Ghana - Apply for a Aerial Dispersal License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for a Aerial Dispersal License in person, the applicant has to approach the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office. Contact link
2. Then, the applicant can get their application form from the EPA office.
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. A fee for this procedure is has to be paid as per as authority’s request.
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
• Evidence of consultation with other relevant local authorities.
• Evidence of environmental impact assessment approval for the target zone (attach copy of certificate)
• Provide environmental monitoring plan and/or any risk assessment report done on operators and by-standards.
• Identification document.
• Evidence of payment of the prescribe fee(bank slip)
• Any other document that may be requested by the FDA.
• 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
Emailid; [email protected]
Phonenumber: 0302 664697-8/ 0302 662690
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Eligibility

• All Citizens /companies/business in Ghana are eligible.

Fees

• A fee for this procedure is has to be paid as per the authority’s request.

Note: Applicant will be issued with the prescribed fee invoice, visit any ECOBANK branch near you with the invoice and make the payment.

Validity

• This license validity is for 1 year.

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Sample Documents

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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.
• Physical(GPRS) location of target site(pleas attaché map)
• Proposed hectare-age for dispersal
• State if activity is located within or close to any surface water body
• Proposed aerial dispersal activities to be carried on what site (i.e. Crop spraying, Sanitation and pest control (public health), Seed dispersal, Aquatic pest control)
• State Reasons for dispersal
• Pesticides and schedule of dispersal operation (i.e. Type of pesticide, trademark, common name, formulation type)
• Rate of dispersal per hectare
• Provide the location where the aircraft mixing/loading will be conducted
• Personal protective equipment
• Pesticides Storage Conditions
• Method of Disposal of Empty Containers and Unused Pesticides and reinstate
• Emergency response Plan/ measures to mitigate impacts such as accidents, spillages, contamination etc. both on and off-site.
• Identify likely negative environmental impact associated with aerial spray and how to mitigate them
• Declaration by applicant

Need for the Document

• No aerial dispersal (spraying) may take place within the territory of the Republic of Ghana unless the target site is subject to a current and valid aerial dispersal permit approval issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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

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E.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

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