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CONTENTS

Proclamation No. 271/2002

House of Peoples' Representatives LegislativeProcedure, Committees Structure and Worleing.

Proclamation '"'''''''''' ""'''''''''''''''''''''' Page 1715

PROCLAMATION No. 271/2002

THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF

ETIllOPIA HOUSE OF PEOPLES' REPRESENTATIVES

LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE, COMMITTEES'STRUCTURE-AND WORKING PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, it is important to enable the House ofPeoples' Representativesto effectivelydischarge its powersand functions,as well as the responsibilityvestedwith by thepublic, as enshrinedin the Constitution;

WHEREAS, it is appropriate to organize the workingmechanismsandstructuresof theCommitteesof the Housein

considerationof the FederalGovernmentOrgans new struc-tures; ..

WHEREAS, it is proper to make the legislativeprocedureof the Houseconsistentwiththe Constitutionandinternational parliamentarian tenets as well as to promotedemocratictraits and encouragetransparency;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Articles55(1)and59(2)of theConstitutionof theFederalDemocraticRepublicof Ethiopia,it is herebyproclaimedas follows:

PART ONEGeneral

1. Short Tide

This proclamation may be cited as the' 'House ofPeoples' Representatives'Legislative Procedure, Com-mittees StruchIreand Working Proclamation No. 271/2002." .

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2. Definitions

In this proclamation, unless the context otherwiserequires:1) "Constitution" means the constitution of the

FederalDemocraticRepublicof Ethiopia;2) "House" means the House of Peoples' Represen-

tativesestablishedin accordancewith Article53 ofthe.Constitution.

3) "Committee"meansStanding,Ad hoc...Committeeestablished by the House .to undertake a certainactivitywhenevernecessary; ';' .

4) "StandingCommittee"means a body set up by theHouse to enhance the duty of the House within theboundary ()f the powers and functions given to itunder thisproclamation;

5) "Ad hoc Committee" means a body established bythe House whenever it feels there is an urgentsituation and where deemed necessary to carry outactivities that may not be directly undertaken byother Committees;

6)' "Sub Committee"meansa Committeesetup by anyof the Committees of the House from among itsmembers with a view to act upon its work effec-tivley;

7) "Standing Sub Committee" means a Commmitteeset up by the House to act as a supporting bodywheneverthe StandingCommitteeis under a heavyworkload.

8) "Coordinating Committee" means a Commiittee,whichcomprisesthe chairpersonsand secretariesofthe StandingCommitteesor theirrepresentativesand . ,

the speakers;9) "Resou(ce. Person" means individuals or or-

ganizationsinvitedto expoundtheir viewsoncertainfunctionsof the Houseor Cominitteesof the House;

10) ''First Reading" means the reading and discussionprocess held on a draft bill to be endorsed by theHouse,before referringit to the pertinentStandingCommitteefor further inspection; .

11) "Second'Reading" means the discussion on therecommendationand suggesions of the StandingCommittee,to which the draft bill was referredforfurther inspectionsubsequentto the first reading;

12) "ThirdReading"meansthediscussionof theHouseon th~returneddraft bill which was referred to theStanqing Committee for further re-~xaminationsubsequentto the sCfondreading;

13) "Technical Correction" means rectification oferrors of language or otherwise which in no waymodifiesthe substanceof the given law.

PART TWOMajorFunctionsand Working

Proceduresof the House

3. GeneralFunctionsof the House

The House of Peoples' Representativesshall have thefollowing general functions as enshrined in the Cons-titution :1) enact laws;2) hear reportsof thePrime Ministerand otherofficials

.of the Federal Governmentand shall call for ques-tioning wheredeemed necessary;

3) investigate the operations of the Federal Govern-mentbodies;

4) establishStandingand other Committees as well ashear their reports.

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4 LegislativeProcedures1) The, House of Peoples' Representatives shall

" legisl;1te laws, by passing new, la)Ns, amending,repealing old ones orpy a,dopting internationalagreements.'

2) Bodies who may initiate and 'submit draft bills to theHouse are:(a) The Sepeaker and the Deputy Speaker;(b) Members of the House;(c) Committees of the House;(d). Exec~tivebpdies;,(e) The judiciary, and(t) Other governmental institutions accountable to

the House., ,3) The Bodies sp~cified in Sub-Article (2), (d), (e), (t)

above, may initiate laws within their jurisdictiongiven to them by law.

4) Any draft bill to be presented in accordance with SubArticle (2)(b) of this Article shall be in writing andsupported, by the signature ,of at least'20 members ofthe House and should be s\lbmitted to the Speaker ofthe House a week prior to its presentation to theHouse.

5) Subject to Sub-Article (2) (a) a draffbill initiated bythe Deputy Speaker shall be submitted to the Speakerof the House a week before its submission to theHouse. ,

6) Any ,praft bill shall be submitted"tp the Housethrough the Speaker. '

7) The'Houseshalldirectlyreceiveandopendiscussionon a draft bill submitted in accordance with sub-Article(4) of this Article.

8) The Speakershall,upon submissionof a draftbill tohim, notify the House of its content and essence;cause it to be itemizedin the agendafor preliminaryreading.

9) First Reading.(a) A person delegatedby the speakeror represen-. tative of the bill initiator shall, at the time

therein. set for it, openly read out the billitemizedin the agenda',to the House.

(b) Where the draft bill, submitted is foundvoluminousand time consumingfor a reading,the speaker may rule that it be sent out todeputies,priorto the date set for the agendaanddeliberations be started u,ponit without open

. reading.(c) upon completion of the reading of the draft bill

under sub-Article (9) (a) and (tr), the speakershall open the floor for deliberations on thespirit of the draft bill in geQerfl. ,

(d) uopn winding-up of the detibr~,rati.ons!the draftbill 'shall he numbered and referred, to thecencerned standing oFjoint committee, by the

"~p~aker. '(e) where,subsequentto thereadingof theqraftbill

submitted, two thirds of the members of theHouse deCidethat the HOliseQughtto directlyconsider the matter at its regular meeting, thematter shall not be referred to a comittee.

10) when 'executing sub Article (9) (d) the PertinentCommitteeinspectingthe draftbill referredto it shallrequire at least 20 wor~jng qays to submit itsproposalon thebill to the House,unlessthe bill to bepassed is urgingfor an immediateenactment.

11. SecondReading;,(a) the speaker of the House shall cause the

standing committeeread the report on the billreferred to it after the first reading with its

. recommendationsand suggestions. '

(b) the speaker opens the floor for discussionsonthe recommendationsmade.;

(c) ,where the draft bill is not deliberated exhaus-tively, it shall be re-referred to the pertinentcommittee for further review; if the de-liberation,however, is completedsatisfactorilythen it shallbe enactedas a law.

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12) ThirdReading(a) thecommitteethatreceivedthe'billfor the second

time, shall read out the amended version and itsfinal' decision to 'the House. '

(b) the House shall pass the bill after a thoroughdiscussionon the final proposal.

13) Adoption of Laws,(a) Subject to Article 57 of the Constitution, the

speakerof theHouseshatltransmitthedraftbill tothe President of the Federal Government forsignaturesuggestingthat the Househasdiscussedand approvedit. .

(b) ,ThePresidentshall sign withinfifteendays. If thepresidentdoesn't sign withinfifteendays,the lawshall take effect without ,his signature. Thespeakerof theHousemayundertaket,hetechnical~orrection,where deemed necessary,prior to itspublicationin the FederalNegaritGazeta.

(c) Subject to sub - Article (13) (b) of this Article,whenever there is a technical correction, thePresidentshouldbe informedthroughtheSpeakerof the House.

(d) Theratifiedlawshallbe numberedby the Speakerand thereby published, in the Federal NegaritGazeta.

5. Examining the Performanceof the FederalGovemmentBodies

1) The, Prime 'Minister of the Federal, DemocraticRepublicof Ethidpiashallpresenthisgeneralplan inOctober, as well as his performance'reports at themiddleandend of the year to theHouse.

2) Anymemberof theFederalGovernmentbodiesshallpresent their reports to the pertinent committees inthe allottedtime.

3) The' Standing Committee shall summon a publicdebate on the -report after its own hearing. Thecommitteeshallinvitepertinentbodiesof the societyand the mass media to attend the discussions.Thepertinent Federal Governmentbodies shall presenttheirreportsthroughthepertinentStandingCommit-tees to the house. '

4) Subject to sub-Article (2) of this Article, amongothers, the repprt to be presentedshall focus mainlyon annual plan of action and achievements, theadministrative process and ,budget execution,problemsjdentified,in the process of execution aswell as the resultsachieved.

5) Head of the cpncernedbody shall present the reportof the body unless obliged otherwise by a forcemajeure.

6) The report may be presented by his representative,only wherethe head concerned'informsthe Speakerthe reasonof his absenceand that his representativeshallpresent the report.

7) According to the order set up by the ~peaker,membersof theHousemayraisequestionsandmakesuggestions.

8) Subject to sub-Article(7) additional questions andideasmaybe forwardedin connectionto the answersgiven.

9) Members of the House shall give summary of thereport and may also issue orders to the pertinent

'standing committee to launch additional inves-tigation into the matter and present a report to theHouse,wheredeems it necessary.

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10) Subject to., Sub Article (9) the Hause shall, afterheari~g therepart, take the necessary measure if itfeels that the repart has indicated the existence af abasic problem. ..-

6. HeadngReports of the Committees

1) The leadershipar representativesaf the standingandather cammittees af the Hause shall present theirreparts in accardancewith the tiII1etable set by thespeaker. .

2) Reparts af the standing cammittees, shall be havingregard to.:(a) their annual perfarmances; and(b) matters referred to.them by the Hause.

3) Members af the Hause shan deliberate aq the repartpresented to. them, make suggestians ar pass de-cisians.

7. Joint Functions of the House of Peoples' Representatives'and the House of the Federation

,1) The Hause af Peaples' Representatives and theHause af the Federatian shan jaintly undertake thefallawing activities:' .(a) elect the President af the Republic as enshrined

in Article.70/2/ af. the Canstitutian;(b) subject toArticle 71 afthe 'Canstitutian to.hear

the speech af ~~ePresident af the Republic atthe cammencement af the annual sessian.

(c) subject taArticle 55/16/ aftheCanstitutian, to.hald a joint sessian, ~)ll'the initiative af theHause afPeaples' Representatives, and decidean the apprapariate measures to.be taken an,when state autharities are unable to. arrest,Vialatians af human rights within their juris-dictian~ .,

(<;1) subject to. Article 99 af the Canstitutian,. determinethe pawer to.levy taxes wheresuch

pawer is nat given either to. the FederalGavernmentor Regianal States. .

(e), an amendment af the Canstitutian af theFederal Demacratic RepUQIicaf' Ethiapiasubject to.Article 105/2/af the Canstitutian;

(t) andather issuesan \yhicbthe two.Housesagreeto.cansider in a jaint ~ession;:" ,

2) Thejaint sessiansafthe'House afPeapfes' Reprsen-; tatives and the Hause af the Federaiian-as stipulated. in theCanstitutianshall'bedirectedby theirpreviausrules pf prp~edur~s. \

8. Election of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House

1) subject to. Article 55/19/ afthe C;anstitutian, thereshall by aSpeaker and~ep.utY Speaker af the Hause.

