Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation No. 686/2010. Country/Territory Ethiopia Document type Legislation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Federal Negarit Gazeta No. 42, 16th year, 24 July 2010, pp. 5332-5380. Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Agricultural development Internal trade Authorization/permit Registration Business/industry/corporations Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract This Proclamation provides for the registration and licensing of business ventures in Ethiopia. Licensing provisions shall not apply to, among other things, mining, water services, activities involving radioactive material and trade in tobacco. No person shall carry on a commercial activity without obtaining a valid business license and without registering in the in the commercial register. Permission is requires from authority for the expanding or upgrading of an existing industry or agricultural development. Full text English Website www.ethiopar.net References - Legislation Repeals Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation (No. 67/1997). Legislation | Ethiopia | 1997 Keyword: Agricultural development, International trade, Registration, Authorization/permit, Agricultural commodities Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Commercial Registration and Business Licensing (Amendment) Proclamation No. 731/2012. Legislation | Ethiopia | 2011 Keyword: Agricultural development, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Registration, Business/industry/corporations Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Commercial Registration and Business Licensing Proclamation No. 980/2016. Legislation | Ethiopia | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural development, Internal trade, Authorization/permit, Registration, Business/industry/corporations, Concession, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX