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Page 1: 4o~t-A ;1&:' ;Jttt1l - Ethiopian Legal Brief · 1/ "Proclamation" means the Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Proclamation No. 661 /2009; 21 "food" means,

\' h.+!'f'l f ~Y.t.t\'e ,1t'l"n,HI.Y'e tT·OIt.h

4o~t-A ";1&:'" ;Jttt1l FEDERAL NEGARIT GAZETTE

OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUllLlC OF ETHIOPIA ..... ------_ .. _-,

If yr,:. ,}uo'1' ·r.'1'C ni ' ""~h hOli ..,·c X); '~'} Mn .• 'l.?"' .

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CONTENTS Regulation No ,299/2013

Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Council of Ministers Regulation ............. ........ ... ... Page 71.83,

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULA TlON No.29911013

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR FOOD. MEDICINE AND HEALTH

CARE ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL

This Regulation is issued by the Council of Ministers pursuant to Article 5 of the Definition of Powers and Duties of the Executive Organs of the Federal Democratic RepUblic of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 69 112010 and Article 55(1) of the Food. Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Proclamation No. 661 t:!009.

I. Short Title

PART ONE

GENERAL

This Regulation may be cited as the <;Food, M~dicine and Health Care Administration and Control Council of Ministers Regulation No. 299/2013".

2. Definitions

In this Regulation unless the context otherwise requires:

1/ "Proclamat ion" means the Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Proclamation No. 661 /2009;

21 "food" means, without prejudice to the definition provided under Article 2 (I) of the Proclamation. a product that is produced by food manufacturer for more than one regional state or foreign markets.

31 "food manufacturer" means a manufac turer producing food intended to sale for marc than one reg ional stille or foreign markets, excluding micro and small enterprises en gaged in the preparation of traditional foods;

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delivering food to the consumer Ihrough proper

manufacturing, preparation, handl ing, storage

and transportation;

51 "food irradiation" means the process of

exposing. food to radkuion energy to kill

harmful bacteria and other organisms to extend

shelf-life;

61 "potentially hazardous food" mcans food

exposed 10 or capable of support ing the growth

of disease-causing microorg3nisms or the

production of toxins ;

71 "pre-packed food" means food ,hat was already

packed by the manufacturer before reaching the

seller;

81 "food supplement" means a type of food' that

supplement the normal diet and which is a

concentrated source of vitamin, mineral or other

substance with a nutritional or physiological

effect, alone or in ' combination, designed to be

taken in measured small quantities and is

prepared in capsule. pill , powder, liquid, drops

or any other similar forms;

91 "infant formula" means milk or milk-like

product of animal or vegetable origin

formulated industrially in accordance with the

appropriate standard for infant formula and

intended to satisfy the nutritional requirements

of infants starting from birth and during the first

six months;

101 "follow-up formula" means a milk or milk-like

product of animal or vegetable origin

formulated industrially in accordance with the

appropriate standard for follow-up formula and

marketed or otherwise represented as suitable

for feeding infants and young children older

than six months of age;

II I "complementary food" means any food

processed in du~trially. sui table as a complement

to breast milk. infant formula or follow-up

formula when it become insufficient to satisfy

the nutritional requirement of the infant.

121 "genetically modified food" means meat and edible plants modified through genetic engineering;

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13/ "alcoholic beverage" means any beverage

containing alcohol, whatever its strength;

141 "sell" means to offer, advertise, keep, store.

display, or deliver for sale or to exchange "food,

medicine or tobacco product in any manner for

consideration;

151 "certificate of pharmaceutical product" means a

document issued by the Authority or the

manufacturer country regulatory body

confirming that the medicine is manufactured

by a licensed manufacturer;

161 "good manufacturing practice" means the basic

principles which any food or medicine

manufacturer should consistently comply with

in manufacturing safe and quality food or safe,

efficacious and quality medicine;

171 "complimentary or alternative medicine" means

a raw or partially or fully processed product

which is neither indigenous traditional medicine

nor associated with modem medicine;

181 "dangerous chemical" means a chemical that

can cause severe injury to human health if not

cautiously kept or utilized and categorized as

dangerous by the Authority;

191 "hazardous waste" means any waste deleterious

to human health and that cannot be recycled;

201 "recyclable waste" means liquid waste that

could be treated to avoid injury to human health

or waste that could be transformed into usable

thing through various mechanisms;

211 "frontier port" means· international airport,

controlling station at border or dry port

designated by the competent body;

221 "communicable disease" means disease that can

cause major epidemics by spreading rapidly;

231 "quarantine" means separation of persons who

are suspected to be exposed or infected with

emergent communicable disease until the

infection is confirmed;

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Federal Ncgarit G<l.7.ctte No. II 2-l'h bUlJJr~'. ~0 14 Pat:l.: 7 J lS6

241 " isolation" means scp;::.ration o f;J person who is

infected with communic;)ble di sease for certain

period so that he may not tr:m smit the di':;cJsc-to other persons;

25/ "conveyance 9Pcrator" means airplane or trai;l

captain or the driver of any other operator of

conveyance;

261 "health professiona l" means a person registered

as a health professional by the appropriate

organ to protect human health or provide health

services and includes complementary or

alternative medicine practitioner;

271 "health service" means a service provided by a

health professional as per the type and scope of

practice permitted by law:

28/ "insumciently available health professionals"

means health professionals regarded as

insumciently available by the Ministry of

Health where the national demand remains

unfulfilled;

29/ lIimpairment" means a mental or physical

condition which reduces the competence or

judgment of a health professional in performing

his professional duties;

30/ "mental disorder" means a disorder of thought.

perception, feeling or behaviour that seriously

impairs a person's Judgment. capacity to

recognise reality, ability to associate with others

or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life,

in respect of which treatment is advisable;

311 "unprofessional conduct" means the conduct of

a health professional contrary .to professional

ethics or obligations stipulated in the

Proclamation, this Regulation or other relevant

law or standards;

32/ "client" means a patient or user who establishes

contractual or otherwise relationship with a

health professional to obtain health service for

himself or for a third party;

33/ "inst itution" means health or complementary or

altemat ive medicine service institution or food

establ ishment;

34/ "food establishment" means all estab lishment

undenaking food trade in accordance with

Ankle 2(2) of the Proclamat ion. but does not

include food retail trade;

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Federal Ncgarit GJzette No, I I 24'j, Janu:1ry , 20 1:t PJ.ge 7187

351 "food handler" means any person involved in

food manu facture, import or export trade

activity having contact with the food;

361 "food forti fication" means (he addi tion of one

or more micronutrients to a food to prevent or

correct a demonstrated de fic iency o'f one or

more nutrients in the general population or.

specific population group;

371 "health"' means a state of complete physical,

social, mental wellbeing and not merely the

absence of disease or infirmity;

381 "life saving emergency treatment" means a

service provided by any person or trained

professional 10 a patient who has encountered

imminent and life threatening disease or injury

until Ihe palient has got access to regular health

care services;

39/ "emergency medical treatment" means a

medical treatment provided in health institution

by a health professional to a patient who has

encountered disease or injury which could

result in imminent and life threatening or

pennanent health problem;

401 "tissue"' means collection of cells typical in

structure, composition and function that are

taken from organs excluding reproductive

organs such as male and female reproductive

organs, testosterone and progesterone, fetus and

blood or blood products taken during blood

donation;

411 "transplantation" means substituting, through

surgery, a patient' s infected organ or tissue or

that which is unable to perfonn its normal

function by donated organ or tissue from a

living or dead person;

421 "artificial reproduction service" means the

introduction of semen into a female's vagina or oviduct for the purpose

of fertilization by means other than the natural

way and includes uniting spenn and egg cells

externally with a view to introduce the fenilized

sperm and egg into such female's reproduclive

organ;

431 "distributor" means a person who distributes

food or medicine products in more than one

regional state;

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44i "Authori ty" means the I:lhiopinll Food,

Medi::ine and I-Iealth C:!re ;\dmin j~lrat ion and Conlrol Authority;

45/ other definitions provided under Artide 2 of the Proclamat ion shall be "pp lic;'h l ~.

PART TWO FOOD AND MEf>IClNE

ADMINISTRATION AND CONTORL

CHAPTFRONE

FOOD SAFETY AND OUALITY

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3, General

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m,{'.?" 1'9""I0''l 'l'':. ')'" .I'.V'l~·)· M.I'.'(r

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No food unfit for human consumption or not

complying with appropriate safely and quality

standards may be manufactured. imported. exported,

stored, distributed, transported or made available for

sale or use to Ihe public.

Food Manufacturing

II No food manufacturer may, wilhout registration

and pemlit rrom the Authority, sale food

product intended for distribmion in more Ihan

one regional state. or for export market, or

change the type and production process of the

food.

2/ The Authority shall register or issue a permit in

accordance with sub-anicle (I) of this Anicle

upon ascenaining the fultilment of good

manufacturing practices, food safety and quality

laboratory test and other necessary

requirements.

3/ Without prejudice to the provision of sub-anicle (!) of this Anicle the Authority shall adopt

directive determining the kinds of foods that shall be registered.

Food Adulteration and Counterfeiting

II It shall be prohibited to add or mix any

substance to any food so as to increase its bulk

or weight, or make it appear bettcr or for any

other similar purpose.

2/ It shall be prohibited to partially or completely

embed in any food anything hannful to human

health or that can affect the safety and quality of

the food.

3/ It shall be prohibited to present any food as if it

is produced by the real manufacturer or

affecting quality and safety by imitating its

package, identification, trade mark, trade name

or any mark.

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======~======================= I 6. food Stor.az~TrRn50ortation and Disolav

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oullt'l'l' rtln}9"::

I I Any food manufacturer. exporter, importeJ or

distributor shall store, display. pack or transport

perishable food at appropriatc tempt'rature or

cold chain.

21 AllY food manufacrurer, exporter. importer or

distributor transporting food on or in any part of

a vehicle may only be possible where that part

has been cleaned to such an extent that

chemical. physical or microbiological

contamination of the food is prevented.

31 It shall be prohibited to store, load or transport

any food together with contaminated food,

waste food, poison. any hannful substance,

animal or any .other contaminant.

7 . . Food Fortification

11 For the purpose of protection of public health

the Authority may order any food manufacturer

to fortify food with different minerals and

vitamin .

21 Any food establishment may only manufacture, import, distribute or sale any food identified for fortification in accordance with sub·artic\e (I )

of this Article where slleh food is enriched in accordance with requirements adopted by the Authority.

31 The labelling of fortified food shall contain the

phrase stipulating with what mineral or vitamin

the food is fortified .

8. Food Irradiation

II A food irradiation establishment shall be

designed (0 meet the requirements of safety and

good hygienic practices.

21 The radio nuclei remain in any food may not

exceed the acceptable limit.

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O>-{)'l' M"'IIl7CJ=,/''j' (J}!'. o>-~ 9. Food Import and Export

\ [il "'I1'i'0>·r flo>- tlVlll.1't'I·n h1A"}ft-')­

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II Any person may only import food for public

consumption upon obtaining permit issued by

the Authority after ascertaining the safety and

quality of the food.

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(U:O)' ~oj'}I>'.· h '}JtiD?~' m,£.9" ro~ oofTlO")' order its appropriate disposal or may cause to

h1C ),Vtaollfl Yfl)'.C;;tI:: be returned to the country of origin.

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3/ The Authority shall, when requested by the

exporter, issue a certificute of lab~ratory

analysis, a certificate of authorization to sale the

product at the local market or health certificate.

10. Food Supplement and Genetically Modified

Foods

I I Any person may only sale food supplements

upon the registration and .. permit of the

Authority.

21 No person may sell a food supplement unless in

pre-packed form and its labelling contains the

phrase "food supplement".

31 No labeiling. presentation or advertisement of a

food supplement may describe that a balanced

and varied diet cannot provide appropriate

quantities of nutrients or attribute to the food

supplement the property of preventing or

treating a human disease.

41 Special pernlit of the Authority shall be

required to manufacture. import, export or

distribute genetically modified foods.

51 No person may sell genetically modified food

unless in pre-packed fonn and its labelling

contains the phrase "genetically modified

food",

11. Infant and Follow up Formula and Comple­

mentary Food

II Special permit of the Authority shall be

required to manufacture, import, export or

distribute any infant and follow up formula or

complementary food.

21 The Authority shall adopt specific requirements regarding the marketing of breast-milk substitute.

12. Trans-Regional Water Supply

Any person may only carry out trans-regional water

supp ly services upon the approval of safety and

quality of water by the Authority.

13. Sale of Alcohol

I I Any alcoholic beverage produced at industry

level for distribution in more than one region or

for export market or imponed for local

consumption shall comply with the standards

prescribed by the competent organ.

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2/ Alcoholic b~vcragc supplied to mnrkl'l pursu3m

to sub-art icle ( I) of this Article hovin, less than

ten per cent of alcoholic content sh:11! state it s

expiry date on its label.

31 The Authority shall issue directivt: regarding

regulation of alcoholic beverage.

CHAPTER TWO

MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION AND CONTIWL

14. Gener:"

No medicine the quality, sofety and efficacy of

which is not ascertained may be m;mufactured,

imported. exported. stored, distributed . transported

or made available for sale or usc to the public.

15. Manufacturing and Certificate of R('.gistration of

Medicine

11 AllY medicine manufac.turcr or an agent may

only manufacture or import a med icine that i's

included under the nationa l drug li st.

Notwithstanding sub-article (I) of this Article,

domestic medicine producer may produce

medicine not included in the national drug li st

and have it registered in a special circumslance

to sell it to foreign market.

No medicine that is not included in the national

drug list and not having certificate of

registration may be supplied to market.

41 The Authority shall issue a certificate of

registration of medicine market authorization

afler:

a) assuring the medicine mnnufacturer's

compliance to good manufacturing

practice;

b) the medicine dossier is evaluated and found

to fulfil safety, quality and efficacy ·

requirements; and

c) the medicine fulfil laboratory qllality test

requirements.

51 Any medicine manufacturer may change any

information submitted during application for cenificate of registration of a medicine after

issuance of the certificate only upon written notification to and approval orthe Authority.

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61 Any manuracturer who h,,, 'l.OI regis tered

medicine shall submi t J!l application to the"

Authority for the renewal 01' th" certificate of

rcgistrution of the merlicinc s ix months before

the expiry o f the per iod stipulated under An iclc

13(3) of the Proclamat.ion.

16. Storage, Transportation and Oistrihuiion of

Mc!lieiD~

II Any medicine manu factu rer, exporter, imp0l1er

or distributor shall store, transport or distribute

medicine at appropriate temperature or cold

chain.

21 Any m~dicine manufacturer, exponer, importer

or distributor may transport medicine by any

conveyance only where the compartment of the

conveyance that has link with the medicine has

been cle.aned to the extent Ihat chemical,

physical or microbiological contamination of

the medicine is prevented.

17. Medicine Ad"lIcration and Counterfeiting

1/ It shall be prohibited to add or mix any foreign

substance to any medicine so as to change its

amount, content or weight, or to make il appear

better or for any other similar purpose.

2/ It shall be prohibited to partially or completely

embed in any medicine anything harm ful to

human health or that can affeci the quality,

safety and efficacy of the medicine.

3/ It shall be prohibiled to present any medicine as

if it is produced by the real manufacturer by

imitating its package, identification, Irade mark,

trade name or any special mark or present it by

altering its content and nature.

18. Importation of Medicine

11 Any person may import medicine upon

obtaining pre-import permit and a penn it of

entry from the Authority at a port of entry.

2/ The Authority shall calise the disposal or the

return to the country of origin of imported

medicine, as may be appropriate, when its

safety, quality or efficacy are not up to Ihe

standard.

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31 The Authority shall issue appropriate evidence

for the disposed medicine when requested by

medicine importer.

19. Raw Material and Pacldng of M('dicine

II

21

Any person may only produce. imp0l!, export.

distribute or store raw materio.!s and packaging

of medicine after obtaining permil from the'

Authority.

The Authority shall issue detailed directive

regarding raw material and packaging of .

medicine.

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grounds, grant a special PCOllit for th(' import of

medicine not registered :

II for clinical trials or any other scientific

investigations; .

21 for personal use of a patient. when prescribed

by physician;

31 for conducting laboratory quality test for registration purpose;

41 for natural or man-made disaster or similar

emergency aid;

51 for use of diplomatic missions; or

61 for medicine lacking motivation of importers or for medicine used for the treatment of diseases not given adequate attention.

21. Poisons and Radioactive Pharmaceuticals

No person may manufacture, import. export,

distribute, store or possess poisons or radioactive

pharmaceuticals without obtaining a certificate of

competence from the Authority.

22. Clinical Trial

I I Clinical trial on human subjects may be authorized by the Authority after the research proposal is being evaluated and accepted from scientific, legal and ethical perspectives.

21 Any researcher applying for authorization in accordance with sub-article (I) of this Allicle

shall submit to the Authority the research proposal, relevant information about himself

and his associates , the medicine for the trial, permit from Clinical Trial Ethics Committee and other necessary documents.

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= 31 The Authority shall regulate the progress of an

authorized clinical trial regularly in accordance

with good medical procedure, suspend or stop

the clinical trial where necessary. ev"llIate the

results and authorin' the usc ()f the result In

such a way that it benents the pllblic,

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I I The Authority shall establish a Clinical Trial

Ethics Committees Supervisory Body.

21 The Clinical Trial Ethics Commitlees

Supervisory Body shall be responsible for

recognizing and monitoring clinical trial ethics

commitlees established at different levels and,

where necessary, for establishing them.

31 The Director General of the Authority shall be

the Chairperson of the Clin ical Trial Ethics

Commiltee Supervisory Body,

41 The Clinical Trial Elhics Committee

Supervisory Body shall issue directive

necessary for discharging its responsibilities.

24. Obligations of the Researcher

II The researcher of the clinical trial may not

disseminate the result of the research without

notifying to and getling approval from Ihe

Authority.

21 The researcher of the clinicallrial shall have the

duty to allow access to and cooperate with the

Authority in inspecting the place of the trial

and the trial documents,

31 Except covering reasonable costs incurred in

the clinical trial, the researcher of clinical trial

may not make any payment, in cash or in kind,

to the person subjeclto the clinical triaL

25. Clinical Trials on Pregnant Women, Nursing

Mothers, Minors or Foctus

Clinical trial on pregnant women, nursing mothers,

minors or foctus may only be carried out in

accordance with Article 15(4) of the Proclamation

upon ascertaining the fulfilment of the following

conditions:

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II scient ific evidence is produced proving Ihal the

medicinal product is intended to diagnose.

prevent or cure diseases in pregnant women,

nursing mothers, minors or foetus;

21 clinical trial carried on persons olher than

pregnant women, nursing mothers, minors or

foetus cannot be expected to produce

satisfactory test results according to scientific or

medical knowledge;

31 in the case of a clinical trial on nursing mother,

the amount of medicine passing into breaSI milk

may not cause harm to (he breast fed infant;

41 in the case of a clinical trial on a pregnant

woman or nursing mother, the informed consent

of the pregnant woman or nursing mother and

the father of the minor or the foetus or, in

absence of the latter, the consent of the pregnant

woman or nursing mother is obtained after

being briefed about the clinical trial;

51 in the case of a clinical trial on minors;wilhout

prejud ice to the interest of the minor, the

informed consent of his father and molher or in

absence or one. the informed consent of the

other parent or in case of an orphan minor. ·the

infomled consent of his guardian is obtained;

61 in the case of a clinical trial on foetus, it is

confirmed thai the trial may not cause harm to

the foetus, and the informed consent of his

molher and father or in absence of the latter, the

consent of his mother is obtained.

~~, ObbP"r:' ihuoP"1''l'x 11£ M"'I u., rihbp"'i . 26. Clinical Trial on Persons with Mental Disorder

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Clinical trial on persons with mental disorder may

only be carried out in accordance with Anicle 15(4)

of the Proclamation upon ascenaining the fulfilment

of Ihe following conditions:

II the purpose of the clinical trial is to diagnose,

prevent or cure mental disorder;

21 clinical trial carried on persons other than those

with mental disorders cannot be expecte-d to

produce Silt is factory test results according to

scientific or medical knowledge; and

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----- - ------ ---,.-.-_.,------_.,- --- -31 the informed consent of the person with mental

disorJcr is obtaintd if h(' is capJbl l.! to give his consent o r, where he is not c<lpab!c to give his

consent, the consent or his guardian is obtained afte r being br iefed about the cl i n i~al tria l.

27. Clinical Tri al on Prisoners

II Clinical trial on prisoners may only be carried

out in accordance with Article 15(4) of the

Proclamation upon a, ccrtaining the fulfilment

oflhe fo llowing condilion,:

a) the clinical Irial is to diagnose. prevent or

treat a disease th :lt may particularly affect

prisoners; and

b) the prisoner pal1icipaling in the clinical

trial can make decision whether to

participate in the trial free of any undue

influence.

21 The concerned prison administration shall h~ve

the righl 10 be made aware of. and have Ihe

respons ibility to provide Ihe necessary

cooperation for, the conducting of clinica l trial

on a prisoner pursuanl to sub-article (I) of this

Article.

28. Withdrawal from Clinical Trial

Any person, who has given his consent for a clinical

trial to be conducted on him. may wilhdraw from

the clinical trial at any lime.

CHAPTER THREE

TRADITIONAL AND COMPLEMENTARY

OR AL TERNA TIVE MEDICINE

ADMINISTRATION AND CONTROL

29. Registration orTr"dition.I Medicine

II Any person may apply 10 Ihe Authority for Ihe

registration of trad itional medicine by

submitting information with regard to the

source and use of Ihe medicine and other

necessary information.

21 The Authority shall issue certificate of

registration upon ascertaining the efficacy,

safety and qua lity of the traditional medicine.

31 The Authority shall ensure lhe confidentiality of

the information obtained in accordance with

sub-article (I ) of this Article.

30. Rcvistration of Complementary or Altrrnative Medicine

The provisions of Article 15(2) of this Regulation stipulating on the registration of medicines shall, mutatis mutandis, be applicable for registration of complementary or alternative medicine.

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CHAPTER FOUR

POST MARK ETING SI:RVF.ll.l.ANCF.,

FOOt) ANt) MEDICINE SEIZURE ANt) DISPOSAL

31. Post M:lri{ctilH' Surveillance

1/ 11,e Authority shall underlake post marketing

surveillance on food or medicine supplied for

sale, and based on the results, take necessary

measures against non compliance with the relevant requirements.

21 Any food establishment shall have the duties to:

a) inform the Authority where there is

unprecedented problem in food safety and

quality ;

b) refrain ITom distributing unsafe and low

quality food for human consumption;

c) collect and dispose, in accordance with the

directive issued by thc Authority, the food,

he offered for sale if it is found unsafe and

low quality,

31 Any health institution shall have the duties to:

a) reporl to the Authority on unprecedented

adverse drug reaction, product safety

update or complaint on the safety, efficacy

and quality of medicine; and

b) refrain from distributing any medicine that

the Authority has notified as having safety,

efficacy or quality defect.

41 Any food establishment or health institution

shall coop,rate wilh the Authority in

undertaking post marketing surveillance,

51 Where the Authority orders the rccall of any

medicine in accordance with sub-arlicle (3)(b)

of this Arlic l., the medicine manufacturer or its

agent shall have the duty to recall and dispose

the medicine.

6/ Any medicine manufac turer, importer or

distributor shall be respons ible to establish a

pharmacovigilance system for continuously

monitoring the safety of the medicines for

which it has obtained market authorization and

to take corrective measures in case of

irregularities.

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71 Any health professional shall immediately

inform the Authority any adverse drug effect as

well as problems that he encounters with

respect to the efficacy or quality of medicine.

32. Food or l\1(~dicinc Seizure and Oispo~al

I I The appropriaTe organ may seize food or

medicine and order disposal or sending back to

the country of its origin where the food or

medicine:

a) does not have market authorisation;

b) is counterfeit;

c) has expired;

d) is of deteriorated quality;

e) is stored, distributed, alTered for dispensing

or dispensed by a person without certificate

of competence issued in accordance with

this Regulation; or

f) used in unauthorised clinical trial.

21 The appropriate organ shall issue a certificate to

the owner or possessor of the food or medicine

disposed in accordance with sub-article (I) of

this Article upon request.

PART THREE

CONTROL OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

33, Requisite of Permit

No person may import, distribute or sell a tobacco

product except with the permit of the Authority

upon confirmation of the product's compliance with

requirements .

34. Protection of Minors from Tobacco Product

No person may directly or indirectly sell to or create

temptation upon a minor to use tobacco products.

35. Packaging and Labelling of Tobacco Product

11 The labelling of any tobacco product shall

describe the characteristics of the product and

the health problem and hazard it causes, and

may not directly or indirectly create the

impression that it is less harmful than any other

tobacco products.

21 The label of any unit packet, package and

outside packaging of tobacco products shall:

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a) bear hea lth warning dc, cribing the harmful

effects of tobacco lise which slJall constitute 30 % or more of the principal

display areas;

b) descr ibe the health warnings in .words or

picture that smoking causes cancer, cnrdiac

or bronchitis diseases or immature death or'

serious health problems caused as a result of tobacco use;

c) be written in Amharic or English in large,

visible, legible and irremovable manner;

and

d) contain infonnation on the maj or

const ituents and main hazardous constituents fou nd in the emissions of the

tobacco products.

31 For the purposes of this Art ic le, the term "outside packaging 01 in relation to tobacco products applies to any packaging used in the retail of the product.

36. Places Prohibited for Smoking

II No person may smoke tobacco in a place for

public gathering or use.

21 Places for public gathering or use shall include the fo llowing:

a) rooms ofhealth institution;

b) class rooms of educat ional institution;

c) public conveyances;

d) dining places like hotels and restaurants; and

e) such other places prohibited for smoking. as may be dctennined by the appropriate organ.

31 Notwithstanding the provisions of sub·article

( I) of this Article, smoking in places for public

gathering or use identified by the Authori!» may

be allowed at a designated smoking areas.

I'A RT FOUR ,

HYGIENE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES CONTROL

37. Dangerous Chemical

I I The production, import, storage, transportation.

distribution, sale or use of any dangerous

chemical shall comply with the requirements set

by the Authori!» to prevent any hazard to public health.

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21 In case of violation of the requirements

,prescribed pursuant to sub-artic le (I) of this

Artkle, the appropriate organ mJY seize or

recall from market and order the disposal of the

dangerous chem ical or scndi'1g it bac-k to its country of origin and take other necessq,ry

measures.

38. Transportation and Disposal of Dead Bodies

1/ It shall be prohibited to bring into the country

or send abroad a dead body or human remains

unless otherwise permitted in accordance with

the requirements set by the Authority.

21 No dead body may be exhumed before seven

years from the date of burial except by the order

of a court or where burial place is required for

public purpose in accordance with the relevant

law.

31 The provisions of sub-article (I) of this Article

may not be applicable with respect to the

transportation of human remains for

archaeological or tourism purpose.

iii h"'llJ{I' filar hilA fI.e&.;PJ:' ouC~"'I flf'r 39. Wast. Handling and Disposal

:1.

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other means a poisonous or contagious wastes

without obtaining permit from (he appropriate

organ.

21 No person may engage in recycling or disposal

of poisonous or contagious wastes without

obtaining permit from the appropriate organ

upon fulfilling requirements set by the

Authority.

3/ The appropriate organ shall, prior to the

designation of a place for disposal or recycling

of waste, confirm that the disposal or recycling

of waste at such place may not cause damage to

public health.

41 No person may discharge liquid waste to the

environment unless treated in accordance with

standards to be issued by the appropriate organ.

40. Institutions Subject to Health Related Control

The appropri ate organ shall ensure that institutions

subject to health related control satisfy the necessaty

hygienic and environmental health protections

requirements and take necessary measures thereof.

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the prevention of sound and air pollulion set by Ihe

Authority for the protection of public health.

42. Toilet of Pu blic Facility

Any toilet of a public facility shall fulfil the requirements set by the Authority,

43. Vaccination of International Passengers

II Vaccination of international passengers shall be

given at health institutions designated by the Authority,

21 Any conveyance operator who has brought a

person not allowed to enter into the country in accordance with Article 26(2) of the Proclamation shall be obliged to return the person to the countty of his departure covering

the expenses of his stay,

44. Conveyance and Consignments Control at

Frontier Port

II Any conveyance entering into or transiting Ihe country may not bring or dump any waste or remains of waste in Ethiopian territory except in accordance with accepted manner.

21 Notwithstanding the provision of sub-article (I) of this Article. any person may import recyclable waste or by-product upon the

permission of the Authority,

31 If any conveyance or consignment entering or leaving the country is suspected of transmitting

communicable disease, it shall enter or leave

the country after undergoing the necessary

sanitization including spraying and permit from

the Authority.

41 Importing or exporting blood. blood products,

human tissue or organ, urine or stool may only

be allowed by obtaining permit from the

AUlharily.

51 Any conveyance operator who has brought a consignment not allowed to enter the country or

waste shall be obliged to return same to the country of shipment at his own and the owner's cost.

45. Individuals Crossing Boarder on Foot

Any person entering or leaving the country on foot

at the time of epidemic and public health emergency may not enter or leave the country without undergoing health inspection and obtaining permission at a frontier port.

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46. Suspertcd Person a nd Dnl,. to Re po rt

11 An)' international entry passenger shall be •

obliged to respond to quarantine inspection

through verbal or written request for protection

of pub I ic health,

21 In the cOllrse of trave l, if an)' passen'ger is

suspected to be infected with any

comm unicable disease, the conveyance operator

shall inform the head of the nearest or

destination rrontier port about the type of the

disease, principal symptoms and any other

relevant information.

3/ The head of the fTontier port receiving

information in accordance with sub article (2)

of this Article shall immediately report the

in formation to the inspector at the port .

4/ For the purpose of this Article "head of rrontier port" means the head of the rronticr' port aviation or Revenue and Customs Authority

station.

47. Quarantine and Isola tion

11 Suspected person shall be quarantined

immediate ly. The Authority shall immediately

send the suspected person to the public health

emergency management body for quarant ine .

21 The Authority shall ensure that any suspected

person upon confirmation of his infection be

transferred to an isolation room in a health

instirution and provided with the necessary

curative and rehabilitative treatment.

3/ The public heal th emergency management body

shall organize quarantine centres in the main

rrontier ports or designate the nearest health

instirutions as isolation centres,

48. Measures taken to Control Communicable '

Diseases

II The Authority may take the following measures

to control communicable disease:

aj ordering the closure of schools and other

public places for a certain period;

bj establishing temporary controlling posts in

any part of the country; and

cj taking any other necessary measures.

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2/ Th~ relevRnt bodies shall cooperate 'with the

Authority at frontier ports to effectively

undertake control of communicable diseases.

PART FIVE

HEALTH CARE

CHAPTER ONE

HEALTH CARE SERVICE

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Counselling Service

II Any health institution and health professional

employed by the institution shall, based on the

medical standard and the service provided, have

the obligation to give vaccination and access to

HIV I AIDS counselling service to maternal and

pregnant women,

21 Parents or guardians shall have the obligation to

vaccinate children in accordance with the

directive to be issued for the implementation of

the Proclamation and this Regulation,

50. Health Education

Any health institution shall, based on the services

provided by it, have the obligation to provide health

education and current infonnation to clients.

51. Curative and Rehabilitative Medical Service

II governmental health institution shall provide

medical service in accordance with the referral

system and its capacity.

21 Medical service may be provided at a health

institution, at a work place, at the patient's

home, at the place of accident. in an ambulance

or at any other similar place according to the

standards to be issued by the appropriate organ,

52. Patient's Informed Consent

II Medical service may not be provided without

obtaining the patient's informed consent.

21 Notwithstanding .the provision of sub-article (I)

of this Article, medical service may be provided

to a patient without obtaining his consent when:

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a) the patient is unable to give his consent and

such consent is given by:

(I) a person authorized by the patient 'in

writing to give consent on his behalf;

(2) in the absence of a person authorized

to give such consent, th~ spouse.

child, parent, brother or sister of the

patient;or

(3) a person authorized to give such

consent in accordance with the law or

a court order;

b) failure to treat the patient, may result in a

serious risk to public health;

c) the patient has not expressly or in any other

way refused to get the medical service and

any delay in the provision of medical

service could result in irreversible damage

on his health.

31 Any health professional shall make

reasonable effort to obtain the patient's

informed consent.

41 The health professional shall explain to the

patient who refused to get medical service.

Ihe possible risks of his refusal 011 his hcallh

and shall record same in writing.

51 A consent given under this Article shall be

valid when it is obtained tram the patient or

any other third party in writing, unless it is

permitted by directives to be expressed orally

or through conduct with respect to specific

types of medical services.

53. Emervenev Medical Service

If Any health inst itution shall have the ' obligation to provide life saving emergency

treatment.

2/ Any health institution shall have the obligation to provide emergency medical treatment in accordance with applicable

standards of health institutions.

3/ Emergency medical treatment may be provided in all emergency and epidemic cites in collaboration with lhe relevant organs.

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= 54. Referral System

Ii Any health institution shall have the obligation

to provide medical services :n accordance with

health service standard to be issued by the

appropriate organ.

21 Where any health institution is unable to provide

the proper examination or treatment to a patient,

it shall refer the patient to the appropriate health institution where he can get the proper service in accordance with the referral system.

31 Any health institution shall have the obligation

to admit a patient sent to it in accordance with the referral system and give fced back to the

sending health institution.

41 The referring health institution shall, before

referring a patient for emergency treatment, have the obligation to make sure that the receiving health institution can admit the patient .

. 51 Any person shall have the obligation to observe the directive on the implementation of referral system.

55. Death and Post-Mortem Examination

1/ Death shall be ascertained :-vhen there is no sign

of life as approved by a competent health

professional based on examination of functions

of brain, heart and breathing organs.

21 Post-mortem examination may be conducted

only where the spouse, child, who attains

majority age, parent or guardian of the deceased

or the appropriate organ requests to know the

calise of death.

3/ Examination to detennine cause of death may be carried out by a competent health institution.

41 Notwithstanding the provisions of sub·article (2) of this Article post mortem examination for education or research purposes may be carried out where the deceased has given his written

consent during his lifetime or where the deceased has not prohibited such donation during his lifetime and the consent of his family has been obtained. 'lX. I' mll'l"" 9"11 h C (JlUr

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certificate to a patient containing the following infonnation: I I naI11e, age and address of the patient; 21 examination result and medical treatment

provided to the patient and, as the case may be, sick leave and board decision;

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41 whether periodic medical treatment is nccc~sary and the patient's current s ituation; and

51 other necessary information .

57 Artificial Reproduction

1/ Artiftc il1 l reproduction service may be provided

by a health institlltiOl; and health professional

authorized by the appropriate organ.

21 letting or hiring of womb I(>r the purpose of artificial reproduction shall be prohibited.

31 No person or research instilute may engage in

the technology of cloning of human being.

CHAPTER TWO

'DONATION OF BLOOD AND BLOOD

PRODUCTS AND DONATION AND

TRANSPLANTA TION OF ORGANS AND

TISSUES

,

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principles of humanity.

21 Blood and blood products used for the purpose of saving life or scientific research may not benefit both the donor and recipient financi ally.

31 Blood and blood products may only be given to

a recipient after their safety and quality are

tested,

59, Organ and Ti>suc Donation and Transplanta tion

Principles

II Transplantation of organs or tissues may only

be carried out if there is no other better means

of preserving the life or physical integrity of the

recipient as proved by a medical board.

21 Any person may donate or prohibit the removal

of his organs or lissues in any other way while

alive or after his death.

31 A person may, at any time. revoke the act by

which he has promised to donate his organs or

tissues while alive or after his death.

41 Where a person who has promised to donate his

organs or tissues revokes his promise, pursuant

to sub-article (3) of this Article. in bad faith. the

recipient shall be enlitled to be indemnified for

the expenses which he has incu(\'ed due to such

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51 The following acts shall be prohibited:

a) trading in human organ or tissue;

b) receiving, giving or promising ·to give

monetary or non-monetary benefit for

organ or tissue donation;

c) advertising demand or supply of organ or

tissues;

on) f7'}M')-1 I'hl]A 11'i:/'\-i-'i' u-fll-u<P<\')- d) using animal organ or tissue for the punpose

lin(/}- 1'1-11 '1-11''1 "'1'1'£\:: of transplanting it to human.

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ilfloofl-flfl-fl Person

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I I Where a person has consented to donate his

organs or tissues upon his death, the organs and

tissues that can be used for transplantation may

be collected upon his death,

21 No health institution may collect organ, and

tissues pursuant to sub-article (I) of this Article

without obtaining special license from the

Authority .

31 Where there is no wrinen evidence showing

express prohibition of donation made by the

deceased, while alive, and where the spouse,

children or parents or siblings of the deceased,

in the order of their list, agree with the

donation, organs and tissues that can be used for

transplantation may be collected from the

deceased.

41 Where the individual, listed under sub-article (3) of this Article are suspected of crime for the death of the deceased, they may not have the right to give consent with respect to donation of organs and tissues of the deceased for transplantation.

51 Unless the donor ordered a particular recipient

as beneficiary in accordance with provisions of

transplantation, selection of organs and tissues

recipients shall be based on compelling medical

reasons and the principles of justice and equity.

61 Health professionals who declare the faCI of ·

death of the donor may not be less than two;

and be different from , and have no monetary relationship with, those who conduct the

transplantation,

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Person_~

II Collection of organ or ti ssue from a living

person may be carried O,Ul where competent

health professionals believe removal Qf organ or

tissue from the donor does not pose any serious

and pennanent danger to his health or life and

where:

a) the donor has capacity to give consent and

enter in to juridical acts, and agrees in

writing. based on infonned consent, in the

presence of two witnesses; and

b) it is established by the National Transplantation Committee referred to in Article 62 of this Regulation that:

(I) there is spousal bondage or relation by

consanguinity or affinity between the

donor and the recipient; or

(2) in the absence of spousal bondage or

relation by consanguinity or affinity,

there is no monetary relationship

between the donor and the recipient.

21 Notwithstandi ng paragraph (aJ of sub-article (I)

of this Article. bone marrow tissue may be

collected from a minor upon the consent of his

guardian.

2i No health institution Illay collect organs and

tissues pursuant . to this Article without

obtaining special license from the Authority:

62. Transplantation .

II No health institution may transplant organs and

tissues without obtaining special license from

the Authority.

21 The Authority shall establish National

Transplantation Committee with a view to

ensuring that organ or tissue collection and

transplantation is being carried out in

accordance with professional ethics.

31 Any transplantation may not be perfonned

unless the National Transplantation Committee

approved the transplantation request; provided,

however. that the National Committee may,

where necessary. give delegation of power to a

transplantation committee established at

regional level.

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PART SIX

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

CHAPTER ONE

PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION

63. Designation of Health Profesliions and Requisite of Professional License

II The Authority shall designate, register and

license health professionals and set Iheir scope

of practice.

21 No health profess ional with professionalliccnse

may provide health services beyond the scope

of practice of his profession unless with special

decision of the appropriate organ in exceptiona!

compelling circumstances.

31 Any person qualified with more than one health

profession shall be entitled to a professional'

license to practice all of his health profess ions

so far as he satisfies the necessary requirements.

64. Health Professionals Register

\I The Authority shall have a register for

registering every health professional practicing

in Ethiopia comprising his name, nationality,

principal residence and place of business and such other necessary particulars.

21 Any higher education institution shall send its

graduate lists in health profession to the

Authority and appropriate organ.

31 The register to be kept in accordance with sub­article (I) of this Article shall be open 10 the

public as may be necessary.

65. Issuance of Professional License

II Any health professional shall be granted with

health professional license upon fulfilling the

requiremenls set by the Authority for hea lth

profess ionals.

21 The appropriate organ may issue restricted

professional license, as may be appropriate, for

impaired health professional.

31 . No health pro ressional may in any manner

transfer or rent his professional license to lhird

party.

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66. Renowal of ProfessionAl Lieense

I I In applying for renewal of professional license

in accordance with Article 33(2) of the

Proclamation any health professional shall

present:

a) certificate of completion of the required continuing professional development in his

profession; and

b) medical certificate proving his fitness to

practice the profession.

21 For the purpose of this Article "continuing professional development" mean$ a training periodically anended by a health profe~sional

during his practice to maintain his professional knowledge and skills and enhance his professional competence in accordance with the directive to be issued by the Authority.

67. Inactive Slatus

II Any health professional who did not practice

his profession for more than two years for any

reason shall notify the appropriate organ prior

to resumption of practicing his profession.

21 The appropriate organ may authorize the professional referred to in sub·article (1) of this

Article to practice his profession upon requiring him to produce evidence of completion of

continuing professional development or causing

him to anend training, or to work under the

snpervision of a competent hcalth professional

working in a health institution chosen by the Authority.

31 If a health professional who did not practice his profession for more than two years engages in practicing without notifying the appropriate organ, he shall be deemed as practicing without professional license.

68. Health Professional Trained in Foreign Country

11 Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 65( 1) of this Regulation, any person with a duly recognized foreign educational background applying for professional license shall:

a) produce evidence of equivalence of qualification issued by the competent body;

b) complete from six months to a yearlong

intemship program at assigned health institution by the appropriate organ where he did n<?t practice his profession in any foreign country for more than two years.

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hll·/I·)· <}oo')' O'lY. (lCO·"!." h1C Y1I11/1 I'mS (I) of this Article, a health professional with

fl/lOD'J' 1'·""'Il.fl')· coy.?" I'M·fl·)· h'IC more th"n two years of professional practice in

I'flo;.!· p'C"l."·)· hlt,')'l'k,l' fflO;.l' P'C"l."·)- any foreign country shall complete internship

.?C 1''''1.e''l''l?'' hln 'l1\P'A"I~ fl"'1.coll)ro' program as detennined by the Authority if the f'flJttL')' \'n.~H·C·i?i.T TC"lt.?'U U'fmc;'I'~' disease pattem of the country of his training or

Practice is incompatible with Ethiopia's disease j?<;'CO;.l'A::

pattern.

