Bahrain: Issues Several New Decisions

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Bahrain: Issues Several New Decisions

Mubasher, 11 June 2024: The Bahraini Council has approved the memorandum of the Coordinating Committee regarding the draft regulation of the unified banking account for commercial establishments.

It has endorsed the memorandum from the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs concerning the government’s response to two proposed laws and three proposals submitted by the Council of Representatives.

The government has adopted the memorandum from the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs regarding a draft resolution to designate certain areas in Wadi Al-Bahair as protected natural reserves.

It has also approved the memorandum from the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs on a cooperation agreement between the General Directorate of Civil Defense and the American National Fire Protection Association.

Regarding a Cooperation Agreement on the Patent Prosecution Highway between Bahrain’s Directorate of Foreign Trade and Industrial Property and the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the Council has endorsed the memorandum from the Ministerial Committee for Legal and Legislative Affairs.

For public benefit and urban development, the Council has approved the cooperation agreement from the Municipal Affairs and Agriculture Minister on the expropriation of several properties.

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Tanya Jain