Decree number 2004/320 explained

Decree number 2004/320 is a presidential decree issued on December 8, 2004 by Paul Biya that organized 29 ministries of the Government of Cameroon.^[1]

Provisions

Provisions of the decree include:

• Creation of the Ministry of Youth Affairs.^[2]
• Splitting the Ministry of Environment and Forests into the Ministry of Forests and Fauna and the Ministry of Environment and Protection of Nature.^[3]
• Reorganisation of the Ministry of Energy and Water.^[4]
• Creation of the Ministry of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicraft.^[5]
• Transfer of responsibility for authorisation of the use of government vehicles from the Prime Minister's Office to the Ministry of State Property and Land Tenure.^[6]

External links

• Text of the decree (in French)

Notes and References

1. Book: Cameroon: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report . 101 . 2006 . .
2. Book: Ewumbue-Monono, Churchill . Youth and nation-building in Cameroon: a study of National Youth Day messages and leadership discourse (1949-2009) . 13 . 2009 . African Books Collective . 978-9956-558-32-2 .
3. Book: Topa, Giuseppe . The rainforests of Cameroon: experience and evidence from a decade of reform . Carole Megevand . Alain Karsenty . 152 . 2009 . . 978-0-8213-7878-6 .
4. Yuntenwi . Ernestine A. Tangang . Victor Ngu Cheo . Jürgen Ertel . 2008 . Standards of Implementing Renewable Energy Technologies in Cameroon . Environmental Protection in the European Union . 3 . 171–183 . 10.1007/978-3-540-31141-6 .
5. Zisuh . Ngoasong Michael . 2007 . DOES INNOVATION MATTER FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES IN THE CITY OF KUMBA - CAMEROON . Studia Universitatis Babes Bolyai . . 1/2007 . 91–109 . 1937-8602 .
6. News: Anong Adibime and His Stubborn Lot . . April 29, 2009 . December 10, 2010 .