FEDERAL OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 7th Year No. 17 ADDIS ABABA - 8th March , 2001 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 232/2001 African Union Establishment Agreement Ratification Proclamation Page 1466 PROCLAMATION No. 232/2001 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AFRICAN UINON WHEREAS , an Agreement , on the establishment of the Organization of African Unity ( OAU ) , in Lome , Togo , on the 11th day of July , 2000 ; WHEREAS , it is stipulated in the Agreement that the of the instruments of ratification by two - thirds of the member WHEREAS , the House of Peoples ' Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has ratified said Agreement at its session held on the gih day of March , 2001 ; 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 " African Union Establishment Agreement Ratification Proclamation No. Ratification of the Agreement The Agreement , signed in Lome on the 11th day of July , 2000 to establish the African Union , is ratified . 3. Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 8th day of March , 2001 . Done at Addis Ababa this 8th day of March , 2001 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA chive . Umit Price * The African Law Archive *