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FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZET A
OF mE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

1J'l\"'~,}0IJ"" ck-rc: r1% 2ndYear No. 27

h-'th hllll --;- M~"?)%+'} m~'ii'~ ' Oh.""f"k1 t..1..t.l\ce .It'l"tlt.f\..fce tT-flt\.tI ADDIS ABABA-4th July, 1996
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tPflD-6Iil CONTENTS

1.'H\ <kTC ?;/IUr.it~ q.9". Regulations No. 6/1996

f1'9".;.h '''IT OIJithLlfOlJ.tit-rC'r 9"hC o.-r (OIJ?Pfl) CustomsTariffs Council of Ministers (Amendment)
"1."}'O ... 1;t fj~ Regulations Page 195

fOlJ.tit,).C':.f' 9"hC 0.'1' f.,,}-f\ <kTC ~/IUfit~ COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATIONS NO.6/1996

f"'9".;.)1 "'l'1' OIJith&.1f. "}-f\"}/\0IJ?f?fA flDlIJ COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULA nONS TO AMEND
. fOlJ.tO-rc."f'9"hC o.-r f. "}-f\ THE CUSTOMS TARIFFS REGULA nONS
fOlJ.tit,).C'';}'.9"hC 0.')' f~-rf-kl ~.l'ot."~ "t'l"ht.
1\.1~ tT'Ol\.h' hitk~OIJ. h ",,,,)."}F' AIIJ"}Cj.,...,I\C /\ODlDl\"} These Regulations are issued by the Council of Minis-
OlDtI)OJ-htp~ <kTC !!/IUY.'u'%h"}.,.;t ~ 'hCj Oq/\9" h"'~ ters pursuant to Article 5 of the Definition of Powers and
f.,.tpUf. fj'{.,.'(n1' hl\lf9"Cj hOD~f.-f\ F'Cq-r \1"}fL"}7i"}
Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation NoA/1995 and Article 4
~;tf.<t1 htp~ ~TC ~%/:mr.'U'~ h"}.,.;t !! ODlPl-r ,e.U"} of the International Convention on the Harmonized Com-
1."}-f\ hOJ-Tj:A ::
modity Description and Coding System Ratification
j;. h6J!'C CiJit Proclamation No.67/1993.
f,U f. ,,}-f\«f1.9".;.h '''IT OIJithLI fD?.tit-rC'r 9"hC o.-r I. Short Title
(0IJ?f7il)f. "},n <kTC~!IUf,'a-~» "'-f\,t\"I\.m.,.it ,e.r"A :: These Regulations may be cited as the' 'Customs Tariffs
~. 0IJ7i?f1 Council of Ministers (Amendment) Regulations No.6/
1996."
h1.9".;.h '''IT OIJith&.,ffOlJ.tit-rC'r 9"hC o.-r 1."}-f\<kTC
" ~r.?}~/IUr.'u'?;('h,,}f,.,.7i~'/\);JC "',f,tl fO?11OJ- f1-9".;.h 2. Amendment
f iJ,4>"'l T F'eq ~'Cj .J'OD") 0-/\"';;: ODf. -f\ 'h"}1.D'l..h,,, /\ OJ- The Second Schedule of the Customs Tariffs Classification
i;7t"li~A: , System of Goods and Rates attached to the Customs Tariffs
Council of Ministers Regulations No. 122/1993 (as amen-
j;.t,"}.,.;t /\(~) (/\) .,.I\Ct' nO?h.,./\OJ-h"tit h,,}"''' /\(~)
ded) is hereby further amended as follows:
(/\) """hj:A! .
1. Article B(2)(b) is hereby deleted and replaced by the
«/\) hOJ-6LJ-h1C fD'l..OD/\ft..tL""rCj 0.,.t.1.'l> it9"9"""" following new Article B(2)(b):
fO?ODm' fOJ-6J!' 1L1~?f' "(b) Ethiopian Returnees and Expatriates Arriving
(j;) nOJ-6LJ-h1C fh.')'V'kl f.'tTt\"OIJrf:h D'l..f't.f-,,} Under Cooperation Agreements
h., A..,/\ CD" lD f,9" /\"''', f OD"}'"
F' -r F't. I (i) Ethiopians returning after absence on service
/\')'9"tJC~' : /\",A PI,. : nitf.-r lDf,9" /\"'/\1~ in Ethiopian diplomatic missions or on other
',.P,f-r OJ-6LJ-h"C .f>f,"'OJ-' fD'l..OP/\ft.. lD,e.9"" governmental assignments, on a study leave,
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Unit Price } l' 45
Negarit G.P.O.Box 80,001
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tlPm- h.Tf"k!~!"} f~Y..&.1AtIP,,}"'P':" f1flsP".f personal business, asylum or on other causes

PC.(- OIll/.!lDlI}~ tlPtIPt! O"'tlPI\h-f,dJ. lIC1IC or in response to special calls made by the
tlPrvl.:'- f..,1A tlP11A1! iJ:J>sP;F:f~"} h.,.l'l' ~1t Government may bring in their personal
OI/il',I1T f,".fl\I\- :: effects free of duty, in accordance with a list
(!l) fh.:'-f"k! tIP,,}"'P'T hlA~ IA~ tIP,,}"'P':J'T'I'.~I\r" specifiedby directives of the Federal Govern-
n"'C':Y:C~"'".f lDf,'r hh.f\o".f Y:C~"'".f ;JC 01ll/.!1. ment Revenues Board.
C1~ f.,.&.Y:1- il'r'r~T tlPrvl.T flll/.tlPtn- f~6f!> (ii) Expatriates arriving under cooperation
n1C 'L',.."f f~f..(..A tIP,,}"'P'T f1flsP7o PCY: agreements, entered into by the Ethiopian
OOl/_!lDiq~ tlPtIP!,! O"'tlPI\h"'~ 1tC1fC tlPrvl.T Government with various governments and
:<t'e.
inteJ.11ational,organization~or with other or-
f..,/A' oP.11A1! iJ.:J>sP;Fr~"} h.,.I.T ~1t "'il1l1t
f,7ol\/\-::»" ganizations,may bring in.,their personal ef-
~. .' fects free of duty in ;accordancewith a list
!l' n"}"''' 1\(2) "'''Ct' o"'ih"'1\~ nJtil. n"}"''' 1\(2) specifiedby directives of the Federal Govern-
.,..,.tJ:tA; ment Revenues Board.'.'
«2' fh.'rf-kt tIP,,}"'P'T tlPP'/'! o..,."f'l' tIP,,}"'Fit-t~
!1A1f.,. fhC~;Jo. f;C~"'7o ill\lII/.!iltIPl\l.:f~ 2. Arti<;leB(4) is hereby deleted and replaced by the following
new Article B(4):
iJ:J>sP"f
(u) f1\.'rf"k! OP,,}"'P'TtlPp'!'! o..,."f h'l' tIP,,}"l "4. Goods Importedby Agenciesof the Ethiopian Govern-
P':J''e !AIf.,. fhC~;T Y:c~"'"f flll/.!iltIPtR ment and Non-GovernmentalAid Organizations
;'~~"}'fAOI/'r tIP»i/,!sP"f'l' iJ:J>sP"ffh.Tf"k! (a) Capital Goodsimported by Ethiopian Government
h.")itilTtIP"}.}- flI\P'IAII}"} t n"ll111 11i\~ agencies and non-governmental aid organizations
f~f..&.A tlPp'!'! o.T lDf,'r VtJAA tIP{}'" shall enter free of duty upon ascertainment by the
~'(-C flC'.ho<J."'C-flt\T fTC'~tJT "~Y: n,,}'1tC Ethiopian Investment Authority, after ex~mination
tlPC'rC't hTC'~tJ-i: ;JC flll/.t'tIP~ h'l' Oh."}itil of project documents submitted ~o it by the,ap-
.}-tlP").}- ;nOl tlPrvl.T h.,.I.'I' ~1t If~~ 1\.10- propriate federal agency or regional government
f UIJ.
"f I\- f IAtry'r tIP»i/,! sP7o'l' iJ:J>sP"f tIP",r.- . bureau, that such goods are related with the project
.:t~~1 {\.! 1.;J°l'1' h.,.I.'I' ~1t If~~ tIP..,I1T or qualify for exemption from duty as under
investmentlaws.
f,7ol\I\-::
(b) Duty shallbe paid, in accordance with the Customs
(1\) tUlU Ol\f. O"}o.il n"}"''' (U) V"'tlPI\h-i:T
TariffsRegulations,on other goods imported by the
tlPp'!'! n..,."f'l' Y:c~"'7o flll/.!iltIPl\l.:f~
agencies and organizations referred to under sub-
h./\.."f iJ:J>sP1-0.+/,tj; 1."}O- O"'tIP/\h'''~
Article (a) of this Article.
tlPrvl.T "'1.1' f,h&.lAl1:ftpA ::
(c)The DisasterPreventionand PreparednessCommis-
(dt) Onf.;J tlPh,\hlA'I' 1'''':(''T l10t 7i"} 'I'/' sion shall obtain budgetary allocations and pay
tlPrvl.T tIP"}olP":f''eh'l' tIP,,}"'P':J~'e!IA",.,. duties on food stuff, medical equipment and similar
f},C~:t .r:c~"'"f I\Y:"}1"'~ n1.;J 01ll/.!il1 other supplies imported by governmental and non-
n-n:t~~ f'r°I'O 'rc.,."f t f ;ntJ'r'l' tIP...,!, .governmental aid organizations in response to an
..fsP"1' hCJ h.f\o1- TtlPl}l}f, n:"CP.,."f Itf, emergencyrelief call made by itself."
I\. h~_1A f 111/.111 7i.,. O~ T OUIJil
~"} "'1.'1' 11111/. 3.The followingnew sub-Article 10is addedaftersub,Article
&..,.Y:hf!tI f,htj;I\A::» 9:
i~' tno-il 1',,,}"''' i1"''1'1\'' fUIJ_h"'I\~ nJtil"}o.il n"}"''' I "10. SpecialResponsibility
''''Q.'r~A ; (a) The' Ethiopian Investment Authority is hereby
«I' A~ P'AII}"}
entrusted with the responsibility to facilitate the
implementationof the duty-freeprivilege granted
(u) fh.Tf"A'! h."}itilTtIP"}T 111\P'lAlfJ,,}t fltf.U
hereunder by way of ascertaining, after ex-
1.,,}'0 tlPrvl.T fh.Tf"k! tIP,,}"'P'T tlPP'/'!
aminationof documents submittedto it by federal
0..,.1- h'l' tIP,,}"'P':J''e .f1A1f.,. fhC~:J'
agencies and regional government bureaux con-
,('C~"'1- f,lII/.!iltIPl\l.:f~ flAOI/T tIP...,/'! cerned with the project, that capital goods impor-
sP1-'I'h:J>sP1-hTC'~tJ.y.:,: ;JC flll/..,tlPJ;. tlPlf'l' ted by agenciesof the Ethiopian Government and
:t~~") TC'1:tJ.~ flll/.tlPI\h;r.:f~ f &..f..&.1A non-governmental aid organizations are.related
tIP P' /,! 0.1'."f'l' ftJlAlA tlPil"'~Y:C flC'sP"f with the given project as required under these
flll/.!"'Co-I\T"} "~.(~ tlPC'rC' 00l/1.;J1'1' t Regulations. .

f<l>l.'I' ~" tIP'O-i:"} n~."~'r fo<JtIP;F:fT (b) The Ethiopian Investment Authority shall issue
:}I\t.~T "''''I'.,.;1-A :: directives prescribing the contents of the data to
(1\) OtIP"}"lP';1''e tlPP'/'! o..,."f h'l' tIP,,}"lP':t''e be submitted to it by Regional ,Governments
I1AIf~. fhC~:J- Y:c~"'"f flll/.l1~J;. TC'~tJ concerning projects carried out by government
1'-"1-"} O,"tIP/\h'" htJlAlA tlPil.,.~.(-C'"f agencies and non-governmental aid Of-
gani?:ations. "
fUIJ..,.CO' tlPl.~sP:f f,IIT 'r"}1\.1f1 h"}f.Dt11)
I}/\P'AII}~- tlPtIP(..f !lDII}IA ::»
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c. ~,... f"7.st;oi:...:lJ1 3. EffectiveDate

.e.UI."Hlh"''''''' l!+1 !iifit~ ~'''''1.,..r: fAt;f,I1'iA 81 TheseRegulationsshallenterintoforceas ofthe 81bdayof
"'.itl\ "'°11 (a~ t1i +, !iif1t~ ,.,... July,1996.
Done at Addis Ababa, this 41hday of July, 1996.
ODAl\ ",t;If
f"'.:r-r-kl 4C..1..t.I\ce.it'fOht.a\.lce t,..of1l\.h MELESZENAWI
111~I\.e. "7..tl\""C PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC
REPUBLIC OF ETInOPIA

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BERHANENA SELAM PRINTING ENTERPRISE