Definition of Powers and Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amendment) Proclamation No. 803/2013

I FEDERAL NEGAR T GAZETTE OF THE FEDE L DEMOCRATIC REPUBUC OF ETHIOPIA hp•t,. fftn'l'1 '}on-}• <ll'J'C. �"i;/i ( h.·l·f·A·,f' «C..�t·i\'C >t<J"),t.. (l.,f''P. tT-111\.tl 19'hYear No.61 .>v\fl hfl fl m r I\ tr .,.,, lfltl; '¼.9" r ,l,1Mt ·l·o1t1f-1· rt,c O.·l· m't+.'l·l· f'01 1'1 ADDIS ABABA 29 th July, 2013 .,a,... CONTENTS ,,.,,� ... c irr,r f ,.r Proclamation No. 803/2013 f'h.·}·f-A·.r t..1.t-1\'I? � 'l°ht-(l.f'f tT-flft.h 1,llt.�'"l. Definition of Powers and Duties of the Executive 1,11"·}·') P'A"1')'i ·t-"/'lC ftouw(\') f'Wf1J ('"17i7i.f') Organs of the Ft;deral Democratic Republk of h'l'l: .......................... ·-· ...............1Jl" .litflf1 Ethio ia (Amendment) Proclamation ...... Pa e 6990 h.'f'� <lr'l'C i'ff'lliU- PROCLAMATION No. 803/2013 fA/t·r·kI 4.1.�-"'e IS. 'l°h�fl.l'l! 6Till\h A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE PROCLAMATION ON HE DEFINITION OF hhLA'"I. htJI\-},'} P'A"l'l'i T QC fa CJJfl'} POWERS AND DUTIE OF THE EXECUTIVE fCD"lm-1 h'P� fa°"l?PiA fCJJ"I h'P1: ORG NS OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBUt OF ETHIOPIA f h. -l·f-A·.r t..1.t-"'I? � 'l°h&--1'\.f'e tT·Ofl.h WHEREAS, it has became ecessary to amend hllL"'"l. htil\-l·') P'Af1J')�' ·t-'1 /IOD(D(I') the Proclamation on the Defini ion of Powers and fd)tl)a,,') h'P1: '"17i7iA MhV\1. 'i Oao1'"i·I: 1 Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; ntt:N,·A·f t..,.&:l\'1? P,.'l°h&-o.f<e tT-flfl.h NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance witli IJ'J t70')"/P,•}• n'}cf>K' :/(;(�) ODU 1 l•}• fl11J.h•f-flCJ>­ Article 55( l) of the Co,nstitution of the Federal ;f"W, :{A:: Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: Ii. h�C Cill'I I. Short Title t,o h1'� "fh..·l·f'A·.r '-1.&-l\'l! -'l 'l°ht-1'\.f'f This Proclamation may be cited as the 6T-M.h h"'-".,_ hltl\-l·'J P'A"l'J'i ·t-°l'IC "Definition of Powers and Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic ,\aaa,il'J f(I)") (a,?Pif) h'P� 4?'1'C �1.1:lli\�" Republic of Ethiopia (Amendment) ,,-flf\o l\mcf>{) t,l·I\A:: Proclama ion No.803/2013". 1.-,IPlf 2. A•elld Ht f h.. ·l·f'A· .r t...e..t-.-.'f "'-'l°h6-fl./'f t TM.h The Definition of Powers and Duties of the >JaL""t hit'\·}·') P'A"l'J'i ·t-°l'IC I\OD(l)f"l'J Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No. fa,tlla,. tt'P� 4?'f'C H:tli/fltr. h'Jt.'"l.h·,-"a,, 69112010 is hereby amended as follows: Ti'i '1,A :-

IiI Oh 'P:rl: h '14>1' i! {)C f''"l. h·,.fla>- h�ll ')O·{) II the following new sub-article (21) is added n'>cf>1" (�·A) Tl.l,l.9"i::'A=- under Article 9 of the Proclamation: "'KM fn>,cm_c; ff..'} '"l.'l..{)·t:C::" "21 /the Ministry of Environment and Forest." � n"" ";, 3.80 );,t-l- ;,tt."l T.Uf.41 iri'tii Unit price Negarit Gazeta P.O.box 80.,001 Federal Negarit Gazette No. 61 29 1h July 2013 ........ .....page 6991 rt nh'fJJ&:'i nr� ,.,. """ l'btt-"f ih1"f tJ>,h'J' 2/ the designations "Ministry of Urban OO'f'i:f(D-9° P''f.� "fh1"6' l\"'l:,·c; Development and Construction" and "Ministry of Water and Energy" appearing fti')tl-l·�h7i'l "'l.'th·l:C" "n'i "f(J),'/'i h..,C:( anywhere in the Proclamation and in other DY/. 'th·l:C" f"'l.h-·}· hfOI/.P'l ·f'U'CHa>­ laws, currently in force, are deleted and h'l.f.. ,J,1.s,n 1-h·t'l\=fa>- "fh·t'OW/ A"'l·l·: replaced by the designations "Ministry of fO.-f· l·'i fti'lh·l·�h7i'} "7. .,,h·l:C" h c; Urban Development, Housing and Construction" and "Min'stry of Water, "fa,.'/: fooh�"'i f h."ICJt "'I. 'l.h·l:C" Irrigation and Energy", respectively; OOl/.h-·}· hfOI/.P'"f ·l'·,-.h·r'PA l u fh'P� n·>+1- .tt ·,0-11 n·,+1- (ii) 1,.1.l\ 3/ paragraph (f) of sub-article ( 1) of Article 25 of the Proclamation is deleted and replaced 1-&. (l) .,-.,PCtt OOl/.h1-"lfJ- n"lfl 1,,1.l\ by the following new paragraph (f): +� (l) ·l'+h;J:A=- "t) undertake stu ies for setting general "l.) tL1l· hncf-D1/r£D- ;JC f,,-.0011Jm., directions for citizens to acqu·re ao'jtf O.·l· "n 1-'l 'i 6-ra>- nm.4'4'f, residential houses compatible with their nf"lAl, "ODcf>f ii fOJ/,f{I °:)"..f\, 'J''J'-f, :f•'} own means; provide capacity building support to regions for the ft1'1AA i "·,-.'?'l6-'f!.,;.t•r£D-9° "hAfto:f· implementation of same;" f nf?° '?'}'l;.t- 1.· ;J't, f,fl"lA i" ij/ -· dliH m�= cnr-: -·· fn1'� n1+1- -- (, mi: -·· m_l,.. h'-'-. 4/ Arti les 33 34, 35, 36, 3 7 and 38 of the Proclamation are renumbered as Articles cl.I� 'l111. ,J,1.r ·rh·I l\ra>- n·>+1- cl.19.= 34, 35 36, 37, 38 and 3 , respecti ely, and '!it = '91 = cnz i 0t h 'i inii tf 'ltJ>, the following new Article 33 is added: f"th·f'"a>- n-'th ;,.1+1- 0r 1-t.1.?°�A=- "33. The Mi istry of Environment and ·,1r. fJ\ftqR.,'i f.(1 lli:C Forest iii f ht1'1n. 'i f .f.'} DI/. 'l.ll·l:C fOl/.h•t-h-·l· I/ The Ministry of Environment and P'A"l'}'i ·l·'?'lt--·l· f,'i?-;rA:- Forest shal I have the powers and duties to: 11) Oih1 oo'J°IP'·I: f1".f..'111··}· f t,•1'10.. a) coordinate measure to ensure .f..U'>"l-l· 0,1\"'IP''f'i Onlt'lfl 7'1'1.fl.(J)· that the environmental f,,-oofth·f:·)· oou 1l:"'f ooClf P''f objectives provided under the h"?il 001:lt\r(J)-1 ll"'ll;J'1'r Constitution and the basic f"Y.J'i'I ':f·II· •l·°l'l&-·}·'> J'lti''l-0&-A ! principles set out in the environmentaJ policy of Ethiopia are realized; ") Ooo'l"?P'·l·S'° lf"I ll°ll\ TC'lh.Y·:f· i b) establish a system for environmental impact 0DI/U06-'f!'1' Oh.Jl'iOl/.f'f! f AOI/•}· assessment of public and 7'/t.lLP'"f: P'A.Y.1·: ih1l·<i private proje ts, as well as ooCth '?·flC'1· I\� f 1lt1'10.. -t'f-'i social and economic '?9°1DI/ "°'t1'L1: fOl/.fll'fA development policies, strategies, laws and programmes; P'C°t·l· .f,Hl ...?l\ ! c) prepare a mechanism that th) D'IUO&--'f!: �1.Jl'iOl/.f'f!'i J'lta'lO.f'f! promotes social, economic and 'f.