Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation (No. 67/1997). Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 1997 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 25, 3th year, 6 March 1997, pp. 367-384. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development International trade Registration Authorization/permit Agricultural commodities Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract This Proclamation makes provision for the licensing and registration of businesses to which this Proclamation shall apply including certain activities related to agriculture and trade in agricultural products. It provides for the establishment of commercial registers and the issuing of business licences, except for businesses carrying out specified activities including the prospecting and mining of minerals, the provision for certain water services, commercial activities involving the use of radioactive materials and radiation emitting equipment and the trade in tobacco. Any person who has a permanent licence for agricultural development or industry shall not be required to possess a wholesale trade licence in order to wholesale his or her products. Full text English References - Legislation Amended by Commercial Registration and Business Licensing (Amendment) Proclamation (No. 376/2003). Legislation | Ethiopia | 2003 Keyword: Agricultural development, Authorization/permit, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commercial Registration and Business Licensing (Amendment) Proclamation (No. 328/2003). Legislation | Ethiopia | 2003 Keyword: Agricultural development, Registration, Authorization/permit, Agricultural commodities, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Commercial Registration and Business Licensing (Amendment) Proclamation (No. 171/1999). Legislation | Ethiopia | 1999 Keyword: Agricultural development, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation No. 686/2010. Legislation | Ethiopia | 2010 Keyword: Agricultural development, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Registration, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX