REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace - Work - Fatherland
DECREE No 2024/05251/PM OF 19 NOV 2024 to lay down the terms and conditions for the possession, marketing, export, import and transit of mineral substances.
THE PRIME MINISTER, HEAD OF GOVERNMENT,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Act No. 8/65-UDEAC-37 of 14 December 1965 on the CEMAC Customs Code and its subsequent amendments;
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 relating 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 Ordinance No. 74/1 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 Law No. 2023/014 of 19 December 2023 relating to the Mining Code;
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
ARTICLE 1.- (1) This decree lays down the terms and conditions for the possession, marketing, export, import and transit of mineral substances.
(2) It aims to ensure traceability and transparency in the transportation and marketing of mineral substances in Cameroon.
ARTICLE 2.- For the purposes 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.
Sample export licence: A legal document that confers on a natural or legal person the necessary licence to export samples of products or raw materials.
Transit licence: An instrument that confers on a natural or legal person the right to transport a mineral substance across the Cameroonian territory.
Sample shipment licence: A legal document that confers on a natural or legal person the necessary licence to ship samples of products, raw materials or other substances for analysis, testing, research or commercial purposes;
Operating licence: An administrative document that confers on its holder, who has been duly authorised to carry out the activity applied for, the right to open a mineral processing plant;
Purchasing office: A legal entity under Cameroonian law approved by the Minister in charge of mines, specialised in the purchase and marketing of mineral substances other than precious and semi-precious stones;
Marketing office: A natural or legal person under Cameroonian law specialised in the sale, purchase, import and export of mineral substances;