2) Electianaf the Speaker ';; )~,';'

(a) chairmanaf the p'artyhavlligthe majarity seataf tileHause shall retaIllmentl'the 'candidateSpeaker from '~ani its members'. ' .:

(b) ":a c~ridld~t~ ;Speakei 'nomirfated' by the. "minaht{'pah,ies arllptivate' r6presentatives

group sttailbeta candidate,if secanded.(c) ifother candidatescbuldnotbe retoinmended,

'., ''''~ ,,., ,:,the Hause shalleleet the' 'Speaker by ac-

. "clamatian." ,

. (d) ir- iahOtl1ercandidate is recommended, theelectian cammittee shall' cause the Hausememberita"raisltl1eir hands to.'show that the2tfrididai"erhas a~rie-third~, support. If thecaooidate""filils'tacailect1H5ne4hird suppart,the Speakershallbe eletted'hyacdamatian.

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(e) accordingly,a candidate supported by a one-third vote of members of the House and thecandidatepresentedby the partycontrollingthemajorityseatshallbe presentedto theHouseforcompetition.

(t) membersof the Houseshallelect the Speakerina secret ballot after the candidates have in-troducedthemselvesto the House.

3) Electionof the Deputy SpeakerThe procedure prescribed in sub-Article (2) abovefor electionof the Speaker,shall also apply for theelectionof tfieDeputySpeaker.

9. Powers and Functions of the Speaker and DeputySpeakerof theHouse '.

I) TheSpeakershallhavethepowersandfunctionsto:a) presid~ over the House sessions and in coor-

dination with the pertinent bodies shall setagendas and notify mem~rs of the House, ofsame"in advance;

(b) direct and administerthe House;(c) representthe Ho.usein all its dealings;(d) reconunend a,secretary, for appointment,who

shallmanagethe secretariatof the House;(e) coordinate the activities of the Standing and

other committeesof the House;(t) the Speakermaydelegatepartof his powersand

duties to the Deputy Speal\erin writing;(g) undertake such other activities as may be

assignedto him by.the House;2) The Deputy Speaker of the House shall have the

Powers andFunctionsto:(a) represent,the Speakerin his absenceor whenthe

Speaker wants to participatein the discussionofthe Househavinghis position;

(b) undertakesuchotl;1eractivitiesas maybegiventohim by the House'and the Speakerin writing.

10. Setting of AgendasI) The agendas that the Hpuse may deliberate in its

regular sessionsmaycome from:(a) the Speakerof the House,(b) committeesset up by the Houseand(c) membersof the House.

2) Any agenda to be 'presentedto the House shall besubmitted to the Speaker ahead of five workingdays unlessit is a matterof greatest urgency.

3) In conforrrutywith Sub.:ArticleI/c/, an agenda tobe presented to the House has.to be supported bythe signatureof 20membersof theHouseincludingthe presenter.

4) The House shaHr.eceivethe agenda submitted inaccordancewith sub Article131of this Article anddirectly: resume discussio1)s.

5) Any agend4imeant to be-thesubject of discussion intbe next regular sess~onoftl}p,Ho,\,lSeshall be givennotice of to each member of the House, 48 hours in. ..". .advance. ..

6) Ttle-ag~da to be submittc?dto~achregularsessionpi the,Housemusi'6e apptoyetlby a majority voteof the members except :the agenaa stated in Sub~leJ31 otthis Article. ' .

7) Any body demanded for the setting of agenda asstipulated in Sub Article'nland 131of this Articleshallhavethelight toaskdurlngthe regularsession

''Ofthe House the'reasons wby the agenda was notpresentedon time to the House.

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PART THREEStructure, Powers and Functions as wel1asGeneral Working Procedures of the Various

Committees of the House

11. Structure, Powers and Functions as wel1 as WorkingProcedures of the Coordinatng Committee

1) the Coodinating Committee(a) the committee shall, comprise the speaker,

deputy speaker, chairpersons of each commit-tee and the secretary or their representatives asits members.

(b) the speaker shall preside over sessions of thecommittee and pass decisions by a majorityvote. The presence of more than half of themembers shall constitute a quorum.

(c) shall elect a secretary from among its mem-. be~. '

2) The Coordinating Committee of the House shallhave the followingpowersand functions:(a) coordinate the work plan of the committees

and supervisethe general flow harmony andeffectivenessof works'in the House.

;(b) evaluatethe majorproblemsandstrongpointsidentified in the House, streamline general

. work plans and issue directives to the Per-tinentCommittees. '

(c) holduiscussionson issuesand agendaswhichthe speaker believes should be seen by thiscommittee or referred to it by the StandingCommittees.

3) The coordinating.committeeshall apply the generalworkingpro~edU1"esprovidedfor the standingcom-mitteesin Article 19of this proclamation.

12. Structure, Powers and Functions of the Ad hocCommittee1) TheH6use shallestablishadhoccommittees when

it is convincedthat thereareurgentand vital issues,which rltay not be directly undertaken by theStandingand CoordinatingCommittees.

2) The power of the ad hoc committee shaH'bede.terminedby-theurgencyandvitalityof situationsthat may take place,however,the Hous,eshall givegeneraldirective&thatmayenable it accomplishitsmISSIons.. '

3) TheHouse,dependingon t)1esitua!ion,shalldecidethe number of members of the ad hoc committeeand assign chairman and secretary to lead thecommittee. ' ~.

4) The ad hoc committeeshall dissolve after accom-plishing its mission within its powers andpresen-ting a report to the House.

13. Structure,Powers and Functions asweJ/ as WorkingProceduresof the StandingSub-Committee1) Standing Sub Gommittee is a committee es-

ta:blishect'by the House upon the request of theStanding.<;::ommitteeto undertake activities it hasbeen unabl~ to accomplish owing,to, the heavyworkload. ' '

. 2) , :rhe,~tanping Sub-Cp~itt~es . sqaJI be. accoun-

. table to the PertinyntStandingc°tTI.Ii1it!ees.3) The Standing Sub-Committees sl\'aHieceive ac-

.tivities to be cairiedout in cbnsilltationswith theStanding' CoIIltTiittees,'prepitre.workptans, submita report and.pfoposaho the Standing Committee.

4) The Standing Sub'Conunittees sh~l1,decide theirmode ,.of operatipIk through internal working

. j. prq~dures ~d f.C?gulattol1&,de~lt~n together withthe Standing Committees.

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5) each Standing Sub-Committee shall have its ownchainnan and secre~ and shall be accountabletothe StandingComIi1itteeandStandingSub-Commit-tee they are ~signed to.

6) facilities,neededforthe workshallbe madeavailablefor the StandingSub-Commmittees.

7) the rights and duties given to members of theSta.ndingCommitteesshallalso applyto membersofthe StandingSub-Committee.

14. Structure,Powers and Functiorisas well as WorkingProcedUresof the Sub-Coinmittee '

1) A Sub-Committeeis a body to be organizedby anyof the StandingCommittees,dividing its members,to appropriatelydischargei.tsrespons~bilities.

2) Each Sub-Committeeshjill have its own chainnanand secretaryelectedby'the'StandingCommittee.

3) It shall prepare work plan based on the. StandingCommittee's annual plAIt,execute and submit a

, reportto the StandingCommittee. ,

4) It shall undertake other activities assigned to it bythe 'StandingCommittee.

15. Structureof StandingCommittees1) The House shall have the following Standing

Committees:(a) the (::apacityBuilding Affairs StandingCom-

mittee; ,

(b) the Trade andIndustry'AffairsStandingCom-mittee; "

(c) theRuralDevelopmentAffairsStandingCom-mittee: '

(d) the. Natural Resources and EnvironmentalProtectionAffairs StandingCommittee;

(e) the Infrastruc'tureDev.elopmentAffairs Stan-ding Committee; "

(f) th~BudgetandFinanceAffairsStandingCom-rtuttee;.. '

(g) the Legal and Administrative Affairs StandingCommittee;" '

(h) the Foreign, Defence and Security Affairs, StandingCommittee;

(i). the Women's Affairs StandingCommittee;(j) the InforiIiationand Culture Affait:sStanding

Corimiittee;' , , '

(k) the SocialAffairsStafidirtgCommittee;and(1) the Pastoralists.Affaris,StandingCommittee.

2) TheStandingCommitte,essl\allbe accountableto the.House..- .

3) Each StandingCommittee shall have 13 members,includingthechairpersonand thedeputychairperson

, directly elected by the House. ','4) A member of the House sJtallnot be a member of

more,thanone ,Standing<;'ommit~ at,ope,time.5) ChaUpersonsof the S~(iing Committees shall be

accountableto the committee'and to'the Speakerofthe House. .

6) Each StandingCommitteeshall have essential sup-portstaff. .. ". '.. "

16. PowersandFunctionsof the StandiI1g~oq:uni~The StandingCornmit~s of theJlouse sh.fllnave the

, followirigjoint powersand functions:, , '

" 1) submit recommendations:arid suggestions to theHouse, on :the draff bills referred' to them asstipulated ,in Article 4. ..; ,

2) superviseand investigategovernmentbpdiesassig-q,edto ~hem,whenevernecxssary. "

3) 'teceive 'complaintsse~ttd them through variousways. ',., '" " ,"

,,4) y'conduct, subjectto the,purpose of their .establish-, ',. ment, studies an9"s~pervi~, the effective im-

+" pl~Qlen,tation of qa~ona1, polici~, stJ;ategies and,pr<?gramsas, )VeIl ~'design 'be~r s~cture and

" exec.utionmechanismswheredeemed necessary.5) otganize variou~worKshops\and'discussion forums

as well as facilitate mechanismsror ..experiencesharing.

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6) may undertake their activities by breaking up intosub committees and may also request the House forthe establishment of Standing Sub Committeesciting workload ofthe committee.

7) make sure that, their legislative and investigativeactivities are done on gender equality basis andgender sensitized.

8) undertake other assignments given by the House orthe Speaker.

17. 'Powers and Functions of Leadership of the StandingCommittees1) powers and functions of Chairpersons shall be to:

(a) represent the committee in all its dealings withthird parties;

(b) submit a report to the House as stipulated inArticle 6;

(c) direct the committees, coordinate and presideover meetings. They shall administer the sup-port staff as enshrined in Article 15(6);

(d) facilitate ways for the presence of invitedguests;

(e) call for extra ordinary meetings;(f) carryout other activities given by the Speaker,

the House and the Committee.2) Powers and functions of the deputy chairpersons

shall be to:(a) represent the chair persons in their absence;(b) mak sure that the committees' documents and

minutes are properly kept;(c) undertake other activities assigned to them by

the committees' chairpersons and the commit-tees.

3) The leadership specified in Sub Articles (1) and (2)0fthis Article shall undertake their activities with theknowledge of their committee members.

18. Obligations of Members of the Standing Committees1) Members of the standing committees shall have the

following major obligations:(a) except where there is a good cause for absence,

any member is obliged to be present at allcommittee meetings;

(b) undertake and supervise the execution of assig-nments on time.

(c) a member represented to take part in, the studiesto be conducted both at home and abroad as wellas meetings and field works shall submit asound report to the Pertinent Committee and tothe House.

2) A committee member is responsible for the activitiescarried out both idividually and jointly. A memberwho failed to accomplish hislher duties, shall beevaluated by the majority vote of the committee andthe report shall be submited to the House.

19. General Working Procedures of the Standing Commit-teesThe Standing Committees of the House shall have thefollowing major working systems and procedures:1) A committee having received a draft bill, subsequent

to the first reading, shall itemize the matter in itsagenda; and(a) give notice;(b) invite resource presons and bodies dir~ctly- concerned with the matter;

(c) arrange public opinion collecting forums; andsubmit, to the House, a report consisting of itsinvestigation, recommendations and susggestions onthe matter.

2) Standing Committees shall undertake theirsupervisory and follow-up duties by:

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(a) receivingplans and achievementsof the ins-titutionsthey supervise

(b) takingpart in meetingsand conferences;(c) invitingand talking to concernedbodies and

where necessary, causing explanation begiven;

(d) makinghelpfulvisits;(e) embarkingon tips and p.etitionssubmittedby

differentsectorsof the society;and by3) creatingcoordinatio.nwith other standingcommit-

teesor bodies.

4) preparingrep6rt, givingexplanation~5) the guidanceof theannualplanandreviewingtheir

comprehensiveoperations.

20. Proceduresof StandingCommitteeMeetings1) unless otherwisechanged for special reasons, the

Standing Committees shall regularly have fixedmeetingdays,place and time.

2) without being counted for quorum, motioningagendaandvote,membersof theHouseandinvitedguestsmaytakepart in the meetingof the StandingCommittee.

3) particulars relating to Sub Articles (1) and (2)above and conditions of meeting and decisionmakingproceduresshallbe inlinewiththeworkingproceduresof the Houseand the specificsof whichshallbe determinedby Regulations.

21. CapacityBuildingAffairs StandingCommittee1) The major objective.for the establishmentof the

CapacityBuildingAffairsStandingCommitteeis:(a) to produce trained manpowerin a short time

and in a big numberwhocould be committedto work effectively, with a great sense ofresponsibility and integrity to bring aboutrapid economic development and build asocietybasedon democraticprinciples,

(b) as well as to implement,superviseand inves-tigatethe measuresbeing undertakento buildexecutionand planningcapacitiesboth in thegovernmentand privateeconomicsectors.

2) TheCapacityBuildingAffairsStandingCommitteeshall supervisethe followinggovernmentoffices:(a) Minis~ of CapacityBuilding;(b) Ministryof Education;(c) ScienceandTechnologyCommission;(d) CivilServiceCommission;(e) ManagementInstitute;(t) CivilServiceCollege,and(g) Justiceand LegalOrderResearchInstitute.

3) Havingregardto thebodiesspecifiedin SubArticle(2) above and within the powers and dutiesspecifically given to them, the Committee shallpreparedraftbills and submitto the House,check,superviseand investigatewheneverdeemedneces-sary.

22. TradeandIndustryAffairs StandingCommittee1) The Tradeand IndustryAffairsStandingCommit-

tee shallhave the followingmajorobjectives:to check that the agriculture policy has beenformulatedin sucha wayto speedup the growthofthe nationaleconomyandeffectivelyimplemented,measures have been taken to encourage the de-velopment of trade, industry and handicraft, the

. investmentpolicy and law have createdfavorableconditionstoentrepreneursas wellassuperviseandinvestigate the implementationof policies, lawsand regulations issued to facilitate the regions'traderelations,foreigntradeandexistingandfuturechambersof commerceat a national level.

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2) The Trade and Industry Affairs Standing Committeeshall supervisethe followinggovernmentoffices:

(a) the Ministryof Trade and Industry;(b) the InvestmentAuthority;(c) the Qualityand StandardsAuthority;(d) the Coffeeand Tea Authority;(e) the GovernmentOwned DevelopmentEnter-

prises SupervisingAuthority;(t) the Basic Metallurgicand EngineeringIndus-

try:(g) the Ethiopian Foreign Trade Promotion

Agency;(h) the EthiopianPrivatizationAgency;and(i) the LiveshockMarketingAuthority.

3) Havingregardto the bodiesspecifiedin SubArticle(2) above and within the powers and dutiesspecifically given to them, the committee shallpreparedraft bills and submit to the House,check,superviseand investigatewheneverdeemedneces-sary.

23. RuralDevelopmentAffairs StandingCommittee1) The main objective for establishmentof the Rural

Development Affairs Standing Committee is toraiseproductionandproductivityin theagricultural,sector of the economy, to ensure food self suf-ficiencyand food securityas well as to investigateand supervise the effective implementation ofpolicies,programsand plans formulated to enablethe agricultureleddevelopmentstrategyachieveitsobjectives.

2) TheRuralDevelopmentAffairsStandingCommit-tee shall supervise the following governmentalinstitutions:(a) the Ministryof Rural Development,(b) the Ministryof Agriculture,(c) the Disaster Preventation and Preparedness

Commission,(d) the Social Rehabilitation and Development

fund,(e) the Plant GeneticIndustry Agency,(t) the FertilizerIndustryAgency,(g) the AgriculturalResearch Organization,(h) the Bio Diversity Protection and Research

Institute,and(i) theRuralEnergyDevelopmentandPromotion

Center.3) Having regard to the bodies specifiedin sub Article

(2) above and within the powers and dutiesspecifically given to them, the Committee shallprepare draft bills and submit to the House, check,supervise and investigate wheneverdeemed neces-sary. .

