SECTION 18

(1).- The High Court shall have jurisdiction: (b) (new): In civil matters: - to hear and determine suits and proceedings relating to the status of persons, civil status, marriage, divorce, filiations, adoption and inheritance; - to hear matters where the amount of damages claimed exceeds 10 000 000 (ten million) francs; - to recover, by way of the simplified recovery procedure, all claims whose amount exceeds 10 000 000 (ten million) francs. In commercial matters: - collective proceedings for wiping off debts; - unquestionable, liquidated and due commercial debts of whatever amount where the obligation arises from a cheque, a promissory note or a bill of exchange; - disputes relating to commitments and transaction between businessmen, credit establishments or between businessmen and credit establishments; - disputes: between shareholders of a business company or economic interest group relating to: • commercial companies; • acts and bills of exchange between all persons as provided for by the Uniform Act of the Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa relating to general commercial law; where the amount in terms of money exceeds 10 000 000 (ten million) francs. In labour matters: - disputes where the amount of damages claimed exceeds 10 000 000 (ten million) francs. (2) The President of the High Court or a judge designated by him shall be competent to hear and determine: (a) (new) disputes relating to the enforcement of the decisions of High Courts. “Section 20.- (2) (a) The Court of Appeal shall be organized into: - Benches; - General Assembly. (b) (new) The Court of Appeal shall be composed of: - one or more Benches for motions and urgent applications; - one or more Benches for disputes relating to the enforcement of judgments; - one or more Benches for civil matters; - one or more Benches for commercial matters; - one or more Benches for labour matters; - one or more Benches for customary law matters; - one or more Benches for criminal matters; - one or more Benches for misdemeanours and simple offences; - one or more Benches for inquiry control. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) above, the President of the Court of Appeal may, by order and considering service needs, merge two or more Benches. (d) The magistrates of the Court of Appeal shall be assigned to the Benches by order of the President of that court issued at the beginning of the judicial year for that entire year. (e) A magistrate may be member of more than one Bench. (new) The President of the Court of Appeal with jurisdiction shall appoint by order from amongst the Vice-Presidents of the Court, the Presidents of Benches for each judicial year.” “Section 22.- (new) The Court of Appeal shall have jurisdiction to hear: (a) appeals against judgments delivered by courts, with the exception of those delivered by the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal itself; (b) appeals against the rulings of the Examining Magistrate; (c) all other matters provided for by the law. (2) The Benches of the Court of Appeal shall have jurisdiction to hear appeals against decisions rendered by the respective Benches of Courts of First Instance and High Courts. (3) The President of the Court of Appeal shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine at the first instance, disputes relating to the enforcement of the decisions of Courts of Appeal”. Section2: This law, which repeals all previous provisions repugnant hereto, shall be registered and published according to the procedure of urgency and inserted in the Official Gazette in English and French. YAOUNDE, CAVAYE YEGUIE Djibril PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY