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 Patent Cooperation Treaty within the framework of the World Intellectual Property Organization,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the mentioned Patent Cooperation Treaty is hereby approved.
Article II
Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession to the mentioned treaty 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: 30 Muharram 1422
Corresponding to: 24 April 2001
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 694 issued on 1 May 2001.