We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State issued by Royal Decree 101/96,
the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property dated 20 March 1883, which was revised in Stockholm on 14 July 1967 and amended on 28 September 1979,
and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works dated 9 September 1886, which was revised in Paris on 24 July 1971 and amended on 28 September 1979,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is hereby approved, provided that the instrument of accession includes the provisions of article 28(2) of the first convention and article 33(2) of the second convention.
Article II
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force from the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 28 Jumada Al-Awwal 1419
Corresponding to: 19 September 1998
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 632 issued on 3 October 1998.