REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace-Work-Fatherland
DECREE No. 2024/05249 /PM OF 19 NOV 2024 to specify certain obligations attached to the exercise of mining and quarry rights.-
THE PRIME MINISTER, HEAD OF GOVERNMENT,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Act No. 8/65-UDEAC-37 of 14 December 1965 relating to the CEMAC Customs Code and its subsequent amendments;
Mindful of Law No. 92/007 of 14 August 1992 on the Labour Code;
Mindful of Law No. 96/12 of 5 August 1996 on the framework law relating to environmental management;
Mindful of Law No. 98/015 of 14 July 1998 regulating to establishments classified as dangerous, unhealthy and inconvenient;
Mindful of Law No. 2002/003 of 19 April 2002 on the general tax code and its subsequent amendments;
Mindful of Law No. 2013/003 of 18 April 2013 governing cultural heritage in Cameroon;
Mindful of Law No. 2018/010 of 11 July 2018 governing Vocational Training in Cameroon;
Mindful of Law No. 2023/014 of 19 December 2023 relating to the Mining Code;
Mindful of Ordinance No. 74/2 of 6 July 1974 to establish rules governing land tenure;
Mindful of Ordinance No. 74/2 of 6 July 1974 to establish rules governing State lands;
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 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. 2018/190 of 2 March 2018;
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
SERVICES DU PREMIER MINISTRE SECRETARIAT GENERAL DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES ADMINISTRATIVES ET DES REQUETES COPIE CERTIFIÉE CONFORME
ARTICLE 1.- This decree specifies certain obligations attached to the exercise of mining and quarry rights.
ARTICLE 2.- For the purpose of this decree, the following definitions shall apply:
Address: Complete contact details, residence, post office box number, telephone number, fax number and e-mail address belonging to a person, who provides them to the Ministry in charge of mines, and through which any official communication may be channelled to him/her.
Licence: Legal instrument which confers on its holder or beneficiary, the exclusive right to carry out the work or activities for which it is issued within the assigned perimeter.
Competent authority: Public authority vested with the authority to award, renew and approve mining titles and other licences granted in the sector.
Permit: A legal instrument that confers on its holder or beneficiary the exclusive or non-exclusive right, where appropriate, to carry out the mining activities or works for which it is issued, within the allotted perimeter, whose following four categories are defined in the Mining Code.
# CHAPTER II ## HEALTH, SAFETY AND SANITATION IN MINES AND QUARRIES