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  1. EXPORT
  2. Commodities
  3. Processed (dry, chilled, or frozen) fish
  4. Preliminary registrations, licences & certificates
  5. Register a fish processing facility
  6. Register a land-based facility
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Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 2 expand_more expand_less

Kenya Fisheries Service (KeFS) (x 10)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
County Director of Fisheries
10

Results 2 expand_more expand_less

Fish processing licence
10
Certificate of compliance for fish and fish products
11

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Letter of intent
1
Environmental impact assessment report
3
Fish processing facility layout
3
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) manual
3
Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures (SSOP) manual
3
Food hygiene licence
3
Inspector's register (x 3)
4 6 7
General Application Form
8
Application for certificate of compliance
8
Certificate of incorporation
8
List of company vehicles
8
General application form (fish processing licence)
10
Fish processing licence
11
Kenya Fisheries Service payment notification
11
Bankers cheque
11

Estimated cost KES  3,000

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KES 3,000
For fish processing licence.
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KES  35,000 per product line
For certificate of compliance.
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Total Duration 1h. 25mn - 54d  expand_more expand_less

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Total time (sum): 1h. 25mn 54d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum): 15mn 4h. 40mn
Attention at counter: 1h. 10mn 2d 1/2
Waiting time until next step (sum): 0mn 51d

Laws 2 expand_more expand_less

Fisheries Act CAP 378 Fisheries Act CAP 378 Part 6 - General conditions for fish processing establishments.
  Sections 6, 14
Fisheries Management and Development Act No. 25 (2016) Fisheries Management and Development Act No. 35 (2016)
  Sections 9, 16, 57, 58, 87, 89, 109, 110, 112, 114, 121, 148
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