Sénat: Two Bills Deposited

 Both Bills were submitted in plenary on March 5, 2018 under the Chair of the Senate President, Marcel Niat Njifenji.

Some two Bills have been tabled before the Senate for examination. They were submitted for scrutiny yesterday March 5, 2018 during a plenary in the ongoing first ordinary session of the Senate for 2018.

They are Bill N° 93/PJL/SEN/1 to authorise the President of the Republic to ratify the agreement for the establishment of the African Legal Support Facility signed on April 15; 2009 and Bill N° 94/PJL/ SEN/1 to authorise the President of the Republic to ratify the convention between the government of Cameroon and the government of the Federal Republic of Germany for avoidance of double taxation of air transport companies with respect to taxes on income and capital signed in Yaounde on August 24, 2017.

The first bill aims to assist African governments in negotiating trade agreements to avoid the vagaries of litigation against creditors. The bill if ratified, will help African governments in discussing complex trade transactions and serves as a preventive mechanism necessary to safeguard equity and fairness in the negotiation process.

To make use of the services of acknowledged legal experts in relevant issues, the African Legal Facility plans to grant and advance funds to African States. The ratification of this agreement will broaden the legal framework of the national investment security. 

Bill N° 94/PJL/SEN/1 which has been tabled for...