A Decree-Law approving the unified GCC system for international land transport will go to a vote in Parliament tomorrow, after the government said Bahrain needs to bring its rules into line with a framework agreed by Gulf leaders. Decree-Law No 35 of 2025 approves the Unified System (Law) for International Land Transport between GCC states, adopted by the GCC Supreme Council at its 43rd session, and would place cross-border road transport under a single set of rules across member states. The Public Utilities and Environment Committee, which reviewed the government referral, said the decree-law is sound on constitutional grounds and recommended that Parliament approve it. The decree-law adopts the unified system in full and states that the ‘competent authority’ will be the government body to be designated by decree. It also provides that, for the purposes of applying the system, one Bahraini dinar is treated as equal to ten Saudi riyals. It explains how decisions issued under the system and its executive rules can be challenged. Anyone affected has 30 days from notification to submit a grievance to the competent authority, which must decide within 30 days. If the grievance is rejected, or no reply is given within that period, […]