LAW N° 2007/001 OF 19 APRIL 2007 to institute a Judge in charge of Litigation related to the execution of judgements and lay down conditions for the enforcement in Cameroon of foreign court decisions, public acts and arbitral awards
As amended to 19 April 2007
loi 2007/001In force from 2007-04-191 provisionsMachine-parsed — not yet checked against the gazette
CHAPTER 4 — RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN PUBLIC ACTS Section 10. Foreign public acts, in particular foreign notarized deeds enforceable in their country of origin, shall be declared enforceable in Cameroon by the President of the Court of First Instance of the place or likely place of enforcement or by the magistrate he shall delegate for this purpose. The judge in charge of litigation related to the execution of judgments shall ensure that the said acts fulfil the conditions required for their validity in their country of origin and are not repugnant to public policy in Cameroon.
CHAPTER 5 — RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARDS and made enforceable in Cameroon by the judge in charge of litigation related 5 to the execution of judgments, in accordance with the conditions provided for by relevant international agreements or, in default, in conformity with similar conditions provided for by the OHADA Uniform Act on arbitration and Law No. 2003/009 of 10 July 2003 to designate the competent Courts mentioned in the Uniform Act on Arbitration within the framework of the organization for the harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA) Treaty and to lay down conditions for referring matters to them.
CHAPTER 6 — MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL PROVISIONS Section 12. All previous provisions repugnant hereto are hereby repealed. Section 13. This law shall be registered, published according to the procedure of urgency and inserted in the Official Gazette in English and French./- YAOUNDE, 19 AVR 2007 REPUBLIQUE DU CAMEROUN Republic of Cameroon LE PRESIDENT Presidency of the Republic PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE PAUL BIYA PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC