Royal Decree 64/2012 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat

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We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 101/96,

the Law Governing the Foreign Ministry promulgated by Royal Decree 32/2008,

and the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat signed in Ramsar on 2 February 1971 and amended by the Paris Protocol on 3 December 1982 and the Regina Amendments on 28 May 1987,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the aforementioned convention is hereby approved.

Article II

Competent entities shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 11 Muharram 1434
Corresponding to: 25 November 2012

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 992 issued on 1 December 2012.