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3.29. Oman operates import prohibitions for reasons of human, plant, and animal health; public morals; environment; (...) Oman is a participant in the Basel Convention on Hazardous Wastes, the Rotterdam Convention on Trade in Hazardous Chemicals, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the Montreal Protocol, and CITES, among others.

Table 3.6 Import prohibitions
HS Code: 39232990
Institution: Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP)
Products: Plastic bags

3.30. Since its last Review in 2014, Oman has added several items to its list of prohibited imports: (...), asbestos goods and products, private vehicles older than seven years, (...).

Table 3.7 Import restrictions, June 2021
HS Code: 26, 28-29, 38
Institution: Environment Authority
Products: (...) Gases, refrigeration and air conditioning equipment; Wild animals, caviar, bags and shoes of genuine leather, articles of ivory and tortoiseshell bones, horns, coral and shells; Waste chemicals, waste polymers and plastics, waste rubber, scrap and waste iron, copper, nickel, lead, zinc and tin, and waste metals

3.41. (...) Export restrictions apply to date palms and seedlings , and to specific species of fish and molluscs in cases of over-exploitation, notably during breeding seasons. [48] (...).

[48] The latest ban on abalone fishing, which lasted for two years, was removed through Ministerial Decision No. 246/2019. To regulate stocks, a ban on lobster fishing applies from June to February, and shrimp fishing is allowed only from September to November.

Table 3.8 Selected state-owned enterprises, 2021
Company name: Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (Haya)
Sector/Field of activity: Utility
OIA share (%): 100

4.2. The agriculture sector faces various environmental challenges, such as the scarcity of irrigation water, the poor and declining quality of the soil due to increasing salinization, overgrazing, and adverse climatic conditions. Given its limited cultivable area and unfavourable climate, Oman is likely to remain heavily dependent on imports to meet its domestic demand for most agricultural products.

4.11. Fisheries, as one of the five priority sectors identified in the National Programme for Enhancing Economic Diversification (also known as the Tanfeedh programme), began to grow during the review period. The sector policy is defined in the National Fisheries Development Strategy (2013 2020), with an aim of (...) protecting natural resources. Priorities in the Strategy include (...) improving the usage of fish reserves, (...).

4.18. According to the authorities, measures taken to conserve the marine ecosystem and combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing include: (i) licensing requirements for all fishermen and their vessels and vehicles, for fish processing plants, and for fish exports; and (ii) export restrictions on certain species such as lobster and abalone.

4.31. (...) The oil and gas sector is overseen by the MEM. [8] (...).

[8] Matters related to environmental factors for oil and gas projects are within the purview of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs.