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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman
after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,
the Law on Environmental Protection and Pollution Control promulgated Royal Decree 114/2001,
the Nature Reserves and Wildlife Conservation Law promulgated by Royal Decree 6/2003,
Royal Decree 67/2003 Applying the Unified Customs Law of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf,
the Veterinary Quarantine Law promulgated by Royal Decree 45/2004,
the Agricultural Quarantine Law promulgated by Royal Decree 47/2004,
Royal Decree 117/2007 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora,
the Animal Welfare Law promulgated by Royal Decree 21/2017,
and Royal Decree 106/2020 Establishing the Environment Authority, Determining Its Competences, and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,
and after presentation to Majlis Oman,
and in pursuance of public interest,
have decreed as follows
Article I
The provisions of the attached Law Regulating Wildlife Trade hereby apply.
Article II
The President of the Environment Authority shall issue the executive regulation of the attached law and shall also issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing its provisions, 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 law.
Article III
Those addressed by the provisions of this law shall rectify their status in accordance with its provisions within 6 (six) months from the date of its entry into force.
Article IV
All that is contrary to the attached law, or in conflict with its provisions, is hereby repealed.
Article V
This decree must be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on the day following the date of its publication.
Issued on: 11 Rabi Al-Akhir 1446 Corresponding to: 15 October 2024
Haitham bin TarikSultan of Oman