Sultani Decrees
Sultani Decree No. 39/2016
Enacting the Law on the continued validity of the licences of foreign accountancy and audit firms and the exemption of Omani owners of such firms from the full time requirement.
The Law extends the validity of the licences and the exemption up to 31/12/2017 renewable by a decision from the Ministers Council.
Issued on 18 August 2016. Effective from the day after the date of publication.
Sultani Decree No. 40/2016
Sultani Decrees
Sultani Decree No. 37/2012
Appoints the new Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Oman, naming Dr Ali bin Mohammed bin Moosa as Deputy Chairman.
Promulgated on 18 June 2012. Effective from 11 June 2012.
Sultani Decree No. 38/2012
Grants Omani citizenship to the named individuals.
Promulgated on 18 June 2012. Effective on promulgation.
General remarks
In the case of syndicated loans involving Polish security providers there are two legal concepts that are commonly used to secure the lenders' rights under the finance documents:
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On 5 August 2015, the President of the Republic of Poland signed an amendment to the Act of 29 August 1997 on Covered Bonds and Mortgage Banks and related laws (the “Amendment”). These new changes will come into force on 1 January 2016.
Poland’s Parliament has enacted a new law creating a Borrowers’ Support Fund to help homeowners with mortgages that are underwater. Official statistics by mortgage amount show that 24.3% of mortgages, totaling PLN 84.1 billion (approx. USD 22.7 billion) exceed the value of the borrowers’ homes, affecting 236,400 borrowers.
Introduction
Decree-Law no. 10-J/2020, dated 26 March, affords a moratorium on existing financings and other banking-related measures for the protection of the liquidity of Portuguese companies and families affected by COVID-19 outbreak, to ensure the continuity of financings and preventing defaults derived from the downturn of the economy.
On 9 October 2009, a three-judge panel of the Supreme Court issued a judgment (file no. IV CSK 145/09), in which it ruled that the Polish legal system provides for the possibility to secure claims under a parallel debt (created under foreign law).
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