Public Private Partnership Proclamation (Amendment) Proclamation No. 1283/2023

PAACHR P LLlAT ATNENLR CTNAR bo L.l 1061 IHM FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETTE OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA mmu; o Yo u-rg e o sB e i 29" Year No.8 10 rC KE Y ELIE LR L L RleA LN 0. S 4TAA] rd rain tantF eI on | oR Al N Content i /8 Proclamation No. 1283/2023 AICTT APE (M900L Public Private Partnership Proclamation 3 oA Cao ARG PUA 9% TaW.%¢g| (Amendment) Proclamation ......... ...Page 14602 APE &PC Efi.fli‘f.‘/ 20IE 99 PROCLAMATION NO. 1283/2023 | CFYmT ARG CAIN AICY APE l‘g .30 AREUANTY VTN AOLAL U Qeovpas | WVHEREAS:itis found necessary 10 amend the Public Private Pummfilp Proclamation No. 1076/2018, .+ - OAACKS LfLAR LANCOLT LTNAD M NOW THEREFORE, mr nccordance with PPV RVPR AEE) mwld erhdae Article 55 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal - derEas: e 3 Democratic chnbud of muopm, it is hereby £ATC COn LU RPE Powyml AG e9a (ATE) APE kPC BOEE Ambh LT " ra-';-u--r- ECNETN T i’fl.c‘ill!fl! x (%] CamScanner w TaNARE LRLA 1L DUA RTC E PC KE Y ENTE 99 Federal Negarit Gazette No. 8, 3 February, 2023 ....... page 14603 19/ “Direct Negotiation” means a sclection of T/ “pptF LCLC M haa ANt 0e9 AT N private party or private parties for direct WEPPLe NA2ANT 0L o3t negotiations to engage in development and ADCHT Seehtetl Eiln Covhay, fovwlcl implementation of infrastructure or public AT NCHS 0L LN WA CULAT service projects initiated by the private FTEENTT NarLC AL (ltoowl ALPT party, contracting authority or Public Private AILADANYE () DAL @p9° hATL Partnership Directorate General. nae e wa? 02A QAUNET ¢ 192847 LCLEC PN NA0NT PU2omlP0T L har:: 1/ New paragraph (c) is added after paragraph (b) &/ hardx 8 100 RIPR € bee L&A AT of Sub Article (2) of Article 4. L S ATo VS B B VAR o N

(R “h) Pyl PATT CCET hA aavNT ¢) Business activity conducted by a joint venture or a company established by public enterprise 0L hoeP RIC @727 oy ha-r in conjunction with a private party or a RIC w320 PATT LCET IC Mooy} Foreign Government or a public enterprise of 197 e gama- ¢4 AT LCET 0fP a Foreign Government.” 0z Prehso-ra- 3L 63" & WP E(B) PovFT AT A AICTL-NCE: | - 2/ Article 8 Board Members of Private Public ANAT NCNC Nzhbde- AThEA Partnership : V) PTHIA “220ECE A) Ministry of Finance, Q) CAAPHE A e® OThE 'B) National Bank of Ethiopia , d) PTATGT AT LnnECE C) Ministry of Planning and Development, D) Ministry of Water and Energy, ) P05 AICE LLOECE '4 E) Ministry of Peace , w) pwage wLECE “LuabC 1 F) Mxmstty of Transpon and Loglstlcs ) PA¢a7CrWG weEathh i.dn mfimbm appomtud Minstry from anale Sector. (%] CamScanner Ak LONERE PRVINUEVE ST T o VR e 8 Federal | Negarit Gazette No. 8, 3" February, 2023 page 14604 PP £ Mot 0 NG 08 AICIT and diplomacy or through a private party ATLANC AL £ LTAN:: project initiation. 0 hICTT 4/ A project proposal submitted to the Board for O NP rs £CLC a3 aml WG consideration of implementation by means of AFLANC ANCH COLPCA PTEERT A Public Private Partnership using direct halet RPAL AT bFL WG NTLER OC negotiation shall be consistent with the overall p-laa)o ool LSCOI A development plan and strategy of the country. 0N AIC MooP Pavmd WG e hICrTY 5/A Public Private or a consortium of Private Party TEERT APP) LCLC Ao tC hAA proposing to implement a Public Private P ePCA AT PAA 0L PAA AAUNTT Partnership project by direct negotiation as a LA PORAT NPT ooNd CAT AL prospective private party shall meet the following A0+ minimum requirements:

V) Pop AAUAT 5P AP RIC WD vl a) A certificate of incorporation evidencing that the Private Party is duly incorporated and registered PrRRaG ATL NATE Clovlll oo as a company in accordance with the laws of its PLLIIP PoveomdlF PPONC @il KRG country of residence and a document certifying dkom 0IC @32 Phmdbho? . that the government of the country in which the TEERT ATR.PAT RS ATSTINC AR CI6 | company is incorporated supports the Paa- PR O.LLIITE PUIC @t PIA participation of the company in the development AN 29 NCET heovphta- Qoo TN and implementation of the project. Local Private R PN AAUANET P4LETIN AP PBRLh Partners has undertaken in collaborate with APLT NURT AT Té IR cowld PRET concerned Government institution to support the k- ermPaar? TEENT (03920 RS P9 implementationof Public and Private Partnership ANet AICH MOPs owld RISAMC LIF Project through financial capacity, technical skill MPLA RO VST 0T PHY WHPR fifn and decent image. However, this Article @ Keentet Erea phaieo /fn‘fi’a; provision shall not nullify the evaluation of the ATVDNT Por PN R 1917 M‘M-t.aw&;x' : of the capablites of the company by the Public ,n and Private Partnership Director General. PRy NTCENET Ao d-NC 02200 A N7INCE P b) To demonstrate with evidence financial status P4LGIN AR TACT PUrFTAT (NCS to implement the project; technical capacity and hoat 0ae TEERETT PTaey experience to develop and manage Wor more PANTALC @RI RN Covhm: projects in the area or to provi ce; NP AG Prole ATIE Phar D L5

(%] CamScanner LEGA IET N RTC T TC KE 4 TLIE 90 Federal Negarit Gazetie No. 8, 3" February, 2023 page 14605 ) P28 AAUNE PUePCa- PTEERT A ¢) The project proposed by the Private Party 01C o AWANT PATET: PAIC 00T shall be developed in such a way that PCT oomd? AT ARTCTRLo-T Ol promotes the participation of domestic investors, the use of domestic products and oA ememCt N9LPNLID ewdhe @dL0 the creation of job opportunity for Ethiopian Py LSCOIA: Nationals; @) N AAUAE - ep PIA QAUNE e d) The Private Party or its chief executive ANL9L @LP SLLNICET 0L hhFNT officer or its directors or shareholders TCAR: 0Ae PRRAET £CA pAFo- having a participation interest representing : AWNAMAEST ereEidk 0an Need: ecec more than five percent of the capital share o320 RG P90 AICHT AT%AC 00CS- of the Private Party shall lgave clean track et 041 @& 24 01°2.4mC PAAT G0t record of a criminal offence in the last five U 0T PATo- SNCE haTEA taedil years prior to the decision of the Board to P05 AT L1NPA: endorse the project to develop and implementation through direct negotiation; B @) eANAVAE ATCERE “I04077.9 el eadiior ¢) The Private Party shall produce cvidence 0 mPA om, o0 LC Ao eI financing from the lender or lenders for the mny DAMSLE- @ ANSLPT ChOm CRLC portion of the total cost of the project th LFREYT MU0 TVRLA LTCOIA: financed by loan; f) The Ministry may prescribe by Directive <) a0ES @I NCUC ol oond CT73 aopht avonlf AfoN LTAN:: additional requirements. 2 WATPR G 300 ABPO [H PTA A& e B0 3. New Sub Article (7) is added after Sub o ATPR /7 TaICEA: (6) of Article 40. | 7) Notwithstanding the Provisions of Sub Ar@:s 7/ Y A3PR F0-0 WTEE /5 A0h /5 CrRI1I0- (1) - (6) of this Article; > nsCr:- 4)A project w@om 0 be implemented V) MAAeT Py mod Aowi oA PhhSL by direct negotiation within the framework of AT, AT 0L ¢4 AN0AE IC Public Private Partnership in accordance w 092247 ¢PHT IV (4LL0 @900 understanding reached through Bilatera A AR U MPTI LCEC o, Government Economic Cooperation Ind

AS PIA AGCHT NBEAMC Dmld%fl ;hmugh direct mmaunn by B PYCERT 40 o AR mibeLd: Nk 0LPPL AMmAMT AG Unibe L1017 UpbST TEERE o AL OTEES il w TENEAER feea 900 owm e & wC BE 4 ELIE 997 Federal Negarit Gazette No. 8, 3" February. 2023 page 14606 oA AUt ekhih: P45 WG conducted on the project proposal and the AR avpen, (oo} TG Paa AICTT profile of the priv iying general 01PPe. Qas amy information on lhemdfl anld LY XA E A S rea NG legal standing of the private party to be 026 RPGNIE PRCIN:: prepared jointly by the Public Private Partnership directorate General and the Contracting Authority. A)“22.054% MPdla- CYEEhT han Ag e hiLo? b) The Ministry shall evaluate the pre-feasibility PhLav WPyl TS AP0 eYEEREY study conducted on the project proposal and the A AR PN AU Cbhih profile of the Private Party giving general P4LTIN. AT P AR hmAe owlE information on the technical, financial and legal LT OY A 4 (W e X 109 (Y PAN standing of the company proposing the project and report the result of the evaluation to the 107 -l ANCS- Am-As PPCOA:: Board. &) 0CS5 Lok Pl P29°17 ot (7°CT ¢) The Board may, on the basis of the evaluation ww A 1ML CTCENE hAl (b7 LCRC report of the Ministry, decide to endorse the o320 KRG PN AICHT WHEANC Aon project proposal for implementation by direct — OLI° PPL-on-Z PRI TG AT PIA qmfifi;fl“.-‘negmialion within the ‘framework of Public

P45 PENZN AT € ARIY 10090 TACE Private Partnership or may order the pre- feasibility study and the profile of the Private ATEACA AfN 0Ly CTCEERT hANT Party showing the financial, technical and legal AOCHD £TAN: FEI 0CH TCERE 1452 standing of the company to be revised or reject § SCLE Pl NG I AICHE NIEANG the project proposal. However, the decision of mofr PYEENE hAN Poondi REE the Board to endorse the project proposal for AP ATIE AL AROT L0 AR implementation by means of Public Private ALPMCI:: : partnership does not in itself constitute final acceptance of the project proposal and award of r the project to the Private Party. @NCE PLLONAT PTEENT HAAN Nbp) €O to approve the d) If the Board decides w70 RG 0N AICHT WA implememaficl; ‘ of the '];lfdject‘ 'by * direct PYEENES hAN ATAT PhPRYE negotiation wm&\flm’ framework Of.- Public “Puivke LAhA: , it shall referjp‘év project proposal to the Ministry fqi/.:ggtail feasiblity study. - ) e Y 3 v SR S 221G PN WICHT KL LNtd 5 e‘,l‘)uegtaorate General for Public Private « S @y am ip shall cause detailed feasibility study &r to be conducted on the project proposal by the appropriate Contracting Authority and upon

- CamScanner LBlodh 1CT DUM RTC T PC RE Y ENTE 997 Federal Negarit Gazette No. 8, 3" February, 2023 page 14607 PAPR T PO aecnator PG receipt of the feasibility study carried out by the LATIN:: ALY AT PRAPE. WA 1% I Contracting Authority, conduct a review on the T AL AN T AR LPTAG study. For this purpose, Articles 17 and 18, as the case may be, of this Proclamation shall apply. The Directorate General for Public Private &) P 3w G CAN AICHT SLLNTLT ol Partnership shall present the report of the PAPMY T PGl 4Z°CHET ANCS APCR TEE feasibility study to the Board for approval and W0LP b PPe AAAME 2C (awovhi( upon approval, prepare draft project agreement ALCLC oy CoPT CTEERT APyl Ldid that serves as base document for the negotiation ALIPE MLCLS 0471 @IDEA R38TA in consultation with the Contracting Authority 0757 a7 P LAahA:: and send the document to the Private Party before the negotiation to enable it prepare for the negotiation. 3 ) LCL4 howPovs (41 1LEHE @ITT LCL4% g Before embarking on the n;:gofialion, parties to AONE POUTA®T UL AT LCL4 PUawl N} the negotiation shall agree on the timeframe ey PG RN NTNNOET AT7INES within which the negou’aiifim is to be coflfieted ol APC0- 0LP LTCAEPA:: = h‘w e - and prepare a code of ethics governing the conduct of the negotiation and submit same for approval to the Minister. i

) ooy ARG 0 AICHT Seshtedt ) The Directorate General for Public Private By AG APPL AAsANE 024 (Y AP Partnership together with the Contracting aow s CL4T A MA0E 2C ¢ 290 Authority shall then conduct the negotiation with the Private Parly in accordance with this Proclamation. Upon successful completion of the negotiation, ‘ 04ah vzl AmSPP PG the Directorate General for Public Private Vi RLGNTeT Ehih PLCLET e report to the ‘B(o'ard for AG heaa aavNE: aATEEnt: A approval the result of the negotiation and the acceptanceof the Private Party as a Private e '?;' 'l"i"lf:?)"l‘ A w2 aRcs Party for implementation ofthe project. S T icle 34 and Articles 44 (0 lis 0 the signing TonNgExE QLB 128 DU kG E G RE 4 ELIE 997 Federal N EAPR 0030507 73 LU APE (4feA 1261 21LM I ho) 1 EPC PAS LUGA: A0 AN TC BE BIE G “d oCP larg, CAAPREL 4LeAT LINL0LP LTAND TEUSTT (%] CamScanner ACYIS Mg o7rone BCET