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.

Article 10 - Fundamental Change of Circumstances

1/ Where the fundamental changes referred to in Article 9(1) (e ) of this Proclamation are considered to have taken place in a country of nationality or former place of habitual residence of a person or persons recognized as refugees under this Proclamation, the Agency, working in collaboration and coordination with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and subject to such other special procedures as may be established for this purpose, shall initiate an assessment and verification of the nature and durability of the changes having regard to the circumstances which justified the grant of refugee status. 2/ Following such assessment and verification, the Agency shall, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, make a decision as to whether or not the refugee status of the person or group of persons concerned shall be declared to have ceased. 3/ The decision made pursuant to Sub-Article (2) of this Article shall also set out the consequences and implications for the refugee or refugees affected by the cessation of refugee status, including the right of individual refugees to appeal against the decision.