Page 37 Ending Sex Discrimination in the Law EQUALITY NOW – BEIJING+25 INHERITANCE AND PROPERTY Below are examples of laws which must be amended or repealed. CAMEROON The Civil Code of the Republic of Cameroon: Article 1421. The husband alone administers the common property. He can sell, dispose of and mortgage them without the cooperation of the wife. Article 1428. The husband has the administration of all the personal property of the wife. He alone can exercise all the property and possessory actions belonging to the wife. Take Action – Cameroon President Paul Biya Office of the President Yaoundé CAMEROON Email: cellcom@prc.cm cameroon.mission@yahoo.com (Mission to the UN in New York) Twitter: @PR_Paul_BIYA Note: Preamble to the Constitution of Cameroon: All persons shall have equal rights and obligations. The State shall provide all its citizens with the conditions necessary for their development ... The State shall guarantee all citizens of either sex the rights and freedoms set forth in the Preamble of the Constitution. Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Cameroon, 1972: (2) The Republic of Cameroon shall be a decentralized unitary State…. It shall ensure the equality of all citizens before the law. CHILE The Civil Code: Article 1749. The marital partnership is to be headed by the husband, who shall administer the spouses’ joint property as well as the property owned by his wife, subject to the obligations and limitations set forth in this Section and those agreed to at the time of marriage ... Note: Article 19(2) of the Constitution of Chile: ... Men and women are equal before the law. Take Action – Chile President Sebastian Pinera Palacio de la Moneda Oficina del Presidente Santiago CHILE Email Portal: https://escribenos.presidencia.cl/Formulario?seleccion=Presidente Email: chile.un@minrel.gov.cl (Mission to the UN in New York) Twitter: @sebastianpinera