OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 3 Year No . 4 ADDIS ABABA - 31 * October , 1996 CONTENTS Proclamation No . 48 / 1996 | Flag and Emblem ( Amendment ) Proclamation . . . . . . . . . Page 272 PROCLAMATION NO . 48 / 1996 A PROCLAMATION TO AMEND THE FLAG AND EMBLEM PROCLAMATION WHEREAS , it has been found necessary to amend the Flag and Emblem Proclmation ; NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article 55 ( 1 ) Ethiopia , it is hereby proclaimed as follows : 1 . Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the “ Flag and Emblem ( Amendment ) Proclamation No . 48 / 1996 . ” Amendment The Flag and Emblem Proclamation No . 16 / 1996 is hereby amended as follows : Sub - Article ( 1 ) of Article 3 is hereby deleted and replaced by the following new sub - Article ( 1 ) : “ ' The Flag shall have the colours ; green at the top , yellow at the middle and red at the bottom together with a National Emblem of circular blue background . The Emblem shall be set at the centre of the Flag in such a way that its circumference curves on the mid point of the width of both the green and red colours . ” 2 . The pictorial representation of the Flag depicted under Article 6 is replaced by the following : www . AfricanLawArchive . com * * * The African Law Archive * * * www . AfricanLawArchive . com Unit Price $ 2 . 50 Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 31 " day of October , 1996 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 31 " day of October , 1996 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Bode Watts _ www . AfricanLawArchive . com * * * The African Law Archive * * * www . AfricanLawArchive . com