Cabinet approves draft law regulating postal services

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting held on Wednesday at its seat at the Amiri Diwan.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Cabinet hailed the results of His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's official talks with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak on Friday, as part of His Highness' visit to London to participate in the coronation ceremony of HM King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The Cabinet was then informed of the Shura Council's approval of a draft law amending some provisions of the Customs Law promulgated by Law No. 40 of 2002.

The Cabinet approved a draft law issuing a law regulating postal services and referred it to the Shura Council. The draft law has been prepared to develop the postal sector in Qatar.

The draft law stipulated, among other things, that the concession granted to the Qatar Postal Services Company shall continue until the expiration of the concession period or its cancellation, in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No. 16 of 2009 transforming the General Postal Corporation into a Qatari Shareholding Company, and no person may provide any postal services without obtaining a license to do so from the Communications Regulatory Authority.