Ethiopian Standards Agency Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation (No. 193/2010)

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OTIl~ro"9" h l-rflj>(\ ~(J)- ~ Yl~ ep;J Unit Price 4.70 CONTENTS Regulation No. 193 /2010 Ethiopian Standards Agency Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation Page 5697 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULAnON No. 193/20 I0 COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ETHIOPIAN STANDARDS AGENCY This Regulation is issued by the Council of Ministers in accordance with Article 5 and 34 of the Definition of Powers and Duties of the Executiv e Organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 69112010. PART ONE GENERAL 1. Short Title This Regulation may be cited as the "Ethiopian Standard s Agency Establishment Council of Ministers Regulation No. 193/2010 " . 2. Definitions In this Regulation, unless the context otherwise requires: 11 "quality" means the general characteristics of products or services which describe the level of fulfillment of those direct and indirect requirements; 21 "quality promotion" means any activity performed to improve the productivity and management system of each stage of product and service through the required quality objectives and conditions at optimum resource utilizat ion; ~;Jt:t· ;JltffJ T ....I.~ ?f7'U; Negarit Gazeta P.O. Box 80,001 rI ".I.'.L :-::" i7Ti fl :r fl ;JI,.< '1'.I.'.,'J ,'JoYL l' l'r uoOJ..I\'r YflrlT(I)' U1~ -: unun(.Y>D~ m,e9" r 9"C:r Cl U;'r 'r 1 xc; 'r t1 i7Ti ;p: 'l..I.'. f. "f1 w,e9" 'fi7Ti9"L f H.e...9l~1 'foYLYfl4'9"l' O,'JI., uo'?Clll+ I\,e ,runP-'Cf. 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'?qr' hm1'l\l\ unflh-.Cf.'f ;JC unfli7Tii7Ti;r~CD-l 3/ "standard" means a document, developed by Q recogni zed body on the basis of consensus, that provides , for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for products and their re lated processes or production methods and includes packaging and labelling requirements ; 4/ "mandatory standard" means standard requirements that shall be fulfi lied by products and serv ices; 5/ "Ethiopian standard" means any standard approved and announced by the Agency as a national Ethiopian standard; 6/ "national standard mark" means a mark given for the substantiation that a product meets the requirements of the relevant Ethiopian standard; 7/ "product" means any industrially manufactured or agricultural product; 8/ "service" means any work done for or to the benefit of, and at the request of a recipient of services and normally provided for remuneration ; 9/ "market surveillance means a regulatory activity to check whether products or services supplied to the market meet the relevant standard requirements ; 10/ "publicize" means making standards available by means of printing, electronic, photographic or any other medium to those concerned bodies; 11/ "conformity assessment" means a process of assuring that specified standards and legal requirernents relating to product, service or management system are compli ed with; 12/ "conform ity assessment body" means a body that delivers certification, inspection or laboratory testing service ; 13/ "management system" means a proces s employed for attaining quality and productivity of an organization; 14/ ""national qua lity infrastructure" means a system established for standardization, metrology, conform ity assessment and accreditation; 15/ "certification" means a process of certifying on the basis of conformity assessment findings; 16/ " inspection" means examination of a product design, product, proces s, service or installation and determination of its conformity with specific requirements or, on the basis of professional /1,/ "\'''Ou--1',t <t:1"I'j" "'Ul7- n'}J': ose»: hn1J': (]"f, l'ln, l' 1'1l"'l"'l.~7- 'l"11'j" IJUt$'7 OD"J.." 7- MOD "J.." ;:J'T (TJ·1 tI"'It. ;J1-r (]"IAj';' -j-t1f,'!'- l'1'(TJM l''l''CODt· P'C'~7-1 l'h 7-tI- l'"'l. f!.t. 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"o.;l':1n." hl'1'IJtI l''''l.mu-) l'rl-,"I nor77 f't1or Ml'1 l'ftl l'6oJ'...u-A OD1"1P'7 ODP'tf' rt7- If" mlu .£.111 1'*<j,"J..A:: ~I o.;I':11lor 1'mt~1: t1"'l. ~.Il-t<· f,lf'j" A:: 17/ "laboratory testing" means a test on whether or not one or more conformity assessment characteristics are in place through the use of specified test procedures'; 181 "accreditation" means evaluation and certification of conformity assessment bodies that they meet predefined competency requirements; 191 "Ministry" means the Ministry of Science and Teclmology; 201 "State" means any State referred to in Article 47(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and includes the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa city administrations; 21/ "person" means any natural or juridical person; 221 any expression 111 the masculine gender includes the feminine, PART TWO THE ETHIOPIAN STANDARDS AGENCY 3, Establishment 11 The Ethiopian Standards Agency (hereinafter the "Agency") IS hereby established as an autonomous federal government office having- its own legal personality, 21 The Agency shall be accountable to Ministry. ii. 'I"i oo/-"tf o.t 4. l' o.;I':11lor 'l''j" ~Iltf' 11.7- IInP~1l nnIJ If''' h1.£.M 6Nl. ~1: n"'1'1T OJ· 'l" /" tj:u- ;PC1...tj: ooP'tf' 11,7- II."t.or g.1-"A :: Head Office The Agency shall have its head office in Addis Ababa and may have branch offices elsewhere, as may be necessary. ~/ Objectives The Agency shall have the following objectives: 1/ to develop Ethiopian standards and establish a system that enable to check weather goods and services are in compliance with the required standards; 1;. ~ 5. o.;l':1l\.or l''''I.h1't\-7- 'I""'I}D1- f,,,<-.;rA:· ?i/ . l'h.,·}-\"ks .£.01}D1-1 "'II1,:1;1':.i-'1 o"P}D1-'j" n'IA 0Jtl"+1- 1'6."'1.}D'f.1 .£.01}D1 n "J..A1'or OD;Pt. IJ 'for1 tI"'It.;J'1'f' l''''l.f'1l~:A l'Mu-C P'C'I7- onI1C,:I7-, .£.t.Jl}D1-'} (]onm<j>'l" l'V'lt1:1 l'-tt!"tl-it '{i"I"IC "'Iaof 'f.}- j t1V1C (]4'A 'l"C+~:'1 n1A"ItI-+~: 11'iu-'f! .£.01}Dr1 11"'111.:>;1':7- lI'ItI'l" 'I<j>tj: 1(]f' i-tD..'l..'l/. }'1Alf'r d'j J':I. "):: 2/ 3/ to facilitate the country's technology transfer through the use of standards; to develop national standards for local products and services so as to make them competitive in thp. infer-nat iorial mark-er nt ~i"i.?;f t...