This Regulation is issued by the. Council of Ministers pursuant to Article 5 and 34 of the Definition of Powers and Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 471/2005 (as amended by Proclamation No, 603/2008) and Article 2(43) and 55(1) of the Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Proclamation No. 661/2009.