Zambia - Obtain Pesticide and Toxic Substance License
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ProcedureEdit
Apply In-Person:
- To apply for a Pesticide and Toxic Substance License in Zambia, the applicant will have to contact the Environmental management agency of Zambia, for the main office visit link.
- Make sure that you have all the documents that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
- Fill the application form provided in the Environmental management agency after understanding the guidelines properly.
- Submit the application with necessary attachments to the office.
- ZEMA receives and analyses the application package.
- After submission if the authorities are satisfied with the standards that are followed a quotation or invoice for license will be provided to the applicant.
- Pay the fee as per given in the “Fees” section of this page.
- The applicant gets the license in a stipulated period of time.
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Required DocumentsEdit
- Certificate of incorporation no.(if applicable).
- Product registration certificate.
- Test report related to health and environmental effects.
- Trade certificate.
- Proof of facilities to be licensed.
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Environmental Management Agency:
Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA)
Corner Church and Suez Roads
Plot No. 6975
Lusaka -10101
Zambia
Contact number: +260-211-254023/254059
Email address: [email protected]
Contact link.
EligibilityEdit
- Applicants should be a resident of Zambia.
- Applicants must be above 21 years.
- A person who intends to manufacture, import, export, store, distribute, transport, blend, process, re-process or change the composition of a pesticide or toxic substance or who intends to reprocess an existing pesticide or toxic substance for a significantly new use.
FeesEdit
License Fee:
- Import and distribution 8,667 fee units per product.
- Large scale local distribution 25,000 fee units.
- Storage facility/Premises 5,000 fee units.
- Small scale local distributor 278 fee units.
- Clearing agents/transit storage 5,000 fee units.
- Transportation 2,500 fee units.
- Manufacturing 125,000 fee units.
- Fumigation -125, 000 fee units.
- Fumigation (small scale) 1, 250 fee units.
- Pest control agent 1,250 fee units.
- Pest control agent (small scale) 650 fee units.
ValidityEdit
- This licence will be valid for the time period mentioned in the license.
Documents to UseEdit
- Application form.
Sample DocumentsEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
- The processing time depends on the processing of the documents.
Related VideosEdit
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InstructionsEdit
- The license will be cancelled if provider is caught guilty of one of the following:
- Giving false information.
- Transferring license without approval.
- Failing to comply with an enforcement notice.
- Failing to comply with provisions of the WSS Act or license conditions.
- Failing to provide WSS service according to SLG.
Required InformationEdit
- Name(s) of applicant(s)
- Type of facility
- Notification address
- Details of local agent
- The empirical and structural formula for each active ingredient.
- Formulation
- Concentration of active agents in technical material.
- Percentage of purity on a mass-by mass or mass by volume basis.
- Physical and chemical properties of each ingredient with specific reference.
- Type of formulation and appearance.
Need for the DocumentEdit
- The license allows the holder to deal with toxic substances and pesticides.
Information which might helpEdit
- The Environmental management act of Zambia link.
Other uses of the Document/CertificateEdit
- The license allows to manufacture, import, export, store, distribute, transport, blend, process, re-process or change the composition of a pesticide or toxic substance or to reprocess an existing pesticide or toxic substance for a significantly new use.
External LinksEdit
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OthersEdit
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