We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of Royal Decree 26/75 Issuing the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State and its amendments,
and the two Protocols pertaining to the International Red Cross for the Protection of Victims of International and Non-International Armed Conflicts dated 8 June 1977, supplementary to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article 1
The Sultanate hereby accedes to the two mentioned Protocols pertaining to the International Red Cross for the Protection of Victims of International and Non-International Armed Conflicts, which were adopted on 8 June 1977.
Article 2
The Foreign Ministry shall undertake the deposit procedures for confirming this accession.
Article 3
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 10 Rajab 1401
Corresponding to: 14 May 1981
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 217 issued on 16 May 1981.