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Arabic

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 Diplomatic and Consular Corps Law issued by Royal Decree 40/86 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Ambassador Mohammed bin Said bin Mohammed Al-Lawati, Our ambassador to the Russian Federation, is hereby appointed a non-resident ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Ours to the Republic of Moldova.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Sha’ban 1425
Corresponding to: 27 September 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 776 issued on 2 October 2004.

Arabic

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 Memorandum of Understanding Between the Ministry of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei Darussalam signed on 15 June 2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Memorandum of Understanding Between the Ministry of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports of Brunei Darussalam is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 12 Sha’ban 1425
Corresponding to: 27 September 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 776 issued on 2 October 2004.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

Royal Decree 116/91 Issuing the System of Public Authorities and Establishments,

and Royal Decree 59/96 Establishing the Oman Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The phrase “public authority”—mentioned in article I of Royal Decree 59/96 Establishing the Oman Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development—is hereby replaced with the phrase “public establishment”.

Article II

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

Issued on: 12 Sha’ban 1425
Corresponding to: 27 September 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 776 issued on 2 October 2004.

Arabic

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 Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Swiss Federal Council on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments signed in Bern on 17 August 2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Swiss Federal Council on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 11 Sha’ban 1425
Corresponding to: 26 September 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 776 issued on 2 October 2004.

Arabic

We, Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman

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

the Oil and Minerals Law issued by Royal Decree 42/74,

and the petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation of China signed on 23 August 2004,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned petroleum agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Sinopec Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation of China is hereby ratified.

Article II

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

Issued on: 11 Sha’ban 1425
Corresponding to: 26 September 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 776 issued on 2 October 2004.

Arabic

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 System of Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for the Personnel of the Ministry of Defence and the Sultan’s Armed Forces issued by Royal Decree 3/2002,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of the article 15(2) and (3) of the mentioned System of Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for the Personnel of the Ministry of Defence and the Sultan’s Armed Forces is hereby replaced with the following text:

The period of service that the personnel has spent in any of the government agencies or the private sector and for which no pension or gratuity has been paid must also be included in its calculation, provided that all the contributions that make up his pension rights for those periods are transferred to the fund.

The personnel shall pay the mentioned contributions for the periods of secondments and leave without pay. The minister may, on the basis of a recommendation by the board of directors of the fund, exempt the personnel from all or some of the contribution of the state in cases where this is necessary.

Article II

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of entry into force of the mentioned Royal Decree 3/2002.

Issued on: 11 Sha’ban 1425
Corresponding to: 26 September 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 776 issued on 2 October 2004.