Proclamation No. 1363-2024: The Petroleum Products Marketing Proclamation
This proclamation, officially cited as the “Petroleum Products Marketing Proclamation No. 1363/2024,” was published in the Federal Negarit Gazette on March 3, 2025, in Addis Ababa.
Preamble: Rationale for Enactment
The Petroleum Products Marketing Proclamation No. 1363/2024 was enacted because:
- Strategic Importance of Petroleum Products: Petroleum products are recognized as strategic resources vital for both economic and social development.
- Ensuring Supply, Quality, and Safety: It is essential to ensure the consistent supply, proper storage, efficient distribution, and adherence to high standards of safety and quality for petroleum products. This is crucial for compliance with accepted international safety and quality standards.
- Safeguarding Public Well-being and Environment: The ultimate goal of these measures is to safeguard human and animal health, protect property, and preserve the environment from potential hazards associated with petroleum products.
Effective Date
The Proclamation was published in the Federal Negarit Gazette on March 3, 2025. In Ethiopian legal custom, proclamations generally enter into force on the date of their publication in the Federal Negarit Gazette, unless explicitly stated otherwise within the proclamation itself. Based on this custom and the provided information, Proclamation No. 1363/2024 is considered to have come into effect on March 3, 2025, and is currently in force.