WHEREAS, Ethiopia is one of the signatories to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, done in Paris on the 13th day of January,1993;
WHEREAS, the House of Peoples’ Representatives has ratified the said Convention at its session held on the 22nd day of February, 1996; and Proclamation No. 30/1996 has been proclaimed to this effect;
WHEREAS, it is agreed that each State Party must adopt the necessary measures to implement its obligation under the Convention, and to this effect the issuance of a national law has become necessary;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) and (12) of the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:
