Article 9(1) - Cessation of refugee status

1/ Any person shall cease to be considered as refugee if: a) he has voluntarily re-availed himself of the protection of the country of his nationality; b) having lost his nationality, he has voluntarily re-acquired it; c) he has voluntarily re-established himself in the country which he left or outside of which he remained owing to fear of persecution; d) he has acquired the nationality of Ethiopia, or that of another country and enjoys the protection of his new country of nationality; or e) he can no longer, because the circumstances in connection with which he was recognized as a refugee have ceased to exist, continue to refuse to avail himself of the protection of the country of his nationality; or if he has lost his nationality or has no nationality an dis able to return to is country of former habitual residence but continue to refuse to do so. 2/ The provision of Sub-article (1) (e ) of this Article shall not apply, however, to a refugee who is able to invoke compelling reasons arising out of previous persecution as set out in Article 5 of this Proclamation, for refusing to avail himself of the protection of the country of his nationality or country of his former habitual residence. 3/ Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Agency made in accordance with this Article may appeal within sixty days of receiving written notification of the decision to the Appeal Hearing Council established in accordance with this Proclamation. 4/ Notwithstanding the provision of sub-article (3) of this Article, the Appeal Hearing Council may hear an appeal filed after the expiry of sixty days if the appellant has justifiable cause for having filed a late appeal.