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HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued the following decrees: |
1. No.17 of 2014 ratifying a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the legal field between Qatar’s Ministry of Justice and Sudan’s Ministry of Justice, which was signed in Khartoum on May 30, 2013.
2. No.18 of 2014 ratifying an agreement on the regulation of employing the Macedonian workers in Qatar between the governments of Qatar and Macedonia, and which was signed in Skopje on October 17, 2011.
3. No.19 of 2014 ratifying an agreement on the activities of diplomatic co-operation between the governments of Qatar and France, which was signed on June 23, 2013, and to have the power of law as per Article 68 of the constitution.
4. No.20 of 2014 ratifying an MoU on environmental co-operation between the governments of Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which was signed in Riyadh on March 1, 2013.
5. No.21 of 2014 ratifying an agreement between Qatar and the Swiss Confederation on the avoidance of double taxation in relation to income tax and the attached protocol and which was signed on September 24, 2009.
Instruments of ratification
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has issued the following ratification instruments:
1. Approving a protocol between Belgium’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation and Qatar’s Foreign Ministry on political consultations, which was signed in Brussels on September 4, 2013.
2. Approving a draft agreement on the establishment of a joint ministerial trade commission between the governments of Qatar and Argentina, which was signed in Doha on February 17, 2014.
3. Approving a draft agreement on co-operation in the joint archaeological fieldwork between the governments of Qatar and Albania, signed in Doha on April 18, 2012.
4. Ratifying a draft agreement between the government of Qatar and Senegal on the regulation of employing Senegalese workers in Qatar, which was signed on December 23, 2013.
5. Approving a draft twinning agreement between Doha Municipality and the municipality of Brasilia, which was signed in Doha on February 23, 2014.
6. Approving a draft memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a joint ministerial trade commission between the governments of Qatar and Spain, signed in Doha on February 17, 2014.
7. Endorsing a draft agreement in education between the governments of Qatar and Cyprus, which was signed in Doha on January 27, 2014.
Emiri decisions
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued the following decision:
1. No.53 of 2014 amending some provisions of the Emiri Decision No.33 of 2000 on regulations of preparing legislations.
The Emiri decision is effective as of the date of publication in the official gazette.
FM meets Norway’s special envoy
The Foreign Minister HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah has met Jens Mjaugedal, special envoy of Norway to Somalia and his accompanying delegation.
They exchanged views on issues of mutual interest.
SJC chief meets UK envoy
The Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) HE Massoud Mohamed al-Amri, who is also president of the Court of Cassation, yesterday met the British ambassador Qatar, Nicholas Hopton.
Talks dealt with co-operation in the legal and judicial sectors between Qatar and Britain.
Armed forces cautionary notice
The General Command of the Qatari Armed Forces yesterday announced that the marine shooting field located in Mesaieed next to Fasht Alhadid will be active from today till April 15 from 5am to 5pm.
The Qatari Armed Forces General Command has cautioned visitors to the area to take precautions for their safety.
Crackdown on street vendors in Al Khor industrial area
The Al Khor and Al Zakhira Municipality has held inspection campaigns against street vendors in the Al Khor industrial area, local Arabic daily Al Arab has reported. The criminal investigation section in the Al Shamal Security Department and Al Fazaa (Rescue Police) also participated in the campaigns, which led to the capture of a number of vendors. These vendors usually sit near the road and sell food materials, which are often of poor quality, as well as products like siwaika. Eight seizure records were issued and the items were confiscated.
The activities of illegal street vendors pose a threat to the health and safety of consumers as the products sold by them are not subjected to examination by the authorities concerned, in order to determine if they are suitable for human consumption, the report said.
