OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA geh Year No. 32 ADDIS ABABA - 4 " July , 2002 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 284/2002 Ethio - Djibouti Utilization of Port of Djibouti and Services to Cargo in Transit Agreement Ratification Proclamation Page 1830 PROCLAMATION NO . 284/2002 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE ETHIO - DJIBOUTI AGREEMENT ON THE UTILIZATION OF PORT OF DJIBOUTI AND SERVICES TO CARGO IN TRANSIT WHEREAS , an Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Govern ment of the Republic of Djibouti , on the Utilization of the Port of Djibouti and Services to Cargo in Transit , was signed in Djibouti on the 13th day of April , 2002 ; WHEREAS , it is stipulated in the Agreement that the Agreement shall enter into force when both contracting parties have notified each other that their legal requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement have been fulfilled ; WHEREAS , the House of Peoples ' Representatives has ratified said Agreement at its session held on the 4ch day of July , 2002 ; NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article 55 Sub - Articles ( 1 ) and ( 12 ) of the Constitution , it is hereby Proclaimed as follows : 1. Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the “ Ethio - Djibouti Utilization of Port of Djibouti and Services to Cargo in Transit Agreement Ratification Proclamation No. 284 / 2. Ratification of the Agreement The Ethio - Djibouti Agreement on the Utilization of Port of Djibouti and Services to Cargo in Transit signed in Djibouti on the 134 day of April , 2002 , is ratified . The African Law Archive 3. Powers of Ececutive Organs The executive organs to be delegated by the Government are hereby empowered to implement the Agreement with regard to their respective fields of activity . 4. Effective Date This Proclamation shall come into force as of the 4th of July , 2002 . Done at Addis Ababa , on the 4th day of July , 2002 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA The African Law Archive