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Republic of Ethiopia (2002) Proclamation 300-2002 Environmental Pollution Control proclamation.pdf
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CONTENTS

Proclamation No. 300/2002
Environmental Pollution Control
PrQClamation Page 1959

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PROCLAMATION NO.300/2002
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, some social and economic development
endeavors may inflict environmental harm that could make
the endeavors counter-productive;

WHEREAS, the protection of the environment, in
general, and the safeguarding. of human health and well-
being, as well as the maintaining of the biota and the aesthetic
value of nature, in particular, are the duty and responsibility of
all;

WHEREAS, it is appropriate to eliminate or, when not
possible. to mitigate pollution as an undesirable consequence
or social and economic developmentactivities;

NOW, THEREFORE,in accordance with Article 55(1)
of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:

PART ONE

"'I'~ ck'J'C 1. Short Title
This Proclamation may be cited as the.' 'Environmental

Pollution Control Proclamation No.300/2002".

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2. Definitions
In this Proclamation:
1) "Authority" means the EnvironmentalProtection

Authority;
2) "Chemical" means an element or a compound

whether by itself, or in a mixture or a preparation,
whether manufactured or obtained from nature;

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3) "Competent Agency" means any Federal or
Regional Government organ entrusted by law with a
responsibility related to the subject specified in the
provision where the term is used;

4) "Competent Court" means, in the case of the
Federal Government, a first instance court and in the
case of a national regional state, a court designated
on the basis of the law of that state;

5) "Effluent" means waste water, gas or other fluid,
treated or untreated, discharged directly or indirectly
into the environment;

6) "Environment" means the totality of all materials
whether in their natural state or modified or changed
by humans, their external spaces and the interactions
which affect their quality or quantity and the welfare
of human or other living beings, including but not
restricted to, land, atmosphere, weather and climate,
water, living things, sound, odour, taste, social
factors, and aesthetics;

7) "Environmental Inspector or Inspectors" means the
body designated under Article 7(1) of this
Proclamation;

8) "Hazardous material' means any substance in solid,
liquid or gaseous state, or any plant, animal or micro
organism that is injurious to human health or the
environment;

9) "Hazardous Waste" means any unwanted material
that is believed to be deleterious to human safety or
health or the environment;

10) "Person" means any natural or juridical person;
11) "Pollutant" means any substance whether liquid,

solid, or gas which directly or indirectly:
(a) alters the quality of any part of the receiving

environment so as to effect its beneficial use
adversely; or

(b) produces toxic substances, diseases, objec-
tionable odour, radioactivity, noise, vibration,
heat, or any other phenomenon that is hazar-
dous or potentially hazardous to human health
or to other living things;

12) "Pollution" means any condition which is hazar-
dous or potentially hazardous to human health,
safety, or welfare or to living things created by
altering any physical,radioactive, thermal, chemical,
biological or other property of any part of the
environment in contravention of any condition,
limitation or restriction made under this
Proclamation or under any other relevant law;

13) "Region" means any of those parts of Ethiopia
specified as such under Article 47(1) of the Cons-
titution of the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia and, for the purpose of this Proclamation,
includes the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa Adminis-
trations;

14) "Regional Environmental Agency" means any
regional government organ entrusted, by the govern-
ment of that region, with responsibility for the
protection or regulation of the environment and
natural resources;

15) "Release" means placing any pollutant in the
environment in any way be it intentionally or
otherwise.

PART TWO
Control of Pollution

3. Control of Pollution ,
1) No person shall pollute or cause any other person to

pollute the environment by violating the relevant
environmental standard.

2) The Authority or the relevant Regional environ-
mental agency may take an administrative or legal
measure against a person who, in violation of law,
release any pollutant to the environment.


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3) Any person engaged in any field of activity which is
likely which is to cause pollution or any other
environmental hazard shall, when the Authority or
the relevant regional environmental agency so de-
cides, install a sound technology that avoids or
reduces, to the required minimum, the generation of
waste and, when feasible, apply methods for the
recycling of waste.

4) Any person who causes any pollution shall be
required to clean up or pay the cost of cleaning up the
polluted environment in such a manner and within
such a period as shall be determined by the Authority
or by the relevant regional environmental agency.

5) When any activity poses a risk to human health or to
the environment, the Authority or the relevant
regional environmental agency shall take any neces-
sary measure upto the closure or relocation of any
enterprise in order to prevent harm.

4. Management of Hazardous Waste, Chemical and
Radioactive Substance
1) The generation, keeping, storage, transportation,

/.
treatment or disposal of any hazardous waste without
a permit from the Authority or the relevant regional
environmental agency is prohibited.

2) Any person engaged in the collection, recycling,
transportation, treatment or disposal of any hazar-
dous waste shall take appropriate precaution to
prevent any damage to the environment or to human
health or well-being.

3) The importation, mining, processing, keeping, dis-
tribution, storage, transportation or use of radioac-
tive substances shall be subject to a permit from the
competent agency.

4) The importation, preparation, keeping, distribution,
storage, transportation or use of a chemical
categorized as hazardous or of restricted use, shall be
subject to a permitfrom the Authority or the relevant
regional environmental agency or from any other
competent agency.

5) Any person engaged in the preparation, production,
manufacturing or transportation or in trading in any
hazardous or restricted chemical may ensure that the
chemical is registered, packed and labeled as per the
applicable standards.

5. Management of Municipal Waste
1) All urban administrations shall ensure the collection,

transportation, and, as applOpriate, the recycling,
treatment or safe disposal of municipal waste
through the institution of an integrated municipal
waste management system.

2) In collaboration with the relevant regional environ-
mental agency, the Authority shall monitor and
evaluate the adequacy of municipal waste
management systems and ensure the effectiveness
of their implementation.

3) Any person responsible for the maintenance of any
premise to which the public has access shall, at all
times, ensure that adequate and suitable toilets and
containers and other required facilities are provided
for the disposal of waste.


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4) The Authority shall, in collaboration with the
relevant regional environmental agencies and any
other competent agencies, monitor the situation with
regard to the <t"ailability of waste disposal facilities
and take the necessary measures to ensure that their
availability is satisfaCi:(\ry.

PART THREE
Environmental Standards

6. Environmental Standards
1) In consultation with competent agencies, the

Authority shall formulate practicable environmental
standards based on scientific and environmental
principles. The sectors that require standards shall
include at least the following:
(a) Standards for the discharge of effluents into

water bodies and sewage systems.
(b) Air quality standards that specify the ambient

air quality and give the allowable amounts of
emission for both stationary and mobile air
pollution sources.

(c) Standards for the types and amounts of substan-
ces that can be applied to the soil or be disposed
of on or in it.

(d) Standards for noise providing for the maximum
allowable noise level taking into account the
settlement patterns and the availability of scien-
tific and technological capacity in the countty.

(e) Waste management standards specifying the
levels allowed and the methods to be used in the
generation, handling, storage, treatment, trans-
port and disposal of the various types of waste.

2) Sources of noxious odour shall be regulated so that
the nuisance they cause is prevented.

3) The Authority may prescribe different environmen-
tal standards for different areas as it may find
necessary to protect or rehabilitate the environment.

4) National regional states may, based on their specific
situation, adopt environmental standards that are
more stringent than those determined at the Federal
level. However, they shall not adopt standards which
are less rigorous than those determined at the Federal
level.

5) The Authority may, for a fixed period of time,
authorize the waiver of the duty to comply with some
requirements of specified environmental standards
in order to promote public benefit.

PART FOUR
Environmental Inspectors

7. Environmental Inspectors
1) Environmental inspectors (hereinafter referred to as

"inspectors") shall be assigned by the Authority or
by the relevant regional environmental agency.

2) Inspectors shall exercise due diligence and impar-
tiality in the discharge of their powers and duties
under this Proclamation.

8. Powers and Duties of Inspectors
1) Inspectors shall have the following powers and

duties:
(a) ensure compliance with environmental stan-

dards and related requirements;
(b) without prejudice to Sub-Articles (3) and (6) of

this Article, enter any land or premises at any
time which seems appropriate to them without
prior notice or court order;


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(c) question any person alone or in the presence of
witnesses;

(d) check, copy or extract any paper, file or any
other document related to pollution;

(e) take, free of charge, samples of any material as
required and carry out or cause to be carried out
tests to determine whether or not it causes harm
to the environment or to life;

(f) take photographs, measure, draw, or examine
any commodity, process or facility in order to
ensure compliance with this Proclamation and
with any other relevant law;

(g) seize any equipment or any other object which
is believed to have been used in the commission
of an offence under this Proclamation or any
other relevant law.

2) When a person contravenes any of the provisions of
this Proclamation or of any other relevant law, the
inspector on duty shall specify the matter cons-
tituting the contravention and may also specify the
measures that shall be taken to remedy the con-
travention within a given period of time.

3) When an inspector on duty suspects that any activity
may cause damage to the environment,he shall order
the taking of corrective measures upto the immediate
cessation of the activity.

4) Every inspector shall have an identity card issued by
the Authority or by the relevant regional environ-
mental agency, bearing its official seal and show it
when requested;

5) Whenever a sample is to be taken, the proprietor has
the right to be present or to send his representative
and he shall be informed accordingly.

6) When an inspector on duty visits an undertaking, he
shall notify the proprietor unless he considers that
such notification may be prejudicial to the efficient
performance of his duty.

9. Right to Appeal
1) Any person dissatisfied with any of the measures

taken by the inspector may appeal to the Head of the
Authority or the relevant regional environmental
agency, as the case may be, within ten days from the
date on which the measure was taken.

2) Any person dissatisfied because no decision has

beell given as provided under Sub-Article (1) ofthis
Article, or feels that the decision given is inap-
propriate, may institute a court case within thirty
days from the date on which the decision was
given or the deadline for decision has elapsed.

10. Incentives
1) Incentives for the introduction of methods that

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enable the prevention or minirnizatin of pollution
into an existing undertaking shall be determined by
regulations issued hereunder.

2) Importation of new equipment that is destined to
control pollution shall, upon verification by the.
Authority, be exempted from payment of custom
duty.

11. Right to standing
1) Any person shall have, without the need to show any

vested interest, the right to lodge a complaint at the
Authority or the relevant regional environmental
agency against any peron allegedly causing actual or
potential damage to the environment.


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2) When the Authority or regional environmental
agency fails to give a decision within thirty days or
when the person who has lodged the complaint is
dissatisfied with the decision, he may institute a
court case with in sixty days from the date the
decision was given or the deadline for decision has
elapsed.

PART FIVE
Offences and Penalties

12. General
1) A person who, under this Proclamation or under any

other relevant law, commits an offence for which no
penalty is provided for either in the Penal Code or
under this Proclamation, is liable on conviction:
(a) in the case of a natural person, to a fine of not

less than five thousand Birr and not more than
ten thousand Birr or an imprisonment of not
more than one year or both;

(b) in the case of a juridical person, to a fine of not
less than ten thousand Birr and not more than
twenty thousand Birr.

2) Where a juridical person is convicted pursuant to
Sub-Article (1) of this Article, the officer in charge
who should have known the commission of the
offence, and who failed to fulfill his duty ap-
propriately shall be liable to a fine of not less than
five thousand Birr and not more than ten thousand
Birr or an imprisonment of not more than two years
or both.

3) Unless the provisions of the Penal Code provide
more severe penalties, the penalties laid down under
this Proclamation shall be applicable.

13. Offences Relating to Inspectors
1) A person commits an offence if he hinders or

obstructs an inspector on duty in the execution of his
duty, fails to comply with a lawful order or
requirement made by an inspector, impersonates an
inspector, or refuses an inspector entry into any land
or premise or hinders an inspector from getting
access to records, 'prevents an inspector from
checking, copying or extracting any paper, file or
any other document, withholds, misleads or gives
wrong information to an inspector.

2) A natural person who commits an offence under
Sub-Article (1) of this Article is liable, on convic-
tion, to a fine of not less than three thousand Birr and
not more than ten thousand Birr, and, in the case of a
juridical person, to a fine of not less than ten
thousand Birr and and not more than twenty
thousand Birr, and imprisonment of the officer in
charge for a term of not less than one year and not
more than two years or a fine of not less than five
thousand Birr and not more than ten thousand Birr or
both.

14. Offences Relating to Records
A person commits an offence if he fails to comply with
this Proclamation or any regulations issued hereunder to
keep records of activities or products or of the types,
characteristics or amounts of waste or of any other
information, or if he alters any record shall be liable, on
conviction, to a fine of not less than ten thousand Birr and
not more than twenty thousand Birr.


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Hazardous

1) A person commits an offence if he fails to manage a
hazardous waste or another substance according to
the relevant laws, mislabels or fails to label or in any
way withholds information about any hazardous
waste or other material or attempts to take part or
takes part or attempts to aid or aids in the illegal
traffic of any hazardous waste or other material.

2) A natural person who commits an offence under Sub
Article (1) ofthis Article is liable,on conviction, to a
fine of not less than twenty thousand Birr and not
more than fifty thousand Birr and in the case of a
juridical person to a fine of not less than fifty
thousand Birr and not more than one hundred
thousand Birr, and to a term of imprisonment of the
officer in charge of not less than five years and not
more than ten years, or a fine of not less than five
thousand Birr and not more than ten thousand Birr of
both.

16. Offences Relating to Pollution
A natural person commits an offence if he dischargesany
pollutant contrary to tbe provisions of this Proclamation
or regulations issued hereunder and is liable, on convic-
tion, to a fine of not less than one thousand Birr and not
more than five thousand Birr or to an imprisonmentof not
less than one year and not more than ten years or both
and, in the case of a juridical person, to a fine of not less
than five thousand Birr and not more than twenty five
thousand Birr and an imprisonment of the officer in
charge for a term of not less than five years and not more
than ten years,or a fine of not less than five thousand Birr
and not more than ten thousand Birr or both.

17. Forfeiture and Restoration
The court, before which a person is prosecuted for an
offence under this Proclamation or regulations issued
hereunder, may, in addition to any penalty it impose upon
the convicted person, order:
(a) the confiscation of any thing used in the commission

of the offence in favor of the state or to dispose of it
in any other way;

(b) that the cost of cleaning up and the disposing of the
substance, chemical or equipment seized be borne
by the convicted person; and

(c) the convicted person to restore to the state in which
the environment was prior to the infliction of the
damage, and when such restoration is not possible to
pay appropriate compensation.

PART SIX
Miscellaneous Provisions

18. Transitory Provision
Regulations to be issued hereunder shall determine the
manner in which existing undertakingsshall comply with
this Proclamation.

19. Duty to Provide Information
1) Any person engaged in an activity pertaining to any

of the provisions of this proclamation or any other
related law shall provide any information on his
activity as required by the Authority or the relevant
regional environmental agency. I

2) The Authority shall have access to all environmental
data and information.


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sary for the effective implementation of this
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21. Inapplicable Laws
Any law or practice inconsistent with this Proclamation is
inapplicable regarding matters provided herein.

22. Effective Date

This Proclamation shall come into force as of the3rdday
of December,2002.

Done at Addis Ababa, this4rd day of December,2002.

GIRMA WOLDE GIORGIS

PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL

DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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CONTENTS
Proclamation No. 300/2002

Environmental Pollution Control
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PROCLAMATION NO.300/2002
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL
PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, some social and economic development
endeavors may inflict environmental harm that could make
the endeavors counter-productive;

WHEREAS, the protection of the environment, in
general, and the safeguarding of human health and well-
being, as well as the maintaining of the biota and the aesthetic
value of nature, in particular, are the duty and responsibility of
all;

WHEREAS, it is appropriate to eliminate or, when not
possible, to mitigate pollution as an undesirable consequence
or social and economic development activities;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1)
of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:

PART ONE

1. Short Title
This Proclamation may be cited as the. ‘‘Environmental

| Pollution Control Proclamation No.300/2002”’.

2. Definitions
In this Proclamation:
1) ‘‘Authority’’ means the Environmental Protection
Authority;
2) ‘‘Chemical’’ means an element or a compound
whether by itself, or in a mixture or a preparation,
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biological or other property of any part of the
environment in contravention of any condition,
limitation or restriction made under _ this
Proclamation or under any other relevant law;

13) ‘‘Region’’ means any of those parts of Ethiopia

specified as such under Article 47(1) of the Cons-
titution of the Federal Democratic Republic of
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includes the Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa Adminis-
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pollute the environment by violating the relevant
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2) The Authority or the relevant Regional environ-
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measure against a person who, in violation of law,
release any pollutant to the environment.

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3) Any person engaged in any field of activity which is

likely which is to cause pollution or any other
environmental hazard shall, when the Authority or
the relevant regional environmental agency so de-
cides, install a sound technology that avoids or

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reduces, to the required minimum, the generation of
waste and, when feasible, apply methods for the
recycling of waste.

4) Any person who causes any pollution shall be
required to clean up or pay the cost of cleaning up the
polluted environment in such a manner and within
such a period as shall be determined by the Authority
or by the relevant regional environmental agency.

5) When any activity poses a risk to human health or to
the environment, the Authority or the relevant
regional environmental agency shall take any neces-
sary measure upto the closure or relocation of any
enterprise in order to prevent harm.

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4. Management of Hazardous Waste, Chemical and

Radioactive Substance

1) The generation, keeping, storage, transportation,
“treatment or disposal of any hazardous waste without

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chemical is registered, packed and labeled as per the
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5. Management of Municipal Waste

1) Allurban administrations shall ensure the collection,
transportation, and, as appropriate, the recycling,
treatment or safe disposal of municipai waste
through the institution of an integrated municipal
waste management system.

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4) The Authority shall, in collaboration with the
relevant regional environmental agencies and any
other competent agencies, monitor the situation with
regard to the availability of waste disposal facilities
and take the necessary measures to ensure that their
availability is satisfaciary.

PART THREE
Environmental Standards

6. Environmental Standards

1) In consultation with competent agencies, the
Authority shall formulate practicable environmental
standards based on scientific and environmental
principles. The sectors that require standards shall
include at least the following:

(a) Standards for the discharge of effluents into

_ water bodies and sewage systems.

(b) Air quality standards that specify the ambient
air quality and give the allowable amounts of
emission for both stationary and mobile air
pollution sources.

(c) Standards for the types and amounts of substan-
ces that can be applied to the soil or be disposed
of on or in it.

(d) Standards for noise providing for the maximum
allowable noise level taking into account the
settlement patterns and the availability of scien-
tific and technological capacity in the country.

(e) Waste management standards specifying the
levels allowed and the methods to be used in the
generation, handling, storage, treatment, trans-
port and disposal of the various types of waste.

2) Sources of noxious odour shall be regulated so that
the nuisance they cause is prevented.

3) The Authority may prescribe different environmen-
tal standards for different areas as it may find
necessary to protect or rehabilitate the environment.

4) National regional states may, based on their specific
situation, adopt environmental standards that are
more stringent than those determined at the Federal
level. However, they shall not adopt standards which
are less rigorous than those determined at the Federal
level.

5) The Authority may, for a fixed period of time,
authorize the waiver of the duty to comply with some
requirements of specified environmental standards
in order to promote public benefit.

PART FOUR
Environmental Inspectors

Environmental Inspectors

1) Environmental inspectors (hereinafter referred to as
“‘inspectors’’) shall be assigned by the Authority or
by the relevant regional environmental agency.

2) Inspectors shall exercise due diligence and impar-
tiality in the discharge of their powers and duties
under this Proclamation.

Powers and Duties of Inspectors

1) Inspectors shall have the following powers and
duties:

(a) ensure compliance with environmental stan-
dards and related requirements;

(b) without prejudice to Sub-Articles (3) and (6) of
this Article, enter any land or premises at any
time which seems appropriate to them without
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2)

3)

4)

5)

6)

1)

2)

(c) question any person alone or in the presence of
witnesses;

check, copy or extract any paper, file or any
other document related to pollution;

take, free of charge, samples of any material as
required and carry out or cause to be carried out
tests to determine whether or not it causes harm
to the environment or to life;

(f) take photographs, measure, draw, or examine
any commodity, process or facility in order to
ensure compliance with this Proclamation and
with any other relevant law;

seize any equipment or any other object which
is believed to have been used in the commission
of an offence under this Proclamation or any
other relevant law.

When a person contravenes any of the provisions of
this Proclamation or of any other relevant law, the
inspector on duty shall specify the matter cons-
tituting the contravention and may also specify the
measures that shall be taken to remedy the con-
travention within a given period of time.

When an inspector on duty suspects that any activity
may cause damage to the environment, he shall order
the taking of corrective measures upto the immediate
cessation of the activity.

Every inspector shall have an identity card issued by
the Authority or by the relevant regional environ-
mental agency, bearing its official seal and show it
when requested;

Whenever a sample is to be taken, the proprietor has
the right to be present or to send his representative
and he shall be informed accordingly.

When an-inspector on duty visits an undertaking, he
shall notify the proprietor unless he considers that
such notification may be prejudicial to the efficient
performance of his duty.

(d)
(e)

(g)

Right to Appeal

Any person dissatisfied with any of the measures
taken by the inspector may appeal to the Head of the
Authority or the relevant regional environmental
agency, as the case may be, within ten days from the
date on which the measure was taken.

Any person dissatisfied because no decision has
been given as provided under Sub-Article (1) of this
Article, or feels that the decision given is inap-
propriate, may institute a court case within thirty
days from the date on which the decision was
given or the deadline for decision has elapsed.

10. Incentives

1)

2)

Incentives for the introduction of methods that
enable the prevention or minimizatin of pollution
into an existing undertaking shall be determined by
regulations issued hereunder.

Importation of new equipment that is destined to
control pollution shall, upon verification by the
Authority, be exempted from payment of custom

duty.

11. Right to standing

1)

Any person shall have, without the need to show any
vested interest, the right to lodge a complaint at the
Authority or the relevant regional environmental
agency against any peron allegedly causing actual or
potential damage to the environment.


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2) When the Authority or regional environmental
agency fails to give a decision within thirty days or
when the person who has lodged the complaint is
dissatisfied with the decision, he may institute a
court case with in sixty days from the date the
decision was given or the deadline for decision has
elapsed.

PART FIVE
Offences and Penalties

12. General

1) Aperson who, under this Proclamation or under any
other relevant law, commits an offence for which no
penalty is provided for either in the Penal Code or
under this Proclamation, is liable on conviction:

(a) in the case of a natural person, to a fine of not
less than five thousand Birr and not more than
ten thousand Birr or an imprisonment of not
more than one year or both;

(b) in the case of a juridical person, to a fine of not
less than ten thousand Birr and not more than
twenty thousand Burr.

2) Where a juridical person is convicted pursuant to
Sub-Article (1) of this Article, the officer in charge
who should have known the commission of the
offence, and who failed to fulfill his duty ap-
propriately shall be liable to a fine of not less than
five thousand Birr and not more than ten thousand
Birr or an imprisonment of not more than two years
or both.

3) Unless the provisions of the Penal Code provide
more severe penalties, the penalties laid down under
this Proclamation shall be applicable.

13. Offences Relating to Inspectors

1) A person commits an offence if he hinders or
obstructs an inspector on duty in the execution of his
duty, fails to comply with a lawful order or
requirement made by an inspector, impersonates an
inspector, or refuses an inspector entry into any land
or premise or hinders an inspector from getting
access to records, prevents an inspector from
checking, copying or extracting any paper, file or
any other document, withholds, misleads or gives
wrong information to an inspector.

2) A natural person who commits an offence under
Sub-Article (1) of this Article is liable, on convic-
tion, to a fine of not less than three thousand Birr and
not more than ten thousand Birr, and, in the case of a
juridical person, to a fine of not less than ten
thousand Birr and and not more than twenty
thousand Birr, and imprisonment of the officer in
charge for a term of not less than one year and not
more than two years or a fine of not less than five

thousand Birr and not more than ten thousand Birr or
both.

14. Offences Relating to Records

A person commits an offence if he fails to comply with
this Proclamation or any regulations issued hereunder to
keep records of activities or products or of the types,
characteristics or amounts of waste or of any other
information, or if he alters any record shall! be liable, on
conviction, to a fine of not less than ten thousand Birr and
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15. Offences Relating to Wastes and Other Materials that are
Hazardous

1)

2)

A person commits an offence if he fails to manage a
hazardous waste or another substance according to
the relevant laws, mislabels or fails to label or in any
way withholds information about any hazardous
waste or other material or attempts to take part or
takes part or attempts to aid or aids in the illegal
traffic of any hazardous waste or other materiai.

A natural person who commits an offence under Sub
Article (1) of this Article is liable, on conviction, to a
fine of not less than twenty thousand Birr and not
more than fifty thousand Birr and in the case of a
juridical person to a fine of not less than fifty
thousand Birr and not more than one hundred
thousand Birr, and to a term of imprisonment of the
officer in charge of not less than five years and not
more than ten years, or a fine of not less than five

thousand Birr and not more than ten thousand Birr of
both.

16. Offences Relating to Pollution

A natural person commits an offence if he discharges any
pollutant contrary to the provisions of this Proclamation
or regulations issued hereunder and is liable, on convic-
tion, to a fine of not less than one thousand Birr and not
more than five thousand Birr or to an imprisonment of not
less than one year and not more than ten years or both
and, in the case of a juridical person, to a fine of not less
than five thousand Birr and not more than twenty five
thousand Burr and an imprisonment of the officer in
charge for a term of not less than five years and not more
than ten years, or a fine of not less than five thousand Birr
and not more than ten thousand Birr or both.

17. Forfeiture and Restoration
The court, before which a person is prosecuted for an
offence under this Proclamation or regulations issued
hereunder, may, in addition to any penalty it impose upon
the convicted person, order:

(a)

(b)

the confiscation of any thing used in the commission
of the offence in favor of the state or to dispose of it
in any other way;
that the cost of cleaning up and the disposing of the
substance, chemical or equipment seized be borne
by the convicted person; and
the convicted person to restore to the state in which
the environment was prior to the infliction of the
damage, and when such restoration is not possible to
pay appropriate compensation.

PART SIX

Miscellaneous Provisions

18. Transitory Provision
Regulations to be issued hereunder shall determine the
manner in which existing undertakings shall comply with
this Proclamation.

19. Duty to Provide Information

1)

2)

Any person engaged in an activity pertaining to any
of the provisions of this proclamation or any other
related law shall provide any information on his
activity as required by the Authority or the relevant
regional environmental agency.

The Authority shall have access to all environmental
data and information.


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20. Power to Issue Regulations
The Council of Ministers may issue Regulations neces-
sary for the effective implementation of _ this

Proclamation.

21. Inapplicable Laws
Any law or practice inconsistent with this Proclamation is

inapplicable regarding matters provided herein.
22. Effective Date

This Proclamation shall come into force as of the 3" day

LV APE NIAC FE $F LORIE 9-7 EPC COG LUA: of December, 2002.

Done at Addis Ababa, this 3™ day of December, 2002.
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