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New requirements for authorised managers of Omani companies
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Resolution No. 245 of 2025 of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion issued Resolution No. 245 of 2025 on 10 July 2025 (“Resolution”) which amends the provisions of the Commercial Companies Regulations Issued by Ministerial Resolution No. 146 of 2021 (“Commercial Companies Regulations”) relating to the appointment of authorised managers of Omani companies and introduces new criteria for who may be appointed as an authorised manager of an Omani company along with updated filing requirements for the appointment of authorised managers to limited liability companies.
The Resolution was published in the official gazette on 11 July 2025 and took effect on 11 July 2025. Companies are required to comply with the changes introduced by the Resolution within six months of its entering into force which falls on 11 January 2026.
What has changed and who is affected?
New appointment criteria for authorised managers
A new Article 13 bis is added to the Commercial Companies Regulation which lists who can be appointed as an authorised signatory of an Omani company. Under this article, persons must belong to one of the following categories before they can be appointed as authorised managers of a company in Oman:
- partner (jointly or severally);
- shareholder;
- board member;
- director; or
- financial or administrative employee of the company.
The change is intended to enhance legal certainty and accountability and to limit the appointment of authorised managers to those persons who have a formal governance or employment tie to the company. This will impact companies that previously appointed persons as authorised managers and were listed as such on the commercial registration certificate of the company and who were not directly employed by the Omani company, held a directorship or were partners of the company as such arrangements will no longer be permissible under the Commercial Companies Regulations.
Updated authorised manager appointment procedure for limited liability companies
The Resolution amends the wording of Article 92 of the Commercial Companies Regulation by removing the requirement to file employer written consent for the appointment of an authorised manager to a limited liability company. The approval of the authorised manager remains a requirement.
This change streamlines the procedure for the appointment of an authorised manager to a limited liability company who will either need to be a shareholder of the limited liability company and be listed as such on the commercial registration certificate of the company or be an employee of the company with an employment contract registered with the Ministry of Labour of Oman before he/she can be appointed.
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m.vadelka@tamimi.com Persons and companies who submit applications to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion on behalf of limited liability companies should familiarise themselves with the updated procedure for the appointment of authorised managers introduced by the Resolution
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To comply with the new appointment criteria
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion will expect companies and affected individuals to bring their affairs into compliance with the Resolution by 11 January 2026. To do so, companies should review the authorised managers listed on their commercial registration certificates to ensure that they fall under one of those categories listed in the Resolution. Where authorised managers do not fall under one of those categories, companies should evaluate whether they need to remove those authorised managers from their commercial registration certificates, ensure that they are brought into one of the above categories or replace them with persons who already fall under one of the criteria. Companies who fail to comply with the Resolution by the deadline may be liable for fines or may experience administrative blocks on the online portal of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion. Companies may also experience practical difficulties with signing of documents on behalf of the company if they do not comply with the Resolution timeously.
Companies who wish to appoint persons as new authorised managers should ensure that those persons fall under one of the above categories before such appointments are filed with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion to avoid applications from being rejected by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion or delayed.
To comply with the updated appointment procedure
Persons and companies who submit applications to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion on behalf of limited liability companies should familiarise themselves with the updated procedure for the appointment of authorised managers introduced by the Resolution to ensure that the correct documents are filed with the Ministry and to ensure that they are taking full advantage of the streamlined procedure.
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