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COVID-19 Supreme Committee

COVID-19 Supreme Committee Decision of 22 September 2020

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Note: The following text is a public domain translation published by the Official OmanVsCovid19 Twitter account.

The Supreme Committee decides to:

– Lift the lockdown of Dhofar Governorate as of October 1, while calling upon all individuals and institutions to adhere to precautionary and preventive measures that ensure the safety of everyone.

– Continue the special facilitations provided by the government to the private sector and its employees until the end of the current year. The competent authorities will announce the details of these facilitations later.

– Allow the return of those holding valid residence as of October 1, provided they undergo COVID-19 test (PCR) upon arrival and stay under quarantine for 14 days.

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Ministerial Decision

Foreign Ministry: Ministerial Decision 294/2020 Dissolving the Omani Spanish Friendship Association

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

and Ministerial Decision 376/2007 Founding the Omani Spanish Friendship Association,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The Omani Spanish Friendship Association is hereby dissolved.

Article II

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

Issued on: 4 Safar 1442
Corresponding to: 21 September 2020

Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi
Foreign Minister

Published in Official Gazette 1368 issued on 29 November 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Tax Authority: Decision 78/2020 regarding the Rules for Automated Exchange of Financial Accounts Information

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Published in Official Gazette 1358 issued on 20 September 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Tax Authority: Decision 79/2020 regarding the Rules for Country-by-Country Reporting

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Published in Official Gazette 1359 issued on 27 September 2020.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 118/2020 Amending Some Provisions of the Income Tax Law

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Income Tax Law promulgated by Royal Decree 28/2009,

Royal Decree 66/2019 Establishing the Tax Authority,

the System of the Tax Authority and the Adoption of Its Organisational Structure promulgated by Royal Decree 42/2020,

after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The attached amendments to the aforementioned Income Tax Law shall be implemented.

Article II

The phrase “Minister of Finance” wherever it occurs in the aforementioned Royal Decree 28/2009 is hereby replaced with the phrase “Chairman of the Tax Authority.”

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication, with the exception of article 140 of the aforementioned Income Tax Law which comes into force from the tax year starting on 1 January 2020, or the tax years following it.

Issued on: 25 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 14 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1358 issued on 20 September 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources: Ministerial Decision 225/2020 Banning the Import of Live Fish from the Republic of Botswana and the Republic of Malawi

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Published in Official Gazette 1358 issued on 20 September 2020.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 117/2020 Forming the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Banking Law promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2000,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman is hereby formed under the chairmanship of His Highness Sayyid Taimur bin Asaad bin Tarik Al-Said and with the membership of the following:

– Minister of Economy as deputy chairman

– Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance

– Executive President of the Capital Market Authority

– Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan Al-Lawati

– Sheikh Mohammed bin Saud bin Salim Bahwan Al-Mukhaini

– Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Abri

The membership is for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of this decree.

Article II

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

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

Issued on: 12 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 10 September 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1357 issued on 13 September 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Royal Oman Police: Decision 216/2020 Issuing the Working System of the National Centre for Financial Information

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Published in Official Gazette 1357 issued on 13 September 2020.

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Royal Decree

Royal Decree 116/2020 Amending Some Provisions of Royal Decree 6/2020 regarding the Higher Committee for National Day Celebrations

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and Royal Decree 6/2020 regarding the Higher Committee for National Day Celebrations,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Higher Committee for National Day Celebrations” stated in the aforementioned Royal Decree 6/2020 is hereby replaced with the name “Secretariat General for National Celebrations.”

Article II

A new article is hereby added to the aforementioned Royal Decree 6/2020 with the following text:

Article IV bis

An executive committee is hereby formed in the Secretariat General for National Celebrations under the chairmanship of the Secretary General, and by the membership of representatives – each of whom has a rank no less than undersecretary or equivalent – of the following bodies:

– Ministry of Interior.

– Ministry of Finance.

– Ministry of Information.

– Ministry of Education.

– Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion.

– Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers.

– Royal Oman Police.

The membership of the committee also includes a representative of the Chief of Staff of the Sultan’s Armed Forces and the Royal Protocol.

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 19 Muharram 1442
Corresponding to: 8 September 2020 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1357 issued on 13 September 2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources: Ministerial Decision 221/2020 Lifting the Ban on the Import of Live Birds from the State of South Carolina in the United States of America

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Published in Official Gazette 1357 issued on 13 September 2020.