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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,

the Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State issued by Royal Decree 26/75 and its amendments,

Royal Decree 47/92 Adopting the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Health,

and Royal Decree 38/2002 Determining the Mandates of the Ministry of Health,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The level of the “Computer Directorate” in the Organisational Structure of the Ministry of Health adopted by the mentioned Royal Decree 47/92 is hereby raised to the level of a directorate general named the “Directorate General of Information Technology.”

Article II

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

Issued on: 17 Safar 1425
Corresponding to: 7 April 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 765 issued on 17 April 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 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict,

and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate to the mentioned protocols is hereby approved.

Article II

Competent entities shall undertake the procedures for accession to the two protocols in accordance with their provisions, subject to the reservations of the Sultanate to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Article III

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

Issued on: 15 Safar 1425
Corresponding to: 5 April 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 765 issued on 17 April 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 Commercial Companies Law 4/74 and its amendments,

and Royal Decree 7/82 Establishing Oman Oil Refinery LLC and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Paragraph (d) is hereby added to article II of the mentioned Royal Decree 7/82 with the following text:

(d) Establishing and operating refineries and projects for the production of petroleum and natural gas derivatives and the export of their products, and contributing to companies operating in the mentioned fields.

Article II

The texts of articles V and VI of the mentioned Royal Decree 7/82 are hereby replaced with the following texts:

Article V

The duration of the company is fifty Gregorian years and may be extended or renewed by royal decree.

Article VI

The company may obtain from the government the crude oil and natural gas it requires in sufficient quantities to achieve its objectives.

Article III

The constitutive contract of the company and its articles of association must be amended in accordance with the provisions of this decree.

Article IV

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

Issued on: 14 Safar 1425
Corresponding to: 4 April 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 765 issued on 17 April 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 Statutes of the Standardization Organization of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, which was approved by the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council at its twenty-fourth session held in the State of Kuwait on 21 and 22 December 2003,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Statutes of the Standardization Organization of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

The competent minister shall deposit the instrument of ratification with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the headquarters state.

Article III

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

Issued on: 14 Safar 1425
Corresponding to: 4 April 2004

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 765 issued on 17 April 2004.