FOREIGN
AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
The Economic, Trade and Technical Agreements, Memorandums of Understanding,
Protocols and Working Programmes signed between the Sultanate of Oman and
Arab, Islamic and Foreign Countries as well as Regional and International
Organizations.
Arrangements with:
- Arab Countries
- Islamic & Foreign Countries
- Islamic & Foreign Organizations
Arab Countries
| S.No. |
Name
of Country |
Arrangement |
Place
& Date of Signing |
| 1 |
Hashimite
Jordanian Kingdom |
Trade
and economic Agreement.Agreement on reciprocal exemption of air transport
revenues.Protocol of health cooperation.Protocol of economic cooperation
between Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Jordanian Union
of Chambers of Commerce. |
Muscat,
18.2.86
23.4.86
22.4.98
Amman, 8.4.88 |
| 2 |
Tunisia |
Trade
and economic agreement.Agreement on establishment of the joint committee.Agreement
on encouragement and protection of investment.Agreement on avoidance
of double taxation (inclusive).Working programme for tourist cooperation.Working
programme for cooperation in Standards and Measurements.Trade agreement
between Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OCCI) and Safaqis
Chamber of Commerce & Industry. |
Muscat,
8.12.92
Tunis, 14.12.87
Tunic, 19.10.91
16.11.97
24.11.98
31.3.2001
22.2.92 |
| 3 |
Algeria |
Agreement
on establishing joint committee. Agreement on avoidance of double
taxation |
Muscat,
9.12.90
9.4.2000 |
| 4 |
Sidam |
Agreement
establishing Omani-Sudanese businessmen council between OCCI and the
Sudanese businessmen association .Agreement on encouragement &
protection of investment |
Khartoum,
2.2.99
Muscat, 25.10.99 |
| 5 |
Syria |
Agreement
on economic and trade cooperation. |
Muscat,
6.1.91 |
| 6 |
Iraq |
Agreement
on economic and trade cooperation |
Baghdad,
23.5.91 |
| 7 |
Lebanon |
Agreement
on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax evasion as to
income tax. |
Beirut,
12.4.2001
Ratified by R.745/2001 on 13.5.2001 |
| 8 |
Egypt |
Information
Protocol Agreement on economic and technical cooperation.Agreement
on encouragement and protection of investment.Agreement on avoidance
of double taxation (inclusive).Working programme for tourist cooperation.Working
programme on Standards & Measurements.MOU between the Omani Centre
for Investment Promotion & Export Development (OCIPED) and the
Egyptian Export Development Centre. Economic cooperation protocol
between OCCI and the General Association of Egyptian Chamber of Commerce.Agreement
on establishment of an Omani/Egyptian Businessmen Council. |
24.2.82
Cairo, 25.3.98
Cairo, 25.3.98
26.4.2000
Cairo, 13.3.99
Cairo, 13.3.99
Cairo, 12.3.2001
Cairo, 2.4.88
19.4.97 |
| 9 |
Morocco |
Agreement
on economic and technical cooperation.Trade agreementAgreement on
air servicesAgreement establishing the joint committee.Agreement on
encouragement and protection of investment. |
Rabat,
9.2.82
Rabat, 9.2.82
24.1.85
Rabat 27.6.95
8.5.2001 |
| 10 |
Yemen |
Agreement
on cooperation framework.Agreement establishing joint committee for
cooperation.Agreement on air transport.Agreement on encouragement
and protection of investment.Protocol of customs cooperation.MOU on
tourist cooperation.MOU on industrial cooperation.Agreement between
OCCI and General Association of Yemeni Chamber of Commerce & Industry. |
Muscat,
8.9.98
Muscat, 8.9.98
Muscat, 22.4.97
Sana'a, 20.9.98
20.9.98
Muscat, 24.11.99
Muscat, 24.11.99
24.1.93 |
Islamic & Foreign Countries
| S.No. |
Name
of Country |
Arrangement |
Place
& Date of Signing |
| 1 |
Iran |
MOU
on establishing the joint committee for economic cooperation.Agreement
on exchange of exemption on air transport revenue.Agreement on commercial
shipping. |
Tehran,
28.9.88
11.1.97
Tehran, 15.2.98 |
| 2 |
Pakistan |
Agreement
on economic and trade cooperation.Agreement on encouragement and protection
of investment.Agreement on avoidance of double taxation (inclusive).MOU
on reciprocal exemption on air transport revenues (Gulf Air).MOU on
additional rights of air transport between the two countries.Cultural
and educational agreement.Agreement on economic cooperation between
OCCI and Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry.Agreement establishing
Omani-Pakistani investment company. |
Islamabad,
24.3.86
Muscat, 9.11.97
12.6.99
5.7.81
Karachi, 7.11.98
Islamabad, 20.9.84
Muscat, 28.3.94
Pakistan, 22.4.2001 |
| 3 |
Brunei |
Air
services agreement.Agreement on encouragement and protection of investment. |
10.9.88
Muscat, 8.6.98 |
| 4 |
Turkey |
Agreement
on trade, economic, technical and scientific cooperation.Agreement
on economic and trade cooperation between OCCI & the Association
of Chamber & Commodity Exchanges. |
Muscat,
2.12.95
Muscat, 2.12.97 |
| 5 |
Tanzania |
Agreement
on reciprocal exemption on air transport revenues. |
9.11.91
|
| 6 |
India |
Friendship,
trade and shipping treaty.Economic, trade and technical cooperation
agreement.Agreement on reciprocal exemption on air transport revenue.Scientific
and technological cooperation agreement.Agreement on encouragement
and protection of investment.Agreement on avoidance of double taxation
(inclusive).Agreement on air services.Trade agreement between OCCI
& Punjab, Haryana and Delhi Chamber of Commerce & Industry.Agreement
establishing a joint committee between OCCI and India Chamber of Commerce.Agreement
on cooperation between OCCI & India Chamber of Commerce.MOU between
OCIPED and Ashok Leyland Ltd., Hinduja Group India (HG). |
Muscat,
15.3.53
Muscat, 15/6/93
Muscat, 23.10.98
Muscat, 5.10.96
Delhi, 2.4.97
2.4.97
6.7.94
Delhi, 19.4.95
Muscat, 14.3.96
19.12.2000 |
| 7 |
Australia |
Trade,
economic and technical cooperation agreement. |
Canberra,
20.10.80 |
| 8 |
Germany |
Economic
and industrial cooperation development agreement.Agreement on encouragement
and protection of investment.Protocol integral to the above agreement.Agreement
organizing air services.MOU on health cooperation between Oman Ministry
of Health, State of Hamburg represented by Ministry of Health &
Social Affairs, Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research
and University of Hamburg Hospital, Eindnoff, and Hamburg Government
Hospitals Association |
Muscat,
25.11.78
Muscat, 25.6.79
Muscat, 25.6.79
26.9.85
Hamburg, 6.2.2001 |
| 9 |
USA |
Investment
Guaranty Agreement.Agreement on economic and technical cooperation.MOU
on continuation of services specified in the economic and technical
agreement. |
Muscat,
9.9.76
Muscat, 4.9.80
25.9.96 |
| 10 |
Italy |
Agreement
on economic and technological cooperation.Agreement on encouragement
and protection of investment.Agreement on avoidance of double taxation. |
Rome,
28.4.88
Rome, 23.7.93
6.5.98
Ratified on 8.5.99 |
| 11 |
Belgian-Luxembourg
Economic Union |
Agreement
on economic and technical cooperation. |
Brussels,
9.1.86 |
| 12 |
Portugal |
Agreement
on trade, economic & technical cooperation |
(Initials)Lisbon,
14.8.81 |
| 13 |
U.K.
of Great Britain & Ireland |
Friendship,
trade and shipping agreement.Agreement on encouragement & protection
of investment.Agreement on avoidance of double taxation (inclusive).MOU
on technical cooperation. |
20.12.51
Muscat, 25.11.95
23.2.98
Ratified 23.3.98
Muscat, 24.12.72 |
| 14 |
Thailand |
Agreement
on trade exchange |
Muscat,
8.6.98 |
| 15 |
Taiwan |
Trade
agreement between OCCI & Taiwan International Trade Union |
26.3.94 |
| 16 |
Republic
of South Africa |
Cooperation
agreement between OCCI & S.A. Chamber |
Muscat,
2.10.95 |
| 17 |
Russian
Federation |
Agreement
on trade, economic & technical cooperation.Agreement in cultural,
scientific, educational, tourist and youth fields.MOU on Silicon project
between Omani private sector and Russian Scientific Institutions (Ministry
of Atomic Energy).Trade Agreement between OCCI & Russia Chamber
of Commerce & Industry. |
Muscat,
24.11.94
Muscat, 14.2.2000
Muscat, 28.11.98
28.5.94 |
| 18 |
Rumania |
Economic
cooperation protocol between OCCI & Rumania Chamber of Commerce
& Industry |
Muscat,
14.9.93 |
| 19 |
Singapore |
Agreement
on reciprocal exemption on air transport revenue.Agreement organizing
air services |
29.6.98
Ratified 13.9.98 |
| 20 |
Sweden |
Agreement
on encouragement and protection of investment.Agreement on reciprocal
exemption on air transport revenues. |
Muscat,
23.7.95
8.7.98
Ratified 8.5.99 |
| 21 |
Sri
Lanka |
Agreement
on reciprocal exemption on air transport revenues.Agreement organizing
air services. |
26.7.94 |
| 22 |
People's
Republic of China |
Air
transport agreementEconomic and technical agreement (trade).Amendment
to the economic and technical agreement (trade).Agreement on encouragement
& protection of investment.Trade agreement between OCCI &
the National Trade & Industry Association.Cooperation agreement
between OCCI & the Chinese International Trade Promotion Centre.Cultural,
health and information agreement. |
5/83
Muscat, 14.10.80
27.12.89
Muscat, 18.3.95
5/95
Muscat, 14.6.99
Peking, 15.8.81 |
| 23 |
France |
Cultural
and technical cooperation agreement.Economic and Industrial cooperation
agreement.Agreement on avoidance of double taxation (inclusive).Addendum
to the agreement above.Agreement on investment encouragement &
protection.Cooperation agreement between Sultan Qaboos University
(SQU) and University of Francas Rabish, Tour. |
29.9.79
19.12.82
1.6.89
22.10.96
17.10.94
11/96 |
| 24 |
Finland |
Agreement
on encouragement and protection of investment. |
Muscat,
27.9.97 |
| 25 |
Kazakhstan |
Trade,
economic & financial agreement (specific matters).MOU on bilateral
cooperation in the fields of energy, economy, trade, technology, visits
etc.Caspian sea pipeline consortium agreement. |
Muscat,
17.9.92
Salalah, 3.9.97
17.6.92 |
| 26 |
Mauritius |
Agreement
on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of evading income tax. |
Muscat,
30.3.98 |
| 27 |
Austria |
Agreement
on encouragement & protection of investment. |
Muscat,
11.4.2001 |
| 28 |
Holland |
Agreement
organizing air transport services.Addendum to the agreement above.Economic
and technical cooperation agreement.Agreement on encouragement &
protection of investment.Agreement on reciprocal exemption on air
transport revenues.Addendum to agreement on avoidance of double-taxation
on air transport revenue. |
23.11.82
22.5.96
19.9.87
19.9.87
6.2.91
3.12.95 |
| 29 |
Greece |
Agreement
on economic & technological cooperation. |
Athens,
24.5.77 |
Islamic & Foreign Organizations
| S.No. |
Name
of Country |
Arrangement |
Place
& Date of Signing |
| 1 |
Arab
League |
Agreement
on trade facilitation and development. |
Signed:
27.2.81
Ratified by
R.D. 72/79
dt. 29.10.97 |
| 2 |
Arab
League |
Transit
agreement between the League members. |
14.3.77 |
| 3 |
Arab
League |
Unified
agreement for investing Arab capitals in the Arab countries. |
Jordan,
1980
- took effect: 7.9.81 |
| 4 |
Arab
League |
Agreement
establishing Arab Organization for Industrial Development |
Tunis |
| 5 |
Gulf
Organization for Industrial Consulting |
Agreement
establishing the Organization and setting its by-law as amended in
1991 |
Doha,
26.2.76 |
| 6 |
AGCC |
The
Unified Economic agreement |
Riyadh,
11.11.81 |
| 7 |
Islamic
Conference Organization |
The
general agreement on economic, technical and commercial cooperation. |
22.5.97 |
| 8 |
U.N. |
Agreement
between the Sultanate and the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) |
Muscat,
19.1.74 |
| 9 |
U.N. |
WIPO
agreement |
R.D.
No. 74/97
- 25.9.96 approved
accession which took
place on 19.2.97 |
| 10 |
|
Paris
Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property |
R.D.
63/98
- 19.9.98 approved
accession.
Date of accession
14.7.98 |
| 11 |
|
Berne
Convention for the Protection of literary and artistic works. |
R.D.
63/98 - 19.9.98
Approved accession.
Date of accession
14.7.98. |
| 12 |
Customs
Cooperation Council |
|
R.D.
21/2000 - 5.3.2000 approved accession. |
| 13 |
World
Trade Organization |
Agreement |
Accession
on 9.11.2000.
Ratified by
R.D. 112/2000
dated 15.11.2000 |
| 14 |
|
Patent
Cooperation Treaty |
R.D.
37/2001 - 24.4.2001 approved accession but no application has been
filed yet. |
| 15 |
UNIDO |
|
6/1985 |
| 16 |
International
Standardization Organization |
|
1989 |
| 17 |
IORARC |
|
3/1997 |
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