RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTED FROM 2010 TO Signing the instruction recalling business creation procedures

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1 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTED FROM 2010 TO BUSINESS CREATION 1 Signing the instruction recalling business creation procedures 2 Creating pilot centres of entrepreneurship facilitation in Yaounde and Douala 3 Pairing procedures for registration of articles of association and the taxpayer's card 4 Liberalising the publication of legal and judicial notices 5 3 months delay of the lease requirement and registration fees to business creation 6 Reducing costs and delays in publications of legal notices (convention MINPMEESA/SOPECAM) 7 Creating CFCE in Bafoussam, Bamenda and Garoua 8 Establishing a media plan for CFCEs 9 Registering free minutes for business creation and deletion of the lease 10 Instituting the statement on oath in substitution of the legal record 11 Developing a procedural manual for the CFCEs 12 Developing a pilot programme for computerisation of the creation process in Douala, Yaoundé and Garoua 13 Establishing the Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (APME) 14 Institutionalising CFCEs by integrating them to the APME 15 Creating CFCEs in EBOLOWA, MAROUA and LIMBE 16 Enacting applicable texts on legal notice 17 Creating CFCEs in Bertoua and N Gaoundere 18 Operationalising the APME 19 Establishing the e-registration system (creation of online businesses) in Douala and Yaoundé 1. PAYMENT OF TAXES 20 Completing the terms of references of on-line declaration and electronic payment 21 Completing studies on the reform of excise duties

2 22 Operationalising of approved management centres 23 Launching the activities of divisional tax centres 24 Initiating an information campaign on the CGA 25 Studying the possibility of reducing tax rates and suggest related measures 26 Launching the platform for remote procedures at the level of the DGE 27 Simplifying the tax declaration form 28 Instituting a free taxpayer's card 29 Establishing the CIMES 30 Developing a user guide for tax authorities 31 Launching the unique identifier pilot phase 32 Conducting a study on rationalisation of tax regimes 33 Adopting the bank transfer 34 Implementing the single declaration with 10 years validity 35 Completing a study on the harmonisation of tax rates with the subregional average 36 Adopting of the lower tax rate of 35 to 30% 37 Simplifying the renewal procedure of the business license 38 Electronic payment of taxes (agreement with banks) 39 Introduction of mobile electronic payment for taxes 40 Extension of remote procedures to CIMES 41 Introducing electronic payment at CNPS 42 Simplification of tax litigation procedures (removing 10% deposit on tax litigation and alleviating appeal procedures) 2. DISPUTE SETTLEMENT 43 Adoption of the law establishing specialized chambers within the courts 44 Initiation of an information and sensitisation campaign for businesses about the benefits of the arbitration centre of the GICAM 45 Appointment and training of magistrates of the specialized business chambers 3. BORDER TRADE 46 Completion of the law relating to data transfer and e-commerce 47 Training and supervision of approved shippers and customs brokers

3 48 Harmonisation of maritime documents (AVI and BESC) 49 Dematerialisation to the roster of FIMEX importers/exporters 50 Dematerialisation of issuing of harmonized insurance certificates 51 BESC online exchange 52 Online manifest exchange - e-manifest 53 Dematerialisation of manifest transfer 54 Electronic payment of customs duties and taxes 55 Dematerialisation of certificates of origin 56 Dematerialisation of loading certificate 57 Awareness on joint technical inspections 58 Establishment of a management and inspection system based on the level of risk of Customs 59 Commissioning the blue channel at customs and staff performance standards 60 Strengthening handling by creating a hiring office 61 Dematerialisation of billing the Douala Port Authority fees, e-rempad 62 Signing of the decree establishing the e-guce 63 Construction of external stores 64 Tracking of containers 65 Establishment of joint inspections of vessels at the port of Douala 66 E-FSD (Preclearance / removal / management) 67 Establishment of SIAT (Information System to technical administrations) to complete the dematerialisation process at the GUCE 4. ACCESS TO LAND OWNERSHIP 68 Institution of specialized counters for the issuance of property deeds 69 Establishment of pilot GUTF in Douala and Yaounde 70 Developing a procedural manuals for the GUFTs 71 Developing user guides for the GUFTs 72 Operationalisation of 6 other GIFT priority judges (KRIBI, GAROUA, MAROUA, BUEA, BAFOUSSAM) 73 Creation of the GUTF WEB site 74 MINDCAF Law giving effect to the GUTF procedural manual

