General Management

Composition

A Chief Executive Officer appointed for a five-year term renewable once
A Deputy Director General
A Financial Controller

Denis Loukou BOHOUSSOU

General manager

(Ivory Coast)

Mondésir OUALOU PANOUALA

Deputy General Manager

(Central African Republic)

Bibliography

Serigne TOURE

Financial Controller

(Senegal)

Bibliography

Attributions

Executive body of the Organization
Represents OAPI in all aspects of civil life
Develops draft budgets, programs, and action plans
Executes the budget and implements the programs adopted by the Board of Directors
Reports on his management to the Board of Directors
Issues industrial property titles
Prepares and organizes Board of Directors meetings
Provides secretariat services for the various commissions established by the Bangui Agreement

Functioning

Headquarters in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Composed of several sector-specific departments (patents, trademarks, legal affairs, cooperation, etc.)
Works in close collaboration with the National Liaison Structures (NLS) in each Member State
Appeals must be lodged within sixty days of notification of the contested decision

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