·}· U1 ll"'l.f 6-9° .f.;'i h°t 11a>­ environmental justice and "J',),9" ,}·Acf:1 !.:C� 0hC9°Jfa>- channel the major part of any benefit derived thereof to the 6'°1. .,h. OI/UOlfln:f· OOl/.fil1'1 affected to communities fhef-l· hCS"')I hf.'J 9°'Jl1JC''1" reduce emissions of 1-ta•A'i A.hi'A t,l·A f.,Ol.OJ-1 greenhouse gases that would foo,.,.,)• h"'l-t ;Jrt°f A+·}· foucf>"l7i otherwise have resulted from deforestation and forest P'C'¼-l· fH;J)lA I degradation;

Federal Negarit Gazette No. 61 291h July 2013 .............page 6992 oo) "M'C ')ill·)· fa,,r.n·,c nl't:iY.. d) coordinate actions on n.'1'i.OII.'> OfllC4·'i nt'hA"· soliciting the resources required for building a climate "oor>n. .f f"'l.a>-A / 11·}· t'Oll..r/l'f'i· 1 resilient green economy in all ·l·'?IJ&-·l· 'W71:·)·'} ffl·l·'l1'&·A ! sectors and all governance u f t,:,09 "?')'l;J · .l'.: .�'J ! ')'i f9"hC levels as well as provide t,'IA"Jfr·)··> f,{lf11A l capacity building support and advisory services; u 1) OJr.tJ•IO. ·f·t)'i' "J'J°'l°1 t,'P� oot.l·)· e) establish a system for th i\l\"'l·l· TC'.P:h·l· ff.tl·');J· 1,.:J•Y..· evaluation of the environmental impact asse sment of hoot.,n·l: n�.·l· fTC'ltl'I� ·}·'?flt­ investmenl projects submitted On11'Ul. l\f. f 01t.fhh:1·tla>· nil· :J·'l? by their respective proponents ·l't)'-.0 ODll.oot\h•f ·(I)· fllC'I� f /,. J> 1.· by the concerned sector I flat. t,,,A mJ.','1° n"'l.aotlh·l·o,. licensing organ or _ _the c ncerned regional organ prior fht!\t\ l,111,\ •f•'19 u "'J'ln a>·''f'I, to ranting a pennission for fDYf,(J}ilY.·n·)··> / A-'C'H· f,lll;Jt\ i their implementation m ·l·"'lnt-aV>Y" J' l ;J'?"ll:\ i accordance · w · th the Environmental Impact l) f·ht1'C' 'l·(H·l· ODU'l·l·'): Ol'I Assessment Pr clamation· Dll"rl·') = Y.T): >tf:/i:: ')'r l �·,c·:):·,<; f) prepare programmes and fn")�it·}·/. 11.;l>U• )"·') >.')�. 11·9° {\(J)o dire tives for the synergistic flt- 7i f n11'Ul. hf.;J p,:f, ) t'DYf. on t\h•I: implementation and follow up of environmental agreements On ·l·f'A· f fOY.•f! t, U'l-&-'l?<; '¼t\9u tified by Ethfopia pertaining h4>1,'f t'Nt'lO. il'l°'l°'li'·:0,· ·> to the natural resources base, .e:'?'?'l0 7ii f 1Hl·l· ·flh'rl- <JJJ.',9u desertification, forests, fJic,a){ t1'i!·l ..l· l\f,&.mc n·t·r,�· f· hazardous chemicals, industrial f"'tfil·l·'J11C ooC,h"Hl ') J'lt;J�t:\: wastes and anthropogenic environmental hazards with ooootfP':'f-•) f(Dtl)t:\: nruc�<; the objective of avoiding nr n/H·>;.r.c >.ch�· oo·t·°ln,Pf at-·,9u over aps, wastage of resources f,h;t-·f'I\A l and gaps during their implementation in all sectors and at all governance levels;

