Tag: Environment Authority

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Based on the Law on Environment Protection and Pollution Control promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2001,

Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and Ministerial Decision 23/2020 regarding the Ban on Using Single-Use Plastic Shopping Bags,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

Companies, establishments, and individuals shall not use single-use plastic shopping bags that are less than (50) fifty micrometres thick and are used once.

Article II

Without prejudice to the provisions of article I of this decision, companies and establishments shall not use plastic shopping bags of all kinds, in accordance with the time plan attached to this decision.

Individuals shall not use these bags as of the final date specified in the time plan attached to this decision.

Article III

Without prejudice to any punishment more severe stipulated in the aforementioned Law on Environment Protection and Pollution Control, an administrative fine of not less than (50) fifty Rial Omani and not exceeding (1,000) one thousand Rial Omani is imposed on whoever violates the provisions of this decision.

The fine is doubled in the event of the repetition of the violation. Committing a similar violation within one month from the date of the imposition of the fine is deemed a repetition in the application of the provisions of this article.

Article IV

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 23/2020 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision or in conflict with its provisions.

Article V

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

Issued on: 12 Rajab 1445
Corresponding to: 24 January 2024

Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1532 issued on 11 February 2024.

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Based on the Law on Environment Protection and Pollution Prevention promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2001,

Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

the Regulation on the Control and Management of Radioactive Materials issued by Ministerial Decision 249/97,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to radiation protection and the security and safety of radiation sources and nuclear materials.

Article II

The aforementioned Ministerial Decision 249/97 is hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to this decision and the attached regulation or in conflict with their provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 7 Dhu Al-Hijja 1444
Corresponding to: 25 June 2023

Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1501 issued on 9 July 2023.

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Based on Royal Decree 119/94 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to Some International Agreements,

the Law on Environment Protection and Pollution Prevention promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2001,

the Non-hazardous Solid Waste Management Regulation issued by Ministerial Decision 17/93,

the Hazardous Waste Management Regulation issued by Ministerial Decision 18/93,

the Regulation Governing the Issuance of Environmental Permits issued by Ministerial Decision 48/2017,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the governance of the import and transit of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached regulation, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

This decision shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 May 2023.

Issued on: 9 Shawwal 1444
Corresponding to: 30 April 2023

Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1491 issued on 30 April 2023.

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Based on the System for the Handling and Use of Chemicals promulgated by Royal Decree 46/95,

Royal Decree 117/2004 Ratifying the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs),

the Regulation of Registering Chemicals and Their Permits issued by Ministerial Decision 248/97,

the Regulation on the Requirements for Packing, Packaging, and Placing Data and Labels for Hazardous Chemicals issued by Ministerial Decision 317/2001,

Ministerial Decision 14/2017 Determining the Fees for Granting Permits to Handle Chemicals,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the governance of hazardous chemicals.

Article II

Ministerial Decisions 248/97, 317/2001, and 14/2017 are hereby repealed, as well as all that is contrary to the attached regulation or in conflict with its provisions.

Article III

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

Issued on: 9 Shawwal 1444
Corresponding to: 30 April 2023

Dr Abdullah bin Ali bin Abdullah Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1491 issued on 30 April 2023.

Arabic

Based on the Law on Environment Protection and Pollution Control promulgated by Royal Decree 114/2001,

the Non-Hazardous Solid Waste Management Regulation issued by Ministerial Decision 17/93,

the Hazardous Solid Waste Management Regulation issued by Ministerial Decision 18/93,

the Regulation Governing the Issuance of Environmental Permits issued by Ministerial Decision 48/2017,

the approval of the Board of Directors of the Environment Authority,

and the approval of the Ministry of Finance,

and in pursuance of public interest,

it is hereby decided

Article I

The provisions of the attached regulation shall apply in regard to the governance of the export of waste.

Article II

All that is contrary to the attached regulation, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.

Article III

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

Issued on: 30 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 14 January 2021

Dr Abdullah bin Ali Al-Amri
President of the Environment Authority

Published in Official Gazette 1376 issued on 24 January 2021.