 1) Schedules of fees payable for different y¸n!STéC MKR b@T”- categories of information and, the conditions under which such fees are reduced or waived; 1/ ltlÆ ymr© xYnèC tfɸ Sl¸çnW yKFà tmN SN-r»' KFÃãC Sl¸qn 2) The procedures for the custody and classification s#bT wYM mr© bnÉ Sl¸s_bT ZRZR of information regarded as confidential or h#n@¬# declassification of records; 2/ Sltklkl# mr©ãC x-ÆbQ MdÆ 3) Any matter which is required for the wYM גጥٍْץው Sl¸qRbT implementation of the provisions of part h#n@¬# XNÄ!h#M three of this proclamation. 3/ bz!H xêJ KFL îST WS_ ytm lkt$ DNUg@ãCN xfÚ[M l¥à§T y¸ÃSfLg## ¥N¾cWNM g#Ä×C 38. Record Maintenance y¸mlktÜ# dNïCN ÃwÈL”” 1/ The Ombudsman shall, after appropriate "8. Sl snD x-ÆbQ consultation with interested parties, issue and from time to time update a Code of Practice 1/ yHZB XNÆ -ÆqE tÌM y¸mlk relating to the custody , management and ¬cWN wgñC b¥¥kR Sl snìC disposal of records. x-ÆbQ# xStÄdR xwUgD ytGÆR mm¶Ã ÃwÈL# mm¶ÃWN kg!z@W 2/ Every public body is under an obligation to UR l¥ÈÈMM byg!z@W xSf§g! maintain its records in accordance with the ¥stµkÃãCN ÃdRUL”” Code of Practice stipulated in sub- article (1). 2/ ¥N¾ውM ymNGST xµL bX° y¸gß# snìCN ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ ዑ 3ׂשፅ /1/ 3/ Every public body shall ensure that adequate ֳאـከـው tGÆR mm¶Ã msrT procedures are in place for the correction of ym-bQ GÁ¬ xlbT”” personal information. 3/ ¥N¾wM ymNGST xµL yGL gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4354 mr©ãCN l¥StµkL y¸ÃSCL bqE xs‰R y¥zUjT GÁ¬ xlbT”” 39. Miscellaneous 4¹þ3)%4 1/ No person is criminally or civilly liable for for anything done in good faith in the "9. L† L† g#ĆC exercise or performance of any power or duty under this part. of the proclamation . 1/ bz!H xêJ KFL îST WS_ ytmlkt$TN GÁ¬ãCንና `§ðnèCን bQN Lï lmfiM btdrg ¥N¾WM ›YnT DRg!T b¥N¾WM sW §Y 2/ No one may be subject to any legal, yFThB/@R wYM ywNjL `§ðnT administrative or employment-related xYñRM”” sanction, regardless of any breach of a legal or employment obligation, for releasing 2/ ¥N¾WM sW የֱግ ወይ וየ ףግዴٍ information on wrongdoing, or which would disclose a serious threat to health, safety or ֳֶـאፍ ጥፋُ ወይ וየHZB -@N the environment, as long as he acted in good nT፣ dHNnT wYM የxµÆbþÃêE dHN faith and in the reasonable belief that the T ጎጂ የֲ kÆD xdUN y¸mlkT information was substantially true and mr©N אግֳፁ lHUêE wYM xStÄ disclosed evidence of wrongdoing or a d‰êE QÈèC የדይዳץገው# mr©ãc$ serious threat to health, safety or the bXRG_M ጥፋُ ወይ וየHZB -@Nn environment. T፣ dHNnT ወይו 3ካּתֹוያዊ ደֱُ ጎጂ የֲ kÆD xdUN lþÃú† YC§lù y¸L MKNìêE XMnT אያዝ 3/ For purposes of sub-article (2), wrongdoing ድץጊً ָ ּשየፈፀאው XNdçn means the commission of a criminal offence, BÒ nW”” failure to comply with a legal obligation, a miscarriage of justice, corruption or 3/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ Nx#S xNq} /2/ x§¥ dishonesty, abuse of power or serious kGlsB DRg!T UR tÃûnT misconduct, whether linked to individual b!ñrWM ÆYñrWM _ÍT ¥lT wrongdoing or not. ywNjL DRg!T½ yHG GÁ¬N ֳֶـאፍ፣ FTH ¥²ÆT# ÑS½ ¥+bRbR# bSLÈN Ãl xGÆB m- 4/ Any person who with intent to deny a right qM wYM kÆD ySn MGÆR ጉDlT of access to information in terms of this ¥lT nW”” section ; 4/ bz!H KFL WS_ ytrUg-#TN mr© a) destroys, damages or alters a record; y¥GßT mBèC lmÈS b¥sB çN BlÖ ¥N¾WNM snD ½ b) conceals a record; h¼ Ã-ͽ Ãb§¹፣ wYM የׂשየנ ወይ וydlz ወይ½ו c) falsifies a record or makes a false record; commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not l¼ ydbq# btN÷L yklkl wYM ½ exceeding two years. /¼ ÃÍls wYM ¦st¾ snD ys‰½ 5/ Information relating to any occurrence, event ¥N¾WM sW ywNjL _Ít$ bFRD or matter which took place, occurred or s!rUg_bT bgNzB wYM kh#lT ›mT b¥YbL_ XS‰T YqÈLÝÝ happened more than twenty-five years before the date on which any request is made under Article 14 shall be provided to any person 5/ yHZB GNß#nT ¦§ðW bz!H xêJ xNq{ making a request under that article, provided that this sub-article shall not apply to the 04 m\rT ¥mLkÒW kmQrb# !5 exceptions in articles 16, 17, 18 and 23. ›mT xqDä yçnN ½ ytfimN ½ ytkstN wYM ytdrgN ngR gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4355 y¸mlkT ymr© _Ãq&N WDQ l¥DrG y¸ClW mr©W bz!H xêJ 6/ It is prohibited to make any document bxNq} 06፣ 07፣ 08 X !3 DNUg@ãC confidential in order to cover corruption, WS_ y¥Y¹fN yçn XNdçn BÒ nW”” 4¹þ3)%5 contravention of laws, organizational or personal incompetence, inefficiency or scandals. 6/ ÑSÂN wYM l@§ ?g w_ xS‰RN ½ y|‰ xfÚ[M B”T g#DlTN½ yGlsBN PART FOUR wYM yDRJTN Ql@T lm¹fN Rights and Responsibilities of the Media ¥N¾WNM snD bMS-!R XNÄ!ÃZ mwsN KLKL nWÝÝ 40. Right of Reply or correction KFL x‰T 1/ Where any factual information or matter injurious ymg¾ Bz#¦N mBèC GÁ¬ãC to the honor or reputation of any person is reported in a mass media, such person shall have the right to have his reply inserted, free of charge #. yXR¥T wYM ָאየאጠُ ُא in publication in which the report appeared; 1/ bmg¾ Bz#¦N bqrb yFÊ ngR zgÆ a) The editor or his deputy shall have a duty to mLµM SÑ KB„ yt¯ÄbT ¥N¾WM publish free of charge and with out correction sW šµm’å bqrbbT mg¾ Bz#¦N §Y any reply addressed to him, incase of a daily ¦EŒÙ¦ LG^ £L^ºr Lnr †E’å”” news paper within three days of receipt or, incase of a weekly news paper within nine G¼ bygþz¤W y¸wÈW HTmT †š¶Ï days of receipt and in other publications in the next issue appearing after receipt; ’¨N £pFŠKr” NFb °K © Ò²?× ŠD} l3 d~r ’å^¼' b) Where the statement which has given rise dU”© Ò²?× ŠD} l9 d~r ’å^¼ the reply is made in broadcasted radio or ’¨N bl@§ xYnT HTmT ŠD} television program, the responsible ld»† ˆrM ¦EˆYMr £M’å»r program editor shall, free of charge and ·¬q †Elr”” with out correction, insert the reply in the next part of the program or other l¼ lmLs# mnš yçnW zgÆ yt§lfW similar program within fourteen days of b‚K?y=»” wYM bÊÇ=× ýaÓ‰U receipt; ŸJ’ `§ð yçnW xzUJ ULg< kdrsበት ቀን jMé Æl#T 04 k“ƒ c) Any reply shall be proportional, relevant ¨<eØ uk׿ yPéG‰Ñ KFL ¨ÃU to the report that has given rise to it and u}Sddà ýaÓ^U ÁK°`Tƒ M§¹#N shall have a lawful content. bnÉ የ¥St§lF ግዴታ ›Kuƒ”” d) if the report or information is disseminated // £MëdYl’å LG^ Ššµm’å ¶Y during the election process, the time limit ¾}ÁÁ²' pL»»„“ HUêE YzT referred to in sub-article (1)/a/ and /b/ shall ÃlW mçN YñRb¬L:: be educed ,in the case of the three days limit to twenty four hours, in the case of fourteen days limit to forty eight hours; m/ šµm’å £p\W¾’å NYÁ lMë‹Hî−lr ’ir ŠD} b Nx#s xNq} /1/ (h) X (l) £pºd\’å £3 d¿ £µéšî µªn ’ª !4 e) the provisions of sub-article (1)/d/ shall sxT' y04 qn# gdB dGä ¨Å #8 \—r only apply when the reply is submitted œi X¿ªpªTµ ¨jºWG”” to the mass media six hours before the publication goes to print or the program \¼ የዚֱ ¿–å^ †¿dÎ /1/ /m/ DNUg@ on which it is to appear is on air . pÔéMë}r £MëT’å ULg< lmg¾ Bzùhnù £ªT\’å M§¹# y¸wÈbT HTmT 2/ Any person whose right of reply is refused wYM PéG‰M lm¬tM ŠLFŠå ¨ÃU may apply to the court to compel the chief bxyR kmlqq$ SDST \—¬r dªN editor of the periodical or program to insert nEø ŠD} nu }’å ÝÝ the reply in the press. 2/ LG^ £L^ºr Lnpý¿ £p}Ôµ M¿ƒ ’åN \’å £?Tmt$ ¨ÃU ¾ aÓ^Ñ gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4356 ›²ÒÏ pµ® mL\å¿ XNÄ!ÃwÈlT EÙ Y− lîr EMLGŠr ¨vFGÝÝ 3/ The court before which the application is lodged shall give its decision within ten days 4¹þ3)%6 from the day the petition is submitted to it however during election period the court shall pronounce its decision within twenty 3/ MLGŠu’å £dTlEr ÙY− lîr four hours ’å]}ð’å¿ l0 d~r ’å^¼ L^ºr †Elr:: DN bNYÁ ’ir ŸJ’ ÙY− lîpý 4) The court may when the responsible person MLGŠu’å ldTlEr l!4 \—r ’å^¼ under Article 43 refuses to comply with its lµå«¤ F¨ ’å]}ð L^ºr †ElrÝÝ order to insert the reply render him liable to punishment. . 4/ bwNjL HG xNqA #3 msrT `§ð yçnW sW mLs#N l¥WÈT f”d¾ 5) The provisions of this article shall not affect xlmçn#N ktrÄ FRD b@t$ QÈT the provision of Article 2049 of the civil l!wSNbT YC§L:: code. 5/ £šéC †¿dÎ −¿¶µî•v lÙrHnHîY 6) The provisions sub article (1) to (5) are J· e¼Y 2#9 £pLEŠpýr¿ Ÿ}ÔÍ applicable only if the request for insertion of Më}r †¦^dUN:: a reply is made to the mass media within three months from the day the report which 6/ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ kNx#S xNq} (1) XSk (5) has given rise to it was published or went on ytmlkt$T DNUg@ãC pÔÑMë}r £Më air. Wt’å iXq £ÔºT’å የאገ ዙ 7) The provisions of this article shall mutatis ውጤُ ከףרـጨُ k” ¯NZ vKው _^r mutandis apply to enforce the right of a ’Y µéšî ’å^¼ mLS y¥WÈT _Ãq&W person to correct any incorrectly reported ֳאገ ዙ ٭yqrb kçn BÒ nW ÝÝ factual statement regarding him. 7/ yz!H xNq{ DNUg@ãC ¥NM sW XRs#N y¸mlkt$ bFÊ ngR Yz¬cW TKKl¾ PART FIVE ÃLçn# የאገ ዙ ٭zgÆãC XNÄ!¬rÑ Taking lawful easures lT l¥DrG ÆlW mBT §YM אـይُ 41. liability ـፈጻ גይֲ ִ:: KFL xMST 1) The media establishment may incur joint HUêE XRM©ãCN SlmWsD criminal or civil liability with the responsible person under Article 41 of the Penal Code #1. Sl t-ÃqEnT for a criminal offence committed through the mass media or a civil damage caused by the media 1/ bmg¾ Bzù¦N x¥µ˜nT l¸fiM ywN jL DRg!T wYM yFT¦BÿR g#ÄT bw 2) In an action for defamation through the mass NjL HG xNqA #3 btdnggW m\ media the court may award, having regard to rT t-ÃqEnT µlbcW sãC UR ym g¾ Bz#¦N DRJt$ btd‰b!nT t-ÃqE the seriousness of the moral damage, l!çN YC§L”” compensation up to 1000,000 birr having regard to the seriousness of the damage. 