Oman Sultani Decree No. 44/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 

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We, Haitham bin Tarik, the Sultan of Oman

after perusal of the Basic Statute of the State promulgated by Oman Sultani Decree No. 101/1996,

and the International  Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance done in New York on 20 December 2006,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows 

Article 1

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons  from  Enforced  Disappearance  is  hereby  approved  in  the  form  attached,  subject  to  the  following reservation:

First: The Sultanate of Oman declares that it does not recognise the competence of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances stipulated in article 33 of the aforementioned convention.

Second:  The  Sultanate  of  Oman  declares  that  it  is  not  bound by the provisions of paragraph 1 of  article 42 of the aforementioned convention.

Article 2

Competent  bodies  shall  deposit  the  instrument  of  accession to the aforementioned convention in  accordance with its provisions, subject to the aforementioned reservation. 

Article 3

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

Issued on: 13 Sha'ban 1441

Corresponding to: 7 April 2020

Haitham bin Tarik