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WHEREAS, tht! inefficiencies of shippcrs and

'~()nsienees, warehouses providing loading and

unloading facilities and regulatory bodies conducting

inspection are resulting in considerable time loss in truck operations;

WHEREAS, it has become necessary to enact a legislation on trucks demurrage to avoid Stich loss of

time in truck operations and to increase the frequency of

usc of trucks and therehy increase freight carryine capacity and shorten the waiting time of goods at ports

to minimize unnet:essary costs and to avoid related problems;

NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with O.>t.·}·f'~'f 1.o1./,.I\Cf ~.""nt,.(a.fCf Article 55(1) of the Constitution of the Federal

tToOl\.h "'1 oo,}.,h·}· .>t.}.,.?\, :/?;(?;) oolPl.·}· Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby

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1. Short Title

PART ONE

GENERAL

This Proclamation may he cited as the "Trucks

Demurrage Proclamation No. 81112013".

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2. Definitions

In this Proclamation unless the context otherwise

requires:

1 I "truck" means a motor vehicle

constructed or adapted for use and used

primarily for the conveyance of goods of

any description and includes a truck

tractor;

21 "goods" means any property including

live animals as well as containers, pallets . or similar articles of transport or

packaging supplied by the sender or consIgnor;

31 "carrier" means a person who performs the

carriage of goods hy land or internal

waters;

41 "sender" means a person who, either for his own account or for that of third

parties, delivers goods to the carrier for carnage;

51 "consignee" means a person authorized to

receive the goods;

61 "warehouse" means any place, including

port and customs warehouse, that

provides loading and unloading facilities

including packed and unpacked goods in container;

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81

"driver" means an individual who holds

the required driving license to drive

trucks;

"demurrage" means a payment to compensate for detaining a truck beyond

the time limit allowed:

a) for loading or unloading by a sender, consignee or warehouse; or

b) for inspection conducted by a government regulatory body;

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9/ "period of loading or unloading" means the time required for loading or unloading of a truck after its arrival at the place specified for loading or unloading and -­includes the time required for handing over to the driver the fully completed and signed documents;

1 0/ "Ministry" or "Minister" means the Ministry or Minister of Transport, respecti vel y;

111 "Authority" means the Transport Authority established under the Transport _Proclamation No. 46812005;

12/ "person" means any natural -or juridical person;

13/ any expression in the masculine gender includes the feminine.

Scope of Application

This Proclamation shall be applicable on shippers, consignees, warehouses providing loading and unloading facilities, bodies conducting search and inspection activities, transporters engaged in truck operations and trucks.

PART TWO

TIME LIMIT FOR LOADING, UNLOADING AND INSPECTION AND PAYMENT OF

DEMURRAGE

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1/ Any sender or consignee or warehouse operator shall have the obligation:

a) to load within 8 hours and unload within 6 hours a truck with loading capacity of 20 tons or above; or

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b) to load within 5 hours and unload within 4 hours a truck with loading capacity of less than 20 tons.

2/ The time limit referred to in sub-article

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Time Limit for Inspection

1/ The Ethiopian Revenues and Customs

Authority shall conduct inspection of goods.. loaded on a truck within one hour at port of entry or exit or transit route, or

in less than four hours CIt the de:stinRtinn customs station.

2/ Any animal quarantine station of the

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a) conduct a truck sanitation and suitability inspection within 30 minutes;

b) prepare and issue animal health

certificate with respect to animals

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c) prepare and issue animal feed pass certificate with respect to animal feed loaded on a truck within 30 minutes.

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The Ethiopian Roads Authority shall undertake truck weight inspection process

within 20 minutes.

The Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade or any other ·concerned government regulatory

body shall conduct inspection of goods

loaded on a truck within three hours .

5/ The time limit referred to in sub-article

(I), (2), (3) and (4) of this Article shall

begin to run frum lht: lime of arrival of

the truck at the station when: llu; inspection is conducted.

Workin2 Hours for Loading, Unloading and Inspection

Any warehouse engaged in loading and unloading operations in accordance with Article

4 of this Proclamation or any regulatory body

conducting inspection in accordance with Article 5 of this Proclamation shall provide such service

tor 24 hours from Monday to Sunday.

Demurrage

1/ Any sender, consignee or warehouse

operator who has failed to meet its

obligations as stipulated under Article 4

of this Proclamation shall pay demurrage

lu lh", carrier on the following basis:

a) with respect to a truck with loading capacity of 2U tons or above:

(1) Birr 100 per hour for the first two hours delay;

(2) Birr 150 per hour for the delay of

more than two hours up to four hours;

(3) Birr 200 per hour for the delay of more than four hours; or

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0) with respect to a truck with loading

capacity of less than 20 tons:

(1) Birr 75 per hour for the first two

hours delay;

(2) Birr 100 per hour for the delay of more than two hours up to four

hours;

(3) Birr 150 per hour for the delay of

more than four hours.

A body conducting inspection which has

failed to meet its obligations as stipulated

under Article 5 of this Proclamation shall

pay demurrage to the carrier for the delay on the following basis:

a) Birr 100 per hour with respect to a

truck with loading capacity of20 tons

or above; or

b) Birr ~5 per hour with respect to a

truck with loading capacity of less than 20 tons;

provided, however, that no demurrage

may be payable where the detention of the truck beyond the specified time limit is

caused by failure of the carrie:r to flresent the required consignment note.

3/ The demurrage payable pursuant to sub­

article (I ) and (2) of this Article shall

apply only for 10 hours per day .

4/ A carrier who has sustained more

damages than lhe JClIIulTuge determined pursuant to sub-article (I) 'of this Article

shall have the right to claim the excess on

the basis of his contract of carriage and the appropriate law.

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11 Any sender, consignee, warehouse operator or regulatory body shall register the date and time of arrival of a truck at a place for loading, unloading or inspection an,d the completion of the operation on a form prepared for such purpose and counter sign sa.me with the driver.

2/ If the driver disagree with the date and time registered in accordance' with sub­article (I) of this Article, he shall sign the document by entering his reservations, and report same immediately to the

,nearest transport inspector of the Authority or to the organ delegated by the Authurity pursuant to Article 24 of the Transport Proclamation No. 468/2005.

J/ The transport inspector or the delegated organ that has received a report in accordance with sub-article (2) of this Article shall investigate the ease anu issue the concerned parties with evidence containing its findings.

PART THREE

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Powers and Duties of the Authority

The Authority shall:

11 follow up and supervise the proper implementation of this Proclamation;

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assign transport inspecturs, as dee.mcd

necessary, at the places for loading, unloading and inspection of trucks;

prepare and distribute to the concerned bodies model contract for freight transport

and trucks movement monitoring formats;

undertake study and submit proposal on

freight tariffs for trucks, when d~emed

necessary, and follow up the

implementation of same upon approval by

the Council of Ministers.

10. Inapplicable Laws

No law or customary practice may, in so far as it

is inconsistent with the provisions of this

Proclamation, be applicable with respect to

maltt~rs provided for by this Proclamation.

Ii. '(1of1 A'I ooootf f"7(J)oIf)T p'AfJ)") 11. Power to Issue Regulation and Directive

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1/ The Council of Ministers may issue

regulations necessary for the proper

implementation of this Proclamation.

2/ The Ministry may issue directives necessary

for the implementation of this Proclamation

and regulations issued pursuant to sub­

article (l) of this Article.

12. Effective Date

This Proclamation shall enter into torce on the date of publication in the Federal Negarit CJazette.

Done at Addis Ababa, this 18th tJay of December, 2013.

MULATIJ TESIIOME (DR.)

PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA

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