OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 8 Year No. 22 ADDIS ABABA - 16 May , 2002 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 275/2002 Fourth Amendment of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund Ratification Proclamation Page 1752 PROCLAMATION NO , 275/2002 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND WHEREAS , the Board of Governors of the International adopted on September 23 , 1997 , the Fourth Amendment of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund ; WHEREAS , the House of Peoples Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has ratified said Amendment at its session held on the 16th day of May , 2002 ; NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Sub - Articles ( 1 ) and ( 12 ) of Article 55 of the Constitution of the Federal follows : 1. Short Title This proclamation may be cited as the “ Fourth Amend ment of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund Ratification Proclamation No. 275/2002 . ” 2. Ratification of the Amendment The Fourth Amendment of the Articles of Agreement of the International Monetary Fund is ratified . 3. Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 16th day of May , 2002 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 16th day of May , 2002 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL Unit Price DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA INegarit G.P.OBox 80,001 The African Law Archive