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Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones: Decision 17/2021 Issuing the Governance Controls for the Issuance of Environmental Permits in the Special Economic Zones and Free Zones

2021/17 17/2021

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Based on the Law of Free Zones issued by Royal Decree 56/2002,

Royal Decree 103/2005 Establishing a Free Zone in Mazyunah,

Royal Decree 62/2006 Establishing the Salalah Free Zone,

Royal Decree 123/2010 Establishing the Sohar Free Zone,

Royal Decree 119/2011 Establishing the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm and Issuing Its System,

the System of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm issued by Royal Decree 79/2013,

Royal Decree 105/2020 Establishing the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones and Determining Its Mandates,

Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Mandates, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

Decision 326/2015 Issuing the Regulation Governing Environmental Permits in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm,

Ministerial Decision 48/2017 Issuing the Regulation Governing the Issuance of Environmental Permits,

the approval of the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached controls hereby apply in regard to the governance of environmental permits in the special economic zones and free zones.

Article II

In regard to matters not governed by a special text in the attached controls, the systems in force apply. The environmental permits for projects in force before the entry into force of the provisions of the attached controls continue to operate until the expiry of their period.

Article III

The mentioned Decision 326/2015 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached controls or in conflict with their provisions.

Article IV

This decision must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.

Issued on: 4 Sha’ban 1442
Corresponding to: 18 March 2021

Dr Ali bin Masoud bin Ali Al-Sunaidi
Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones

Published in Official Gazette 1385 issued on 28 March 2021.


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