REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE – WORK – FATHERLAND
DECREE No. 2022/3200 /PM OF 31 MAI 2022 ON THE ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF YOUTH DOCUMENTATION.
THE PRIME MINISTER, HEAD OF GOVERNMENT,
Mindful of the Constitution;
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-a of 4 August 1995;
Mindful of Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 to organize the Government, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 2018/191 of 2 March 2018;
Mindful of Decree No. 2012/565 of 28 December 2012 to organize the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education;
Mindful of Decree No. 2019/001 of 4 January 2019 to appoint a Prime Minister, Head of Government,
HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1.- This decree establishes the organization and functioning of the National Centre for the Production and Distribution of Youth Documentation “CNPDDJ”, hereinafter referred to as the “Centre”.
ARTICLE 2.- (1) The Centre shall be a structure attached to the Ministry in charge of Youth Affairs.
(2) Its mission shall be to produce and distribute documentation for the youth.
In this respect, and with line ministries, it shall be in charge of:
- collecting information and other available documents on youth from any administration;
- distributing all information necessary for the development of youth, including their social, cultural, and economic integration;
- producing documentation for youth in English and French;
- producing and publishing reports on the actions carried out by the youth;
SERVICES DU PREMIER MINISTRE SECRETARIAT GENERAL DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES ADMINISTRATIVES ET DES REQUÊTES
- putting in place mechanisms to facilitate youth access to documentation and promote reading;
- contributing to the elaboration of theoretical and methodological tasks, concerning the operationalization and development of a national documentation strategy within the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Civic Education;
- designing, implementing and maintaining a documentary portal;
- evaluating the reading of documents produced by the youth and proposing actions to improve the results obtained;
- developing partnerships in the area of youth-related documentation.
CHAPTER II ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING
ARTICLE 3.- (1) Placed under the authority of a Chief of Centre, the Centre shall include four (4) services, as follows:
- a Documentary Production Service;
- a Communication and Documentary Distribution Service;
- a Forecast and Cooperation Service;
- a General Affairs Service.
(2) The Centre shall carry out its missions in conjunction with the technical structures of the Ministry in charge of Youth, the other line ministries and the Regional and Local Authorities.
SECTION I DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION SERVICE
ARTICLE 4.- (1) Headed by a Service Head, the Documentary Production Service shall mainly be responsible for:
- the collection of information and other available documentary resources dealing with youth issues from various administrations;
- the analysis and processing of documentation;
- the design, development and production of documentation for the youth;