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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 Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments signed on 12 Sha’ban 1424, corresponding to 8 October 2003,

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 Government of the Republic of Korea 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: 26 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 20 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 758 issued on 3 January 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 Law Governing the Administrative Apparatus of the State issued by Royal Decree 26/75 and its amendments, and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Without prejudice to the mandates prescribed to the Ministry of Oil and Gas, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry hereby has the mandate to license the establishment and operation of fuel filling stations and warehouses for the sale of liquid petroleum gas cylinders, and to monitor the distribution of the mentioned products throughout the Sultanate of Oman.

Article II

The Directorate of Petroleum Products in the headquarters of the Ministry of Oil and Gas and the Directorate of Oil and Gas Services in Salalah, their officers, and their allocations are hereby transferred from the Ministry of Oil and Gas to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and the organisational structure of each of the two ministries must be amended accordingly.

Article III

All that is contrary to this decree is hereby repealed.

Article IV

This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the date of its issuance. Issued on: 26 Shawwal 1424 Corresponding to: 20 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 758 issued on 3 January 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 Advocacy Law issued by Royal Decree 108/96 and its amendments,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The text of article 66 of the Advocacy Law is hereby replaced with the following text:

Omani lawyers are exempt from the provisions of article 6 until 31 December 2008. In all cases, non-Omanis may not appear or plead before the courts after this date. This is without prejudice to the provisions of article 68.

Article II

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

Issued on: 26 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 20 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 758 issued on 3 January 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 Law of the Administrative Court issued by Royal Decree 91/99,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Mohammed bin Ahmed Benjelloun is hereby appointed a member of the Administrative Court in the position of Advisor.

Article II

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

Issued on: 20 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 14 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 757 issued on 15 December 2003.

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 Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The mentioned Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the International Seabed Authority 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: 14 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 8 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 757 issued on 15 December 2003.

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,

Royal Decree 43/98 Ratifying the Petroleum Agreement Between the Government of the Sultanate and Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited signed on 15 June 1998,

Royal Decree 63/99 Approving the amendment to the mentioned petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1998,

the contract dated 3 February 2003 by which Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited and Occidental Oman Inc assigned 35% of their rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1998 to Mitsui E&P Middle East BV,. which accepts this assignment,

and the letter of the Minister of Oil and Gas 4/7/1102/2003 dated 5 May 2003 approving the assignment,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The assignment by Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited and Occidental Oman Inc of 35% of their rights and obligations in the petroleum agreement signed on 15 June 1998 to Mitsui E&P Middle East BV is hereby approved so that the final shares are as follows:

(a) Occidental Oil and Gas (Oman) Limited and Occidental Oman Inc 65%.

(b) Mitsui E&P Middle East BV 35%.

Article II

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

Issued on: 14 Shawwal 1424
Corresponding to: 8 December 2003

Qaboos bin Said
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 757 issued on 15 December 2003.