Cameroon's Data Protection Authority is an independent public body responsible for, among other things: 

• ensuring the application of this law, the texts adopted for its application and international conventions on the subject;
• issuing the authorisations provided for in this law, together with the relevant specifications;
• drawing up, publishing and updating the reference system of technical and organisational measures for personal data;
• approve the certification mechanisms for personal data processing processes and techniques;
• dealing with complaints, petitions and claims lodged by a data subject or by a body, organisation or association and, to the extent necessary, examining or investigating the subject of said complaints, petitions or claims, and informing the author of the complaint, petition or claim of the progress and outcome of the investigation within a reasonable period of time;
• draw up and publish a list of countries recognised as offering a level of protection of personal data equivalent to the requirements under Cameroonian law;
• to cooperate with other authorities responsible for the protection of personal data, in liaison with the administrations and structures concerned.