REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE-WORK-FATHERLAND
| PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE LEGISLATIVE AND STATUTORY AFFAIRS CARD INDEX SERVICE COPIE CERTIFIEE CONFORME CERTIFIED TRUE COPY | 2024/599 19 NOV 2024 DECREE No. _______________ OF _______________ to change the name of and reorganize the National Radiation Protection Agency | | --- | --- |
# THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of Law No. 98/015 of 14 July 1998 to regulate establishments classified as dangerous, unhealthy and obnoxious;
Mindful of Law No. 2016/015 of 14 December 2016 to lay down the general weapons and ammunition regulations in Cameroon;
Mindful of Law No. 2017/010 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the general rules and regulations governing public establishments;
Mindful of Law No. 2018/012 of 11 July 2018 relating to fiscal regime of the State and other public entities;
Mindful of Law No. 2019/012 of 19 July 2019 to lay down the general framework for radiological and nuclear safety, nuclear security, civil liability and safeguards enforcement;
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. 2019/320 of 19 June 2019 to lay down conditions for implementing some provisions of Law No. 2017/010 and Law No. 2017/011 of 12 July 2017 to lay down the general rules and regulations governing public establishments and public corporations,
# HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE 1: (1) This decree changes the name of and reorganizes the National Radiation Protection Agency, abbreviated to “NRPA”.
(2) The National Radiation Protection Agency shall, with effect from the date of signature of this decree, be referred to as the Radiological
Safety and Nuclear Security Authority, abbreviated to "ASRAN", hereinafter referred to as "the Authority".
ARTICLE 2: (1) The Authority shall be a public administrative and technical establishment endowed with legal personality and financial autonomy.
(2) The Authority shall be under the technical supervisory authority of the Ministry in charge of scientific research and under the financial supervisory authority of the Ministry in charge of finance.
(3) Its head office shall be in Yaounde. It may be transferred to any other location on the national territory by decree of the President of the Republic.
(4) Regional branches of the Authority shall, as and when necessary, be set up by resolution of the Board of Directors.
CHAPTER II
MISSIONS AND PREROGATIVES OF THE AUTHORITY
ARTICLE 3: (1) In the name and on behalf of the State, the Authority shall be responsible for monitoring radiological safety, nuclear security and safeguards enforcement. It shall provide information and raise public awareness on radiological and nuclear risks.
In that capacity, it shall, with regard to:
(1) General terms:
- implement, in conjunction with the relevant government services, the national policy on radiological and nuclear safety, nuclear security and safeguards enforcement;