{"id":649,"date":"2026-08-21T23:31:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministryofartsandculture.com\/?page_id=649"},"modified":"2026-08-21T23:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T23:31:45","slug":"patronage-and-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ministryofartsandculture.com\/?page_id=649","title":{"rendered":"Patronage and sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"649\" class=\"elementor elementor-649\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f533d37 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f533d37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496bc137 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"496bc137\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LAW NO. 2003\/013 OF DECEMBER 22, 2003 RELATING TO PATRONAGE AND SPONSORSHIP<\/strong><br><strong><br><\/strong>The National Assembly deliberated and adopted, and the President of the Republic promulgates the following law:<br><br>CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS<br>Article 1.- The purpose of this law is the development of patronage and sponsorship.<br>To this end, it:<br>&#8211; encourages and promotes the participation of natural or legal persons, public or private, in the implementation of projects and initiatives of general interest that are philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian, sporting, cultural, or contribute to the enhancement of tourist and artistic heritage, the protection of the natural environment, the dissemination of culture, and the promotion of bilingualism and national languages;<br>&#8211; establishes the procedures for mobilizing and directing additional financial resources towards the projects and initiatives listed above;<br>&#8211; aims to promote ethical conduct among those providing the capital necessary for the development and strengthening of Cameroonian cultural identity.<br>Article 2. All actions by the sponsoring company intended solely for the benefit of employees, such as creativity competitions, suggestion bonuses, or the like, are excluded from the scope of this law.<br>Article 3. (1) For this law and the regulations issued for its implementation, the following definitions apply:<br>&#8211; &#8220;Sponsorship&#8221;: a commercial communication technique intended, in exchange for compensation, to promote the products, services, or image<br>of a company or organization to consumers, distributors, and the general public;<br>&#8211; &#8220;Patronage&#8221;: a voluntary and non-profit action undertaken by a natural or legal person for a purpose other than the operation of a business;<br>&#8211; &#8220;Corporate Foundation&#8221;: a legal entity created by one or more companies that irrevocably allocate assets to it for the purpose of carrying out a non-profit project of general interest.<br>CHAPTER II: SPONSORSHIP<br>Article 4. \u2013 Businesses and organizers wishing to assist and\/or support initiatives, projects, and events related to the areas covered by this law may do so themselves or entrust them to a company, association, or local authority.<br>Article 5. \u2013 (1) Sponsorship expenses are deductible from taxable income provided they meet the general conditions for deducting expenses and are incurred in the direct interest of the normal operation of the business concerned.<br>(2) The conditions and procedures for implementing the provisions of this article shall be established by regulation based on the rates determined by the Finance Law.<br>Article 6. Sponsorship expenses are subject to value-added tax under the conditions set forth by current legislation.<br>CHAPTER III: PATRONAGE<br>Article 7. Patronage may, in particular, take one of the following forms:<br>&#8211; donations and gifts;<br>&#8211; acquisitions;<br>&#8211; establishment of a legal entity in the form of a corporate foundation.<br>Article 8. (1) Patronage must be carried out in strict compliance with current legislation and regulations, in particular those relating to copyright, related rights, social law, image rights, public procurement, currency issuance, environmental law, and public morality.<br>(2) All actions and practices that aim to, or may have the effect of, preventing, restricting, or distorting competition, or that are detrimental to public order and morality, are prohibited.<br>Article 9. (1) A company is entitled to deduct expenses related to sponsorship activities from its taxable income only if:<br>&#8211; it is not operating at a loss;<br>&#8211; the expenses are incurred in favor of either a non-profit organization or entity with legal personality, operating on a non-profit basis and managed disinterestedly; or natural persons engaged in activities of general interest that are philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian, sporting, or cultural in nature, or that contribute to the development of tourist and artistic heritage, the protection of the natural environment, the dissemination of culture, and the promotion of bilingualism and national languages.<br>(2) The conditions and procedures for deducting sponsorship expenses are determined by regulation based on the rates set by the Finance Law.<br>Article 10. Expenditure incurred within the framework of philanthropic activities is exempt from value-added tax.<br>Article 11. Upon the establishment of the foundation, the founder(s) shall contribute the initial endowment mentioned in Article 17 of this law and undertake(s) to make the payments mentioned in Article 16 below.<br>Article 12. (1) The legal personality of the foundation shall arise on the date of publication in the Official Journal of the administrative authorization granting it this status.<br>(2) The silence of the competent administrative authority for two months from the date of filing the application shall constitute authorization. This authorization shall be published in accordance with paragraph (I) above.<br>(3) Any amendment to the foundation&#8217;s statutes must be reported to the administrative authority. These amendments are authorized in the same manner as the initial statutes. When the amendment to the statutes aims to increase the multi-year action program, the endowment must be supplemented in accordance with Article 17 of this law.<br>Article 13. The creation of a foundation is authorized by the territorially competent prefect, based on a file submitted for this purpose by the founder(s).<br>Article 14. The file referred to in Article 13 above includes:<br>&#8211; an application stamped at the current rate;<br>&#8211; the statutes in triplicate, registered with a notary;<br>&#8211; supporting documents for the bank guarantee referred to in Article 16 below, as well as those for the minimum initial endowment.<br>Article 15. The foundation is created for a fixed term, which may not be less than six (6) years. The withdrawal of a founder is contingent upon full payment of the sums they have committed to contribute.<br>Article 16. (1) The foundation&#8217;s bylaws shall include a multi-year action plan, the funding for which may not be less than an amount set by regulation.<br>(2) The sums referred to in paragraph (1) above may be paid in installments over a maximum period of six (6) years.<br>(3) A bank guarantee shall secure the sums that each founding member commits to contribute.<br>Article 17. The amount of the minimum initial endowment shall be determined under the conditions set by regulation.<br>Article 18. (1) The foundation shall be administered by a Board of Directors composed of two-thirds of the founders or their representatives and one-third of the staff representatives.<br>(2) The bylaws shall determine the conditions for the appointment and renewal of the members of the Board of Directors.<br>(3) The members of the Board of Directors shall serve without remuneration.<br><br>Article 19. (1) The Board of Directors:<br>&#8211; makes all decisions in the interest of the foundation;<br>&#8211; decides on legal actions;<br>&#8211; approves the budget;<br>&#8211; grants discharge.<br>(2) The Chairman of the Board of Directors represents the foundation in legal proceedings and in all acts of civil life.<br>Article 20. Subject to the provisions of Article 11 above, the foundation may perform any act of civil life that is not prohibited by its statutes. However, it may not acquire or own real estate that is not necessary for its missions.<br>Article 21. (1) The resources of foundations come from:<br>&#8211; contributions from founders, except for the initial endowment;<br>&#8211; potential subsidies from the State, decentralized local authorities, and public institutions;<br>&#8211; proceeds from services rendered;<br>&#8211; income from the initial endowment.<br>(2) When the foundation acquires legal personality, it may receive donations and bequests.<br>Article 22.- (1) Foundations are subject to a tax and customs regime defined by specific legislation.<br>(2) The conditions and procedures for applying paragraph (1) above are established by regulation based on the rates determined by the Finance Law.<br>Article 23.- (1) Foundations prepare an annual balance sheet, income statement, and supporting schedules. They appoint at least one auditor and one alternate auditor in accordance with the regulations governing commercial companies.<br>The auditors perform their duties in accordance with said regulations.<br>(2) Foundations whose resources exceed a threshold defined by regulation are required to prepare a statement of current assets and liabilities, a projected income statement, and a financing plan.<br>Article 24. The administrative authority shall ensure the proper functioning of the foundation. To this end, it may request any documents and conduct any investigations it deems necessary.<br>(2) The foundation shall submit an annual activity report to the administrative authority, along with the annual reports of the auditor.<br>Article 25. (1) Upon the expiration of the period referred to in Article 15 above, the founders may decide to extend the foundation for a further period not exceeding six years.<br>(2) Upon extension, the founders shall commit to a new multi-year action plan and, if necessary, supplement the endowment defined in Article 17 of this law.<br>(3) The extension shall be authorized in accordance with the rules and procedures established for the initial authorization.<br>Article 26. (1) When the foundation is dissolved, either upon the expiry of its term or amicably through the withdrawal of all the founders, provided that they have fully paid the sums they have committed to contribute, a liquidator shall be appointed by the Board of Directors.<br>(2) If the Board of Directors is unable to make this appointment or if the dissolution results from the withdrawal of authorization, the liquidator shall be appointed by the judicial authority.<br>(3) The appointment of the liquidator shall be published in a legal notices journal.<br>Article 27. \u2013 In the event of the dissolution of a foundation, the unused resources and the endowment shall be allocated by the liquidator, after approval by the body that appointed them, to one or more public institutions or to<br>recognized public-benefit associations whose activities are similar to those of the dissolved foundation.<br>Article 28. \u2013 The implementing regulations for this law shall be established, as needed, by decree.<br>Article 29. \u2013 This law, which repeals all prior conflicting provisions, shall be registered and published according to the emergency procedure, and then inserted in the official gazette in French and English.<br>Yaound\u00e9, December 22, 2003<br>The President of the Republic, Paul Biya<br>DECREE No. 2012\/3052\/PM OF OCTOBER 9, 2012 ESTABLISHING THE PROCEDURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF LAW No. 2003\/013 OF DECEMBER 22, 2003 RELATING TO PATRONAGE AND SPONSORSHIP<br><br>The Prime Minister, Head of Government,<br>Having regard to the Constitution;<br>Having regard to Law No. 2003\/013 of December 22, 2003 relating to patronage and sponsorship; Having regard to Law No. 2011\/12 of May 6, 2011 on consumer protection in<br>Cameroon;<br>Having regard to Decree No. 92\/089 of May 4, 1992, specifying the powers of the Prime Minister, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 2001\/408 of December 9, 2011, concerning the organization of the Government;<br>Having regard to Decree No. 2011\/409 of December 9, 2011, appointing a Prime<br>Minister;<br>Having regard to Decree No. 2012\/382 of September 14, 2012, concerning the organization of the Ministry of Arts and Culture,<br>It is hereby decreed:<br><br>CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS<br>Article 1. This decree establishes the implementing procedures for certain provisions of Law No. 2003\/013 of December 22, 2003, relating to patronage and sponsorship.<br>Article 2. The organization and implementation of patronage or sponsorship activities are unrestricted and shall be carried out in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.<br>Article 3. No patronage or sponsorship operation shall be detrimental to the interests of consumers, public order, or the general interest of the population.<br>Article 4. Services provided within the framework of patronage or sponsorship operations must contribute to promoting and stimulating the positive values \u200b\u200bof society.<br>CHAPTER II:<br>AREAS COVERED BY PATRONAGE OR SPONSORSHIP OPERATIONS<br>Article 5. Operations to be organized or carried out by a company, organization, or individual within the framework of patronage or sponsorship may concern activities of a philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian, sporting, environmental, tourism, or cultural nature.<br>Article 6. \u2013 Sponsorship or patronage of a sporting nature aims in particular to support:<br>&#8211; authorized sporting events;<br>&#8211; sports infrastructure;<br>&#8211; recognized national sports associations;<br>&#8211; recognized leagues and federations;<br>&#8211; sports teams and clubs.<br>Article 7. \u2013 Sponsorship or patronage of a cultural nature aims in particular to support:<br>&#8211; authorized national cultural events;<br>&#8211; authorized local cultural events;<br>&#8211; cultural associations, businesses, and industries of general interest;<br>&#8211; the development of bilingualism and national languages;<br>&#8211; the preservation of national cultural heritage;<br>&#8211; the construction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of cultural infrastructure;<br>&#8211; the acquisition, preservation, and promotion of intellectual and artistic works.<br>Article 8. \u2013 Sponsorship or patronage of an educational nature aims in particular to support:<br>&#8211; the national education system;<br>&#8211; public educational institutions;<br>&#8211; private institutions in rural and isolated areas, subject to authorization from the competent authority.<br>Article 9. \u2013 Scientific patronage or sponsorship aims in particular to support:<br>&#8211; research and study activities recognized by the competent authorities;<br>&#8211; scientists whose qualifications or research are deemed eligible;<br>&#8211; recognized legal entities whose activities are focused on research and scientific knowledge.<br>Article 10. \u2013 Social patronage or sponsorship aims in particular to support:<br>&#8211; public actions aimed at improving the lot of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;<br>&#8211; private actions and private structures for the protection and support of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups;<br>&#8211; philanthropic actions and associations;<br>&#8211; humanitarian actions and associations.<br>Article 11. \u2013 Patronage or sponsorship operations may also aim at:<br>&#8211; the development of the national tourist heritage;<br>&#8211; the protection of the natural environment;<br>&#8211; any other area recognized as being of interest to the public authorities.<br>CHAPTER III:<br>CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZING AND CARRYING OUT PATRONAGE OR SPONSORSHIP OPERATIONS<br>Article 12.- (1) Any natural or legal person, public or private, who supports or intends to support a project, initiative, or event in one of the areas covered by patronage or sponsorship, must declare this to the relevant Ministry, as well as to the Head of the Executive of the local authority concerned.<br>(2) Each activity intended to receive funding through patronage or sponsorship must be the subject of a separate declaration.<br>Article 13.- (1) The declaration file for the organization or implementation of patronage or sponsorship activities must include the following documents:<br>&#8211; a request or letter of intent, stamped at the current rate, indicating the applicant&#8217;s full name or company name, as well as their address;<br>&#8211; a letter of acceptance of the sponsorship or patronage or a contract binding the beneficiary to the sponsor;<br>&#8211; a draft budget for financing the activity concerned;<br>&#8211; A certificate of registration in the trade register for individuals engaged in commercial activity;<br>&#8211; A copy of the authorization of creation when it concerns a corporate foundation;<br>&#8211; A certified copy of the birth certificate and an extract from the criminal record, bulletin no. 3, dated less than three (3) months prior, for natural persons.<br>(2) The application is submitted, against receipt, to the services of the Ministry in charge of the relevant field, territorially competent, or to the head of the executive of the territorial authority concerned.<br>(3) The said application is forwarded within eight (8) days to the territorially competent administrative authority, which acknowledges the activity to be undertaken by issuing a receipt in the name of the person who intends to organize or carry out patronage or sponsorship activities.<br>Article 13. \u2013 The receipt for the declaration of patronage or sponsorship activities must be issued within a maximum of 60 days from the date of submission of the corresponding file.<br>Article 14. \u2013 The recipient of the support is required to issue a receipt indicating the source of the support, its nature, and\/or amount.<br>Article 15. \u2013 All patronage and\/or sponsorship activities must be clearly announced and identified as such by the broadcaster or the communication medium used.<br>Article 16. \u2013 The display of branded products whose items are excluded from advertising is prohibited:<br>\u2013 at public events;<br>\u2013 in public squares and places;<br>\u2013 in newspaper columns;<br>\u2013 on cinema screens;<br>\u2013 on television;<br>&#8211; in sports venues.<br>Article 17.- (1) Any fictitious or fraudulent statement is subject to prosecution in accordance with the laws and regulations in force.<br>(2) Any person who is guilty of or complicit in making a false statement is liable to the penalties provided for by the regulations in force.<br>CHAPTER IV:<br>DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES AND THE COUNTERPARTY<br>Article 18.- (1) Sponsorship expenses are deductible from taxable income provided they meet the general conditions for the deduction of expenses, as provided for by the General Tax Code (CGI) or the Finance Law for the current fiscal year, and that they are incurred in the direct interest of the normal operation of the company concerned.<br>(2) Sponsorship expenses are subject to value-added tax (VAT)<br>under the conditions set by the Finance Law for the current fiscal year.<br>Article 19. (1) To prevent conflicts of interest, tax authorities shall verify the effectiveness of any sponsorship or patronage operation.<br>(2) No tax deduction may be made before the discharge of liability is granted by the beneficiary of a sponsorship or patronage operation.<br>Article 20. The percentage of deductible patronage expenses from taxable profit is determined by the Finance Law for the current fiscal year. However, this percentage shall be at least equal to 0.5% of the turnover of the patron concerned, in accordance with the General Tax Code.<br>Article 21. The recognition of a benefit in kind in the patronage automatically results in the loss of tax deduction rights. When the deduction has already been made, the tax authorities have all legal means at their disposal to recover the amounts unduly deducted.<br>Article 22. (1) The minimum amount of funding for the multi-year action program of a corporate foundation is set at sixty (60) million CFA francs if the foundation is created by a single company and at one hundred and twenty (120) million CFA francs if the foundation is created by several companies.<br>(2) The aforementioned sums may be paid in several installments over a maximum period of six (6) years.<br>Article 23. The minimum initial endowment of a corporate foundation may not be less than ten (10) million CFA francs for a foundation created by a single company, and twenty (20) million CFA francs for a foundation created by several companies.<br>Article 24. Sponsorship or patronage activities organized or carried out with funding from public bodies entitle them to tax benefits under income tax or corporate tax, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.<br><br>Article 25. \u2013 The financial contribution from a single patron or sponsor may not exceed one-third of the operating budget of the media outlet receiving the contribution.<br>Article 26. \u2013 The Audit Chamber of the Supreme Court or the territorially competent Court of Auditors may audit the compliance and regularity of expenditures incurred by public bodies.<br>Article 27. \u2013 The rights and obligations related to the copyright regime must be respected within the framework of patronage and sponsorship.<br>Article 28. \u2013 The Ministers responsible for the areas concerned by patronage or sponsorship are each responsible, within their respective jurisdictions, for the implementation of this decree, which shall be registered, published according to the emergency procedure, and then inserted in the official gazette in French and English.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Yaound\u00e9, October 9, 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon YANG<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAW NO. 2003\/013 OF DECEMBER 22, 2003 RELATING TO PATRONAGE AND SPONSORSHIPThe National Assembly deliberated and adopted, and the President [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-649","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - 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