OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 6 Year No. 20 ADDIS ABABA - 10h February , 2000 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 192/2000 Basel Convention on the Control of the Transboun dary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal Ratification Proclamation .......... Page 1238 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE BASEL CONVENTION ON THE CONTROL OF THE TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENTS OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND THEIR DISPOSAL WHEREAS , the Basel Convention on the Control of the Disposal has been adopted on the 22nd day of March , 1989 ; WHEREAS , the House of Peoples ' Representatives of the Convention at its session held on the 10th day of February , 2000 ; NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article 55 ( 1 ) and Ethiopia , it is hereby proclaimed as follows : 1. Short Title This proclamation may be cited as the “ Basel Convention on the Control of the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal Ratification Proclamation No. 192/2000 2. Ratification of the Convention The Basel Convention on the Control of the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal , adopted on the 22nd day of March , 1989 , is hereby ratified . Unit Price 2.30 The African Law Archive 3. Responsibility of the Environmental Protection Authority The Eavitonmental Protection Authority is hereby authorized to undertake , in cooperation with the appropriate Federal , Regional and City Administration government Organs , all acte necessary for the implementation of the Convention . 4. Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 10 " day of February , 2000 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 100 day - of February , 2000 . / c : 10 PRESDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA The African Law Archive