Pulses Transaction Council of Ministers Regulation No.377 /2016.

This Regulation shall apply to producers and transaction actors of pulses. “Pulses” means pea beans varieties other than white pea beans, mung beans, soya beans, lentils, fava beans, chick peas, field peas, grass peas, lupine beans and the like. Pulses transaction can happen either at primary transaction centers or Ethiopian Commodity Exchange. At primary transaction canters pulses transactions shall be effected only between pulses producers as a seller and consumer or wholesaler or processer or retailer or supplier of pulses as a buyer. The appropriate regional organ shall, in consultation with other relevant organs mandated for transaction pulses, determine the number and distribution of primary transaction centers in pulses producing areas. The supply pulses transaction at the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange shall be effected only between producers or suppliers as a seller and pulses exporters, processors, wholesalers, consumer cooperatives as a buyer following the Exchange’s Rules.
Part 3 regulates certificate of competence and obligation of pulses transaction actors (any person involved, suppliers, exporters, wholesalers, service providers, producers). The pulses transactions control is regulated under Part 4; the type and quality of pulses consigned to the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange by supplier or producer shall, be pre-inspected and sealed by a transaction and quality inspector assigned by the appropriate regional organ. the Part continues providing for duties and powers of inspector and regulate the whistleblowing process. The Regulation continues providing for prohibition and offences.