formation of an Ad hoc Committee in charge of examining proposals117 by the traditional leaders of Cameroon on the land, forestry and mining reform as per Order No. 1/PM of 18 January 2015 of the Prime Minister, Head of Government. 166- Rights on land in addition to the right of ownership per se were also protected. Decree No. 2014/3209/PM of 29 September 2014 therefore lays down the minimum price of annual occupation charges of public land while Decree No. 2014/3210/PM of 29 September 2014 lays down the terms and conditions of allocation of lease and payment of charges on public land in business areas. For its part, Decree No. 2015/3580/PM of 11 August 2015 lays down the terms and conditions of registration and the guarantee and safety system applicable to concessions and lease on public lands. 167- With regard to the involvement of native peoples in mining and forestry reforms, see below (§ 673 and el.). §2: Protection against Violation of the Right to Land 168- Effective guarantees were implemented against violation of land rights, be it violation by individuals against judicial guarantees or legitimate violation within the framework of projects of general interest where compensation was paid. A: Judicial Protection of the Right of Ownership 169- Judicial courts or administrative courts examined many matters that aim to protect land rights. In this regard, as part of administrative disputes, from 2013 to August 2018, out of 14,298 applications against administrative decisions received beforehand by MINDCAF118, 9,624 were processed119. During the same period, 957 decisions were delivered for the State120 and 337 for petitioners121 by administrative courts. B: Compensation in the event of Expropriation for Purpose of Public Utility 170- From 2015 to 2018, 82 Compensation Decree were signed for projects for a total of CFAF43,910,950,236122 171- Challenges raised during the different compensation operations sometimes led to corrective measures. Thus, as part of the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project, 7 supplementary Decrees to Decree No. 2000/825/PM of 19 October 2000 and concerning 7 Ministries were signed on 5 January 2013. With regard to the Kribi deep seaport, a new compensation Decree - 117 Leaders Network for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Ecosystems in the Congo Basin (ReCTrad) and Organizations such as the Centre for Environment and Development (CED) and Rights and Resources Initiatives (RRI); and an audience granted on 12 December 2013 by the Minister of State Property, Surveys and Land Tenure to a Delegation of the National Traditional Leaders Council of Cameroon, the following CSOs: CED, COMINDSUD, Foi et Justice, and REFACOF, and representatives of forest indigenous peoples (Bagyeli and Baka) during their handing over of their proposals on the rural land reform in Cameroon. The proposals include recognition of the right of the village to collective ownership of traditional land that is not transferable, all of this without any special formality; granting ownership to all the villages through a deed signed by Government; recognition of the validity of customary law in the management of village land; not requiring development of land as a prerequisite to having access to land ownership. 118 That is, 1,882 in 2013; 2,301 in 2014; 2,636 in 2015; 2,722 in 2016; 2,925 in 2017; and 1,832 up till 23 August 2018. 119 That is, 1,933 in 2013; 1,521 in 2014; 1,754 in 2015; 1,429 in 2016; 1,712 in 2017 and 1,275 up till 23 August 2018. 120 That is, 96 in 2013; 81 in 2014; 68 in 2015; 217 in 2016; 263 in 2017 and 148 up till 23 August 2018. 121 That is, 56 in 2013; 11 in 2014; 60 in 2015; 81 in 2016; 76 in 2017 and 53 up till 23 August 2018. 122 That is, 67,161756.1 Euros 35