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 Statutes of the Standardization Organization of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, which was approved by the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council at its twenty-fourth session held in the State of Kuwait on 21 and 22 December 2003,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The mentioned Statutes of the Standardization Organization of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is hereby ratified in the form attached.
Article II
The competent minister shall deposit the instrument of ratification with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the headquarters state.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 14 Safar 1425
Corresponding to: 4 April 2004
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 765 issued on 17 April 2004.