| Short Title: “Proclamation to ratify the Protocol relating to an Amendment to Article 50(a) and Article 56 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation No 2024”. (In Amharic: “የአለም አቀፍ የሲቪል አቪዬሽን ኮንቬንሽን አንቀጽ 50(ሀ) እና አንቀጽ 56 በማሻሻል የቀረበውን ፕሮቶኮል ማጽደቂያ አዋጅ ቁጥር ………/2016”). Issuing Organ: The House of Peoples’ Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (acting under Article 55 (1) and (12) of the Constitution),. The document is signed by Sahlework Zewde, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Effective Date: The proclamation enters into force on the date of its publication in the Federal Negarit Gazette. (Note: The specific day and month placeholders in the text are currently blank). Implementing Organ: The Ministry of Transport and Logistics is empowered to implement the amendment in collaboration with other government bodies. Primary Objective: To ratify amendments to the 1944 Chicago Convention (International Civil Aviation Convention). These amendments specifically aim to: Increase the number of Council member countries from 36 to 40,. Increase the number of Air Navigation Commission members from 19 to 21,. Purpose of Amendments: The changes are intended to ensure better geographical representation within the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and to increase Ethiopia’s chances of securing a seat on the Council and the Commission. |