Oman Sultani Decree No. 58/2020 Approving the Accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

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 Minamata Convention on Mercury done at Kumamoto, Japan on 10 October 2013,

and in pursuance of public interest,

have decreed as follows

Article 1

The accession of the Sultanate of Oman to the Minamata Convention on Mercury is hereby approved in the form attached.

Competent bodies shall deposit the instrument of accession for the aforementioned convention in accordance with its provisions.

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

Issued on: 5 Shawwal 1441

Corresponding to: 28 May 2020

Haitham bin Tarik

Sultan of Oman