24. NaturalResourcesandEnvironmentalProtectionAffairs StandingCommittee

1) The main objective for the establishment of theNatural Resources and Environmental ProtectionAffairs Standing Committee is to preserve andconserve the nation's natural resources, to ensuresustainabledevelopment, investigate and supervisethe effective implementationof policies, strategiesand progarmsadopted.

2) The Natural Resources and Enviommental Protec-tion AffairsStandingCommitteeshall supervisethefollowinggovernmentoffices:(a) EnvironmentalProtectionAuthority,(b) Ministryof WaterResources,(c) Ministryof Mines and(d) The Ethio-GeologicalSurvey.

3) Having regard to the bodies specified in sub (2)above and withinthe powers and-dutiesspecificallygiventothem,theCommitteeshallpreparedraftbillsand submit to the House, check, supervise andinvestigatewheneverdeemednecessary.

25. InfrastructureDevelopment AffairsStandingCommittee1) The Infrastructure Development Affairs Standing

Committee shall have the following major objec-tives:

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(a) on energydevelopmentand utilization,electricpower supply,growth and distribution,

(b) on the,nation'sconstructionworks.(c) on the promotion of the country's air, railway

and maritime transportationsas well as postaland telecommunicationsservices,

(d) seeking ways for the development of thenation's transport and communicationsnetwork,

(e) iQvestigatingand supervising the grants andloans the country has obtained from local andforeignsourcesto facilitat.ethe developmentofinfnistructurewhetherthey hav~been used fortheir intended purposes in line with policies,rules and regulations.

2) The Infrastructure'Development Affairs StandingComrilittee shall supervise the following govern-ment offices:

(a) the Ministryof Inf{astructure;(b) the EthiopianRoads Authority;(c) the Air TransportAuthority;(d) the Road TransportAuth:ority~(e) the Road Fund Office; .,(f) the National Fuel .Depots Reserve Adminis-. \

, trahon,(g) the EthiopianPostal Service;(h) the Ethiopian Telecommunications Agency;(i) the Ethiopian Telecommunications Cor-

poration; '.G) the Ethiopian Electric Power Agency;(k) the Ethiopian Electric Power C~rporation;(I) the Agency for the Administratiol}, of Rental

&u~s. ."3) Having regard to the b~dies specifiectin sub Article

(2) above and within the powers and dutiesspecifically given to them, the. Committee shallprepare Clraftbills and submit to the House, check,supervise and investigate whenever deemed neces-sary. "

26. Budget andFinanceAffairs StandingCommittee1) The main objective for the establishment of the

BudgetandFin~ce AffairsStandingcommitteeistoinvestigateand supervise the Federal government'sannual and aduitional budget and the subsidiesallottedto theregionalstatesas well asto monitorthecollection and protection ,of the Federal Govern-ment's money 'proper usage for the intended pur-~~. . '

2) The Budget and Finance Affairs StandingCommit-tee shallsupervisethefollowinggovernmentoffices:(a) the Ministry of Finance and Economic De-

velopment;(b) theCentraI.StatisticalAuthority;(c) the Ministryof Revenues;(d) the M':lppingAuth9rity;(e) the PopulationOffice;(f) the Government Owned Houses Sales Ex-

ecution Office;(g) the NationalBank of Ethiopia;(h) the AuditorGeneral;(i) the NationalLottery Administration;(j) the CustomsAuthority;(k) the InlandRevenuesAuthorityand.(I) the population and Housing Cens~ Commis-

sion.3) Having regard to the bodies specified in sub Article

(2) above and within the powers and dutiesspecifically given to them, the Committee shallprepare draft bills and submit to the House, cheek,supervise and investigatewhenever deemed neces-sary. .

4) Examinein detail the government's draft annualand. additional budget and submit same to the Housealong with suggesions.

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27. Legal andAdministrativeAffairs StandingCommittee

1) The main-objective for tl1~establishment of the,Legaland AdministrativeAffairsStandingCommit-tee is to supervise the organization and implemen-ta~on of the judiciary and admiJ1i~trativeworkingmechanIsmsof the Federal Government in accor-dance with the constit~tionas ~ell as to study thebasic problems in the sector and submitTecommen-dations,particularlywhether: .(a) the public is realizing the basic rights and

freedoms as enshrined in the 'Federal Cons-titutionand the' problems identified in thepfocess;~- .' h';.

(b) a democratic election system has been es-~ tal1lishedand accomplishedaccordingly,

(c) the public receives the proper service from theindependentjudiciary;

,-, (d) 'ithel'elat\QoshiP. betw~nthe.Regional Statesand the Fed~r~ Governmen~ has been im-plemented iQ line with PQwersand functionsgiven to the,Mjpistryof FedeqllAffairs;

(e) to superviseand inve~tig~tethe formulationandimplementation" of . law related policies,strat~gies,programs,coqes, agr~ments, etc.

2) I TIte.~g~lan'd AdIT,lini~trative'Affairs Standing, . Cdmmittec;shall supervise the following govern-

ment offices: ,- \ .'

. a)' theMinistfyof Justice;(b) the FederalSupremeCourt;(c); the SpecialProsecutor; .(d)fue Federal Ethics and AntLeorruption Com-

mission;(e)the~Huma Rights Commission;(f) the Ministryof Federal Affairs;(g) the FederalPoli~eCommission;.

(h) the FederalPrisons Administration;(i) the FederalTowns and Planning Institute;(j) the Addis Ababa City Administration;(k). theJDireDawa AdministrativeCouncil;(I) the Qtifice of-the Ombpdsmcp1; ."

(m), tbeNational ElectoralBoard; and(n) the JudicialAdministrationCouncil.

3).. Hav,ing.tegardto the bodies specified in sub Article(2).,aPqY~.!and, within the' powers and dutiesspecifically given to tnem, ,the committee shallprep'~edrfln\bills and submit to'the House, check,sppeivis~'ipid investigate whenever deemed neces-sary. .

4) Thecomn;ritteeshallundertakeits activitiesspecified.' tn~uDArticle 2[b1ofthisMicle without prejudice to

the independenceof thejudiciary Providedfor underArticle\7SoftheConstitutiori. ..

'S) Ttie'torbinitt~ shall investigatethe legal content ofdf'gft9'iHsreferredby the house to any committee

,.:' 'wheredeemednecessary,6) The'committeeshall submit its recommendationsto

the Houseon a requestJor the liftipgof the immunity, ". of~members9fth~House p\,ovide4inA(ticle 54 (6)

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7) Supervise th~Lthe ad.nP!1~str",tivestructures of any<. ,,;jq.~p.tutio~request~ tQbe.prgani~edby the House,

~. ',' -,: rarein£Qw.Wiansre)VithJg~ Constitution,S) Shaflinvestigatethe validityo,fjnternationalaccords

and agreementsfrom the legal point of view.

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;-' 1)' The major objective for the establishment of theForeign, Defence and 'sec\lrity Affaifs, StandingCommittee is to supervise, that the bilateral ormultilateralagreementsand loan, grant agreementsEthiopia has reached with other countries are infavour of the national interes~ of our people andensure the sovereigntyof the"country as well as tomakesure that the nation's and'the people's defenceandsecurityis structuredin such a wayto defendthesovereigntyof the country and the compositionofthe national army has been in considerationof thevarious nations, nationalities and peoples andcitizens rights, immigrfitionand refugees affairsshallcheckthattheEthiopianpeople'sinteresthavebeen well protected.

2) The Foreign, Defence ~nd Security Affairs standingcommittee sl}aUsupelVise the follow,ing governmentoffices: ,

(a) ,the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;(b) the Ministryof Defence;and 0

(c) the SecUrity, Immigration and Refugees Affairs,Authori~. ,

3) Having regard to the bodies specifiedin sub Article(2) above and witHin the' powers and dutiesspecifically given to" them, the committee shallprepare draftbills and submit to the House, check,supervise and investigatewheneverdeemed neces-sary,'

4) The committee shall' supervise the bilateral andmultilateralrelationswithparliamentsof othercoun-tries.

5) The committee,shall coordinate,and work jointlywith other pertinent stan_<ijngcommittees With regardto international,loanand'grantagreements.

Women's Affairs StandingCorhmittee

1) The major objective' for the establishment ofWomen's AffairsStandingCommittee,isto ensurethe respectof the rightsof womenstipulatedin the

.:Constitution and to enable them' to have, the, advantage'of their rights, as well as: "" ;

(a) to investigateand amend laws-that suppress"', wo~en and ini~iatenew dJ;aftlegislations;

(b) to make sure tha! when proclam~tions andplans are issue~ and endorsed that they are

'J basedon genderequality'and gender sen-"'

sitized; , o~,

(c) to enable women equally compete men ingovernme,nt~nd"privat~institti~()~~and raise

'f their participatipnJ,n thepolitical,'economic.and social fields as well as to h~a:hl1e wounds

of women'that 'they suffered ai~'a result of'inequality and discrimiilatiori'and take affir-

.' mative'actionsto'helpwomen benefit;(d) to ensure respect the rights of women to, ',. acquir~''administer~ control,1transfer, benefit

. ' from property,and inheritance; !

,.(e) ,to ens\!r~ the right$ of equality of women ineIpployi1}~nt,~~al 'pay, pr~mo,tion and pen-

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(f) to implement the National Women Affairs, Policy in all governmental institutions which

could be instrumental in enabling women tohave say in the national,developmentpoliciesplans and during project prep~ation and ex-ecution particularly projects that could affectwomen's advantages.

(g) to liberate women from harmful traditionalpractices inhibit, rules, that harm womenphysicallyand mentally;

(h) building the capacity of ~omen in familyplanning to protect their health from com-plicationsrelatedto pregnancyand childbirth

(i) to enable women to organize around theirquestionsandstrugglefor theirrights,in generalto examine the government's activities are inaccordancewiththe constitution,hlwandsectorpolicies. ' ,

2) The Women's Affairs Standing Committee shallsupervisethe followinggovenmentoffices :(a)' the Women Affai[s Sector at the Office of the

PrimeMinister;(b) the Women's Affairssectionsin each Govern-

c mental Institutions, and(c) the Women's DevelopmentFund.

3) Havingregardto the bodies specifiedin sub Article(2) above and within the powers and dutiesspecifically given to them, the committee shallpreparedraft bills and submit to the House, check,superviseand investigatewheneverdeemed neces-sary.

30. Informationand CultureAffairs StandingCommit~eeI) The informationandCultureAffairsStandingCom-

, mitteeshallhave the followingobjectives:(a) supervisethat the mass mediado play their roll

in the building of a democratic system, peaceand developmentin the country;

(b) formulate and practise working' mechanismsthatcouldfacilitatewaysfor thepreservationofcultural and historical heritages and pass toposterity;

(c) create conducive atmosphere that could en-couragethe flow of tourists to the country;

~d) superviseand investigatethat the board of thegovernmentalmass media is run properly anddischargedits responsibility.

2) The InformationandCultureAffairsStandingCom-mi~teeshall supervise the following governmentoffices: '

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(a) the Mipistry of Infonriation;(b) the TowisW CoIDIIri.ssion;(c) the BrmidcCl$tingAgency;(d) the Mass Media Training Institute;(e};..tbe Mittistry of Youth, Sports and Culture;

'-, ,(f) ;,the ~ritages Study and Conservation Authority;{g} the Na,tionalArchives and Library of Ethiopia;(h)" 'the,Ethiopian Convention Center;(i) the Ethiopian National Theater;(j)the Governmental Mass Media Board.

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3) ffilvitfgregard to the bodiesspecifiedin sub Article. (2) a60ve and Within the pOwers and duties. specifically given to them, the Committee shall

preparedraft bills and submit to the House,check,superviseand investigatewheneverdeemed neces-sary.

31. SocialAffairs StandingCommittee, 1) the mmn objeCtivefor the establishment of the

social affairs-standing committee.is'to supervise the-effective implementation. of the country's generalsocial development policies and,strategies, expandhealth services, prevent health. hazards, control the'spread of lilY/AIDS, jtQ,ensure social security,services,to street children., the eldedy, the disabledto realize the saf~ty o(child(en as w~11as to conducta study ab()ut unemployinen,.tand other socialrelated issues, evaluate the propiems idenitfied inthcr,process of~~ecution.. .

2) The Sotial Affairs stahding' committee shall~'uperVisethe follo~in~ governmentoffices:(a) Ministryof Heatth;! ,

.. ~ (b) theMinistryof Labor And-SocialAffairs;(c) the. IDV/AIDS Prevention and Control

SeCretariatQffice; ,

(d) DrugsAdministrationand-ControlAuthority.: .3) HaviJIgregard~,the bQdiesspecifiedin sub ~cle

(2) above and within the. pow.ers and dutiesspecifically given. ~ them,., the ROmmittee shallpreparedraft bills .a,nd,submit to the Ho~se,check,superviseand-investigatewheneverdeemed neces-sary.

32. PastoraJistsAffairs Standing CO!1)mittee

"1) Th'e"main'objective<for the establishment of the,'pastoralists Affairs., standing cOI1lmi\tee are ton;alize the rights of the p~,toralists enshrined in theConstitution, to supervise the special,support thegovrnment has, been providing owing to theirbackwardness, to' bring'abQu~ rapid, developmentaimed at changingtheiF~onQmic'and so,ciallife aswell as to ensure food security and-shall supervisethe .followjng additionaI.,Qbject!ye&; -

'; ',' (a) ~toen~urethe laws and plans to be issued are" prepared'in conslderation,of the benefits of the

pastoralists; .(bY' t'Q!>uildt4e capaCity of the pastOralists in a short

'time,capicitybuilding'lhstitUdonsbeexpandedwith especialemphasisoil'the constructionofboarding and',motJileschools as well as othereducational facilities, depending on the

.n . 'situation, .

(c) tomake'surC'that the government has allocatedand implemented budget to facilitate the

I" provisionpf food.and watel':JlS.well as healthservices to meJ~~e~tock'!f thep~stQralist andmarketing ~nfr't5t~uc~urCf>.ld~~elopme~t;

(d) to ensure that ~e;'xiUagj.Z'!-~~QPprograms to beundertaken in, th,e'pastqraJi,S(areas are based onthe. \y~llof _th~"R~t9'ralistS and.the bksic infras-

, , ' tructuredeveiopmenis~rvic~shav~beenbuilt,.(e r '1C)'facilitate tI1epr~visiort" Of ~xtension services

totl1epastbralistS~,','T' :' '

(f);' to mat{e'sure that early warning studies havebeen conducted regularly an-d r.cHef assistancehas beeb 'dispatched t6. the arew:whenever thereis draughkthcpa&tG>ralist ar.ea being vulnerable

,to a'TecUlTent d{~ught; . , '

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(g) to ensure that a researchand study systemhasbeen establishedin researchand studycentersaimed at raising productivityof the livestockof the pastoralists along with enabling thebenefit from agriculturalproducts;

(h) to inhibit harmful traditional practices andcustoms.

2);. The PastoralistsAffairs StandingCommitteeshallsupervisethe followinggovernmentoffices:(a) Livestock, Dairy Products and Marketing

DevelopmentAuthorityand(b) the Pastoralists Sectors Established in the

pertinentoffices.3) Havingregardto the bodiesspecifiedin sub Article

(2) above and within the powers and dutiesspecifically given to them, the Committee shallpreparedraft bills and submit to the House.check,superviseand investigatewheneverdeemedneces-sary.

PAR T FOUR

Miscellaneous Provisions

Y)f:' 1.100hA"'IJJeIlJT 33. Issuanceof Regulations

,.hc a." AU.Uh"~ 1:'1:J1.fPThLASr hhL"... fll'~ The House may issue Regulations necessary for thelIC1IC1.1-o1OJIIJAII implementationof this proclamation.

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34. RepealedLaws

The following laws are hereby repealed by thisproclamation,1) the House of Peoples' representativesLegislative

ProcedureProclamationNo. 14/1996;

2) the House of Peoples representatives LegislativeProcedure (Amendment) Proclamation No. 33/1996,

3) and other laws contrary to this proclamation.

35. Effective Date

This Proclamationshall enter into force as of the 2:r

day of April, 2002.

Done at Addis Ababa, this 2:r day of April, 2002.

GIRMA WOLDE GIORGISPRESIDENT OF THEFEDERAL

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OFETHIOPIA