Decree No. 2013/202 of 28 June 2013 amending and supplementing Decree No. 80/299 of 26 July 1980 on the administrative organization of the courts.

The President of the Republic decrees:

Article 1: Chapters II and V of Decree No. 80/299 of 26 July 1980 on the administrative organization of the courts are amended and supplemented as follows:

CHAPTER II (new)

Administrative organization transplants Courts, tribunals and lower in administrative litigation courts.

Article 14 (bis)

The registry of the tribunal is under the direction and responsibility of a chief clerk with at least the rank of Chief Clerk.

The registry of the tribunal consists of five sections:

– The litigation section of the public;

– The section of the tax and financial litigation;

– The litigation section of administrative contracts;

– The litigation section of land and State Affairs;

– The section of the annulment proceedings and other matters.

a) the litigation section of the public:

– Deals with cases of litigation the public;

– Open records procedures;

– Perform the investigative measures at the behest of the designated rapporteur judge;

– Restores the files to the judge rapporteur after exchanging memories, conclusions and supporting documents;

– Transmit the report to the Attorney General to append requisitions;

– Enlisted records and address notices to parties;

– Ensures the hearings:

– Takes the decisions;

– Saves the decisions;

– Notify the decisions to the parties;

– Delivers the performance parts;

– Saves remedies exercised by the parties;

– Establishes the statements of statistical sheets annually.

b) the Litigation Division of Lands and areas:

– Deals with cases of land disputes and State affairs;

– Open records procedures;


– Perform the investigative measures at the behest of the designated rapporteur judge;

– Restores the files to the judge rapporteur after exchanging memories, conclusions and supporting documents;

– Transmit the report to the Attorney General to append requisitions;

– Enlisted records and address notices to parties;

– Ensures the hearings:

– Takes the decisions;

– Saves the decisions;

– Notify the decisions to the parties;

– Delivers the performance parts;

– Saves remedies exercised by the parties;

– Establishes the statements of statistical sheets annually.

c) section of the tax and financial litigation:

– Deals with cases of land disputes and State affairs;

– Open records procedures;

– Perform the investigative measures at the behest of the designated rapporteur judge;

– Restores the files to the judge rapporteur after exchanging memories, conclusions and supporting documents;

– Transmit the report to the Attorney General to append requisitions;

– Enlisted records and address notices to parties;

– Ensures the hearings:

– Takes the decisions;

– Saves the decisions;

– Notify the decisions to the parties;

– Delivers the performance parts;

– Saves remedies exercised by the parties;

– Establishes the statements of statistical sheets annually.

d) the litigation section of administrative contracts:

– Deals with cases of land disputes and State affairs;

– Open records procedures;

– Perform the investigative measures at the behest of the designated rapporteur judge;

– Restores the files to the judge rapporteur after exchanging memories, conclusions and supporting documents;

– Transmit the report to the Attorney General to append requisitions;

– Enlisted records and address notices to parties;

– Ensures the hearings:

– Takes the decisions;

– Saves the decisions;

– Notify the decisions to the parties;

– Delivers the performance parts;

– Saves remedies exercised by the parties;

– Establishes the statements of statistical sheets annually.

e) section for annulment and other matters:

– Deals with cases of land disputes and State affairs;

– Open records procedures;

– Perform the investigative measures at the behest of the designated rapporteur judge;

– Restores the files to the judge rapporteur after exchanging memories, conclusions and supporting documents;

– Transmit the report to the Attorney General to append requisitions;

– Enlisted records and address notices to parties;

– Ensures the hearings:

– Takes the decisions;

– Saves the decisions;

– Notify the decisions to the parties;

– Delivers the performance parts;

– Saves remedies exercised by the parties;

– Establishes the statements of statistical sheets annually.

CHAPTER V (new)

Rank and prerogatives of responsible administrative appellate courts and administrative tribunals.

Article 44 (bis)

Appointed by order of the President, the clerks leaders appellate courts and tribunals have the rank and privileges of deputy director of the central administrative.

Appointed by order of the Minister of Justice and Keeper of the Seals, section chiefs of administrative tribunals have the rank and prerogatives of the head office of the central government.

The rest unchanged.

Article 2: This decree shall be registered and published in the Official Gazette in English and French.

Yaounde, June 28, 2013

The President of the Republic

(E) Paul Biya