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Article 4

1. The Republic of Cameroon acknowledges the Catholic Church's right

to engage in human, social, cultural, moral, spiritual and material deve-

lopment for the good of all, and to create, for this purpose, appropriate

institutions having legal personality under Cameroonian law.

2. Given their contribution to social development, Ecclesiastical Insti-

tutions in Cameroon may be deemed of public benefit under the legislation

in force.

Article 5

1. The Republic of Cameroon recognizes and protects the rights of

Catholics to associate, in accordance with the norms of canon law, for

specific activities of the Church's mission.

2. For this purpose, it grants legal personality to such associations.

Article 6

1. Ecclesiastical legal persons may acquire, possess, dispose of and

alienate movable and immovable properties, in accordance with Cameroo-

nian and canonical law.

2. The administration of property belonging to ecclesiastical institu-

tions is subjected to the rules provided by canon law and by the Cameroo-

nian legislation, each one within its area of competence.

3. The Republic of Cameroon commits itself to examining the contribu-

tions or facilities it shall be able to provide, to the extent of its possibilities,

to the institutions and social works of the Catholic Church.

4. Ecclesiastical legal persons may establish foundations whose ac-

tivities, as regards their civil effects, will be governed by the laws and

regulations in force in Cameroon.

Article 7

The Holy See and the Republic of Cameroon shall, whenever necessary,

conclude agreements, protocols and special arrangements for the implemen-

tation of this Framework Agreement.