Page 1: from paragraph 1 to 10
1. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 4:
" Fishery or fishing, within the context of this law, means the act of capturing or of harvesting any fishery resources or any activity that may lead to the harvesting or capturing of fishery resources, including the proper management and use of the aquatic environment, with a view to protecting the animal species therein by the total or partial control of their life cycle.
"
2. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 4:
" Fishery resources, within the context of this law, means fish, seafood, molluscs and algae from the marine, estuarine and fresh water environments, including sedentary animals in such environments.
"
3. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 9, paragraph 1:
" Within the context of this law, forest products shall comprise mainly wood and non- wood products as well as wildlife and fishery resources derived from the forest.
"
4. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 10, paragraph 1:
" The services in charge of forestry, wildlife and fisheries shall, as the case may be, issue recovery notices for duties and taxes in forestry, wildlife and fishery resources.
"
5. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, article 11:
" The State shall ensure the protection of the forestry, wildlife and fishery heritage;
"
6. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 109:
" There are the following types of fishing operations, depending on the means used to obtain fishery resources :
1) industrial fishing;
2) semi-industrial fishing;
3) traditional or small-scale fishing;
4) sport fishing;
5) fishing for scientific purposes;
6) sea farming;
7) fish farming.
The different types of fishing listed here above shall be defined and regulated by decree.
"
7. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 113, paragraph 1:
" Within the meaning of the present law:
1) Fish processing establishments shall comprise:
a) Fishmongering establishments which prepare fishery products, especially by sorting, washing, weighing and icing.
b) Freezing establishments which preserve fish by means of freezing or simply store frozen products.
c)Smoking houses or workshops which smoke fish and fishery products using wood or by-products of wood.
d) Drying workshops which dehydrate fishery products through the direct action of heat produced by solar energy or some other source.
e) Salting workshops which process fishery products by using exclusively sea salt or its substitutes.
"
8. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter I, article 113, paragraph 2:
" Storage and sale establishments shall comprise:
a) Cold stores or premises equipped for the storing of products at a temperature of at least minus 20°C (-20°C).
b) Fish shops where fishery products are stored for sale by retail to the local public.
"
9. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter II, article 116, paragraph 1:
" Any natural person or corporate body wishing to exploit fishery resources at the industrial level shall first of all apply for a licence or permit in accordance with the procedure laid down by decree.
"
10. Law No. 94/01 of 20 January 1994 to lay down forestry, wildlife and fisheries regulations in Cameroon, Chapter II, article 123, paragraph 1:
" The sale or lease of fishery exploitation rights shall be forbidden.
"
Next laws
