On the other hand, the Cabinet approved a draft of the decision to restructure the Climate Change and Clean Development Committee.
The draft decision was prepared to replace Cabinet Decision No. (15) of 2011 establishing the Climate Change and Clean Development Committee and defining its terms of reference. It aims to prepare a national plan on climate change that keeps pace with the State of Qatar’s efforts to adapt to climate change and reduce its effects.
The Cabinet also approved a draft decision of the Minister of Commerce and Industry setting the framework of similar working hours in commercial, industrial and public establishments. The draft decision was prepared in the implementation of the provisions of Law No. (5) of 2015 regarding similar commercial, industrial and public establishments and street vendors. It aims to enhance control and supervision over all types of establishments, determine and organise working hours to ensure the availability of services and products at specific and known times, organise markets and prevent unfair competition between all types of establishments, protect workers’ rights and prevent them from being exposed to unfair or stressful working conditions, improve work efficiency and increase productivity, thus contributing to supporting the national economy.
The Cabinet approved a draft decision of the Minister of Municipality regarding the terms and conditions regulating the establishment of tourism activities in registered farms, with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of agricultural activity and creating opportunities to increase farmers’ income.
The Cabinet decided to endorse the necessary measures to ratify the protocol amending the agreement between the Government of the State of Qatar and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income, with the protocol, signed in Oslo on 29/6/2009.
The Cabinet also decided to approve a draft air services agreement between the Government of the State of Qatar and the Government of the State of Libya, and a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation and joint news exchange between Qatar News Agency (QNA) and the Agency for Public Information (API) of the Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Cabinet reviewed the annual work report of the National Traffic Safety Committee for 2023, and the annual report of the Communications Regulatory Authority for 2023, and took the appropriate decision thereon.
