Proclamation No. 1263/2021, which defines the powers and duties of executive organs, outlines a comprehensive transfer of responsibilities. This ensures the seamless continuation of government functions under the new organizational structure.
The Proclamation meticulously details the transfer of rights and obligations from existing or former executive bodies to newly established or reorganized ministries and autonomous federal government organs.
Here’s a breakdown of these significant transfers:
- Ministry of Agriculture: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Agriculture.
- Trade and Industry: The rights and obligations of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Trade Competition and Consumers Protection Authority, and the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange Authority are transferred to the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration.
- Mines and Petroleum: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Mines.
- Culture and Tourism: The rights and obligations of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Tourism Ethiopia are transferred to the Ministry of Tourism.
- Labor and Social Affairs: The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the Job Creation Commission, and the Federal Urban Job Creation and Food Security Agency’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Labor and Skill.
- Ministry of Finance: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Finance.
- Ministry of Revenue: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Revenue.
- Planning and Development Commission: The Planning and Development Commission’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Planning and Development.
- Ministry of Innovation and Technology: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Innovation and Technology.
- Transport: The Ministry of Transport and the Federal Transport Authority’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Transport and Logistics.
- Urban Development and Construction: The rights and obligations of the Ministry of Urban Development and Construction, the Federal Integrated Infrastructure Development Coordinating Agency, and the Federal Urban Real Property Registration and Information Agency are transferred to the Ministry of Urban and Infrastructure.
- Water, Irrigation and Energy: The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, the Water Development Commission, the Basin Development Authority, and the Office of Water Resources Development Fund’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Water and Energy.
- Irrigation Development Commission: The Irrigation Development Commission’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Irrigation and Lowland.
- Education: The rights and obligations of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, and the Higher Education Strategic Center are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Education.
- Health: The Ministry of Health and the National HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Office’s rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Health.
- Women, Children and Youth: The Ministry of Women, Children and Youth’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Women and Social Affairs.
- National Defense: The Ministry of National Defense’s rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Defense.
- Federal Attorney General: The Federal Attorney General’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Justice.
- Sport Commission: The Sport Commission’s rights and obligations are transferred to the Ministry of Culture and Sport.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Ministry of Peace: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Ministry of Peace.
- Civil Service Commission: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly re-established Civil Service Commission.
- Veterinary Drug and Feed Administration and Control Authority: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Ethiopian Agriculture Authority.
- National Institute for Control and Eradication of Tsetse Fly and Trypanosomiasis: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Institute of Animal Health.
- National Animal Genetic Improvement Institute and Ethiopian Meat and Dairy Industry Development Institute: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Institute of Animal Development.
- Ethiopian Environment and Forest Research Institute: The rights and obligations are transferred to Ethiopian Forest Development.
- Ethiopian Soil Resource Institute and Ethiopian Agricultural Research Secretariat: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.
- Federal Small and Medium Manufacturing Industry Development Agency: The rights and obligations are transferred to Ethiopian Enterprise Development.
- Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Development Institute, Textile Industry Development Institute, Leather Industry Development Institute, and Ethiopian Kaizen Institute: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Institute of Manufacturing Industry Development.
- Petroleum and Petroleum Product Supply and Distribution Regulatory Authority and Energy Authority: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Petroleum and Energy Authority.
- Metals and Industry Development Institute and Chemical and Construction Input Industry Development Institute: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Institute of Mining Industry Development.
- Public Enterprises Holding and Administration Agency: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly re-established Public Enterprises Holding and Administration Agency.
- Policy Research Institute: Rights and obligations are transferred to the newly established Policy Research Institute.
- Central Statistics Agency: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Ethiopian Statistics Service.
- Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute and Geo-spatial Information Institute: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Space Technology and Geo-spatial Institute.
- Ethiopian Radiation Protection Authority: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Ethiopian Technology Authority.
- Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Commission: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Environmental Protection Authority.
- Higher Education Relevance and Quality Agency: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Education and Training Authority.
- Foreign Relations Services Training Institute and Institute of Strategic Affairs: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Institute of Foreign Affairs.
- Immigration, Nationality and Vital Events Agency: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Immigration and Nationality Service.
- Refugees and Returnees Affairs Agency: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Refugees and Returnees Affairs Service.
- Construction Works Regulatory Authority: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Ethiopian Construction Authority.
- Technology and Innovation Institute: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Artificial Intelligence Institute.
- Federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training Agency and Federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institute: The rights and obligations are transferred to the Technical and Vocational Training Institute.