REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE-WORK-FATHERLAND
THE PRIME MINISTER, HEAD OF GOVERNMENT,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Law No. 2018/012 of 11 July 2018 on the Financial Regime of the State and other Entities;
Mindful of Law No. 2023/014 of 19 December 2023 relating to the Mining Code;
Mindful of Decree No. 2018/190 of 2 March 2018 to amend and supplement some provisions of Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 to organise the Government;
Mindful of Decree No. 92/089 of 4 May 1992 to specify the duties of the Prime Minister, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 95/145 bis of 4 August 1995;
Mindful of Decree No. 2012/432 of 1 October 2012 to organise the Ministry of Mines, Industry and Technological Development;
Mindful of Decree No. 2019/001 of 4 January 2019 to appoint a Prime Minister, Head of Government;
Mindful of Decree No. 2019/002 of 4 January 2019 to reorganise the Government;
Mindful of Decree No. 2020/749 of 14 December 2020 to set up the National Mining Corporation,
HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1.- This Order lays down the organisation and functioning of the Mining Agreement Negotiation Framework, provided for in Section 40, sub-
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section 2 of Law No. 2023/014 of 19 December 2023 relating to the Mining Code, hereinafter referred to as “the Negotiation Framework”.
ARTICLE 2.- The Negotiation Framework shall be placed under the supervision of the National Mining Corporation.
ARTICLE 3.- The mission of the Negotiation Framework shall be to negotiate mining agreements in Cameroon on behalf of the State.
In this regard, it shall:
- ensure the feasibility, sustainability and profitability of mining projects;
- ensure that negotiated mining agreements comply with the provisions of the Mining Code as well as laws and regulations in force;
- guarantee the protection of the State’s economic and social interests in mining agreements;
- negotiate favourable rates for the State in the production sharing margin provided for by the law in force;
- safeguard and guarantee the best employment conditions for Cameroonians working on mining projects;
- ensure that measures that safeguard hygiene, health and environmental protection are taken into consideration in mining agreements;
- ensure that all other measures protecting the interests of the State are included in mining agreements.
CHAPTER II
ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING
SECTION I
ORGANISATION
ARTICLE 4.- (1) The Negotiation Framework shall be composed as follows:
Chairperson: The General Manager of the National Mining Corporation
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Members:
- three (3) representatives of the Ministry in charge of mines:
- the Director of Mines;
- the Director of Geology;
- the Head of the Legal Affairs Division.
- two (2) representatives of the Ministry of Finance:
- one (1) representative of the Directorate General of Taxation;
- one (1) representative of the Directorate General of Customs;