Commercial Registration and Business Licensing (Amendment) Proclamation (No. 328/2003)

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Page 2150 PROCLAMATION NO. 328/2003 A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE COMMERCIAL REGISTRATION AND BUSINESS LICENSING PROLAMATION WHEREAS, some provisions of the Commercial Regis tration and Business Licensing Proclamation No. 67/1997 have implementation difficulties; and it has been necessary to include some additional provisions that are relevant for the implementation of the proclamation. NOW, THEREFORE, In accordance with Article 55 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratice Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows. 1. Short Title This proclamation may be cited as "Commercial Regis tration and Business licensing (Amendment) Procla mation No. 328/2003." 2. Amendment The Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation No. 67/1997 is hereby amended as follows. 1) the following new Sub-Articles (26) and (27) are added under Article 2 of the Proclamation. "26. 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"Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Ar ticle (2) of this Article it is compulsory to obtain business license for commercial ac tivities such as coffee, skin and hide, chat and other foreign trade goods for which the Minis try deems business license is necessary.'' 3) The following new Sub-Article (8) is added under Article 14 of the Proclamation. "8. Before effecting entry of a trade name in a register pursuant to Sub-Article (5) of Article 5 of this Proclamation, it shall be ascertained that such a name is not entered either in a trade name register or commercial register by any other person." 4) The following new Sub-Article (3) is added under Article 21 of the Proclamation. "3. A Business license obtained by the business organization shall not be considered valid, if dissolved by the order of court.'' 5) The formers Sub-Articles (3), (4) and (5) of Article 21 of the Proclamation are renumbered as Sub Articles (4), (5) and (6) respectively. 6) The phrase "a similar license." appearing in Sub Article ( 4) of Article 28 is deleted and replaced by the phase ''the same business license as new.'' 7) The following new Sub-Article (6) is added under Article 28 of the Proclamation. ''6. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sub-Article ( 4) of this Article, a business person whose license is canceled may obtain the same license as new after two years, if he fails to return his license within 60 days after his license is canceled.' ' 8) Existing provision under Article 30 is numbered as Sub-Article (1), and the following new Sub-Article (2) is added under Article 30. ''2. Where any business is legally transferred to any other person, a notice to this effect shall be published in a newspaper at the expense of the transferee.'' 9) Article 32 of the Proclamation is deleted and replaced by the following new Article 32. "32. Any person who has a permanent license for agricultural development or industry shall not be required to obtain wholesale or export business license in order to wholesale or export his prodµcts.'' 10) Sub-Article (1) of Article 35 of the Proclamation is deleted and replaced by the following new Sub Article (1). "J. Relevant sectoral government organs who issued directives or evidence of professional qualifications or certificates of competence pursuant to Sub-Articles (4) and (5) of Article 20 of this Proclamation, shall have an obligation to conduct follow-up and inspection work in order to insure the observance of the conditions for which any business license is given." 3. Effective Date These Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 17th day of April, 2003. Done at Addis Ababa 17th day of April, 2003. GIRMA WOLDE GIORGIS PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA I -ocn,; Mr ,,.,.,.""TJ 1:c~:i- ;1--,.(ID I BERHANENA SELAM PRINTING ENTERPRISE