OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA gth Year No. 26 ADDIS ABABA - 2nd July , 2002 CONTENTS Proclamation No. 279/2002 Convention Organic Pollutants Proclamation Persistent Ratification Page 1767 PROCLAMATION NO . 279/2002 A PROCLAMATION TO RATIFY THE STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS WHEREAS , the Stocholm Convention on Persistent WHEREAS , the House of Peoples ' Representatives of the NOW , THEREFORE , in accordance with Articles 55 ( 1 ) Republic of Ethiopia , it is hereby proclaimed as follows : 1. Short Title This proclamation may be cited as “ the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Ratification Proclamation No. 279/2002 . The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants , adopted on the 22nd day of May , 2001 , is ratified . Authority The Environmental Protection Authority is hereby authorized to take , in cooperation with the appropriate Federal , Regional and City Administration government organs , actions necessary to implement the Convention . 4. Effective Date This Proclamation shall enter into force as of the 2nd day July of 2002 . Done at Addis Ababa , this 2nd day of July , 2002 . PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA Unit Price The African Law Archive