REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON PEACE – WORK – FATHERLAND
LAW No. 2025/006 OF 25 AVR 2025
GOVERNING BIOSECURITY IN CAMEROON
PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU PICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE LEGISLATIVE AND STATUTORY AFFAIRS CARD INDEX SERVICE COPHE CERTIFIEE CONFORME CERTIFIED TRUE COPY
The Parliament deliberated and adopted, the President of the Republic hereby enacts the law set out below:
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# CHAPTER I ## GENERAL PROVISIONS
I - SCOPE AND PRINCIPLES
SECTION 1: This law governs biosecurity in Cameroon.
SECTION 2: (1) It shall apply to:
- any person in the national territory of the Republic of Cameroon or abroad engaged in activities that pose a biosecurity threat to the national territory;
- any vector of invasive alien species, living modified organisms and their derivatives that pose a biosecurity risk, such as persons, domestic animals, containers, goods, means of transport, especially vessels, aircraft, trains, vehicles and other means of land transport owned and operated by public or private entities;
- all means of transport, containers and goods intended for import, export or transit that pose a biosecurity risk to the national territory or to the importing foreign State;
- all points of entry and establishment of invasive alien species, living modified organisms and their derivatives, such as seaports, airports, border posts, post offices, railway stations, bus stations and other means of road transport;
- any warehouse, store, silo, enclosure, farmland or other premises within the national territory containing regulated products, invasive alien species, living modified organisms or their derivatives;
- any laboratory, institute or centre engaged in the research and analysis of invasive alien species, living modified organisms or their derivatives, including through the use of biotechnology;
- any local and native species.
(2) The scope of this law shall include:
- the introduction, management and control of invasive alien species, living modified organisms and their derivatives;
- the risks and adverse effects of invasive alien species, living modified organisms and their derivatives on food safety, human, plant and animal health, environmental protection, trade and industry, including agriculture, forestry, livestock, fisheries, transport, tourism, import and export.
SECTION 3: (1) Biosecurity principles shall include:
- the principle of State responsibility;
- the prevention principle;
- the precautionary principle.
- the principle of participation;
- the principle of collaboration.
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(2) According to the principle of State responsibility, the State shall be responsible for coordinating and ensuring the effectiveness of measures to prevent, manage and control biosecurity risks.
(2) The prevention principle requires everyone to prevent or reduce to a minimum, scientifically established risks and adverse effects of invasive alien species and living modified organisms and to respond to them in a timely manner.
(4) The precautionary principle requires that where there is uncertainty due to lack of technical, scientific or economic knowledge at a given time, risk management measures should be taken to prevent serious damage to the environment and human health.