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 decision of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf at its twenty-ninth session held in Muscat during the period from 29 to 30 December 2008 regarding the Adoption of the Basic Statute of the GCC Criminal Information Center to Combat Drugs,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The mentioned Basic Statute of the GCC Criminal Information Center to Combat Drugs is hereby ratified.
Article II
Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the constitution of the center 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: 10 Rabi Al-Thani 1430
Corresponding to: 6 April 2009
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 885 issued on 15 April 2009.