~lrt\ ~;Jt'r .?IVT} ~'T'C IE \,I)-t+- E .p'; l!.fi.E "} .S"'. Federal Ncgarit Gazeta No 13 February \0 ,II 2011 Page 5700 I. elVIJ1C;±,qC ~Jl:lt'l..ar rO'l.hr~ fl·-r ~,r;,<· :rA : 6. Powers and Duties 'r"JI1t--:'" The Agency shall have the powers and duties to: rTfT}fT}oo flOT/he; rol il'h~"1:)1. ~i. qfJ oo·'~ fl1lJU ,.'J. :•.,. h·l·~ 1:,'Jb:1-'} -: ~1 t.\j(r-r·l·1 ~I h I/ 'l l.: rAOT/'r ooC'I-"Jl1C ;JC f"'Yt--'). 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' ''l l r Cl foooullL1' ~ H/ ·nriblrlf ~"'l'lr1- 'lit\a<J'}' co,·} t\oPoP lJ.Jl.r ft7'l, j'{):-",t\ 'l'lJ1- rl7fJ~ II.,~C; il.t..,..~.9" f01Jflr~J>.C I lEi ~L~SV:-':1 o°,#.00 flh:" WM9U ~.,.~ OD~Lh r V1t.i:1 'l':"~ oomht\S U'l t -t: "'-7)tpf, an» f,n:r-fJ1:eu' '} '}fir ~4'f~ iJ~~~ ·f·:y. ,t-"J Clt· T~+ \,ooh;)·,(·t\ i 12/ fllltl\.t--'f f''Yt--1~ ooriLT ~dIJ-r ooffiCi'hC ". ,.. .pC; J! ,It';J~ oo~<;·1 nOT/l;nrr T1(li'''' tlt\:¥ro' 11 n,lt' c7i ~l-)I\:" ;JC f1<pl~-r 1/ develop, implement and follow up standardization strategy for the purpose 0 f quality promotion activities which are in line with the country's developmental programs; 2/ develop, through stakeholders involvement, approve and publicize Ethiopian standards; 3/ recognize any standard published by a national, regional, international or any other standardization body" as Ethiopian standard, as may be relevant; 4/ establish national technical committees for the purpose of developing Ethiopian standards and determine their working guidelines; 5/ determine the shape and content of the national standard mark and authorize its use; 6/ establish national enquiry point and deliver services on standardization, conformity assessment guidelines and technical regulations; 7/ develop and implement awareness creation strategies for consumers on quality and standards; 8/ enable domestic industries to benefit from technology transfers through providing technical support, training and consultancy services in the implementation of standards; 9/ build the capability of companies through technical support , training and consultancy services for developing their own company standards; 10/ promote the use of technologies, in the industries, which help to reduce polution and wastage during production process; 11/ work In collaboration with the concerned national and international institutions to ensure that technical regulations are developed in line with world trade legal requirements; 12/ undertake stud ies for the estab Iishment of national quality award system and administer same upon approval; 13/ represent the country's interest in international forums regarding standards and follow up the implementation of treaties to which Ethiopia is a party; 14/ work in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders to ensure the existence of an integrated support for strengthening the national quality infrastructure; 10 Ib 2011 Page 5701 /7:/ n.~l :q ,9J:r 1,LlJ1::I' : h 1'11l0r.t; Il D 'l.fll ~Y}n" '1 ' 1'IM'iCJ 1'l101J~ 1,Ar-"f t\~ 9"C9DC':'f1 IT'J'rJ'lJ: ~ itl t101l.nlTJrro' h1b'\"Jf\o.f.~ nonl"Jp'+ Oi7li,ronl -ronl onUJL1' f.' h1b'\"Jf\o+ if;J f.' IT'JIIhs. b'\ ; E I f.'1·nl+ fltln.