Article 41 of the Electronic Transaction Proclamation puts e-commerce operators as one form of commercial entity and hence the laws that regulate other commercial activities apply, including the Commercial Code which requires a licence to operate. Article. 82.1 of the Commercial Code No. 1243/ 2021 and Article 5.1 and 22 of the Commercial Registration & Licensing Proclamation No. 980/2016 states that any Ethiopian or foreign person or company carrying out commercial activities within Ethiopia shall be registered and then licensed in the country. However, it is not until October 2022 where the e-commerce companies can register as an “Electronic Platform Operator” (Code 85125) or as an “Electronics Intra Platform Operator” (Code 85126) and are required for licensing by Ministry without the need for a new commercial activity category. Read the full information here: https://dablolawfirm.com/e-commerce-companies-can-now-register-as-an-electronic-platform-operator-code-85125-or-as-an-electronics-intra-platform-operator-code-85126