WHEREAS the implementation of good agricultural practices in the floriculture sector is necessary to avoid undesirable environmental and social impacts;

WHEREAS it is necessary to define and regulate the essential elements of environmentally sustainable and socially acceptable agricultural practices to enhance the sustainability of the floriculture industry;

WHEREAS the need to enhance the reputation of the Ethiopian floriculture industry calls for the issuance of a certification system that determines the level of compliance with the requirements of environmental and social responsibility;

NOW, THEREFORE, 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. 691/2010 and Article 20 of the Environmental Pollution Control Proclamation No.300/2002