+ {'onlfl: CD"b'\ f.'onififb'\: J nt,(t- {)9° f.'uonn{)'1 f.'onhnll I I:t;1 ~"o~a> '1 h"Jll t1lT'JStlll f.'i7li,l P. (\,f\o:-': " ' 11t71]~ 1'''JQt-rl f.''''1hCJan:: lS I undertake research on the .development, application and impacts of standards and related Issues; 161 charge fees for the services it renders in accordance with the rate determined by the government; 171 own property, enter into contracts, sue and be sued in its own name; 181 carry out other related activities necessary for the attainment of its objectives. ~, rb,)!l(\(1)- h*fO i\.~Ic'l(D·: !il llth.t- fC {'J..l ~$D1', r hC n, ~'1 ' OltllJ O:l." <er nc n.·)·»M' 1' flt"t {JO'].m t-) : ~I noni"Jll+ \J I"l. l'i9') .~ 'J. cpe; -':fl~.h,r C CJ h l>'..hll6-.t\1. ~,t; ?UhrA ' ,; A~t,t1-rC: hS EI hll6-.I\'U [)· UJlr' '''7f':r,: ~lfc;.;rA:: 7. Organization of the Agency The Agency shall have: 11 a National Standardization Council (hereinafter the "Council", 21 a Director General and, as may be necessary, a Deputy Director General to be appointed by the government, and 31 the necessary staff. 001"7p ' ;r1!c; (l0ll '}"?/ Ll1' g. rrbC {kf: bq"i· f!/ 9ul1r. 0.1: h ,,}flll 'l'Vf ill' lI.fl..:f ~ 'rJ ,,~). ·hD·fT]~'f'lD· t""l.t'lf.'on· xn :,. f.,CJ<, ;J-l.\:: ~I f i\.~ '}(\, (D. tp(j ~.e/..h'H~ f? t1 hC 'I: h Cl AC; Or"6. .e,IJ'CJ1:\ :: 8. II Members of the Council shall be drawn form the appropriate government and other bodies and be designated by the government. 21 The Director General of the Agency shall be member and secretary of the Council. ~H;J~.y. (Jt:l'i.,r ep ClVl:(l)-·) 'Or .t·(f ()~l ~9" ", /l'}' /r ' l; ~'f.. $U ':)·· 1 The Council shall have the powers and duties to: 61 submit for approval of the government the allowances to be paid to national technical committee members and the rate of fees to be charged for the services of the Agency; 5/ approve directives to be issued by the Agency pursuant to this l ~ i:gulation; 41 approve the recognition of other standards as Ethiopian standards pursuant to sub-article (3) of Article 6 of th IS Regulation ; 21 determine products for which use of the national standard mark shall be mandatory; 31 examine and approv~ mandatory and optional standard requirements proposed by national technical committees; 11 approve the national quality and standardization strategy proposed by the Agency; 9"tl C (\,1: ,e~"<' ;)'A : t!I ~, . :e:1c\. (D' r#rt-+ ~' fOSt :)'1:\ I itl 1l,ft,(,-T.. ' J!.. 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[/ f~nC fl,1: (D-otl 'h faJL-t"".{.ar hhCl"1: flhlll1'1ar Y:~tJ c'LJ.1Et: .elfe;A: : If£),,~ Y:~R" 1ll1'A fl1ll1'A f-th6-." 1l1J.lf1 1'l1ltlllar rotl1 Y:~R" .e£)"LCPA:: ql vu,u h14'R" Y:1;J1,9'":i- 1l1J.-tmfl<? lf1m·: ~nC fl,1: flr(t.1 ff'l11l'lCl PJ1 PJCa,+ J.111 I\.fmfT) K.":i-"A :: I~. r'f'i "i,et..D±s= ,...."tTJ15 ±j'lC ~I cpe; "i.et.n-t~ fh.:e:1c'Lar cpe; PJIr htl6-.Q«t (loolf1 fo,:e:1c'Lar1 PJIr9'"f .eooIrA: ft1-t"iY:IrA: : ~/ ftlu h14' R" 10't1 h 14' 7\ (~) hm:P"K. h1;J1C 1l1J.-tmfl4' If£)'' cpe; "i.et.n-t~: V) nn,u hCPJi: f1h14'Y: 1 f-toot'lh1:+1 fo,:e:1c'Lar1 PJAfT)1e; l' ""Jl"l C'":i f1PJIr "K. far"A I t'I) vo,:e:1 t'La>·1 UJ Irl' t;O"f n6." .eo IrA t'LflA oC(itl lh1"f ooUJL+ 1l1"trr~ 1l1~-t6-.t'l1ar 1\.17' f tryK.'fft- ()t'I 00-f 9' 'f1 f 6.".e..1r A t'LQA oCiitl lh1~1 ooUJL;rif ooClf9'"f- -th+i\-> 0001""JPJ+ 11 aJL7IY::" ooootf OOUJ L+ K.4'£f'IrA -: rl'I-t"iY:irA ~ th) fh.:e:1t'Lar1 fPJIr TC'""JIr~e; O:e:+ fH;J}lA -: t'L'{'4'Y:~ OPJIr "K. far"A r 00) t'lh.:f1t'La>· f1-t6-.4'~ar 11:f+ ooUJL+ 11Hl1 oxn, fJ.C;JA I UJ) 0,:f1t'Lar h(\t1-t~ a>1£)"~ ;JC l1«tf~C;JTar ""J11-1-f. 'f rrft h.:f1t'Lar1 K.a>h"A r L) fh.:f1t'Lar1 f PJIr h'{'~71~e; 1f."11 tTC-f."f hH;J~-f. t'laJL 'z.t11;~ f4'C()A: : tI cpe; "iK.t.h-t~ t'lh.:f1t'Lar f PJ Ir ¥A£f'Et: e; ()1'Ii.t'l1 oom1 hPJAfT)1e; -t""J()<-' I1h&.,A t'lh.:f 1t'Lrn- fbi\-> :y. )t\&., 9'~C; UJ Irl'<1'"f f1arhAC; I\.o£f' K.~t\A:: II. tllt. fh.:f1t'Lar f1:f+ 11001""JPJ+ K.oo~ClA:: IC. f 'IAll outJ"7llt ~/ h.3!1t'Lar f-t'dj,ft-C; +ntl"~ flf'1- flf. Ufl1 oul1"111+ K.K.l1A:: u f h.:f1t'LlD- f If.Ufll outt""Jll+C; 11Hll 'ttl o'tp.~ I1CPC;lD- ~"t-tC a>K.~ 1lCn n«to£'try Tar ~"t-tc:f I1fQoo1: 10. Meetings of the Council 11 The Council shall meet as frequent ly as its function s require . 21 There shall be a quorum when more than half of the members of the COW1cil are present at any meeting . 31 Decisions of the Counc il shall be made by majority votes; in case of a tie, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote. 41 Without prejudice to the provisions of this Article the Council may adopt its own rules of procedure. 11. Powers and Duties of the Director General liThe Director General shall be the chief executive officer of the Agency and shall direct and administer the activities of the Agency. 21 Without limiting the generality stated under sub article (l) of this Article, the Director General shall: a) exercise the powers and duties of the Agency specified under Article 6 of this Regu lation ; b) employ and administer employees of the Agency in accordance with the federal civil service Jaws and, in the case of employees with rare skills, 10 accordance with directives approved by the government following the basic principles of the federal civil service laws; c) prepare the work programs and budgets of the Agency and implement same upon approval; d) effect expenditures in accordance with the approved budget for the Agency; I e) represent the Agency in its dealings with third parties; f) prepare and submit to the Ministry the performance and fmanciaI reports of the Agency. 31 The Director General may delegate part of his powers and duties to other officials and employees of the Agency to the extent necessary for the efficient performance of the activities of the Agency. 12. Budget The Agency 's budget shall be allocated by the government. 13. Books of Accounts liThe Agency shall keep complete and accurate books of accounts. 21 The books of aCCOW1ts and financial documents of the Agency shall be audited annually by the . A lI~itnr r.pnpr~ I nr hv ~1I~itnrc ~p<:ianMpn hv him ' i jl; .?i(LXt &.of••lr A ~ ;Jt,-/. ;Jtl/rJ 4!'f'r. ).r fl"J '/ :'/' r. .p, 1(7\.1: '? 9'". Federal Negarit Gat.ct No. 1:1 Fehruary 10 ,. 20 I \ Page 5703 12. h§;l\ y'o:,· AS'; At; Y.-12 1 jD'f !!/ 1\0l}1<;<(])-?" rrc+ flrh,t-~ f'~L~9J~ rr£,\h,1,') t'\anm4>rr rrCi: ~O)q,m+ !"]t'\(]). f'h.+~~j' ~L~ ;JC au{)Ol}°'1i: ?,,~~+ 01'Om(])· f,t{)OlJUll.