Le statut juridique des établissements de microfinance (EMF) en zone CEMAC (Communauté Economique et Monétaire de l'Afrique Centrale)

The enactment of a legal status for microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central African States (CEMAC) was an urgent need for it ought to monitor the activities of microfinance and its actors. This initiative resulted in the Rules of April 13, 2002 through two ways. On the one hand, securing the microfinance sector which has led to the regulation of access to microfinance activity and regulation of the exercise of that activity. On the other hand, the legislator has made the specialization of MFIs, assigning two types of basic tasks, which distinguish them from traditional credit institutions. Microfinance institutions come to the rescue of those who are excluded from the classical banking sector and they equally finance petty economic activities.The legal status enacted by the sub-Regional legislator of CEMAC is an important advancement in the management of the business microfinance. Nevertheless, this work can be improved upon.One of the ways of improving the status and is prepared to make a better differentiation of various legal forms that microfinance institutions may take. They may indeed have, either company forms (capitalist or mutual), is charitable or profit associative forms. This variety of legal forms appears to contradict the statutory unit highlighted by the legislator.Another axis of development status of microfinance institutions is the improvement of their legal status. To get there, we must refine the institutional and operational framework for microfinance institutions. At the institutional level, it makes sense to redefine the role of institutions involved in the microfinance sector, consolidating their assets. At the operational level, the specificity of the activity of microfinance invited to better assimilate the contours of contractual relationships that develop between the various actors in the microfinance sector. The ideal is to normalize the original collateral and atypical of enforcement used in microfinance.To achieve the laudable goal of viability and sustainability of MFIs as important players in the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the regulations must be a reality.