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Arabic 

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications done in Geneva on 20 May 2015,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications is hereby approved in the form attached.

Article II

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession for the aforementioned convention 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: 3 Rajab 1442
Corresponding to: 15 February 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1380 issued on 21 February 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: 26 Jumada Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 9 February 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1379 issued on 14 February 2021.

Consolidated Text Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the System of Pensions and Gratuity for Employees of Royal Guard of Oman issued by Royal Decree 49/98,

the Law of Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Employees of the Royal Oman Police and the Royal Oman Police Pension Fund Regulation promulgated by Royal Decree 2/2000,

the Law of Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Employees of the Ministry of Defence and the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces promulgated by Royal Decree 3/2002,

Royal Decree 5/2006 regarding the Application of the Unified System to Extend Insurance Protection for Citizens of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Working in Other than Their State,

and the decision of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in its 31st (thirty-first) session in the Abu Dhabi Summit in December 2010 regarding the approval of the draft the unified system to extend insurance protection for military personnel that are nationals of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf working in a member state of the council other than their state.

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The provisions of the attached unified system to extend insurance protection for military personnel that are nationals of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf working in a member state of the council other than their state shall apply by taking into account the following:

1. The provisions of the aforementioned Law of Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Employees of the Ministry of Defence and the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces shall apply to Omani military personnel working in one of the military units in the State of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, subject to the military retirement systems in the council states, those who do not get pension from the Sultanate.

2. The wage cap subject to participation shall be in accordance with the starting salary of the corresponding rank in accordance with the system in force in the Ministry of Defence in the Sultanate. The entitlement of those subject to the attached system is limited to the pension, and the pension is calculated at the rate of 2.5% of the monthly average of the salary subject to participation within the last 5 (five) years of the service period multiplied by the number of years of service and a maximum of 80% of the average salary subject to participation.

3. The family of the deceased retired, in accordance with the provisions of the attached system, shall be entitled to a death grant in an amount of 1,000 (one thousand Omani Rial.)

Article II

The Ministry of Finance shall pay the difference in contributions between the contribution of the state stipulated in the aforementioned Law of Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Employees of the Ministry of Defence, and military retirement laws and systems in the host state of work.

Article III

All military and security bodies that apply to their workers the provisions of the aforementioned Law of Pensions and End of Service Gratuity for Employees of the Ministry of Defence and the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces, or any other military pension law shall register their workers that are nationals of the States of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, and shall pay the assessed contributions, in accordance with the attached system.

Article IV

The Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the attached system.

Article V

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

Article VI

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 June 2011.

Issued on: 18 Jumada Al-Thani 1442
Corresponding to: 1 February 2021 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1378 issued on 7 February 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

Royal Decree 54/2010 Establishing the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority,

Royal Decree 78/2013 Issuing the Unified Grades and Salaries Schedule for Omani Civil Employees of the State,

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

and Royal Decree 79/2020 Determining the Competences of the Ministry of Education and Adopting Its Organisational Structure,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The name of the “Oman Academic Accreditation Authority” is hereby amended to the “ Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.”

Article II

The competences of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education is hereby determined in accordance with the attached annex 1.

Article III

The organisational structure of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education is hereby adopted in accordance with the attached annex 2.

Article IV

The Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall be subordinate to the Council of Ministers.

Article V

The headquarters of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall be in the Governorate of Muscat, and it is permitted by a decision of the board of directors to establish branches in other governorates.

Article VI

The Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall have an executive president with the special grade appointed by royal decree.

Article VII

Public and private schools, public and private higher education institutions, and other concerned bodies shall adhere to the systems, standards, and procedures of academic accreditation and education quality assurance set by the authority. They shall also provide the authority with the data and statistics it deems necessary to exercise its competences.

Article VIII

All allocations, assets, rights, obligations, and holdings of the Directorate General of School Evaluation in the Ministry of Education are hereby transferred to the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.

Article IX

The employees of the Directorate General of School Evaluation in the Ministry of Education are hereby transferred to the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education with their same financial grades, in accordance with the coordination between the executive president of the authority and the Minister of Education.

Article X

The phrase “Oman Academic Accreditation Authority” wherever it occurs in laws and royal decrees is hereby replaced with the phrase “Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education.”

Article XI

Employment and financial regulations and decisions in force in the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall continue to operate until the Unified Civil Service Law is promulgated.

Article XII

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education shall issue the necessary regulations and decisions for implementing the provisions of this decree, 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 this decree.

Article XIII

The System of the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority attached to the aforementioned Royal Decree 54/2010 is hereby repealed as well as all that is contrary to this decree and the attached annexes, or in conflict with their provisions.

Article XIV

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

Issued on: 29 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 13 January 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1375 issued on 17 January 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Telecommunications Law promulgated by Royal Decree 30/2002,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

A Class I Licence is hereby granted to Oman Future Communications Company to provide basic mobile public telecommunications services in accordance with the provisions of the attached licence.

Article II

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

Issued on: 21 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 5 January 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1374 issued on 10 January 2021.

Arabic 

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

and the Financial Law promulgated by Royal Decree 47/98,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The General Budget of the State for Fiscal Year 2021 is hereby ratified in accordance with the attached schedules.

Article II

All units of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons shall implement the provisions of this decree each within its competence.

Article III

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 January 2021.

Issued on: 17 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 1 January 2021

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1373 issued on 3 January 2021.

Arabic

We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State,

the Economic Development Law of the Year 1975,

and Royal Decree 94/2020 Establishing the Ministry of Economy and Determining Its Competences,

and after presentation to Majlis Oman,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article I

The Tenth Five-Year Development Plan 2021-2025, the objectives of which are outlined in the attached annex 1, is hereby adopted.

Article II

The Tenth Five-Year Development Plan shall be implemented in accordance with its financial framework as outlined in the attached annex 2 on the basis of the fiscal balance plan issued by the Ministry of Finance.

Article III

The national economy strategic directives for the plan outlined in the attached annex 3 are hereby adopted.

Article IV

The projects of the plan shall be adopted in accordance with the plan projects general directives set out in the attached annex 4.

Article V

The Ministry of Economy shall publish details of the plan in reports for this purpose.

Article VI

All units of the administrative apparatus of the state and other public legal persons shall implement the Tenth Five-Year Development Plan, without prejudice to the provisions of the applicable laws and systems.

Article VII

The Ministry of Economy shall issue a volume for strategic programs for the plan during the first quarter of 2021, provided that the projects of the first year of the plan are identified in coordination between the Ministry of Economy and concerned bodies.

Article VIII

The Ministry of Economy shall conduct a periodic evaluation of the plan in light of local, regional, and global developments.

Article IX

This decree shall be published in the Official Gazette, and comes into force on 1 January 2021.

Issued on: 17 Jumada Al-Awwal 1442
Corresponding to: 1 January 2021 

Haitham bin Tarik
Sultan of Oman

Published in Official Gazette 1373 issued on 3 January 2021.