1:1 1'1I.1I h14>)\' '10·11 h1,~)1; (ii) h<; (lI) 31 Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article

t:·'.n?':-': fi.':'<,?" <I11P'N']'" hco-"l." h1C (I) and (2) of this Artic'e, the Authority may

IIh"l."C 7.tt fl"'1.·P.\'. I'hClI;.I' Ilt· i 11M • .? 7.t1. issue temporary professional license for a health

1'(\11<}'l? hell;/, coy,?" (iflIlI"A"I'" fl"'1.cofl'" professional with foreign educational lIt..tr:f. I'mS 1,1A"III'.r,:I: 11"'1.0011\' background, where the professional intends to

provide health services in short tenn charitable CJlloo-J'?':f 7.llJ''l? 't_.r Ilt- /..:I't: II.fl'l' activity, emergency humanitarian crisis or other

j?'f·I\A:: health services to be determined by the Authority.

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41 The institution which brought the health

professional on temporary basis shall:

a) upon the completion of the professional's mission, notify the Authority and ensure the surrender of the temporary professional license;

b) bear civil responsibility for any damages caused by the health service provided by the professional.

69. Surrender of Professional License

Any health professional shall have the obligation to

slU'Iender his professional license where his license

is suspended or revoked or he completes his mission

or relinquishes practicing his profession.

CHAPTER TWO

HEALTH PROFESSIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT

70. General Principles

Any health professional:

II may not practice his profession in any manner that violate the Proclamation, this Regulation or any other relevant law;

21 shall provide health services to the client

without any discrimination;

3/ shall give the utmost consideration for the health and need of the client.

71. Health Proressional Ethics Committee

1/ A Health Professional Ethics Committee (hereinafter the "Committee") is hereby established.

21 Members of the Committee shall be professionals drawn from the relevant institutions and be designated by the Minister, and their number shall be determined as

necessary.

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72. Powers and Duties orth. Committee

The Committee:

11 shall examine, investigate and propose

appropriate administrative measure to the

Authority on complaints made with respect to

substandard health services and incompetent

and unethical health professionals;

21 shall, where il proves availability of sufficient

evidence to support the complaint, send

summon to the health professional or institution

against whom a complaint is lodged with the

notification to respond within 30 days;

31 may, where appropriate, assign an independent

researcher in consultation with the Authority to

investigate the complaint;

41 may propose suspension of license or certificate

of competence to the Authority until the

appropriate decision is passed on the complaint;

51 shall, upon identifying the root causes of

frequently lodged complaints and grievances,

propose policy directions intended to provide

sustainable solutions to the problems;

61 shall perform such other duties that may be

assigned to it by the Authority.

73. Meetings of the Committee

II The Committee shall meet as frequently as its

functions requires. 21 The presence of more than half of the members

at any meeting of the Commi"ee shall

constitute a quorum.

31 Decisions of the Committee shall be passed by

majority votes; in case of a tie, the Chairperson

shall have a casting vote.

41 Without prejudice to the provisions of this

Article, the Committee may adopt its own rules

of procedure.

74. Main Responsibilities of Health Professionals

Any health professional shall:

II be accountable for the health services he provides and for his decisions as per his assigned duty;

21 obtain informed consent from a patient, in accordance with the relevant law, before rendering a service;

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31 provide genuine and

during profess ional

colleagues and clients;

adequate information

communication with

41 respect patient confidentiality. privacy. choices

and dignity;

5/ maint3in the highest standards of personai

conduct and integrity;

61 discharge his professional duty in a team work

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professional ;

71 provide appropriate counselling service to the

client;

81 update his professional knowledge and skills to

new medical technologies and innovations;

9/ maintain proper and effective communication

with his patients and other health professionals;

101 register and keep accurate client records;

111 avail himself and provide professional service

in his working place during assigned duty

hours;

12/ ensure public participation and acceptance in

designing and implementing public health

programs;

13/ comply with any lawful instructions and

procedures of the appropriate organ with

respect to his profession.

75. Fees and Commission

Any health professional may not:

i l accept commission or any benefit apart from

service charge from a person or another healih

professional or institution in return for the

services he renders;

21 pay commission or offer benefits to any person

for recommending patients~

3/ offer or accept any payment or benefit which is

intended to induce to act or not to act in a

particular way not professionally indicated or to

over-charge patients;

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4/ charge or receive fees for services not rendered

personally or by his employee or pallner or

substiiute;

51 receive payment or allY bellefll for

recommending or referring patients to another

health professional, for treatment or· for

participation in clinical trials or other research;

61 provide health service, for his benefit, thai docs

nol serve the needs of his palien!.

76. Practicing with other Health Pro["ssionals

II A health profess ional shall employ a health

professional who is licensed by the appropriate

organ.

21 Unless for training purposes, a health

profess ional may not work with or give any

kind of professional support to another health

profess ional not licensed by the appropriate

organ.

77. Profession.1 Confidentiality

II A health professional may not disclose, verbally

or in writing, information regarding a patient

unless the appropriate organ believed that there

is a prominent health risk 10 Ihe public

demanding to do so, it is ordered by a court, he

gets writte n consent from the patient or the

patient's guardian or it is permitted by law .

21 A health professiona ' may release or transfer

information regarding palients for the purpose

of conducting scientific research or studies

where the information released is in such a

manner that it does not identify directly or

indirectly any individual palient.

31 A health professional shall encourage a patient

with communicable diseases to disclose his

status to individuals with potential exposure to

the infection.

78. Preferential Treatment and Referral of Clients

II Any health professional shall render the same

level of care to his clients in ilinerant and

resident practice.

21 Any heallh profess ional may not provide any

preferential treatment to a client by considering

the relationship established with him in another

health inslitution where the same professional

works.

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31 A health professional may not refer a patient to

another health institution where he works unless

for services unavailable and necess itadng

referral upon declaring the vested inkrest of the

professional in the referred health institut ion.

41 For the purpose of sub-article (1) of this Article,

" resident practice" means a practice which a

health professional conducts on full time basis

regularly while "itinerant practice" means a

practice which a health professional conducts

other than the resident practice.

79. Prohibition of Secret Remedies

1/ No health professional may use secret remedies.

21 Every health professional shall, in the conduct

of his practice, use only an apparatus or health

technology or intervention whiCh is proved

upon investigation to be capable of fulfilling the

claims made in regard to it

31 For the purpose of this Article "secret remedy"

means a medication or treatment that cures a

disease or disorder or relieves its symptoms that

is known by only a few people or professionals

and intentionally withheld from general

knowledge.

80. Advertisement of Profession and Service

I I Any health professional may not advertise:

a) his services if the advertisement IS

unprofessional, untruthful or misleading;

b) his services unless otherwise he is

authorized by the appropriate government

organ;

.c) in a manner that directly or indirectly

encourages the unnecessary use of health

services;

d) his services in a manner that affects or undermines the services of other health professionals;

e) his services by drawing anention 10 his personal qualities and superior knowledge;

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f) his services in a manner that promises a

gift, discount or other inducement to attract

a person to use the service.

21 Any health professional shall ensure the advertisement of a health institution whose certificate of competence is issued in his name respect the provisions of sub-article (I) of this

Article.

