Republic of Ethiopia (2009) Regulation to provide for the prevention of industrial pollution, Ethiopia

Republic of Ethiopia (2009) Regulation to provide for the prevention of industrial pollution, Ethiopia


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This Regulation is issued by the Council of Ministers
pursuant to Article 5 of the Definition of Powers and
Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation NO. 471/2005 and
Article 20 of the. Environmental Pollution Control
Proclamation No. 300/2002.

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Industrial Pollution Council of Ministers Regulation
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Definitions

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4. “region” means any region referred to in Article

47 of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic
Republic of Ethiopia and, for the purpose of this
Regulation, includes the Addis Ababa and Dire
Dawa city administrations;

5. “existing factory” means a factory that is under
operation or a project to which an application to
obtain a license to establish a factory has been
submitted before or on the date of entry into force
of this Regulation;

6. “pollution” means any condition which is
hazardous 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
Regulation, the relevant environmental standard
or under any other relevant law;

7. “person” means a natural or juridical person:

8. Under this Regulation any expression in the
masculine gender shall also include the feminine
gender..

3. Scope of Application
“The provisions of this Regulation shall apply to a

factory which is in an industrial sector listed in a
directive issued under this Regulation or has been
notified by the competent environmental organ in
accordance with sub-article (5) of Article 4 of this
Regulation, until it ceases to operate or until such
additional time as has been determined by the
competent environmental organ.

4. General Obligations

1. A factory subject to this Regulation shall prevent
or, if that is not possible, shall minimize the
generation of every pollutant to an amount not
exceeding the limit set by the relevant
environmental standard and dispose of it in an
environmentally sound manner.

2. Even factory shall have the obligation to handle
equipment, inputs and products in a manner that
prevents damage to the environment and to
human and animal health.

3. Every factory shall notify the competent
environmental organ any potentially pollutant,
input or product under its possession.

4. If any factory loses a potentially pollutant, input
or product it shall immediately notify the
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5. Even if a factory is not subject to the provisions
of this Regulation, the competent environmental
organ may require it to take appropriate
measures in order to eliminate any risk that
might emanate from its operation.

6. The competent environmental organ shall issue
a written order to a factory that it believes will
entail substantial damage by transgressing the
limit set by the environmental standard to take
measures to remove the risk.

5. Licensing

The competent licensing agency can grant a license to
a factory after verifying that the effluent is not a
pollutant or will not exceed the limit set under the
relevant environmental standard and it will not entail
damage if released into the environment.

6. Varying Licensing Requirements

1. The,competent environmental organ may order a
variation of the conditions of a license that has
been granted whenever:

_.@) the factory introduces change in its opera-

tional technique or undertakes an expansion;

b) the factory does not commence its operations
within the set time limit; or

c) an unforeseen fact of serious implication is
realized.

2. Any order issued pursuant to sub-article (1) of this
Article shall state the reason for the issuance of
the order and the time limit within which it shall
be implemented.

3. The owner or legal representative of any factory
who challenges the appropriateness of the order
issued pursuant to sub-article (2) of this Article
may, within 30 days from receipt of the order,
submit a written complaint to the competent
environmental organ.

4. The competent environmental organ shall. Within
30 days, issue its decision on the complaint
submitted to it in accordance with sub-article (3)
of this Article.

7. Suspension or Cancellation of License

1, The competent environmental organ shall suspend
or cancel the license of a factory whenever it finds
out that the conditions of the license set in
accordance with this Regulation have not been
complied with.


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2. The competent environmental organ shall, despite
the factory’s observance of the requirements set
under the provisions of this Regulation, suspend
or cancel a license if it has reason to believe that
the continuation in operation of the factory may
entail serious pollution.

3. The competent environmental organ shall. when it
decides to suspend cancel a license in accordance
with sub-article (1) or (2) of this Article, notify

_the competent licensing agency its reason and the
time when it shall be implemented. The licensing

agency shall ensure the enforcement of the -

decision accordingly.

4. The owner or legal representative of any factory
who challenges the appropriateness of the
decision issued pursuant to sub-article (3) of this
Article may, within 30 days from receipt of the
decision, submit a written complaint to the
competent environmental organ.

5. Within 30 working days from the date of receipt of
any challenge submitted to it in accordance with
sub-article (4) of this Article, the competent
environmental organ shall amend, cancel or
uphold its decision.

8. Emergency Reponses system

1. Any factory subject to the provisions of this
Regulation shall prepare and implement an
emergency response system.

2. The emergency response system prepared pursuant
to sub-article (1) of this Article shall be notified
to the competent environmental organ by the
factory.

9. Monitoring of Environmental Safety

1. A factory subject to the provisions of these
Regulation shall, with a view to ensuring its
compliance with this Regulation, prepare and
implement its own internal environmental
monitoring system.

2. The competent environmental organ may, if it
deems it necessary, apply the provisions of sub-
article (1) of this Article even if the industrial
sector of the factory is not listed in a directive
issued pursuant to Article 3 of this Regulation.

10. Public complaints

1. The competent environmental organ shall prepare
a mechanism to respond to any person Who
complains concerning pollution without requiring
him to prove vested interest.


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2. The competent environmental organ to which a
complaint on pollution has been submitted shall
investigate the case and take measures and notify
to the complainant within 90 days.

3. Any person dissatisfied by the measure taken in
accordance with sub-article (2) of this Article may
submit a complain notice to the head of the
competent environmental organ in writing within
30 days of the issuance of the decision. The head
of the competent environmental organ shall issue
his decision within 30 days following the receipt
of the complain notice.

11. Information on Pollution Management


1. Any factory subject to this Regulation shall keep
written information describing the equipment and
input it has used, the product it has produced, the
pollutant it has generated, and the disposal
mechanisms it has used to dispose of the pollutant
and other related matters.

2. Every factory shall submit to the competent
environmental organ an annual report describing
how it is complying with the provisions of thgs
Regulation.

3. The Authority shall issue a report on the amount,

source, movement and disposal of pollutants in
Ethiopia at least every five years.

12. Existing Factories

1. An existing factory that is in an industrial sector
listed in a directive issued pursuant to this
Regulation shall, within a maximum of 5 years,
fully comply with the provisions of this
Regulation.

2. Every existing factory that is in industrial sector


subject to this Regulation shall, with a view to
complying with this Regulation, undertake
environmental audit, and prepare and implement
an environmental management plan.

3. The competent environmental organ shall. if it is
not possible to avoid the adverse impacts likely to
emanate from the operation of the factory within
the time limit specified in sub-article (1) of this
Article take any measure it deems appropriate to

avoid the adverse impacts. The decision may
include either the relocation or closure of the
factory.


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13. Responsibility

1, It shall be the responsibility of the Authority to
enforce this Regulation with respect to a factory
licensed by the Federal Government.

2. It shall be the responsibility of the regional
competent environmental organ to enforce this
Regulation with respect to a factory licensed by a
regional government.

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15. Effective Date

This Regulation shall come into force up on the date
of publication in the Federal Negarit Gazeta.

Done at Addis Ababa this 7" Day of January, 2009.

MELES ZENAWI
PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA