GCC Ministers Of Municipalities Launch Unified Gulf Building Code
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) The Peninsula
Doha/Riyadh: GCC Municipal Ministers announced yesterday the launch of the unified Gulf Building Code, which was approved by the Ministerial Council to be used as a guideline for three years.
The step aims to enhance coordination in the Gulf municipal field.
The ministers approved during the meeting, guidelines including (Guide to Developing GIS Applications in the GCC), and (Guide for developed and unified legislation in the field of health control), and assigned the General Secretariat to submit them to the Ministerial Council for approval.
The meeting also authorized the competent ministerial committee to update these guidelines whenever needed, as well the mechanism prepared by the member states. The General Secretariat for the establishment of the Gulf Municipal Week was approved, and the member states were urged to start implementing it, and update it periodically by the Coordination and Follow-up Committee based on the needs of each stage.
Minister of Municipality H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie headed the Qatari delegation to the twenty-fifth meeting of the Ministerial Council, which was held in Riyadh.
The ministers also discussed a number of important issues of common interest in the municipal field, foremost of which is the implementation of the decisions issued by the Supreme Council in previous sessions, namely the strategy of joint Gulf municipal work, the urban environment, and future strategy of urban planning for the Gulf countries.
Discussions as well touched the repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic, developing legislation, municipal control mechanisms, conditions and classification mechanism for contractors, as well as following up on the implementation of previous decisions of the Committee of Honorable Ministers Concerned with Municipal Affairs regarding the Cooperation Council Award for Municipal Work and exchanging experiences, expertise and information.
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