Cameroon
5 regulators · 7 laws & regulations · 4 obligations
| Law or regulation | Type | Year | Regulator | Summary | Source |
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| Règlement N°01/24/CEMAC/UMAC/COBAC portant agrément unique des établissements de crédit (Regulation No. 01/24/CEMAC/UMAC/COBAC on the single licence for credit institutions) status not recorded | Regulation | 2024 | COBAC | Adopted by the UMAC Ministerial Committee on 20 December 2024 (COBAC Annual Report 2024).… | official |
Adopted by the UMAC Ministerial Committee on 20 December 2024 (COBAC Annual Report 2024). It creates a single licence for credit institutions across the CEMAC. The BEAC announced it in a press release of 14 February 2025. | |||||
| Décret N°2012/1318/PM du 22 mai 2012 fixant les conditions d'octroi de l'autorisation d'exploitation d'une activité de certification électronique (Decree on authorisation to carry on electronic certification activity) status not recorded | Regulation | 2012 | ANTIC | Sets the conditions for authorisation of electronic certification activity, which… | official |
Sets the conditions for authorisation of electronic certification activity, which underpins electronic signatures. ANTIC also lists Arrêté N°00000014/MINPOSTEL of 27 June 2012 on certificate qualification criteria and signature device specifications. | |||||
| Décret N°2012/1643/PM du 14 juin 2012 fixant les conditions d'audit de la sécurité obligatoire des réseaux de communication électronique et des systèmes d'information (Decree on mandatory security audits of electronic communication networks and information systems) status not recorded | Regulation | 2012 | ANTIC | Sets the conditions and procedure for mandatory security audits. ANTIC's audit page lists… | official |
Sets the conditions and procedure for mandatory security audits. ANTIC's audit page lists public administrations, telecom operators, credit and microfinance institutions and insurers among those audited, and says the audited organisation bears the cost (Art. 4). | |||||
| Loi n°2010/012 du 21 décembre 2010 relative à la cybersécurité et la cybercriminalité au Cameroun (Law No. 2010/012 on cybersecurity and cybercrime in Cameroon) status not recorded | Act | 2010 | ANTIC | Sets the legal framework for digital evidence, cryptography and electronic certification… | official |
Sets the legal framework for digital evidence, cryptography and electronic certification (Art. 1) and defines cybercrime offences and procedure. Art. 25 obliges providers to keep connection and traffic data, and ANTIC cites Arts 7, 13, 14, 32 and 61 as the basis for security audits. The PDF was not opened directly; articles come from the Council of Europe legal profile and the ANTIC site. | |||||
| Loi N°2010/021 du 21 décembre 2010 régissant le commerce électronique au Cameroun (Law No. 2010/021 governing electronic commerce in Cameroon) status not recorded | Act | 2010 | — | Allows electronic contracts (Art. 9) and electronic signatures and certificates under a… | official |
Allows electronic contracts (Art. 9) and electronic signatures and certificates under a separate text (Art. 35), with foreign certificates recognised only under mutual recognition agreements (Art. 40). It sets pre-contract information duties for sellers (Art. 15), a 15-day withdrawal right (Art. 20) and fines of 250,000 to 2,500,000 FCFA for listed breaches (Art. 43). | |||||
| Loi n° 92/007 du 14 août 1992 portant Code du Travail (Act No. 92/007 of 14 August 1992 establishing the Labour Code) status not recorded | Act | 1992 | — | Eleven titles covering trade unions, the employment contract, wages, working conditions… | official |
Eleven titles covering trade unions, the employment contract, wages, working conditions, health and safety, labour administration, disputes and penalties. It makes dismissal for union membership or opinions wrongful (s. 39) and regulates labour inspection (ss. 105-109). Section numbers come from the ILO English translation. The text contains no whistleblower provision in the portions read. | |||||
| Code des assurances des États membres de la CIMA (Insurance Code of the CIMA member states) | Act | — | — | Regional insurance code published on the CIMA website. The Council of Ministers'… | official |
Regional insurance code published on the CIMA website. The Council of Ministers' regulations amend it; the latest listed is Règlement N°002-26 of 17 July 2026 amending certain provisions, whose content was not read. | |||||
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