OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 11 " Year No.24 ADDIS ABABA 21 " February , 2005 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 439/2005 Kyoto Protocol Ratification Proclamation -------- No. Page 3051 PROCLAMATION NO . 439/2005 . A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE KYOTO PROTOCOL ON THE REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAASES WHEREAS , the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations WHEREAS , the House of Peoples ' Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has ratified NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article 55 Republic of Ethiopia , it is here by proclaimed as follows : 1. Short Title This Proclamation may be cited or the “ Kyoto Protocol Ratification Proclamation No. 439/2005 . " Unit Price The African Law Archive Page 3052 2. Ratification of the Protocol The Kyoto Protocol on the reduction of greenhouse gases , adopted on December 1977 , is ratified . 3. Responsibility of the Environmental Protection Authority The Environmental Protection Authority is hereby authorized to take , in cooperation with the appropriate Federal , Regional and City Administration Government organs , actions necessary to implement the Protocol . Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force on the 21st day of February 2005 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 21st day of February 2005 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA The African Law Archive