Title: Commercial Code of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 1243/2021 (Amharic Version)

Scope of Application: National. As per Article 4, however, the following entitles are not governed by this law; bodies corporate under public law, religious institutions, civil society organizations and cooperative societies.

Type of law: Proclamation

Key words: Traders; trade; Businesses (Commercial employees and agents, Accounts, commercial register, and businesses); Business organizations (General partnership, Limited partnership, Limited liability partnership, joint venture, share company, Private limited company, one member private limited company, conversion of business organizations, Affiliation, merger, and division of business organizations, a business organization established or operating abroad); Preventive restructuring, reorganization and bankruptcy law ( preventive restructuring proceedings, reorganization proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings, discharge of the bankrupt, civil liabilities, disqualifications, offenses and personal bankruptcy)

Entry into Force: April 12, 2021

Repeals: Books one, two and three of the Commercial Code Proclamation No. 166/1960

Amended by: —

Implemented by: —

Repealed? No

Language: Amharic

Also available in English language : Commercial Code of Ethiopia Proclamation No. 1243/2021