Royal Decree 39/2019 Promulgating the Implementation System for the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction

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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 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, signed in  the United Nations Headquarters on 2 February 1993, 

Royal Decree 122/94 Ratifying the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction,

the Implementation System for the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction promulgated by Royal Decree 21/97,

and the Penal Law promulgated by Royal Decree 7/2018,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached system shall apply in regard to the implementation of the aforementioned Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction.

Article II

The Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs shall issue the decisions necessary for the implementation of the provisions of the attached system.

Article III

The aforementioned Royal Decree 21/97 is hereby repealed, as well as every provision contrary to the attached system or in conflict with its provisions.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force after the lapse of 90 (ninety) days from the date of its publication.

Issued on: 2 Ramadan 1440
Corresponding to: 8 May 2019

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1292 issued on 12 May 2019.