RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Paix – Travail – Patrie
MINISTÈRE DES FINANCES
DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS
DIVISION DE LA LÉGISLATION ET DES RELATIONS FISCALES INTERNATIONALES
CELLULE DE LA LÉGISLATION FISCALE
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace – Work – Fatherland
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TAXATION
LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL TAX RELATIONS DIVISION
TAX LEGISLATION UNIT
00000667 CIRCULAR N°: ___________/MINFI/DGI/DLRI/1 of 15 JUIL 2026 2026
Specifying the terms and conditions for implementing the reform of the procedure for the registration of public procurement deeds
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. TAX REGIME APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DEEDS 4
A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES 4 B. SCOPE OF THE REFORM 4 C. PERSONS LIABLE FOR THE DUTIES AND RULES OF JURISDICTION 5 D. ASSESSMENT OF THE TAX LEVIES 5 E. REGISTRATION DEADLINE AND PENALTY REGIME 7
II. THE DIGITAL PROCEDURE FOR THE REGISTRATION OF PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DEEDS 8
A. ONLINE FILING OF THE PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DEED 8 B. PAYMENT OF THE DUTIES DUE 10 C. PROCESSING AND VALIDATION OF THE FILE BY THE MANAGING SERVICES 11
III. THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE, A NEW SUPPORTING DOCUMENT OF THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE FILE 13
A. REPLACEMENT OF THE HANDWRITTEN RECORDS OF REGISTRATION BY A REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE 13 B. LEGAL AND EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE 14 C. AUTHENTICATION OF THE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE 14 D. ARCHIVING OF REGISTERED PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DEEDS 15 E. INITIALING OF THE DIGITAL REGISTER OF DEEDS 15
IV. CONTROL AND VALIDATION MECHANISMS AND THE INTEROPERABILITY OF IT PLATFORMS 15
A. CONTROL EXERCISED BY THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLERS 16 B. CONTROL EXERCISED BY PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 16 C. INTEROPERABILITY OF THE IT PLATFORMS OF THE DGT, THE BUDGET AND THE TREASURY 17
V. TRANSITIONAL MEASURES 17
A. COEXISTENCE OF THE TWO SYSTEMS DURING THE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD 17 B. DEFINITIVE SWITCHOVER TO THE DIGITAL SYSTEM 18
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR March 3, 1849 RECEIVED
RÉPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Paix – Travail – Patrie MINISTÈRE DES FINANCES DIRECTION GÉNÉRALE DES IMPÔTS DIVISION DE LA LÉGISLATION ET DES RELATIONS FISCALES INTERNATIONALES CELLULE DE LA LÉGISLATION FISCALE
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace – Work – Fatherland MINISTRY OF FINANCE DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF TAXATION LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL TAX RELATIONS DIVISION TAX LEGISLATION UNIT
The Minister of Finance
To
- The Director General of Taxation;
- The Director General of the Treasury, Financial and Monetary Cooperation;
- The Director General of the Budget.
Since 2016, the Tax Administration has been implementing the first phase of the digitalization of the procedure for registering public procurement deeds. This initial reform enabled users to complete certain key formalities online, namely the filing of the deed, the automatic assessment of the duties payable, the generation of the tax notice, and the electronic payment of the corresponding duties.
However, the persistence of paper-based procedures, in particular the physical filing of deeds with tax centres and the affixing of registration endorsements by hand, gave rise to delays and breaks in traceability, undermining both the smooth flow and the security of the public expenditure chain.