81, Medicine and Medical Instrument Advertisement

I I A health professional may not advertise medicine or medical instrument unless he is a direct employee of the manufacturer or distributor and authorized to do so by the appropriate government organ.

21 A health professional may not, in consideration of the benefit he may derive, advocate the preferential use of any medicine or medical instrument that would not be clinically appropriate or cost-effective to the client,

82, Research Participation

A health professional may only participate in

research performed on human subject if the research

has wri"en approval after appropriate ethical

evaluation and is being performed in accordance

with the approved research protocol.

83, Requesting and Providing Professional Support

or Consultation

II

21

In case of any doubt or difficulty and need of supplementary or higher level of care, a health professional shall request support or consultation from any other professionaJ colleague for the benefit of the client,

A health professional consulted by a colleague shall provide the required professional advice and service as per the standard of his

profession.

84. Obligation to Serve Despite Belief

A health professional may not refuse on grounds of

personal belief to provide services such as

contraceptive, legal abortion and blood transfusion.

85. ]ssuance of Official Documents

11 A health professionaJ shall sign official documents relating to patient care such as laboratory and other diagnostic requests and results, prescriptions. certificates, patient records, hospital and other reports after "Tiling

his full name.

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2/ A hcalrh professional shall issue genuine and

complete sick leave or certificate of illness.

86. Prescriptions and 1\1cdirine Dispensing

1/ No health professional may prescribe medicine

or fonnulations about which he has no

knowledge about its composition atld

pharmacological action.

2/ A prescription on which a health professional prescribe shall be standardized and prepared in accordance with the standard of the institution and type of the profession .

3/ Any health professional shall prescribe

medicine registered in the nation'al drug list

unless for compelling reason.

4/ Any professional dispenser of medicine may

not dispense or keep any medicine obtained

through illegal channel.

87. Waste Disposal and Disease Prevention

1/ Any health professional shall dispose of disposable healthcare wastes in an appropriate

. manner for the sake of himsetf. the client and the public health . .

2/ Any health professional shall respect safety

provisions that ensure the non transmission of

diseases from himself to client, from clienl to

client or from c1ienl to health professional.

88. Disclosing Prognosis

1/ A health professional shall explain the nature

and possible outcome of the terminal or sever

illness to the patient or, in case of a minor or

mentally ill person, to the guardian.

2/ Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-article

(I) of this Article, a health professional may

only communicate the nature and possible

outcome of the terminal or sever illness to

family members of the patient where he

believes that the patient may haon himself due

to emotiona1 instability.

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tTCT 89. Reporting of Impairment and Unprofessional

Conduct

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1\1I11~ hilA t?'C')' o~Y:l'7 MIl')':-Any health professional shall report the following to

the appropriate organ:

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11 an impairment in another health professional if

he is convinced that such professional is

impaired;

2/ his own impainnent if he is aware of it or has been publicly infonned, or he has been advised by colleagues to obtain help in view of an alleged impainnent;

3/ the provision of health service by a person without professional license or whose

professional license has been suspended or

revoked; and

4/ any unprofessional conduct of another health

professional.

PART SEVEN

INSTITUTIONS

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1/ No person may establish and run institution

without obtaining a certificate of competence

from the appropriate organ.

2/ A certificate of competence issued to any

institution shall be renewed annually.

3/ Any institution shall undertake its business in

accordance with the requirements on the basis of which its celtificate of competence issued.

41 The appropriate organ may issue or renew a

certificate of competence subject to restrictions

on the type of the product or service, means of

production, processing, storing and any other

necessary conditions relating to the quality and

safety of the product or service.

5/ It is prohibited to transfer in any manner a

certificate of competence to a third party

without the penn iss ion of the appropriate organ.

91. Surrender of Certificate of Competence

Any institution whose certificate of competence is

revoked, cancelled or denied renewal or which has

ceased operation shall surrender its certificate of

competence to the appropriate organ.

92. Professionals Health Examination

11 Any institution shall make health professional

or food handler who has contact with clients to

undertake pre-employment and annual medical

examination'-except for HIV / AIDS.

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21 No health professional may undertake medical

examination for himself in accordance with

sub·article (I) of this Anicle.

31 Any food handler shall notity the institution

where he is infected by food borne ·

communicable disease. Any food estoblishment

shall screen a food handler infected by food

borne communicable disease.

4/ Any food establishment shall remove any food

handler who is infected by food borne

communicabJe diseflse from activities involving

contact with food until the disease becomes non

communicable.

51 The Authority shan issue directive on the type

of medical examinations that a health

professional or food handler who has contact

with clients shan undenake.

93. Institution Requirements a nd Prohibitions

1/ Any institution shall develop intemal waste

management system to manage its hazardous

substances and wastes.

2/ An exporter institution shan obtain special

permit from the Authority for transiting

medicine or food from foreign country to

another country.

3/ No institution may impon, keep or distribute

prohibited or expired food or medicine.

41 No wholesale or impon institution may

distribute food or medicine for a person with no

cenificate of competence.

5/ Any health institution which permits a student

on practical training to provide health service

shan be responsible for any damage the student

may cause to a patient.

PART SEVEN

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

94. Duty to Furnishing Information

11 Any health professional shan cooperate with the

appropriate organ whenever requesred to show

his professional license or provide information

about his professional performance or that of

others.

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2J The appropriate organ shall keep the

confidentiality of information obtained in

accordance with sub-article (1) of this Article­

unless otherwise permitted by Jaw.

95, Duty to Report

1/ Any person who believes that a health

professional is unfit to practice or commils

unprofessional conduct shall notify the

appropriate organ.

21 Any person who in good faith nolifies the

appropriate organ in accordance with sub-article

(1) of this Article may not be legally liable.

96. Service Fees

Every person shall pay service fees to the

appropriate organ at the rate approved by

. government for obtaining or renewing professional -

license or certificate of competence, registering

medicine or receiving other certificates and services.

U. I1I1T7i<;-'I Tt.Il"'Ur flII"'If.<;6-Tor u1l' 97. Repealed and Inapplicable Laws

/il l''''I.h-l'(I--)· ntl.U .I'.'HI '~7il.'I'tI:- 1/ The following are hereby repealed:

Il} I'/I\,~' h7t1"lt'I- ,l' '''*9'' t.JI>Y: MITJ'l''I a) the Licensing and Supervision of Health

of:'l''l'C 1''''I.'LIl')·C:''''· 9"hC o.r .I'.1'n Service Institut ions Council of Ministers

"''l'C H~!!IIi!!ii'l! h'l Regulation No.I74/1994; and

II) rn.-rl"fI'Y illS fJlI-Y?Jr oo"'lhcr

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b) the Ethiopian Health Professionals Council

Establishment Council of Ministers

Regulation NO.76/2002 .

21 No regulation. directive or customary practice

shall. in so far as it is inconsistent with this

Regulation, be applicable with respect to

maners provided for by this Regulation,

98, Power to Issue Directives

The Authority may issue directives necessary for the

implementation of Ihis Regulation.

99. Effective Date

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of publication in the Federal Negarit Gazene,

Done at Addis Ababa, this 24'~ day of January, 2014.

HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN

PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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