These regulations are issued subject to the state forest proclamation. It highlights pertinent issues, including; forest operation plans, methods of exploitation, penal, rules for auction and tender, as well as marketing. This is to ensure the safeguarding of the country’s natural resources.

The industrial development institutional setup gives an overview of institutions in the industrial sector and highlights related issues. It offers a framework for the institutional setup of the sector for it to operate at an effective level.

These sets of regulations incorporate the Ethiopian grain trade enterprise with the Ethiopian oil seeds and pulse export corporation. It subsequently establishes the incorporated enterprise as a public enterprise. The enterprise is to see to the stabilization of markets for farmers, to drive sales and increased production.

The council of ministers regulations establishes the Ethiopian agricultural investment land administration agency, as an autonomous federal agency, and domiciled and supervised by the ministry of agriculture and natural resources. The agency shall among other things, see to the administration of investment lands and agricultural economy zone, and ensure favourable conditions for the production of investment products, sufficient enough for export and local markets.

The decree recognises the growing use of pesticides for improving agricultural outputs. It, however, also highlights the need to ensure the damage or adverse effects of the utilization of these pesticides on humans, animals, plants, and the environment is reduced to the bearable minimum. It addresses prohibition, registration, packaging, labelling, storage, and disposal of pesticides.

The council of ministers regulation establishes the Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency, as an autonomous federal agency, supervised and accountable to the ministry of agriculture and natural resources. The Agency shall drive the sustained development of production, meeting international standards, and suitable for exports; as well as coordinate all related affairs.

Redesignation from ‘Semien Mountains National Park’ to ‘The Semien Mountains National Park’. It is under the relevant sections and articles under the development, conservation, and utilization of wildlife regulation. It highlights chiefly, the location of the park, and its boundaries along several demarcation points referred to as beacons.

These regulations establish the waterworks design and supervision enterprise as a public enterprise to be governed by the public enterprise’s proclamation of 1992 and supervised by the ministry of water resources. The enterprise is to conduct studies relating to developing master plans for hydraulics, dams, and general waterworks; offer consultancy services; carry out surveys and evaluations relating to waterworks, etc.

The Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investment between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Arab Republic of Egypt signed in Cairo July 27, 2006.

This second instalment of the Growth and Transformation Plan intends to build on the achievement of GTP I. The aim is to improve on shortcomings and achieve the country’s long term vision of attaining a middle-income economy.

The Agreement on the Promotion and Protection of Investment between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Finland, signed in Addis Ababa February 23, 2006.

The agreement on Multimodal Transport System between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of Republic of Djibouti signed at Djibouti on the 18th day of November 2006″”

The agreement on the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Belgian Luxembourg Economic Union signed in Brussels on the 26th day of October 2006″”

“Bilateral Trade Agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, signed at Addis Ababa on the 10th day of October 2006”

An amendment to the Value Added Tax Proclamation 285 of the year, 2002.

The seeks to address gaps in the framework and implementation of the original proclamation. A revised version to improve the management of the country’s foreign currency reserve.

The Investment Incentives and Investment Areas Reserved for Domestic Investors Regulations were issued under the relevant articles of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

A revision of previous investment proclamations. It strives to expand investment, especially in the manufacturing sector, increase general inflow into the economy, create the necessary framework for an enabling investment environment, and facilitate a technology-driven economy.

A proclamation to amend the income tax proclamation number 286 of the year, 2002. This is under the relevant article of the constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

These incentive packages are offered by the Government of Ethiopia. These incentives have been put in place to attract foreign direct investments in industrial parks.