Ghana - Obtain Nuts And Oil Produce Manufacturer License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. ToObtain Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer Licenseis done in person by visiting the Agriculture and Food Authority Board Head Offices in Ghana.
2. Address and contact details can be found in the following contact link
3. Visit the office and get an application form for a Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer Licenseas applicable to your requirement, from the respective department.
4. Make sure that his/her have all the documents listed in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. Payment of appropriate fees should be made and that can be found under the "Fees" section of this page.
6. Now, complete the application form with appropriate information under relevant sections. Attest it with your signature once completed.
7. Once completed filling the application form, submit it in person to the relevant authority at the office.
8. Pay the necessary application fees and licensing fees for obtaining a Nuts and Oil Produce Manufacturer License.
9. After submission, the application and other documents will be forwarded for examination and verification processes.
10. Once the verification and validation processes are over, the application will be approved and the officials will proceed to take required steps to issue the permit.
11. When the document is ready to be collected, the applicant will receive a formal notification from the office and the applicant can collect it by any applicable means.
12. New licenses take a maximum of 30 days to process.

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Required Documents

• Duly filled application form
• Copy of ID/Passport of applicant
• Copy of Certificate of Incorporation or Registration Certificate
• Copy of dully signed Articles and Memorandum of Association
• Copies of ID or Passports of Company Directors
• Copy of valid County Government’s Single Business Permit
• Copy of GRA’s PIN Certificate for the company
• Copy of valid GRA’s Tax Compliance Certificate
• Copy of valid NEMA’s Environmental Impact Assessment or Environmental Audit Certificate where applicable
• Copy of Public Health’s Food Drugs and Chemical Substances License where applicable
• Single Business Permit
• Any other requirements that may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Kinbu Rd, Accra, Ghana
HR23+M8 Accra, Ghana
Contact link
Location link

Eligibility

• Any person, cooperative society, group or company who intend to erect /operate a processing firm that transforms nuts and oil crops produce/products to various end use products.

Fees

• Application Fee -GHS. 600.00
• Permit Fee -GHS. 25,000.00

Validity

• Valid for a period of twelve months from the date of issue.

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Processing Time

• This process takes a maximum of 30 days to process.

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Instructions

• No person should operate a milk processor unless the person holds a licence issued by the Ghana Food department.
• The department, in considering an application, takes into account the interests of other producers and consumers in respect of which the application is made.

Required Information

• Name of Applicant
• Registered Office Details (head Office)
• KRA Number
• Postal and physical address
• Telephone numbers
• Email address
• Website
• Place where premise is located
• Land Reference Number
• Date of establishment/ incorporation
• registration certificate number
• Name of company
• Name of directors and contact information , citizenship and shares
• Types of Produce/ Products for the market
• Sources of supply of Produce

Need for the Document

• A Nut and Oil produce manufacturer registration certificate authorizes the holder to conduct the business as a manufacturer in nut an oil produce products Ghana.
• No person can act as a nut and oil produce manufacturer unless he is the holder of a current registration certificate issued in respect thereof by the Board after consultation with the Director.

Information which might help

The Board may refuse to issue a new license or may suspend or cancel an existing license if the Board is satisfied that:

• The producer’s standards of performance are unsatisfactory.
• The issue is not, or the suspension or cancellation, is in the interest of other producers and of consumers.
• The conditions of a licence have not been fulfilled.
• The applicant or licensee has failed to remit, within the prescribed period, any cess due by the applicant or licensee to the Board.
• The applicant or licensee has not paid dairy farmers for milk delivered to the applicant or licensee.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

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