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 WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The accession of the Sultanate to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is hereby approved.
Article II
Competent entities shall deposit the instruments of accession to the convention in accordance with its provisions.
Article III
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.
Issued on: 13 Muharram 1426
Corresponding to: 22 February 2005
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 786 issued on 1 March 2005.