4 75 Information and training mission of public and private GUTF players in the 7 pilot cities 76 Decree laying down the procedures for registration, guarantees and sureties applicable to concessions and demesne leases 77 Study on the obstacles identified by the private sector in land ownership 5. BUILDING PERMIT 78 Clarification of licensing procedures to build in Douala and Yaounde 79 Computerization of building permits in Douala 80 Revision of the law on land use and construction rules with the reduction of legal deadlines for building permits (30 days) and certificate of conformity (15 days) 81 Simplification of procedures for the establishment of advisory committees at the Douala Urban Council 6. ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE 82 Creation of the Monitoring Committee of the CBF 83 Operationalisation of the monitoring committee of the CBF 84 Adoption of the SMEs Act 85 Operationalisation of the committee in charge of competition 86 Adoption of laws on electronic communication 87 Upgrading enterprises and implementation of the subcontracts stock exchange 88 Implementation of the secure vignette to fight against smuggling 89 Adoption of the law establishing the CBF 90 Establishing the private sector platform 91 Simplification in the making of administrative documents by the only requirement of the debt clearance certificate 92 Establishment of the e-regulation (providing administrative information required online by industry) 93 Development of a code of ethics for the private sector 94 Establishment of a WEB site for the CBF 95 Completion and adoption of the internal rules and regulations of the private sector platform 96 Developing an action plan for youth employment

5 7. INVESTMENT PROMOTION 97 Adoption of the economic zones law 98 Adoption of the Investment Code 99 Ruling law on the investment code 100 Development of a strategic development plan for the API 101 Development of a communication strategy for the API 102 Creation of the economic zones agency 103 Establishment of API reception desks at the Douala and Yaounde airports 8. ACCESS TO FINANCE 104 Creation of the bank for SMEs 105 Creation of the deposit and consignment 106 Adoption of the law on factoring 107 Adoption of laws on the dematerialisation of securities 108 at the Douala Stock Exchange 109 Operationalisation of the bank for SMEs 110 Establishment of FIBANE/CIP/CAS-EMF platform 111 Completion of the legislation on factoring 9. ACCESS TO WATER AND ENERGY 112 Establishment of a conciliation, consultation and arbitration framework 113 Adoption of the new Electricity Act 114 Enactment of application texts on the Electricity Act relay to the liberalization of the electricity sector 10. INSPECTIONS AND LICENSES 115 Setting up joint inspections for classified institutions 116 Revision of the classification of institutions according to risk

6 117 Development of a common database 118 Development of an inspection guide by ministry 119 Establishment of a joint coordination body 120 Providing online database on inspections 121 Study on investment barriers in the agro-pastoral sector 11. CORPORATE INSOLVENCY 122 Organisation of the profession of bankruptcy trustees and administrators

7 B- RECOMMENDATIONS IN PROGRESS OR DELAYED IN 2016 Computerization of the Trade and Personal Property Credit Register Development of cadastral maps of Douala, Garoua, Maroua, and Yaounde Setting up of the single national geodetic network Establishment of an integrated management system of town planning acts in Douala and Yaounde Completion of the Civil Code and the Civil and Commercial Procedure Code Establishment of credit information offices Implementation of the credit rating record Development of a master plan for the development of the port of Douala Revision of the applicable rates and time reduction for parking at the port of Douala C. ON GOING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMPLETION OR ARBITRATION AT THE LEVEL OF THE GOVERNMENT Mediation Act Act on the reduction of the minimum capital for limited liability companies implementing regulations on economic zones Act on venture capital Operationalisation of the agricultural bank Operationalisation of the deposit and consignment Foreign Trade Act Operationalizing external finance control and foreign exchange division Text governing undertakings for collective investment of securities

8 D. REQUALIFIED, CANCELLED OR NOT EXECUTED RECOMMENDATIONS (EXAMPLES) Alternative resort the notary by limited liability companies Performance contracts at the port of Douala Instituting processing deadlines in specialized commercial chambers Reducing deadlines for connection to electrical and hydraulic networks Developing proactive strategies to promote investment axes on two or three priority sectors Works of the logistics base of Douala Port Authority Development of sector based codes, such as tourism

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