~+ rr-:!"j' ~!l£'\ 1'L;JO)(D nfn~ltLco· au6.1't: ,,1\0+:: PART THRF.E 14. National Standard Mark 11 The use of the national standard mark with respect to any product shall require the holding of a permit issued by the Agency upon ascertaining the conformity of the product to the relevant Ethiopian standard by an authorized conformity assessment body. j/ "'I'Pic ·rr nfl(h,t-~ f'.£.L ~9J~ rr£,\h+ 21 I\aum 4> ?O 6-~t: f'1'omm' OCO· rr£,\hi:l anm4>9n ftl1f. '·)"- tt (O- I\-r 6-4> .£.1\+ rrc+ 'Of ~(D': : E/ h,~ltL(D· ,~. I, ;c:JoD:f rrAh+ r (fU m 4>rr 31 s.rs: r-to t1Fh n,", (l9Ji - 'IfC H l}- 'l.;J' f'Ull.r t) ,e IIU'Hfl he~+ rtf~ au'H1fl ,e,et1A: : §/ r&. '1: -tm:.1' ~J 'Len· r 'h~mm,'} 6-~t: 41 f Y:C~ -t: (l}'il'T" n·,."tt· 1\.:"'",e nUll.:rAnT n;J·CJ ~tJ.: 1 lI'lli'C h ftO') ' : : Any person authorized to use the national standard mark shall use the mark only for those products specified in the permit. The Agency shall keep a register showing descriptions of persons authorized to use the national standard mark, and the register shall be open to the public. Any permit holder shall display his permit within his business premises at a conspicuous place and in such a manner that it shall be easily visible. If;. [;/ n1,h,t-er. r~L~9J:r rrA h'} \' aom <f' /..:1'1: .O'l'n'r -: f °1;1',It. (Ul-)' -: rUll.;r?1: I1 ·}-«; f°'l. t1 l 'UO"}· lJ-'l.,rJ · -: {J9U ('\h '1: ~,m ,4" l,?\1 II'M .V·?" h~I~tt. v, ,'JC n"' ,f ru f dIJ.'I'CO· :,.t,.;J:PJ':):. rOlJ.fl,,·q'l~ n·}· .".;.r n. : ')(\,(0 ' ClOlJ.,f'{D''lcn· ODdn{. ,.mflc;f.\ :: p./ ~, '7 fl ,n ,f' ~:( f' &..~t-A CJ i'hAA , ,0) M 'I/..tj"', h t\-'I. JattJI'I'(UD' .p "A IT]'} nn.u Y: Hl 1·t1 ' I' ;t ;r:·p6\: V) -1" ./'·er ~).~.L j1PJ~: 9"l.\h')· '} onm'f>?" !! .;) . flf '/rFf ar (Df,rr M'I'1P, :P: I f.~ I. JlP:>1~ f7l t i1&.C' "} ("'try.t\7- i ro' : l fl ;r co- 9ur. ' i~ :r ill t. ll! ' ,{'.t :l{?J1: I ?"t\ )'~ 1~.e.S..(: ?q r lD· m,e? ~ { ·1 .~. : {' ,~,L ~Y':Y' ot>i1 ~ . r. 'f: ,} 1\ ~"ltry.t\ ,J- : (j)' ( J 7L ;J ' /" 'l. fl J!,·, C'1l :r:m· lDJ? n..+r-*',P "j tl '" h "}~,e1(}- (D,e9" h~. '~ ' r- *,y '1 I' ! h"}.';,elDm- fauhAhA; 51 The conditions of issuance, renewal, suspension and revocation of permits for the use of the national standard mark, the manner of its use, and grievance handling procedures in relation thereto shall be pr scribed by directive to be issued b the A cncy. 5. easurcs to be a lien by La w ,Dforcement Bodies 1/ The relevant federal and regional law enforcement bodies are hereby given the powers: a) to prohibit the import or export of products subject to mandatory use of [he national standard mark or the fulfilment of mandatory standard requirements without the use of the nations I standard mark or the presentation of certification for the fulfilment of the mandatory ;, andard requirements; II) f'10j' tl+;,.-t\ HOI1 .\~:L "1 1\'1I1Y r°'1. <f> Cfl· 9""r..fT «; il11:\"}"".f"f " "1qfl ~". j't\ =far1 ilfl 'l J{j!- f.£.L~ unflt.C.f:rl OlJ°J.."I;rrlD·"} f au$lTlffiC ~ b) to undertake market surveillance and take control measures to ensure the conformity of products and services with the relevant mandatory standard requ irements; rIl) /,~/q·m+ .rII'I' (D'1 Ml1"l:e' ".~.L ):l c) ={l t.cH, I] fl"'I"/,;:r 'I' (D. 1'·1'?11· 9"(-1'- ;')', Mlt.rl? "'I tH' '1h.rJD;'): .t-f.C1m·fl'f (D' ~1,}.l'.1<;" II1ny h v\'4'crr· I' an OJ: ."l: m~9" /\.M- '1!1 fl- I'o'U·;·f fl- <;" IHm.4>"'l.rn rib'}~+ (D,I'.9" .e. '"lTd' ....e' H:t /\..l'(lh7't'l' I'"'I,;'): t'l. (un· l''''I.1D1-,:.fl·r1 lJ'\;I- l'onmO'}l ~1 <;" in the case of products seized due to their failure to conform with the relevant mandatory standard requirements, to authorize their re-introduction to the market after taking the necessary corrective measures or to decide the manner of their disposal where corrective measures are not possible and that they may entail a threat to the health or safety of consumers; and an) tI1fl.l' Cl4'LiJ. 'fro, fl9'1' IH'IM!(D. m,l'.9" I''Hl"'l"'lYr 9"11"; /, '1 ... t l'1'b-+ 9"t:\h+ flflm'fl+ l'uJ7l aniltlC+ OOIJJt'.7' fl1fl, ... ,1'. I"l't'l· 9"C·f.'f fl1-llt'llP' l',~.Df oDl'l6.C+ anU'L'} tl1n.r /'ltlooil'Lil'fm, M 1''''1"'I '1 /"It:\"It\·+ fl"'l,flm· r -HI <>,/O"'/Yt· 9" t1 '> . I. '1'"+ ""'IL;>'I1''I (JJ-rlb1:1 noo'I'I;;' 111l·..+,1 fltnNI " "'I<\rn-} :: ~I "'I'}'i'm-l'" ':P'.':\( l'°'l.ootlh·htr (Wr l',l,"/ Mt.l\"'i. 1.'1"'7' nn.u r,,}4'lr l'./-f1tTJ 'fro· '} P't:\ tTJ'} n/'"b- ",I?, n"'L.!'m·t'I,n+ roo}+ I'=rilnc '1f'.,;:r ilM+:: 21 d) to engage the services of reliable conformity assessment bodies to ascertain whether or not products and services available in the market conform [0 the standard requirements declared by their suppliers or to that or the quality [narks of conformity assessment bodies they are using, and disclose the findings thereof to the public through the mass media. Any concerned person shall have the duty to cooperate with the law enforcement bodies in exercising their powers under this Article. fl. finO): r"l" &1(lT !lItU S-111 .:lC I''''i.e.:?t'.~. I'U:.1JDt· "'I1l'/-9"'> I'M t:\"?tt+ 'P,:I I'"'i. 'z. il+CO '1'. 9"11C n+ ,~. ,}11 1'1'C IEIlJn1!!f .\?:1.nJDt· nh-'til ,~.111 Mh"'l.·/-h- s:L il rt.l\O"'/. ~ ;t-'1'ar .e, 4''1'" t:\:: ~~, oul1ts· ,g,:tflXl Oll"'llltl\tlli' h"'i.+C'tl-Jt .:lC hrnll'+ nflr4'C l'fi-+f-A-.l' I"rb-+'I .1'.1'.:49':-': Ilt'lp't: n aul1-}'I '1;'.;:rfDt· '},<,. l'kH'A-.l' Il tUC T co .<:117i1 <>'/oht:\ nanilt:\ fl,;:rro'l' l'~nLar r*9n an,M-'I "?f'.,;l-fT't· flltH .i'.'}11 t'lhJ':'}rl.m, 1'''At.'PI>\:: ~. g,1(j: r"ltl'illt l.tL .e,1I S-111 n&"f'.,!,..t:\ ~ .:11.. 7' .:JI1,.tTJ ;1-+,1" hmtTJn+ '1>1 J':9"C' 1'0'1 ,l'.tf'lCI:: =M tlSo/. rh.·}f'A', ":")1,,/,.,,0/. .<:.. 'l"Il!,..(t.l',!? t T 111\.h m""',I? "'i.'z. il-'t-C 16. Effectiveness of Regulations The provisions of the Standard Mark and Service Fee Council of Ministers Regulation No. 13/1990 shall, in so far as they are not inconsistent with this Regulation, continue in force until replaced by new regulations. 17. Transfer of Rights and Obligations The rights and obligations of the Quality and Standard Authority of Ethiopia other than those relating to metrology and the rights and obligations of the body known .astne Ethiopian Cleaner Production Centre are hereby transferred to the Agency. 18. Effective Date This Regulation shan enter into force on up on the date of publication in the Federal Negarit Gazeta. Done at Addis Ababa, this 10 ~. day of February , 2011. MELES ZENAWI PR1ME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA