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Petroleum Contracts offered Under the Legislation of the Republic of Cameroon The Republic of Cameroon offers the following petroleum contracts under its legislation: Concessions: These are granted for hydrocarbon mining titles consisting of exploration permits and, where applicable, exploitation concessions. They must be entered into before the grant of a hydrocarbon exploration permit. Production sharing […]

HOW TO DETERMINE A VOID MARRIAGE IN CAMEROON Did you know that having a marriage certificate does not guarantee or make your marriage valid? Many people have gone through the process of getting married but still don’t know if their marriage is valid or not. A marriage which is void or invalid is one in […]

Do you wish to set up a business in Cameroon? Find out, in this article, how to proceed to create your company in Cameroon. Cameroon is an interesting country to invest in thanks to its numerous natural resources. The Government of Cameroon greatly encourages foreign investment in many sectors such as transports, agribusiness, tourism and […]

This depends on where the loan is coming from. However, when it concerns foreign loans and or borrowing, direct investment originating from abroad or made from abroad, as well as issuing, advertisement or sale of foreign securities within CEMAC may be subject to special control measures. Banks shall be solely empowered to verify and execute […]

The procedure to send funds in Cameroon from an offshore Country; we will want to consider here that the funds are for investment purposes. There are foreign investment/exchange control issues that could arise in the course of sending funds to Cameroon. It would be important to consider the applicable exchange control regulations in Cameroon. These […]

La concession et bail en matière foncière sont deux modes d’admission des personnes en jouissance des terres du domaine national ou du domaine privé de l’Etat exclusivement. Les modalités pratiques quant à leur application sont différentes s’agissant de l’un de l’autre domaine qu’il convient d’étudier séparément. I- La concession et le bail relatif au domaine […]

External trade is govern in Cameroon by law n° 2016/004 of 18 April 2016. This deals particularly with: The importation and exportation of goodsThe marketing of subsidized imports whose increased quantities cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the domestic industry concerned andThe practice of dumbing. This law is directly applicably to any natural […]

The government highly encourages investment in the private sector in Cameroon and to this effect has put in place incentives with a view to promoting private investment and boosting national production. For this purpose, the applicable law is Law No 2013/004 of 18 April 2013, to lay down private investment incentives in the republic of […]