We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
and the Agreement to Facilitate and Develop Trade Among Arab States signed on 27 February 1981,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Agreement to Facilitate and Develop Trade Among Arab States is hereby approved.
Article II
Competent entities shall undertake the procedures for acceding to the agreement in accordance with its provisions.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 27 Jumada Al-Akhira 1418
Corresponding to: 29 October 1997
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 610 issued on 1 November 1997.