REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace – Work – Fatherland
DECREE NO. 2025/03044 /PM OF 29 DEC 2025 TO LAY DOWN PROCEDURES FOR THE ELABORATION AND VALIDATION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS
THE PRIME MINISTER, HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
Mindful of the Constitution;
Mindful of the Law No. 2011/008 of 6 May 2011 to lay down guidelines for Territorial Planning and Sustainable Development in Cameroon;
Mindful of the Law No. 2018/011 of 11 July 2018 to lay down the Cameroon Code of Transparency and Good Governance in Public Finance Management;
Mindful of the Law No. 2018/012 of 11 July 2018 relating to Fiscal Regime of the State and other Public Entities;
Mindful of the Law No. 2019/024 of 24 December 2019 to institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities;
Mindful of the Decree No. 2008/220 of 4 July 2008 to organise the Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Regional Development (MINEPAT);
Mindful of the Decree No. 2011/408 of 9 December 2011 to organise of the Government, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 2018/190 of 2 March 2018;
Mindful of the Decree No. 2019/001 of 4 January 2019 to appoint a Prime Minister, Head of Government;
Mindful of the Decree No. 2021/1521/PM of 23 March 2021 on the creation, organisation and functioning of the National Committee for Monitoring/Evaluation of the Implementation of the National Development Strategy 2020-2030;
HEREBY DECREES AS FOLLOWS:
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE
ARTICLE 1.- (1) This Decree sets out the rules governing the procedures for elaborating and validating strategic planning documents.
SERVICES DU PREMIER MINISTRE SECRETARIAT GÉNÉRAL DIRECTION DES AFFAIRES ADMINISTRATIVES ET DES REQUÊTES COPIE CERTIFIÉE CONFORME
(2) As such, it recall the:
- guiding principles for the elaboration of strategic planning documents;
- steps and strategic planning documents;
- actors involved in the planning process, their role and level of involvement;
- mechanism for the execution and monitoring and evaluation of development policies and strategies.
ARTICLE 2.- (1) Any strategic planning process begins with a prospective analysis.
(2) The elaboration of a strategic planning document includes the following main steps:
- the preparation of the planning process;
- the elaboration of the inventory and diagnosis;
- the formulation of strategic options;
- the analysis of risk and mitigation mechanisms;
- the modalities of funding, steering and monitoring-evaluation.
ARTICLE 3.- This decree applies to all public administrations, public establishments, Regional and Local Authorities.
SECTION II: DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE 4 .- Under this Decree, the following definitions shall apply:
- Current activity: A current activity refers to a set of tasks related to the functional routine of a structure or an administration. It allows the regular operation of services, without the objective of structural transformation or sustainable value creation. It is not transformative in nature and allows for the maintenance or upkeep of existing structures and/or the provision of standard services to users.
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