Ghana - Apply for Pesticide Storage Facility License

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Procedure

Apply In Person

1. To Apply for Pesticides Storage Facilities License, the applicant must go to the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in Ghana link
2. Applicant has to approach the environmental protection agency in Ghana and applicant can get their application form for Pesticides storage facilities license.
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. Applicant will be issued with the prescribed fee invoice, visit any ECOBANK branch near you with the invoice and make the payment.
6. Submit the completed forms along with the supporting documents at the EPA office for verification and processing.
7. The EPA 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.
8. 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 applicant will be required rectify the problem.
9. 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).
10. 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 licenses.

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Required Documents

• Copy of certificate of competence in pesticide handling (if applicable)
• Valid national identity card
• Valid company’s registration certificate copy
• Copy of employee relevant certificates
• Evidence of payment of the prescribe fee(bank slip)
• Copy of certificate of evidence of eia /emp (if applicable)
• Evidence of professional training in pest control (if applicable)
• Companies need to be a valid company’s registration certificate copy.
• List and type personal protective equipment (PPE) to be used.
• Evidence of professional training
• Qualification certificate
• Other documents

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

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

Validity

• Pesticides storage facility license Valid for 1 year.

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure is taken 6 months.

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.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• EPA Act, 1994, Act 490 and the Pesticides Control and Management Act, 1996, (Act 528), and the regulations there under.

Required Information

Background information:

• Full legal name of the applicant/company/business
• Contact details (Mailing/email Address, telephone/fax number)
• Contact person details
• Address (physical location) of premise to be licensed.
• Number of employees
• Full name, address, age and qualification of persons who will be in personal control of premises to be licensed.
• List class (es) of pesticide (s) you propose to handle under this license? e.g. herbicides
• Describe the premises at which the activity will be undertaken, including details of security precautions, adjacent land use, size, type of structure etc.
• Describe the storage and/ or display facilities for the above-named pesticides.
• Describe any other types of goods which will be stored or displayed on the same premises
• Describe safety precautions to be taken for protection of persons and public
• What disposal options do you have in place for used and/or empty containers

Need for the Document

• 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 license issued under the Regulations in respect of those premises.

Information which might help

• All fees charged are payable at any ECOBANK Ghana Branch by presenting the invoice issued by the Agency to the bank.
• 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 a separate document and attached.

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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