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2007 Assessment

Cameroon: Integrity Indicators Scorecard

Cameroon: Integrity Scorecard Report > Sub-Category: Business Licensing and Regulation
Indicators		Score
67	Are business licenses available to all citizens?	38
68	Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards?	0
69	Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses?	25

Indicator and sub-Indicator Details

Are business licenses available to all citizens?

67a: In law, anyone may apply for a business license.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: In accordance with Article 2(1) of the Ordinance N° 90/007 of November 8, 1990, to institute Investments Code.

Peer Review Comments: Provided the applicant has not been condemned during the past years. One of the documents required for a business license is a judicial certificate dated less than three months.

67b: In law, a complaint mechanism exists if a business license request is denied.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: There are no legal provisions concerning this domain.

Peer Review Comments: La réglémentation sur les marchés publics est complexe et nécessite une attention profonde.

67c: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) within a reasonable time period.

Score:

100

Comments:

References: - Alexandre Djimeli, Point dachèvement&la pression fiscale, encore et toujours, in Le Messager, 3 May 2006. - Serge Olivier, Okolé, Sept bonnes raisons pour investir au Cameroun, in Cameroon Tribune, 4 October 2006. - Rousseau-Joël Fouté, Comment attirer les investisseurs au Cameroun, in Cameroon Tribune, 4 October 2006. - François Bambou, Blocages: les investisseurs boudent le Cameroun, in La Nouvelle Expression, 07 March 2007. - Rousseau-Joël Fouté Cameroun : les préalables pour attirer les investisseurs, in Cameroon Tribune, 16 August 2007.

67d: In practice, citizens can obtain any necessary business license (i.e. for a small import business) at a reasonable cost.

Score:

100

Comments:

Are there transparent business regulatory requirements for basic health, environmental, and safety standards?

68a: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public health standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: There are no legal provisions concerning this domain.

Peer Review Comments: La réglémentation sur les marchés publics est complexe et nécessite une attention profonde.

68b: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public environmental standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: There are no legal provisions concerning this domain.

Peer Review Comments: La réglémentation sur les marchés publics est complexe et nécessite une attention profonde.

68c: In law, basic business regulatory requirements for meeting public safety standards are transparent and publicly available.

Score:

YES

Comments:

References: There are no legal provisions concerning this domain.

Peer Review Comments: La réglémentation sur les marchés publics est complexe et nécessite une attention profonde.

Does government effectively enforce basic health, environmental, and safety standards on businesses?

69a: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public health standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments:

69b: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public environmental standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments:

69c: In practice, business inspections by government officials to ensure public safety standards are being met are carried out in a uniform and even-handed manner.

Score:

100

Comments: