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Committee on Anti -Dumping Practices  
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures  
Committee on Safeguards  Original: French  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER  
ARTICLES 18.5, 32.6 AND 12.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS  
CAMERO ON 
Suppl ement 
The following communication , dated and received on 8 February  2022, is being circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Camero on. 
 
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DECREE No. 2017/6524/PM of 7 June  2017 setting out the procedures for the organization 
and functioning of the Anti -Dumping and Subsidies Committee . 
 
THE PRIME MINIS TER AND HEAD OF  GOVERNMENT , 
 
Having regard to  the Constitution ; 
Having regard to  Law No.  2016/004 of 18 April 2016 governing foreign trade in Camero on; 
Having regard to  Law No.  2007/006 of 26 December  2007 on the State finance regime ; 
Having regard to  Decree No.  92/089 of 4 May 1992 specifying the powers of the Prime Minister , 
as amended and supplement ed by Decree No. 95/145 -bis of 4 August  1995; 
Having regard to  Decree No.  2011/408 of 9 December  2011 on the structure of the Government ; 
Having regard to  Decree No.  2011/409 of 9 Decemb er 2011 appointing the Prime Minister and 
Head of Government ; 
Having regard to  Decree No.  2013/160 of 15 May 2013 containing the general regulations on 
public accounting ; 
Having regard to  Decree No.  2017/6523/PM of 7 June 2017 establishing the rules for implementing 
Law No. 2016/004 of 18 April 2016 governing foreign trade in Camero on, 
 
HEREBY DECREES: 
CHAPTER  1 
GENERAL PROVISIONS  
Article 1 
 
(1) This Decree sets out the procedures for the organization and functioning of the Anti -Dumping 
and Foreign Trade Subsidies Committee or  "COMADSU " for short (hereinafter: the Committee). 
 
(2) It is issued under Article 29(3) of the a bove-mentioned Law No. 2016/004 of 18 April 2016. 
 
Article 2  
 
(1) The Committee, which is established under the Ministry in charge of  foreign trade, is a n import  
monitor ing and advisory body, the responsibilities of which include investigating and giving  its 
opinion on all  matters related to dumping, subsidies and import s that cause or threaten to caus e 
serious injury to a domestic industry . 
 
(2) In this connection, the duties  of the Committee include : 
(a)  conducting  any investigations aimed at determining the existence of : 
• dumping, subsid y or a massive increase in impor ts, as the  case may be ; 
• injury and the causal link between this injury and the dumping, subsid y or massive 
increase in imports ; 
 
(b) verifying  the accuracy of a ny information or data provided over the course of trade defence 
investigations ; 
 
(c) holding any public hearings required over the course of trade defence investigations ; 
 
(d) giving  its opinion on : 
• the application of a provisional or definitive anti -dumping duty, a provisional or definitive 
countervailing duty, or a provisional or defin itive safeguard measure ; 
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 • the revocation, maintenance, revision, prolongation or extension, as the case may be, 
of a trade defence measure, following a review or circumvention investigation ; 
• any other matter relating to t rade defen ce measures , which shall be  submitted to it by 
the Government . 
CHAPTER  II 
ORGANI ZATION AND FUNCTIONING  
Article  3 
 
(1) The Committee shall be composed as follows : 
 
Chairperson : the Minist er in charge of  foreign trade or their representative . 
 
Vice-Chairperson : the Minister  in charge of  finance o r their representative . 
 
Memb ers: 
- one (01) representative  of the Office of the Prime Minister ; 
- two (02) representative s of the Ministry in charge of foreign trade, one from the directorate 
for foreign trade and one from the directorate for prices ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Directorate -General of Taxation ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Directorate -General of Customs ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Mi nistry in charge of  the economy ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Ministry in charge of s mall and medium -sized enterprises ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Ministry in charge of  industry ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Ministry in charge of  justice ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Ministry in charge of  foreign affairs; 
- one (01) representative  of the Ministry in charge of  agriculture ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Ministry in charge of  livestock, fisheries and animal industries ; 
- one (01) representative  of the National Institute of Statistics ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Agency of Standards and Quality ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Min es and Crafts ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Chamber of Ag riculture, Fisheries, Livestock and Forests ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Cameroon Employers' Group ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Union of Cameroon Industrialists ; 
- one (01) representative  of the Cameroon  Import and Export  Traders' Union ; 
- one (01) representative  of the  associations for the protection of consumer rights. 
 
(2) The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the departments and entities to which 
they belong . 
 
Article  4 
 
(1) The Committee shall have a Permanent  Secretariat  in order to carry out its duties . 
 
(2) The Permanent Secretariat shall be placed under the authority of a Coordinator, who may be 
assisted by a Deputy Coordinator, and shall act as the Committee's operating body . 
 
In this connection, its tasks  shall include : 
- drawing up and monitoring the implementation of the Committee's action plan ; 
- preparing the Committee's budget ; 
- receiving, processing  and distributing the Committee's mail ; 
- examining applications  and requests for review of the trade defence measures taken ; 
- practical preparation  for and servicing of the sessions of the Committee ; 
- preparing the Committee's draft opinions  and reports ; 
- monitoring the implementation of the Committee's  recommendat ions and decisions ; 
- keeping  the Committee's documents and records ; 
- any other  task entrusted to it by the Committee . G/ADP/N/1/CMR/2/Suppl.2 • G/SCM/N/1/CMR/2/Suppl.2 • G/SG/N/1/CMR/2/Suppl.2  
 
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Article  5 
 
(1) The Coordinator and Deputy Coordinator of the Committee's Permanent  Secretariat  shall be 
appointed by order of the Ministry in charge of  foreign trade, based on their skills and experience in 
the relevant areas . 
 
(2) The Permanent  Secretariat shall have specialists  and supporting staff, who are government 
officials or employees, made  available to it at the request of the Coordinator . It may not  be staffed 
by more than  15 people . 
 
Article  6 
 
The composition of the Committee shall be established by an order  of the Minister in charge of  
foreign trade . 
 
Article  7 
 
The members, the Coordin ator, the Deputy Coordinator, and the staff of the Committee's Permanent  
Secretariat shall take an oath prior to assuming their position , the wording of which is established 
in the Law governing commercial activities in Cameroon.  
 
Article  8 
 
(1) The Committee shall be convened by its Chairperson  as often as the circumstances  require , and 
at least once every six months . 
 
(2) The notices, together with the working documents , shall be  sent to the members at least seven 
days prior to the date of the meetin g, except under  emergency  circumstances . They shall  indicate 
the place, date, time and agenda of the meeting . 
 
(3) The Chairperson and the Coordinator of the Permanent  Secretariat may, as part of the 
Committee's activities, call on any natural or legal per son in view of their expertise on the matters 
to be addressed . 
 
(4) The decisions of the Committee shall only be valid  when at least half its members are present . 
 
Article  9 
 
The opinions , decision s and recommendations of the Committee shall be adopted  by a simple 
majority of the members present . In the event that the vot e is tied , the Chairperson shall have the 
casting  vote. 
CHAPTER  III 
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS  
Article 10 
 
(1) The operating expenses  of the Committee shall be covered by : 
- appropriations made in the State budget ; 
- a share of  the fees for  enrolment in importer and exporter  registers , and a share of the  
proceeds from trade -related fines and  transactions, which shall be determined by a specific 
text; 
- a share of the proceeds from the submission of import  declarations to the Ministry in charge 
of foreign trade ; 
- any fees collected  for the issuance of import permits  for products excluded from the free 
foreign trade regime . 
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 (2) In addition, the Committee may, in carrying out its duties,  receive technical and/or financial 
assistance from any person or national or international agenc y, in accordance with the regulations 
in force . 
 
Article 11 
 
The Chairperson is  the authorizing officer  for the Committee's budget. They may, however, delegate 
this task to the Coordinator of the Permanent  Secretariat . 
 
Article  12 
 
(1) The Committee's  financial resources are public funds  and shall be managed in accordance with 
the pr inciples and rules of public accounting . 
 
(2) The management of the Committee's financial resources shall be subject to controls by the 
competent State services . 
CHAPTER  IV 
MISCELLANEOUS AND FINAL PROVISIONS  
Article  13 
 
(1) The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairpers on, the member s of the Committee , the Coordinator, the 
Deputy Coordinator and the staff of the Permanent  Secretariat, in addition to  persons called in as 
consultants, shall enjoy working facilities and receive a sessional indemnity  within the  limits  set by 
the regulations  in force . 
 
(2) The Committee's Chairperson, Vice -Chairperson, the Coordinator, the Deputy Coordinator and 
the staff of the Permanent  Secretariat  shall receive a monthly allowance, the amount of which shall 
be set by a joint d ecision of the Ministers in charge of  foreign trade and finance respectively . 
 
Article 14 
 
This Decree re scinds  all earlier incompatible provisions, particularly those of Decree 
No. 2005/1362 /PM of 6 May 2005 establishing the composition of the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies 
Committee and its operating and referral procedures . 
 
Article  15 
 
This Decree shall be recorded and published as a matter of urgency, and included in the Official 
Journal in French and in English . 
 
Yaoundé, 7 June 2017 
THE PRIME MINISTER AND  
HEAD OF  GOVERNMENT , 
Philemon YANG  
 
 
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