OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA 7th Year No. 5 ADDIS ABABA - 30 November , 2000 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 223/2000 Agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Ratification Proclamation Page 1433 PROCLAMATION NO . 223/2000 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBLE TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO TAXES ON INCOME AND CAPTIAL WHEREAS , an Agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on income and capital was singed between the Federal Democratic Republic of Moscow on the 26th day of November , 1999 ; WHEREAS , it is stipulated in the Agreement that the Agreement shall enter into force after the later date on which the governments of the contracting parties have notified each other that their legal requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement have been fulfilled ; WHEREAS , the Council of Peoples ' Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has ratified said Agreement at its session held on the 30 ' " day of November , NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Article 55 sub - Articles ( 1 ) and ( 12 ) of the Constitution , it is hereby proclaimed as follows : Short Title This Proclamation may be cited as the " Agreement with the Government of the Russian Federation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital Ratification Proclamation No. 223/2000 . Unit Price The African Law Archive - ~ - No.5 30 November , 2000 - Page 1434 Ratification of the Agreement The Agreement between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Russian Federation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital signed in Moscow on the 26th day of November , 1999 is ratified . 3. Power of the Minister of Finance The Minister of Finance is hereby empowered to implement the Agreement in cooperation with the concerned Governmental organs . 4. Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 30'h day of Novermber , 2000 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 30th day of November , 2000 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA The African Law Archive