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We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women adopted by the decision of the General Assembly of the United Nations 34/180 dated 18 December 1979,

Royal Decree 42/2005 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,  

the decision of States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in its eighth meeting held on 22 May 1995 concerning the amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,

and the decision of the General Assembly of the United Nations at its 99th plenary session held on 22 December 1995 approving the amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I 

The amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 of the aforementioned convention is hereby ratified in the form set out in the attached decision of the state parties.

Article II

The reservation of the Sultanate to article 15, paragraph 4 of the aforementioned convention is hereby withdrawn.

Article III

Competent bodies shall take the necessary measures to implement the provisions of the two preceding articles.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 30 Rabi Al-Thani 1440
Corresponding to: 7 January 2019 

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1276 issued on 13 January 2019.