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xêJ qÜ_R 5) *8/2‫› ְך‬.M Proclamation No. 588/2008

ደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ ֳ‫ֳוֹ‬ዕቃው ስֳ‫ג‬ኖ‫נ‬ው ٪ֶፊነُ ֳ‫א‬ወ‫ר‬ን Proclamation to Define the Liability of the Dry Port to the
Consignee Page 4135
የወጣ አዋጅ … ገጽ 4¹þ1)#5

xêJ qÜ_R 5)*8/2‫ְך‬ PROCLAMATION NO. 588/2008.

A PROCLAMATION TO DEFINE THE LIABILITY

ደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ ֳ‫ֳוֹ‬ዕቃው ስֳ‫ג‬ኖ‫נ‬ው ٪ֶፊነُ OF THE DRY PORT TO THE CONSIGNEE
ֳ‫א‬ወ‫ר‬ን የወጣ አዋጅ

በ‫וֹ‬ሕ‫ ץ‬ወደቦ٤ ያֳውን የወደብ ‫א‬ጨናነቅ ֳ‫א‬ WHEREAS, for the reduction of the sea port
‫שׂ‬ነስና በዕቃዎ٤ ֶይ የ‫ג‬ደ‫רץ‬ውን ጉዳُ ֳ‫א‬ከֶከָ congestion, avoidance of damage to cargo and the
እንዲሁ‫ ו‬የ‫ז ָٌא‬ዳָ ُ‫ף‬ንስፖ‫ُץ‬ን አ‫ץףט‬ proper implementation of the multi-modal transport, to
በ‫ג‬ገ‫ וֹ‬በ‫ֶ ףם‬ይ ֳ‫ד‬ዋָ የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብን ሕጋዊ conform the legal liability of the dry port with the
existing international laws has been found necessary;
‫ֶ٭‬ፊነُ ከወቅٍዊ ዓֳ‫ ו‬አ‫שׂ‬ፍ ሕጐ٤ ጋ‫ץ‬
‫ד‬ጣጣ‫ ו‬አስፈֶጊ ֲኖ በ‫א‬ገኘً፣
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article
55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic
በኢُዮጵያ ፌዴ‫ֶף‬ዊ ዲ‫ז‬ክ‫תף‬ያዊ ‫ע‬ፐብֵክ Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as
ሕገ ‫א‬ንግ‫ ًם‬አን‫שׂ‬ጽ $5 ንዑስ አን‫שׂ‬ጽ (1) follows:
‫ ُנטא‬የ‫ג‬ከ‫ֳـ‬ው ٍውጇָ፡፡
1. Short Title
1. አጭ‫ץ ץ‬ዕስ
This Proclamation may be cited as “Proclamation
ይֱ አዋጅ “ደረቅ ወደብ ለባለ Eቃው Defining the Liability of the Dry Port to the
ስለሚኖረው ኃላፊነት ለመወሰን የወጣ አዋጅ Consignee No. 588/2008”.
‫שּׁ‬ጥ‫ ץ‬5)W8/2‫ـ ”ְך‬ብֹ ֵጠ‫שׂ‬ስ ይ٤ֶָ፡፡
2. Definitions
2. ُ‫ץ‬ጓ‫ה‬
In this Proclamation, unless the context requires
የቃִ አግ‫וֹ‬ብ የ‫ֳـ‬የ ُ‫ץ‬ጓ‫ ה‬የ‫ג‬ያ‫ר‬ጠው otherwise,
ካֲָነ በስ‫ ץשׂـ‬በዚֱ አዋጅ ውስጥ፣
1/ “Dry Port” means the enterprise rendering
1/ “የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ” ‫ ֳُד‬በሃገ‫ ץ‬ውስጥ services of dry port within the place designated
‫ֳـ‬ይِ በ‫ـ‬ከֳֳ ቦٍ የወደብ አገָግ to render dry port services.
ֹُ የ‫רג‬ጥ ድ‫ץ‬ጅُ ነው፡፡

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Unit Price Negarit G. P.O.Box 80001
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2/ “ዕቃ” ‫ד ֳُד‬ንኛው‫ ו‬የወጪ ወይ‫ ו‬የገ‫תּ‬
እቃ ‫ֲת‬ን የ‫ ושּׁ‬እንስሳُን፣ የዕቃ ‫ד‬₪ጊያ
ዎ٤ንና ኮንَይነ‫צ‬٤ን ይጨ‫ָףו‬፡፡
3/ “የወደብ አገָግֹُ” ‫ ֳُד‬የወጪና ገ‫ תּ‬ዕቃ
ዎ٤ን የ‫א‬ጫን፣ የ‫ףד‬ገፍ፣ የ‫ד‬ከ‫ُْד‬፣ በኮን
َነ‫ ץ‬የ‫ד‬₪ግና ከኮንَነ‫ ץ‬የ‫ד‬ውጣُ እንዲሁ‫ו‬
የኮንَነ‫ד ץ‬ስ‫ـ‬ናገጃና ‫ד‬ከ‫ד‬٢ አገָግֹُ
‫א‬ስጠُ ‫ֲת‬ን ከነዚሁ ጋ‫ـ ץ‬ዛ‫ד‬ጅ የֲኑ አገָ
ግֹِ٤ን ይጨ‫ָףו‬፡፡
4/ “ዋጋ” ‫ ֳُד‬የወጪ ወይ‫ ו‬የገ‫ תּ‬ዕቃ ‫א‬₪ጫ
ወይ‫א ו‬ግዣ ዋጋ ֶይ የ‫ד‬ጓጓዣ፣ የኢንሹ‫ף‬
ንስ፣ የٍክስና ‫נשׂ‬ጥ እና ַֹ٤ ‫ـ‬ያያ¡ነُ ያֶ
ْው ወጪዎ٤ ‫ـ‬ደ‫נו‬ው የ‫ג‬ገኘው ዋጋ ነው፡፡
5/ “ኤስ.ዲ.አ‫ ”ץ‬በ‫ז ָٌא‬ዳָ ُ‫ף‬ንስፖ‫ُץ‬
አዋጅ ‫שּׁ‬ጥ‫ ץ‬5)#8/09)(9 አን‫שׂ‬ጽ 2/02/
የ‫רـ‬ጠው ُ‫ץ‬ጓ‫ ה‬ይኖ‫נ‬ዋָ፡፡
3. Scope of application
3. የ‫ـ‬ፈፃ‫ג‬ነُ ወ‫ר‬ን
የዚֱ አዋጅ ድንጋጌዎ٤ ‫ד‬ናْው‫ ו‬በኢُዮጵያ
ውስጥ የ‫ד והּהּג‬ናْው‫ ו‬የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ
ֳ‫ֳוֹ‬እቃዎ٤ የ‫א‬ብُ ጥያቄ የ‫ג‬ኖ‫ץ‬በُን ሃֶፊ
ነُ በ‫ֳאג‬ከُ ‫ـ‬ፈፃ‫ ג‬ይֲናִ፡፡
ክፍָ ሁֳُ
የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ ٪ֶፊነُ
4. የ٪ֶፊነُ ‫ُנטא‬
1/ ‫ד‬ንኛው‫ ו‬ዕቃ በደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ አስ‫ـ‬ዳደ‫שּׁ ס‬ጥ
ጥ‫ ץם ץ‬እያֳ ‫תּ‬ጠፋ፣ ጉዳُ ‫תּ‬ደ‫ץ‬ስበُ
ወይ‫ ו‬ዕቃ ‫ד‬ስ‫נ‬ከብ በ‫ג‬ገ‫וֹ‬ው ጊዜ ሳያስ‫נ‬ክብ
‫ ץשׂתּ‬በ٪ֶፊነُ ይጠየቃָ፡፡
2/ የ‫ֳـ‬የ ውָ ወይን‫ ו‬ደንብ ከֳַ በስ‫ץשׂـ‬
በእዚֱ አዋጅ አን‫שׂ‬ፅ 8 የ‫ـ‬ደነገገው እንደ‫ـ‬ጠ
በ‫ֲ שׂ‬ኖ ዕቃ ‫ד‬ስ‫נ‬ከብ ዘገየ የ‫ֳוֹג‬ው ደ‫נ‬ቅ
ወደ‫ שּ‬በውָ ወይ‫ ו‬በደንብ ‫ ُנטא‬በ‫ֳאـ‬
ከ‫ـ‬ው ጊዜ ውስጥ፣ ከ‫נשׂ‬በֳُ ጊዜ ጀ‫ צו‬በ3
‫שׂ‬ን ጊዜ ውስጥ ‫ד‬ስ‫נ‬ከብ ሳይ٤ָ ‫ ץשׂת‬ነው፡፡
3/ ዕቃው የጠፋው ወይ‫ ו‬ጉዳُ የደ‫רנ‬በُ
ወይ‫ץ ו‬ክክ‫ שּ‬የዘገየው በ‫ֳוֹ‬እቃው ወይ‫ו‬
በአጓጓዡ ጥፋُ ወይ‫ ו‬በዕቃው የ‫ֳـ‬የ
‫ עֱוֹ‬የ‫ـ‬ነሳ ወይ‫ ו‬ከአቅ‫ ו‬በֶይ በֲነ
‫ו‬ክንያُ ‫ֲא‬ኑ ከ‫נـ‬ጋገጠ የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደ‫שּ‬
‫ـ‬ጠያ‫שּׂ‬ነُ አይኖ‫ץ‬በُ‫ו‬፡፡
Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 45 14th July , 2008…. page 4136
2/ “Goods” means any import or export good
including livestock, packages and containers.
3/ “Port Service” means loading, unloading storing,
stowing in containers, and rendering container
warehousing services of import and export good and
includes other related activities.
4/ “Price” means the total sum price of transportation,
insurance, tax, custom duty and related expenditures
added to the export or import good selling or buying
price.
5/ “SDR” shall have the meaning provided by Article
2(12) of the Multi-Modal Transportation
Proclamation No. 548/2007.
The provisions of this Proclamation shall apply to
any liability of dry port established in Ethiopia
toward the right of claim of consignees
.
PART TWO
DRY PORT’S
BASIS OF LIABILITY
4. Basis of Liability
1/ The dry port shall be liable for the loss, damage
or delay in delivery of the goods while under its
custody.
2/ Unless otherwise there is an agreement or
regulation, without prejudice to Article 8 of this
Proclamation the delivery of good shall be
deemed delayed where the dry port can not
deliver the good within three days from the day
required within the period provided under the
agreement or regulation.
3/ The dry port shall be exempted from liability if
it is proved that the loss or damage of the good
or delay of delivery of the good was caused by,
the wrongful act of the consignee or transporter
or the inherent nature of the goods or force
majeure.
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5. የ٪ֶፊነُ ወ‫ר‬ን
1/ የጠፉ ወይ‫ ו‬ጉዳُ የደ‫רנ‬በُን ዕቃ በ‫אג‬
ֳከُ የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ የ‫ג‬ኖ‫ץ‬በُ የ٪ֶፊነُ
‫א‬ጠን በዕቃው ዋጋ ָክ ይֲናָ፤ ֲኖ‫ו‬
በ‫ץ‬ክክ‫ שּ‬ወቅُ የዕቃው ዋጋ በ‫ר‬ነድ ያָ‫ـ‬
ገֳፀ ከֲነ የሃֶፊነً ‫א‬ጠን በዕቃው
ክብደُ ֶይ ‫אـ‬ስ‫ ِץ‬በኪֹ ግ‫וף‬
ኤስ.ዲ.አ‫ץ‬. 2.5 ይֲናָ፡፡
2/ የዕቃ ‫ד‬ስ‫נ‬ከብ ‫א‬ዘግየُን በ‫ֳאג‬ከُ
የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ የ‫ג‬ኖ‫ץ‬በُ ሃֶፊነُ ዕቃውን
በ‫ֳאג‬ከُ የ‫שׂـ‬በֳው የወደብ አገָግֹُ
ዋጋ በሁֳُ ‫ـ‬ኩָ /2.5/ ‫וֹـ‬ዝِ
በ‫ג‬ገኘው ‫א‬ጠን ָክ ይֲናָ፡፡
6. የ‫ــ‬ወ ዕቃ
1/ በደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ ውስጥ የ‫אשׂـ‬ጠ ዕቃ እንደ
‫ــ‬ው ዕቃ የ‫בּג‬ጠ‫ץ‬በُን የጊዜ ገደብና
ֵወ‫ר‬ድበُ የ‫ג‬ገ‫וֹ‬ውን እ‫וץ‬ጃ በ‫ֳאג‬
ከُ የጉ‫סו‬ክ ‫ָםֳוֹ‬ጣንን እንደገና ֳ‫הּד‬
‫והּ‬ና አ‫סףט‬ን ֳ‫א‬ወ‫ר‬ን የወጣው አዋጅ
‫שּׁ‬ጥ‫ ץ‬%/09)'9 /እንደ‫ֳָךָךـ‬/ አግ‫וֹ‬ብ
ያֶْው ድንጋጌዎ٤ ‫ـ‬ፈፃ‫ ג‬ይֲናָ፡፡
2/ የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ የ‫ــ‬ወን ዕቃ በ‫ֳאג‬ከُ
ֳ‫ר‬ጠው አገֳግֹُ ዕቃው በዚֱ አን‫שׂ‬ጽ
ንዑስ አን‫שׂ‬ፅ /1/ ‫ـ ُנטא‬₪ጦ ከ‫ג‬ገኘው
ገ‫ֶ תּ‬ይ ‫שׂـ‬ና‫ـ ֹּל‬ደ‫ץ‬ጐ የ‫א‬ክፈָ ‫א‬ብُ
ይኖ‫נ‬ዋָ፡፡
ክፍָ ሶስُ
ָዩ ָዩ ድንጋጌዎ٤
7. Period of Limitation
7. የይ‫ץ‬ጋ ጊዜ
1/ በዚֱ አዋጅ ‫ ُנטא‬የ‫ץשׂג‬ብ የዕቃ
‫ץ‬ክክብ ֲነ የ‫ג‬ጠየቅ ክፍያን በ‫ֳאג‬ከُ
የ‫ץשׂג‬ብ ክስ በሁֳُ ዓ‫ ُא‬ጊዜ ውስጥ
ካָ‫נשׂ‬በ በይ‫ץ‬ጋ ‫ עשׂ‬ይֲናָ፡፡
2/ የይ‫ץ‬ጋ ጊዜው ‫רٍא‬ብ የ‫ג‬ጀ‫נו‬ው፣
ሀ/ ደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ ዕቃዎ٠ን ֳ‫נא‬ከብ
‫א‬ብُ ֳֶው ‫ר‬ው በ‫ ִב‬ወይ‫ ו‬በከ
ፊָ ካስ‫נ‬ከበበُ ወይ‫ד ו‬ስ‫נ‬ከብ ከ‫ג‬
ገ‫וֹ‬ው ‫שׂ‬ን ወይ‫ו‬፣
ֳ/ ዕቃዎ٠ በአጠቃֶይ የጠፉ ከֲነ ደ‫נ‬ቅ
ወደብ ስֳ‫א‬ጠየቅ ‫א‬ብُ ֳֶው ‫ר‬ው
እቃዎ٠ ስֳ‫א‬ጥፋٍْው ካሳወ‫שׂ‬በُ
‫שׂ‬ን ጀ‫ צו‬ይֲናָ፡፡
Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 45 14th July , 2008…. page 4137
5. Limits of Liability
1/ With respect to the loss or damage of good the
extent of liability of the dry port shall be equal
to the price of the good; where the price of the
good was not expressed in the document at the
time of delivery, the extent of liability shall be
on the basis of the weight of the good per
kilogram SDR 2.5.
2/ With respect to delay of delivery of the good the
liability of the dry port shall be equal to 2.5
(two and half) times the charges payable to the
port service in respect of the goods delayed.
6. Abandoned good
1/ The manner by which good stored in the dry port is
deemed as abandoned good with in a limited period
and the consequent measure shall be determined by
the appropriate provisions of the Re-establishment
and Modernization of Customs Authority
Proclamation No. 60/1997 (as amended).
2/ The dry port shall have the right to pay with
respect to abandoned good after deducting the
amount payable to its services from the
proceeds of the sale of the good pursuant to
Sub-Article 1 of this Article.
PART THREE
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1/ Any action with respect to delivery of good or
claim of payment under this Proclamation shall
be barred if not instituted with in a period of
two years.
2/ The limitation period shall commence:-
a) on the day the dry port delivered or has to
deliver the goods in whole or in part to a
person entitled to take delivery of them, or
b) in cases of total loss of the goods, on the
day the dry port notifies the person entitled
to make a claim as to the loss of the goods.
gA 4‫ְך‬1)"8 ØÁ‰L ነU¶T Uz¤È qÜ_R $5 ሐምሌ 7 qN 2ሺ ›.M Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 45 14th July , 2008…. page 4138

3/ የ‫ــ‬ወ ዕቃ ‫ֹּל‬ያጭ የ‫ـ‬ገኘ ‫ עשׂ‬ገንዘብን 3/ Any action by a person, in respect of the

በ‫ֳאـ‬ከ‫ ـ‬የዕቃው ‫ֳוֹ‬ቤُ የጉ‫סו‬ክ ‫נשׂ‬ remaining amount of the proceeds of the sale of
ጥና ٍክስ እንዲሁ‫ ו‬የደ‫נ‬ቅ ወደብ አገָግ abandoned good after deducting customs duty
ֹُ ክፍያና ወጪዎ٤ ‫שׂـ‬ንሶ ‫ףـ‬ፊ ገን and tax, and dry port service fee and
ዘብ ካֳ ይֱን የ‫נـ‬ፈ ገንዘብ በሁֳُ ዓ‫ُא‬ expenditure, shall be barred if not instituted
ጊዜ ውስጥ እንዲ‫ר‬ጠው ካָጠየ‫ שׂ‬በ‫ץשׂ‬ with in a period of two years.
‫א‬ብً በይ‫ץ‬ጋ ይٍገዳָ፡፡
4/ The day on which the limitation period
4/ የይ‫ץ‬ጋ ጊዜው የ‫ג‬ጀ‫ץו‬በُ ‫שׂ‬ን በይ‫ץ‬ጋ commences shall not be included in the period.
ጊዜው ውስጥ አይካ‫וُـ‬፡፡
8. Inapplicable Laws
8. ‫ـ‬ፈፃ‫ ג‬ስֳ‫ד‬ይֲኑ ֱጐ٤
Any laws, regulations or directives that contradicts
ከዚֱ አዋጅ ድንጋጌዎ٤ ጋ‫ ץ‬የ‫ג‬ቃ‫נ‬ን with the provisions of this Proclamation shall not
‫ד‬ንኛው‫ ו‬ሕግ፣ ደንብ ወይ‫עאא ו‬ያ ֳዚֱ apply in the execution of this Proclamation.
አዋጅ አ‫ـ‬ገ‫וֹ‬በ‫ـ ץ‬ፈፃ‫ ג‬አይֲን‫ו‬፡፡
9. Effective Date
9. አዋጁ የ‫ג‬ፀናበُ ጊዜ
This Proclamation shall enter into force up on the
ይֱ አዋጅ በፌዴ‫ ָף‬ነጋ‫ ُע‬ጋዜጣ ٍُ‫ז‬ date of publication in the Federal Negarit Gazeta.
ከወጣበُ ‫שׂ‬ን ጀ‫ צו‬የፀና ይֲናָ፡፡
Done at Addis Ababa, this 14th day of July, 2008
አዲስ አበ‫ ַוּ וֹ‬7 ‫שׂ‬ን 2‫ ְך‬ዓ.‫ו‬
GIRMA WOLDEGIORGIS
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PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL
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