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| Name: | Charities and Societies Proclamation No.621/2009. |
| Country: | Ethiopia |
| Subject(s): | General provisions |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2009-02-13 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Federal Negarit Gazeta, 2009-02-13, No. 25, pp. 4521-4566  (PDF) |
| ISN: | ETH-2009-L-85147 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=85147&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Federal Negarit Gazeta, 2009-02-13, No. 25, pp. 4521-4566 PDF  Ethiopian Parliament Ethiopia PDF (consulted on 2010-11-04) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Regulates the establishment and running of all charities and societies defined as "charities and societies that are formed under the laws of Ethiopia, all of whose members are Ethiopians, generate income from Ethiopia and wholly controlled by Ethiopians. However, they may be deemed as Ethiopian Charities or Ethiopian Societies if they use not more than ten percent of their funds which is received from foreign sources" (section 2(2)). |