Ghana - Apply for a Premises License for Handling Pesticides

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for a Premises License for Handling Pesticides in Ghana, the applicant has to approach the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office contact link
2. Then, the applicant can get their application form or click the link below to download link.
3. Read through the application form carefully as it contains different section.
4. Make sure that his/her have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Please refer to the fees details in the “Fees” section of this page.
6. Submit the completed forms along with the supporting documents at the EPA office for verification and processing.
7. Applicant will be issued with the prescribed fee invoice, visit any ECOBANK branch near you with the invoice and make the payment.
8. The EPA will dispatch an inspector to the facility premises for inspection to determine if Good Disposal Practice (GDP) and Good Transportation Practice (GTP) during storage and dispatch and disposal of product is practise.
9. A copy of the report finding will be given to the applicant and if any modification or upgrading is required, Corrective Action and Preventive Action Report (CAPA) report will be issued and you will be required rectify the problem.
10. Upon successful implementation of the CAPA, a follow-up inspection may be conducted by the inspection team to ascertain the effectiveness of the implementation (where applicable).
11. If the authorized official is satisfied that all the conditions are meet as required for the application, applicant will be notified of the outcome and issued with the permit/license.
12. Generally, the processing time for this procedure is taken 1 month.

Note: All fees charged are payable at any ECOBANK Ghana Branch by presenting the invoice issued by the Agency to the bank.

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Required Documents

• Application form link.
• Identification document.
• Copy of Certificate of competence in pesticide handling (if applicable)
• Citizens need to be in possession of a valid national identity card copy.
• Companies need to be in possession of a valid company's registration certificate copy.
• Copy of Employee relevant certificates
• Evidence of payment of the prescribe fee(bank slip)
• Evidence of professional training in pest control (if applicable).
• Evidence of professional training in pest control (if applicable).
• Any other documents that may be request by the EPA.

Office Locations & Contacts

Environmental protection agency (EPA)
Address: HR22+H42, Accra, Ghana
Postal address: P.O .Box M.326 Accra, Ghana
Email id; [email protected]
Phone number: 0302 664697-8/ 0302 662690
Location link
Contact link

Eligibility

• All agencies owning premises dealing in insecticides and pesticides activities in Ghana are eligible for the license.
• All Citizens /companies/business in Ghana are eligible.

Fees

• Refer to the EPA approved structure fees link

Validity

• License is valid for a period of 1 year and renewable thereafter.

Documents to Use

Link

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is 1 month.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.gIn the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• All required document should submitted in English and must be legibly printed and not hand written.
• Where originals (documents) are in another language, copies should be presented together with certified English translations.
• To maintain your license status, the facility shall be inspected annually to ensure that the facility remains in compliance with the license requirements.

Required Information

• Full legal name of the applicant/company/business
• Contact details (Mailing/email Address, telephone/fax number)
• Contact person details
• Name and address of estate/land, farm, town, area as may be applicable.
• Numbers and type of pesticide application equipment
• Have you had any professional training in pest control? (yes/No). If yes provide evidence of the training.
• Presence of personal protective equipment (PPE) (yes/no), if yes provide list and type of PPE
• Method of storage of pesticides and unused chemicals
• Method of disposal of used pesticide containers and excess chemicals
• Category of pesticide you propose to deal in (General/restricted/all use)
• Is storage facility available? (yes/no) if yes indicate the size
• Type, and size of retail facility
• Type of display facility at storage/retail premise
• Method and place of final disposal of obsolete pesticides (please elaborate)
• Types of pesticides to be formulated/repackaged or manufactured
• Production capacity per annum
• Type and sources of raw materials
• Type of packaging of products
• Type and quantities of waste generated (solid, liquid and gases)
• Describe waste management practices
• Declaration by applicant

Need for the Document

• There are specific requirements to be met by premises handling pesticides so as to be licensed. These are outlined under Ghana pesticide legislation, part II of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Act (Act 490)
• No person shall use any premises, or being the owner or occupier thereof permit or allow the premises to be used, for the purposes of manufacturing, formulating, packaging, selling or storing, pest control products unless that person is in possession of a licence issued under the Regulations in respect of those premises.

Information which might help

• When submitting any supporting documents, please label the documents as indicated in this part. (e.g. attachment A, etc.)
• If the space provided on the application form is not sufficient, additional information required may be provided on separate documents and attached.
• A copy of the submitted documents shall be endorsed by the EPA and returned to the applicant.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what other uses of obtaining this document/certificate are.
E.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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Others

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