Ministerial Decisions

Ministry of Heritage & Culture

Ministerial Decision No. 212/2016
Issuing the Regulations on cultural initiatives
Issued on 5 December 2016. Effective from the day after its publication date

Ministry of Justice

Ministerial Decision No. 238/2016
Determining the fees for enrolment in the table of lawyers
Issued on 1 December 2016. Effective from the day after its publication date

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Ministerial Decision No. 265/2016
Regarding the standard specifications for the Omani dishdasha as the obligatory Omani standard specifications.
Issued on 5 December 2016. Effective 6 months after its date of publication    

Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries

Ministerial Decision No. 352/2016
Banning the import of live birds from certain countries
This decision bans the import of live birds, their products and derivatives from Germany, Austria, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and the Indian States of Haryana, Karnataka and Punjab until the reason for the ban no longer exists.
Issued on 6 December 2016. Effective from the date of issue

Civil Service Council

Decision No. 13/2016
Amending certain provisions of the Executive Regulations of the Civil Service Law (Decision No. 9/2010).
This decision replaces parts of Annexes 10 and 11 of the aforementioned Executive Regulations and excludes non-Omani employees of the Civil Service from receiving certain surgeries and medicines free of charge.
Issued on 4 December 2016. Effective from the day after its publication date

Official Announcements

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Announcements concerning the publication of trademark registration applications.
Announcement of trademarks that have been recorded as having changed ownership.
Announcement concerning the renewal of the protection period of registered trademarks.

Correction:

Noting that there was a material error in the details given for Trademark No. 38256, published in Official Gazette Issue No. 1129 of 27 December 2015.

Commercial Announcements

The commencement of liquidation proceedings in respect of the following businesses is announced:

  1. Viacloud Muscat LLC
  2. Al Rihan Bakery LLC
  3. Channel Environmental Technology LLC
  4. Energy International Middle East LLC
  5. Al Irtikaz National LLC
  6. Al Majmu'a Al Mumtaza Lil Mashari' Al Muttahida– General Partnership

The completion of liquidation proceedings in respect of the following businesses is announced:

  1. Al Diqqa Communications Services LLC
  2. High-speed Comprehensive Projects – Limited Partnership
  3. Vista Engineering Services LLC

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