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ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I—FREE ZONE DEVELOPERS
Regulations
1. Free Zone areas
2. Application for licence
3. Consideration of application
4. Re-submission of application
5. Grant of developer's licence
and commencement of development
6. Revocation of developer's
licence
7. Construction activities
8. Compliance with environmental
regulations
9. Report to the Board
10. Notification of termination of
activities
PART II—FREE ZONE ENTERPRISES
11. Application for free zone
enterprise licence
12. Consideration of application
of enterprise
13. Licence for free zone
enterprise
14. Revocation of enterprise
licence
15. Activities of licensed
enterprise
16. Compliance with relevant laws
17. Erection of fences, etc.
18. Annual contribution for
administrative services
19. Reports to the Board
20. Notification of termination
of activities
PART III—WORK, RESIDENCE AND ENTRY
PERMIT
21. Work, residence and entry
permit
22. Entry visa
PART IV—CUSTOMS OPERATIONS
23. Entry of goods into free zone
24. Movement into and out of free
zone
25. Declaration of removal of
goods
26. Customs check point
27. Records of movement of goods
28. Inspection of goods, records
and other documents
29. Temporary export of goods
from free zone for purposes of
processing
30. Exemption of goods from taxes
and duties
31. Sales of 30 per cent in
national customs territory
PART V—INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
32. Employment in free zone
33. Application of existing
labour laws
34. Training of employees
35. Interpretation
SCHEDULES
IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Minister
responsible for Trade and Industry
by sections 26 (2) and 41 of the
Free Zone Act 1995 (Act 504), and
after consultation with the
Minister responsible for customs
and excise and the Commissioner of
Customs, Excise and Preventive
Service in accordance with section
26 (2) of Act 504, these
Regulations are made this 22nd day
of February, 1996.
PART I—FREE ZONE DEVELOPERS
Regulation 1—Free Zone Areas.
(1) Where any area of land,
building or any other place has
been declared a free zone by the
President under section 7 of the
Act, any person who qualifies
under the Act and desires to be a
developer, may apply to the Board
for a licence to develop in the
free zone.
(2) Any person who qualifies under
the Act may lease properties or
propose properties he already owns
for the creation, development and
operation of a free zone.
Regulation 2—Application for
Licence.
(1) Application for a developer's
licence shall be in Form 1
specified in the Schedule to these
Regulations, the form may be
obtained from the Secretary to the
Board and shall be submitted on
completion to the Executive
Secretary.
(2) The form shall consist of an
original copy and three duplicates
and shall on submission be
accompanied with the following
documents of the applicant—
(a) copies of certificate of
incorporation;
(b) copies of company
regulations;
(c) partnership agreement where
applicable; and
(d) any other document the Board
may direct.
Regulation 3—Consideration of
Application.
(1) The Executive Secretary shall
put the application before the
Board as soon as the application
documents are found to be in order
and shall where insufficient
information is provided, request
the applicant to provide the
missing information.
(2) An application submitted
under regulation 1 shall be
considered and determined by the
Board and response shall be
notified to the applicant within
28 working days of the receipt of
the application at the Secretariat
of the Board.
(3) Where an applicant is required
to provide any further information
for the purpose of his application
by the Board, the application with
the additional information
supplied shall be determined by
the Board and the applicant
informed thereon within 28 working
days of the supply of the
information.
Regulation 4—Re-Submission of
Application.
An applicant whose application is
rejected for failure to satisfy
any licensing condition on first
application, may re-submit a fresh
application for consideration by
the Board; and the fresh
application shall be dealt with
within a period of 28 working days
after the date of its receipt at
the Secretariat of the Board.
Regulation 5—Grant of Developer's
Licence and Commencement of
Development.
(1) The Board may grant a free
zone developer's licence in Form 2
specified in the Schedule to the
applicant subject to such
conditions as shall be attached
thereto.
(2) A licensed developer shall
commence development activities
within 6 months of receipt of the
free zone developers licence.
Regulation 6—Revocation of
Developer's Licence.
(1) The Board may where it is
satisfied that a licensee under
this regulation has failed to
utilize the licence contrary to
any condition of the licence,
revoke the licence.
(2) No licence shall be revoked
by the Board unless the Board has
given the licensee—
(a) at least 14 working days
notice of its intention to revoke
the licence;
(b) the reasons for the intended
revocation;
(c) an opportunity to make
representations to the Board; and
any representations made have been
considered by the Board.
(3) Where a developer's licence
is revoked for inability to
commence development within the
stipulated period, and he wishes
to be reconsidered for a new
licence, a fresh application shall
be submitted to the Board and
there shall be attached to the
application the reason why the new
application should be reconsidered
by the Board.
Regulation 7—Construction
Activities.
(1) The construction of buildings,
factory, shell and other related
structures in a free zone shall
conform to established building
standards provided for the purpose
by the planning authority and
shall be in conformity with the
building regulations or in
accordance with other
international standards recognised
by the planning authority.
(2) A licensed developer shall for
the purpose of development in the
free zone—
(a) erect suitable fences or
enclosures and provide markings
that define, for customs and
security purposes, the area of the
free zone which is under his
management and control;
(b) specify the places approved by
the Board for persons, goods and
vehicles entering or leaving the
free zone; and
(c) provide such office
accommodation, signs, notices and
other facilities as the Board
shall consider necessary to enable
officers of C.E.P.S. carry out
their duties.
Regulation 8—Compliance with
Environmental Regulations.
A
developer shall in his operations
comply with the environmental
regulations, standards, procedures
and requirements laid by the
Environmental Protection Agency;
and shall accordingly within the
free zone adopt operational
practices which promote a safe and
healthy environment in the free
zone.
Regulation 9—Report to the Board.
A
developer shall submit to the
Board after every 6 months a
report in Form 3 specified in the
Schedule on his activities,
performance and development in the
free zone in respect of the
preceding two years.
Regulation 10—Notification of
Termination of Activities.
A
developer who intends to terminate
his operations shall notify the
Board at least 6 months before the
date of the termination of his
activities.
PART II—FREE ZONE ENTERPRISES
Regulation 11—Application for Free
Zone Enterprise Licence.
(1) A person who intends to
operate as an enterprise in a free
zone for a manufacture, commercial
or service activity under the Act
shall submit a completed relevant
application in Form 4, 5 or 6
specified in the Schedule to these
Regulations to the Executive
Secretary to the Board.
(2) The form shall consist of an
original and three duplicates and
shall be submitted with the
following documents of the
applicant—
(a) copies of certificate of
incorporation;
(b) copies of company
regulations;
(c) partnership agreement where
applicable;
(d) tax clearance certificate,
where applicable;
(e) evidence of possession or
lease of real property or
intention to acquire the property;
and
(f) any other document the Board
may direct.
Regulation 12—Consideration of
Application of Enterprise.
The provisions in regulations 3
and 4 on the consideration and
reconsideration of an application
for a developer's licence shall
apply to an application of a free
zone enterprise.
Regulation 13—Licence for Free
Zone Enterprise.
(1) Upon approval of an
application submitted to the Board
under this Part, the Board shall
issue a free zone enterprise
licence in the relevant Form 7
provided in the Schedule to these
Regulations to the applicant.
(2) The licence shall state
specifically the activities to be
carried on by the licensed
enterprise.
(3) A free zone enterprise shall
commence its operations within 6
months of the date of receipt of
the licence.
(4) Where a licensed enterprise
fails to start operations within
the time specified in
sub-regulation (3) of this
regulation, the licence may on an
application by the licensee be
renewed only once by the Board.
Regulation 14—Revocation of
Enterprise Licence.
(1) The Board may, where it is
satisfied that a licensee under
this regulation has failed to
utilize the licence contrary to
any condition of the licence,
revoke the licence.
(2) No licence shall be revoked
by the Board unless the Board has
given the licensee—
(a) at least 14 working days
notice of its intention to revoke
the licence;
(b) the reasons for the intended
revocation;
(c) an opportunity to make
representations to the Board; and
any representations made have been
considered by the Board.
Regulation 15—Activites of
Licensed Enterprise.
(1) A licensed enterprise shall
carry on in the free zone only
activities and operations
authorised by the Board and
specified in its free zone
enterprise licence.
(2) Any new, modified or
additional activities intended to
be undertaken by a licensed
enterprise shall be notified in
writing to the Board at least 30
days before proceeding with the
new, modified or additional
activities and shall only be
undertaken after approval by the
Board.
Regulation 16—Compliance with
Relevant Laws.
Every free zone enterprise shall
comply with the Factories, Offices
and Shops Act 1970 (Act 328) on
health, safety and other standard
requirements; and the provisions
in regulations 7 and 8 of these
Regulations relating to the
erection of structures and
compliance with environmental laws
shall apply to every free zone
enterprise.
Regulation 17—Erection of Fences,
Etc.
(1) For the purpose of ensuring
security and facilitating customs
operations, free zone enterprises
shall erect fences or enclosures
which shall be at least 2.5m high.
(2) The enterprise or factory
building shall be located at least
3 metres inside the enclosure;
except that where the building for
the factory is already in
existence before the coming into
force of these regulations, and
the building does not comply with
this requirement, an application
may be made through the Board to
the planning authority for an
exemption.
Regulation 18—Annual Contribution
for Administrative Services.
Each free zone enterprise shall
pay to the Board the annual
contribution determined by the
Board towards the cost of general
administrative service rendered by
public officials for enterprises
in the free zone.
Regulation 19—Reports to the
Board.
The management of a licensed
enterprise shall prepare and
submit to the Board after every 6
months a report in Form 8 in the
Schedule to these Regulations on
the performance of the enterprise
for the information of the Board.
Regulation 20—Notification of
Termination of Activities.
The management of a licensed
enterprise who intends to
terminate the activities of the
enterprise shall notify the Board
at least 6 months before the
termination of activities.
PART III—WORK, RESIDENCE AND ENTRY
PERMIT
Regulation 21—Work, Residence and
Entry Permit.
(1) A licensed developer and
enterprise wishing to employ
expatriates whose skills are not
available in Ghana shall obtain
work and resident permits for each
foreign employee.
(2) A foreigner designated by a
free zone investor to represent
his interest shall obtain work and
resident permits.
(3) Application for a work and
resident permit shall be submitted
to the Board at least two months
prior to the intended date of
employment.
(4) An application submitted under
sub-regulation (3) shall be
accompanied with a medical
certificate of the state of health
of the prospective employee
endorsed by the employer.
(5) The Secretariat of the Board
shall submit the application if
found acceptable by the Board to
the Immigration Service for
processing.
(6) The duration of a resident
permit for an employee in a free
zone shall not exceed a period of
2 years.
(7) The following fees which
include the processing fees of the
Immigration Service shall be paid
to the Board by an applicant in
respect of the periods specified—
(a) lst and 2nd
year .
. US$200.00 per
annum
(b) 3rd and 4th
year . .
US$800.00 per annum
(c) 5th year and beyond
. . US$500.00
per annum
(8) A work permit is not
transferable and the fee is not
refundable.
Regulation 22—Entry Visa.
(1) A foreign free zone investor
or employee may obtain an entry
visa from a Ghana Mission abroad
or its accredited representative,
but the permit may be obtained on
arrival at a point of entry in
Ghana if the Director of the
Immigration Service has prior
notification from the Board
concerning the arrival of the
investor or employee.
(2) A foreign investor or
employee may be issued a temporary
entry permit on arrival at a point
of entry in the country pending
the determination of his status by
the Immigration Service in
consultation with the Board.
PART IV—CUSTOMS OPERATIONS
Regulation 23—Entry of Goods into
Free Zone.
(1) No goods shall be brought
into a free zone for delivery
unless the delivery is to a
licensed developer or enterprise.
(2) Exemption from import duties
and similar charges on goods for
delivery in a free zone shall not
be granted to any person other
than a licensed developer or
enterprise or his authorised
agent.
(3) Customs documents relating to
the importation or delivery of
goods to a free zone shall bear
the licence number of the licensed
enterprise and a declaration that
the goods are intended for
delivery within the zone.
Regulation 24— Movement Into and
Out of Free Zone.
(1) No person shall—
(a) leave a free zone for any
part of the national customs
territory;
(b) enter a free zone from the
national customs territory;
(c) remove or be concerned in the
removal or bringing in of any
vehicles between a free zone and
any part of the national customs
territory; or
(d) remove or be concerned in the
removal or bringing in of any
goods between a free zone and any
part of the national customs
territory except at places on the
perimeters of the free zones
approved for the purpose by the
Board either generally or for
particular persons or particular
classes of goods and during such
hours as the Board may specify.
(2) Where in respect of any
particular consignment, personnel
or classes of goods, the Board—
(a) approves places other than
the ordinary or the known approved
places; or
(b) permits the movement of
persons or vehicles between a free
zone and any part of the national
customs territory other than at
the ordinary and known approved
places; or
(c) permits the removal or
bringing in of goods at hours
other than the ordinary known
hours specified by the Board;
the approval or permission shall
be subject to such special
conditions as to security or
otherwise as the Board shall
impose and all persons concerned
shall comply with the conditions.
Regulation 25—Declaration of
Removal of Goods.
No person shall remove any goods
from a free zone unless prior to
the removal a declaration in Form
9 in the Schedule to these
Regulations together with a
completed C.E.P.S. Single
Administration Document (S.A.D.S.)
has been delivered to an officer
of C.E.P.S. at the free zone and
any import duties or other duties
applicable have been paid to
C.E.P.S. or arrangements
acceptable to C.E.P.S. have been
made for its payment.
Regulation 26—Customs Check Point.
(1) A person leaving a free zone
for another part of the State or
entering a free zone from another
part of the State shall stop at
the customs check-point and shall
allow the officer at the
check-point to examine and take an
account of any goods carried or
conveyed by him.
(2) A person in charge of a
vehicle whether leaving a free
zone for another part of the State
or entering a free zone from
another part of the State shall
stop at the customs check-point
and shall allow the officer at the
check-point to examine the vehicle
and goods if any and take an
account of any goods.
(3) A person who stops at a
customs check-point shall answer
such questions relating to his
journey and to goods carried or
conveyed by him as may be put to
him by the officer at the
check-point.
(4) A person conveying goods from
a free zone into another part of
the State or into a free zone from
another part of the State shall
carry with him a report or
manifest in Form 9 in the Schedule
to these Regulations, signed by
the carrier of the goods and
showing—
(a) a description and quantities
of the goods in each package;
(b) the names and addresses of the
consignor and consignee of each
package, and where the consignor
or consignee listed on the
document is a licensed enterprise,
the number of the licence.
(5) Form 9 shall be produced
together with the goods to the
officer at the customs check-
point for inspection.
Regulation 27—Records of Movement
of Goods.
(1) A licensed enterprise shall
keep in respect of any trade,
business or manufacture carried on
by it in the free zone, records
and accounts in such form as the
Board shall approve, and within
such period as the Board shall
specify, in respect of goods—
(a) brought into or removed from
the free zone by it;
(b) received by it from another
licensed enterprise; and
(c) disposed of by it to another
licensed enterprise.
(2) Records and accounts required
to be kept under sub-regulation
(1) of this regulation shall be
kept at the business premises of
the licensed enterprise.
(3) The records together with all
other books and documents
containing particulars on which
the records and accounts are
based, shall be preserved by the
licensed enterprise for as long as
any of the goods to which they
relate remain within the free zone
and in any event for at least 3
years from the making of the
record.
Regulation 28—Inspection of Goods,
Records and other Documents.
(1) A licensed enterprise shall
at all times at the request of a
customs officer allow the officer—
(a) to examine goods held by it
within the free zone;
(b) to inspect and take extracts
from records, trade books,
accounts and other books and
documents required to be kept by
it under the Act and regulations
made under it.
(2) A licensed enterprise of
which a request has been made for
inspection under sub-regulation
(1) of this regulation shall
forthwith produce the documents
required, allow access to the
goods and shall render to the
customs officer assistance to
enable him examine the goods,
inspect the documents and take
extracts where required.
Regulation 29—Temporary Export of
Goods from a Free Zone for
Purposes of Processing.
(1) Goods and semi processed
products of a free zone enterprise
may be temporarily exported to the
national customs territory on
approval from C.E.P.S. for a
period not exceeding three months
for further processing and
returned to the free zone for
final processing of manufacture
and eventual export.
(2) Form 10 in the Schedule to
these regulations shall be used
for the purposes of temporarily
exporting goods and shall be
completed and delivered to the
customs officer at the customs
check-point.
Regulation 30—Exemption of Goods
from Taxes and Duties.
(1) In accordance with sections
21 and 22 of the Act, imports and
exports in transit to or from a
free zone shall be exempt from
customs duties, transit duties,
tonnage taxes, excise duties and
other direct and indirect taxes,
charges and levies.
Regulation 31—Sales of 30 Percent
in National Customs Territory.
(1) Thirty percent of the annual
production of goods and services
of a free zone enterprise may be
sold in the national customs
territory and shall be subject to
the applicable taxes and duties.
(2) Goods given free of charge to
any person in a free zone and
intended to be used or consumed in
the national customs territory
outside the free zone shall be
subject to the applicable taxes
and duties and shall be regarded
as part of the 30% of the total
annual production to be sold in
the national customs territory.
PART V—INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Regulation 32—Employment in Free
Zone.
(1) Free zone employers shall be
entitled to freely negotiate and
establish contracts of employment
with their employees that specify,
among others, the wages, overtime
payment, hours to be worked,
employee suspension and dismissal
conditions, settlement of disputes
arising between employers and
workers, and other terms of
employment.
(2) Free zone employers shall pay
to their employees wages which
shall not be below the recommended
minimum wage prevailing in the
country at any given time.
Regulation 33—Application of
Existing Labour Laws.
For the avoidance of doubt, and
except otherwise provided by law,
the laws, rules and regulations,
on workers rights and conditions
of service for the time being in
force in Ghana in respect of
social security and pensions,
workmen's compensation, public
holidays and under I.L.O.
Conventions to which Ghana is a
party shall apply to domestic
employees of a free zone developer
and enterprise.
Regulation 34—Training of
Employees.
(1) Free zone employers shall
utilise at least an additional one
percent of their total wage and
salary bill (excluding over-time
pay, allowances and bonuses)
towards the training of their
employees from the country.
(2) The employers shall for the
purpose of sub-regulation (1)
furnish the Board with their
training programmes and records
every 6 months from commencement
of work.
Regulation 35—Interpretation.
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires—
"Act" means the Free Zone Act,
1995 (Act 504);
"approved place" means a place on
the perimeter of a free zone
designated by the Board as the
place where persons, goods and
vehicles may enter and leave the
free zone;
"Board" means the Free Zone Board
established under section 1 of the
Act;
"C.E.P.S."
means the Customs, Excise and
Preventive Service;
"Commissioner" means the
Commissioner of C.E.P.S.;
"developer" has the same meaning
as provided under the Act;
"free zone" and "goods" have the
same meaning as provided under the
Act;
"Planning authority" means any
body or institution assigned
responsibility by law to regulate
construction of buildings and
structures in the area of the free
zone concerned; and
"zone" means a free zone.
SCHEDULE
FOR AS 1 TO 10
FZB FORM 1
ANNEX I
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR FREE ZONE
DEVELOPER'S LICENCE
(Regn.
2 (1))
A. PARTICULARS OF DEVELOPER
1. Name of Company:
2. Postal
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
Tlx:…………………………………………………………..
3. Location of Office:
4. Date of Incorporation of
Company:
B. PARTICULARS OF
DIRECTORS/SHAREHOLDERS
Name of Director
Nationality
No. & Value
of Shares
Residence
Residential Address
C. PARTICULARS OF OPERATOR (If
any)
1. Name of Person/Firm:
2. Postal
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
Tlx:
3. Location of Office:
D. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1. Type and Purpose of Project:
(Manufacturing, Commercial Service
etc).
......................................................................................................................................2.
Location of Project
(Attach copy of title to
land/lease Agreement).
.....................................................................................................................................3.
Expected Occupancy Rates in the
Zone:
.....................................................................................................................................
E. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
1. Estimated Total Amount of
Capital for Project US$:
2. Funding:
(i)
Local
Equity
—
US$................................................
(ii) Foreign
Equity
—
US$................................................
(iii) Local
Loan
—
US$.................................................
(iv) Foreign
Loan
—
US$.................................................
(v) Suppliers
Credit
—
US$.................................................
(vi) Others
(Specify)
—
US$.................................................
(vii)
TOTAL
—
US$.................................................
3. Please Indicate Status of
Commitment of Loan Capital by
Proposed Source:
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
F. LIST OF DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
DECLARATION
I
hereby declare that to the best of
my knowledge and belief all the
particulars furnished in this
application are true and indemnify
the Free Zone Board for any
misrepresentation, omissions
and/or any information that may in
future prove to be false.
.....................................................
..........................................
Name (in block
letters)
Signature
.....................................................
...........................................
Designation of
Applicant
Date
To: Executive Secretary: Free
Zones Secretariat
FZB Form
2
ANNEX II
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
FREE ZONE DEVELOPER LICENCE
(Regn.
5 (1))
Serial
No.:
Licence No.:
IN pursuance of the Free Zone Act,
1995 (Act 504). I hereby
License............................
Applicant's
Name
of.................................................................................................................…...................
Registered
Address
to act as a Free Zone
Developer/Operator as
from...........................................................
Date
at......................................................................................................................................
Name of Zone
subject to conditions attached
herewith:
...........................................
...................................................
Date
Chairman
FZB Form
3
ANNEX III
FREE ZONE BOARD
BI-ANNUAL REPORT BY
FREE ZONE DEVELOPERS
(Regn.
9)
—For the
period........................
1. Name and Location of Free Zone
............................................................................................................................................
2. Name and Address of FZ
Developer
..........................................................................................................................................
3. Total Area of the Zone
Available for Development
(a) Land
(b) Built-up
4. Total Area Developed and
Occupied by Licensed Enterprises.
(a) Land:
(b) Built-up:
5. Total Area Contracted but
Un-occupied
(a) Land:
(b) Built-up:
6. List of FZ Enterprises
Operating in the Zone
Name
Licence
No.
Operational/Non-operational
(a)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
DECLARATION
I
hereby declare that to the best of
my knowledge and belief all the
particulars furnished in this
application are true and indemnify
the Free Zone Board for any
misrepresentation, omissions
and/or any information that may in
future prove to be false.
..............................................
..............................................................
Date
Signature of Chief Executive
Officer
...............................................................................
Name (in block letters)
FZB Form
4
ANNEX IV
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR FREE ZONE
ENTERPRISE LICENCE
(MANUFACTURING) (Regn. 11(l))
A. Particulars of Enterprise
1. Name of Enterprise:
2. Postal
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
Tlx:
3. Location of Office:
4. Date of Incorporation of
Company:
B. PARTICULARS OF
DIRECTORS/SHAREHOLDERS
Name of
Directors Nationality
No. & Value
of Shares Residential
Address
C. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1. Type of Manufacture
............................................................................................................................................
2. Location of Project/Ownership
of Estate
............................................................................................................................................
(Attach copy of Title to
land/lease Agreement)
...........................................................................................................................................
D. MACHINERY/EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
FOR PROPOSED PROJECT
Major items of Machinery
Condition (new or used)
Country of Origin Estimated
Cost
*State machinery exceeding 20
percent of the total machinery
cost.
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
E. Production Schedule
Indicate the estimated annual
production for the first 3 years
of each product.
Proposed
Product(s) 1st year
2nd year 3rd year
Qty Ex-Factory
Value (US$) Qty
Ex-Factory Value (US$)
Qty Ex-Factory Value
(US$)
F. RAW MATERIALS/COMPONENTS
REQUIRED
Indicate raw materials/components
required in the manufacture of
proposed product(s) for the first
12 months.
Raw materials/Components
Quantity Value
(US$) Locally available
or imported
G. Describe effluence and other
pollutants that may result from
your production and measures to
control them.
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
H. EXPORT SCHEDULE
1. Indicate the estimated annual
exports to foreign markets for the
first 3 years.
Proposed
Products 1st year
2nd year 3rd year
Qty. Export Value
(US$) Qty. Export Value
(US$) Qty. Export Value
(US$)
2. Please indicate principal
export destinations:
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
I. EMPLOYMENT SCHEDULE
Indicate estimated total number of
national and expatriate
(full-time) employees for the
first 3 years.
Employment Category
1st Year
2nd Year 3rd
Year
Nat. Exp.
Nat. Exp. Nat. Exp.
1. Managerial Staff
2. Technical & Supervisory
Staff
3. Factory Workers
(a) Skilled
(b) Unskilled
4. Others.
J. SALARIES/WAGES SCHEDULE
Please indicate estimated total
salaries/wages for national and
expatriate employees for the first
3 years.
Employment Category
1st year
2nd year 3rd
year
Nat. Exp.
Nat. Exp. Nat. Exp.
1. Managerial Staff
2. Technical & Supervisory
Staff
3. Factory Workers
(c) Skilled
(d) Unskilled
4. Others.
K. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
1. Estimated Total Amount of
Capital for Project US$
2. Funding;
(i)
Local
Equity
—
US$..............................................
(ii) Foreign
Equity
—
US$..............................................
(iii) Local
Loan
—
US$..............................................
(iv) Foreign Loan
—
US$.............................................
(v) Suppliers
Credit
—
US$.............................................
(vi) Others
(Specify)
—
US$............................................
(vii)
Total
—
US$............................................
3. Please indicate status of
Commitment of Loan Capital by
proposed source:
L. LIST OF DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
..............................................................................................................................................
DECLARATION
I
hereby declare that to the best of
my knowledge and belief all the
particulars furnished in this
application are true and indemnify
the Free Zone Board for any
misrepresentation, omissions
and/or any information that may in
future prove to be false.
.....................................
..........................................................
Date
Signature of Chief Executive
Officer
..........................................................
Name (in block letters)
FZB FORM
5
ANNEX V
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR FREE ZONE
ENTERPRISE LICENCE
(COMMERCIAL) (Regn. 11 (1))
A. PARTICULARS OF ENTERPRISE
1. Name of Enterprise:
2. Postal
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
3. Location of
Office:
Tlx:
4. Date of Incorporation of
Company:
B. PARTICULARS OF
DIRECTORS/SHAREHOLDERS
Name of
Director Nationality
No. & Value
of Shares Residential
Address
C. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1. Type of commerce
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
2. Location of Project/Ownership
of Estate
(Attach copy of Title to
land/lease Agreement)
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
D. MACHINERY/EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
FOR PROPOSED PROJECT
Major items
of Machinery Condition
(age) Country
of Origin Estimated
Cost
*State machinery exceeding 20
percent of the total machinery
cost.
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
E. SOURCE OF PRODUCTS REQUIRED
Indicate the estimated annual
inputs/products required in the
first 3 years.
Import Product(s) 1st Year
2nd Year 3rd
Year
Qty. Value (US$)
Qty. Value (US$) Qty.
Value (US$)
F. Describe pollutants that may
result from your commercial
activity and measures to control
them.
.............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
G. EXPORT SCHEDULE
1. Indicate the estimated annual
exports to foreign markets for the
first 3 years for each
product.
Export Products 1st Year
2nd Year 3rd
Year % of Total
Output
Qty. Export
Value(US$) Qty. Export
Value (US$) Qty. Export
Value (US$)
2. Indicate principal export
destinations:
..............................................................................................................................................
..............................................................................................................................................
H. EMPLOYMENT SCHEDULE
Indicate estimated total number of
national and expatriate
(full-time) employees for the
first 3 years.
Employment Category
1st Year
2nd Year 3rd
Year
Nat. Exp.
Nat. Exp. Nat. Exp.
1. Managerial Staff
2. Technical & Supervisory
Staff
3. Factory Workers
(a) Skilled
(b) Unskilled
4. Others.
I. SALARIES/WAGES SCHEDULE
Indicate estimated total
salaries/wages for national and
expatriate employees for the first
3 years.
Employment Category 1st
Year 2nd Year 3rd
Year
Nat. Exp.
Nat. Exp. Nat. Exp.
1. Managerial Staff
2. Technical & Supervisory
Staff
3. Factory Workers
(a) Skilled
(b) Unskilled
4. Others.
J. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
1. Estimated Total Amount of
Capital for Project US$
2. Funding;
(i)
Local
Equity
—
US$............................................
(ii) Foreign
Equity
—
US$............................................
(iii) Local Loan
—
US$............................................
(iv) Foreign
Loan
—
US$...........................................
(v) Suppliers
Credit
—
US$...........................................
(vi) Others
(Specify)
—
US$..........................................
(vii)
TOTAL
—
US$..........................................
3. Please Indicate Status of
Commitment of Loan Capital by
Proposed Source:
K. LIST OF DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
...........................................................................................................................................
DECLARATION
I
hereby declare that to the best of
my knowledge and belief all the
particulars furnished in this
application are true and indemnify
the Free Zone Board for any
misrepresentation, omissions
and/or any information that may in
future prove to be false.
......................
..............................
..............................................................
Date
Signature of Chief Executive
Officer
...............................................................
Name (in block letters)
FZB FORM
6
ANNEX V
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR FREE ZONE
ENTERPRISE LICENCE
(SERVICE) (Regn. 11 (1))
A. PARTICULARS OF ENTERPRISE
1. Name of Enterprise:
2. Postal
Address:
Tel:
Fax:
Tlx:
3. Location of Office:
4. Date of Incorporation of
Company:
B. PARTICULARS OF
DIRECTORS/SHAREHOLDERS:
Name of
Directors Nationality
No. & Value
of Shares Residential
Address
C. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1. Type of commerce
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
...........................................................................................................................................
2. Location of Project/Ownership
of Estate
(Attach copy of Title to
land/lease Agreement)
.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................................
D. MACHINERY/EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
FOR PROPOSED PROJECT
Major items
of Machinery Condition
(age) Country
of Origin Estimated
Cost
*State machinery exceeding 20
percent of the total machinery
cost.
.............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................
E. SOURCE OF PRODUCTS REQUIRED
Indicate the estimated annual
imputs/products required in the
first 3 years.
Import Product(s) 1st
Year 2nd Year 3rd
Year
Qty. Value(US$)
Qty. Value (US$) Qty.
Value (US$)
F. DESCRIBE POLLUTANTS THAT MAY
RESULT FROM YOUR COMMERCIAL
ACTIVITY AND MEASURES TO CONTROL
THEM.
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
G. EXPORT SCHEDULE
1. Indicate the estimated annual
exports to foreign markets for the
first 3 years for each
product.
Export Products 1st Year
2nd Year 3rd
Year % of Total
Output
Qty. Export Value
(US$) Qty. Export Value
(US$) Qty. Export Value
US$)
2. Indicate principal export
destinations:
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
H. EMPLOYMENT SCHEDULE
Indicate estimated total number of
national and expatriate
(full-time) employees for the
first 3 years.
Employment
Category 1st year
2nd year 3rd year
Nat. Exp. Nat.
Exp. Nat. Exp.
1. Managerial
Staff
2. Technical &
Supervisory
Staff
3. Factory workers
(a) Skilled
(b)
Unskilled
4.
Others
I. SALARIES/WAGES SCHEDULE
Indicate estimated total
salaries/wages for national and
expatriate employees for the first
3 years.
Employment
Category 1st year
2nd year 3rd year
Nat. Exp. Nat.
Exp. Nat. Exp.
1. Managerial
Staff
2. Technical &
Supervisory
Staff
3. Factory workers
(a) Skilled
(b)
Unskilled
4.
Others
J. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
1. Estimated Total Amount of
Capital for Project US$
2. Funding;
(i)
Local
Equity
—
US$............................................
(ii) Foreign
Equity
—
US$............................................
(iii) Local
Loan
—
US$............................................
(iv) Foreign
Loan
—
US$............................................
(v) Suppliers
Credit
—
US$............................................
(vi) Others (Specify)
—
US$............................................
(vii)
TOTAL
—
US$...........................................
3. Please Indicate Status of
Commitment of Loan Capital by
Proposed Source:
K. LIST OF DOCUMENTS ATTACHED
............................................................................................................................................
DECLARATION
I
hereby declare that to the best of
my knowledge and belief all the
particulars furnished in this
application are true and indemnify
the Free Zone Board for any
misrepresentation, omissions
and/or any information that may in
future prove to be false.
.....................................................
................................................................
Date
Signature of Chief Executive
Officer
...............................................................
Name (in block letters)
FZB Form 7
ANNEX VII A
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR FREE ZONE
ENTERPRISE LICENCE
(Regn.
13 (1))
Serial
No.
Licence No.
IN pursuance of the Free Zone Act
1995, (Act 504). I hereby
licence................................
Applicants Name
of......................................................................................................................................
Registered Address
to act as a Free Zone Enterprise
as from............................................................................
Date
at......................................................................................................................................
Place of Manufacture
for product(s) specified hereunder
subject to conditions attached
herewith:
.................................................
.................................................
Date
Chairman
FZB Form 7
ANNEX VII B
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR FREE ZONE
ENTERPRISE LICENCE
(Regn.
13 (1))
Serial
No.
Licence
No.
IN pursuance of the Free Zone Act
1995, (Act 504). I hereby
licence.................................
