King Hamad issues 6 laws

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued today six laws for 2012. Law 11 ratified a cooperation agreement in the trade navigation field between Bahrain and Morocco which was signed on June 13, 2002 in Marrakesh. Law 12 ratified an agreement between Bahrain and Sri Lanka on avoiding double taxation and fiscal evasion which was signed in Kuala Lumpur on June 24, 2011. Law 13 ratified an agreement between Bahrain and the Czech Republic on avoiding double taxation and fiscal evasion which was signed in Prague on May 24, 2011. Law 14 approved accession to Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade which was adopted in Rotterdam on September 10, 1998. Law 15 ratified a sea transportation agreement for commercial purposes between Bahrain and Turkey which was signed on May 2, 2006 in Ankara. Law 16 ratified an agreement between Bahrain and Georgia on avoiding double taxation and fiscal evasion which was signed in Manama on July 18.