OPAZ Holds Forum on Adherence to Legislation in
Economic Zones, Free Zones, Industrial Cities

Muscat, 9 Dec 2025 (ONA) — The Public
Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) is organizing an
annual event titled “Compliance and Environmental Legislation Forum”.

The two-day forum, which began today, aims to
complement the Authority’s role in raising the level of compliance in special economic
zones and free zones in a manner that reflects zones’ commitment to policies,
laws, regulations and systems in force.

The first day of the forum highlighted the
progress made in the zero-neutrality process in the Sultanate of Oman and the
role of this goal in enabling sustainable growth. The organizers stressed the
importance of adherence to occupational health and safety in the work
environment and the need to apply the best practices in governance and
compliance.

The participants discussed
the national record of the “Hazardous Substance Incident Response Sector” affiliated to the Public Authority for Civil Defence and
Ambulance.

Tomorrow, the forum’s programme will include visual
presentations to exchange experiences in the field of environmental management
in the Special Economic Zone in Duqm.

The programme will also include outlining the
procedures that are applied by Madayn (the Public Establishment for Industrial
Estates) in the field of investigating incidents in industrial cities, in
addition to studying a model approach to environmental performance at Sohar
Free Zone.

Besides consolidating awareness about
legislations and policies, the forum seeks to leverage the points of strength shared
by the zones and develop ways to improve related plans and address challenges.

The forum is attended by representatives of government
departments and special economic zones, free zones and industrial cities that
are supervised by OPAZ.

— Ends/Bishara