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 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination adopted by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2106 dated 21 December 1965,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The mentioned International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is hereby ratified.
Article II
Competent entities shall deposit the instrument 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: 19 Sha’ban 1423
Corresponding to: 26 October 2002
Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman
Published in Official Gazette 730 issued on 2 November 2002.