OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 12 Year No. 15 ADDIS ABABA 20th February , 2006 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 484/2006 Convention For the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Ratification Proclamation .... Page 3376 PROCLAMATION NO . 484/2006 . A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION FOR SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE WHEREAS , the General Conference of the United የባህል ድርጅት / ዩኔስኮ / | ( UNESCO ) has adopted the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at Paris on the 17th day of October , 2003 ; WHEREAS , the House of Peoples ' Representatives ዓ.ም ባደረገው ስብሰባ | ratified the said Convention at its session held on the 24 day of January 2006 ; NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article hereby proclaimed as follows ; 1. Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as “ Convention For the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Ratification Proclamation No.484 / 2006 . " Ratification of the Agreement The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage adopted at Paris on the 17th day of October , 2003 is hereby ratified . Unit Price . The African Law Archive 3. Power of Implementation The Minister of Culture and Tourism is hereby empowered to implement the Convention . Effective Date This Proclamation shall come in to force upon Done at Addis Ababa , this 20th day of February 2006 PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA The African Law Archive