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• legarit Gazette No. 61 29 111 July 2013 .............page 6994 1) rt11t.1:1 rt1•11Jfl.Ci r.e..1 ).1J1.11-r o) prepare and disseminate a l\nfC 'lOl.-l· f"'l�01C hl.1�1o periodic report on the state of the country's environment and h.ll'i"'l.1 O"'l. oot\h-l· tl1'11 RfOJ�·t: forest as wel as climate '-1H?l 1fllr I,\! resilient green economy; n) oo.e..o� fAlf'I· f nt11Jfl. -l·ruc,l· · p) promote and provide non ooC'I ..,1le!''f1 f/14.4$,A i -l·?"UC1:1 fonnal environmental education programs, and t,{l")/,\ T )r\laCJO.f'f -,.J;f-'f'} floo.e..fl� cooperate with the competent ·l·ruc,}· P'C'¼·t- ·l·ruc·l· ro-il'f' organs with a vi w to t\"'ll1·t--l· h°l'lil tvVfro- oop,tJ' integrating environmental fl.-f·'f ?C ·l·ililC 1.e..c;,A:: concerns in the regular educationaJ curricula. 2/ The powers and duties given to the II OP'lr "t, 'It\- ft\lt-'f ih?1· Ministry of Agriculture, with 1:1?1.P''f oou.•l.·}· j'.')'} O"'loot\h•}• respect to matters relating to forest, by the provisions of other laws t\°lilCc." Off. 'l.il·l:C .,-(l'f'·l'OJ- f'IO� currently · n force, are hereby given P'A"l'J'i" 1"°1'1&-•)· flH.U n'P1: to the Ministry of Environment and t\ht11Jfl Ci f t.1 "'I. 'l.il·l:C ·t-,Vl'·f-'PA: :" Forest." r.1 nt.'P:( n1+K" «91 (RH.u n·>+K" 10-il n·>+K" s/ the following new paragraph (f) is added under sub-article (I) of Article 3.6 of the (i) of?'f'� h1.e..•1·fl.,.l1ht\OJ-) 10-h h1.,,,.. (Ii) Proclamation (as re-numbered pursuant to hC fdl/.h·f-t\OJ- n-'lil 1.,.e..A ,,.&- (l.) sub-article (4) of this Article): ·t-�rZ:A:- "l.) rnti'lfl. 'f'fl_4, hti"-l· "'**"'l1 n'P1: "f) from Article 3 to Article 13 of the Environmental Protection Organs 4r'f'C lf'Jt/Ii!r 11; hn'J.,,,.. r ""h Establishment Proclamation No. n 1.,,,.. Ir= =" 295/2002." 'kl Rh'PJt n 1+1i f/Jl (OH.U n'}.,,,t 10-il 6/ th following new sub-article (11) is added n1+,r 00 c1:� "·, .e.. ,,.,...,.taht\ro-) Ile under Article 37 of the Proclamation (as re­ numbered pursuant to sub-article (4) of this f"l..h1"t\OJ- ,..� ... '>0-il h').,,W (i-A.. ) Article): 1"�rt:=A:- "11/The rights and obligations of the "I�/On'P1: cf?'f'C lf'Jt/.Hi!lf. ·f-cJ:cl?'I° Environmental Protection Authority re­ r'lnt.ro- r n'1'lfl 'f'0_4, 'lt\P'A"l1 established under Proclamation No. ooil-l·'i °I 1o:l'P'°:f· OH.U n'P1: t\nltlJO. 'i' 295/2002 are hereby transferred to the r.e..1 "'l.'l.il·l:C ·f-t'\At.'PA::" Ministry of Environment and Forest."

3. Effective Date 1,U n'P1: OtC..1.lrA. 'I ;,1,,), ;,tL"l :J',}•qo This Proclamation hall enter into force on the ha>"lfl·l· .,,,, 1.'l°C!' ffJ'i" ,• .,c;/;\:: date of publication in he Federal Negarit Gazette. J\4.n Jrtoq J.rA. 11 +1 ru ,.r Done at Addi Ababa, this 29 1111 day of July, 2013. -,c-, AF. 1.r-c1.n GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS ,,._:,.,..It.,�'! 'l,.-tl�'1! PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL �T-flA.h T&.ff.,4.,:,. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA