OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 5th Year No. 45 ADDIS ABABA - 4 ' " March , 1999 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 164/1999 The Investments Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection Agreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands Ratification Proclamation Page 1012 PROCLAMATION NO . 164/1999 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE INVESTMENTS ENCOURAGEMENT AND RECIPROCAL PROTECTION AGREEMENT WITH THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS WHEREAS , an Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on the promotion and Reciprocal protection of Investments was signed in Addis Ababa on the 21 " day of August , 1998 ; WHEREAS , it is stipulated in the Agreement that the Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the contracting parties have notified each other in writing that their constitutionally required procedures have been complied with ; WHEREAS , the House of Peoples ' Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has ratified said Agreement at its session held on the 4th day of March , 1999 ; NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article 55 sub Articles ( 1 ) and ( 12 ) of the Constitution , it is hereby proclaimed as follows : Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the Investments Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection Agreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands Ratification Proclamation No. 164/1999 . ” Unit Price The African Law Archive 2. Ratification of the Agreement The Agreement on Encouragment and Reciprocal protection of Investments , signed in Addis Ababa on the 21 " day of August , 1998 between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of the Netherlands , is ratified . Power of the Ethiopian Investment Authority Ethiopian Investment Authority is hereby mpowered to implement the Agreement . 4. Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 4th day of March , 1999 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 4ch day of March , 1999 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA The African Law Archive