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Procedure Name

Import Permit for Biological Materials

Description

Category

Biological Materials Import Permit

Responsible Agency

National Health Research Authority
Address: University Teaching Hospital, Pediatric Centre of Excellence,

P.o Box 30075 Lusaka, Zambia.

Phone: +260 211 250309

Email: secretariat@nhra.org.zm

Legal base of the Procedure

Fee

	Fee Units	Cost (ZMW)
Application to transfer biological materials (students)	3400	1020
Application to transfer biological materials (Locally funded protocol)	8350	2505
Application to transfer biological materials ( International funded protocol)	16700	5010

Required Documents

No.	Type of information	Note
1	Material Transfer Agreement (Application Form)	Documents necessary for the application
2	Application fee Proof of payment
3	Copy of Intellectual property rights/ rights to authorship

Note:

*For sequential shipments, a researcher should provide a shipment report for each shipment made.

Process Steps

Step 1	The Applicant proceeds to complete the application form, he/she must also gather all supporting documentation.
Step 2	The Applicant then deposits the prescribed fee into the authority's bank account and submits application form with supporting documents to the National Health Research Authority (NHRA).
Step 3	The authority then issues a GRZ receipt which is collected by the applicant.
Step 4	The authority then reviews the application and gives conditional or complete approval to successful applicants, and rejection to unsuccessful applicants.
Step 5	Given conditional approval, an applicant resubmits a Material Transfer Agreement (application form) after addressing all issues raised.
Step 6	The authority then proceeds to sign an approved Material Transfer Agreement which is then collected by the applicant.
Step 7	Finally, the applicant submits the shipment report to the authority.

Category

Import

The following form/s are used in this procedure

Title	Description	Created Date	Updated Date	Issued By
Material Transfer Agreement Form-Import	Material Transfer Agreement Form for import of biological materials	07-02-2020	07-02-2020

This procedure applies to the following measures

Name	Measure Type	Agency	Description	Comments	Legal Document	Validity To	Measure Class
Import Permit Requirement for Cultures or Pathogenic Micro-Organisms	Permit Requirement		In order to import into Zambia any culture or preparation of any pathogenic micro-organism or other material capable of causing disease in man, a person must be in possession of written permission from the Director of Medical Services therefor.	No cultures or pathogenic micro-organisms can be imported into Zambia without lawful authority.	The Public Health Act, 1930	09-09-9999	Good
Import Permit requirement for Biological Materials	Permit Requirement		No person shall import biological materials without the prior written approval of the National Health Research Authority.	A permit is required to import biological materials.	The National Health Research Act, 2013	09-09-9999	Good