Coffee Marketing and Quality Control Proclamation No. 1051/2017.

This Proclamation provides rules for the control of the quality shall apply to any person who directly or indirectly involves in coffee marketing and quality control of coffee. This Proclamation shall apply to any person who directly or indirectly involves in coffee marketing and quality control. Quality inspection shall be carried out by the legally designated regional quality control organ under the coordination of the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority in accordance with this Proclamation. Coffee exporters shall register to National Bank of Ethiopia and notify to the Authority, the export coffee contracts of coffee purchased from the Ethiopia commodity Exchange or in other alternative transaction or produced in their own farm and coffee roasted, roasted and grinded sold in foreign market. The Proclamation defines other obligations of coffee exporters and of coffee roasters and handlers, and of domestic coffee traders and sellers. Any coffee transaction actor who buys or sells coffee outside the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange or other optional transaction centers established by Authority shall commit an offence.