Applicants Name
of......................................................................................................................................
Registered Address
to act as a Free Zone Enterprise
as from............................................................................
Date
at........................................................................................................................................
Place of Commerce
for product(s) specified hereunder
subject to conditions attached
herewith:
.................................................
.....................................................
Date
Chairman
FZB Form 7
ANNEX VII C
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
APPLICATION FOR FREE ZONE
ENTERPRISE LICENCE
(Regn.
13 (1))
Serial
No.
Licence No.
IN pursuance of the Free Zone Act,
1995 (Act 504). I hereby
licence..................................
Applicants Name
of........................................................................................................................................
Registered Address
to act as a Free Zone Enterprise
as from..............................................................................
Date
at........................................................................................................................................
Place of Service
for product(s) specified hereunder
subject to conditions attached
herewith:
.................................................
............................................................
Date
Chairman
FZB Form 8
ANNEX VIII
REPUBLIC OF GHANA
FREE ZONE BOARD
BI-ANNUAL REPORT BY FREE ZONE
ENTERPRISE
(Regn.
19)
—For The
Period...........................
1. Name and Location of Free Zone
2. Name and Address of FZ
Enterprise
3. Total Area of the Zone
Available for Enterprise
(a) Land:
(b) Built-up:
4. Total Area Developed and
Occupied by Licensed Enterprise.
(a) Land:
(b) Built-up:
5. Total Area Contracted but
Un-occupied
(a) Land:
(b) Built-up:
6. Essential Data on Performance
of FZ Enterprise
(a) Total Value of
Exports: Local
Market Foreign
Markets
(b) Total Value of Imports:
(c) Total No. of Persons
Employed:
Nationals
Expatriates
(i)
Managerial
—
(ii)
Skilled
—
(iii)
Unskilled
—
(d) Total Salaries/Wages:
Nationals
Expatriates
(i)
Management
—
(ii)
Skilled
—
(iii)
Unskilled
—
(e) Rent (Value)
(i)
Due during the half year:
US$
(ii) Average Rate per 0.0929m2:
US$
(f) Power
(Value):
— US$
(g) Water
(Value):
— US$
(h) Cost of other services
(Value): — US$
(i)
Maintenance cost
(Value): —
US$
7. Specify Training Provided
during Reporting Period.
Training
Number
Managerial
Technical/Others Cost of
Training Training
Agency
Overseas
Local
Others
DECLARATION
I
hereby declare that to the best of
my knowledge and belief all the
particulars furnished in this
application are true and indemnify
the Free Zone Board for any
misrepresentation, omissions
and/or any information that may in
future prove to be false.
..................................................
.................................................................
Date
Signature of Chief Executive
Officer
.................................................................
Name (in block letters)
To Executive Secretary: Free Zones
Secretariat
Form 9 Regns. 25
&26
ANNEX IX
(Completed in Triplicate)
REGUEST FOR REMOVAL OF GOODS TO
THE EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE
AT....................
Removal
on....................Date..................Station...................Date
of Report..................
Manifest Ref. No.................
No. & Description of Packages
Marks & Nos. Description of Goods
and Process Name and
Address of Consignor
C.I.P. Value of Goods
For Official Use
I
request permission to remove the
above mentioned goods to the Free
Zone at.......................
Signed.................................................................(Importer
or Agent)
REPORT OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
............................
....................
Date Stamp
Signed
REPORT OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
......................
.........................
Date
Stamp
Signed
Form 10 Regn. 29
(2)
ANNEX
X
REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY EXPORTATION
OF GOODS FROM THE FREE ZONE
Removal No......................
Goods Consigned
To................ Purpose of
Removal...............
Driver's Name...................
Driver's Licence
No.................. Vehicle Reg.
No.....................
Import Section—to be completed by
the Free Zone trader or his
agent No./Description
of Packages and Identifying Marks
and Nos. Description of
Goods Quantity (Number,
Size, Weight as appropriate
Value
I request permission
to remove the above goods and
declare the particulars to be
true. I undertake that the goods
will be re-exported to the Free
Zone within……………months from the
date.
Signed………………………………
Date………………………………….
For use by Customs
(Import) Bond in Force
Re. No………………………Examined at
Boundary Station
Deposit No…………….….Amount…………….
Delivery Allowed………….…
Stamp……………………………..
Export Section to be completed by
Free Zone trader or agent To be
completed by Consignee before
return of Goods
No./Description of
Packages and Identifying Marks and
Nos. Description of
Goods
Quantity Details of
Process to which Goods were
subjected (if any)
For use by Customs
(Export)
Signed……………………….……..
Date……..………………………
Pre-examined at Boundary Station
Satisfied: Released for re-export
to Free Zone………………………………..
DR. CHRISTINA AMOAKO-NUAMA
Acting Minister for Trade &
Industry
Date of Gazette Notification: 8th
March, 1996.
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