WHEREAS, it is appropriate to address the problems identified during the implementation of proclamation No. 262/2002 and give the later sufficient clarity;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to strengthen the justice system so as to give civil servants better protection and it is essential to incorporate in a new law the changes occurring as a result of the implementation of the human resource management sub-program of the civil service reform program;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:
