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Procedure NameTransit Permit for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)
Description

Category

Transit Permit for GMOs

Responsible Agency       

National Biosafety Authority

Address: Plot 100, Off Lake Road, Ibex Hill Gardens
               P.O. Box 51119
               Ibex Hill, Lusaka
Phone : +260 211 220 429

 

Legal base of the Procedure

The Biosafety Act, 2007

Fee  Processing fee per Consignment    ZMW 5 040

Required Documents

No.

Type of information

Note

1

Notification Letter

Documents necessary for the application
2 Proof of payment of processing fee

Process Steps

Step 1 Firstly, a notification letter should be addressed to the Registrar, National Biosafety Authority (NBA) with the following information:

a

Name, address and contact details of the exporter.

b

Name, address and contact details of the importer.

c

Name of and address within the receiving country.

d

Name and identity of the goods.

e

Quantity or volume of the consignment.

f Intended date or dates of the proposed transit through Zambia.
g Intended use of the product in the consignment in the receiving country.
h The manner in which the consignment will be transferred from the port of entry to the port of exit.
i Suggested methods for safe handling, storage, transport and use, including packaging, labeling, documentation, disposal and contingency procedures, where appropriate.
j A declaration that the above-mentioned information is factually correct.
Step 2 The approving section (National Biosafety Authority board) then conducts a review of the notification letter and makes a final decision.
Step 3 In case of missing or an incomplete application, NBA requests for additional or missing information from the applicant and In case of rejection, the NBA gives the applicant a notice of rejection.
Step 4 In case of the application being compliant to the Biosafety Act, the applicant proceeds to per the processing fee.
Step 5 The applicant then submits proof of payment of processing fee(s) and NBA issues the permit.
Step 6 The applicant then proceeds to collect the permit.

CategoryTransit

The following form/s are used in this procedure
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This procedure applies to the following measures
NameMeasure TypeAgencyDescriptionCommentsLegal DocumentValidity ToMeasure Class
Transit Permit requirement for Genetically Modified OrganismsPermit Requirement No person shall transit any genetically modified organisms or any product of a genetically modified organism or deal in any manner with any genetically modified organism or a product of a genetically modified organism without a permit from the National Biosafety Authority.A person shall not transit any genetically modified organism or a product of any genetically modified organism through Zambia without authorization from the National Biosafety Authority.The Biosafety Act, 200709-09-9999Good