The Office shall be vested with the following competences:

1. Undertake procedures to implement the provisions of the Decree by law, prepare proposals and recommendations regarding the amendment of the goods schedule referred to in the decree by law, whether by deletion, addition, or substitution, and submit them to the Cabinet;

2. Confiscation of contravening goods that have been seized and disposal thereof, in coordination with the concerned authorities, in accordance with the provisions of the Decree by law and its implementing Regulation;

3. Propose the categories and fees for obtaining permits issued thereby in implementation of the provisions of the Decree by law, and submit them to the Ministry of Finance to be presented to the Cabinet;

4. Follow up on the implementation of the decisions and requirements of the United Nations Security Council and other relevant international and regional organizations, in coordination with the Concerned Authorities, and in accordance with the legislation in force in the State, and submit reports thereon to the Minister;

5. Coordinate and supervise the implementation of targeted financial sanctions related to the Terrorism Lists Regulation and the implementation of Security Council decisions regarding the prevention and suppression of terrorism and terrorist financing, and the counter-proliferation and financing of arms, in coordination with the Concerned Authorities;

6. Serve as the technical focal point for following up on the State obligations regarding the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons;

7. Prepare the annual disclosure of the materials listed in the schedules of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) imported into or exported from the State in coordination with the federal and local authorities competent in customs affairs and the Concerned Authorities in the State;

8. Coordinate and supervise visits by international teams of experts and inspectors to the State, in coordination with the Concerned Authorities;

9. Cooperate and coordinate with the Concerned Authorities regarding the procedures governing circulation, in accordance with the provisions of the Decree by law;

10. Publish the Office’s decisions and disseminate them to the Concerned Authorities; and

11. Any other competencies entrusted to it by the Decree by law and the regulations and resolutions issued pursuant thereto, and any duties assigned to it by the Cabinet or the Minister.