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Royal Decree 47/2020 Ratifying the Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of India on Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic, Special, Service, and Official Passports

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of India on Mutual Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic, Special, Service and Official Passports signed in the city of Muscat on 11 February 2018,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Sha’ban 1441
Corresponding to: 7 April 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1337 issued on 12 April 2020.

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Royal Decree 46/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights done in New York on 16 December 1966,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is hereby approved in the form attached, subject to the reservation on the provisions of clauses (a) and (d) of paragraph 1 of article 8 of the aforementioned covenant relating to the right to form trade unions and the right to strike, in relation to employees in governmental units.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned covenant in accordance with its provisions, subject to the aforementioned reservation.

Article III

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

Issued on: 13 Sha’ban 1441Corresponding to: 7 April 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1337 issued on 12 April 2020.

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Royal Decree 45/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment done in New York on 10 December 1984,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment is hereby approved in the form attached, subject to the following reservation:

First: The Sultanate of Oman declares that it does not recognise the competence of the Committee against Torture stipulated in article 20 of the aforementioned convention.

Second: The Sultanate of Oman declares that it is not bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of article 30 of the aforementioned convention.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions, subject to the aforementioned reservation.

Article III

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

Issued on: 13 Sha’ban 1441
Corresponding to: 7 April 2020

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1337 issued on 12 April 2020.

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Royal Decree 44/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

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

and the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance done in New York on 20 December 2006,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance is hereby approved in the form attached, subject to the following reservation:

First: The Sultanate of Oman declares that it does not recognise the competence of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances stipulated in article 33 of the aforementioned convention.

Second: The Sultanate of Oman declares that it is not bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of article 42 of the aforementioned convention.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession to the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions, subject to the aforementioned reservation.

Article III

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

Issued on: 13 Sha’ban 1441Corresponding to: 7 April 2020

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1337 issued on 12 April 2020.

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Treaty

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

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Ratified by Royal Decree 46/2020.

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Ministerial Decision

Ministry of Commerce and Industry: Ministerial Decision 57/2020 regarding Temporarily Permitting Import of Food Products, Goods, and Health Materials

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Published in Official Gazette 1336 issued on 5 April 2020.

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Circular

Capital Market Authority: Circular 7/2020 regarding the Disclosure of Quarterly Financial Statements

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Central Bank of Oman: Circular BDD/CBS/CB/20202/1690 Temporary Stoppage of Branch Services in the Wilayats of Muscat and Muttrah COVID-19

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Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

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Ratified by Royal Decree 43/2020.

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COVID-19 Supreme Committee

COVID-19 Supreme Committee Decision of 31 March 2020

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

Statement of the Supreme Committee

The Supreme Committee for Dealing with COVID-19 issued a new decision during its meeting today. It has decided to:

– Exempt employees of the government bodies from attending to workplace except for those whose nature of their jobs requires their presence to complete the necessary work. The rest of the employees shall carry out their work remotely as determined by the body at which the employee works.

– Some employees may be called to perform any necessary work at the workplace in case the public interest demands that. Heads of government units should take the necessary measures to ensure that the basic work is not affected by reducing the number of employees. They should, also, take the precautionary and preventive measures necessary to prevent the spread of the virus. As for the private sector, institutions and enterprises should take the necessary measures to reduce the number of employees to the minimum necessary for the sector to continue performing its basic work so that it cannot not be affected.

– The Committee stresses the absolute necessity of abiding by the procedures and measures established to prevent the spread of the virus. This decision shall take effect starting from tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1st, 2020.

– In the context of the efforts exerted to reduce the movement of citizens and residents aiming to curb the spread of the virus. the military and security services will take the necessary measures accordingly.

Therefore, the Committee calls on everyone to adhere to these procedures and to cooperate with these bodies in implementing them.