Ghana - Obtain a Liquor Permit or License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. Applicant shall visit the Food and drugs authority (FDA) regional office in Accra and the applicant can get their application form for Liquor Permit or License. Contact link
2. Read carefully through the application form as there contain different section.
3. Please complete each section of this application form as a Word document then submit printed version of the completed form along with the copies of the supporting documents to the FDA regional and district office or the head office.
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. Pay the processing fees, upon which his/her will be issued with a receipt.
6. The FDA will dispatch an inspector to the facility premises for inspection to determine if Good Distribution Practice (GDP) and Good Storage Practice (GSP) during storage and dispatch of product that quality control, and quality assurance of the products is practise.
7. 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 the applicant will be required rectify the problem.
8. 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).
9. If the Expert committee formed by the FDA are satisfied that all the conditions are meet as required for the application, the applicant will be notified of the outcome and issued with the licence by the register/authorized official.
10. Generally, the processing time for this procedure takes 1 month.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Registration/Incorporation Certificate
• Agreement copy of Partnership
• Constitution copy of the company
• Sketch/Map of the premises
• Certificate copy for the company’s name
• Copies of share certificates of the company directors and shareholders
• Title deed or Written undertaking lease in lieu of agreement
• Applicable Proof of Identity of Directors and Shareholders
• Relevant regulatory permit
• Proposed menu copy
• Proof of payment

Office Locations & Contacts

Cover Letter Addressed To:
The Chief Executive
Food and Drugs Authority
P.O. Box CT 2783
Cantonments – Accra
GHANA.

Return Completed Form To:
Chief Executive Officer,
Food and Drugs Authority,
17 South Legon Commercial Areas,
SHIASHIE, ACCRA.
Contact link

Location: Accra
Address: Food and Drugs Authority
Health consultant in Accra,
Ghana. 17 Nelson Mandela Ave, Accra, Ghana.
JRG9+2Q Accra, Ghana
Contact number- +233 30 223 3200
Location link

Eligibility

• Drugs and other regulated product manufactures in Ghana.

Fees

• Refer to the FDA approved structure fees link or contact the FDA for fees and bank details.

Validity

• License is valid for a period of 1year.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The Processing time for this procedure is taken 1 month.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
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

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Required Information

• Name of the company
• Mailing address of company( include location of the post office)
• Physical address: (include legal name , number, street , city and district)
• Contact detail(telephone /fax number, email address)
• Contact person’s information (legal name/email/telephone)
• List and other certificate for your procedure.
• Branches details if any.
• Site information.
• Relevant qualification.
• Relevant experience.
• Site activities.
• Declaration

Need for the Document

• Liquor license is mandatory if any registered company in Ghana, who wishes to do the business that deals with the manufacture, import or sale of liquor inside the Republic of Ghana.
• Drug and other regulated product manufactures are required to register and obtain a storage facility for drugs and other regulated product license from the Food and Drugs Authority’s (FDA) after meeting the acceptable standards as set by the FDA before commencing operation.
• The aim of these is to maintain the integrity of the product, for their intended purpose in relation to the Public Health Act, 2012, Act 851 of the Republic of Ghana.

Information which might help

• The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), formerly, Food and Drugs Board (FDB) is the regulatory authority with the responsibility of implementing the Food and Drugs Law of 1992, (PNDCL 305b). Part seven of the Public Health Act, 2012, Act 851 mandates the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) to protect and promote public health by ensuring that food and drugs consumed in Ghana are wholesome and safe.

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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Others

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