Free Zone Regulations, 1996 (L.I. 1618)

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 mis representation, 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 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 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)
REQUEST 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