yxþT×eà ØÁ‰§êE ÄþäK‰sþÃêE ¶pBlþK ØÁ‰L nU¶T Uz¤È FEDERAL NEGARITGAZETA OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA xo‰ሦሥt¾ ›mT qÜ_R #9 xÄþS xbÆ ּ‫ ַו‬06 qN 09)(9 ›.M bxþT×eà ØÁ‰§êE ÄþäK‰sþÃêE ¶pBlþK yÞZB twµ×C MKR b¤T «ÆqEnT ywÈ ¥WÅ xêJ qÜ_R 5)#3/09)(9 ›.M የብ‫צ‬ድካስُ አገָግֹُ xêJ…gA 3¹þ6)#3 xêJ qÜ_R 5)#3/09)(9 13th Year No.39 ADDIS ABABA- 23 July , 2007 CONTENTS Proclamation No.533/2007 Broadcasting Service Proclamation…. Page 3633 PROCLAMATION NO. 533/2007 eKwaÉ"eƒ ›ÑMÓKAƒ ¾¨× ›ªÏ A PROCLAMATION ON BROADCASTING SERVICE ¾waÉ"eƒ ›ÑMÓKAƒ ›=”ö`T@i”' ƒUI`ƒ“ ¾S´“— ýaÓ^U KQ´w uTp[w K›”É ›Ñ` þK+"©' Tu^©“ ›=¢•T>Á© Éу Ÿõ}— T>“ ¾T>ݨƒ uSJ’<& WHEREAS, broadcasting service plays a significant role in the political, economic and social development of the country by providing information, education and entertainment programs to the public; ¾waÉ"eƒ ›ÑMÓKAƒ uQÑ S”ÓY~ ¾}[ÒÑÖ< GXw” u’í ¾SÓKê' S[Í ¾TÓ–ƒ' ¾SU[Ø' ¾SS[Ø“ ¾SdcK<ƒ” SW[© Sw„‹“ ’í’„‹ }Óv^© KTÉ[Ó Ÿõ}— T>“ eKT>ݨƒ& WHEREAS, broadcasting service plays a major role in exercising the basic constitutional rights such as freedom of expression, access to information and the right to elect and be elected; ¨<e” ¾›Ñ` Gwƒ ¾J’¨<” ¾_Ç=Ä VÑÉ u›Óvu< “ õƒN© uJ’ S”ÑÉ ØpU Là SªK<” T[ÒÑØ uTeðKÑ<& WHEREAS, it is essential to ensure proper and fair utilization of the limited radio wave wealth of the country; ¾waÉ"eƒ ›ÑMÓKAƒ uSeÖƒ Y^ Là ¾T>cT\ c−‹” Swƒ“ Óȁ uÓMî S¨c” ›eðLÑ> J• uSÑ–~& WHEREAS, it has been found essential to clearly define the rights and obligations of persons who undertake broadcasting service; ’²=I” ›LT−‹ ŸÓw KTÉ[e uY^ Là ÁK¨<” ¾waÉ"eƒ QÓ u}hhK QÓ S}"ƒ ›eðLÑ> J• uSÑ–~& WHEREAS, to these ends, it has become necessary to revise the existing law on broadcasting services; u›=ƒÄåÁ ôÈ^L© Ç=V¡^c=Á© ]øwK=¡ QÑ S”ÓYƒ ›”kê %5(1) SW[ƒ ¾T>Ÿ}K¨< ¨<ÍDM:: NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows: ÃNÇ êU Unit Price nU¶T Uz¤È ±.œ.qÜ ° ¹þ 1 Negarit G. P.O.Box 80001