2/ אገ ዙ 3דካLُ ֳגደץ የד וጥፋُ ጉዳُ የፍٍ ץ׀ክ 3/ In case of conflict between the provisions of ከ ـנטאـእከ ץ1) /3ድ ِא the Penal Code and the provisions of this ֱ ץ/ የגደ ץየֱֵ የጉዳُ ካ Proclamation under Part 5 and 6 the latter ֵወ רይ٤ֶָ። shall prevail 3/ bz!H xêJ KFL xMST X SDST 4/ A claim for damage caused by the mass media btmlkt$ DNUg@ãC bwNjL Hg# may be made even if the criminal prosecution DNUg@ãC mhkL G+T ktf-r under this Proclamation is barred by the yz!H xêJ DNUg@ãC tfɸ period of limitation or the prosecution is YçÂl#ÝÝ defeated . gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4357 4/ ywNjL Ks# bYRU b!¬gDM çn 42. Impounding WDQ b!drG XNµ*N bmg¾ Bzù¦N 4¹þ3)%7 x¥µYnT ldrs g#ÄT yFT/B/@R KS l!qRB YC§LÝÝ 1/ Notwithstanding any contrary provision in any other law, no periodical or book shall be #2. yXgÄ XRM©ãCN SlmWsD impounded except as provided for in this article. 1/ bl@§ HG bl@§ h#n@¬ ytdngg b!ñRM 2/ where The Federal or Regional public bz!H xNq} ktdnggW W+ byጊz@W prosecutor ,as the case may be , has sufficient y¸wÈ HTmT wYM mIhF l!¬gD reason to believe that a periodical or a book xYCLM:: which is about to be disseminated contains illegal matter which would, if disseminated, 2/ XNdng„ h#n@¬ yØd‰L wYM yKLL lead to a clear and present grave danger to the x”b@ HG bBÿ‰êE dHNnT §Y national security which could not otherwise kSR+T bº§ b¥SqÈT l!qlbS be averted through a subsequent imposition y¥YCL ግָጽ DRS yçn kFt¾ of sanctions , may issue an order to impound the periodical. g#ÄT y¸ÃSkTL bygþz¤W y¸wÈ Hg w_ HTmT wYM mIhF 3/ In cases of extreme emergency, where it is not l!s‰+ mçn#N l¥mN bqE possible to obtain a court order in time to MKNÃT s!ñrW yHTmT W-@t$ prevent the harm, the public prosecutor may XNÄYs‰+ order the periodical or the book to be YC§LÝÝ impounded, provided that he shall notify a 3/ x”b@ ?G kng„ xÈÄðnT ytnú g#Ät$N court of the order within 48 hours and the lmk§kL yFRD b@T y¥g© TX²Z bF_nT court shall determine within 24 hours ¥GßT ÆLÒl gþz@ bygþz¤W y¸wÈW whether or not the prosecutors order shall be HTmT wYM mIhF XNÄþ¬gD TX²Z upheld. ms-T YC§LÝÝ çñM x”b@ ?G ›”É” bygþz¤W y¸wÈ HTmT wYM mIhF Ÿe`߃ 2”Ç=ÑÉ Wún@ s!s_ Wún@W 4/ the court to which the an order to impound a bts- b#8 s›T WS_ lFRD b@T ¥S¬wQ periodical or a book issued by a public xlbTÝÝ FRD b@t$ yx”b@ ?g# yXgÄ prosecutor, is submitted may: ¥S¬wqEà kdrsW g!z@ jMé b!4 sxT WS_ የእገዳ XRM©WN y¸ÃiDQ mçN xlmçn#N bWún@ ¥úwQ xlbTÝÝ a) if it deems that periodical or the book 4/ FRD b@t$ bygþz¤W y¸wÈW contains unlawful matter that is likely to HTmT wYM mIhF XNÄ!¬gD cause serious danger, uphold the public bx”b@ ?G yts-W TX²Z prosecutors measure and order that s!qRBlT”- criminal proceedings be instituted, or application for confiscation of the h¼ bygþz¤W y¸wÈW HTmT wYM printed matter be submitted, within two mIhF Hgw_ kFt¾ g#ÄT weeks from the date on which the court y¸ÃSkTL çñ µgßW yx”b@ Hg#N pronounced its decision. if the public TX²Z b¥}dQ x”b@ ?g# y¥gD prosecution fails to take such action, the XRM© kwsdbT g!z@ jMé ÆlW court shall revoke the order to seize the yh#lT úMNT g!z@ WS_ Ks#N periodical or the book and bar its XNÇ=m\`T wYM ׁًُא XNÄ!wrS ¥mLkÒ XNÄ!ÃqRB dissemination ¥zZ xlbTÝÝ x”[ ?G bts-W TX²Z m\rT µLf[m FRD b@t$ b) if it deems that the content of a periodical bygþz¤W y¸wÈW HTmT wYM or a book is lawful and not likely to mIhF XNÄ!ÃZ SR+t$M cause any damage ,revoke the XNÄ!Ìr_ ys-WN TX²Z ÃnúL”” impoundment order issued by the public prosecutor and may order the the release of the publication. Unless otherwise the l¼ bygþz¤W y¸wÈW HTmT wYM a stay of execution is issued by an mIhF ?GN y¥Yt§lF kFt¾ appellate court the order shall be g#ÄTN y¥ÃSkTL çñ µgßW executed after the lapse of 72 hours. gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4358 bx”b@ Hg# yts-WN yXgÄ TX²Z WDQ b¥DrG y¬gdW HTmT 5/ Once criminal proceedings have been instituted XNÄ!lqQ TX²Z l!s_ YC§LÝÝ for offences committed through media periodical FRD b@t$ ys-W TX²Z bYGÆ" s¸ or a book or an application is made to the court 4¹þ3)%8FRDb@T µL¬gd bStqR TX²z# bts- for a periodical or a book to be confiscated, the b&2 sxT g!z@ WS_ Yfi¥LÝÝ court shall have the power to order the publication to be impounded and its further dissemination be 5/ bygþz¤W y¸wÈ HTmT wYM mIhF barred, or revoke an order , that has been issued §Y ywNjL KS Ÿ}Sc[} wYM W-@t$ under sub article 3 . XNÄ!wrS ¥mLkÒ kqrb FRD b@t$ ׁُ ًאXNÄ!ÃZ XNdxSf§g!nt$ qÈY 6/ If an offence has been committed by a mass media XTäCN k¥WÈT XNÄ!¬gD wYM product and no one is liable under article 43 of the yHTmT S‰W XNÄ!wrS l!wSN wYM penal code for the offence, the public prosecutor ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ b”›<e ›”kê /3/ SW[ƒ or the private complainant may apply to have the yHTmtÜ SRuT XNÄ!¬gD ys-WN publication confiscated instead of instituting Wún@ lmsrZ YC§LÝÝ criminal proceedings. The same applies if no summons can be served in Ethiopia on the person 6/ x¥µYnT wNjL ktf im liable for the offence. bwNjል HG msrT `§ð y¸çnW sW µLtgß yGL tbĆ wYM x”b@ Hg# ywNjL KS k¸msrT HTmt$ XN 7/ If the time referred to in sub article (4 ) is Ä!wrS lFRD b@t$ ¥mLkT YC§l#ÝÝ insufficient having regard to the nature of the lwNjl# `§ð l¸çnW sW bhgR WS_ impounded matter or for any reasonable m_¶Ã lmS-T b¥YÒLbT g!z@M cause, the court may, on the request of the btmúúY ¥mLkÒ ¥QrB YÒ§L ÝÝ prosecution, permit an extension of the period up to two weeks. 7/ bXgÄW k¸¹fnW g#ÄY ÆH¶ wYM bl@§ bqE bçn MKNÃT ytnú x”b@ Hg# ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ bNx#S xNq} /4/ btmlktW g!z@ WS_ Ks#N l¥Q 8/ An order for the impoundment of a periodical rB y¥YCL kçn bx”b@ ?g# or book shall contain a statement indicating _Ãq& FRD b@t$ yKS ¥QrBà g!z@ the offending passage or passages in the WN XSk h#lT úMNT l!ÉZmW publication which occasioned the order and YC§L ÝÝ shall specify the volume, part, issue, or installment in which these passages occur. 8/ bygþz¤W y¸wÈ HTmT wYM mA¼F SR+T §Y y¸s_ yXgÄ TX²Z 9/ An order for the Impoundment of a periodical lTX²z# mnš yçnWN xNq} wYM or book shall relate only to copies intended xNqòC& yHmt$N Q} &{/#û for dissemination. The police shall execute an ywÈbTN XTM mGl} xlbTÝÝ impoundment order forthwith. 9/ bygþz¤W b¸wÈ HTmT X mIhF 10/ The prosecutor shall be legally liable for a §Y y¸s_ XgÄ lSR+T btzU° malicious exercise his powers under HTmèC §Y BÒ tfɸ YçÂLÝÝ this article yXgÄ TX²z# b±l!s x¥µYnT wÄþÃWnù mfiM xlbTÝÝ
43. Manner of Instituting and Hearing Mass Media Related Cases 0/ xÝb¤ HG bzþH xNqA yts«WN SLÈN xGÆB bl¤lW mNgD 1/ Unless the attorney general decides otherwise yt«qmbT XNdçn bHG Y«yÝL”” any person who is suspected of committing an offence through the mass media shall be #3. SÑ“— w²<H” Ò` ¾}ÁÁ²< ¡f‹ eKT>k brought before the court without being `u<uƒ“ eKT> cS<uƒ G<’@ remanded for further investigation in accordance with Article (59)/2/ and /3/ of the 1/ umg¾ Bz#¦N x¥µ˜nT ywNjL Criminal Procedure Code. DRg!T bmfiM yt-r-r ¥N¾WM sW -Q§Y ®nu? ?g# "M¨c’ ue} k` ወጀֳ אጫ ם-ץםዓُ gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4359 ׁግ ּׁשጥ ץ$9(2) X (3) É”ÒÑ@−‹ SW[ƒ lt=¥¶ MRm‰ bXSR 2/ The Court having jurisdiction over the case XNÄ!öY úYdrG Ks# ukØ Kõ`É shall commence the hearing of the case u?ƒ Sp[w ›KuƒÝÝ within 15 days from the filing of the charge. 4¹þ3)%9 3/ The court shall cause the accused person to 2/ ¡c<” KSeTƒ YM×” ÁK¨< õ`É u?ƒ obtain a copy of the charge ,together with a ¾¡e TSMŸ‰¨< uk[uKƒ u05 k“ƒ copy of other evidences, if any ,at least five ¨<eØ ¡c< 2”Ç=cT TÉ[Ó ›KuƒÝÝ days before the commencement of the trial.. 3/ õ`É u?~ ¡c< ŸScT~ u=Á”e Ÿ›Ueƒ k“ƒ uòƒ ¾¡c<” TSMŸ‰ ÓMvß 4/ The court shall pronounce its judgment ¨ÃU pÍ= 2”Ç=G<U ¾k[u< Te[Í−‹ within one month from the commencement "K< K}Ÿdg< 2”Ç=Å`e TÉ[Ó ›KuƒÝÝ of the trial. 5/ Where the accused person has not been duly 4/ ¡c<” ¾T>cT¨< õ`É u?ƒ ¡c< ScTƒ summoned because he was not found at his ŸËS[uƒ k” ›”e„ 2ÏÓ u=u³ u›”É address, the court shall order the publication ¨` Ñ>²? ¨<eØ õ`É SeÖƒ of the summons notifying that the hearing Õ`uMÝÝ shall proceed in his absence should he fail to appear within seven days. 5/ ـከª 3ድףው אֳֹוገً የـ אጥעያው ֳדድ נያָـ٢ֳ እደֲ 6/ Where the person is not satisfied by the ፍץድ [ً ـከª 7 ُ ׂשውጥ judgment given in default, he may lodge an ካָ נׂשጉዳዩ ֳַُ ٍይِ የגወר appeal in accordance with Article 44 . ֲא2 የגገָፅ אጥעያ ጋዜጣ እዲወጣ ُእዛዝ ይרጣָ፡፡ 7/ save otherwise for prosecutions for false accusations and defamation against the constitutionally established legislative, 6/ }Ÿdg< uK?Kuƒ u}cÖ¨< ¨<d’@ p_ executive or judicial authorities prosecutions "K¨< ዚֱ 3ዋጅ bxNq{ #4 msrT for defamation and false accusation ÃÓv˜ ¾Tp[w Sw~ ¾}Öuk ’¨< ÝÝ committed against individuals or private organization through the mass media shall be 7/ የወጀָ ክ ֳ ُנאאየግָ ـዳይ 3[ًٍ ከדያፈָጋْው ֱገ אግً בּהּהـ instituted and conducted by the private የֱግ 3ውጪ፣ የֱግ 3ፈፃ גወይ וየፍץድ complainants. [ِ٤ ֳָֹוጣm٤ ֶይ ከגፈፀ בየו דጥፋُ የI ُרወጀָ ድץጊِ٤ ץׂשـ 8/ The court shall, cause the copy of the ግֳר٤ ግָ ድץጅِ٤ ֶይ אገ judgment it renders pursuant to sub-article ዙ 3דካLُ የגፈፀב የו (4) of this article to be sent to the Ministry of דጥፋُ Iُר የאወጀָ ክ׳٤ Information or concerned Information ْףው ግָ ـዳዮ٠ נ א3ֶֹْוው፡፡ Bureau of the Regional state.. 8/ õ`É u?ƒ ዚֱ 3ׂשፅ u”®<e ›”kê 4 Sc[ƒ ¾cÖ¨<N ¨<d’@ KTe¨mÁ 44. Appeal T>’>e‚` ¨ÃU K¡MM Te¨mÁ u=a 2”Ç=Å`c¨< T²´ ›Kuƒ:: 1/ The party who is aggrieved by the decision of the court shall lodge his memorandum of #4. eK ÃÓv˜ appeal to the appellate court within thirty days of the rendering of the decision, and the 1/ u}cÖ¨< õ`É p` ¾}c– ¨Ñ” ¾ÃÓv˜ rending court shall give the appellant copies TSMŸ‰¨<” õ`Æ u}cÖ u" k“ƒ of the decision within 24 hours of receiving ¨<eØ l¸mlktW õ`É u?T Tp[w the party's notice to appeal. ›Kuƒ”” õ`Æ” ¾cÖ¨< õ`É u?ƒU xmLµc$ ÃÓv˜ l¥QrB y¸fLG mç n#N µúwqbT g!z@ jMé u!4 2/ The appellate court shall give decision within c¯ƒ ¨<eØ ¾õ`Æ” ÓMvß 10 days of the receiving the memorandum of K›SM"‹ SeÖƒ ›KuƒÝÝ appeal. gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4360 2/ ÃÓv˜ cT>¨< õ`É u?ƒ ÃÓv–< 45. Penalties 4¹þ3)^ uk[uKƒ u0 k“ƒ ¨<eØ ¨<d’@ SeÖƒ ›Kuƒ:: 1/ Anyone who has contravened the provisions of articles 7(1)-(3) shall be punished with a fine #5. SlQÈT of not less than 20,000 birr and not exceeding 200,000 birr. 1/ ዚֱ 3ዋጅ kxNq{ 7(1) XSk (3) ytdnggWN yt§lf ¥N¾WM sW kBR ! (hà ¹þH BR) Ƨns kBR 2) 2/ Any publisher of a periodical or broadcaster (hùlT mè ¹þH BR) ÆLbl- ygNzB who, in violation of article 6(2) ,failed to መቅጮ YqÈLÝÝ appoint a responsible editor, failed to comply with obligations set out under article9(6) or 2/ የዚֱ 3ዋጅ xNq} 6(2) bmt§lF violates the obligations provided under article ¦§ðnT y¸ qbL xzUJ ÃLsym 10 shall be punished with a fine up to 15,000 wYM bxNq} 9(6) ytdnggWN GÁ¬ birr yÈs wYM bxNq} 0 ytmlkt$TN GÁ¬ãC ç ৠbygþz@W y¸wÈ 3/ Where an editor in chief or program editor has HTmT xú¬¸ wYM BéDµStR improperly failed to publish or broadcast a XSk BR 05 /xs‰ xMST ¹þH BR/ reply or correction sent to the mass media b¸dRS ygN zB mqô YqÈLÝÝ pursuant to article 40 of this Proclamation, shall be fined up to 15,000 birr. 3/ ዚֱ 3ዋጅ bxNq} # msrT bHTmt$ §Y XNÄ!ÃwÈW yt§klTN mLS wYM ¥Stµkà çwÈ ê xzUJ wYM yPéG‰M xzUJ XSk 0 BR (xSR ¹þH BR) b¸dRS ygNzB መቀጮ YqÈLÝÝ _Ít$ 4/ Any person who violates article 6(1) or article 8 ytfimW bMRÅ wQT kçn XSk BR may be fined up to 15,000 birr. 05 (xS‰ xMST ¹þH BR) b¸dRS ygNzB mqô YqÈL ÝÝ 4/ ዚֱ 3ዋጅ yxNq{ 6(1) wYM yxNq} 8 5/ If in an offence committed through a mass DNUg@N yt§lf ¥N¾WM sW XSk media the defendant is convicted, the court BR 05 (xS‰ xMST ¹þH BR) may ,up on request by the party ,issue an order b¸dRS ygNzB mqô YqÈLÝÝ for the verdict to be published in that mass media outlet. 5/ bmg¾ Bz#¦N x¥µYnT btfim wNjL tkú¹# _Ít¾ mçn#N µrU g- y_Ít"nT Wún@W ¬Tä XNÄ! 6/ The court may issue an injunction forbidding wÈ s!-yQ FRD b@t$ Wún@W bHT further dissemination of mass media output mt$ §Y XNÄ!wÈ T:²Z mS-T in respect of which a conviction or order of YC§LÝÝ impoundment has been issued. 6/ FRD b@t$ _Ít¾nt$ ytrUg-bT 46. Statute of Limitation wYM Htmèc$ XNÄ!Ãz# TX²Z yts-bT ymg¾ Bz#¦N W-@T XNÄYs‰+ l!ÃGD YC§LÝÝ 1/ Subject to Article 28(1) of the Constitution, no #6. Sl YRU criminal proceeding for an offence committed through a periodical may be instituted after the 1/ ׁገ אግً 3ׂשጽ !8/1/ የـደ ገገው lapse of one year from the date when the እደـጠׂש ֲm yz!HN xêJ offending matter was published. DNUg@ãC bmt§lF y¸f[Ñ ywN jL _ÍèC IƒS„‡ kts‰ŒbT wYM kt§lûbT qN xNSè XSk xND ›mT ÆlW g!z@ WS_ Kîc$ 2/. For broadcasters, the period in sub-article (1) µLqrb# bYRU q¶ YçÂl# ÝÝ shall be six months from the date when the program was broadcast. gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4361 2/ bBéDµST x¥µYnT l¸fiM _ÍT _Ít$ ytfimbT PéG‰M kt§ Part Six lfbT qN jMé ÆlW SDST wR Miscellaneous Provisions 4¹þ3)^1 g!z@ WS_ ywNjL KS µLtmsrt Ks# bYRU q¶ YçÂL ÝÝ 47. Scope of Application KFL SDST 1/ the proclamation shall be applicable on L† L† DNUg¤ãC periodicals if #7. ¾›ðíìU ¨c” a) The periodical obtains a certificate of registration 1/ ÃI ›ªÏ uT”—¨<U ¾QƒSƒ e^ −‹ Là }ðíT> l!J” ¾T>‹K¨<”- b) The publication duplicated and bears the G/ KQƒSƒ e^¨< u²=I ›ªÏ Sc[ƒ name of the publisher ,the printer , the yMZgÆ MSKR wrqT ¾}c Ö¨< place of publication and the date and ŸJ’½ year of its publication, K/ ¾IƒSƒ e^¨< ¾}v³ SJ’<”& 2/ Printed maters shall be regarded as mass media yxú¬¸WN ¨YM yx¬¸WN T” only when they are disseminated. Periodicals shall ’ƒ½ y¬tmbTN ›É^h“ ¯S} UI be deemed to have been disseminated when they [ƒ ¾T>ÑMî îG<õ Ál uƒ ŸJ’½ are delivered for sale or distribution and w‰ ’¨<ÝÝ broadcasts shall be deemed to have been disseminated once they have been disseminated 2/ yHTmT S‰ãC XNdmg¾ Bz#¦N over the airwaves. y¸¬†T tÆZtW lSR+T wYM 3/ Without prejudile to the provisions of this l>Ã+ s!qRb# wYM BéDµST Proclamation, a picture, whether it is not together s!drg# nW ÝÝ with written material, shall be regarded as printed matter. 3/ u²=I ›ªÏ uK?L G<’@ ¾} ’Ñ ¨< 4/ This Proclamation shall not be applicable to 2”d}Öuk J• ŸîG<õ Ò` ›wa pornographic printed matters, whether they ¾¨× vÃJ”U T”—¨<U e°M are offered for sale or free of charge. 2”ÅQƒSƒ e^ ÃqÖ^MÝÝ 4/ uiÁß ¨ÃU ÁK¡õÁ ¾}c^Œ T”— †¨<U ¨c=w ’¡ òƒ ÆL†¨< QƒSèC §Y YH xêJ tfÚ¸ 48. Transitory Provisions xYçNMÝÝ eK2’²=I yHTmT S‰ãC SR+T HTmT b¸mlkT Z`´„ 1/ Periodicals in operation prior to the coming በሌላ bHG èc“M:: into force of this Proclamation shall bring themselves into conformity with Article 9 within ninety days of the coming into force #8. ym¹UÑ]à DNUg@ of this Proclamation. 1/ YH xêJ kmWÈt$ bðT tÌq$ä yPÊS S‰ b¥µÿD §Y y¸g" ¥N¾WM PÊS YH xêJ k[ÂbT k” 2/ In order to provide public bodies an jMé Æl#T ( qÂT WS_ bz!H xêJ opportunity to put in place the necessary xNq{ 9 btmlktW msrT arrangements to facilitate implementation. mmZgB yMZgÆ MSKR wrqT Part III of this Proclamation shall enter into ¥GßT xlbTÝÝ force one year after the date this Proclamation is published in the Negarit 2/ xSð§g! yçn# h#n@¬ãCN l¥zUjT s!ÆL Gazeta. The House of Peoples’ yz!H xêJ KFL îST DNUg@ ãC Representatives may extend this period for a tfÚ¸ y¸çn#T xê° bnU¶T Uz@È duration of not more than one year . ¬Tä kwÈbT qN kh#lT ›mT b“§ s!çN yhZB twµ×C MKR b@T gA ØÁ‰L U¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R ^4 ٭ዳ! ץ5 q N 2 1 ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. .64 4th December, 2008…. page 4362 XSf§g! çñ s!gL kxND xmT §Lbl- ጊz@ l!ÉZmW YC§L 49. Conflict with Other Laws 4¹þ3)^2 Laws, regulations, directives, orders and practices which are inconsistent with this Proclamation #9. ከአዋጁ ጋር ስለሚቃረኑ ህጎች shall, to the extent of that inconsistency, not be applicable. kz!I xêJ UR y¸”rN ¥N¾WM ?G dNB½ mm¶Ã½ TX²Z wYM ytlmd 50. Repeaed laws xs‰R bz!H xêJ btmlkt$ g#Ä×C §Y tfÚ¸ xYçNM ÝÝ Except Articles 8 and 19 of the Press Proclamation No. 34/1992 which shall remain in $. eK}š\ QÔ‹ force until the coming in to force of the provisions of Part Three of this Proclamation all yzþH xêJ KFL 3 DNUg¤ãC bS‰ §Y the remaining articles are hereby repealed. XSk¸WlùbT gþz¤ DrS tfÚ¸ k¸çnùT yPÊS xêJ qÜ_R "4/'5 xNqA 8 X 09 51. Effective Date bStqR q¶ãcÜ yxê° DNUg¤ãC bzþH xêJ t>rêL”” This Proclamation shall enter into force up on the date of publication in the Federal Negarit Gazeta. $1. xê° y¸[ÂbT g!z@ Done at Addis Ababa, this 4th day of December, 2008 ይֱ 3ዋጅ ፌዴ ָףጋ ُעጋዜጣ ٍُז ከወጣُ ׂשጀ צוየፀ ይֲ ָ፡፡ GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS 3ዲ 3٭ ֹוዳ! ץ5 ׂש21 ዓ.ו PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA GR¥ wLdgþ×RgþS yxþT×eà ØÁ‰§êE ÄþäK‰sþÃêE ¶pBlþK PÊzþÄNT