Royal Orders Conferring Honours

Diwan of Royal Court

Royal Protocol

Order conferring the Oman Civil Order (Second Class) on HE John Kerry, US Secretary of State, in recognition of his efforts to serve relations between the two countries. 
Issued on 14 November 2016.

Ministerial Decisions

Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries

Ministerial Decision No. 335/2016
Amending Ministerial Decision No. 31/2009 Declaring agricultural quarantine areas.
Issued on 28 November 2016. Effective from the day after its publication date

Ministry of Manpower

Ministerial Decision No. 380/2016
Continuing the temporary suspension on clearances to recruit non-Omani manpower to the camel breeding profession (MD 610/2013) for a further 6 months.
Issued on 30 November 2016

Ministerial Decision No. 381/2016
Continuing the temporary suspension on clearances to recruit non-Omani salesmen and purchase reps (MD 608/2013) for a further 6 months.
Issued on 30 November 2016 

Ministerial Decision No. 382/2016
Continuing the temporary suspension on clearances to recruit non-Omani manpower to certain construction and cleaning jobs (MD 338/2014) for a further 6 months.
Issued on 30 November 2016

Ministerial Decision No. 383/2016
Continuing the temporary suspension on clearances to recruit non-Omani manpower in carpentry, aluminium and smithing workshops, and brick factories (MD 122/2014) for a further 6 months.
Issued on 30 November 2016

Official Announcements

Ministry of Manpower

Announcement of a request by the workers of Muscat Beach Property Management to form a trade union.

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Announcements concerning the publication of trademark registration applications.
Announcement concerning the renewal of the protection period of registered trademarks.

Correction:

Noting that there was a material error in the details given for trademarks No. 98908 and 98909, published in Official Gazette Issue No. 1166 of 16 October 2016.

Civil Service Employees Pension Fund

Announcement of Tender No. 3/2016 for a project to construct a car park annex to the Civil Service Employees Pension Fund building in Ghala Heights.

Commercial Announcements

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

  1. Oman Sea Holding Co. LLC
  2. Oman Sea Minerals Co. LLC
  3. Oman Sea Minerals & Related Services Co. LLC
  4. Madinat Qaboos Services LLC
  5. Corey Twigg Marine Services SAOC
  6. Marhaban Technology & Services LLC
  7. Ezdan Projects LLC
  8. Ideal Natural Stone & Granite Company LLC
  9. Dhow Majan Development Co. LLC

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

  1. Khaki Construction LLC
  2. Sorouh Nizwa Al Mutamiyyiza LLC
  3. Al Arabia Electronics LLC
  4. Al Rowad Energy LLC
  5. Al Sukhour Al 'Alamia LLC
  6. Aflaj Exhibitions & Conferences LLC
  7. Said bin Khalfan Al Dhahli & Sons Trading – Limited Partnership
  8. Systems Investment LLC

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