Category: Royal Decree

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Agreement Establishing the Gulf Accreditation Centre in the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and its annex 1,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The aforementioned agreement and its annex 1 are hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

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

Issued on: 7 Muharram 1443Corresponding to: 16 August 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1404 issued on 22 August 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Secretariat General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf regarding the Headquarters of the Statistical Centre of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf signed in the city of Muscat on 8 June 2021,

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 comes into force on the date of its issuance.

Issued on: 7 Muharram 1443Corresponding to: 16 August 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1404 issued on 22 August 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Unified Customs Law of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf implemented by Royal Decree 67/2003,

the Law on Food Safety promulgated by Royal Decree 84/2008,

the Consumer Protection Law promulgated by Royal Decree 66/2014,

the System of the Public Authority for Consumer Protection promulgated by Royal Decree 53/2011,

Royal Decree 77/2020 regarding the Public Authority for Consumer Protection,

and the decision of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in its 37th (thirty-seventh) session held in Riyadh in December 2016 adopting the Unified Law (System) for Combating Commercial Fraud of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached Unified Law (System) for Combating Commercial Fraud of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf shall apply, taking into account the provisions provided in this decree.

Article II

In the application of the provisions of the attached Law (System), the following words and phrases have the meaning assigned to each of them:

Competent authority: The Consumer Protection Authority.

Minister: The competent official responsible for implementing the provisions of the attached law (system), the President of the Consumer Protection Authority.

Employees with judicial enforcement status: Employees of the competent authority, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources, the Ministry of Health, and other relevant bodies by virtue of laws and royal decrees that have been granted judicial enforcement status in relation to the crimes stipulated in the attached law (system) falling within the scope of their competences and relating to their jobs.

Article III

The provisions of the attached law (system) shall be deemed complementary to the provisions of the aforementioned Law on Food Safety.

Article IV

All that is contrary to this decree and the attached law (system), or in conflict with their provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article V

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

Issued on: 7 Muharram 1443Corresponding to: 16 August 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1404 issued on 22 August 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Unified Agreement for Value Added Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf signed on 27 November 2016,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Unified Agreement for Value Added Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the aforementioned agreement in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 26 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442Corresponding to: 7 July 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1399 issued on 11 July 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Unified Agreement for Excise Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf signed on 27 November 2016,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Unified Agreement for Excise Tax for the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf is hereby ratified in the form attached.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of ratification for the aforementioned agreement in accordance with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 26 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442Corresponding to: 7 July 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1399 issued on 11 July 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Omani Nationality Law promulgated by Royal Decree 38/2014,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

Omani nationality is hereby granted to those named in the attached list.

Article II

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

Issued on: 13 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442Corresponding to: 24 June 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1397 issued on 27 June 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the System of the Administrative Apparatus of the State promulgated by Royal Decree 75/2020,

and Royal Decree 76/2020 Establishing the University of Technology and Applied Sciences,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached system of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall apply.

Article II

The Chairman of the Council of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences shall issue the governance regulation of the university and the regulations and decisions necessary for implementing the attached system, and until they are issued, the existing regulations and decisions continue to operate to the degree that they do not contradict with the provisions of the attached system.

Article III

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

Issued on: 12 Dhu Al-Qa’dah 1442Corresponding to: 23 June 2021

Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1397 issued on 27 June 2021.