Anecdotal evidence and import statistics suggest that the use of pesticides
has increased dramatically in Oman during the last decades, as
shown by the number of Royal Decrees relating to industrial chemicals
and pesticides. Royal Decree 46/1995 is concerned with industrial
chemicals and pesticides whilst Royal Decree 64/2006 is concerned
with pesticide management. Ministerial Decision 194/2007 (from the
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Wealth, arising from Royal Decree
64/2006) published, for the first time in Oman, a list of prohibited and
restricted pesticides. Ministerial Decision 25/2009 (from the Ministry
of Environment and Climate Affairs, and arising from Royal Decree 46/
1995) published the list of prohibited and restricted pesticides as
part of a much larger list of pesticides and industrial chemicals including
ozone depleting substances.